Sidney D. Nau

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Sidney D. Nau is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney D. Nau has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sidney D. Nau's work include Sleep and related disorders (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (3 papers). Sidney D. Nau is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (3 papers). Sidney D. Nau collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Sidney D. Nau's co-authors include Thomas D. Borkovec, Kenneth L. Lichstein, R. Neal Aguillard, James P. Soeffing, Kristen C. Stone, R Donaldson, David M. Murray, Christina S. McCrae, Nancy M. Wilson and Andrew Bush and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Psychology Review, Behaviour Research and Therapy and SLEEP.

In The Last Decade

Sidney D. Nau

10 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Credibility of analogue therapy rationales 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Credibility of analogue therapy rationales
    1972 1.3k citations Thomas D. Borkovec, Sidney D. Nau Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sidney D. Nau United States 10 1.0k 761 659 286 228 10 1.9k
Christi S. Ulmer United States 24 1.6k 1.6× 911 1.2× 904 1.4× 258 0.9× 96 0.4× 57 2.5k
Bernhard Dahme Germany 33 615 0.6× 656 0.9× 433 0.7× 541 1.9× 192 0.8× 73 3.1k
Bridget A. Hearon United States 19 1.1k 1.1× 977 1.3× 341 0.5× 229 0.8× 288 1.3× 37 2.3k
Claudia Zayfert United States 18 657 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 525 0.8× 367 1.3× 102 0.4× 27 2.4k
Geir Høstmark Nielsen Norway 17 1.1k 1.1× 973 1.3× 573 0.9× 201 0.7× 133 0.6× 41 2.0k
Peter Joraschky Germany 30 560 0.6× 898 1.2× 353 0.5× 483 1.7× 121 0.5× 112 2.6k
Laszlo A. Papp United States 28 2.5k 2.5× 1.8k 2.3× 449 0.7× 587 2.1× 244 1.1× 74 3.7k
Jan Houtveen Netherlands 26 461 0.5× 293 0.4× 271 0.4× 421 1.5× 136 0.6× 53 1.6k
Susanna Jernelöv Sweden 21 1.4k 1.4× 736 1.0× 710 1.1× 165 0.6× 329 1.4× 58 2.1k
Steven De Peuter Belgium 26 653 0.6× 254 0.3× 473 0.7× 741 2.6× 151 0.7× 69 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sidney D. Nau

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Lichstein, Kenneth L., Sidney D. Nau, Nancy M. Wilson, et al.. (2013). Psychological treatment of hypnotic-dependent insomnia in a primarily older adult sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 51(12). 787–796. 38 indexed citations
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Ruiter, Megan E., Kenneth L. Lichstein, Sidney D. Nau, & James D. Geyer. (2012). Personality disorder features and insomnia status amongst hypnotic-dependent adults. Sleep Medicine. 13(9). 1122–1129. 16 indexed citations
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Soeffing, James P., Kenneth L. Lichstein, Sidney D. Nau, et al.. (2007). Psychological treatment of insomnia in hypnotic-dependant older adults. Sleep Medicine. 9(2). 165–171. 47 indexed citations
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Lichstein, Kenneth L., et al.. (2006). Insomnia in the Elderly. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 1(2). 221–229. 9 indexed citations
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Lichstein, Kenneth L., Kristen C. Stone, R Donaldson, et al.. (2006). Actigraphy Validation with Insomnia. SLEEP. 29(2). 232–9. 405 indexed citations
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Nau, Sidney D., et al.. (2005). Treatment of insomnia in older adults. Clinical Psychology Review. 25(5). 645–672. 31 indexed citations
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Hebebrand, Johannes, Klaus Hennighausen, Sidney D. Nau, et al.. (1997). Low body weight in male children an adolescents with schizoid personality disorder or Asperger's disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 96(1). 64–67. 41 indexed citations
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Nau, Sidney D., et al.. (1974). The relationship between credibility of therapy and simulated therapeutic effects. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 5(2). 129–133. 51 indexed citations
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Borkovec, Thomas D., et al.. (1973). Relaxation training and single-item desensitization in the group treatment of insomnia. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 4(4). 401–403. 24 indexed citations
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Borkovec, Thomas D. & Sidney D. Nau. (1972). Credibility of analogue therapy rationales. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 3(4). 257–260. 1287 indexed citations breakdown →

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