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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Most Cited Chronotype Research Papers

By: Ray Norbury  
Open Access
|Jan 2017

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Table 1

The one hundred most cited chronotype articles ranked in order of total citations received. Where there is equal ranking articles in the same rank received an equal number of citations.

RankingArticle detailsTotal Citations
1Roenneberg, T. Life between clocks: Daily temporal patterns of human chronotypes. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2003; 18(1): 80–90. Keywords: Circadian; clock; human; light; sleep; chronotype438
2Wittmann, M. Social jetlag: Misalignment of biological and social time. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2006; 23(1–2): 497–509. Keywords: Chronotype; morningness-eveningness; psychological wellbeing; sleep quality; smoking habits345
3Roenneberg, T. Epidemiology of the human circadian clock. SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS 2007; 11(6): 429–438. Keywords: Chronotype; sleep duration; sleep deprivation; entrainment; zeitgeber; light293
4Giannotti, F. Circadian preference, sleep and daytime behaviour in adolescence. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2002; 11(3): 191–199. Keywords: Chronotype; sleep; daytime behaviour; adoclescence; epidemiology276
5Roenneberg, T. Social Jetlag and Obesity. CURRENT BIOLOGY 2012; 22(10): 939–943. Keywords: Not provided. A video abstract can be viewed here160
6Schmidt, C. A time to think: Circadian rhythms in human cognition. COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 2007; 24(7): 755–789. Keywords: Time of day; circadian; chronotype; cognitive performance; ageing159
7Adan, A. Circadian Typology: A Comprehensive Review. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2012; 29(9): 1153–1175. Keywords: Age; circadian typology; chronotype; cognitive performance; morningness-eveningness; personality; psychiatric disorder; sex; shifwork152
8Bailey, S. Circadian rhythmicity of cortisol and body temperature: Morningness-eveningness effects. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2001; 18(2): 249–261. Keywords: Adult; body temperature; chronotype; circadian rhythm; human; hydrocortisone; larks; owls146
8Taillard, J. Morningness/eveningness and the need for sleep. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 1999; 8(4): 291–295. Keywords: Chronic sleep deprivation; daytime somnolence; morningness/eveningness; sleelp hygiene; sleep need; sleep/wake habits146
10Carrier, J. Sleep and morningness-eveningness in the ‘middle’ years of life (20–59 y). JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 1997; 6(4): 230–237. Keywords: Age; chronotype; circadian rhythms; middle-age; morningness- eveningness; sleep143
11Russo, P. Sleep habits and circadian preference in Italian children and adolescents. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2007; 16(2): 163–169. Keywords: Chronotype morningness; circadian preference; preadolescence; sleep-habits114
11Paine, S. The epidemiology of morningness/eveningness: Influence of age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors in adults (30–49 years). JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2006; 21(1): 68–76. Keywords: Morningness/eveningness; chronotype; epidemiology; age; ethnicity; gender; socioeconomic deprivation; work schedules114
13Brown, S. Molecular insights into human daily behavior. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2008; 105(5): 1602–1607. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian; fibroblast; genetics110
14Zavada; A. Comparison of the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire with the Horne-Ostberg’s Morningness-Eveningness Score. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2005; 22(2): 267–278. Keywords: Human chronotypes; Sleep; Survey; Horne-Ostberg’s Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire; Munich Chronotype Questionnare107
15Adan, A. Chronotype and personality-factors in the daily consumption of alcohol and psychostimulants. ADDICTION 1994; 89(4): 455–462. Keywords: N/A100
16Hagenauer, M. Adolescent Changes in the Homeostatic and Circadian Regulation of Sleep. DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE 2009; 31(4): 276–284. Keywords: Puberty; chronotype; entrainment; seep deprivation93
17Goldstein, D. Time of day, intellectual performance, and behavioral problems in Morning versus Evening type adolescents: Is there a synchrony effect?. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2007; 42(3): 431–440. Keywords: Chronotype; Intellectual performance; Adolescence; Time of day; Synchrony effect90
17Roenneberg, T. The human circadian clock entrains to sun time. CURRENT BIOLOGY 2007; 17(2): R44-R45. Keywords: N/A90
19Mansour, H. Circadian phase variation in bipolar I disorder. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2005; 22(3): 571–584. Keywords: Circadian; rhythm; chornotype; morningness/eveningness; bipolar disorder; schizophrenia86
