# Richard P. Allen

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-p-allen/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 32,229 |
| Field | Restless Legs Syndrome Research |
| h-index | 92 |
| i10-index | 264 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Leeds |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5009516582 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0001-5123-629X |
| Works | 485 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 21.

- [Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/papers/restless-legs-syndrome-diagnostic-criteria-special-considerations-and/)
- [Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria – history, rationale, description, and significance](https://scholariq.org/papers/restless-legs-syndrome-willis-ekbom-disease-diagnostic-criteria-updated/)
- [Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence and Impact](https://scholariq.org/papers/restless-legs-syndrome-prevalence-and-impact/)
- [Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/toward-a-better-definition-of-the-restless-legs-syndrome/)
- [Abnormalities in CSF concentrations of ferritin and transferrin in restless legs syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/abnormalities-in-csf-concentrations-of-ferritin-and-transferrin-in-restless-legs/)
- [MRI measurement of brain iron in patients with restless legs syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/mri-measurement-of-brain-iron-in-patients-with-restless-legs-syndrome/)
- [Neuropathological examination suggests impaired brain iron acquisition in restless legs syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/neuropathological-examination-suggests-impaired-brain-iron-acquisition-in/)
- [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)](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-official-world-association-of-sleep-medicine-wasm-standards-for-recording/)
- [Restless Legs Syndrome: Prevalence and Impact in Children and Adolescents—The Peds REST Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/restless-legs-syndrome-prevalence-and-impact-in-children-and-adolescents-the/)
- [Dopamine and iron in the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome (RLS)](https://scholariq.org/papers/dopamine-and-iron-in-the-pathophysiology-of-restless-legs-syndrome-rls/)
- [Altered dopaminergic profile in the putamen and substantia nigra in restless leg syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/altered-dopaminergic-profile-in-the-putamen-and-substantia-nigra-in-restless-leg/)
- [Evidence-based and consensus clinical practice guidelines for the iron treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in adults and children: an IRLSSG task force report](https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-based-and-consensus-clinical-practice-guidelines-for-the-iron-treatment/)

## Researcher topics

- [Restless Legs Syndrome Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/restless-legs-syndrome-research/)
- [Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/parkinson-s-disease-mechanisms-and-treatments/)
- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)
- [Sleep and related disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-related-disorders/)
- [Neurological disorders and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurological-disorders-and-treatments/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Leeds](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-leeds/)

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