Thomas Roth

54.1k total citations · 11 hit papers
581 papers, 36.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Roth is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Roth has authored 581 papers receiving a total of 36.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 453 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 381 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 133 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Thomas Roth's work include Sleep and related disorders (425 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (372 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (136 papers). Thomas Roth is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (425 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (372 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (136 papers). Thomas Roth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Thomas Roth's co-authors include Timothy Roehrs, Frank Zorick, Christopher L. Drake, Meir H. Kryger, Naomi Breslau, Maurice M. Ohayon, William C. Dement, León Rosenthal, William Conway and Eric O. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Roth

556 papers receiving 34.4k citations

Hit Papers

Principles and Practice of ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2011 1996 1988 2007 1981 500 1000 1.5k
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. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine
    2011 1.6k citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  2. Sleep disturbance and psychiatric disorders: A longitudinal epidemiological study of young Adults
    1996 1.4k citations Thomas Roth, León Rosenthal et al. profile →
  3. Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    1988 1.1k citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  4. Insomnia: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences
    2007 1.0k citations Thomas Roth profile →
  5. Surgical Correction of Anatomic Abnormalities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
    1981 903 citations Thomas Roth et al. Otolaryngology profile →
  6. Place of chronic insomnia in the course of depressive and anxiety disorders
    2002 652 citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  7. Characteristics of insomnia in the United States: results of the 1991 National Sleep Foundation Survey. I.
    1999 619 citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  8. Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Prevalence and Consequences Beyond that of Symptomatic Day Workers
    2004 611 citations Christopher L. Drake, Timothy Roehrs et al. SLEEP profile →
  9. The association of insomnia with anxiety disorders and depression: Exploration of the direction of risk
    2006 600 citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  10. Prevalence of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in the general population
    2002 514 citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →
  11. Safety and efficacy of daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder: results from two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials
    2022 136 citations Thomas Roth et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Roth United States 93 24.8k 19.9k 11.2k 6.9k 3.1k 581 36.3k
Daniel J. Buysse United States 99 32.4k 1.3× 20.2k 1.0× 9.6k 0.9× 5.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 507 43.1k
Charles M. Morin Canada 98 30.3k 1.2× 20.7k 1.0× 8.8k 0.8× 3.0k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 373 38.1k
Sonia Ancoli‐Israel United States 109 24.6k 1.0× 19.5k 1.0× 14.1k 1.3× 14.8k 2.1× 4.2k 1.4× 497 46.5k
Edward O. Bixler United States 78 13.2k 0.5× 10.0k 0.5× 8.9k 0.8× 9.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 309 24.7k
Maurice M. Ohayon United States 80 19.0k 0.8× 12.9k 0.6× 5.1k 0.5× 4.2k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 208 27.6k
Daniel J. Buysse United States 23 16.3k 0.7× 9.1k 0.5× 5.4k 0.5× 6.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 34 30.5k
Mary A. Carskadon United States 77 22.0k 0.9× 14.8k 0.7× 7.6k 0.7× 3.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 220 29.4k
Alexandros N. Vgontzas United States 72 11.4k 0.5× 8.1k 0.4× 8.6k 0.8× 8.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 299 22.1k
Susan Berman United States 34 15.5k 0.6× 8.5k 0.4× 3.2k 0.3× 3.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 85 28.7k
Dieter Riemann Germany 76 18.9k 0.8× 15.4k 0.8× 6.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.7× 478 26.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gumenyuk, Valentina, et al.. (2025). Discrepancies Between Subjective and Objective Evaluation of Sleep: Potential Marker for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Sleep Medicine Research. 16(1). 33–41.
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Szabo, Steven T., Seth C. Hopkins, Robert Lew, et al.. (2023). A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, Phase 1b crossover trial comparing two doses of ulotaront with placebo in the treatment of narcolepsy-cataplexy. Sleep Medicine. 107. 202–211. 5 indexed citations
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Kalmbach, David A., Philip Cheng, Anthony N. Reffi, et al.. (2023). Reducing cognitive arousal and sleep effort alleviates insomnia and depression in pregnant women with DSM-5 insomnia disorder treated with a mindfulness sleep program. SLEEP Advances. 4(1). zpad031–zpad031. 7 indexed citations
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Cheng, Philip, et al.. (2023). 0004 Using Apple Watch to predict circadian phase in night shift workers. SLEEP. 46(Supplement_1). A2–A2. 1 indexed citations
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Kalmbach, David A., et al.. (2020). Mindfulness and nocturnal rumination are independently associated with symptoms of insomnia and depression during pregnancy. Sleep Health. 6(2). 185–191. 31 indexed citations
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Cheng, Philip, Olivia Walch, Yitong Huang, et al.. (2020). Predicting circadian misalignment with wearable technology: validation of wrist-worn actigraphy and photometry in night shift workers. SLEEP. 44(2). 57 indexed citations
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Roth, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Correlation between Sleep Disruption on Postoperative Pain. Otolaryngology. 152(5). 964–968. 35 indexed citations
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Herring, W. Joseph, Ellen Snyder, Kerry Budd, et al.. (2012). Orexin receptor antagonism for treatment of insomnia. Neurology. 79(23). 2265–2274. 245 indexed citations
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Kessler, Ronald C., Patricia A. Berglund, Catherine Coulouvrat, et al.. (2012). Insomnia, Comorbidity, and Risk of Injury Among Insured Americans: Results from the America Insomnia Survey. SLEEP. 35(6). 825–834. 73 indexed citations
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Roehrs, Timothy, Erica Harris, Surilla Randall, & Thomas Roth. (2012). Pain Sensitivity and Recovery From Mild Chronic Sleep Loss. SLEEP. 35(12). 1667–72. 104 indexed citations
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Verster, Joris C., D. Warren Spence, Azmeh Shahid, Seithikurippu R. Pandi‐Perumal, & Thomas Roth. (2011). Zopiclone as Positive Control in Studies Examining the Residual Effects of Hypnotic Drugs on Driving Ability. Current Drug Safety. 6(4). 209–218. 28 indexed citations
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Kollins, Scott H., Frank A. López, Bradley Vince, et al.. (2011). Psychomotor Functioning and Alertness with Guanfacine Extended Release in Subjects with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 21(2). 111–120. 45 indexed citations
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Roehrs, Timothy, et al.. (2009). Pain Sensitivity in Sleepy Pain-Free Normals. SLEEP. 14 indexed citations
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Roehrs, Timothy & Thomas Roth. (2007). Caffeine: Sleep and daytime sleepiness. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 12(2). 153–162. 284 indexed citations
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Roth, Thomas. (2001). Introduction: New Developments for Treating Sleep Disorders. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 62. 0–0. 2 indexed citations
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Roth, Thomas, Russell Conduit, Sheila G. Crewther, & Grahame J. Coleman. (2001). Poor recall of eye-movement signals from NREM compared to REM sleep: Implications for models of dreaming. SLEEP. 24. 1 indexed citations
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Roehrs, Timothy, et al.. (1998). Electrophysiological Assessment (The Multiple Sleep Latency Test) of the Biphasic Effects of Ethanol in Humans. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(1). 231–235. 31 indexed citations
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Roehrs, Timothy, et al.. (1989). SEDATING EFFECTS OF ETHANOL AFTER A NAP. 5(4). 351–356. 9 indexed citations

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