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Comparative Sleep Physiology

Comparative Sleep Physiology is a subfield of neurophysiological science that systematically examines the structural, functional, and evolutionary aspects of sleep mechanisms across diverse animal species to identify conserved and divergent physiological traits underlying sleep regulation and expression.

165

Publications

9.2K

Citations

439

Authors

207

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

37

Parents

Publications

165

Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight

Niels C. Rattenborg, Bryson Voirin, Sebastián Cruz et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 349 citations · Full text

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Slow waves, sharp waves, ripples, and REM in sleeping dragons

Mark Shein‐Idelson, Janie M. Ondracek, Hua-Peng Liaw et al. · Science · 2016 · 274 citations

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Common scale-invariant patterns of sleep–wake transitions across mammalian species

Chung‐Chuan Lo, Thomas C. Chou, Thomas Penzel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 266 citations · Full text

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Evolutionary Convergence on Sleep Loss in Cavefish Populations

Erik R. Duboué, Alex C. Keene, Richard Borowsky · Current Biology · 2011 · 264 citations · Full text

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Sleep in Mammals: Ecological and Constitutional Correlates

Truett Allison, Domenic V. Cicchetti · Science · 1976 · 247 citations

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1–5 of 165

Authors

439

  1. NC
    Niels C. Rattenborg

    Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. JA
    John A. Lesku

    La Trobe University, Australia

    12 publications · 850 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. AL
    Alexei L. Vyssotski

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    8 publications · 872 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. CL
    Charles L. Nunn

    Duke University, United States

    8 publications · 605 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. DR
    David R. Samson

    Duke University, United States

    7 publications · 246 citations

    7

    h-index

1–5 of 439

Institutions

207

  1. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    17 h-index

    57 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    532 citations

  5. SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    594 citations

  6. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    849 citations

  7. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    452 citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    949 citations

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Venues

  1. Physiology & Behavior

    13 publications · 619 citations

    13

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 11 publications · 322 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. SLEEP

    9 publications · 258 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. Animal Behaviour

    7 publications · 472 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 583 citations

    5

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