Debra O’Brien

965 total citations
20 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Debra O’Brien is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra O’Brien has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Debra O’Brien's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (4 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (3 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (3 papers). Debra O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (4 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (3 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (3 papers). Debra O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Qatar and United Kingdom. Debra O’Brien's co-authors include Ian Jacobs, Meredith L Borland, George A Jelinek, Hanni C Gennat, Antonio Celenza, Aled Williams, Peter Cameron, David McD Taylor, Peter Ritchie and Janet B. Cahill and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Emergency Medicine, BMJ Open and The Medical Journal of Australia.

In The Last Decade

Debra O’Brien

20 papers receiving 548 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Debra O’Brien Australia 9 256 173 173 170 72 20 580
Emory M. Petrack United States 9 195 0.8× 170 1.0× 128 0.7× 84 0.5× 44 0.6× 14 434
Joan E. Shook United States 10 351 1.4× 87 0.5× 59 0.3× 59 0.3× 101 1.4× 25 596
Ronald A. Dieckmann United States 9 195 0.8× 161 0.9× 134 0.8× 86 0.5× 47 0.7× 16 509
Stephanie A. Storgion United States 10 97 0.4× 138 0.8× 78 0.5× 98 0.6× 28 0.4× 25 452
Frances M. Nadel United States 13 492 1.9× 59 0.3× 72 0.4× 87 0.5× 148 2.1× 19 784
Deborah Parkman Henderson United States 14 912 3.6× 101 0.6× 435 2.5× 182 1.1× 142 2.0× 32 1.2k
Nigel M. Turner Netherlands 11 428 1.7× 43 0.2× 50 0.3× 87 0.5× 101 1.4× 31 687
Sonya Canzian Canada 9 96 0.4× 72 0.4× 80 0.5× 50 0.3× 88 1.2× 14 376
Marianne Gausche United States 13 752 2.9× 51 0.3× 457 2.6× 176 1.0× 70 1.0× 22 997
Catherine Bertrand France 12 294 1.1× 42 0.2× 58 0.3× 71 0.4× 87 1.2× 19 555

Countries citing papers authored by Debra O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Debra O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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

All Works

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Celenza, Antonio, et al.. (2011). Audit of emergency department assessment and management of patients presenting with community-acquired needle stick injuries. Australian Health Review. 35(1). 57–62. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra, et al.. (2009). The UNE Pathways Enabling Program: a case study. RUNE (Research UNE). 2 indexed citations
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Ariyarajah, Vignendra, et al.. (2007). High prevalence of widened P waves among pediatric patients in 2 separate hospitals. Journal of Electrocardiology. 41(1). 63–67. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra, et al.. (2006). Impact of streaming "fast track" emergency department patients. Australian Health Review. 30(4). 525–532. 67 indexed citations
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Gennat, Hanni C, et al.. (2006). Community Senior First Aid training in Western Australia: its extent and effect on knowledge and skills. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 30(2). 147–150. 8 indexed citations
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Borland, Meredith L, et al.. (2006). A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Intranasal Fentanyl to Intravenous Morphine for Managing Acute Pain in Children in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 49(3). 335–340. 205 indexed citations
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Taylor, David McD, et al.. (2005). Propofol versus Midazolam/Fentanyl for Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation. Academic Emergency Medicine. 12(1). 13–19. 39 indexed citations
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Celenza, Antonio, et al.. (2002). Community competence in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 55(2). 157–165. 49 indexed citations
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Mountain, David, et al.. (2002). Thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction in Australasia 1999. Emergency Medicine. 14(3). 267–274. 2 indexed citations
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Mountain, David, et al.. (2002). Thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction in Australasia 1999. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 14(3). 267–274. 1 indexed citations
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Jelinek, George A, et al.. (2001). Community attitudes towards performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Western Australia. Resuscitation. 51(3). 239–246. 91 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra, et al.. (2000). The Accuracy of Oral Predictive and Infrared Emission Detection Tympanic Thermometers in an Emergency Department Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine. 7(9). 1061–1064. 10 indexed citations
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Mountain, David, George A Jelinek, Debra O’Brien, et al.. (2000). Australian and New Zealand 1997 thrombolysis audit. Emergency Medicine. 12(2). 116–122. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra, et al.. (2000). Improving services to bereaved relatives in the emergency department: making healthcare more human. The Medical Journal of Australia. 173(9). 480–483. 31 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra & Ian R. Rogers. (1999). Athlete’s heart syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine. 11(4). 277–283. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Debra, Ian Rogers, Alison Smith, & Derrick Lopez. (1998). Infrared tympanic thermometers are unreliable in low ambient temperatures. Emergency Medicine. 10(4). 313–316. 2 indexed citations
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Cahill, Janet B., et al.. (1983). Epidural buprenorphine for pain relief after major abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia. 38(8). 760–764. 41 indexed citations

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