Dave O’Brien

3.4k citations

112 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24

Impact in

Urban Studies top 0.1%
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
Music top 1%

Papers in ⓘ

Sociology and Political Science 46
- Social and Cultural Dynamics 27
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts 8
- Law, Rights, and Freedoms 7
Urban Studies 45
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development 45

Co-authors: Mark Taylor (13 shared papers)Sam Friedman (5 shared papers)Daniel Laurison (3 shared papers)Orian Brook (6 shared papers)Kate Oakley (6 shared papers)Andrew Miles (2 shared papers)Samuel R. Friedman (1 shared paper)Peter Campbell (3 shared papers)
Journals: Cultural Trends (8 papers)Sociology (5 papers)Journal of Cultural Economy (4 papers)The Journal of Hellenic Studies (4 papers)Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

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Dave O’Brien

98 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Culture is bad for you 2020 · 120 citations

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1	Culture is bad for you Manchester University Press eBooks ·Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien, Mark Taylor Hit paper breakdown →	2020	120
2	Are the creative industries meritocratic? An analysis of the 2014 British Labour Force Survey Cultural Trends ·Dave O’Brien, Daniel Laurison, Andrew Miles, Sam Friedman	2016	114
3	Differential Privacy: A Primer for a Non-Technical Audience SSRN Electronic Journal ·Alexandra Wood, Micah Altman, Aaron Bembenek, Mark Bun, Marco Gaboardi, James Honaker, Kobbi Nissim, Dave O’Brien, Thomas Steinke, Salil Vadhan	2018	88
4	‘Like Skydiving without a Parachute’: How Class Origin Shapes Occupational Trajectories in British Acting Sociology ·Samuel R. Friedman, Dave O’Brien, Daniel Laurison	2016	86
5	Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics Michigan Law Review ·Nelson P. Miller, Dave O’Brien	1987	84
6	Measuring the value of culture: a report to the Department for Culture Media and Sport Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Dave O’Brien	2010	62
7	Tamale Lesson : A case study of a narrative health communication intervention Journal of Communications In Healthcare ·Lourdes Báezconde‐Garbanati, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Lauren B. Frank, Sheila T. Murphy, Meghan Bridgid Moran, Lisa Werth, Nan Zhao, Paula Amezola de Herrera, Doe Mayer, Jeremy Kagan, Dave O’Brien	2014	55
8	Deflecting Privilege: Class Identity and the Intergenerational Self Sociology ·Sam Friedman, Dave O’Brien, Ian R. McDonald	2021	52
9	Cultural Policy: Management, Value and Modernity in the Creative Industries Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·Dave O’Brien	2013	50
10	Learning to labour unequally: understanding the relationship between cultural production, cultural consumption and inequality Social Identities ·Kate Oakley, Dave O’Brien	2016	49
11	Exploring the theoretical foundations of visual art programmes for people living with dementia Dementia ·Gill Windle, Samantha Gregory, Teri Howson-Griffiths, Andrew Newman, Dave O’Brien, Anna Goulding	2017	48
12	The social life of measurement: how methods have shaped the idea of culture in urban regeneration Journal of Cultural Economy ·Peter Campbell, Tamsin Cox, Dave O’Brien	2016	39
13	Cultural Engagement and the Economic Performance of the Cultural and Creative Industries: An Occupational Critique Sociology ·Peter Campbell, Dave O’Brien, Mark Taylor	2018	37
14	Resistance and Resignation: Responses to Typecasting in British Acting Cultural Sociology ·Sam Friedman, Dave O’Brien	2017	37
15	Producing and Consuming Inequality: A Cultural Sociology of the Cultural Industries Cultural Sociology ·Dave O’Brien, Kim Allen, Sam Friedman, Anamik Saha	2017	37
16	Cultural Capital: Arts Graduates, Spatial Inequality, and London’s Impact on Cultural Labor Markets American Behavioral Scientist ·Kate Oakley, Daniel Laurison, Dave O’Brien, Sam Friedman	2017	33
17	The “scouse wedding” and other myths: reflections on the evolution of a “Liverpool model” for culture-led urban regeneration Cultural Trends ·Tamsin Cox, Dave O’Brien	2012	31
18	Cultural Value and Inequality: A Critical Literature Review White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·Kate Oakley, Dave O’Brien	2015	31
19	Privacy, confidentiality, and security in information systems of state health agencies American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Dave O’Brien	1999	26
20	Cultural value, measurement and policy making Arts and Humanities in Higher Education ·Dave O’Brien	2014	26

About Dave O’Brien

Dave O’Brien is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Law and Philosophy, having authored 112 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cultural Industries and Urban Development (45 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (27 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (11 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (10 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 papers), Law, Rights, and Freedoms (7 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (7 papers) and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Urban Studies (806 citations), Music (105 citations), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (150 citations), Museology (91 citations) and Conservation (71 citations). Dave O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Mark Taylor, Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison, Orian Brook, Kate Oakley, Andrew Miles, Samuel R. Friedman, Peter Campbell, Ian R. McDonald and Gill Windle. Their work appears in journals such as Cultural Trends, Sociology, Journal of Cultural Economy, The Journal of Hellenic Studies and Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events.

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