"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 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
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Louis V, Bellido Z, Helfenbein A, Rosenthal JJC, Emery P. Core circadian clock genes control molecular and behavioral circatidal rhythms in Parhyale hawaiensis. Curr Biol. 2026 Sep 21; 36(18):4749-4764.e6.
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Schmidt Kjølner Hansen S, Zierath JR, Wallberg-Henriksson H. Exercise timing and circadian regulation of metabolism in type 2 diabetes. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Sep; 37(9):868-879.
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Lee A, Gentzler A, Fitzpatrick D, Raju Ponny S, Aydemir O, Han MS, Lewis CA, Gao G, Davis RJ. Mutually exclusive alternative pre-mRNA splicing promotes adaptive metabolic stress signaling by JNK. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Mar 24; 123(12):e2527162123.
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Vahdatpour C, Virk S, Ding H, Epstein S, Jones K, Alneser O, Albanna M, Eagan C, Fu K, Ossunuga O, Zaineddine L, Annis JS, Ebrahimi E, Ataya A, Kalra S, Brittain EL, Lowery MM, Hadigal S, Esser KA, Huo Z, Bryant AJ. Morning Larks and Night Owls: Considering Chronotype in Evaluation of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 02 01; 23(2):261-271.
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Gorantla S, Velaga A, Ravisankar A, Nersesyan H, Sundar KM, Johnson KG. The effect of standard time to daylight-saving clock transition on sleep and migraine headaches. J Clin Sleep Med. 2026 Jan 20; 22(1):18.
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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, Alt?nta? A, Chibalin AV, Anagho-Mattanovich M, Stocks B, Moritz T, Treebak JT, Zierath JR. HIF1? 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.