D. O’Brien

22.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

D. O’Brien is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. O’Brien has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Epidemiology, 68 papers in Infectious Diseases and 48 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in D. O’Brien's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (54 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (34 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (26 papers). D. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (54 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (34 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (26 papers). D. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. D. O’Brien's co-authors include Oliver E. Williamson, Greg Shaffer, Eugene Athan, Joseph Torresi, Steven C. Salop, Anthony McDonald, N. Deborah Friedman, Peter Callan, Leslie Shanks and Derryck Klarkowski and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

D. O’Brien

222 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. O’Brien Australia	42	5.0k	4.2k	2.2k	1.8k	1.8k	236	14.7k
Howard Thomas United States	68	6.6k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	2.5k 1.1×	119 0.1×	1.7k 1.0×	428	18.4k
Jeffrey D. Sachs United States	78	2.6k 0.5×	14.8k 3.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	983 0.6×	431	38.8k
Philip C. Anderson United States	31	6.1k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	177 0.1×	487 0.3×	112	13.7k
Peter V. Marsden United States	46	2.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	330 0.2×	383 0.2×	105	15.5k
A. Colin Cameron United States	25	2.9k 0.6×	11.3k 2.7×	3.0k 1.4×	201 0.1×	591 0.3×	39	28.4k
John E. Butler United States	47	3.8k 0.8×	937 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	734 0.4×	161 0.1×	168	11.0k
Everett M. Rogers United States	61	3.5k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	640 0.3×	236 0.1×	497 0.3×	241	27.7k
Robert M. Grant United States	82	20.4k 4.1×	4.5k 1.1×	3.7k 1.7×	12.0k 6.6×	6.5k 3.7×	478	45.8k
William C. Black United States	28	2.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.2×	780 0.3×	221 0.1×	2.6k 1.5×	77	17.2k
Charles W. L. Hill United States	61	9.5k 1.9×	3.1k 0.8×	5.3k 2.4×	134 0.1×	210 0.1×	147	17.9k

Countries citing papers authored by D. O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. O’Brien

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. O’Brien

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

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Muhi, Stephen, Simone Schmidt, Julia L. Marshall, et al.. (2025). Perceptions of a Buruli ulcer controlled human infection model: How, who, and why?. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19(2). e0012593–e0012593.

Muhi, Stephen, Justina H. Hill, Anthony McDonald, et al.. (2025). Management of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in Australia: consensus statement. The Medical Journal of Australia. 222(11). 571–578. 1 indexed citations

Lim, Bryan, et al.. (2025). Mycobacterium Ulcerans Ulcer: Current Trends in Antimicrobial Management and Reconstructive Surgical Strategies. Life. 15(7). 1096–1096.

Muhi, Stephen, et al.. (2024). An overview of Buruli ulcer in Australia. Australian Journal of General Practice. 53(9). 671–674. 4 indexed citations

Bartels, Helena C., et al.. (2024). Imaging and video of late preterm delivery by midline laparotomy due to incarcerated uterus: A case report and literature review of a rare but morbid condition. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 167(1). 88–91.

McNamara, Bridgette, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of secondary infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or post–COVID-19 conditions in Victoria, 2020-2023. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 145. 107078–107078. 5 indexed citations

Blasdell, Kim R., Richard Ploeg, Emma C. Hobbs, et al.. (2024). Experimental infection of ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) with Mycobacterium ulcerans, the agent of Buruli ulcer. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 25352–25352. 1 indexed citations

O’Brien, D. & Mark A. Israel. (2023). Vertical Mergers with Bilateral Contracting and Upstream and Downstream Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Majumdar, Suman, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of community-based oral antiviral treatments against severe COVID-19 outcomes in people 70 years and over in Victoria, Australia, 2022: an observational study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 41. 100917–100917. 12 indexed citations

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O’Brien, D., Kim R. Blasdell, Stephen Muhi, et al.. (2023). Is BCG vaccination of possums the solution to the Buruli ulcer epidemic in south‐eastern Australia?. The Medical Journal of Australia. 219(11). 520–522. 7 indexed citations

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Röder, Christine, Bridgette McNamara, D. O’Brien, et al.. (2022). Area‐level social and economic factors and the local incidence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections in Victoria during 2020. The Medical Journal of Australia. 216(7). 349–356. 16 indexed citations

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Ritacco, G., et al.. (2019). 171 Retrospective analysis of a subset of human repeat insult patch tests conducted by the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials over the past 30 years. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(5). S30–S30. 1 indexed citations

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Morris, Lucy, et al.. (2019). Tuberculosis treatment unmasking leprosy: management of drug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy co-infection. Public Health Action. 9(Supplement 1). S83–S85. 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, D.. (2007). The development of monetary economics : a modern perspective on monetary controversies. E. Elgar eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Cooper, James, Luke M. Froeb, D. O’Brien, & Michael Vita. (2005). Vertical Restrictions and Antitrust Policy: What About the Evidence?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Greg & D. O’Brien. (2005). Bargaining, Bundling, and Clout: The Portfolio Effects of Horizontal Mergers. The RAND Journal of Economics. 36(3). 573–595. 42 indexed citations

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O’Brien, D. & Abraham L. Wickelgren. (2003). A critical analysis of critical loss analysis. 71(1). 161–184. 24 indexed citations

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Salop, Steven C. & D. O’Brien. (2000). Competitive Effects of Partial Ownership: Financial Interest and Corporate Control. eYLS (Yale Law School). 189 indexed citations

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O’Brien, D., Roger E. Backhouse, & John Creedy. (1999). From classical economics to the theory of the firm : essays in honour of D.P. O'Brien. Edward Elgar eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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Kodres, Laura E. & D. O’Brien. (1993). The Existence of Pareto Superior Price Limits. American Economic Review. 84(4). 919–932. 55 indexed citations

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