David O’Connell

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

David O’Connell is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David O’Connell has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 13 papers in Water Science and Technology and 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in David O’Connell's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (10 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (7 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (6 papers). David O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (10 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (7 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (6 papers). David O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Canada and Denmark. David O’Connell's co-authors include C. Birkinshaw, T.F. O’Dwyer, Philippe Van Cappellen, Fereidoun Rezanezhad, Jos A. Cox, Elisabet Josefsson, Ana T. Lima, Kristen Mitchell, Jos T. A. Verhoeven and Chris T. Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

David O’Connell

36 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Heavy metal adsorbents prepared from the modification of cellulose: A review
    2008 1.1k citations David O’Connell, C. Birkinshaw et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers

David O’Connell
Chi Zhang China
Jianming Xue New Zealand
Yingying Wang China
Chen Cai China
Hailong Liu China
Bing Yang China
Leonardo Gutiérrez Belgium
Changzheng Fan China
Yingying Liu China
Xiaowei Liu China
Chi Zhang China
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Fields of papers citing papers by David O’Connell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David O’Connell

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

All Works

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Pavlov, Kostiantyn, Marcus J. Kitchen, James A. Pollock, et al.. (2025). Single-exposure x-ray dark-field imaging via a dual-energy propagation-based setup. Optics Letters. 50(7). 2171–2171.
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Kasera, Nitesh, et al.. (2025). Enhancing soil health and phosphorus use efficiency with modified biochar amendment. The Science of The Total Environment. 1004. 180794–180794.
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O’Connell, David, Catherine McCammon, James M. Byrne, et al.. (2025). Isotopic Exchange between Aqueous Fe(II) and Solid Fe(III) in Lake Sediment─A Kinetic Assemblage Approach. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(11). 5534–5544. 1 indexed citations
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Joyce, Brian, Carla J. Harper, Marta Martins, et al.. (2024). An integrated mitigation approach to diffuse agricultural water pollution–a scoping review. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Markensten, Hampus, Martyn N. Futter, Katarina Kyllmar, et al.. (2023). Distributed dynamic modelling of suspended sediment mobilization and transport from small agricultural catchments. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 1 indexed citations
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Dubber, Donata, Laura S. Brophy, David O’Connell, et al.. (2023). The use of sterol profiles, supported with other faecal source tracking methods, to apportion septic tanks contamination in rural catchments. Environmental Pollution. 341. 122884–122884. 5 indexed citations
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O’Connell, David, et al.. (2022). Flow Cytometry and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Analyses for Fingerprinting Microbial Pollution in Karst Aquifer Systems. Water Resources Research. 58(5). e2021WR029840–e2021WR029840. 9 indexed citations
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Futter, Martyn N., et al.. (2021). Variability in fluvial suspended and streambed sediment phosphorus fractions among small agricultural streams. Journal of Environmental Quality. 50(3). 612–626. 5 indexed citations
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O’Connell, David, Nienke Ansems, Ravi Kukkadapu, et al.. (2020). Changes in Sedimentary Phosphorus Burial Following Artificial Eutrophication of Lake 227, Experimental Lakes Area, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(8). 44 indexed citations
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Misstear, Bruce, David O’Connell, Donata Dubber, et al.. (2020). An assessment of contamination fingerprinting techniques for determining the impact of domestic wastewater treatment systems on private well supplies. Environmental Pollution. 268(Pt B). 115687–115687. 16 indexed citations
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Parsons, Chris T., Fereidoun Rezanezhad, David O’Connell, & Philippe Van Cappellen. (2017). Sediment phosphorus speciation and mobility under dynamic redox conditions. Biogeosciences. 14(14). 3585–3602. 97 indexed citations
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Lima, Ana T., Kristen Mitchell, David O’Connell, Jos T. A. Verhoeven, & Philippe Van Cappellen. (2016). The legacy of surface mining: Remediation, restoration, reclamation and rehabilitation. Environmental Science & Policy. 66. 227–233. 146 indexed citations
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O’Connell, David, et al.. (2013). The Seizure of Abu Anas Al-Libi: An International Law Assessment. International law studies. 89(1). 31.
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O’Connell, David, C. Birkinshaw, & T.F. O’Dwyer. (2008). Heavy metal adsorbents prepared from the modification of cellulose: A review. Bioresource Technology. 99(15). 6709–6724. 1071 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Connell, David, C. Birkinshaw, & T.F. O’Dwyer. (2006). Removal of Lead(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using a Modified Cellulose Adsorbent. Adsorption Science & Technology. 24(4). 337–348. 37 indexed citations
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O’Connell, David, C. Birkinshaw, & T.F. O’Dwyer. (2006). A modified cellulose adsorbent for the removal of nickel(II) from aqueous solutions. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 81(11). 1820–1828. 76 indexed citations
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O’Connell, David, et al.. (1984). Honoré d'Urfé.
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O’Connell, David, et al.. (1973). French Cultural Reader. Modern Language Journal. 57(5/6). 287–287. 1 indexed citations

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