Simon Archer

14.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Archer is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Archer has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 38 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 36 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Simon Archer's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (58 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (37 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (30 papers). Simon Archer is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (58 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (37 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (30 papers). Simon Archer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Simon Archer's co-authors include Derk‐Jan Dijk, Malcolm von Schantz, Debra J. Skene, Vincenzo Natale, Christoph Randler, María Paz Loayza Hidalgo, Lee Di Milia, Ana Adán, Nayantara Santhi and June C. Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Simon Archer

109 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Circadian Typology: A Comprehensive Review

2012 1.0k citations Simon Archer et al. Chronobiology International profile →
A Length Polymorphism in the Circadian Clock Gene Per3 is Linked to Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and Extreme Diurnal Preference

2003 510 citations Simon Archer, Debra J. Skene et al. SLEEP profile →
Meal Timing Regulates the Human Circadian System

2017 393 citations Benita Middleton, Simon Archer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Archer United Kingdom	49	4.5k	4.0k	2.7k	1.4k	726	114	8.4k
David Booth United Kingdom	55	2.3k 0.5×	504 0.1×	686 0.3×	2.2k 1.6×	442 0.6×	341	9.8k
Martha Merrow Germany	39	6.9k 1.5×	5.7k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	101	11.6k
Till Roenneberg Germany	62	10.3k 2.3×	10.0k 2.5×	4.6k 1.7×	2.9k 2.1×	1.0k 1.4×	187	17.7k
J. Herbert United Kingdom	60	2.7k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	202	12.8k
R. Arlen Price United States	43	740 0.2×	308 0.1×	289 0.1×	960 0.7×	824 1.1×	149	6.7k
Marc Wittmann Germany	47	1.2k 0.3×	3.9k 1.0×	4.5k 1.6×	378 0.3×	67 0.1×	170	8.1k
John Monterosso United States	44	324 0.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	789 0.6×	735 1.0×	120	7.6k
Fernando Fernández‐Aranda Spain	58	567 0.1×	1.1k 0.3×	846 0.3×	919 0.7×	428 0.6×	479	12.9k
Seung Hee Yoo United States	34	6.2k 1.4×	865 0.2×	1.0k 0.4×	2.8k 2.1×	1.7k 2.3×	78	10.5k
José M. Menchón Spain	58	534 0.1×	2.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.4×	373 0.3×	466 0.6×	419	13.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Archer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Archer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Archer, Simon, et al.. (2025). Shedding light on the functional significance of opsins: Insights from fish. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 176. 106305–106305.

Alhammadi, Salah, et al.. (2024). Sukuk structure and risk exposures: evidence from an originator perspective. Journal of Islamic accounting and business research. 4 indexed citations

Bonmatí‐Carrión, María‐Ángeles, et al.. (2024). Effect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men. npj Microgravity. 10(1). 42–42. 4 indexed citations

Möller‐Levet, Carla S., Emma Laing, Simon Archer, & Derk‐Jan Dijk. (2022). Diurnal and circadian rhythmicity of the human blood transcriptome overlaps with organ- and tissue-specific expression of a non-human primate. BMC Biology. 20(1). 63–63. 8 indexed citations

Pompéia, Sabine, et al.. (2020). What are we measuring with the morningness–eveningness questionnaire? Exploratory factor analysis across four samples from two countries. Chronobiology International. 38(2). 234–247. 14 indexed citations

Martynhak, Bruno Jacson, Panos Zanos, Polymnia Georgiou, et al.. (2017). Transient anhedonia phenotype and altered circadian timing of behaviour during night-time dim light exposure in Per3−/− mice, but not wildtype mice. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40399–40399. 19 indexed citations

Ly, Julien, Giulia Gaggioni, Sarah L. Chellappa, et al.. (2016). Circadian regulation of human cortical excitability. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11828–11828. 141 indexed citations

Lázár, Alpár S., June C. Lo, Nayantara Santhi, et al.. (2012). Sleep, Diurnal Preference, Health, and Psychological Well-being: A Prospective Single-Allelic-Variation Study. Chronobiology International. 29(2). 131–146. 93 indexed citations

Archer, Simon, et al.. (2010). Polymorphism in the PER3 Promoter Associates with Diurnal Preference and Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. SLEEP. 33(5). 695–701. 100 indexed citations

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Vandewalle, Gilles, Simon Archer, Catherine Wuillaume, et al.. (2009). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assessed Brain Responses during an Executive Task Depend on Interaction of Sleep Homeostasis, Circadian Phase, and PER3 Genotype. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(25). 7948–7956. 108 indexed citations

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Dijk, Derk‐Jan & Simon Archer. (2009). PERIOD3, circadian phenotypes, and sleep homeostasis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 14(3). 151–160. 173 indexed citations

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Archer, Simon, et al.. (2009). Daily and Seasonal Variation in the Spectral Composition of Light Exposure in Humans. Chronobiology International. 26(5). 854–866. 119 indexed citations

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Viola, Antoine, et al.. (2008). PER3polymorphism and cardiac autonomic control: effects of sleep debt and circadian phase. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 295(5). H2156–H2163. 56 indexed citations

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Ellis, Jason, et al.. (2007). Age‐related change in the association between a polymorphism in the PER3 gene and preferred timing of sleep and waking activities. Journal of Sleep Research. 16(1). 12–16. 99 indexed citations

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Schantz, Malcolm von, et al.. (2006). A silent polymorphism in the PER1 gene associates with extreme diurnal preference in humans. Journal of Human Genetics. 51(12). 1122–1125. 124 indexed citations

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Archer, Simon, et al.. (2004). Absence of phosphoglucose isomerase‐1 in retinal photoreceptor, pigment epithelium and Muller cells. European Journal of Neuroscience. 19(11). 2923–2930. 6 indexed citations

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Schantz, Malcolm von & Simon Archer. (2003). Clocks, genes and sleep. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 96(10). 486–489. 13 indexed citations

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Archer, Simon, Debra J. Skene, Marcel G. Smits, et al.. (2003). A Length Polymorphism in the Circadian Clock Gene Per3 is Linked to Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and Extreme Diurnal Preference. SLEEP. 26(4). 413–415. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diss, James K.J., Donna E. Stewart, Scott P. Fraser, et al.. (1998). Expression of skeletal muscle‐type voltage‐gated Na⁺ channel in rat and human prostate cancer cell lines. FEBS Letters. 427(1). 5–10. 15 indexed citations

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Alexander, David & Simon Archer. (1996). Goodwill and the difference arising on first consolidation. European Accounting Review. 5(2). 243–269. 12 indexed citations

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