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Citations
44830
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7287
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Edward O. Bixler 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 Edward O. Bixler sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 459 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Edward O. Bixler 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 Edward O. Bixler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

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Overview

Edward O. Bixler is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on medicine, particularly in areas related to sleep and cardiovascular health.

The main fields of study for Edward O. Bixler include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Physiology

The primary topics addressed in their publications cover diverse areas such as:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Edward O. Bixler's frequent coauthors include:

  • Julio Fernández-Mendoza
  • Alexandros N. Vgontzas
  • Duanping Liao
  • Susan L. Calhoun
  • Fan He

They have published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • SLEEP
  • Circulation
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Sleep Research

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Edward O. Bixler include:

  • Association of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Elevated Blood Pressure and Orthostatic Hypertension in Adolescence, 2021, JAMA Cardiology
  • Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with cognitive impairment: a first look at cardiometabolic contributors to brain health, 2020, SLEEP
  • Trajectories of Insomnia Symptoms From Childhood Through Young Adulthood, 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • Effects of trazodone versus cognitive behavioral therapy in the insomnia with short sleep duration phenotype: a preliminary study, 2020, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Natural history of insomnia symptoms in the transition from childhood to adolescence: population rates, health disparities, and risk factors, 2020, SLEEP

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in women: effects of gender.

    Edward O. Bixler;Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Hung Mo Lin;Thomas Ten Have

  • Effects of age on sleep apnea in men: I. Prevalence and severity.

    Edward O. Bixler;Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Thomas Ten Have;Kathy Tyson

  • Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness and Fatigue: Relation to Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hypercytokinemia

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Dimitris A. Papanicolaou;Edward O. Bixler;Kenneth Hopper

  • Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

    Edward O Bixler;A. Kales;C. R. Soldatos;J. D. Kales

  • Elevation of Plasma Cytokines in Disorders of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Role of Sleep Disturbance and Obesity

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Dimitris A. Papanicolaou;Edward O. Bixler;Anthony Kales

  • Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;E. Zoumakis;E. O. Bixler;H. M. Lin

  • Chronic Insomnia Is Associated with Nyctohemeral Activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: Clinical Implications

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Edward O. Bixler;Hung Mo Lin;Paolo Prolo

  • Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in a General Population Sample: The Role of Sleep Apnea, Age, Obesity, Diabetes, and Depression

    E. O. Bixler;A. N. Vgontzas;H.-M. Lin;S. L. Calhoun

  • Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with a high risk for hypertension.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Duanping Liao;Edward O. Bixler;George P. Chrousos

  • Sleep disordered breathing in children in a general population sample: prevalence and risk factors.

    Edward O. Bixler;Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Hung Mo Lin;Duanping Liao

  • Association of hypertension and sleep-disordered breathing.

    Edward O. Bixler;Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Hung Mo Lin;Thomas Ten Have

  • Sleep apnea is a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Edward O. Bixler;George P. Chrousos

  • Insomnia with objective short sleep duration: the most biologically severe phenotype of the disorder.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Julio Fernandez-Mendoza;Duanping Liao;Edward O. Bixler

  • Sleep apnea and sleep disruption in obese patients.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Tjiauw L. Tan;Edward O. Bixler;Louis F. Martin

  • Sleep apnoea in a hypertensive population.

    Anthony Kales;Roger J. Cadieux;Lewis C. Shaw;Antonio Vela-Bueno

  • Insomnia With Objective Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes: A population-based study

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Duanping Liao;Slobodanka Pejovic;Susan Calhoun

  • Circadian interleukin-6 secretion and quantity and depth of sleep.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Dimitris A. Papanicolaou;Edward O. Bixler;Angela Lotsikas

  • Chronic insomnia and activity of the stress system: A preliminary study

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Constantine Tsigos;Edward O. Bixler;Constantine A. Stratakis

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness: Role of Insulin Resistance

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Richard S. Legro;Edward O. Bixler;Allison Grayev

  • Obesity without sleep apnea is associated with daytime sleepiness.

    Alexandras N. Vgontzas;Edward O. Bixler;Tjiauw Ling Tan;Deborah Kantner

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandros N. Vgontzas
Alexandros N. Vgontzas Pennsylvania State University
Anthony Kales
Anthony Kales Pennsylvania State University
Susan L. Calhoun
Susan L. Calhoun Pennsylvania State University
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Susan Dickerson Mayes
Susan Dickerson Mayes Pennsylvania State University
Daniel A. Waschbusch
Daniel A. Waschbusch Pennsylvania State University
Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz
Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz Complutense University of Madrid
Yanping Li
Yanping Li Harvard University
Peter Hauri
Peter Hauri Mayo Clinic
Daniel J. Buysse
Daniel J. Buysse University of Pittsburgh

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