Sean W. Cain

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Sean W. Cain is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean W. Cain has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 51 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sean W. Cain's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (77 papers), Sleep and related disorders (41 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (28 papers). Sean W. Cain is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (77 papers), Sleep and related disorders (41 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (28 papers). Sean W. Cain collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Sean W. Cain's co-authors include Charles A. Czeisler, Jeanne F. Duffy, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Angus C. Burns, Elise M. McGlashan, Steven A. Shea, Orfeu M. Buxton, Wei Wang, Shawn O’Connor and James H. Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Sean W. Cain

96 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Adverse Metabolic Consequences in Humans of Prolonged Sleep Restriction Combined with Circadian Disruption

2012 711 citations Sean W. Cain, Jeanne F. Duffy et al. profile →
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. profile →
Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study

2023 101 citations Daniel P. Windred, Angus C. Burns et al. SLEEP profile →

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Anne‐Marie Chang United States

Marijke C. M. Gordijn Netherlands

Claude Gronfier France

Sarah L. Chellappa Switzerland

Helen J. Burgess United States

Mirjam Münch Switzerland

Nayantara Santhi United Kingdom

Victoria L. Revell United Kingdom

Marie Dumont Canada

Malcolm von Schantz United Kingdom

Anne‐Marie Chang United States

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506 ×1.3

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Thomas, Ben, et al.. (2025). Blue light influences negative thoughts of self. SLEEP. 48(7).

Windred, Daniel P., Clare Anderson, Katherine J. Jeppe, et al.. (2024). Higher central circadian temperature amplitude is associated with greater metabolite rhythmicity in humans. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 16796–16796. 9 indexed citations

Abbott, Sabra M., Andrew J. K. Phillips, Kathryn J. Reid, Sean W. Cain, & Phyllis C. Zee. (2023). What’s in a name? delayed by any other name is still a circadian disorder: a call for improved nomenclature for delayed sleep–wake phase disorder subtypes. SLEEP. 46(11). 4 indexed citations

Chang, Anne‐Marie, Clare Anderson, Sean W. Cain, et al.. (2023). Entrainment to gradual vs. immediate 8-hour phase advance shifts with and without short-wavelength enriched polychromatic green light. Sleep Health. 10(1). S67–S75.

Goodman, Matthew, Hassan S. Dashti, Jacqueline M. Lane, et al.. (2023). Causal Association Between Subtypes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(24). e030568–e030568. 7 indexed citations

Moore‐Ede, Martin C., David E. Blask, Sean W. Cain, Anneke Heitmann, & Randy J. Nelson. (2023). Lights should support circadian rhythms: evidence-based scientific consensus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 6 indexed citations

Windred, Daniel P., Angus C. Burns, Jacqueline M. Lane, et al.. (2023). Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study. SLEEP. 47(1). 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Swope, Carolyn B., Carolina Campanella, Regina Vaicekonyte, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with variability in the melatonin suppression response to light: A narrative review. Chronobiology International. 40(4). 542–556. 12 indexed citations

Stone, J., Lin Shen, Céline Vetter, et al.. (2023). Measuring light regularity: sleep regularity is associated with regularity of light exposure in adolescents. SLEEP. 46(8). 31 indexed citations

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Yuan, Robin K., Sean W. Cain, Mirjam Münch, et al.. (2023). Circadian- and wake-dependent influences on face-name memory in healthy men and women over 3 weeks of chronic sleep restriction. Sleep Health. 10(1). S84–S88.

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Burns, Angus C., Andrew J. K. Phillips, Martin K. Rutter, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide gene by environment study of time spent in daylight and chronotype identifies emerging genetic architecture underlying light sensitivity. SLEEP. 46(3). 11 indexed citations

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Phillips, Craig L., Nathaniel S. Marshall, Maria Comas, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Light Therapy on Electroencephalographic Sleep in Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders: A Scoping Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 358–373. 8 indexed citations

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Casanova, Francesco, Samuel E. Jones, Saskia P. Hagenaars, et al.. (2021). Using Mendelian Randomisation methods to understand whether diurnal preference is causally related to mental health. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(11). 6305–6316. 26 indexed citations

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McGlashan, Elise M., et al.. (2020). Sleep and circadian instability in delayed sleep-wake phase disorder. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 16(9). 1431–1436. 17 indexed citations

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Mansfield, Darren, Anju E. Joham, Sean W. Cain, et al.. (2018). Sleep disturbances in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome in an Australian National Cohort. Clinical Endocrinology. 90(4). 570–578. 31 indexed citations

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Cain, Sean W., et al.. (2018). Advances of Melatonin-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Disturbed Sleep and Mood. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 253. 305–319. 19 indexed citations

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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., Angus C. Burns, Jade M. Murray, et al.. (2018). The pupillary light reflex distinguishes between circadian and non-circadian delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) phenotypes in young adults. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0204621–e0204621. 22 indexed citations

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Cain, Sean W., Anne‐Marie Chang, Irma Vlasac, et al.. (2017). Circadian Rhythms in Plasma Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Differ in Men and Women. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 32(1). 75–82. 48 indexed citations

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Cain, Sean W., Michael Verwey, Suzanne Hood, et al.. (2004). Reward and Aversive Stimuli Produce Similar Nonphotic Phase Shifts.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 118(1). 131–137. 19 indexed citations

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