A. S. O’Brien

603 total citations
18 papers, 415 citations indexed

About

A. S. O’Brien is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. S. O’Brien has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 415 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 8 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. S. O’Brien's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (7 papers) and Tree Root and Stability Studies (5 papers). A. S. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (7 papers) and Tree Root and Stability Studies (5 papers). A. S. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. A. S. O’Brien's co-authors include Kevin Briggs, Joel Smethurst, William Powrie, E. A. Ellis, Fleur Loveridge, Mark A. Zondlo, William J. Emery, Levi M. Golston, April Covington and Nigel Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Géotechnique.

In The Last Decade

A. S. O’Brien

18 papers receiving 400 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. S. O’Brien United Kingdom 11 196 182 161 110 68 18 415
Shiva H. Achet United States 5 113 0.6× 159 0.9× 115 0.7× 136 1.2× 47 0.7× 5 434
Sho Shiozawa Japan 11 94 0.5× 63 0.3× 182 1.1× 31 0.3× 23 0.3× 23 368
Shyam Sundar Kundu India 11 355 1.8× 341 1.9× 37 0.2× 161 1.5× 33 0.5× 43 515
Jerome V. DeGraff United States 11 138 0.7× 63 0.3× 58 0.4× 198 1.8× 36 0.5× 27 337
Alfredo Reder Italy 16 303 1.5× 276 1.5× 166 1.0× 206 1.9× 34 0.5× 47 592
Francesco Fusco Italy 11 95 0.5× 118 0.6× 154 1.0× 252 2.3× 45 0.7× 21 366
Édier Aristizábal Colombia 13 251 1.3× 175 1.0× 166 1.0× 494 4.5× 130 1.9× 58 649
Zonghu Liao China 10 99 0.5× 92 0.5× 85 0.5× 204 1.9× 52 0.8× 24 419
Nicola Berni Italy 10 247 1.3× 238 1.3× 149 0.9× 241 2.2× 27 0.4× 19 493
Mark Jensen Canada 8 47 0.2× 33 0.2× 121 0.8× 68 0.6× 67 1.0× 25 407

Countries citing papers authored by A. S. O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. S. O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. S. O’Brien

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Smethurst, Joel, Nicola Bicocchi, William Powrie, & A. S. O’Brien. (2019). Behaviour of discrete piles used to stabilise a tree-covered railway embankment. Géotechnique. 70(9). 774–790. 7 indexed citations
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Briggs, Kevin, Joel Smethurst, William Powrie, & A. S. O’Brien. (2016). The influence of tree root water uptake on the long term hydrology of a clay fill railway embankment. Transportation Geotechnics. 9. 31–48. 28 indexed citations
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Golston, Levi M., A. S. O’Brien, Lei Tao, et al.. (2015). Near-Field Characterization of Methane Emission Variability from a Compressor Station Using a Model Aircraft. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(13). 7896–7903. 77 indexed citations
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Homeyer, Cameron R., Laura L. Pan, L. M. Avallone, et al.. (2014). Convective transport of water vapor into the lower stratosphere observed during double-tropopause events. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 119(18). 10,941–10,958. 71 indexed citations
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Thurlow, M. E., Dick T. Co, A. S. O’Brien, et al.. (2014). The development and deployment of a ground-based, laser-induced fluorescence instrument for the in situ detection of iodine monoxide radicals. Review of Scientific Instruments. 85(4). 44101–44101. 1 indexed citations
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Briggs, Kevin, et al.. (2013). Managing the extent of tree removal from railway earthwork slopes. Ecological Engineering. 61. 690–696. 21 indexed citations
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Briggs, Kevin, Joel Smethurst, William Powrie, & A. S. O’Brien. (2013). Wet winter pore pressures in railway embankments. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 166(5). 451–465. 35 indexed citations
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O’Brien, A. S., et al.. (2012). Deep Dry Soil Mixing to Stabilize a Live Railway Embankment Across Thrandeston Bog. 543–553. 5 indexed citations
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Loveridge, Fleur, et al.. (2010). The impact of climate and climate change on infrastructure slopes, with particular reference to southern England. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 43(4). 461–472. 42 indexed citations
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Sayres, D. S., L. Pfister, T. F. Hanisco, et al.. (2010). Influence of convection on the water isotopic composition of the tropical tropopause layer and tropical stratosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(D10). 49 indexed citations
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O’Brien, A. S., et al.. (2007). Innovative use of clay backfill at the new Wembley Stadium, UK. 1 indexed citations
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Loveridge, Fleur, et al.. (2007). Influence of climate and vegetation on railway embankments. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 18 indexed citations
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Ellis, E. A. & A. S. O’Brien. (2007). Effect of height on delayed collapse of cuttings in stiff clay. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 160(2). 73–84. 18 indexed citations
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O’Brien, A. S., et al.. (2006). Non-linear analysis of large pile groups for the new Wembley Stadium. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, A. S., et al.. (2004). Old Railway Embankment Clay Fill – Laboratory Experiments, Numerical Modelling and Field Behaviour. 39. 911–921. 21 indexed citations
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Emery, William J. & A. S. O’Brien. (1978). Inferring salinity from temperature or depth for dynamic height computations in the north pacific. ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN. 16(4). 348–366. 15 indexed citations

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