Dave O’Brien

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Dave O’Brien is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Dave O’Brien has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 45 papers in Urban Studies and 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Dave O’Brien's work include Cultural Industries and Urban Development (45 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (27 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (11 papers). Dave O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Industries and Urban Development (45 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (27 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (11 papers). Dave O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Dave O’Brien's co-authors include Mark Taylor, Sam Friedman, Orian Brook, Daniel Laurison, Kate Oakley, Andrew Miles, Samuel R. Friedman, Peter Campbell, Ian R. McDonald and Gill Windle and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Dave O’Brien

98 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Culture is bad for you

2020 120 citations Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dave O’Brien United Kingdom	24	820	806	197	172	171	112	1.8k
Eleonora Belfiore United Kingdom	20	845 1.0×	952 1.2×	84 0.4×	192 1.1×	42 0.2×	34	2.0k
Alan McKinlay United Kingdom	22	587 0.7×	202 0.3×	124 0.6×	223 1.3×	116 0.7×	87	1.7k
Johan Heilbron France	23	835 1.0×	111 0.1×	85 0.4×	217 1.3×	101 0.6×	75	1.6k
Philo C. Wasburn United States	12	863 1.1×	71 0.1×	85 0.4×	254 1.5×	184 1.1×	39	1.9k
Kurt Lang United States	16	1.3k 1.6×	82 0.1×	120 0.6×	555 3.2×	156 0.9×	73	2.3k
Kate Nash United Kingdom	19	580 0.7×	55 0.1×	136 0.7×	239 1.4×	106 0.6×	58	1.1k
Catherine Porter United Kingdom	15	419 0.5×	58 0.1×	25 0.1×	154 0.9×	74 0.4×	31	1.1k
William Davies United Kingdom	16	534 0.7×	79 0.1×	92 0.5×	328 1.9×	67 0.4×	40	1.1k
Teresa Rees United Kingdom	11	605 0.7×	59 0.1×	90 0.5×	326 1.9×	711 4.2×	45	1.6k
Arthur C. Brooks United States	23	1.3k 1.6×	278 0.3×	396 2.0×	115 0.7×	110 0.6×	68	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dave O’Brien

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All Works

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Brook, Orian, Andrew Miles, Dave O’Brien, & Mark Taylor. (2022). Social Mobility and ‘Openness’ in Creative Occupations since the 1970s. Sociology. 57(4). 789–810. 7 indexed citations

Alačovska, Ana & Dave O’Brien. (2021). Genres and inequality in the creative industries. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 24(3). 639–657. 19 indexed citations

Friedman, Sam, Dave O’Brien, & Ian R. McDonald. (2021). Deflecting Privilege: Class Identity and the Intergenerational Self. Sociology. 55(4). 716–733. 52 indexed citations

Anand, Paul, Enrica Chiappero‐Martinetti, Giacomo Corneo, et al.. (2020). Multidimensional Perspectives on Inequality: Conceptual and Empirical Challenges. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 3 indexed citations

Hanquinet, Laurie, Dave O’Brien, & Mark Taylor. (2019). The coming crisis of cultural engagement? Measurement, methods, and the nuances of niche activities. Cultural Trends. 28(2-3). 198–219. 9 indexed citations

Brook, Orian, Dave O’Brien, & Mark Taylor. (2019). Inequality talk: How discourses by senior men reinforce exclusions from creative occupations. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 24(2). 498–513. 15 indexed citations

Taylor, Mark & Dave O’Brien. (2017). ‘Culture is a Meritocracy’: Why Creative Workers’ Attitudes may Reinforce Social Inequality. Sociological Research Online. 22(4). 27–47. 25 indexed citations

Friedman, Samuel R., Dave O’Brien, & Daniel Laurison. (2016). ‘Like Skydiving without a Parachute’: How Class Origin Shapes Occupational Trajectories in British Acting. Sociology. 51(5). 992–1010. 86 indexed citations

Campbell, Peter, et al.. (2016). The social life of measurement: how methods have shaped the idea of culture in urban regeneration. Journal of Cultural Economy. 10(1). 49–62. 39 indexed citations

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Windle, Gill, Andrew Newman, Vanessa Burholt, et al.. (2016). Dementia and Imagination: a mixed-methods protocol for arts and science research. BMJ Open. 6(11). e011634–e011634. 18 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave & Kate Oakley. (2015). Cultural Value and Inequality: A Critical Literature Review. A Report commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Cultural Value Project. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 5 indexed citations

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Windle, Gill, et al.. (2014). Understanding the impact of visual arts interventions for people living with dementia: a realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 3(1). 91–91. 20 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (2014). Making Culture, Changing Society. Journal of Cultural Economy. 8(1). 123–124. 1 indexed citations

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Oakley, Kate, Dave O’Brien, & David Lee. (2013). Happy now?: Well-being and cultural policy. 31(2). 18–26. 10 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (2011). Who is in charge? Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008 and the governance of cultural planning. Town Planning Review. 82(1). 45–59. 23 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (2005). University—Government Policy Linkages and the Knowledge-based Approach to Internation Development. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement. 26(1). 131–150. 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (1999). Privacy, confidentiality, and security in information systems of state health agencies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 16(4). 351–358. 26 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (1989). The Rehnquist Court Comes of Age.. 13(3). 2. 1 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Martin, et al.. (1983). A Symposium. The Western Political Quarterly. 36(4). 533–541. 6 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Dave. (1980). The First Amendment and the Public's Right to Know. Hastings constitutional law quarterly. 7(3). 579. 1 indexed citations

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