Sleep Health

Top Research Topics at Sleep Health?

Sleep Health tackles a plethora of topics, such as Sleep in non-human animals, Clinical psychology, Actigraphy, Gerontology and Insomnia. Sleep Health features studies on Sleep in non-human animals, including topics such as Sleep duration. The work on Clinical psychology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Psychological intervention, Bedtime, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Anxiety and Depression (differential diagnoses).

The research on Actigraphy featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Physical therapy, Socioeconomic status, Sleep onset and Polysomnography. Issues in Gerontology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sleep hygiene and Sleep quality. Topics in Insomnia explored in Sleep Health were investigated in conjunction with research in Odds ratio, Logistic regression and Confidence interval.

Sleep disorder and Mental health are all disciplines of Psychiatry that connect with topics in Injury prevention. The work on Obesity addressed in it expands to the thematically related Body mass index.

• Sleep in non-human animals (39.94%)
• Clinical psychology (20.62%)
• Actigraphy (15.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary (1549 citations)
• National Sleep Foundation's updated sleep duration recommendations: final report ☆ (692 citations)
• National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report. (354 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sleep Health:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Sleep in non-human animals, Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Physical therapy and Actigraphy. In addition to Sleep in non-human animals research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Psychological intervention, Epidemiology and Environmental health. While Gerontology is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Obesity, Sleep quality, Sleep duration, Health equity and Ethnic group.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Law
• Internal medicine
• Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Sleep Health facilitates discussions on Sleep in non-human animals, Actigraphy, Clinical psychology, Bedtime and Sleep duration. Confounding and Confidence interval are some topics wherein Sleep in non-human animals research discussed in it have an impact. The studies in Actigraphy featured incorporate elements of Body mass index, Sleep onset, Polysomnography, Physical therapy and Cohort.

While the journal focused on Physical therapy, it was also able to explore topics like Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Some problems in Sleep duration that were presented in Sleep Health overlapped with concepts under Increased sleep and Sleep time. The concepts on MEDLINE presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Observational study and Gerontology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Sleeping when the world locks down: Correlates of sleep health during the COVID-19 pandemic across 59 countries. (16 citations)
• Changes in sleep duration, timing, and variability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Large-scale Fitbit data from 6 major US cities. (8 citations)
• Sleep quality and COVID-19-related stress in relation to mental health symptoms among Israeli and U.S. adults. (8 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Sleep Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Meir H. Kryger (35 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Lauren Hale (34 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Michael A. Grandner (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Orfeu M. Buxton (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Wendy M. Troxel (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Sleep Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Pittsburgh (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Stony Brook University (28 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (28 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Arizona (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (25 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.16% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.18% of all publications and 34.34% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Furthermore, professionals engaged in sleep health can also find opportunities in clinical psychology, actigraphy, gerontology, and other disciplines relating to sleep disorders and mental health. These professionals play a crucial role in exploring and addressing a range of issues from insomnia to the impacts of obesity on sleep, amongst many others. Opportunities in this field are diverse and can be extremely rewarding, especially for those driven by a desire to improve others' quality of life.

Thus, a career in sleep health research not only opens doors to exciting research opportunities but also holds immense potential in making impactful changes in healthcare practices. Having a clear career path can provide a sense of direction and significant motivation to delve deeper into this fascinating field.