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William C. Dement 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 William C. Dement sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 387 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William C. Dement 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 William C. Dement sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 118 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

William C. Dement was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spanned interdisciplinary fields including Medicine, Engineering, and Neuroscience, with specific subfields such as Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's main topics of work included:

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Their publication record features work primarily in the venue Annals of the American Thoracic Society. One notable recent paper was titled:

  • "Automated Apnea-Hypopnea Index from Oximetry and Spectral Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Coupling," published in 2021 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Frequent collaborators in their research included:

  • Haitham S. Al Ashry
  • Hugi Hilmisson
  • Yue-Nan Ni
  • Robert J. Thomas
  • Clete A. Kushida

William C. Dement received recognition through membership and fellowships in prestigious organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1984
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), awarded in 1983

The scientist's research contributed to advancing understanding in areas linked to sleep disorders and physiological monitoring techniques, involving both theoretical approaches and applied biomedical technologies. Their work in obstructive sleep apnea and its monitoring is reflected across multiple topics and publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine

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

  • Quantification of sleepiness: a new approach.

    E. Hoddes;V. Zarcone;H. Smythe;R. Phillips

  • Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility, and dreaming.

    William Dement;Nathaniel Kleitman

  • Ontogenetic Development of the Human Sleep-Dream Cycle

    Howard P. Roffwarg;Joseph N. Muzio;William C. Dement

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

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

  • The sleep apnea syndromes.

    C Guilleminault;and A Tilkian;W C Dement

  • Amplified RNA synthesized from limited quantities of heterogeneous cDNA.

    R N Van Gelder;M E von Zastrow;A Yool;W C Dement

  • Chapter 2 – Normal Human Sleep: An Overview

    Mary A. Carskadon;William C. Dement

  • Comparison of actigraphic, polysomnographic, and subjective assessment of sleep parameters in sleep-disordered patients

    Clete A Kushida;Arthur Chang;Chirag Gadkary;Christian Guilleminault

  • The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: an objective method for the study of dreaming.

    William Dement;Nathaniel Kleitman

  • Catastrophes, sleep, and public policy: consensus report

    M M Mitler;M A Carskadon;C A Czeisler;W C Dement

  • The effect of dream deprivation.

    William Dement

  • The Effects of Sleep Extension on the Athletic Performance of Collegiate Basketball Players

    Cheri D. Mah;Kenneth E. Mah;Eric J. Kezirian;William C. Dement

  • Pubertal changes in daytime sleepiness.

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

  • The Sleep Disorders Questionnaire I: Creation and Multivariate Structure of SDQ

    A. B. Douglass;R. Bornstein;G. Nino-Murcia;Sharon Keenan

  • Cumulative Effects of Sleep Restriction on Daytime Sleepiness

    Mary A. Carskadon;William C. Dement

  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome: A Chronobiological Disorder With Sleep-Onset Insomnia

    Elliot D. Weitzman;Charles A. Czeisler;Richard M. Coleman;Arthur J. Spielman

  • The occurence of low voltage, fast, electroencephalogram patterns during behavioral sleep in the cat

    William Dement

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness in man: multiple sleep latency measurement in narcoleptic and control subjects

    Gary S Richardson;Mary A Carskadon;Wayne Flagg;Johanna Van den Hoed

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Guilleminault
Christian Guilleminault Stanford University
Mary A. Carskadon
Mary A. Carskadon Brown University
Emmanuel Mignot
Emmanuel Mignot Stanford University
Seiji Nishino
Seiji Nishino Stanford University
Donald L. Bliwise
Donald L. Bliwise Emory University
Jack D. Barchas
Jack D. Barchas Cornell University
Vincent P. Zarcone
Vincent P. Zarcone Stanford University
Clete A. Kushida
Clete A. Kushida Stanford University
Thomas S. Kilduff
Thomas S. Kilduff SRI International
Mehdi Tafti
Mehdi Tafti University of Lausanne

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