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Fred W. Turek

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
39518
World Ranking
8866
National Ranking
4566

Neuroscience

D-Index
98
Citations
39839
World Ranking
799
National Ranking
439

Fred W. Turek 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 Fred W. Turek sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 471 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.

Fred W. Turek 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 Fred W. Turek sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fred W. Turek is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with notable contributions in molecular biology, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's research themes revolve around sleep and wakefulness, gut microbiota and health, circadian rhythm and melatonin, sleep-related disorders, tryptophan and brain disorders, diet and metabolism, and stress responses involving cortisol.

Recent papers by Fred W. Turek include the following:

  • The importance of sleep regularity: a consensus statement of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability panel (2023, Sleep Health)
  • Repeated sleep disruption in mice leads to persistent shifts in the fecal microbiome and metabolome (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Ruminiclostridium 5, Parabacteroides distasonis, and bile acid profile are modulated by prebiotic diet and associate with facilitated sleep/clock realignment after chronic disruption of rhythms (2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • Effects of Immunization With the Soil-Derived Bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae on Stress Coping Behaviors and Cognitive Performance in a "Two Hit" Stressor Model (2021, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • Adverse impact of polyphasic sleep patterns in humans: Report of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability consensus panel (2021, Sleep Health)

Fred W. Turek has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SLEEP
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Sleep Health
  • npj Parkinson's Disease
  • PLoS ONE

The scientist often collaborates with a range of colleagues. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Martha Hotz Vitaterna
  • Kenneth P. Wright
  • Christopher A. Lowry
  • Pieter C. Dorrestein
  • Rob Knight

Best Publications

  • Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Circadian Clock Mutant Mice

    Fred W. Turek;Corinne Joshu;Corinne Joshu;Akira Kohsaka;Akira Kohsaka;Emily Lin;Emily Lin

  • Mutagenesis and Mapping of a Mouse Gene, Clock, Essential for Circadian Behavior

    Martha Hotz Vitaterna;David P. King;Anne-Marie Chang;Jon M. Kornhauser

  • Positional cloning of the mouse circadian clock gene.

    David P King;Yaliang Zhao;Ashvin M Sangoram;Lisa D Wilsbacher

  • High-fat diet disrupts behavioral and molecular circadian rhythms in mice.

    Akira Kohsaka;Aaron D. Laposky;Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey;Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey;Carmela Estrada

  • Circadian Timing of Food Intake Contributes to Weight Gain

    Deanna Marie Arble;Joseph Bass;Aaron D. Laposky;Martha H. Vitaterna

  • 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

  • Overview of circadian rhythms.

    Martha Hotz Vitaterna;Joseph S. Takahashi;Fred W. Turek

  • Circadian Disorganization Alters Intestinal Microbiota

    Robin M. Voigt;Christopher B. Forsyth;Stefan J. Green;Ece Mutlu

  • Sleep and circadian rhythms: key components in the regulation of energy metabolism.

    Aaron D. Laposky;Joseph Bass;Joseph Bass;Akira Kohsaka;Fred W. Turek

  • Circadian Clock Mutation Disrupts Estrous Cyclicity and Maintenance of Pregnancy

    Brooke H. Miller;Susan Losee Olson;Fred W. Turek;Jon E. Levine

  • Health consequences of electric lighting practices in the modern world: A report on the National Toxicology Program's workshop on shift work at night, artificial light at night, and circadian disruption

    Ruth M. Lunn;David E. Blask;Andrew N. Coogan;Mariana G. Figueiro

  • Circadian neural rhythms in mammals

    F W Turek

  • Circadian melatonin rhythm and excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson disease

    Aleksandar Videnovic;Charleston Noble;Kathryn J. Reid;Jie Peng

  • The Circadian Clock Mutation Alters Sleep Homeostasis in the Mouse

    Erik Naylor;Bernard M. Bergmann;Kristyn Krauski;Phyllis C. Zee

  • Deletion of the mammalian circadian clock gene BMAL1/Mop3 alters baseline sleep architecture and the response to sleep deprivation.

    Aaron Laposky;Amy Easton;Christine Dugovic;Jacqueline Walisser

  • Exercise elicits phase shifts and acute alterations of melatonin that vary with circadian phase

    Orfeu M. Buxton;Calvin W. Lee;Mireille L'Hermite-Balériaux;Fred W. Turek

  • Stimulated activity mediates phase shifts in the hamster circadian clock induced by dark pulses or benzodiazepines.

    O. Van Reeth;O. Van Reeth;F. W. Turek;F. W. Turek

  • Melatonin, sleep, and circadian rhythms: rationale for development of specific melatonin agonists

    Fred W. Turek;Martha U. Gillette

  • Effects of aging on the circadian rhythm of wheel-running activity in C57BL/6 mice

    Verónica S. Valentinuzzi;Verónica S. Valentinuzzi;Kathryn Scarbrough;Joseph S. Takahashi;Fred W. Turek

  • A benzodiazepine used in the treatment of insomnia phase-shifts the mammalian circadian clock

    Fred W. Turek;Susan Losee-Olson

  • Photoperiodic regulation of neuroendocrine-gonadal activity.

    Fred W. Turek;Constance S. Campbell

  • Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology

    Joseph S. Takahashi;Fred W. Turek;Robert Y. Moore

Frequent Co-Authors

Martha Hotz Vitaterna
Martha Hotz Vitaterna Northwestern University
Phyllis C. Zee
Phyllis C. Zee Northwestern University
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ali Keshavarzian
Ali Keshavarzian Rush University Medical Center
Kenneth P. Wright
Kenneth P. Wright University of Colorado Boulder
Monika Fleshner
Monika Fleshner University of Colorado Boulder
Etienne Challet
Etienne Challet University of Strasbourg
Pieter C. Dorrestein
Pieter C. Dorrestein University of California, San Diego
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Orfeu M. Buxton
Orfeu M. Buxton Pennsylvania State University

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