20Taillard, J. The circadian and homeostatic modulation of sleep pressure during wakefulness differs between morning and evening chronotypes. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2003; 12(4): 275–282. Keywords: alertness; circadian rhythms; electroencephalogram; homeostatic process; morningness/eveningness; spectral analysis84
21Levandovski, R. Depression Scores Associate With Chronotype and Social Jetlag in a Rural Population. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(9): 771–778. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian clock; depression; mood disorders; sleep-wake behaviour; social jetlag83
22Lehnkering, H. Influence of chronotype, season, and sex of subject on sleep behavior of young adults. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2007; 24(5): 875–888. Keywords: Chronotype; sex; season; sleep behaviour; wrist actigraphy80
23Gaspar-Barba, E. Depressive symptomatology is influenced by chronotypes. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS 2009; 119(1–3): 100–106. Keywords: Depression; Circadian rhythms; Eveningness–morningness78
24Garaulet, M. Timing of food intake predicts weight loss effectiveness. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 2013; 37(4): 604–611. Keywords: Timing of food intake; weight loss; dietary treatment; circadian77
25Randler, C. Morningness-Eveningness Comparison in Adolescents from Different Countries around the World. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2008; 25(6): 1017–1028. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian rhythm; climate; latitude; longitude73
26Mongrain, V. Circadian and homeostatic sleep regulation in morningness-eveningness. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2006; 15(2): 162–166. Keywords: N/A72
27Hidalgo, M. Relationship between depressive mood and chronotype in healthy subjects. PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 2009; 63(3): 283–290. Keywords: Chronobiology; chronotype; circadian rhythm; depressive mood; morningness.71
28Urban, R. Morningness-eveningness, chronotypes and health-impairing behaviors in adolescents.. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(3): 238–47. Keywords: Adolescent; Alcohol; Chronotype; Morningness-eveningness; Physical inactivity; Smoking69
29Monk, T. Morningness-eveningness and lifestyle regularity. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2004; 21(3): 435–443. Keywords: N/A67
30Kitamura, S. Evening preference is related to the incidence of depressive states independent of sleep-wake conditions. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2010; 27(9–10): 1797–1812. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian rhythms; depression; eveningess; neuropsychopharmacology; sleep66
31Caci, H. Comparing three morningness scales: Age and gender effects, structure and cut-off criteria. SLEEP MEDICINE 2009; 10(2): 240–245. Keywords: Circadian rhythms; sleep; chronotype; morningness; age; gender; factor analysis; exploratory63
31Kudielka, B. Morningness and eveningness: The free cortisol rise after awakening in early birds and night owls. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2006; 72(2): 141–146. Keywords: Morningness–eveningness; Salivary cortisol; Cortisol awakening rise (CAR); Horne and Östberg Owl-and-Lark-Questionnaire; Hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis) activity; Circadian rhythm63
33Medeiros, A. The relationships between sleep-wake cycle and academic performance in medical students. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH 2001; 32(2): 263–270. Keywords: Sleep; Sleep duration; Medical students; Academic performance School60
34Hansen, J. Nested case-control study of night shift work and breast cancer risk among women in the Danish military. OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 2012; 69(8): 551–556. Keywords: N/A58
34Gamble, K. Shift Work in Nurses: Contribution of Phenotypes and Genotypes to Adaptation. PLOS ONE 2011; 6(4). Keywords: N/A58
36Wright, K. Entrainment of the Human Circadian Clock to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle. CURRENT BIOLOGY 2013; 23(16): 1554–1558. Keywords: N/A57
37Roenneberg, T. Entrainment of the human circadian clock. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2007; 72(): 293–299. Keywords: N/A56
38Pedrazzoli, M. Clock polymorphisms and circadian rhythms phenotypes in a sample of the Brazilian population. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2007; 24(1): 1–8. Keywords: Clock;Horne-Ostberg morningness–eveningness score; Circadian chronotype; Genetics of circadian rhythms; Delayed sleep phase syndrome55
39Selvi, Y. Mood changes after sleep deprivation in morningness-eveningness chronotypes in healthy individuals. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2007; 16(3): 241–244. Keywords: Circadian; mood; shift work; sleep deprivation54
39Killgore, W. Effects of sleep deprivation and morningness-eveningness traits on risk-taking. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 2007; 100(2): 613–626. Keywords: N/A54
39Reilly, T. Diurnal variation in temperature, mental and physical performance, and tasks specifically related to football (soccer). CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2007; 24(3): 507–519. Keywords: Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Sport performance; Soccer54
