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79548
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Thomas Roth 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 Thomas Roth sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 816 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Thomas Roth 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 Thomas Roth sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 138 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas Roth is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their research primarily focuses on sleep and related disorders, with significant work in sleep and wakefulness research, as well as circadian rhythm and melatonin studies.

Their scholarly output includes a substantial number of publications in several key scientific journals, notably:

  • SLEEP (42 publications)
  • Sleep Medicine (17 publications)
  • Neurology (6 publications)
  • SLEEP Advances (4 publications)
  • CNS Drugs (3 publications)

Roth's research spans important subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, public health including environmental and occupational health, and psychiatry and mental health.

Key topics addressed across their published work include:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Sleep and work-related fatigue
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Restless legs syndrome research

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Safety and efficacy of daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder: results from two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials," 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • "A randomized controlled trial of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in pregnant women," 2020, Sleep Medicine
  • "Predicting circadian misalignment with wearable technology: validation of wrist-worn actigraphy and photometry in night shift workers," 2020, SLEEP
  • "Epworth sleepiness scale: A meta-analytic study on the internal consistency," 2023, Sleep Medicine
  • "Sleep and alertness disturbance and substance use disorders: A bi-directional relation," 2021, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Thomas Roth has collaborated frequently with notable researchers in the field. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Yves Dauvilliers
  • Philip Cheng
  • Christopher L. Drake
  • Clete A. Kushida
  • David A. Kalmbach

In recognition of their contributions, Roth was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine

    Meir H. Kryger;Thomas Roth;William C. Dement.

  • Sleep disturbance and psychiatric disorders: A longitudinal epidemiological study of young Adults

    Naomi Breslau;Thomas Roth;Thomas Roth;Leon Rosenthal;Patricia Andreski

  • Mortality and apnea index in obstructive sleep apnea: experience in 385 male patients

    Jiang He;Meir H. Kryger;Frank J. Zorick;William Conway

  • Guidelines for the multiple sleep latency Test (MSLT) : a standard measure of sleepiness

    M A Carskadon;W C Dement;M M Mitler;T Roth

  • Surgical Correction of Anatomic Abnormalities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty:

    Shiro Fujita;William Conway;Frank Zorick;Thomas Roth

  • Insomnia: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences

    Thomas Roth

  • Characteristics of insomnia in the United States: results of the 1991 National Sleep Foundation Survey. I

    S Ancoli-Israel;T Roth

  • Place of chronic insomnia in the course of depressive and anxiety disorders.

    Maurice M Ohayon;Thomas Roth

  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Prevalence and Consequences Beyond that of Symptomatic Day Workers

    Christopher L. Drake;Christopher L. Drake;Timothy Roehrs;Timothy Roehrs;Gary Richardson;James K. Walsh

  • The association of insomnia with anxiety disorders and depression: Exploration of the direction of risk

    Eric O. Johnson;Thomas Roth;Naomi Breslau

  • Prevalence of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in the general population.

    Maurice M Ohayon;Thomas Roth

  • The pediatric daytime sleepiness scale (PDSS): sleep habits and school outcomes in middle-school children.

    Christopher Drake;Chelsea Nickel;Eleni Burduvali;Thomas Roth

  • Epidemiology of DSM-IV Insomnia in Adolescence: Lifetime Prevalence, Chronicity, and an Emergent Gender Difference

    Eric O Johnson;Thomas Roth;Lonni Schultz;Naomi Breslau

  • Prevalence, Demographics, and Psychological Associations of Sleep Disruption in Patients With Cancer: University of Rochester Cancer Center-Community Clinical Oncology Program

    Oxana G. Palesh;Joseph A. Roscoe;Karen M. Mustian;Thomas Roth

  • Insomnia and the performance of US workers: results from the America insomnia survey.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia A. Berglund;Catherine Coulouvrat;Goeran Hajak

  • Sleep-wake disorders based on a polysomnographic diagnosis. A national cooperative study.

    Richard M. Coleman;Howard P. Roffwarg;Stephen J. Kennedy;Christian Guilleminault

  • Daytime consequences and correlates of insomnia in the United States : Results of the 1991 National Sleep Foundation survey. II

    Thomas Roth;Sonia Ancoli-Israel

  • Sustained efficacy of eszopiclone over 6 months of nightly treatment: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with chronic insomnia.

    Andrew D. Krystal;James K. Walsh;Eugene Laska;Judy Caron

  • Sleep loss and REM sleep loss are hyperalgesic.

    Timothy Roehrs;Maren Hyde;Brandi Blaisdell;Mark Greenwald

  • Eszopiclone co-administered with fluoxetine in patients with insomnia coexisting with major depressive disorder.

    Maurizio Fava;W. Vaughn McCall;Andrew Krystal;Thomas Wessel

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy Roehrs
Timothy Roehrs Henry Ford Health System
Christopher L. Drake
Christopher L. Drake Henry Ford Health System
Frank Zorick
Frank Zorick Henry Ford Hospital
Joris C. Verster
Joris C. Verster Utrecht University
Andrew D. Krystal
Andrew D. Krystal University of California, San Francisco
Naomi Breslau
Naomi Breslau Michigan State University
Gary Zammit
Gary Zammit Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Daniel J. Buysse
Daniel J. Buysse University of Pittsburgh
Yves Dauvilliers
Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier
Johan Garssen
Johan Garssen Utrecht University

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