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9257
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Ronald R. Grunstein publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald R. Grunstein sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 548 publications — 65th percentile

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Ronald R. Grunstein D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald R. Grunstein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ronald R. Grunstein is affiliated with the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research predominantly focuses on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, with notable contributions across cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work concentrates heavily on sleep-related topics, including sleep and wakefulness research, sleep and related disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea research. Additional research interests cover the neuroscience of respiration and sleep, circadian rhythm and melatonin, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and EEG and brain-computer interfaces.

Some of the frequent publication venues where Ronald R. Grunstein has contributed include:

  • SLEEP Advances
  • SLEEP
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Their recent papers highlight diverse topics within sleep and respiratory research:

  • "Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity," 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention," 2021, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "A Residual Based Attention Model for EEG Based Sleep Staging," 2020, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
  • "Cannabinoid therapies in the management of sleep disorders: A systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies," 2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • "The association of insomnia disorder characterised by objective short sleep duration with hypertension, diabetes and body mass index: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews

Ronald R. Grunstein frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • A D'Rozario
  • Brendon J. Yee
  • Christopher J. Gordon
  • Camilla M. Hoyos
  • Nathaniel S. Marshall

Best Publications

  • CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    R. D. McEvoy;N. A. Antic;E. Heeley;Y. Luo

  • Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment.

    Terri E Weaver;Ronald R Grunstein

  • Sleep Apnea as an Independent Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality: The Busselton Health Study

    Nathaniel S Marshall;Nathaniel S Marshall;Keith K H Wong;Keith K H Wong;Peter Y Liu;Stewart R J Cullen

  • Snoring and sleep apnea. A population study in Australian men.

    Helen Bearpark;Lynne Elliott;Ron Grunstein;Stewart Cullen

  • Sleepiness, sleep-disordered breathing, and accident risk factors in commercial vehicle drivers.

    Mark E. Howard;Anup V. Desai;Ronald R. Grunstein;Craig Hukins

  • Health outcomes of continuous positive airway pressure versus oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial.

    Craig L. Phillips;Ronald R. Grunstein;M. Ali Darendeliler;Anastasia S. Mihailidou

  • Sleep apnea and 20-year follow-up for all-cause mortality, stroke, and cancer incidence and mortality in the Busselton Health Study cohort.

    Nathaniel S Marshall;Keith K H Wong;Stewart R J Cullen;Matthew W Knuiman

  • Nocturnal non-invasive nasal ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a randomised controlled trial

    R D McEvoy;R J Pierce;D Hillman;A Esterman

  • Is sleep duration related to obesity? A critical review of the epidemiological evidence.

    Nathaniel S. Marshall;Nick Glozier;Ronald R. Grunstein;Ronald R. Grunstein

  • Snoring and sleep apnoea in men: association with central obesity and hypertension.

    R. Grunstein;I. Wilcox;Tian-Shun Yang;Y. Gould

  • “Syndrome Z”: the interaction of sleep apnoea, vascular risk factors and heart disease

    Ian Wilcox;Stephen G McNamara;Fiona L Collins;Ronald R Grunstein

  • Obstructive sleep apnea in obese noninsulin-dependent diabetic patients : effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on insulin responsiveness

    B Brooks;P A Cistulli;M Borkman;G Ross

  • Neuroendocrine dysfunction in sleep apnea: reversal by continuous positive airways pressure therapy.

    Ronald R. Grunstein;David J. Handelsman;Suanne J. Lawrence;Christopher Blackwell

  • Obstructive sleep apnea and depression

    Melanie Harris;Nick Glozier;Rajeev Ratnavadivel;Ronald R. Grunstein

  • Breathing during sleep in patients with nocturnal desaturation.

    H F Becker;A J Piper;W E Flynn;S G McNamara

  • Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group III: worldwide comorbidities of obesity.

    Ian D. Caterson;Van Hubbard;George A. Bray;Ron Grunstein

  • Randomised trial of CPAP vs bilevel support in the treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome without severe nocturnal desaturation

    Amanda J Piper;David Wang;David Wang;Brendon J Yee;Brendon J Yee;Brendon J Yee;David J Barnes

  • Ropinirole is effective in the treatment of restless legs syndrome. TREAT RLS 2: A 12-week, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study

    Arthur S Walters;William G Ondo;Tilman Dreykluft;Ron Grunstein

  • Sleep Apnea in Acromegaly

    Ronald R. Grunstein;Kian Y. Ho;Colin E. Sullivan

  • Association of serum leptin with hypoventilation in human obesity

    P R Phipps;E Starritt;I Caterson;R R Grunstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Delwyn J. Bartlett
Delwyn J. Bartlett University of Sydney
Colin E. Sullivan
Colin E. Sullivan University of Sydney
Sharon L. Naismith
Sharon L. Naismith University of Sydney
Peter Liu
Peter Liu University of Ottawa
Simon J.G. Lewis
Simon J.G. Lewis Macquarie University
Danny J. Eckert
Danny J. Eckert Flinders University
Jan Hedner
Jan Hedner Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Colin A. Espie
Colin A. Espie University of Oxford
Guy B. Marks
Guy B. Marks University of New South Wales
Leon Lack
Leon Lack Flinders University

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