42Randler, C. Morningness-eveningness, sleep-wake variables and big five personality factors. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2008; 45(2): 191–196. Keywords: Big-five-inventory; Chronotype; Gender differences; Morningness–eveningness; Personality53
43Randler, C. Morningness-eveningness, habitual sleep-wake variables and cortisol level. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2010; 85(1): 14–18. Keywords: Adolescents; Awakening cortisol response; Chronotype; Circadian rhythm; Morningness–eveningness52
43Atkinson, G. Diurnal variation in cycling performance: Influence of warm-up. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES 2005; 23(3): 321–329. Keywords: Clinical trial; publication bias52
45Selvi, Y. Associations between chronotype, sleep quality, suicidality, and depressive symptoms in patients with major depression and healthy controls. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2010; 27(9–10): 1813–1828. Keywords: Chronotype; Depression; Morningness-eveningness; Sleep quality; Suicide51
46Hofstra, W. How to assess circadian rhythm in humans: A review of literature. EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR 2008; 13(3): 438–444. Keywords: Circadian rhythm; Epilepsy; Desynchrony protocol; Constant routine protocol; Dim light melatonin onset; Core body temperature; Cortisol; Sleep parameters; Actigraphy; Chronotype50
46Randler, C. Differences in sleep and circadian preference between Eastern and Western German adolescents. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2008; 25(4): 565–575. Keywords: Chronotype; Circadian rhythm; Longitude; Morningness-eveningness; Sunlight50
46Monk, T. Measuring sleep habits without using a diary: The sleep timing questionnaire. SLEEP 2003; 26(2): 208–212. Keywords: Circadian rhythms; sleep; human; diary; ratings50
49Wirz-Justice, A. Diurnal variation of depressive symptoms.. DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2008; 10(3): 337–43. Keywords: Major depressive disorder; mood; circadian rhythm; sleep regulation; sleep deprivation; synchronization48
50Digdon, N. College Students Who Have an Eveningness Preference Report Lower Self-Control and Greater Procrastination. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2008; 25(6): 1029–1046. Keywords: Circadian preference; College students; Self-regulation; Morningness-eveningness; Self-control47
50Refinetti, R. Variability of diurnality in laboratory rodents. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 192(7): 701–714. Keywords: Circadian rhythm; diurnality; locomotor activity; arvicanthis niloticus; meriones unguiculatus; mesocricetus auratus; mus musculus; octodon degus; phodopus sungorus; rattus norvegicus47
50Takeuchi, H. Parental enforcement of bedtime during childhood modulates preference of Japanese junior high school students for eveningness chronotype. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2001; 18(5): 823–829. Keywords: Adolescence; Discipline on bedtime; Gender differences; Japanese children; Junior high school student; Morningness-eveningness47
53Besoluk, S. Morningness-Eveningness Preferences and Academic Achievement of University Students. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(2): 118–125. Keywords: Achievement; Circadian rhythm; GPA; Morningness-eveningness preference; Teaching time of the day46
53Randler, C. Associations among Sleep, Chronotype, Parental Monitoring, and Pubertal Development among German Adolescents. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2009; 143(5): 509–520. Keywords: chronotype; circadian rhythm; diurnal preference; morningness-eveningness; puberty46
53Ong, J. Characteristics of insomniacs with self-reported morning and evening chronotypes.. JOURNAL OF SLEEP MEDICINE 2007; 3(3): 289–94. Keywords: Insomnia; chronotype; morningness; eveningness46
56Di Milia, L. Reviewing the Psychometric Properties of Contemporary Circadian Typology Measures. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2013; 30(10): 1261–1271. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian typology; morningness-eveningness preference; psychometric45
56Olds, T. Sleep Duration or Bedtime? Exploring the Relationship between Sleep Habits and Weight Status and Activity Patterns. SLEEP 2011; 34(10): 1299–1307. Keywords: Child; screen time; physical activity; bedtime; wake up time45
56Randler, C. Association between morningness-eveningness and mental and physical health in adolescents. PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE 2011; 16(1): 29–38. Keywords: Adolescents; chronotype; circadian preference; depression; mental health; morningness–eveningness; physical health; quality of life45
56Fleig, D. Association between chronotype and diet in adolescents based on food logs. EATING BEHAVIORS 2009; 10(2): 115–118. Keywords: Circadian typology; Diet; Diurnal preference; Eating behaviour; Food logs; Nutrition45
56Randler, C. Psychometric properties of the German version of the Composite Scale of Morningness. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH 2008; 39(2): 151–161. Keywords: Age; circadian rhythms; chronotype; gender; German Composite Scale of Morningness; morningness – eveningness45
