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Overview

Simon D. Kyle is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a notable emphasis on sleep-related topics.

The main areas of study covered in their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these, their subfields of study are:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • General Health Professions

The key research topics addressed encompass:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Simon D. Kyle has published extensively in prominent venues, including:

  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SLEEP
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • ISRCTN registry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher are:

  • Colin A. Espie
  • David Ray
  • Kai Spiegelhalder
  • Martin K. Rutter
  • Leonie Maurer

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Simon D. Kyle include:

  • The European Insomnia Guideline: An update on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 2023, published in 2023 in the Journal of Sleep Research
  • Insomnia disorder: State of the science and challenges for the future, 2022, Journal of Sleep Research
  • Night shift work is associated with an increased risk of asthma, 2020, Thorax
  • The clinical effects of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • The sleep-circadian interface: A window into mental disorders, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of online cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia disorder delivered via an automated media-rich web application.

    Colin A. Espie;Simon D. Kyle;Chris Williams;Jason C. Ong

  • Insomnia and health-related quality of life.

    Simon D. Kyle;Kevin Morgan;Colin A. Espie

  • Genome-wide association study identifies genetic loci for self-reported habitual sleep duration supported by accelerometer-derived estimates

    Hassan S. Dashti;Hassan S. Dashti;Samuel E. Jones;Andrew R. Wood;Jacqueline M. Lane;Jacqueline M. Lane

  • The European Insomnia Guideline: An update on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 2023

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  • The Sleep Condition Indicator: a clinical screening tool to evaluate insomnia disorder

    Colin A Espie;Simon D Kyle;Peter Hames;Maria Gardani

  • Effect of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on health, psychological well-being, and sleep-related quality of life: a randomized clinical trial

    Colin A. Espie;Richard Emsley;Simon D. Kyle;Christopher Gordon

  • Genome-wide association analyses of sleep disturbance traits identify new loci and highlight shared genetics with neuropsychiatric and metabolic traits

    Jacqueline M Lane;Jingjing Liang;Irma Vlasac;Irma Vlasac;Simon G Anderson;Simon G Anderson

  • Insomnia disorder: State of the science and challenges for the future

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  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel loci for chronotype in 100,420 individuals from the UK Biobank

    Jacqueline M. Lane;Irma Vlasac;Irma Vlasac;Simon G. Anderson;Simon D. Kyle

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A meta-analysis of long-term effects in controlled studies

    Tanja van der Zweerde;Lampros Bisdounis;Simon D. Kyle;Jaap Lancee

  • Social interactions, emotion and sleep: A systematic review and research agenda

    Louise Beattie;Simon D. Kyle;Colin A. Espie;Stephany M. Biello

  • Genome-wide association analysis of self-reported daytime sleepiness identifies 42 loci that suggest biological subtypes

    Heming Wang;Heming Wang;Jacqueline M. Lane;Jacqueline M. Lane;Samuel E. Jones;Hassan S. Dashti;Hassan S. Dashti

  • Heart rate and heart rate variability in subjectively reported insomnia.

    Kai Spiegelhalder;Lena Fuchs;Johannes Ladwig;Simon D. Kyle

  • Sleep restriction therapy for insomnia is associated with reduced objective total sleep time, increased daytime somnolence, and objectively impaired vigilance: implications for the clinical management of insomnia disorder.

    Simon D. Kyle;Christopher B. Miller;Zoe Rogers;A. Niroshan Siriwardena

  • “… Not Just a Minor Thing, It Is Something Major, Which Stops You From Functioning Daily”: Quality of Life and Daytime Functioning in Insomnia

    Simon D. Kyle;Colin A. Espie;Kevin Morgan

  • No pain, no gain: an exploratory within-subjects mixed-methods evaluation of the patient experience of sleep restriction therapy (SRT) for insomnia.

    Simon D. Kyle;Kevin Morgan;Kai Spiegelhalder;Colin A. Espie

  • The evidence base of sleep restriction therapy for treating insomnia disorder.

    Christopher B. Miller;Christopher B. Miller;Colin A. Espie;Dana R. Epstein;Dana R. Epstein;Leah Friedman;Leah Friedman

  • Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality predict next-day suicidal ideation: an ecological momentary assessment study.

    Donna L Littlewood;Simon D Kyle;Lesley-Anne Carter;Sarah Peters

  • A systematic review of the nature and correlates of sleep disturbance in early psychosis

    Gabriel Davies;Gillian Haddock;Alison R. Yung;Lee D. Mulligan

  • The effectiveness of behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapies for insomnia on depressive and fatigue symptoms: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Andrea Ballesio;Maria Raisa Jessica V. Aquino;Bernd Feige;Anna F. Johann

  • Sleep and cognitive performance: cross-sectional associations in the UK Biobank

    Simon D. Kyle;Claire E. Sexton;Bernd Feige;Annemarie I. Luik

  • The daytime impact of DSM-5 insomnia disorder: Comparative analysis of insomnia subtypes from the Great British Sleep Survey

    Colin A. Espie;Simon D. Kyle;Peter Hames;Eva Cyhlarova

  • Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (dCBT) for Insomnia: a State-of-the-Science Review.

    Annemarie I. Luik;Simon D. Kyle;Colin A. Espie

  • High Resolution Examination of the Role of Sleep Disturbance in Predicting Functioning and Psychotic Symptoms in Schizophrenia:: A Novel Experience Sampling Study

    Lee D Mulligan;Gillian Haddock;Richard Emsley;Sandra T Neil

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Feige
Bernd Feige University of Freiburg
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard Emsley
Richard Emsley King's College London
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Shaun Purcell
Shaun Purcell Harvard Medical School
Christoph Nissen
Christoph Nissen University of Geneva
Timothy M. Frayling
Timothy M. Frayling University of Geneva
Claire E. Sexton
Claire E. Sexton University of Oxford
Gillian Haddock
Gillian Haddock Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Cristen J. Willer
Cristen J. Willer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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