2026 Derk-Jan Dijk: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	129	295	266	40	38	479	52099

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

2216
Citations
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

1619
Citations
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

1476
Citations
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

842
Citations
Paradoxical timing of the circadian rhythm of sleep propensity serves to consolidate sleep and wakefulness in humans

Derk-Jan Dijk;Charles A. Czeisler

792
Citations
Circadian and sleep/wake dependent aspects of subjective alertness and cognitive performance.

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

739
Citations
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

726
Citations
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

718
Citations
Light as a modulator of cognitive brain function

Gilles Vandewalle;Pierre Maquet;Derk-Jan Dijk

655
Citations
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

649
Citations
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

631
Citations
PER3 Polymorphism Predicts Sleep Structure and Waking Performance

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

611
Citations
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

611
Citations
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

586
Citations
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

569
Citations
Sleep deprivation in rats: effects on EEG power spectra, vigilance states, and cortical temperature.

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

553
Citations
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

551
Citations
The Functional and Clinical Significance of the 24-Hour Rhythm of Circulating Glucocorticoids

Henrik Oster;Etienne Challet;Volker Ott;Emanuela Arvat

545
Citations
Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in schizophrenia

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

533
Citations
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

505
Citations
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

488
Citations
Integration of human sleep-wake regulation and circadian rhythmicity.

Derk Jan Dijk;Steven W. Lockley

485
Citations