David O'Shea

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

David O'Shea is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, David O'Shea has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Education, 2 papers in Social Psychology and 2 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in David O'Shea's work include Career Development and Diversity (2 papers), Retirement, Disability, and Employment (2 papers) and School Choice and Performance (2 papers). David O'Shea is often cited by papers focused on Career Development and Diversity (2 papers), Retirement, Disability, and Employment (2 papers) and School Choice and Performance (2 papers). David O'Shea collaborates with scholars based in United States. David O'Shea's co-authors include John G. Richardson, Charles C. Healy, William̀ Lowe Boyd and Jay D. Scribner and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Vocational Behavior and Journal of Counseling Psychology.

In The Last Decade

David O'Shea

8 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Educ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education.
    1987 11.0k citations David O'Shea, John G. Richardson Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David O'Shea United States 5 6.3k 2.8k 1.2k 1.2k 991 12 11.1k
John G. Richardson United States 14 6.4k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 993 1.0× 51 11.4k
Herbert Blumer United States 19 7.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 695 0.7× 47 13.7k
George L. Simpson United States 6 5.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 809 0.8× 18 11.9k
Richard Nice United Kingdom 13 6.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 803 0.7× 667 0.7× 27 12.2k
William H. Sewell United States 45 7.7k 1.2× 5.4k 1.9× 2.1k 1.7× 897 0.7× 362 0.4× 207 15.9k
Victor Turner United States 46 9.5k 1.5× 1.5k 0.5× 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 644 0.6× 94 20.6k
Richard K. Fenn United States 11 4.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 745 0.6× 545 0.5× 45 10.8k
Alvin W. Gouldner United States 33 7.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 94 16.6k
Duane F. Alwin United States 54 6.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 535 0.5× 118 13.4k
Randall Collins United States 50 8.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 2.1k 1.7× 792 0.7× 520 0.5× 211 13.5k

Countries citing papers authored by David O'Shea

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Fields of papers citing papers by David O'Shea

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David O'Shea

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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O'Shea, David. (2001). Education, the social system, and development. 1 indexed citations
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O'Shea, David & John G. Richardson. (1987). Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(4). 571–571. 10996 indexed citations breakdown →
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Healy, Charles C., et al.. (1985). Relation of career attitudes to age and career progress during college.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 32(2). 239–244. 2 indexed citations
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Healy, Charles C., et al.. (1985). Relation of career attitudes to age and career progress during college.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 32(2). 239–244. 34 indexed citations
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Healy, Charles C., et al.. (1984). The linkage of work achievement to self-esteem, career maturity, and college achievement. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 25(1). 70–79. 30 indexed citations
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O'Shea, David. (1984). Teacher education: an empirical study of problems and possibilities1. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy. 10(1). 1–23. 7 indexed citations
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O'Shea, David. (1976). Lessons from the English model of postsecondary education. New Directions for Community Colleges. 1976(16). 59–69. 1 indexed citations
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O'Shea, David. (1975). Urban Community Control: What Can We Learn From the Suburban Experience?.. 1 indexed citations
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O'Shea, David. (1975). School District Decentralization. Education and Urban Society. 7(4). 377–392. 3 indexed citations
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Boyd, William̀ Lowe & David O'Shea. (1975). Theoretical Perspectives on School District Decentralization. Education and Urban Society. 7(4). 357–376. 7 indexed citations
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Scribner, Jay D. & David O'Shea. (1974). Political Developments in Urban School Districts. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 75(6). 380–408.
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O'Shea, David. (1973). Suburban School District Government A Comparative Perspective. Education and Urban Society. 5(4). 405–436.

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