William H. Moorcroft

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

William H. Moorcroft is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Moorcroft has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William H. Moorcroft's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers), Sleep and related disorders (5 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers). William H. Moorcroft is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers), Sleep and related disorders (5 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers). William H. Moorcroft collaborates with scholars based in United States. William H. Moorcroft's co-authors include Cathy Alessi, Mark J. Chambers, Roger J. Cole, Charles P. Pollak, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Byron A. Campbell, Loy D. Lytle and Teofilo Lee‐Chiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain Research, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and SLEEP.

In The Last Decade

William H. Moorcroft

15 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

2003 2.1k citations Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Roger J. Cole et al. SLEEP profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William H. Moorcroft United States	10	1.6k	1.1k	648	506	242	15	2.5k
Mark J. Chambers United States	11	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	626 1.0×	477 0.9×	244 1.0×	13	2.5k
Myriam Kerkhofs Belgium	37	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	763 1.5×	238 1.0×	88	3.8k
Daniel J. Mullaney United States	12	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	844 1.3×	848 1.7×	375 1.5×	17	3.3k
Raymond Cluydts Belgium	32	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	516 0.8×	353 0.7×	659 2.7×	91	3.0k
Carolyn C. Hoch United States	31	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	624 1.0×	479 0.9×	364 1.5×	50	2.8k
Alistair MacLean Canada	20	1.3k 0.8×	815 0.7×	368 0.6×	211 0.4×	175 0.7×	40	2.0k
Arthur J. Spielman United States	23	3.0k 1.8×	2.3k 2.1×	1.3k 1.9×	536 1.1×	330 1.4×	38	3.8k
Leonid Kayumov Canada	23	1.3k 0.8×	877 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	365 0.7×	193 0.8×	32	2.2k
Gail R. Marsh United States	25	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	551 0.9×	257 0.5×	192 0.8×	43	2.7k
Yoko Komada Japan	33	2.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	874 1.3×	496 1.0×	230 1.0×	111	2.8k

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Moorcroft, William H.. (2013). Understanding Sleep and Dreaming. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 19 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H., et al.. (2010). Comorbid Insomnia: Reciprocal Relationships and Medication Management. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 5(4). 627–646. 6 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (2005). Understanding Sleep and Dreaming. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (2005). Understanding Sleep and Dreaming. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 11 indexed citations

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Ancoli‐Israel, Sonia, Roger J. Cole, Cathy Alessi, et al.. (2003). The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEW PAPER. 75 indexed citations

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Ancoli‐Israel, Sonia, Roger J. Cole, Cathy Alessi, et al.. (2003). The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. SLEEP. 26(3). 342–392. 2138 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moorcroft, William H.. (2000). Sorting out additions to the understanding of cognition during sleep. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 23(6). 973–975. 2 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H., et al.. (1997). Subjective and Objective Confirmation of the Ability to Self-Awaken at a Self-Predetermined Time Without Using External Means. SLEEP. 20(1). 40–45. 30 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (1995). Comments on the symposium and an attempt at synthesis. Behavioural Brain Research. 69(1-2). 207–210. 7 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (1993). Sleep, dreaming & sleep disorders : an introduction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (1981). Heightened arousal in the 2‐week‐old rat: The importance of starvation. Developmental Psychobiology. 14(3). 187–199. 7 indexed citations

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Lytle, Loy D., William H. Moorcroft, & Byron A. Campbell. (1971). Ontogeny of amphetamine anorexia and insulin hyperphagia in the rat.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 77(3). 388–393. 58 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H., Loy D. Lytle, & Byron A. Campbell. (1971). Ontogeny of starvation-induced behavioral arousal in the rat.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 75(1). 59–67. 85 indexed citations

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Moorcroft, William H.. (1971). Ontogeny of forebrain inhibition of behavioral arousal in the rat. Brain Research. 35(2). 513–522. 43 indexed citations

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Campbell, Byron A. & William H. Moorcroft. (1970). Relative aversiveness of subcutaneous shock and footshock in the rat. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation. 2(5). 222–224. 9 indexed citations

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