61Merikanto, I. Associations of Chronotype and Sleep With Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2013; 30(4): 470–477. Chronotype; Circadian; Diurnal; Eveningness; Glucose tolerance; Morningness; Waist circumference44
61Ahn, Y. Chronotype distribution in bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia in a Korean sample. BIPOLAR DISORDERS 2008; 10(2): 271–275. Keywords: Bipolar disorder; chronotype; schizophrenia44
63Tzischinsky, O. Eveningness, Sleep Patterns, Daytime Functioning, and Quality of Life in Israeli Adolescents. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(4): 338–343. Keywords: Adolescence, Chronotype; Depressed mood; Morningness-eveningness; Quality of life; Sleep patterns; Sleep-problem behaviours; Sleepiness43
64Tonetti, L. Morningness-eveningness preference and sensation seeking. EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY 2010; 25(2): 111–115. Keywords: Sensation seeking; Circadian typology; Gender; University students; Chronotype; Chronobiology42
65Randler, C. Validation of the full and reduced Composite Scale of Morningness. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH 2009; 40(5): 413–423. Keywords: Chronotype; circadian typology; questionnaire; short form; validation41
65Waterhouse, J. Identifying some determinants of jet lag, and its symptoms: a study of athletes and other travellers. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE 2002; 36(1): 54–60. Keywords: N/A40
67Merikanto, I. Relation of Chronotype to Sleep Complaints in the General Finnish Population. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2012; 29(3): 311–317. Keywords: Circadian; Eveningness; Hypnotics; Insomnia; Morningness40
67Allebrandt, K. CLOCK Gene Variants Associate with Sleep Duration in Two Independent Populations. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY 2010; 67(11): 1040–1047. Keywords: CLOCK; sleep duration; clock genes; MCTQ; short sleepers; long sleepers40
67Jankowski, K. Diurnal variation in energetic arousal, tense arousal, and hedonic tone in extreme morning and evening types. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2008; 25(4): 577–595. Keywords: Chronotype; MEQ; Diurnal rhythm; Mood40
70Preckel, F. Chronotype, cognitive abilities, and academic achievement: A meta-analytic investigation. LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2011; 21(5): 483–492. Keywords: Chronotype; Morningness–eveningness; Meta-analysis; Cognitive ability; Academic achievement; Grades; Prediction39
71Borisenkov, M. Chronotype, sleep length, and school achievement of 11-to 23-year-old students in northern european russia. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2010; 27(6): 1259–1270. Keywords: Chronotype; Circadian rhythm; College students; Northern latitudes; School achievements; School children; Sleep length38
71Werner, H. Assessment of Chronotype in Four- to Eleven-Year-Old Children: Reliability and Validity of the Children’s ChronoType Questionnaire (CCTQ). CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2009; 26(5): 992–1014. Keywords: Chronotype; Midsleep point; Morningness/eveningness; Validity; Children38
71Cuninkova, L. Peripheral circadian oscillators - Interesting mechanisms and powerful tools. MOLECULAR AND BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF AROUSAL, ALERTNESS, AND ATTENTION 2008; 1129(): 358–370. Keywords: Circadian; clock; peripheral; chronotype; genetics38
74Vollmer, C. Outdoor Light at Night (LAN) Is Correlated With Eveningness in Adolescents. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2012; 29(4): 502–508. Keywords: Adolescents; Chronotype; CSM; Electronic screen media; Intake of stimulants; Light at night (LAN); Light pollution; Midpoint of sleep; Remote sensing37
74Mongrain, V. Chronotype and sex effects on sleep architecture and quantitative sleep EEG in healthy young adults. SLEEP 2005; 28(7): 819–827. Keywords: Morningness-eveningness; sleep; spectral analysis; circadian rhythms; human; sex difference; sleep regulation37
74Challet, E. Circadian organization in a diurnal rodent, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas 1910: Chronotypes, responses to constant lighting conditions, and photoperiodic changes. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2002; 17(1): 52–64. Keywords: Locomotor activity; rhythm; period; phase; day length; entrainment; Arvicanthis37
74Labyak, S. Rhythm chronotypes in a diurnal rodent, Octodon degus. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1997; 273(3): R1058-R1066. Keywords: N/A37
78Jonason, P. Creatures of the night: Chronotypes and the Dark Triad traits. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2013; 55(5): 538–541. Keywords: Dark Triad; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Machiavellianism; Morningness: eveningness; Chronotype; Evolutionary psychology34
78Reutrakul, S. Chronotype Is Independently Associated With Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes. DIABETES CARE 2013; 36(9): 2523–2529. Keywords: N/A34
78Allebrandt, K. A K-ATP channel gene effect on sleep duration: from genome-wide association studies to function in Drosophila. MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY 2013; 18(1): 122–132.Keywords: N/A34
