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Christopher J. Earley

Christopher J. Earley

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
26927
World Ranking
12769
National Ranking
6524

Christopher J. Earley publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Earley sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 239 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Christopher J. Earley D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Earley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christopher J. Earley is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable subfields including Epidemiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Speech and Hearing, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of Earley's work focus extensively on Restless Legs Syndrome Research, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments. Additional areas of study include Dysphagia Assessment and Management, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

Christopher J. Earley has published multiple papers in several well-known academic venues. Frequent publication venues include Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine Reviews, SLEEP, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature Genetics.

Representative recent publications are:

  • "The Management of Restless Legs Syndrome: An Updated Algorithm," 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • "We need to do better: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy of restless legs syndrome screening instruments," 2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • "Genome-wide meta-analyses of restless legs syndrome yield insights into genetic architecture, disease biology and risk prediction," 2024, Nature Genetics
  • "Functional and pharmacological role of the dopamine D4 receptor and its polymorphic variants," 2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Akathisia and Restless Legs Syndrome," 2021, Sleep Medicine Clinics

Earley's frequent collaborators include Richard P. Allen, John W. Winkelman, Sergi Ferré, Diego García-Borreguero, and Nilanjan Banerjee, reflecting a network of intertwined research efforts primarily focused on sleep medicine and neurological disorders.

Best Publications

  • Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome

    Arthur S. Walters;Michael S. Aldrich;Richard Allen;Sonia Ancoli‐Israel

  • Pregnancy and the Risk of Stroke

    Steven J. Kittner;Barney J. Stern;Barbara R. Feeser;J. Richard Hebel

  • Abnormalities in CSF concentrations of ferritin and transferrin in restless legs syndrome

    Christopher J. Earley;J. R. Connor;J. L. Beard;E. A. Malecki

  • MRI measurement of brain iron in patients with restless legs syndrome.

    Richard P. Allen;P. B. Barker;F. Wehrl;H. K. Song

  • Neuropathological examination suggests impaired brain iron acquisition in restless legs syndrome.

    James R. Connor;P. J. Boyer;P. J. Boyer;S. L. Menzies;B. Dellinger

  • Restless legs syndrome: a review of clinical and pathophysiologic features.

    Richard P. Allen;Christopher J. Earley

  • Iron and the Restless Legs Syndrome

    Erica R. Sun;Clara A. Chen;George Ho;Christopher J. Earley

  • Augmentation of the restless legs syndrome with carbidopa/levodopa.

    Richard P. Allen;Christopher J. Earley

  • The treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Review.

    Wayne Hening;Richard Allen;Christopher Earley;Clete Kushida

  • Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associates with Neuropsychological Deficits and Neuronal Brain Injury

    Ann C Halbower;Mahaveer Degaonkar;Peter B Barker;Christopher J Earley

  • An Algorithm for the Management of Restless Legs Syndrome

    Michael H. Silber;Bruce L. Ehrenberg;Richard P. Allen;Mark J. Buchfuhrer

  • Evaluating the quality of life of patients with restless legs syndrome.

    Linda Abetz;Richard Allen;Alain Follet;Tinna Washburn

  • Clinical practice. Restless legs syndrome.

    Christopher J. Earley

  • An update on the dopaminergic treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder.

    Wayne A. Hening;Richard P. Allen;Christopher J. Earley;Daniel L. Picchietti

  • Altered dopaminergic profile in the putamen and substantia nigra in restless leg syndrome

    James R. Connor;Xin Sheng Wang;Richard P. Allen;John L. Beard

  • Diagnostic standards for dopaminergic augmentation of restless legs syndrome: report from a World Association of Sleep Medicine-International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group consensus conference at the Max Planck Institute.

    Diego García-Borreguero;Richard P. Allen;Ralf Kohnen;Birgit Högl

  • The role of iron in restless legs syndrome

    Richard P. Allen;Christopher J. Earley

  • Subclinical sensory neuropathy in late-onset restless legs syndrome.

    Michael Polydefkis;R. P. Allen;P. Hauer;C. J. Earley

  • Stroke in children and sickle-cell disease: Baltimore-Washington cooperative young stroke study

    Christopher J. Earley;S. J. Kittner;B. R. Feeser;J. Gardner

  • Restless legs syndrome

    Suzanne Lesage;Christopher J. Earley

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Allen
Richard P. Allen Johns Hopkins University
James R. Connor
James R. Connor Pennsylvania State University
Wayne A. Hening
Wayne A. Hening Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John L. Beard
John L. Beard Pennsylvania State University
Richard F. Macko
Richard F. Macko University of Maryland, Baltimore
Steven J. Kittner
Steven J. Kittner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Thomas R. Price
Thomas R. Price University of Maryland, Baltimore
Diego Garcia-Borreguero
Diego Garcia-Borreguero Instituto de Investigaciones del Sueño
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Jacques Montplaisir
Jacques Montplaisir University of Montreal

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