R. Nisha Aurora

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

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R. Nisha Aurora is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Nisha Aurora has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Physiology, 35 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 25 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in R. Nisha Aurora's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (45 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (33 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (22 papers). R. Nisha Aurora is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (45 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (33 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (22 papers). R. Nisha Aurora collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. R. Nisha Aurora's co-authors include Rochelle Zak, Naresh M. Punjabi, David A. Kristo, Kannan Ramar, Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Kenneth R. Casey, Susmita Chowdhuri, Rama Maganti, Sabin R. Bista and James A. Rowley and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Biometrics and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

R. Nisha Aurora

68 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

2021 265 citations Kannan Ramar, Raman K. Malhotra et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Nisha Aurora United States	31	2.3k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	981	72	4.6k
José S. Loredo United States	43	3.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	86	5.0k
David A. Kristo United States	29	3.8k 1.6×	2.8k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	50	5.7k
Rochelle Zak United States	27	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	582 0.6×	56	3.8k
Susmita Chowdhuri United States	22	3.4k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	52	4.6k
William M. Anderson United States	18	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	719 0.7×	46	3.8k
Dennis R. Bailey United States	10	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	808 0.8×	31	4.3k
Todd J. Swick United States	19	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	477 0.5×	34	3.9k
Jeffrey Pancer United States	11	3.0k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.3×	995 1.0×	13	5.1k
Nathaniel S. Marshall Australia	37	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	925 0.9×	124	5.1k
Samuel T. Kuna United States	43	4.4k 1.9×	3.3k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	167	6.1k

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Rosenfeld, Richard M., Micaela Karlsen, Abd Moain Abu Dabrh, et al.. (2025). Lifestyle Interventions for Treatment and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 19(2_suppl). 10S–131S. 3 indexed citations

Aurora, R. Nisha & Paolo Pozzilli. (2025). What type 1 diabetes endotype is most suitable for anti-CD3 antibodies prevention trials?. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 39(10). 109132–109132.

Aurora, R. Nisha, Mary R. Rooney, Dan Wang, Elizabeth Selvin, & Naresh M. Punjabi. (2023). Effects of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Glycemic Variability in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and OSA. CHEST Journal. 164(4). 1057–1067. 10 indexed citations

Fang, Michael, Dan Wang, Mary R. Rooney, et al.. (2023). Performance of the Glucose Management Indicator (GMI) in Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical Chemistry. 69(4). 422–428. 13 indexed citations

Leroux, Andrew, Erjia Cui, Ciprian M. Crainiceanu, et al.. (2023). A Case Study of Glucose Levels During Sleep Using Multilevel Fast Function on Scalar Regression Inference. Biometrics. 79(4). 3873–3882. 6 indexed citations

Punjabi, Naresh M., Todd T. Brown, R. Nisha Aurora, et al.. (2022). Methods for home-based self-applied polysomnography: the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. SLEEP Advances. 3(1). zpac011–zpac011. 13 indexed citations

Aurora, R. Nisha, et al.. (2022). Glucose profiles in obstructive sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sleep Medicine. 95. 105–111. 8 indexed citations

Scharf, Matthew T., Nathan A. Walker, Aesha M. Jobanputra, et al.. (2022). Sex differences in Epworth Sleepiness Scale normalization with continuous positive airway pressure. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 18(9). 2273–2279. 4 indexed citations

Kent, David T., Jeffrey J. Stanley, R. Nisha Aurora, et al.. (2021). Referral of adults with obstructive sleep apnea for surgical consultation: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 17(12). 2499–2505. 30 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha, et al.. (2020). Natural History of Sleep-disordered Breathing during Rapid Eye Movement Sleep. Relevance for Incident Cardiovascular Disease. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 17(5). 614–620. 9 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Cathy, Richard B. Berry, David T. Kent, et al.. (2020). Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 16(4). 605–607. 60 indexed citations

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Rosen, Ilene M., R. Nisha Aurora, Douglas B. Kirsch, et al.. (2019). Chronic Opioid Therapy and Sleep: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 15(11). 1671–1673. 68 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha, Ciprian Crainiceanu, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Ji Soo Kim, & Naresh M. Punjabi. (2017). Obstructive Sleep Apnea during REM Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197(5). 653–660. 103 indexed citations

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Lu, William, Joshua Cantor, R. Nisha Aurora, et al.. (2015). The relationship between self-reported sleep disturbance and polysomnography in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury. 29(11). 1342–1350. 18 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha, et al.. (2014). Misclassification of OSA Severity With Automated Scoring of Home Sleep Recordings. CHEST Journal. 147(3). 719–727. 45 indexed citations

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Lu, William, Joshua Cantor, R. Nisha Aurora, et al.. (2014). Variability of respiration and sleep during polysomnography in individuals with TBI. Neurorehabilitation. 35(2). 245–251. 11 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha, David A. Kristo, Sabin R. Bista, et al.. (2012). The Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Adults—An Update for 2012: Practice Parameters with an Evidence-Based Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. SLEEP. 35(8). 1039–62. 218 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha, Ciprian M. Crainiceanu, Brian Caffo, & Naresh M. Punjabi. (2012). Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Caffeine Consumption. CHEST Journal. 142(3). 631–638. 13 indexed citations

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Aurora, R. Nisha & Naresh M. Punjabi. (2007). Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Dysfunction: Cause or Co-Relation?. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 2(2). 237–250. 19 indexed citations

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Morgenthaler, Timothy I., Vishesh K. Kapur, Terry M. Brown, et al.. (2007). Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Narcolepsy and other Hypersomnias of Central Origin. SLEEP. 6 indexed citations

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