Catherine Conlon

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 716 citations indexed

About

Catherine Conlon is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Conlon has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 716 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Catherine Conlon's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (9 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (8 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (6 papers). Catherine Conlon is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (9 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (8 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (6 papers). Catherine Conlon collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Finland. Catherine Conlon's co-authors include Virpi Timonen, Geraldine Foley, Catherine Elliott O’Dare, Thomas Scharf, Gemma M. Carney, Sharon Friel, Miles Thompson, Mary Higgins, Rebecca Gomperts and Michaela Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Qualitative Health Research, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics and Gender & Society.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Conlon

30 papers receiving 675 citations

Hit Papers

Challenges When Using Grounded Theory 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Challenges When Using Grounded Theory
    2018 191 citations Virpi Timonen, Geraldine Foley et al. profile →
  2. Confused About Theoretical Sampling? Engaging Theoretical Sampling in Diverse Grounded Theory Studies
    2020 137 citations Catherine Conlon, Virpi Timonen et al. profile →

Peers

Catherine Conlon
Ashley Edwards Canada
Kayla Fontenot United States
Denise Hawkes United Kingdom
Carmen González United States
Trudi J. Renwick
Mazanah Muhamad Malaysia
Ana Isabel Gil‐Lacruz Spain
Annie Irvine United Kingdom
Kitae Sohn South Korea
Bojana Lobe Slovenia
Ashley Edwards Canada
Catherine Conlon
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Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Conlon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Conlon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Conlon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Catherine Conlon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Catherine Conlon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Catherine Conlon. Catherine Conlon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gilligan, Robbie, et al.. (2025). Being a rural mother in the urban space: understanding young rural migrant mothers’ agency in cultivating an urban child in Beijing. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 52(3). 664–685.
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Conlon, Catherine, et al.. (2025). Abortion provision in Ireland: Implementation and advocacy, an Irish and international perspective from practice. Irish Journal of Sociology. 33(1-2). 113–128.
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Conlon, Catherine, et al.. (2025). From choice to labour: Understanding ‘aborting labour’ in Irish at-home early medication abortion experiences. Irish Journal of Sociology. 33(1-2). 9–29.
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Flynn, Susan, et al.. (2024). New-materialist bricolage: presenting an ontological position for qualitative internet-based research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 28(2). 179–192.
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Timonen, Virpi, Geraldine Foley, & Catherine Conlon. (2024). Quality in qualitative research: a relational process. Qualitative Research Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Conlon, Catherine, et al.. (2021). Seeking online telemedicine abortion outside the jurisdiction from Ireland following implementation of telemedicine provision locally. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 48(4). 259–266. 4 indexed citations
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O’Dare, Catherine Elliott, Virpi Timonen, & Catherine Conlon. (2020). “Doing” Intergenerational Friendship: Challenging the Dominance of Age Homophily in Friendship. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 40(1). 68–81. 13 indexed citations
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O’Dare, Catherine Elliott, Virpi Timonen, & Catherine Conlon. (2019). Escaping ‘the old fogey’: Doing old age through intergenerational friendship. Journal of Aging Studies. 48. 67–75. 13 indexed citations
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Conlon, Catherine, et al.. (2015). The Abortion Papers Ireland: Volume 2. 18 indexed citations
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Timonen, Virpi & Catherine Conlon. (2015). Beyond Mannheim: Conceptualising how people ‘talk’ and ‘do’ generations in contemporary society. Advances in Life Course Research. 24. 1–9. 26 indexed citations
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Kelly, Michael E., et al.. (2014). Time to surgical review: an assessment of the traditional model of emergency surgical care. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 184(2). 335–340. 1 indexed citations
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Carney, Gemma M., Thomas Scharf, Virpi Timonen, & Catherine Conlon. (2014). ‘Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt’: Solidarity between generations in the Irish crisis. Critical Social Policy. 34(3). 312–332. 16 indexed citations
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Timonen, Virpi, Catherine Conlon, Thomas Scharf, & Gemma M. Carney. (2013). Family, state, class and solidarity: re-conceptualising intergenerational solidarity through the grounded theory approach. European Journal of Ageing. 10(3). 171–179. 33 indexed citations
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Conlon, Catherine, Gemma M. Carney, Virpi Timonen, & Thomas Scharf. (2013). ‘Emergent reconstruction’ in grounded theory: learning from team-based interview research. Qualitative Research. 15(1). 39–56. 29 indexed citations
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Conlon, Catherine, Virpi Timonen, Thomas Scharf, & Gemma M. Carney. (2013). Consumption of care and intergenerational relations in the Irish context. Families Relationships and Societies. 3(1). 139–142. 1 indexed citations
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Conlon, Catherine, et al.. (2012). Attitudes to fertility, sexual health and motherhood amongst a Sample of Non-Irish National minority ethnic women living in Ireland. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Walsh, Judy, et al.. (2007). Enabling lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals to access their rights under equality law. Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin). 1 indexed citations
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Friel, Sharon & Catherine Conlon. (2004). Food Poverty in the Republic of Ireland.. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations

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