William C. Dement

43.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
310 papers, 27.6k citations indexed

About

William C. Dement is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Dement has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 27.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 135 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 102 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in William C. Dement's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (204 papers), Sleep and related disorders (124 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (57 papers). William C. Dement is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (204 papers), Sleep and related disorders (124 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (57 papers). William C. Dement collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. William C. Dement's co-authors include Mary A. Carskadon, Nathaniel Kleitman, Christian Guilleminault, Vincent P. Zarcone, Thomas Roth, Meir H. Kryger, Merrill M. Mitler, Robert L. Phillips, Eric Hoddes and Howard P. Roffwarg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

William C. Dement

308 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Quantification of Sleepiness: A New Approach

1973 2.0k citations William C. Dement et al. profile →
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine

2011 1.6k citations William C. Dement et al. profile →
Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility, and dreaming

1957 1.3k citations William C. Dement et al. profile →
Ontogenetic Development of the Human Sleep-Dream Cycle

1966 1.1k citations William C. Dement et al. profile →
Comparison of actigraphic, polysomnographic, and subjective assessment of sleep parameters in sleep-disordered patients

2001 816 citations Clete A. Kushida, Oscar Carrillo et al. Sleep Medicine profile →
The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming.

1957 643 citations William C. Dement et al. profile →
Catastrophes, Sleep, and Public Policy: Consensus Report

1988 569 citations Merrill M. Mitler, Mary A. Carskadon et al. SLEEP profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sleep Extension: Getting as Much Extra Sleep as Possible 2005 ·Clinics in Sports Medicine ·William C. Dement	40
2	Comparison of actigraphic, polysomnographic, and subjective assessment of sleep parameters in sleep-disordered patients breakdown → 2001 ·Sleep Medicine ·Clete A. Kushida, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Oscar Carrillo, William C. Dement	816
3	Cervical Positioning for Reduction of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Mild-to-Moderate OSAS 2001 ·Sleep And Breathing ·Clete A. Kushida, (unknown), Seung Chul Hong, Luciana Palombini, Pamela R. Hyde, William C. Dement	22
4	Neuropharmacological Characterization of Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Stimulated Cataplexy in Narcoleptic Canines 1998 ·Experimental Neurology ·Malcolm S. Reid, Seiji Nishino, Mehdi Tafti, Jerome M. Siegel, William C. Dement, Emmanuel Mignot	29
5	The morbidity of insomnia uncomplicated by psychiatric disorders 1997 ·General Hospital Psychiatry ·Myrna M. Weissman, Steven Greenwald, German Nino‐Murcia, William C. Dement	310
6	Serotonin-containing fibers in the suprachiasmatic hypothalamus attenuate light-induced phase delays in mice 1997 ·Brain Research ·Margaret Bradbury, William C. Dement, Dale M. Edgar	56
7	Alpha-2 adrenergic modulation of sleep: time-of-day-dependent pharmacodynamic profiles of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in the rat. 1995 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Wesley F. Seidel, Mervyn Maze, William C. Dement, Dale M. Edgar	47
8	DQB10602 and DQA10102 (DQ1) Are Better Markers Than DR2 for Narcolepsy in Caucasian and Black Americans 1994 ·SLEEP ·Emmanuel Mignot, X. Lin, Janis Arrigoni, Claudia Macaubas, (unknown), Joachim Hallmayer, P. A. Underhill, Christian Guilleminault, William C. Dement, F. Carl Grumet	144
9	Multiple Sleep Latency Tests During the Constant Routine 1992 ·SLEEP ·Mary A. Carskadon, William C. Dement	73
10	Real-Time Automated Sleep Scoring: Validation of a Microcomputer-Based System for Mice 1991 ·SLEEP ·Russell N. Van Gelder, Dale M. Edgar, William C. Dement	55
11	Central α1 adrenoceptor subtypes in narcolepsy-cataplexy: a disorder of REM sleep 1989 ·Brain Research ·Emmanuel Mignot, C Guilleminault, S. Scott Bowersox, (unknown), (unknown), Jacques Maddaluno, Roland D. Ciaranello, William C. Dement	26
12	Restriction fragment length polymorphism in canine narcolepsy 1989 ·Immunogenetics ·(unknown), Thomas S. Kilduff, (unknown), William C. Dement, Hugh O. McDevitt	13
13	Effect of α1-adrenoceptors blockade with prazosin in canine narcolepsy 1988 ·Brain Research ·Emmanuel Mignot, Christian Guilleminault, S. Scott Bowersox, (unknown), William C. Dement	36
14	Lucid dreaming: Physiological correlates of consciousness during Rem sleep 1986 ·The Journal of mind and behavior ·Stephen LaBerge, (unknown), William C. Dement	63
15	Biogenic Amine Concentrations in the Brains of Normal and Narcoleptic Canines: Current Status 1986 ·SLEEP ·Kym F. Faull, (unknown), (unknown), S. Scott Bowersox, Theodore L. Baker, Thomas S. Kilduff, William C. Dement	41
16	Chronotherapy: Resetting the Circadian Clocks of Patients with Delayed Sleep Phase Insomnia 1981 ·SLEEP ·Charles A. Czeisler, Gary S. Richardson, Richard M. Coleman, Janet C. Zimmerman, Martin C. Moore‐Ede, William C. Dement, Elliot D. Weitzman	226
17	Narcolepsy in Seven Dogs 1976 ·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ·Merrill M. Mitler, (unknown), William C. Dement	5
18	Some must watch while some must sleep : Exploring the world of sleep 1972 ·William C. Dement	6
19	The effect of partial REM sleep deprivation and delayed recovery 1966 ·Journal of Psychiatric Research ·William C. Dement, (unknown), Robert E. Klein	33
20	The psychology of creativity . An essay on dreams : the role of physiology in understanding their nature . Emerging technologies for making decisions . Drives, rewards, and the brain 1965 ·Holt, Rinehart and Winston eBooks ·Theodore M. Newcomb, Frank Barron, William C. Dement, Ward Edwards, Harold R. Lindman, Lawrence D. Phillips, John Olds, M.E. Olds	2

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