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Derk-Jan Dijk

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Neuroscience

D-Index
129
Citations
52099
World Ranking
295
National Ranking
39

Derk-Jan Dijk publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derk-Jan Dijk sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 479 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Derk-Jan Dijk D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derk-Jan Dijk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 129 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Derk-Jan Dijk is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on sleep and circadian rhythms.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these areas, their subfields of study are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Physiology
  • Neurology

The primary topics of their work cover:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Some of the frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • SLEEP
  • Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin

Dijk has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Ciro della Monica
  • Victoria L. Revell
  • Giuseppe Atzori
  • Kiran K G Ravindran
  • Anne C. Skeldon

Recent research papers featuring Dijk's contributions are:

  • "Novel Approaches for Assessing Circadian Rhythmicity in Humans: A Review", 2020, Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • "Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep", 2022, The Lancet
  • "Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disturbance in Remitted Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis", 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • "Sleep and circadian rhythmicity as entangled processes serving homeostasis", 2023, Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  • "Self-reported sleep quality is more closely associated with mental and physical health than chronotype and sleep duration in young adults: A multi-instrument analysis", 2020, Journal of Sleep Research

Best Publications

  • Stability, Precision, and Near-24-Hour Period of the Human Circadian Pacemaker

    Charles A. Czeisler;Jeanne F. Duffy;Theresa L. Shanahan;Emery N. Brown

  • Contribution of the circadian pacemaker and the sleep homeostat to sleep propensity, sleep structure, electroencephalographic slow waves, and sleep spindle activity in humans

    Derk-Jan Dijk;Charles A. Czeisler

  • Sensitivity of the human circadian pacemaker to nocturnal light: melatonin phase resetting and suppression

    Jamie M. Zeitzer;Jamie M. Zeitzer;Derk‐Jan Dijk;Richard E. Kronauer;Richard E. Kronauer;Richard E. Kronauer;Emery N. Brown;Emery N. Brown;Emery N. Brown

  • Dose-response relationship for light intensity and ocular and electroencephalographic correlates of human alertness

    Christian Cajochen;Jamie M Zeitzer;Charles A Czeisler;Derk-Jan Dijk

  • Paradoxical timing of the circadian rhythm of sleep propensity serves to consolidate sleep and wakefulness in humans

    Derk-Jan Dijk;Charles A. Czeisler

  • Circadian and sleep/wake dependent aspects of subjective alertness and cognitive performance.

    Derk-Jan Dijk;Jeanne F. Duffy;Charles A. Czeisler

  • British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders.

    S. J. Wilson;D. J. Nutt;C. Alford;S. V. Argyropoulos

  • Blue-enriched white light in the workplace improves self-reported alertness, performance and sleep quality.

    Antoine U. Viola;Lynette M. James;Luc J.M. Schlangen;Derk Jan Dijk

  • Light as a modulator of cognitive brain function

    Gilles Vandewalle;Pierre Maquet;Derk-Jan Dijk

  • Sex difference in the near-24-hour intrinsic period of the human circadian timing system

    Jeanne F. Duffy;Sean W. Cain;Anne Marie Chang;Andrew J.K. Phillips

  • Effects of insufficient sleep on circadian rhythmicity and expression amplitude of the human blood transcriptome

    Carla S. Möller-Levet;Simon N. Archer;Giselda Bucca;Emma E. Laing

  • PER3 Polymorphism Predicts Sleep Structure and Waking Performance

    Antoine U. Viola;Simon N. Archer;Lynette M M. James;John A. Groeger

  • Circadian temperature and melatonin rhythms, sleep, and neurobehavioral function in humans living on a 20-h day

    James K. Wyatt;Angela Ritz-De Cecco;Charles A. Czeisler;Derk-Jan Dijk

  • Ageing and the circadian and homeostatic regulation of human sleep during forced desynchrony of rest, melatonin and temperature rhythms

    Derk-Jan Dijk;Jeanne F. Duffy;Eymard Riel;Theresa L. Shanahan

  • A MODEL OF HUMAN SLEEP HOMEOSTASIS BASED ON EEG SLOW-WAVE ACTIVITY - QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF DATA AND SIMULATIONS

    Peter Achermann;Derk-Jan Dijk;Daniel P. Brunner;Alexander A. Borbély

  • Sleep deprivation in rats: effects on EEG power spectra, vigilance states, and cortical temperature.

    P. Franken;Derk-Jan Dijk;I. Tobler;A. A. Borbely

  • Relationship of endogenous circadian melatonin and temperature rhythms to self-reported preference for morning or evening activity in young and older people.

    JF Duffy;DJ Dijk;EF Hall;CA Czeisler

  • The Functional and Clinical Significance of the 24-Hour Rhythm of Circulating Glucocorticoids

    Henrik Oster;Etienne Challet;Volker Ott;Emanuela Arvat

  • Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in schizophrenia

    Katharina Wulff;Derk-Jan Dijk;Benita Middleton;Russell G. Foster

  • Daytime Exposure to Bright Light, as Compared to Dim Light, Decreases Sleepiness and Improves Psychomotor Vigilance Performance

    Jo Phipps-Nelson;Jennifer R Redman;Derk-Jan Dijk;Shantha M W Rajaratnam

  • Complex interaction of the sleep-wake cycle and circadian phase modulates mood in healthy subjects.

    Diane B. Boivin;Charles A. Czeisler;Derk-Jan Dijk;Jeanne F. Duffy

  • Integration of human sleep-wake regulation and circadian rhythmicity.

    Derk Jan Dijk;Steven W. Lockley

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Archer
Simon Archer University of Surrey
Charles A. Czeisler
Charles A. Czeisler Brigham and Women's Hospital
Gilles Vandewalle
Gilles Vandewalle University of Liège
Pierre Maquet
Pierre Maquet University of Liège
John A. Groeger
John A. Groeger Nottingham Trent University
Jeanne F. Duffy
Jeanne F. Duffy Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alexander A. Borbély
Alexander A. Borbély University of Zurich
Christophe Phillips
Christophe Phillips University of Liège
Elizabeth B. Klerman
Elizabeth B. Klerman Harvard University
Christian Degueldre
Christian Degueldre University of Liège

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