Donna O’Connor

2.5k total citations
78 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Donna O’Connor is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donna O’Connor has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 42 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 32 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Donna O’Connor's work include Sport Psychology and Performance (43 papers), Sports Performance and Training (34 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (29 papers). Donna O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Sport Psychology and Performance (43 papers), Sports Performance and Training (34 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (29 papers). Donna O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Donna O’Connor's co-authors include Paul Larkin, A. Mark Williams, Andrew Bennie, Melissa Crowe, Wayne Cotton, Oliver Höner, Donna Rudd, G E Morris, Dennis Murr and Stephen Cobley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In The Last Decade

Donna O’Connor

72 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donna O’Connor Australia 26 925 871 569 232 160 78 1.7k
Corrado Lupo Italy 33 1.8k 2.0× 1.0k 1.2× 325 0.6× 215 0.9× 321 2.0× 95 2.4k
Anne Marte Pensgaard Norway 24 1.0k 1.1× 902 1.0× 803 1.4× 152 0.7× 34 0.2× 40 2.3k
Juanita R. Weissensteiner Australia 17 931 1.0× 844 1.0× 337 0.6× 224 1.0× 127 0.8× 30 1.5k
Bradley W. Young Canada 25 571 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 954 1.7× 250 1.1× 94 0.6× 108 1.7k
Job Fransen Australia 29 1.8k 1.9× 1.6k 1.8× 344 0.6× 317 1.4× 249 1.6× 102 2.5k
Sean Horton Canada 23 465 0.5× 612 0.7× 636 1.1× 162 0.7× 80 0.5× 71 1.6k
Bianca Miarka Brazil 29 1.9k 2.1× 540 0.6× 139 0.2× 318 1.4× 143 0.9× 153 2.5k
Anne‐Marie Elbe Germany 24 453 0.5× 614 0.7× 570 1.0× 139 0.6× 80 0.5× 106 1.5k
Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Álcaraz Martínez Spain 22 951 1.0× 385 0.4× 234 0.4× 234 1.0× 184 1.1× 132 1.8k
Lawrence W. Judge United States 19 600 0.6× 240 0.3× 186 0.3× 134 0.6× 51 0.3× 166 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Donna O’Connor

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donna O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donna O’Connor

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harwood, Chris, et al.. (2022). Talent development environments within sports: a scoping review examining functional and dysfunctional environmental features. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 17(2). 1105–1131. 39 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, et al.. (2022). Coaches’ Perspectives of the Continuing Coach Education Program in the Development of Quality Coach Education in Singapore. International Sport Coaching Journal. 10(2). 230–243. 3 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, et al.. (2022). Developing players for athlete leadership groups in professional football teams: Qualitative insights from head coaches and athlete leaders. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0271093–e0271093. 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, Paul Larkin, Sam Robertson, & Peter Goodyear. (2021). The art of the question: the structure of questions posed by youth soccer coaches during training. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 27(3). 304–319. 12 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, et al.. (2020). Assessing the Ecological-Context Strengths of School-Based Talent Development Programs in Rugby League. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 92(4). 723–735. 8 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, et al.. (2018). Distinct trajectories of athlete development: A retrospective analysis of professional rugby league players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36(22). 2558–2566. 16 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna, et al.. (2018). Conceptualising decision-making and its development: a phenomenographic analysis. Science and Medicine in Football. 2(4). 261–271. 16 indexed citations
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Cotton, Wayne, et al.. (2016). An Investigation of the Relative Age Effect amongst Olympic Athletes. Journal of Talent Development and Excellence. 8(1).
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Peralta, Louisa, Donna O’Connor, Wayne Cotton, & Andrew Bennie. (2015). Pre-service physical education teachers’ Indigenous knowledge, cultural competency and pedagogy: a service learning intervention. Teaching Education. 27(3). 248–266. 30 indexed citations
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Larkin, Paul, et al.. (2015). The effects of physical exertion on decision-making performance of Australian football umpires. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(16). 1535–1541. 31 indexed citations
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Larkin, Paul, Donna O’Connor, & A. Mark Williams. (2015). Perfectionism and sport-specific engagement in elite youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(14). 1305–1310. 11 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Donna. (2011). NRL Injury Report 2010. 29(1). 12. 5 indexed citations
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Ewing, Robyn, Mark Freeman, Simon Barrie, et al.. (2008). Building community in academic settings: the importance of flexibility in a structured mentoring program. Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in Learning. 16(3). 294–310. 41 indexed citations
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Crowe, Melissa, Donna O’Connor, & Donna Rudd. (2007). Cold Water Recovery Reduces Anaerobic Performance. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 28(12). 994–998. 67 indexed citations
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Jamieson, Margaret, Terry Krupa, Anne O’Riordan, et al.. (2005). Developing Empathy as a Foundation of Client-Centred Practice: Evaluation of a University Curriculum Initiative. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(2). 76–85. 25 indexed citations
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Crowe, Melissa, et al.. (2003). The Effects of ß-Hydroxy-ß-Methylbutyrate (HMB) and HMB/Creatine Supplementation on Indices of Health in Highly Trained Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 13(2). 184–197. 34 indexed citations
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Monster, A. W., Hung Tuck Chan, & Donna O’Connor. (1978). Long-term trends in human eye blink rate.. PubMed. 5(4). 206–22. 40 indexed citations

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