78Hsu, C. Associations Between Chronotypes, Psychopathology, and Personality Among Incoming College Students. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2012; 29(4): 491–501. Keywords: Chronotypes; Evening type; Morningness-eveningness; Personality; Psychopathology; Young adults34
78Di Milia, L. Demographic factors; fatigue, and driving accidents: An examination of the published literature. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION 2011; 43(2): 516–532. Keywords: Fatigue; Demographics; Driving accidents; Working arrangement; Circadian chronotype; Personality traits34
78Wittmann, M. Decreased Psychological Well-Being in Late ‘Chronotypes’ Is Mediated by Smoking and Alcohol Consumption. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE 2010; 45(1–2): 15–30. Keywords: Cigarette; smoking; alcohol; chronotype; sleep-wake cycle; mood34
78Caci, H. Inattentive Symptoms of ADHD Are Related to Evening Orientation. JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS 2009; 13(1): 36–41. Keywords: Attention; impulsivity; hyperactivity; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; circadian rhythms; chronotype; morningness; factor analysis; exploratory34
85Osland, T. Association Study of a Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Polymorphism in the Clock Gene PERIOD3 and Chronotype in Norwegian University Students. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(9): 764–770. Keywords: Association study; Chronotype; Circadian rhythm; Diurnal preference; Genotype; Morningness/eveningness; PER333
85Leonhard, C. In Sync with the Family: Children and Partners Influence the Sleep-Wake Circadian Rhythm and Social Habits of Women. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2009; 26(3): 510–525. Keywords: Children; Circadian rhythm; Family synchronization; Parents; Partner33
85Rea, M. A new approach to understanding the impact of circadian disruption on human health. JOURNAL OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS 2008; (6) Keywords: N/A33
88Selvi, Y. Chronotype Differences in Suicidal Behaviour and Impulsivity Among Suicide Attempters. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2011; 28(2): 170–175. Keywords: Biological rhythms; Chronotype; Circadian; Impulsivity; Morningness/eveningness; Suicide32
88Kantermann, T. Shift-work research: Where do we stand, where should we go?. SLEEP AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2010; 8(2): 95–105. Keywords: N/A32
88Vernet, C. Idiopathic Hypersomnia with and without Long Sleep Time: A Controlled Series of75 Patients. SLEEP 2009; 32(6): 753–759. Keywords: Hypersomnia; long sleep time; MSLT32
88Mongrain, V. Increased homeostatic response to behavioral sleep fragmentation in morning types compared to evening types. SLEEP 2007; 30(6): 773–780. Keywords: Morningness-eveningness; sleep fragmentation; sleep; EEG spectral analysis; circadian rhythms; human; sleep regulation32
88Goulet, G. Daily light exposure in morning-type and evening-type individuals. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2007; 22(2): 151–158. Keywords: Morningness-eveningness; chronotype; light exposure; circadian phase; circadian period; sleep schedule; ambulatory recordings; entrainment32
93Pagani, L. The Physiological Period Length of the Human Circadian Clock In Vivo Is Directly Proportional to Period in Human Fibroblasts. PLOS ONE 2010; 5(10). Keywords: N/A31
93Monk, T. A sleep diary and questionnaire study of naturally short sleepers. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2001; 10(3): 173–179. Keywords: N/A31
95Lucassen, E. Evening Chronotype Is Associated with Changes in Eating Behavior, More Sleep Apnea, and Increased Stress Hormones in Short Sleeping Obese Individuals. PLOS ONE 2013; 8(3). Keywords: N/A30
95Pagani, L. Serum factors in older individuals change cellular clock properties. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2011; 108(17): 7218–7223. Keywords: Chronobiology; peripheral oscillators; human behaviour30
95Randler, C. Age and Gender Differences in Morningness-Eveningness During Adolescence. JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY 2011; 172(3): 302–308. Keywords: Morningness–eveningness; chronotype; adolescents; age; gender; Turkey30
95Matchock, R. Chronotype and time-of-day influences on the alerting, orienting, and executive components of attention. EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2009; 192(2): 189–198. Keywords: Alertness; attention; chronotype; conflict; diurnal; eveningness; morningness; time-of-day30
95Schubert, E. Association between chronotype and the constructs of the Three-Factor-Eating-Questionnaire. APPETITE 2008; 51(3): 501–505. Keywords: Circadian typology; Composite Scale of Morningness; Diet, Dietary restraint; Disinhibition; Diurnal preference; Eating behaviour; Morningness–eveningness; Perceived hunger; Three-Factor-Eating-Questionnaire30
100Juda, M. Chronotype Modulates Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Social Jet Lag in Shift-Workers. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 2013; 28(2): 141–151. Keywords: Chronotype; MCTQ shift; shift-work; circadian misalignment; social jet lag; sleep duration; sleep quality age29

