Tom Deboer

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Tom Deboer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Deboer has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 72 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tom Deboer's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (70 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (23 papers). Tom Deboer is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (70 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (23 papers). Tom Deboer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. Tom Deboer's co-authors include Irene Tobler, Johanna H. Meijer, Alexander A. Borbély, Anna Wirz‐Justice, Serge Daan, Reto Huber, Mariska J. Vansteensel, László Détári, Peter Achermann and Stephan Michel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Tom Deboer

93 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

The two‐process model of sleep regulation: a reappraisal

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Deboer Netherlands	39	3.4k	3.3k	1.8k	1.3k	807	97	5.6k
Patrick M. Fuller United States	44	4.6k 1.4×	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	89	7.5k
Patrice Fort France	47	4.6k 1.4×	3.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	461 0.6×	105	6.6k
Denis Burdakov United Kingdom	44	4.0k 1.2×	3.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	659 0.8×	107	5.9k
Paul Franken Switzerland	52	5.0k 1.5×	5.2k 1.6×	2.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	109	8.1k
Jidong Fang United States	41	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	682 0.5×	656 0.8×	78	4.0k
Tarja Porkka‐Heiskanen Finland	46	4.0k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	824 1.0×	154	7.0k
Priyattam J. Shiromani United States	43	4.7k 1.4×	3.8k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	397 0.5×	92	5.8k
Clifford B. Saper United States	17	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	974 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	802 1.0×	19	5.2k
Ralph Lydic United States	43	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	2.1k 1.5×	982 1.2×	164	6.4k

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Wang, Yumeng, Ketema N. Paul, Gene D. Block, Tom Deboer, & Christopher S. Colwell. (2025). Dim light at night disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and exacerbates abnormal EEG activity in Cntnap2 knockout mice: implications for autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Autism. 16(1). 62–62.

Michel, Stephan, et al.. (2025). Glucocorticoid signalling coordinating circadian rhythms between the glymphatic system and sleep contributes to brain health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2.

Deboer, Tom, et al.. (2024). Perinatal Photoperiod Has Long-Term Effects on the Rest-Activity Cycle and Sleep in Male and Female Mice. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 40(1). 62–75.

Deboer, Tom, et al.. (2023). Sleep and the sleep electroencephalogram in C57BL/6 and C3H/HeN mice. Journal of Sleep Research. 33(2). e14062–e14062. 2 indexed citations

Fifel, Karim, Masashi Yanagisawa, & Tom Deboer. (2022). Mechanisms of Sleep/Wake Regulation under Hypodopaminergic State: Insights from MitoPark Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Advanced Science. 10(5). e2203170–e2203170. 7 indexed citations

Reichert, Carolin, Tom Deboer, & Hans‐Peter Landolt. (2022). Adenosine, caffeine, and sleep–wake regulation: state of the science and perspectives. Journal of Sleep Research. 31(4). e13597–e13597. 74 indexed citations

Grote, Ludger, Dirk Pevernagie, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2022). 10‐year anniversary of the European Somnologist examination – A historic overview and critical appraisal. Journal of Sleep Research. 31(4). e13667–e13667. 5 indexed citations

Meijer, Johanna H., et al.. (2018). Heterogeneity in the circadian and homeostatic modulation of multiunit activity in the lateral hypothalamus. SLEEP. 41(6). 3 indexed citations

Fifel, Karim, Johanna H. Meijer, & Tom Deboer. (2017). Long-term effects of sleep deprivation on neuronal activity in four hypothalamic areas. Neurobiology of Disease. 109(Pt A). 54–63. 35 indexed citations

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Diepen, Hester C. van, et al.. (2014). Caffeine increases light responsiveness of the mouse circadian pacemaker. European Journal of Neuroscience. 40(10). 3504–3511. 50 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom, et al.. (2010). Circadian Regulation of Sleep and the Sleep EEG under Constant Sleep Pressure in the Rat. SLEEP. 33(5). 631–641. 26 indexed citations

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Loh, Dawn H., et al.. (2010). Rapid Changes in the Light/Dark Cycle Disrupt Memory of Conditioned Fear in Mice. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e12546–e12546. 84 indexed citations

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Oosterhout, Floor van, Stephan Michel, Tom Deboer, et al.. (2008). Enhanced circadian phase resetting in R192Q Ca_v2.1 calcium channel migraine mice. Annals of Neurology. 64(3). 315–324. 28 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom. (2007). Technologies of sleep research. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 64(10). 1227–35. 17 indexed citations

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Palchykova, Svitlana, Tom Deboer, & Irene Tobler. (2003). Seasonal aspects of sleep in the Djungarian hamster. BMC Neuroscience. 4(1). 9–9. 14 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom & Irene Tobler. (2000). Running wheel size influences circadian rhythm period and its phase shift in mice. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 186(10). 969–973. 33 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom, Richard Ross, Adrian R. Morrison, & Larry D. Sanford. (1999). Electrical Stimulation of the Amygdala Increases the Amplitude of Elicited Ponto-geniculo-occipital Waves. Physiology & Behavior. 66(1). 119–124. 21 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom, et al.. (1999). Prion protein: a role in sleep regulation?. Journal of Sleep Research. 8(S1). 30–36. 44 indexed citations

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Huber, Reto, Tom Deboer, Barbara Schwierin, & Irene Tobler. (1998). Effect of melatonin on sleep and brain temperature in the Djungarian hamster and the rat. Physiology & Behavior. 65(1). 77–82. 48 indexed citations

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Deboer, Tom. (1998). Brain temperature dependent changes in the electroencephalogram power spectrum of humans and animals. Journal of Sleep Research. 7(4). 254–262. 87 indexed citations

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