| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research | Sleep Medicine | 2001 | 5,399 |
| 2 | Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology | Sleep Medicine | 2003 | 2,868 |
| 3 | Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome | Sleep Medicine | 2003 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria – history, rationale, description, and significance | Sleep Medicine | 2014 | 1,123 |
| 5 | Pediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ): validity and reliability of scales for sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, sleepiness, and behavioral problems | Sleep Medicine | 2000 | 1,109 |
| 6 | Epidemiology of insomnia: Prevalence, self-help treatments, consultations, and determinants of help-seeking behaviors | Sleep Medicine | 2006 | 947 |
| 7 | Electronic media use and sleep in school-aged children and adolescents: A review | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 910 |
| 8 | Recent worldwide sleep patterns and problems during adolescence: A review and meta-analysis of age, region, and sleep | Sleep Medicine | 2011 | 876 |
| 9 | Comparison of actigraphic, polysomnographic, and subjective assessment of sleep parameters in sleep-disordered patients | Sleep Medicine | 2001 | 854 |
| 10 | Sleep, circadian rhythms, and delayed phase in adolescence | Sleep Medicine | 2007 | 842 |
| 11 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Sao Paulo Epidemiologic Sleep Study | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 761 |
| 12 | Short sleep duration and health outcomes: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression | Sleep Medicine | 2017 | 710 |
| 13 | Delayed emergence of a parkinsonian disorder or dementia in 81% of older men initially diagnosed with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a 16-year update on a previously reported series | Sleep Medicine | 2013 | 688 |
| 14 | Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Sleep Medicine | 2011 | 634 |
| 15 | Metabolic consequences of sleep and sleep loss | Sleep Medicine | 2008 | 601 |
| 16 | Impact, diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a primary care population: the REST (RLS epidemiology, symptoms, and treatment) primary care study | Sleep Medicine | 2004 | 588 |
| 17 | Atlas, rules, and recording techniques for the scoring of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in human sleep | Sleep Medicine | 2001 | 561 |
| 18 | The enemy who sealed the world: effects quarantine due to the COVID-19 on sleep quality, anxiety, and psychological distress in the Italian population | Sleep Medicine | 2020 | 552 |
| 19 | Psychometric properties of the Medical Outcomes Study Sleep measure | Sleep Medicine | 2005 | 484 |
| 20 | Neurobiology of REM and NREM sleep | Sleep Medicine | 2007 | 479 |
| 21 | The official World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) standards for recording and scoring periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS) and wakefulness (PLMW) developed in collaboration with a task force from the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) | Sleep Medicine | 2006 | 444 |
| 22 | An efficacy, safety, and dose–response study of Ramelteon in patients with chronic primary insomnia | Sleep Medicine | 2006 | 425 |
| 23 | Sleep-dependent memory consolidation and reconsolidation | Sleep Medicine | 2007 | 425 |
| 24 | Who gets the best sleep? Ethnic and socioeconomic factors related to sleep complaints | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 423 |
| 25 | Aerobic exercise improves self-reported sleep and quality of life in older adults with insomnia | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 423 |
| 26 | Developmental aspects of sleep hygiene: Findings from the 2004 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll | Sleep Medicine | 2009 | 414 |
| 27 | Associations of frequent sleep insufficiency with health-related quality of life and health behaviors | Sleep Medicine | 2005 | 412 |
| 28 | Prevalence of sleep disturbances, disorders, and problems following traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis | Sleep Medicine | 2012 | 405 |
| 29 | Measuring sleep quality | Sleep Medicine | 2008 | 386 |
| 30 | Dopamine and iron in the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome (RLS) | Sleep Medicine | 2004 | 366 |
| 31 | Prevalence of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea among adult surgical patients in an academic medical center | Sleep Medicine | 2009 | 365 |
| 32 | Melatonin for treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder in neurologic disorders: results in 14 patients | Sleep Medicine | 2003 | 364 |
| 33 | Sleep patterns and sleep disturbances across pregnancy | Sleep Medicine | 2015 | 364 |
| 34 | Insomnia and its relationship to health-care utilization, work absenteeism, productivity and accidents | Sleep Medicine | 2009 | 352 |
| 35 | Circadian rhythms, sleep, and the menstrual cycle | Sleep Medicine | 2007 | 351 |
| 36 | Cross-cultural differences in infant and toddler sleep | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 351 |
| 37 | Sleep duration and obesity among adults: a meta-analysis of prospective studies | Sleep Medicine | 2014 | 348 |
| 38 | Poor sleep as a potential causal factor in aggression and violence | Sleep Medicine | 2012 | 329 |
| 39 | Clinicopathologic correlations in 172 cases of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder with or without a coexisting neurologic disorder | Sleep Medicine | 2013 | 326 |
| 40 | Efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | Sleep Medicine | 2020 | 320 |
| 41 | Epidemiological and clinical relevance of insomnia diagnosis algorithms according to the DSM-IV and the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD) | Sleep Medicine | 2009 | 304 |
| 42 | Assessing insomnia in adolescents: Comparison of Insomnia Severity Index, Athens Insomnia Scale and Sleep Quality Index | Sleep Medicine | 2011 | 292 |
| 43 | Melatonin receptors: Role on sleep and circadian rhythm regulation | Sleep Medicine | 2007 | 290 |
| 44 | Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills | Sleep Medicine | 2008 | 289 |
| 45 | Use of the ‘BEARS’ sleep screening tool in a pediatric residents' continuity clinic: a pilot study | Sleep Medicine | 2005 | 285 |
| 46 | Self-reported sleep duration and cognitive performance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Sleep Medicine | 2016 | 285 |
| 47 | Prevalence and correlates of restless legs syndrome symptoms in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort | Sleep Medicine | 2006 | 282 |
| 48 | Sleep in children with autistic spectrum disorder | Sleep Medicine | 2010 | 280 |
| 49 | Sleep duration and mortality: the effect of short or long sleep duration on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in working men and women | Sleep Medicine | 2002 | 277 |
| 50 | Sleep disturbance in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease | Sleep Medicine | 2005 | 274 |
