2026 Thomas F. Anders: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	51	5224	4845	2862	2592	132	10455

Overview

Thomas F. Anders is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans key areas within psychology and neuroscience, focusing particularly on disorders and developmental conditions related to infant and child health.

The main fields of study in their work include:

Psychology
Neuroscience

Within these fields, their contributions emphasize several subfields such as:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Pharmacy

Their research covers a variety of topics, primarily:

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Family and Disability Support Research
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Sleep and Related Disorders
Infant Health and Development
Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include:

Maristella Lucchini
Shambhavi Thakur
Natalie Barnett
Stephen J. Sheinkopf
Michal Kahn

Their work has been published multiple times in prominent venues such as:

Scientific Reports
Sleep Medicine
SLEEP
Autism Research
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Notable recent papers include:

"Autism Heterogeneity in a Densely Sampled U.S. Population: Results From the First 1,000 Participants in the RI-CART Study" (2020, Autism Research)
"Behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems: the role of parental cry tolerance and sleep-related cognitions" (2020, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine)
"The impact of extreme summer temperatures in the United Kingdom on infant sleep: Implications for learning and development" (2023, Scientific Reports)
"Sleep Problems and Autism Impairments in a Large Community Sample of Children and Adolescents" (2022, Child Psychiatry & Human Development)
"From ontogenesis to clinical practice: waking up to infant sleep" (2023, SLEEP Advances)

Best Publications

Pubertal changes in daytime sleepiness.

Mary A. Carskadon;Kim Harvey;Paula Duke;Thomas F. Anders

745
Citations
A Social Adjustment Enhancement Intervention for High Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS.

Marjorie Solomon;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Thomas F. Anders

506
Citations
The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire in toddlers and preschool children.

Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Stephanie L. Sitnick;Karen Tang;Jingyi Liu

409
Citations
Nighttime sleep-wake patterns and self-soothing from birth to one year of age: a longitudinal intervention study.

Melissa M. Burnham;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Erika E. Gaylor;Thomas F. Anders

405
Citations
Infant sleep problems: Origins, assessment, interventions

Avi Sadeh;Thomas F. Anders

389
Citations
The Motherhood Constellation: A Unified View of Parent-Infant Psychotherapy

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332
Citations
Night Waking, Sleep-Wake Organization, and Self-Soothing in the First Year of Life

Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Melissa M. Burnham;Erika E. Gaylor;Thomas F. Anders

326
Citations
The detection and treatment of psychiatric disorders and substance use among pregnant women cared for in obstetrics

Rosemary H. Kelly;Douglas F. Zatzick;Thomas F. Anders

320
Citations
Infant-parent co-sleeping in an evolutionary perspective: implications for understanding infant sleep development and the sudden infant death syndrome.

James J. McKenna;Evelyn B. Thoman;Thomas F. Anders;Abraham Sadeh

285
Citations
The Efficacy of Melatonin for Sleep Problems in Children with Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, or Autism and Fragile X Syndrome

Juthamas Wirojanan;Juthamas Wirojanan;Sebastien Jacquemont;Sebastien Jacquemont;Rafael Diaz;Rafael Diaz;Susan Bacalman

257
Citations
Sleep patterns of children with pervasive developmental disorders.

Ryan D. Honomichl;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Melissa Burnham;Erika Gaylor

255
Citations
PEDIATRIC SLEEP DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF THE PAST 10 YEARS

Thomas F. Anders;Lisa A. Eiben

229
Citations
The use of actigraphy to study sleep disorders in preschoolers: some concerns about detection of nighttime awakenings.

Stephanie L. Sitnick;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Thomas F. Anders

222
Citations
Night-Waking in Infants During the First Year of Life

Thomas F. Anders

207
Citations
Infant Sleep, Nighttime Relationships, and Attachment

Thomas F. Anders

207
Citations
Sleep Patterns in Preschool-Age Children With Autism, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development

Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Karen Tang;Jingyi Liu;Thomas F. Anders

200
Citations
Genetic and immunologic considerations in autism.

Elena Korvatska;Judith A Van de Water;Thomas F. Anders;M. Eric Gershwin

189
Citations
Maternal panic disorder: infant temperament, neurophysiology, and parenting behaviors.

Susan L. Warren;Megan R. Gunnar;Jerome Kagan;Thomas F. Anders

186
Citations
Infant temperament, sleep organization, and nighttime parental interventions

M. A. Keener;C. H. Zeanah;T. F. Anders

180
Citations
A longitudinal follow-up study of young children's sleep patterns using a developmental classification system.

Erika E. Gaylor;Melissa M. Burnham;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Thomas F. Anders

153
Citations
Sleep habits of children and the identification of pathologically sleepy children.

Thomas F. Anders;Mary A. Carskadon;William C. Dement;Kim Harvey

131
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Beth L. Goodlin-Jones University of California, Davis

Charles H. Zeanah Tulane University

Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

Blythe A. Corbett Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Randi J Hagerman University of California, Davis

Ronald Seifer Brown University

Douglas A. Granger University of California, Irvine

James J. Hudziak University of Vermont

Ronald E. Dahl University of California, Berkeley

Megan R. Gunnar University of Minnesota

External Links

Personal website of Thomas F. Anders

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