[i] N/A = not applicable (keywords either not available or not included in the journal format).

Table 2

Journal in which the one hundred most cited chronotype articles were published ranked by number of articles. Where there is equal ranking articles in the same rank published an equal number of articles.

JournalNo ArticlesIFSNIPIPPSJR
CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL303.5401.1373.3391.264
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH83.0931.5053.3371.283
SLEEP54.7931.9074.9272.053
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS52.8240.9612.8241.553
CURRENT BIOLOGY39.5711.4905.4193.732
PLOS ONE33.0571.0343.2701.300
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES31.8611.1832.1561.134
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH30.6950.4680.8020.245
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA29.4232.5429.2385.781
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY23.2341.1533.2781.516
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY113.3142.48810.5755.930
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY111.2122.1658.9054.775
DIABETES CARE18.4203.0917.8494.190
SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS17.3413.0957.9582.708
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE15.0252.0084.0721.596
ADDICTION14.9271.8414.0802.036
BIPOLAR DISORDERS14.8821.6335.1862.774
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY13.9121.0002.5001.341
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE13.7451.6503.1291.401
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS13.5701.3903.6681.691
JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS13.3841.0202.3511.046
SLEEP MEDICINE13.3391.2243.3051.174
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY13.168***
APPETITE13.1251.2603.0341.218
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE12.8980.8573.1761.490
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR12.332***
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES12.1420.5792.5251.178
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH12.0571.8942.4321.193
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY11.988***
EATING BEHAVIORS11.9620.7411.7440.592
LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES11.6301.3261.9561.083
COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY11.4440.6101.8671.081
PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE11.347***
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY11.250***
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE11.133***
SLEEP AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS10.6280.4260.7740.308
JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY10.5420.4770.8430.323
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS10.5300.4340.6350.287
COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY1*0.9154.1832.934
DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE1*1.4004.6501.974
JOURNAL OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS1*0.6401.4670.567
JOURNAL OF SLEEP MEDICINE1****
MOLECULAR AND BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF AROUSAL, ALERTNESS, AND ATTENTION1****

[i] For abbreviations please see main text.

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Figure 1

Distribution of top 100 publications by year (grey bars) and total publications per year (dark grey squares).

Table 3

First authors who contributed two or more of the top one hundred chronotype articles.

First AuthorNo Articles
Randler, C9
Roenneberg, T5
Mongrain, V3
Monk, T3
Selvi, Y3
Adan, A2
Allebrandt, K2
Caci, H2
Di Milia, L2
Merikanto, I2
Pagani, L2
Taillard, J2
Wittmann, M2
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Figure 2

Number of publications as a function of country of origin.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.146 | Journal eISSN: 1740-3391
Language: English
Published on: Jan 27, 2017
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