Raphaël Heinzer

13.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Raphaël Heinzer is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raphaël Heinzer has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Physiology, 73 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 61 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Raphaël Heinzer's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (122 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (70 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (60 papers). Raphaël Heinzer is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (122 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (70 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (60 papers). Raphaël Heinzer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Raphaël Heinzer's co-authors include José Haba‐Rubio, Atul Malhotra, Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Péter Vollenweider, Martin Preisig, Mehdi Tafti, Gérard Waeber, Nadia Tobback, Daniela Andries and Helena Martí-Soler and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Raphaël Heinzer

167 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis

2019 2.4k citations Adam Benjafield, Najib Ayas et al. profile →
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in the general population: the HypnoLaus study

2015 1.7k citations Raphaël Heinzer, Pedro Marques‐Vidal et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raphaël Heinzer Switzerland	38	6.1k	4.4k	2.2k	2.2k	2.0k	186	8.1k
Kannan Ramar United States	31	6.3k 1.0×	4.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	111	8.8k
Rohit Budhiraja United States	28	5.1k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	49	6.9k
Laurel Finn United States	34	5.6k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	44	8.2k
Patrick J. Hanly Canada	54	5.9k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	3.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	165	9.3k
H. Klar Yaggi United States	33	4.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	129	6.5k
Richard B. Berry United States	44	7.2k 1.2×	5.4k 1.2×	3.3k 1.5×	3.1k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	177	10.7k
Samuel T. Kuna United States	43	4.4k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	167	6.1k
David A. Kristo United States	29	3.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	50	5.7k
M. Safwan Badr United States	47	5.1k 0.8×	4.6k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	185	8.2k
Steven Weber United States	7	7.2k 1.2×	5.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	8	8.3k

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Peter‐Derex, Laure, Hélène Bastuji, Benjamin Schoendorff, et al.. (2025). A narrative review of strategies for discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine use and methodological recommendations: Is a success rate of only one in three patients sufficient?. SERVAL (Université de Lausanne). 35(3). 100533–100533.

Arzt, Michael, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Servo-Ventilation for Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea: The READ-ASV Registry. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 22(10). 1546–1553.

Gell, L., Luigi Taranto‐Montemurro, Ludovico Messineo, et al.. (2025). The relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in four community-based cohorts: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 12,860 adults. EClinicalMedicine. 83. 103221–103221. 5 indexed citations

Albrecht, Éric, Julien Wegrzyn, Jean‐Benoît Rossel, Virginie Bayon, & Raphaël Heinzer. (2024). Impact of spinal versus general anaesthesia on perioperative obstructive sleep apnoea severity in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty: a post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 133(2). 416–423. 1 indexed citations

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, et al.. (2024). Treatment of Sleep-disordered Breathing With Adaptive Servo-ventilation (READ-ASV) in Opioid Users: A European Registry. A1062–A1062.

Solelhac, Geoffroy, Marie‐Pierre F. Strippoli, Nicola Andrea Marchi, et al.. (2024). Sleep disturbances and incident risk of major depressive disorder in a population-based cohort. Psychiatry Research. 338. 115934–115934. 5 indexed citations

Arzt, Michael, et al.. (2024). Treatment of Sleep-disordered Breathing With Adaptive Servo-ventilation (READ-ASV) - Outcomes in Patients With Treatment-emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TE-CSA) in an European Registry. A6857–A6857.

Marchi, Nicola Andrea, Geoffroy Solelhac, Andrew Wellman, et al.. (2024). Extreme altitude‐induced central sleep apneas lasting more than 100 seconds in a healthy 23‐year‐old man. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(4). e14429–e14429. 1 indexed citations

Lisan, Q., Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Nicolas Danchin, et al.. (2023). Obstructive sleep apnea, circulating microRNAs, and risk of cardiovascular disease. Sleep Medicine. 109. 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Marchi, Nicola Andrea, Mathieu Berger, Geoffroy Solelhac, et al.. (2023). Obstructive sleep apnea and cognitive functioning in the older general population: The moderating effect of age, sex, ApoE4, and obesity. Journal of Sleep Research. 33(1). e13938–e13938. 8 indexed citations

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Poncin, William, Jean‐Christian Borel, Mathieu Berger, et al.. (2022). The effect of tongue elevation muscle training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 49(11). 1049–1059. 20 indexed citations

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Albrecht, Éric, Pedro A. Pereira, Virginie Bayon, et al.. (2022). The Relationship Between Postoperative Opioid Analgesia and Sleep Apnea Severity in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Controlled, Triple-Blinded Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Sartori, Cláudio, et al.. (2022). Altitude-Induced Sleep Apnea Is Highly Dependent on Ethnic Background (Sherpa Vs. Tamang). High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 23(2). 165–172. 2 indexed citations

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Marchi, Nicola Andrea, Geoffroy Solelhac, Mathieu Berger, et al.. (2022). Abnormal brain iron accumulation in obstructive sleep apnea: A quantitative MRI study in the HypnoLaus cohort. Journal of Sleep Research. 31(6). e13698–e13698. 9 indexed citations

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Fanfulla, Francesco, Raffaele Ferri, Debora Aricò, et al.. (2022). Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Prevalence, Features and Associated Factors. Nature and Science of Sleep. Volume 14. 741–750. 6 indexed citations

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Berger, Mathieu, et al.. (2021). Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea associated with non-positive airway pressure therapies in obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 58. 101513–101513. 9 indexed citations

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Berger, Mathieu, Camila Hirotsu, José Haba‐Rubio, et al.. (2020). Risk factors of excessive daytime sleepiness in a prospective population‐based cohort. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(2). e13069–e13069. 42 indexed citations

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Bernardi, Giulio, Monica Betta, Jacinthe Cataldi, et al.. (2019). Visual imagery and visual perception induce similar changes in occipital slow waves of sleep. Journal of Neurophysiology. 121(6). 2140–2152. 20 indexed citations

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Lo, Yu‐Lun, Amy S. Jordan, Atul Malhotra, et al.. (2006). Genioglossal muscle response to CO2 stimulation during NREM sleep. IRIS. 4 indexed citations

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Heinzer, Raphaël, Michael Stanchina, Atul Malhotra, et al.. (2005). Lung Volume and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Requirements in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 172(1). 114–117. 147 indexed citations

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