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Overview

Oskar G. Jenni is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Education, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main research topics include:

  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Infant Health and Development

The recent publications authored or co-authored by Jenni cover a range of studies related to child health and development. Some key papers include:

  • "Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors" (2022), published in Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  • "Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Early Childhood: Stability and Relationship" (2020), published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "Association Between Homeschooling and Adolescent Sleep Duration and Health During COVID-19 Pandemic High School Closures" (2022), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "The Importance of Childhood for Adult Health and Development-Study Protocol of the Zurich Longitudinal Studies" (2021), published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • "The relationship of parenting style and eating behavior in preschool children" (2022), published in BMC Psychology

Jenni has frequently collaborated with several colleagues, including:

  • Tanja H. Kakebeeke
  • Flavia M. Wehrle
  • Jon Caflisch
  • Dominique A. Eichelberger
  • Einat A. Schmutz

Their work is often published in established journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Pediatrics
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Sleep duration from infancy to adolescence: reference values and generational trends.

    Ivo Iglowstein;Oskar G Jenni;Oskar G Jenni;Luciano Molinari;Remo H Largo

  • Regulation of Adolescent Sleep: Implications for Behavior

    Mary A. Carskadon;Christine Acebo;Oskar G. Jenni

  • Children's sleep: an interplay between culture and biology.

    Oskar G Jenni;Bonnie B O'Connor

  • Homeostatic sleep regulation in adolescents.

    Oskar G. Jenni;Oskar G. Jenni;Peter Achermann;Mary A. Carskadon

  • Agreement rates between actigraphy, diary, and questionnaire for children's sleep patterns.

    Helene Werner;Luciano Molinari;Caroline Guyer;Oskar G. Jenni

  • Mapping of Cortical Activity in the First Two Decades of Life: A High-Density Sleep Electroencephalogram Study

    Salomé Kurth;Maya Ringli;Anja Geiger;Monique LeBourgeois;Monique LeBourgeois

  • Blue Blocker Glasses as a Countermeasure for Alerting Effects of Evening Light-Emitting Diode Screen Exposure in Male Teenagers

    Stéphanie van der Lely;Silvia Frey;Corrado Garbazza;Anna Wirz-Justice

  • Sleep tendency during extended wakefulness: insights into adolescent sleep regulation and behavior

    Daniel J. Taylor;Oskar G. Jenni;Oskar G. Jenni;Christine Acebo;Mary A. Carskadon

  • EEG Sleep Slow-Wave Activity as a Mirror of Cortical Maturation

    Andreas Buchmann;Maya Ringli;Salomé Kurth;Margot Schaerer

  • Spectral analysis of the sleep electroencephalogram during adolescence.

    Oskar G. Jenni;Mary A. Carskadon

  • A longitudinal study of bed sharing and sleep problems among swiss children in the first 10 years of life

    Oskar G. Jenni;Heidi Zinggeler Fuhrer;Ivo Iglowstein;Luciano Molinari

  • Assessment of Chronotype in Four- to Eleven-Year-Old Children: Reliability and Validity of the Children's ChronoType Questionnaire (CCTQ)

    Helene Werner;Monique K. LeBourgeois;Anja Geiger;Oskar G. Jenni

  • Interventions to Promote Fundamental Movement Skills in Childcare and Kindergarten: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kristin Wick;Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann;Nico D. Monn;Thomas Radtke

  • Development of the nocturnal sleep electroencephalogram in human infants

    Oskar G Jenni;Alexander A Borbély;Peter Achermann

  • Characteristics of sleep slow waves in children and adolescents

    Salomé Kurth;Oskar G. Jenni;Brady A. Riedner;Giulio Tononi

  • Understanding sleep-wake behavior and sleep disorders in children: the value of a model

    Oskar G. Jenni;Monique K. LeBourgeois

  • Sleep Duration From Ages 1 to 10 Years: Variability and Stability in Comparison With Growth

    Oskar G. Jenni;Luciano Molinari;Jon A. Caflisch;Remo H. Largo

  • The Sleep EEG as a Marker of Intellectual Ability in School Age Children

    Anja Geiger;Reto Huber;Reto Huber;Reto Huber;Salomé Kurth;Salomé Kurth;Maya Ringli;Maya Ringli

  • Children with congenital hypothyroidism: long-term intellectual outcome after early high-dose treatment.

    Anastasia Dimitropoulos;Luciano Molinari;Katharina Etter;Toni Torresani

  • Sleep Behavior and Sleep Regulation from Infancy through Adolescence: Normative Aspects

    Oskar G. Jenni;Mary A. Carskadon

  • Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences

    Oskar G Jenni

Frequent Co-Authors

Reto Huber
Reto Huber University of Zurich
Peter Achermann
Peter Achermann University of Zurich
Daniel Brandeis
Daniel Brandeis University of Zurich
Ulrike Ehlert
Ulrike Ehlert University of Zurich
Brady A. Riedner
Brady A. Riedner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anita Rauch
Anita Rauch University of Zurich
Susanne Walitza
Susanne Walitza University of Zurich
Hans-Peter Landolt
Hans-Peter Landolt University of Zurich
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Douglas C. Dean
Douglas C. Dean University of Wisconsin–Madison

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