Parisa Vidafar

857 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 612 citations indexed

About

Parisa Vidafar is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Parisa Vidafar has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 612 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Parisa Vidafar's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (7 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (3 papers). Parisa Vidafar is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (7 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (3 papers). Parisa Vidafar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Parisa Vidafar's co-authors include Sean W. Cain, Elise M. McGlashan, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Steven W. Lockley, Angus C. Burns, Clare Anderson, Ari Shechter, Darren Mansfield and Vineetha Kalavally and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Parisa Vidafar

15 papers receiving 607 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. High sensitivity and interindividual variability in the response of the human circadian system to evening light
    2019 300 citations Andrew J. K. Phillips, Parisa Vidafar et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Parisa Vidafar
Elise M. McGlashan Australia
Renske Lok United States
D Touitou France
Angus C. Burns Australia
Melanie Rüger United States
Vanja Hommes Netherlands
Micheline Maire Switzerland
Amely Wahnschaffe Germany
Stacia K. Martin United States
Levent Sahin United States
Elise M. McGlashan Australia
Parisa Vidafar
Citations per year, relative to Parisa Vidafar Parisa Vidafar (= 1×) peers Elise M. McGlashan

Countries citing papers authored by Parisa Vidafar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Parisa Vidafar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Parisa Vidafar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Parisa Vidafar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Parisa Vidafar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Parisa Vidafar. Parisa Vidafar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Spitschan, Manuel, Parisa Vidafar, Sean W. Cain, Andrew J. K. Phillips, & Ben Lambert. (2024). Power Analysis for Human Melatonin Suppression Experiments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 114–128. 3 indexed citations
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Vidafar, Parisa, Elise M. McGlashan, Angus C. Burns, et al.. (2024). Greater sensitivity of the circadian system of women to bright light, but not dim‐to‐moderate light. Journal of Pineal Research. 76(2). e12936–e12936. 17 indexed citations
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Hickie, Ian B., Joanne S. Carpenter, Elizabeth Scott, et al.. (2023). Dynamic modelling of chronotype and hypo/manic and depressive symptoms in young people with emerging mental disorders. Chronobiology International. 40(6). 699–709. 2 indexed citations
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Chang, Melinda J., Parisa Vidafar, Jeffrey L. Birk, & Ari Shechter. (2023). The relationship of shift work disorder with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 15. 100713–100713. 2 indexed citations
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Spitschan, Manuel, Nayantara Santhi, Amrita Ahluwalia, et al.. (2022). Sex differences and sex bias in human circadian and sleep physiology research. eLife. 11. 20 indexed citations
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Vidafar, Parisa & Manuel Spitschan. (2022). Light on Shedding: A Review of Sex and Menstrual Cycle Differences in the Physiological Effects of Light in Humans. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 38(1). 15–33. 8 indexed citations
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Vidafar, Parisa, Anastasia K. Yocum, Peisong Han, Melvin G. McInnis, & Helen J. Burgess. (2021). Late chronotype predicts more depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder over a 5 year follow-up period. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders. 9(1). 28–28. 21 indexed citations
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Cain, Sean W., et al.. (2020). Evening home lighting adversely impacts the circadian system and sleep. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19110–19110. 74 indexed citations
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Vidafar, Parisa, Sean W. Cain, & Ari Shechter. (2020). Relationship between Sleep and Hedonic Appetite in Shift Workers. Nutrients. 12(9). 2835–2835. 24 indexed citations
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McGlashan, Elise M., et al.. (2019). Decreased sensitivity of the circadian system to light in current, but not remitted depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 256. 386–392. 27 indexed citations
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McGlashan, Elise M., et al.. (2019). Advanced melatonin onset relative to sleep in women with unmedicated major depressive disorder. Chronobiology International. 36(10). 1373–1383. 12 indexed citations
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Phillips, Andrew J. K., Parisa Vidafar, Angus C. Burns, et al.. (2019). High sensitivity and interindividual variability in the response of the human circadian system to evening light. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(24). 12019–12024. 300 indexed citations breakdown →
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McGlashan, Elise M., L. Sanjay Nandam, Parisa Vidafar, et al.. (2018). The SSRI citalopram increases the sensitivity of the human circadian system to light in an acute dose. Psychopharmacology. 235(11). 3201–3209. 45 indexed citations
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McGlashan, Elise M., Govinda Poudel, Parisa Vidafar, Sean P. A. Drummond, & Sean W. Cain. (2018). Imaging Individual Differences in the Response of the Human Suprachiasmatic Area to Light. Frontiers in Neurology. 9. 1022–1022. 18 indexed citations
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Vidafar, Parisa, Joshua J. Gooley, Angus C. Burns, et al.. (2018). Increased vulnerability to attentional failure during acute sleep deprivation in women depends on menstrual phase. SLEEP. 41(8). 39 indexed citations

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