David O’Sullivan

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

David O’Sullivan is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David O’Sullivan has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 6 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David O’Sullivan's work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (13 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical studies and practices (4 papers). David O’Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (13 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical studies and practices (4 papers). David O’Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. David O’Sullivan's co-authors include Stephen Byrne, Denis O’Mahony, Paul Gallagher, Marie O’Connor, Cristín Ryan, Ronald J. Christie, Barbara Hill-Taylor, Jill A. Hayden, Ingrid Sketris and Shane Cullinan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

David O’Sullivan

36 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2

2014 1.7k citations Denis O’Mahony, David O’Sullivan et al. Age and Ageing profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David O’Sullivan Ireland	17	2.1k	1.1k	626	460	372	37	2.9k
William E. Wade United States	18	1.6k 0.8×	730 0.7×	531 0.8×	518 1.1×	405 1.1×	62	3.4k
Hege Salvesen Blix Norway	26	1.2k 0.6×	377 0.3×	316 0.5×	258 0.6×	503 1.4×	91	2.5k
Pierre Olivier Lang Switzerland	29	1.3k 0.6×	625 0.6×	229 0.4×	363 0.8×	157 0.4×	128	3.2k
David O’Mahony Ireland	15	1.1k 0.5×	582 0.5×	332 0.5×	232 0.5×	210 0.6×	41	2.1k
Rhonda Clifford Australia	25	1.1k 0.5×	468 0.4×	361 0.6×	135 0.3×	235 0.6×	131	2.2k
Tewodros Eguale United States	27	579 0.3×	287 0.3×	192 0.3×	183 0.4×	328 0.9×	64	2.7k
Tareq L. Mukattash Jordan	22	581 0.3×	252 0.2×	260 0.4×	135 0.3×	315 0.8×	172	1.9k
Martin Henman Ireland	27	692 0.3×	262 0.2×	175 0.3×	102 0.2×	176 0.5×	94	2.5k
Lisa Pont Australia	23	571 0.3×	266 0.2×	99 0.2×	178 0.4×	162 0.4×	91	1.9k
Tariq M. Alhawassi Saudi Arabia	20	497 0.2×	204 0.2×	169 0.3×	248 0.5×	128 0.3×	61	1.7k

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

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Davey, Martin S., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the quality of information provided by ChatGPT on pelvic and acetabular surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic Reports. 4(1). 100561–100561.

Davey, Martin S., et al.. (2024). The use of the SPAIRE technique in cases of cemented hemiarthroplasty in the management of displaced intracapsular neck of femur fractures – A pair-matched control study versus a direct lateral approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100500–100500. 1 indexed citations

Doroudian, Mohammad, et al.. (2021). Smart Nanotherapeutics and Lung Cancer. Pharmaceutics. 13(11). 1972–1972. 49 indexed citations

O’Sullivan, David, et al.. (2020). A Character Strengths Intervention for Happiness and Depression in Saudi Arabia: A Replication of Seligman et al.’s (2005) Study. 6. 41–72. 2 indexed citations

Dalton, Kieran, Denis O’Mahony, David O’Sullivan, Marie O’Connor, & Stephen Byrne. (2019). Prescriber Implementation of STOPP/START Recommendations for Hospitalised Older Adults: A Comparison of a Pharmacist Approach and a Physician Approach. Drugs & Aging. 36(3). 279–288. 14 indexed citations

Ryan, Éanna J., David O’Sullivan, Michael E. Kelly, et al.. (2019). Meta-analysis of the effect of extending the interval after long-course chemoradiotherapy before surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer. British journal of surgery. 106(10). 1298–1310. 59 indexed citations

O’Mahony, Denis, Paddy Gillespie, Mark Mulcahy, et al.. (2018). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Physician-Implemented Medication Screening Tool in Older Hospitalised Patients in Ireland. Drugs & Aging. 35(8). 751–762. 10 indexed citations

O’Mahony, Denis, Paddy Gillespie, Mark Mulcahy, et al.. (2017). A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of A Physician-Implemented, Medication Screening Tool in Older Hospitalised Patients in Ireland. Value in Health. 20(9). A493–A493. 3 indexed citations

Lonergan, Peter E., A. Nic An Riogh, Fardod O’Kelly, et al.. (2017). Dynamic sentinel node biopsy for penile cancer: an initial experience in an Irish Hospital. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 186(4). 841–845. 4 indexed citations

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Gallagher, James, David O’Sullivan, Suzanne McCarthy, et al.. (2016). Structured Pharmacist Review of Medication in Older Hospitalised Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Drugs & Aging. 33(4). 285–294. 33 indexed citations

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Cullinan, Shane, Denis O’Mahony, David O’Sullivan, & Stephen Byrne. (2015). Use of a frailty index to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reaction risks in older patients. Age and Ageing. 45(1). 115–120. 74 indexed citations

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O’Mahony, Denis, David O’Sullivan, Stephen Byrne, et al.. (2014). STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2. Age and Ageing. 44(2). 213–218. 1682 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parsons, Carole, Noleen McCorry, Kevin D. Murphy, et al.. (2013). Assessment of factors that influence physician decision making regarding medication use in patients with dementia at the end of life. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 29(3). 281–290. 30 indexed citations

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Hill-Taylor, Barbara, Ingrid Sketris, Jill A. Hayden, et al.. (2013). Application of the STOPP/START criteria: a systematic review of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults, and evidence of clinical, humanistic and economic impact. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 38(5). 360–372. 291 indexed citations

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Horgan, John, David O’Sullivan, & Seán Hammond. (2003). Offender profiling: A critical perspective.. The Irish Journal of Psychology. 3 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, David, Denis P. Twomey, Aidan Coffey, et al.. (2000). Novel type I restriction specificities through domain shuffling of HsdS subunits in Lactococcus lactis. Molecular Microbiology. 36(4). 866–875. 64 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, David. (1998). The allocation of scarce resources and the right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 389–395. 4 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, David, Aidan Coffey, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Colin Hill, & R. Paul Ross. (1998). Design of a Phage-Insensitive Lactococcal Dairy Starter via Sequential Transfer of Naturally Occurring Conjugative Plasmids. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64(11). 4618–4622. 35 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, David, et al.. (1996). Postmarketing surveillance of oral terbinafine in the UK: report of a large cohort study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 42(5). 559–565. 41 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, David, et al.. (1994). Bromocriptine and drug information. The Lancet. 343(8892). 297–297. 1 indexed citations

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