Cian O’Neill

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 941 citations indexed

About

Cian O’Neill is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cian O’Neill has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 941 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 18 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Cian O’Neill's work include Sports injuries and prevention (17 papers), Sports Performance and Training (16 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (10 papers). Cian O’Neill is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (17 papers), Sports Performance and Training (16 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (10 papers). Cian O’Neill collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Cian O’Neill's co-authors include Con Burns, Philip M. Jakeman, Siobhán Leahy, Edward K. Coughlan, Pamela Wolfe, Scot Sedlacek, Jerianne Heimendinger, Henry J. Thompson, Cynthia Dormer Gillette and Seán Lacey and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal Of Nutrition, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Carcinogenesis.

In The Last Decade

Cian O’Neill

40 papers receiving 914 citations

Hit Papers

Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 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. Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review
    2020 164 citations Lisa E. Bolger, Cian O’Neill et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cian O’Neill Ireland 14 310 227 204 149 130 45 941
Donatella Ciarapica Italy 18 273 0.9× 174 0.8× 415 2.0× 44 0.3× 588 4.5× 34 1.2k
Michael Sjöström Sweden 8 398 1.3× 103 0.5× 311 1.5× 28 0.2× 527 4.1× 10 867
Dimitrios Draganidis Greece 25 189 0.6× 881 3.9× 553 2.7× 27 0.2× 80 0.6× 66 1.9k
Kathryn A. Greaves United States 17 245 0.8× 54 0.2× 388 1.9× 29 0.2× 511 3.9× 29 1.1k
Jennifer L. Trilk United States 21 94 0.3× 180 0.8× 517 2.5× 31 0.2× 391 3.0× 48 1.4k
Susanne Ring‐Dimitriou Austria 18 127 0.4× 124 0.5× 381 1.9× 17 0.1× 261 2.0× 58 1.1k
Timm Intemann Germany 18 181 0.6× 70 0.3× 220 1.1× 8 0.1× 631 4.9× 42 976
Fernando Alacid Spain 20 120 0.4× 609 2.7× 176 0.9× 31 0.2× 130 1.0× 112 1.3k
Catherine J. Kerr United Kingdom 12 228 0.7× 25 0.1× 270 1.3× 12 0.1× 312 2.4× 23 613
Cristina Casals Spain 15 27 0.1× 142 0.6× 208 1.0× 16 0.1× 84 0.6× 66 643

Countries citing papers authored by Cian O’Neill

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cian O’Neill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cian O’Neill. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Cian O’Neill. The network helps show where Cian O’Neill may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cian O’Neill

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cian O’Neill. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cian O’Neill 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 Cian O’Neill. Cian O’Neill is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Collins, Kieran, et al.. (2024). A Comparison of Elite and Sub-elite Match-Play Running Performance of Gaelic Football Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38(5). 912–923.
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Burns, Con, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Perceived Health-Related Effectiveness of ‘The Daily Mile’ Initiative in Irish Primary Schools. Healthcare. 12(13). 1284–1284. 1 indexed citations
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Burns, Con, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Review of the Implementation and Effectiveness of ‘The Daily Mile’ on Markers of Children’s Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(13). 6203–6203. 5 indexed citations
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Burns, Con, et al.. (2023). A Case Study Analysis of the Coach–Athlete Dyad in Different Age Grade Nonelite Rugby Union Teams. International Sport Coaching Journal. 11(3). 404–413.
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O’Neill, Cian, Kiri Granger, Mark Haselgrove, et al.. (2022). Latent inhibition, aberrant salience, and schizotypy traits in cannabis users. Schizophrenia Research Cognition. 28. 100235–100235. 4 indexed citations
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Burns, Con, et al.. (2022). How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 18(2). 594–608. 16 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Cian, et al.. (2021). Cannabis Use, Schizotypy and Kamin Blocking Performance. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 633476–633476. 2 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Cian, et al.. (2021). The Acute Effects From the Use of Weighted Implements on Skill Enhancement in Sport: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 35(10). 2922–2935. 3 indexed citations
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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2020). Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(7). 717–753. 164 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Tuathaigh, Colm, et al.. (2020). Does cannabis use predict psychometric schizotypy via aberrant salience?. Schizophrenia Research. 220. 194–200. 8 indexed citations
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Burns, Con, et al.. (2019). Relationship between load and readiness to train in a Gaelic football pre-competition training camp. University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland). 6 indexed citations
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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90(1). 24–35. 22 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Cian, et al.. (2019). ‘A Healthy CIT’: An Investigation into Student Health Metrics, Lifestyle Behaviours and the Predictors of Positive Mental Health in an Irish Higher Education Setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(22). 4318–4318. 9 indexed citations
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Davies, Robert W., et al.. (2016). Seasonal changes in body composition of inter-county Gaelic Athletic Association hurlers. Journal of Sports Sciences. 35(24). 2427–2432. 5 indexed citations
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Coppinger, Tara, Seán Lacey, Cian O’Neill, & Con Burns. (2016). ‘Project Spraoi’: A randomized control trial to improve nutrition and physical activity in school children. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 3. 94–101. 17 indexed citations
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Leahy, Siobhán, Cian O’Neill, Rhoda Sohun, Clodagh Toomey, & Philip M. Jakeman. (2012). Generalised equations for the prediction of percentage body fat by anthropometry in adult men and women aged 18–81 years. British Journal Of Nutrition. 109(4). 678–685. 25 indexed citations
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Leahy, Siobhán, Cian O’Neill, Rhoda Sohun, & Philip M. Jakeman. (2011). A comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis to measure total and segmental body composition in healthy young adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(2). 589–595. 97 indexed citations
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Thompson, Henry J., Jerianne Heimendinger, Scot Sedlacek, et al.. (1999). Effect of increased vegetable and fruit consumption on markers of oxidative cellular damage. Carcinogenesis. 20(12). 2261–2266. 163 indexed citations

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