Wayne A. Hening

13.6k citations

71 papers · 9.0k · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

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Neurology top 0.1%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Neurological disorders and treatments
Epidemiology top 0.05%
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research

Papers in

Epidemiology 57
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research 57
Neurology 32
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments 27
- Neurological disorders and treatments 6
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders 4

Co-authors: Richard P. Allen (30 shared papers)Arthur S. Walters (31 shared papers)Daniel L. Picchietti (6 shared papers)Claudia Trenkwalder (9 shared papers)Christopher J. Earley (13 shared papers)Luigi Ferini‐Strambi (5 shared papers)Sudhansu Chokroverty (12 shared papers)Barbara Phillips (2 shared papers)
Journals: Movement Disorders (16 papers)Sleep Medicine (16 papers)SLEEP (5 papers)Experimental Brain Research (4 papers)Neurology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Canada

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Wayne A. Hening

71 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Wayne A. Hening's Hit Papers

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Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence and Impact 2005 · 867 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Archives of Internal Medicine
2003 Sleep Medicine
2000 Archives of Internal Medicine

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1	Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology Sleep Medicine ·Richard P. Allen, Daniel L. Picchietti, Wayne A. Hening, Claudia Trenkwalder, Arthur S. Walters, Jacques Montplaisi Hit paper breakdown →	2003	2251
2	Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence and Impact Archives of Internal Medicine ·Richard P. Allen, Arthur S. Walters, Jacques Montplaisir, Wayne A. Hening, Andrew Myers, Timothy Bell, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi Hit paper breakdown →	2005	867
3	Epidemiology of Restless Legs Symptoms in Adults Archives of Internal Medicine ·Barbara Phillips, Terry Young, Laurel Finn, (unknown), Wayne A. Hening, Cheryl Purvis Hit paper breakdown →	2000	555
4	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 ·Marco Zucconi, Raffaele Ferri, Richard P. Allen, Paul Christian Baier, Oliviero Bruni, Sudhansu Chokroverty, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Stephany Fulda, Diego Garcı́a-Borreguero, Wayne A. Hening	2006	355
5	Further studies on periodic limb movement disorder and restless legs syndrome in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Movement Disorders ·Daniel L. Picchietti, Donna J. Underwood, William A. Farris, Arthur S. Walters, Mona Shah, Ronald E. Dahl, Laura J. Trubnick, Michele A. Bertocci, Mary Wagner, Wayne A. Hening	1999	212
6	An Algorithm for the Management of Restless Legs Syndrome Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Michael H. Silber, Bruce L. Ehrenberg, Richard P. Allen, Mark J. Buchfuhrer, Christopher J. Earley, Wayne A. Hening, David B. Rye	2004	204
7	Successful Treatment of the Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome in a Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Oxycodone Versus Placebo SLEEP ·Arthur S. Walters, Mary Wagner, Wayne A. Hening, Kenneth Grasing, Richard Mills, Sudhansu Chokroverty, Neil B. Kavey	1993	197
8	Diagnostic Standards for Dopaminergic Augmentation of Restless Legs Syndrome: Report from a World Association of Sleep Medicine – International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Consensus Conference at the Max Planck Institute Sleep Medicine ·Diego Garcı́a-Borreguero, Richard P. Allen, Ralf Kohnen, Birgit Högl, Claudia Trenkwalder, Wolfgang H. Oertel, Wayne A. Hening, Walter Paulus, David B. Rye, Arthur S. Walters, Juliane Winkelmann	2007	196
9	Treatment of restless legs syndrome: An evidence‐based review and implications for clinical practice Movement Disorders ·Claudia Trenkwalder, Wayne A. Hening, Pasquale Montagna, Wolfgang H. Oertel, Richard P. Allen, Arthur S. Walters, João Costa, Karin Stiasny‐Kolster, Cristina Sampaio	2008	189
10	The four diagnostic criteria for Restless Legs Syndrome are unable to exclude confounding conditions (“mimics”) Sleep Medicine ·Wayne A. Hening, Richard P. Allen, Mystinna Washburn, Suzanne Lesage, Christopher J. Earley	2009	187
11	An Update on the Dopaminergic Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder SLEEP ·Wayne A. Hening, Richard P. Allen, Christopher J. Earley, Daniel L. Picchietti, Michael H. Silber	2004	186
12	Prevalence and Correlates of Restless Legs Syndrome CHEST Journal ·Barbara Phillips, Wayne A. Hening, Pat Britz, David M. Mannino	2006	177
13	Validation of the self-completed Cambridge-Hopkins questionnaire (CH-RLSq) for ascertainment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a population survey Sleep Medicine ·Richard P. Allen, Brendan Burchell, Ben Macdonald, Wayne A. Hening, Christopher J. Earley	2009	166
14	Control of voluntary and reflexive saccades in Parkinson's disease Experimental Brain Research ·Kevin A. Briand, Daniel Strallow, Wayne A. Hening, Howard Poizner, Anne B. Sereno	1999	166
15	Circadian rhythm of periodic limb movements and sensory symptoms of restless legs syndrome Movement Disorders ·C. Trenkwalder, Wayne A. Hening, Arthur S. Walters, Scott S. Campbell, Kay Rahman, Sudhansu Chokroverty	1999	161
16	Restless Legs Syndrome is Associated with DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder and Panic Disorder in the Community Journal of Neuropsychiatry ·Hochang B. Lee, Wayne A. Hening, Richard P. Allen, Amanda Kalaydjian, Christopher J. Earley, William W. Eaton, Constantine G. Lyketsos	2008	148
17	Long‐Term follow‐up on restless legs syndrome patients treated with opioids Movement Disorders ·Arthur S. Walters, Juliane Winkelmann, Claudia Trenkwalder, June M. Fry, Vandana Kataria, Mary Wagner, Rakesh Sharma, Wayne A. Hening, Li Li	2001	140
18	A double‐blind randomized crossover trial of bromocriptine and placebo in restless legs syndrome Annals of Neurology ·Arthur S. Walters, Wayne A. Hening, Neil B. Kavey, Sudhansu Chokroverty, Steve Gidro‐Frank	1988	131
19	Beyond Benzodiazepines: Alternative Pharmacologic Agents for the Treatment of Insomnia Annals of Pharmacotherapy ·Judy Wagner, Mary Wagner, Wayne A. Hening	1998	125
20	Positron emission tomographic studies in restless legs syndrome Movement Disorders ·Claudia Trenkwalder, Arthur S. Walters, Wayne A. Hening, Sudhansu Chokroverty, Angelo Antonini, Vijay Dhawan, David Eidelberg	1999	119

About Wayne A. Hening

Wayne A. Hening is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Speech and Hearing, having authored 71 papers that have together received 9.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Restless Legs Syndrome Research (57 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (22 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (6 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (5 papers), Sleep and related disorders (5 papers), Dysphagia Assessment and Management (4 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (3.7k citations), Epidemiology (7.1k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (3.8k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.2k citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (606 citations). Wayne A. Hening has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Richard P. Allen, Arthur S. Walters, Daniel L. Picchietti, Claudia Trenkwalder, Christopher J. Earley, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Sudhansu Chokroverty, Barbara Phillips, Timothy Bell and Andrew Myers. Their work appears in journals such as Movement Disorders, Sleep Medicine, SLEEP, Experimental Brain Research and Neurology.

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