2026 Edward O. Bixler: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	103	7287	6845	3816	3531	459	44830

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

2190
Citations
Effects of age on sleep apnea in men: I. Prevalence and severity.

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

1752
Citations
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

1637
Citations
Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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

1395
Citations
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

1252
Citations
Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines

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

1196
Citations
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

1026
Citations
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

957
Citations
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

833
Citations
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

796
Citations
Association of hypertension and sleep-disordered breathing.

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

733
Citations
Sleep apnea is a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome.

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

724
Citations
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

700
Citations
Sleep apnea and sleep disruption in obese patients.

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

637
Citations
Sleep apnoea in a hypertensive population.

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

633
Citations
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

632
Citations
Circadian interleukin-6 secretion and quantity and depth of sleep.

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

629
Citations
Chronic insomnia and activity of the stress system: A preliminary study

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

510
Citations
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

510
Citations
Obesity without sleep apnea is associated with daytime sleepiness.

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

452
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandros N. Vgontzas Pennsylvania State University

Anthony Kales Pennsylvania State University

Susan L. Calhoun Pennsylvania State University

George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Susan Dickerson Mayes Pennsylvania State University

Daniel A. Waschbusch Pennsylvania State University

Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz Complutense University of Madrid

Yanping Li Harvard University

Peter Hauri Mayo Clinic

Daniel J. Buysse University of Pittsburgh

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