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Alertness

Alertness is a physiological and cognitive state of readiness characterized by heightened sensory acuity, sustained attention, and responsive awareness, distinguishing it from related states such as arousal or vigilance by its specific emphasis on immediate mental responsiveness to environmental stimuli.

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2017–2026

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Cumulative Sleepiness, Mood Disturbance, and Psychomotor Vigilance Performance Decrements During a Week of Sleep Restricted to 4–5 Hours per Night

David F. Dinges, Frances M. Pack, Katherine Williams et al. · SLEEP · 1997 · 2K citations · Full text

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The Psychological Basis of Opportunity Identification: Entrepreneurial Alertness

Connie Marie Gaglio, Jerome A. Katz · Small Business Economics · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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Entrepreneurial alertness in the pursuit of new opportunities

Jintong Tang, K. Michele Kacmar, Lowell W. Busenitz · Journal of Business Venturing · 2010 · 982 citations

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Maximizing Sensitivity of the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) to Sleep Loss

Mathias Basner, David F. Dinges · SLEEP · 2011 · 946 citations · Full text

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High Sensitivity of Human Melatonin, Alertness, Thermoregulation, and Heart Rate to Short Wavelength Light

Christian Cajochen, Mirjam Münch, Szymon Kobialka et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2005 · 931 citations · Full text

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  1. SF
    Simon Folkard

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. AS
    Andrew Smith

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. TÅ
    Torbjörn Åkerstedt

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. DF
    David F. Dinges

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    16 publications · 4K citations

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  5. CA
    Charles A. Czeisler

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    13 publications · 3.6K citations

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    101 publications

    14.3K citations

  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    22 h-index

    79 publications

    11.6K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    20 h-index

    53 publications

    5.3K citations

  4. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. Circadian (United States)

    Stoneham, United States

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    4.4K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    15 h-index

    32 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    14 h-index

    59 publications

    4.8K citations

  8. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    14 h-index

    49 publications

    2.6K citations

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  1. SLEEP

    69 publications · 9.2K citations

    45

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 70 publications · 3.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Sleep Research

    JSR · 34 publications · 4.7K citations

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  4. Chronobiology International

    27 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    28 publications · 2.2K citations

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