Ruth M. Benca

13.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Ruth M. Benca is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth M. Benca has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 94 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 67 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Ruth M. Benca's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (97 papers), Sleep and related disorders (89 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (47 papers). Ruth M. Benca is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (97 papers), Sleep and related disorders (89 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (47 papers). Ruth M. Benca collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Ruth M. Benca's co-authors include Charles M. Morin, Michael J. Peterson, Richard J. Davidson, William H. Obermeyer, Christine L. Larson, Giulio Tononi, Stacey M. Schaefer, Heather C. Abercrombie, Brady A. Riedner and Diego A. Pizzagalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Ruth M. Benca

161 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth M. Benca United States	52	5.6k	4.7k	2.8k	1.7k	912	167	9.6k
Axel Steiger Germany	54	4.4k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	625 0.7×	259	9.2k
Sérgio Tufik Brazil	50	3.6k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	801 0.9×	404	9.6k
Christoph Nissen Germany	46	6.9k 1.2×	7.6k 1.6×	2.6k 0.9×	828 0.5×	753 0.8×	185	10.7k
Masako Okawa Japan	46	3.0k 0.5×	3.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	973 0.6×	634 0.7×	150	7.7k
Luigi De Gennaro Italy	55	7.3k 1.3×	5.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	804 0.5×	779 0.9×	267	11.3k
Sean P. A. Drummond United States	47	4.3k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	410 0.4×	185	7.5k
Emmanuel Mignot United States	50	6.9k 1.2×	5.9k 1.2×	4.6k 1.7×	1.8k 1.1×	353 0.4×	212	11.0k
Göran Hajak Germany	56	4.6k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	911 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	310	9.6k
J. Christian Gillin United States	57	4.5k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	999 1.1×	164	9.6k
Ian M. Colrain United States	50	4.4k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	438 0.5×	143	7.8k

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Chappel-Farley, Miranda G, Jenna N. Adams, Richard F. Betzel, et al.. (2025). Individual differences in medial temporal lobe functional network architecture predict the capacity for sleep-related consolidation of emotional memories in older adults. SLEEP. 48(9). 1 indexed citations

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André, Claire, Inga Antonsdottir, Ruth M. Benca, et al.. (2025). International recommendations for sleep and circadian research in aging and Alzheimer's disease: A Delphi consensus study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(10). e70742–e70742. 1 indexed citations

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Benca, Ruth M., et al.. (2023). Recognition and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 84(2). 13 indexed citations

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Rynn, Moira A., et al.. (2023). Impact of the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal. 84(5). 293–298.

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McCall, W. Vaughn, Laryssa McCloud, Andrew D. Krystal, et al.. (2023). The effect of zolpidem-CR on the suicide item of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression in outpatients with depression, insomnia and suicidal ideation: Lessons learned. Psychiatry Research. 330. 115576–115576. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, Nathaniel F., Ruth M. Benca, Andrew D. Krystal, W. Vaughn McCall, & David N. Neubauer. (2023). Alliance for Sleep Clinical Practice Guideline on Switching or Deprescribing Hypnotic Medications for Insomnia. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(7). 2493–2493. 18 indexed citations

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Carroll, Caitlin, et al.. (2023). 0085 Peripheral glucose metabolism bidirectionally modulates sleep in a model of Alzheimer's disease. SLEEP. 46(Supplement_1). A38–A39. 1 indexed citations

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McCall, W. Vaughn, Ruth M. Benca, Meredith E. Rumble, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in suicidal patients with major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 116. 147–150. 18 indexed citations

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Weaver, Matthew D., Céline Vetter, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, et al.. (2018). Sleep disorders, depression and anxiety are associated with adverse safety outcomes in healthcare workers: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Sleep Research. 27(6). e12722–e12722. 111 indexed citations

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Rumble, Meredith E., Daniel Dickson, W. Vaughn McCall, et al.. (2017). The relationship of person-specific eveningness chronotype, greater seasonality, and less rhythmicity to suicidal behavior: A literature review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 227. 721–730. 56 indexed citations

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Herring, W. Joseph, Kathryn M. Connor, Ellen Snyder, et al.. (2017). Clinical profile of suvorexant for the treatment of insomnia over 3 months in women and men: subgroup analysis of pooled phase-3 data. Psychopharmacology. 234(11). 1703–1711. 16 indexed citations

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Korcarz, Claudia E., Ruth M. Benca, Jodi H. Barnet, & James H. Stein. (2016). TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA RAPIDLY REDUCES ARTERIAL TONE, IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN NORMOTENSIVE ADULTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 1941–1941. 2 indexed citations

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Mirer, Anna G., et al.. (2015). Menopausal hormone therapy and sleep-disordered breathing: evidence for a healthy user bias. Annals of Epidemiology. 25(10). 779–784.e1. 25 indexed citations

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Sprecher, Kate E., Barbara B. Bendlin, Annie M. Racine, et al.. (2015). Amyloid burden is associated with self-reported sleep in nondemented late middle-aged adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 36(9). 2568–2576. 192 indexed citations

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McCall, W. Vaughn, Ruth M. Benca, Peter B. Rosenquist, et al.. (2015). A multi-site randomized clinical trial to reduce suicidal ideation in suicidal adult outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder: Development of a methodology to enhance safety. Clinical Trials. 12(3). 189–198. 15 indexed citations

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Billings, Martha E., Dennis Auckley, Ruth M. Benca, et al.. (2011). Race and Residential Socioeconomics as Predictors of CPAP Adherence. SLEEP. 34(12). 1653–1658. 132 indexed citations

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Peterson, Michael J., Meredith E. Rumble, & Ruth M. Benca. (2008). Insomnia and Psychiatric Disorders. Psychiatric Annals. 38(9). 597–605. 8 indexed citations

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Vyazovskiy, Vladyslav V., et al.. (2008). Homeostatic regulation of sleep in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii). BMC Neuroscience. 9(1). 47–47. 56 indexed citations

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Keith, Scott W., David T. Redden, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, et al.. (2006). Putative contributors to the secular increase in obesity: exploring the roads less traveled. International Journal of Obesity. 30(11). 1585–1594. 441 indexed citations

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Pizzagalli, Diego A., T.R. Oakes, Andrew S. Fox, et al.. (2004). Functional but not structural subgenual prefrontal cortex abnormalities in melancholia. Molecular Psychiatry. 9(4). 325–325. 295 indexed citations

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