"Circadian Rhythm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.180.562.190
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| 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in this website by year, and whether "Circadian Rhythm" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
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Zhou H, Moriyasu D, Hsiao SW, Yamaguchi Y, Azuma M, Koshimizu TA, Itoi K, Sakimura K, Schwartz WJ, Okamura H, Hasegawa E, Doi M. Heterogeneity between VIP and GRP neurons underlies AVP receptor signaling in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus. Commun Biol. 2026 Feb 12; 9(1).
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Sheehan PW, Fass SB, Sapkota D, Kang S, Hollis HC, Lawrence JH, Park S, Sharma A, Schafer DP, Anafi RC, Dougherty JD, Fryer JD, Musiek ES. A glial circadian gene expression atlas reveals cell-type and disease-specific reprogramming in response to amyloid pathology or aging. Nat Neurosci. 2025 Nov; 28(11):2366-2379.
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Armentrout BL, Wenzell ML, Strohl KP, Crawford SL, Wood JR, Li CR, Hickman RL, Griggs SA. A randomized pilot sleep and circadian behavior clinical trial to improve glycemic and psychological outcomes in young adults with type 1 diabetes (NCT04975230). Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2025 Sep; 19(9):103305.
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Xia Y, Chen C, Emery P. miR-124 acts During Drosophila Development to Determine the Phase of Adult Circadian Behavior. J Biol Rhythms. 2025 Dec; 40(6):574-593.
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Ehrlich AM, MacGregor KA, Ashcroft SP, Small L, Altintas A, Chibalin AV, Anagho-Mattanovich M, Stocks B, Moritz T, Treebak JT, Zierath JR. HIF1a mediates circadian regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism and substrate preference in response to time-of-day exercise. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 15; 122(28):e2504080122.
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Louis V, Emery P. Biological rhythms: In the sea, two clocks are better than one. Curr Biol. 2025 Jun 23; 35(12):R620-R623.
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Freeman JR, Whitcomb BW, Bertone-Johnson ER, O'Brien LM, Dunietz GL, Purdue-Smithe AC, Kim K, Silver RM, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL. Sleep characteristics in association with risk of sporadic anovulation among eumenorrheic women. Chronobiol Int. 2025 Apr; 42(4):500-510.
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Williams BR, Gamble MC, Singh N, Bryant CD, Logan BA, Logan RW. Sleep and circadian rhythm activity alterations during adolescence in a mouse model of neonatal fentanyl withdrawal syndrome. Neuroscience. 2025 Mar 17; 569:85-91.
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Hirako IC, Ramalho T, Gazzinelli RT. Immune regulation of host energy metabolism and periodicity of malaria parasites. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Jan 23; 380(1918):20230511.
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Kwiatkowski ER, Rosenthal JJC, Emery P. Crosstalk between the circatidal and circadian clocks mediates behavioral adaptation to tidal patterns. Curr Biol. 2024 Nov 18; 34(22):5239-5251.e2.