2026 Ronald D. Chervin: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	95	10067	9445	5184	4787	392	33454

Overview

Ronald D. Chervin is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. The scientist's research primarily focuses on obstructive sleep apnea and its broader implications, as well as related sleep and respiratory disorders. Their academic work spans medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions in physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Chervin's main fields of study include:

Medicine
Neuroscience

The subfields of study in which Chervin has published are:

Physiology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

The central topics of their research work include:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Sleep and related disorders
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Tracheal and airway disorders
Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

Among several published works, notable recent papers include:

"Obstructive sleep apnea treatment and dementia risk in older adults," published in 2021 in SLEEP
"Adenotonsillectomy for Snoring and Mild Sleep Apnea in Children," published in 2023 in JAMA
"Neurobehavioral morbidity of pediatric mild sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea," published in 2022 in SLEEP
"Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy in treating mild obstructive sleep-disordered breathing," published in 2020 in BMJ Open
"Pre-stroke sleep duration and post-stroke depression," published in 2020 in Sleep Medicine

Frequently, Chervin collaborates with other researchers, including:

Galit Levi Dunietz
Louise M. O'Brien
Lynda D. Lisabeth
Devin L. Brown
Erin Case

The scientist's research has been published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

SLEEP
Sleep Medicine
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Stroke
Pediatric Pulmonology

Best Publications

Pediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ): validity and reliability of scales for sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, sleepiness, and behavioral problems.

Ronald D Chervin;Kristen Hedger;James E Dillon;Kenneth J Pituch

1658
Citations
Epidemiology of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Julie C. Lumeng;Ronald D. Chervin

1655
Citations
A Randomized Trial of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea

Carole L. Marcus;Reneé H. Moore;Reneé H. Moore;Carol L. Rosen;Bruno Giordani

1379
Citations
Atlas, rules, and recording techniques for the scoring of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in human sleep.

Mario Giovanni Terzano;Liborio Parrino;Adriano Sherieri;Ronald Chervin

957
Citations
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring with Oral Appliance Therapy: An Update for 2015.

Kannan Ramar;Leslie C. Dort;Sheri G. Katz;Christopher J. Lettieri

819
Citations
Symptoms of sleep disorders, inattention, and hyperactivity in children

Ronald D. Chervin;James E. Dillon;Claudio Bassetti;Dara A. Ganoczy

752
Citations
Inattention, hyperactivity, and symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing.

Ronald D. Chervin;Kristen Hedger Archbold;James E. Dillon;Parviz Panahi

719
Citations
Sleepiness, Fatigue, Tiredness, and Lack of Energy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Ronald D. Chervin

671
Citations
Developmental aspects of sleep hygiene: findings from the 2004 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll.

Jodi A. Mindell;Lisa J. Meltzer;Mary A. Carskadon;Ronald D. Chervin

635
Citations
Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students

Shelley D Hershner;Ronald D Chervin

586
Citations
Sleep-disordered breathing, behavior, and cognition in children before and after adenotonsillectomy.

Ronald D. Chervin;Deborah L. Ruzicka;Bruno J. Giordani;Robert A. Weatherly

582
Citations
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale may not reflect objective measures of sleepiness or sleep apnea

Ronald D. Chervin;Michael S. Aldrich

516
Citations
Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire: Prediction of Sleep Apnea and Outcomes

Ronald D. Chervin;Robert A. Weatherly;Susan L. Garetz;Deborah L. Ruzicka

463
Citations
Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Treatment

Tiffany J. Braley;Ronald D. Chervin

460
Citations
Sleepwalking and Sleep Terrors in Prepubertal Children: What Triggers Them?

Christian Guilleminault;Luciana Palombini;Rafael Pelayo;Ronald D. Chervin

447
Citations
Comparison of the results of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Multiple Sleep Latency Test.

Ronald D. Chervin;Michael S. Aldrich;Roberta Pickett;Christian Guilleminault

405
Citations
The visual scoring of sleep and arousal in infants and children.

Madeleine Grigg-Damberger;David Gozal;Carole L. Marcus;Stuart F. Quan

403
Citations
Associations between symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, restless legs, and periodic leg movements.

Ronald D Chervin;Kristen Hedger Archbold;James E Dillon;Kenneth J Pituch

400
Citations
A Randomized Trial of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea

Carole L. Marcus;Reneé H. Moore;Carol L. Rosen;Bruno Giordani

385
Citations
Epworth sleepiness scale

Ronald D. Chervin

92
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lewis B. Morgenstern University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Bruno Giordani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Christian Guilleminault Stanford University

Renée A. Shellhaas Washington University in St. Louis

Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Kirk A. Frey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Roger L. Albin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Benjamin M. Segal The Ohio State University

Beth A. Malow Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Carole L. Marcus University of Pennsylvania

External Links

Personal website of Ronald D. Chervin

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