2026 Daniel F. Kripke: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	96	9655	9061	4971	4595	319	34110

Daniel F. Kripke 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 Daniel F. Kripke sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 319 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Daniel F. Kripke 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 Daniel F. Kripke sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniel F. Kripke is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research centers on neuroscience and psychology, with particular attention to circadian rhythms, sleep, and related disorders.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Psychology

Their subfields of study cover:

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

Key research topics addressed in their work include:

Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Sleep and related disorders
Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Daniel F. Kripke has published in the journal Chronobiology in Medicine, contributing to the ongoing discourse on circadian biology and its clinical implications.

Recent papers authored by Kripke encompass the following:

"Delayed Circadian Rhythms and Pars Tuberalis Dysfunction in Mood Disorders," published in 2020 in Chronobiology in Medicine

Best Publications

Mortality Associated With Sleep Duration and Insomnia

Daniel F. Kripke;Lawrence Garfinkel;Deborah L. Wingard;Melville R. Klauber

2110
Citations
Automatic sleep/wake identification from wrist activity

R J Cole;D F Kripke;W Gruen;D J Mullaney

2104
Citations
Sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling elderly.

Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Daniel F. Kripke;Daniel F. Kripke;Melville R. Klauber;William J. Mason;William J. Mason

1253
Citations
The role of actigraphy in the evaluation of sleep disorders.

Avi Sadeh;Peter J. Hauri;Daniel F. Kripke;Peretz Lavie

1180
Citations
Short and long sleep and sleeping pills. Is increased mortality associated

D F Kripke;R N Simons;L Garfinkel;E C Hammond

894
Citations
Twenty-four-hour intraocular pressure pattern associated with early glaucomatous changes.

John H. K. Liu;Xiaoyan Zhang;Daniel F. Kripke;Robert N. Weinreb

571
Citations
Criterion validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Investigation in a non-clinical sample.

Michael A. Grandner;Daniel F. Kripke;In Young Yoon;Shawn D. Youngstedt

569
Citations
Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study

Daniel F Kripke;Robert D Langer;Lawrence E Kline

512
Citations
Periodic limb movements in sleep in community-dwelling elderly.

Ancoli-Israel S;Kripke Df;Kripke Df;Klauber Mr;Mason Wj;Mason Wj

512
Citations
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in ages 40-64 years: a population-based survey.

D. F. Kripke;S. Ancoli-Israel;S. Ancoli-Israel;M. R. Klauber;D. L. Wingard

489
Citations
Circadian rhythm disorders in manic-depressives.

Daniel F. Kripke;Daniel J. Mullaney;Martha Atkinson;Sanford Wolf

487
Citations
Light therapy for non‐seasonal depression

Arja Tuunainen;Daniel F Kripke;Takuro Endo

425
Citations
Long sleep and mortality: rationale for sleep restriction

Shawn D. Youngstedt;Shawn D. Youngstedt;Daniel F. Kripke

424
Citations
Variations in circadian rhythms of activity, sleep, and light exposure related to dementia in nursing-home patients

Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Melville R. Klauber;Denise Williams Jones;Daniel F. Kripke

378
Citations
An Activity-Based Sleep Monitor System for Ambulatory Use

John B. Webster;Daniel F. Kripke;Sam Messin;Daniel J. Mullaney

373
Citations
Wrist-actigraphic estimation of sleep time.

D J Mullaney;D F Kripke;S Messin

360
Citations
Exposure to light in healthy elderly subjects and Alzheimer's patients

S S Campbell;D F Kripke;J C Gillin;J C Hrubovcak

358
Citations
Twenty-four-hour pattern of intraocular pressure in the aging population.

John H. K. Liu;Daniel F. Kripke;Michael D. Twa;Rivak E. Hoffman

356
Citations
Effect of light treatment on sleep and circadian rhythms in demented nursing home patients.

Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Jennifer L. Martin;Daniel F. Kripke;Matthew Marler

350
Citations
Light treatment for nonseasonal depression: speed, efficacy, and combined treatment.

Daniel F Kripke

349
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shawn D. Youngstedt Arizona State University

Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego

Melville R. Klauber University of California, San Diego

Robert Langer MIT

Robert N. Weinreb University of California, San Diego

John R. Kelsoe University of California, San Diego

Caroline M. Nievergelt University of California, San Diego

David S. Janowsky University of California, San Diego

Heon-Jeong Lee Korea University

J. Christian Gillin University of California, San Diego

External Links

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