Frances C. O’Connor

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Frances C. O’Connor is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances C. O’Connor has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 9 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frances C. O’Connor's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (9 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (5 papers). Frances C. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (9 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (5 papers). Frances C. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frances C. O’Connor's co-authors include Jerome L. Fleg, Edward G. Lakatta, Peter Vaitkevicius, L. Lakatta, Jeanette G. Wright, Frank C. P. Yin, Lewis C. Becker, Gary Gerstenblith, Andrew P. Goldberg and James M. Hagberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Frances C. O’Connor

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of age and aerobic capacity on arterial stiffness... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Effects of age and aerobic capacity on arterial stiffness in healthy adults.
    1993 833 citations Peter Vaitkevicius, Jerome L. Fleg et al. Circulation profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frances C. O’Connor United States 12 1.1k 394 241 158 124 16 1.3k
L. Lakatta United States 5 944 0.9× 312 0.8× 179 0.7× 102 0.6× 112 0.9× 6 1.1k
Miriam Y. Cortez‐Cooper United States 11 990 0.9× 348 0.9× 226 0.9× 145 0.9× 184 1.5× 20 1.3k
Toni M. Tinken United Kingdom 12 1.2k 1.1× 599 1.5× 375 1.6× 224 1.4× 164 1.3× 16 1.5k
Graeme Carrick‐Ranson United States 18 865 0.8× 424 1.1× 216 0.9× 102 0.6× 142 1.1× 35 1.3k
Donald J. Mertens Canada 14 1.1k 1.0× 791 2.0× 174 0.7× 256 1.6× 93 0.8× 24 1.4k
Jean-Paul Schmid Italy 10 1.3k 1.2× 828 2.1× 227 0.9× 126 0.8× 124 1.0× 11 1.7k
Haruki Itoh Japan 20 858 0.8× 540 1.4× 135 0.6× 171 1.1× 143 1.2× 77 1.2k
L. Dembo Australia 18 908 0.8× 534 1.4× 254 1.1× 284 1.8× 87 0.7× 44 1.5k
Saqib Chowdhary United Kingdom 20 916 0.9× 189 0.5× 195 0.8× 409 2.6× 84 0.7× 39 1.2k
Hiroshi Kawano Japan 23 864 0.8× 513 1.3× 559 2.3× 148 0.9× 118 1.0× 74 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frances C. O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances C. O’Connor

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lakatta, Edward G., et al.. (2002). Attenuated cardiovascular reserve during prolonged submaximal cycle exercise in healthy older subjects. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(7). 1290–1297. 33 indexed citations
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Vaitkevicius, Peter, et al.. (2002). Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Community‐Based Subjects Aged 80 and Older: A Pilot Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50(12). 2009–2013. 47 indexed citations
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Rywik, Tomasz M., et al.. (2002). Role of Nondiagnostic Exercise-Induced ST-Segment Abnormalities in Predicting Future Coronary Events in Asymptomatic Volunteers. Circulation. 106(22). 2787–2792. 34 indexed citations
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Nussbacher, Amit, Gary Gerstenblith, Frances C. O’Connor, et al.. (1999). Hemodynamic effects of unloading the old heart. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 277(5). H1863–H1871. 43 indexed citations
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Rywik, Tomasz M., et al.. (1998). Are there differences in arterial stiffness between normotensive whites and African Americans?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 129–129. 3 indexed citations
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Hagberg, James M., Andrew P. Goldberg, L. Lakatta, et al.. (1998). Expanded blood volumes contribute to the increased cardiovascular performance of endurance-trained older men. Journal of Applied Physiology. 85(2). 484–489. 63 indexed citations
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Rywik, Tomasz M., Richard C. Zink, Akbar Ali Khan, et al.. (1998). Independent Prognostic Significance of Ischemic ST-Segment Response Limited to Recovery From Treadmill Exercise in Asymptomatic Subjects. Circulation. 97(21). 2117–2122. 48 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Frances C., et al.. (1997). Do echocardiographic changes explain the age-associated increase in exercise-induced supraventricular arrhythmias?. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 9(1-2). 120–126. 4 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Frances C., et al.. (1996). Why Do Exercise-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias Increase With Age? Role of M-Mode Echocardiographic Aging Changes. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 51A(1). M23–M28. 11 indexed citations
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Fleg, Jerome L., Frances C. O’Connor, Melvyn S. Tockman, Jeanette G. Wright, & Edward G. Lakatta. (1996). Arterial desaturation does not contribute to the age-associated decline in maximal oxygen consumption. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 204–204. 1 indexed citations
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Schulman, Steven P., Jerome L. Fleg, Andrew P. Goldberg, et al.. (1996). Continuum of Cardiovascular Performance Across a Broad Range of Fitness Levels in Healthy Older Men. Circulation. 94(3). 359–367. 80 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Edward P., et al.. (1995). 807-2 Effect of Age on Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling Patterns During Orthostatic Stress. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 423A–423A.
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Fleg, Jerome L., Steven P. Schulman, Frances C. O’Connor, et al.. (1994). Cardiovascular responses to exhaustive upright cycle exercise in highly trained older men. Journal of Applied Physiology. 77(3). 1500–1506. 40 indexed citations
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Vaitkevicius, Peter, Jerome L. Fleg, Frances C. O’Connor, et al.. (1993). Effects of age and aerobic capacity on arterial stiffness in healthy adults.. Circulation. 88(4). 1456–1462. 833 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fleg, Jerome L., Sarah Schulman, Gary Gerstenblith, et al.. (1993). Additive effects of age and silent myocardial ischemia on the left ventricular response to upright cycle exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology. 75(2). 499–504. 16 indexed citations
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Vaitkevicius, Peter, et al.. (1991). Frequency and Importance of Postprandial Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly Nursing-Home Patients. Annals of Internal Medicine. 115(11). 865–870. 78 indexed citations

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