Circadian Rhythm

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The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli.

Descriptor ID	D002940
MeSH Number(s)	G07.180.562.190
Concept/Terms	Circadian Rhythm Circadian Rhythm Circadian Rhythms Rhythm, Circadian Rhythms, Circadian Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour Twenty Four Hour Rhythm Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms Nyctohemeral Rhythm Nyctohemeral Rhythms Rhythm, Nyctohemeral Rhythms, Nyctohemeral Nycthemeral Rhythm Nycthemeral Rhythms Rhythm, Nycthemeral Rhythms, Nycthemeral Diurnal Rhythm Diurnal Rhythm Diurnal Rhythms Rhythm, Diurnal Rhythms, Diurnal

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Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Chronobiology Phenomena [G07.180]
Periodicity [G07.180.562]
Circadian Rhythm [G07.180.562.190]

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Bar chart showing 210 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	1	2
1998	4	2	6
1999	0	2	2
2000	3	2	5
2001	2	1	3
2002	2	4	6
2003	5	1	6
2004	7	1	8
2005	6	2	8
2006	9	1	10
2007	7	5	12
2008	9	1	10
2009	4	0	4
2010	4	4	8
2011	6	3	9
2012	3	4	7
2013	7	1	8
2014	6	2	8
2015	5	6	11
2016	5	1	6
2017	5	2	7
2018	10	6	16
2019	2	5	7
2020	11	1	12
2021	0	4	4
2022	3	5	8
2023	2	4	6
2024	6	0	6
2025	1	1	2
2026	1	0	1

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Van Bogart K, Almeida DM, Felt JM, Rush J, Cerino ES, Charles ST. Loneliness, positive social interactions, and diurnal cortisol among mid-to-later life adults in everyday life. Biol Psychol. 2026 Apr; 206:109247.

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Li XJ, Chang L, Mi Y, Zhang G, Zhu SS, Zhang YX, Wang HY, Lu YS, Ping YX, Zheng PY, Xue X. Integrated-omics analysis defines subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma based on circadian rhythm. J Integr Med. 2025 07; 23(4):445-456.

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Wiley KS, Gouveia G, Camilo C, Euclydes V, Panter-Brick C, Matijasevich A, Ferraro AA, Fracolli LA, Chiesa AM, Miguel EC, Polanczyk GV, Brentani H. A Preliminary Investigation of Associations Between Traumatic Events Experienced During Pregnancy and Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Levels of Brazilian Adolescent Mothers and Infants. Am J Hum Biol. 2025 Feb; 37(2):e70004.

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Sperry SH, Boland EM, Burgess HJ, Gonzalez R, Gonzalez S, Lane JM, McCarthy MJ, McInnis MG, Yocum AK, Menkes MW, Gehrman PR. Bipolar disorder is characterized by chronotype instability: A longitudinal investigation of circadian typology and mood. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Oct; 340:116123.

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Govindan RB, Andescavage NN, Basu S, Murnick J, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A. Circadian rhythm development in preterm infants. The role of postnatal versus postmenstrual age. Early Hum Dev. 2024 Sep; 196:106084.

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Kumar D, Khan B, Okcay Y, Sis ??, Abdallah A, Murray F, Sharma A, Uemura M, Taliyan R, Heinbockel T, Rahman S, Goyal R. Dynamic endocannabinoid-mediated neuromodulation of retinal circadian circuitry. Ageing Res Rev. 2024 08; 99:102401.

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Duong HA, Baba K, DeBruyne JP, Davidson AJ, Ehlen C, Powell M, Tosini G. Environmental circadian disruption re-writes liver circadian proteomes. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 01; 15(1):5537.

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Zhou Z, Zhang G, Wang Z, Xu Y, Qin H, Zhang H, Zhang P, Li Z, Xu S, Tan X, Zeng Y, Yu F, Zhu S, Chang L, Zheng Y, Han X. Molecular subtypes of ischemic heart disease based on circadian rhythm. Sci Rep. 2024 06 19; 14(1):14155.

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Li AR, Thomas ML, Gonzalez MR, McCarthy MJ, Hasler BP, Tapert SF, Meruelo AD. Greater social jetlag predicts poorer NIH Toolbox crystallized cognitive and academic performance in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Chronobiol Int. 2024 Jun; 41(6):829-839.

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McCarthy MJ, Brumback T, Thomas ML, Meruelo AD. The relations between chronotype, stressful life events, and impulsivity in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 11; 167:119-124.

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