2026 Emmanuel Mignot: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	128	2707	2524	1513	1389	670	62200

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Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2004 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Emmanuel Mignot is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions to cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. Additional subfields include neurology, physiology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's work covers core topics in sleep and wakefulness research, including sleep-related disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, circadian rhythm and melatonin regulation, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and restless legs syndrome research.

Notable recent publications by Emmanuel Mignot include:

Safety and efficacy of daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder: results from two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials (2022), published in The Lancet Neurology

Frequent co-authors with whom Emmanuel Mignot has collaborated extensively are:

Poul Jennum
Andreas Brink-Kjær
Helge B. D. Sørensen
Emmanuel During
Yves Dauvilliers

The scientist publishes regularly in the following venues:

SLEEP
Sleep Medicine
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neurology
Brain

Emmanuel Mignot has been recognized by several awards and memberships, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2005)
W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2004)
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Reduced Leptin, Elevated Ghrelin, and Increased Body Mass Index

Shahrad Taheri;Ling Lin;Diane Austin;Terry Young

3082
Citations
The Sleep Disorder Canine Narcolepsy Is Caused by a Mutation in the Hypocretin (Orexin) Receptor 2 Gene

Ling Lin;Juliette Faraco;Robin Li;Hiroshi Kadotani

3021
Citations
A mutation in a case of early onset narcolepsy and a generalized absence of hypocretin peptides in human narcoleptic brains

Christelle Peyron;Juliette Faraco;William Rogers;Beth Ripley

2431
Citations
Hypocretin (orexin) deficiency in human narcolepsy

Seiji Nishino;Beth Ripley;Sebastiaan Overeem;Gert Jan Lammers

2087
Citations
The role of cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin measurement in the diagnosis of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias.

Emmanuel Mignot;Gert Jan Lammers;Beth Ripley;Michele Okun

1314
Citations
The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.

Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Manjula Darshi;Stefan J. Green;Ruben C. Gur

1121
Citations
Narcolepsy with cataplexy

Yves Dauvilliers;Isabelle Arnulf;Emmanuel Mignot

870
Citations
Dopaminergic role in stimulant-induced wakefulness.

Jonathan P. Wisor;Seiji Nishino;Ichiro Sora;George H. Uhl

865
Citations
Genetic and familial aspects of narcolepsy

Emmanuel Mignot

734
Citations
A CLOCK Polymorphism Associated with Human Diurnal Preference

Daniel Katzenberg;Terry Young;Laurel Finn;Ling Lin

725
Citations
Complex HLA-DR and -DQ Interactions Confer Risk of Narcolepsy-Cataplexy in Three Ethnic Groups

Emmanuel Mignot;Ling Lin;William Rogers;Yutaka Honda

697
Citations
Narcolepsy onset is seasonal and increased following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in China.

Fang Han;Ling Lin;Simon C. Warby;Juliette Faraco

564
Citations
Narcolepsy is strongly associated with the T-cell receptor alpha locus.

Joachim Hallmayer;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin;Stephanie Hesselson

546
Citations
Low cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin (orexin) and altered energy homeostasis in human narcolepsy

Seiji Nishino;Beth Ripley;Sebastiaan Overeem;Sebastiaan Overeem;Sona Nevsimalova

545
Citations
Pharmacological aspects of human and canine narcolepsy

Seiji Nishino;Emmanuel Mignot

507
Citations
Fluctuation of extracellular hypocretin-1 (orexin A) levels in the rat in relation to the light-dark cycle and sleep-wake activities

Y. Yoshida;N. Fujiki;T. Nakajima;B. Ripley

498
Citations
Slow wave sleep disruption increases cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β levels.

Yo-El S Ju;Sharon J Ooms;Courtney Sutphen;Shannon L. Macauley

494
Citations
CSF hypocretin/orexin levels in narcolepsy and other neurological conditions.

B Ripley;S Overeem;N Fujiki;S Nevsimalova

488
Citations
HLA DQB1*0602 is Associated With Cataplexy in 509 Narcoleptic Patients

E Mignot;R Hayduk;J Black;F C Grumet

487
Citations
Sleeping with the hypothalamus: emerging therapeutic targets for sleep disorders.

Emmanuel Mignot;Shahrad Taheri;Seiji Nishino

474
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ling Lin Stanford University

Seiji Nishino Stanford University

Giuseppe Plazzi University of Bologna

Poul Jennum University of Copenhagen

William C. Dement Stanford University

Fabio Pizza University of Bologna

Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier

Christian Guilleminault Stanford University

Jamie M. Zeitzer Stanford University

Isabelle Arnulf Sorbonne University

External Links

Personal website of Emmanuel Mignot

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