Eileen M. O’Brien

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Eileen M. O’Brien is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Eileen M. O’Brien has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 11 papers in Education and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Eileen M. O’Brien's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers). Eileen M. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers). Eileen M. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Eileen M. O’Brien's co-authors include Richard Field, Howard V. Cornell, Gary G. Mittelbach, John R. G. Turner, Jeremy T. Kerr, David J. Currie, Bradford A. Hawkins, Jean‐François Guégan, Dawn M. Kaufman and Thierry Oberdorff and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Ecology and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Eileen M. O’Brien

49 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ENERGY, WATER, AND BROAD-SCALE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS

2003 1.9k citations Bradford A. Hawkins, Richard Field et al. Ecology profile →
Predictions and tests of climate‐based hypotheses of broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness

2004 976 citations David J. Currie, Gary G. Mittelbach et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Spatial species‐richness gradients across scales: a meta‐analysis

2008 565 citations Richard Field, Bradford A. Hawkins et al. Journal of Biogeography profile →

Peers

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John Terborgh United States

Allen H. Hurlbert United States

Brody Sandel United States

Jeremy J. D. Greenwood United Kingdom

S. K. Morgan Ernest United States

Earl D. McCoy United States

John‐Arvid Grytnes Norway

Miguel A. Ortega‐Huerta Mexico

Jonathan Baillie United Kingdom

Dawn M. Kaufman United States

John Terborgh United States

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2.1k ×1.2

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eileen M. O’Brien

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eileen M. O’Brien

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Brien, Eileen M., et al.. (2017). Seeking Liberation, Facing Marginalization: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' Conditional Acceptance in Hip‐Hop Culture. Sociological Inquiry. 87(4). 634–658. 2 indexed citations

Healey, Joseph F. & Eileen M. O’Brien. (2007). Race, ethnicity, and gender : selected readings. 32 indexed citations

O’Brien, Eileen M. & Kathleen Odell Korgen. (2007). It's the Message, Not the Messenger: The Declining Significance of Black–White Contact in a “Colorblind” Society*. Sociological Inquiry. 77(3). 356–382. 15 indexed citations

Currie, David J., Gary G. Mittelbach, Howard V. Cornell, et al.. (2004). Predictions and tests of climate‐based hypotheses of broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness. Ecology Letters. 7(12). 1121–1134. 976 indexed citations breakdown →

Hawkins, Bradford A., Richard Field, Howard V. Cornell, et al.. (2003). ENERGY, WATER, AND BROAD-SCALE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS. Ecology. 84(12). 3105–3117. 1885 indexed citations breakdown →

Dixon, Jeffrey C. & Eileen M. O’Brien. (2002). Whites Confront Racism: Antiracists and Their Paths to Action. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(5). 533–533. 62 indexed citations

O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1998). Detection and removal of head lice with an electronic comb: Zapping the louse!. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 13(4). 265–266. 8 indexed citations

O’Brien, Eileen M., et al.. (1998). First Steps toward School Success: Promising Practices in Even Start Family Projects Serving Infants and Toddlers and Their Families.. 1 indexed citations

O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1998). Water‐energy dynamics, climate, and prediction of woody plant species richness: an interim general model. Journal of Biogeography. 25(2). 379–398. 375 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M. & Charles R. Peters. (1998). Wild fruit trees and shrubs of Southern Africa: Geographic distribution of species richness. Economic Botany. 52(3). 267–278. 7 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M., et al.. (1995). Use of the zaadi doll to provide health education to children and families. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 10(4). 266–267.

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O’Brien, Eileen M., et al.. (1991). Asian Americans in Higher Education: Trends and Issues.. 2(4). 9944–51. 16 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1989). HBCUs Promise and Deliver Success to Their Students, Officials Say.. Black issues in higher education. 6(15). 16–17. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1989). Keeping Them Coming Back for More: Retention Personnel Help Schools Hold On to Minority Students.. Black issues in higher education. 5(22). 5. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1989). 1988 ACE Annual Report Sounds the Alarm: Higher Ed Community Must Act on the Crisis of the Black Male.. Black issues in higher education. 5(21). 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1989). Federal Health Program Failing to Meet Minority Needs, Critics Say.. Black issues in higher education. 6(16). 12–14. 6 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M.. (1989). Date Rape: Hidden Epidemic Makes Campuses Unsafe for Women.. Black issues in higher education. 6(19). 6–10. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Eileen M., et al.. (1989). Dr. Lauro Cavazos: "The Education President's" Man in Charge.. Black issues in higher education. 6(5). 6–9. 1 indexed citations

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Peters, Charles R., Eileen M. O’Brien, & Elgene O. Box. (1984). Plant types and seasonality of wild-plant foods, Tanzania to Southwestern Africa: Resources for models of the natural environment. Journal of Human Evolution. 13(5). 397–414. 27 indexed citations

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Peters, Charles R. & Eileen M. O’Brien. (1984). On Hominid Diet before Fire. Current Anthropology. 25(3). 358–360. 4 indexed citations

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