Rochelle Zak

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Rochelle Zak is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rochelle Zak has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rochelle Zak's work include Sleep and related disorders (20 papers), Restless Legs Syndrome Research (19 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (18 papers). Rochelle Zak is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (20 papers), Restless Legs Syndrome Research (19 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (18 papers). Rochelle Zak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Rochelle Zak's co-authors include R. Nisha Aurora, Timothy I. Morgenthaler, David A. Kristo, Kenneth R. Casey, Kannan Ramar, Rama Maganti, Susmita Chowdhuri, Sabin R. Bista, Carin Lamm and Sanford Auerbach and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Rochelle Zak

55 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

2024 40 citations John W. Winkelman, Lourdes M. DelRosso et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rochelle Zak United States	27	1.8k	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	875	56	3.8k
R. Nisha Aurora United States	31	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.8×	706 0.8×	72	4.6k
William M. Anderson United States	18	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	425 0.5×	46	3.8k
In‐Young Yoon South Korea	32	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	840 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	436 0.5×	139	3.1k
David Davila United States	19	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	950 0.7×	809 0.6×	541 0.6×	25	3.1k
Todd J. Swick United States	19	2.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	395 0.5×	34	3.9k
Salvatore Smirne Italy	38	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	550 0.6×	109	4.2k
Michael J. Thorpy United States	27	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	682 0.5×	440 0.5×	107	3.0k
Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin Brazil	32	684 0.4×	999 0.7×	627 0.5×	687 0.5×	673 0.8×	89	3.1k
Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin Brazil	38	766 0.4×	991 0.7×	665 0.5×	808 0.6×	681 0.8×	98	3.5k
Karl Doghramji United States	31	2.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	358 0.4×	94	4.5k

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Winkelman, John W., Lourdes M. DelRosso, Brian B. Koo, et al.. (2024). Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 21(1). 153–199. 7 indexed citations

Zak, Rochelle, et al.. (2023). Sleep symptoms signaling the menopausal transition. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 19(8). 1513–1521. 5 indexed citations

Zak, Rochelle, et al.. (2022). Sleep Self-Report and Actigraphy Measures in Healthy Midlife Women: Validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Journal of Women s Health. 31(7). 965–973. 15 indexed citations

Howell, Michael J., Alon Y. Avidan, Nancy Foldvary‐Schaefer, et al.. (2022). Management of REM sleep behavior disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 19(4). 769–810. 12 indexed citations

Howell, Michael J., Alon Y. Avidan, Nancy Foldvary‐Schaefer, et al.. (2022). Management of REM sleep behavior disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 19(4). 759–768. 44 indexed citations

Ruoff, Leslie, Beata Jarosiewicz, Rochelle Zak, et al.. (2020). Sleep disruption is not observed with brain‐responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy. Epilepsia Open. 5(2). 155–165. 11 indexed citations

Mühlhofer, Wolfgang, Rochelle Zak, Tamer Kamal, et al.. (2017). Burst-suppression ratio underestimates absolute duration of electroencephalogram suppression compared with visual analysis of intraoperative electroencephalogram. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 118(5). 755–761. 62 indexed citations

Zak, Rochelle & Arthur S. Walters. (2015). Dopaminergic Therapy for Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 10(3). 279–285. 1 indexed citations

Gay, Caryl, Rochelle Zak, Anners Lerdal, et al.. (2014). Cytokine polymorphisms and plasma levels are associated with sleep onset insomnia in adults living with HIV/AIDS. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 47. 58–65. 29 indexed citations

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Zak, Rochelle, et al.. (2013). Polymorphisms of Interleukin-1 Beta and Interleukin-17Alpha Genes Are Associated With Restless Legs Syndrome. Biological Research For Nursing. 16(2). 143–151. 16 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, Carin Lamm, Rochelle Zak, et al.. (2012). Practice Parameters for the Non-Respiratory Indications for Polysomnography and Multiple Sleep Latency Testing for Children. SLEEP. 35(11). 1467–1473. 87 indexed citations

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Zak, Rochelle. (2007). Prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in subjects with adult ADHD. SLEEP. 30. 1 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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Morgenthaler, Timothy I., Teofilo Lee‐Chiong, Cathy Alessi, et al.. (2007). Practice Parameters for the Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders. SLEEP. 30(11). 1445–1459. 389 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. 30(12). 1705–1711. 299 indexed citations

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Moline, Margaret, et al.. (2003). Sleep in women across the life cycle from adulthood through menopause. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 7(2). 155–177. 155 indexed citations

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Zak, Rochelle, Thomas L. Slamovits, & Ronald M. Burde. (1994). Oculomotor brainstem anatomy: nuclei to fascicles. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 18(3). 241–248. 3 indexed citations

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Czerwinski, S. M., Rochelle Zak, T. T. Kurowski, Michael T. Falduto, & R. C. Hickson. (1989). Myosin heavy chain turnover and glucocorticoid deterrence by exercise in muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology. 67(6). 2311–2315. 33 indexed citations

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Martı́n, Alberto, et al.. (1974). Protein metabolism in hypertrophied heart muscle.. PubMed. 35 Suppl 3. 32–42. 16 indexed citations

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