Helen O’Connor

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Helen O’Connor is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen O’Connor has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 50 papers in Physiology and 46 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Helen O’Connor's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (46 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (43 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (19 papers). Helen O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (46 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (43 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (19 papers). Helen O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Helen O’Connor's co-authors include Catriona A. Burdon, Janelle Gifford, Nathan A. Johnson, Rhonda Orr, Inge Spronk, Charina Kullen, Helen M. Parker, Cameron West, Cloe Cummins and Susan Heaney and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Helen O’Connor

128 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Microtechnology Sensors in Team Sports: A Systematic Review

2013 555 citations Helen O’Connor et al. Sports Medicine profile →
Relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake

2014 531 citations Catriona A. Burdon, Helen O’Connor et al. British Journal Of Nutrition profile →
Omega-3 supplementation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2011 444 citations Helen M. Parker, Nathan A. Johnson et al. profile →

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prevalence of chronic conditions in masters games athletes: predictors and comparison to the general population 2025 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Helen O’Connor, Mike Climstein, Tania Prvan, Deborah Black, Peter Reaburn, (unknown), (unknown), Janelle Gifford	1
2	Food Provision at the Olympic Games in the New Millennium: A Meta-narrative Review 2023 ·Sports Medicine - Open ·Fiona Pelly, (unknown), Helen O’Connor	3
3	Effect of Training Phase on Physical and Physiological Parameters of Male Powerlifters 2020 ·Sports ·Daniel Hackett, Guy C. Wilson, Lachlan Mitchell, Marjan Mosalman Haghighi, Jillian Clarke, Yorgi Mavros, Helen O’Connor, Amanda D. Hagstrom, Gary Slater, Justin Keogh, Chris McLellan	3
4	The effectiveness of nutrition education programmes on improving dietary intake in athletes: a systematic review 2020 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·(unknown), Ryan Tam, Lachlan Mitchell, Gregory R. Cox, Helen O’Connor	31
5	What do young women with obesity want from a weight management program? 2019 ·Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ·(unknown), Helen M. Parker, Janelle Gifford, Kam Lau, (unknown), Cheyne E. Donges, Nicholas O’Dwyer, Katharine Steinbeck, Helen O’Connor	6
6	Observed Dietary Intake in Adults with Intellectual Disability Living in Group Homes 2019 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Helen O’Connor, Victoria Flood	26
7	Validation of the e-NutLit, an Electronic Tool to Assess Nutrition Literacy 2019 ·Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ·Janet Franklin, (unknown), Ryan Tam, Janelle Gifford, Tania Prvan, (unknown), Gareth Denyer, Tania Markovic, Helen O’Connor	11
8	General nutrition knowledge among carers at group homes for people with intellectual disability 2018 ·Journal of Intellectual Disability Research ·(unknown), Victoria Flood, Tania Prvan, Helen O’Connor	15
9	Recruiting young women to weight management programs: Barriers and enablers 2018 ·Nutrition & Dietetics ·(unknown), Helen M. Parker, Janelle Gifford, Kam Lau, (unknown), Cheyne E. Donges, Nicholas O’Dwyer, Katharine Steinbeck, Helen O’Connor	12
10	Association between Haem and Non-Haem Iron Intake and Serum Ferritin in Healthy Young Women 2018 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Helen M. Parker, Anna Rangan, Tania Prvan, Rebecca Cook, Cheyne E. Donges, Kate Steinbeck, Nicholas O’Dwyer, Hoi Lun Cheng, Janet Franklin, Helen O’Connor	51
11	University students' on-campus food purchasing behaviors, preferences, and opinions on food availability 2016 ·Nutrition ·Ryan Tam, (unknown), Helen M. Parker, Helen O’Connor, Margaret Allman‐Farinelli	100
12	Dietary Intake of Competitive Bodybuilders 2015 ·Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Lachlan Mitchell, Janelle Gifford, Daniel Hackett, Gary Slater, Stephen Cobley, Helen O’Connor	81
13	What does the Olympics mean to you 2012 ·Psychologist ·Jan Burns, (unknown), Guy Claxton, (unknown), Douglas MacDonald, Pete Lindsay, Sandy Wolfson, Helen O’Connor, Danielle M. Adams, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Malcolm Fairweather, J.A. Marchant	0
14	Discerning Thoughts From Feelings: The Cognitive-Affective Division in Eating Disorders 2012 ·Eating Disorders ·Paul E. Jenkins, Helen O’Connor	8
15	Nutrition Knowledge in Athletes: A Systematic Review 2011 ·International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism ·Susan Heaney, Helen O’Connor, Scott Michael, Janelle Gifford, Géraldine Naughton	219
16	Effect of drink temperature on core temperature and endurance cycling performance in warm, humid conditions 2010 ·Journal of Sports Sciences ·Catriona A. Burdon, Helen O’Connor, Janelle Gifford, Susan M. Shirreffs, Phil Chapman, Nathan A. Johnson	40
17	Effect of carbohydrate ingestion on exercise performance and carbohydrate metabolism in persons with spinal cord injury 2009 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·John Temesi, Kieron Rooney, Jacqui Raymond, Helen O’Connor	3
18	Factors Influencing Food Choice of Elite Athletes at an International Competition Dining Hall 2006 ·USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast) ·Fiona Pelly, (unknown), Helen O’Connor	7
19	Augmentation mammoplasty and ‘silicone‐osis’ 2004 ·Internal Medicine Journal ·H. Englert, (unknown), Michael D. Thompson, Héctor Iván García García, (unknown), Daniel Horner, Christine M. Hunt, (unknown), Helen O’Connor, Neil Russell, Lyn March	9
20	A nutritional study of Irish athletes 1981 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Allison M Barry, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Helen O’Connor, Brian O’Shea, (unknown), J. G. Vaughan	14

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