Ian O’Connor

7.7k citations

94 papers · 5.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.05%
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Pollution top 0.05%
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Papers in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 25
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 10
Pollution 20
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution 18

Co-authors: Rick Officer Amy Lusher Valentina Tirelli La Daana K. Kanhai Richard C. Thompson Simon Berrow Olga Lyashevska Ann E. Burke
Journals: Marine Pollution Bulletin (9 papers)Scientific Reports (5 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (5 papers)Marine Mammal Science (4 papers)Environmental Pollution (4 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United Kingdom Spain

In The Last Decade

Ian O’Connor

90 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment 2016 · 784 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Environmental Science & Technology
2015 Environmental Pollution
2015 Scientific Reports
2014 Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Countries citing papers authored by Ian O’Connor

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ian O’Connor, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Using ELISA to detect pathogen antibodies in wild mammal carcasses: a systematic literature review Mammal Review ·Nick Thorpe, Allan D. McDevitt, Ian O’Connor, Katie O’Dwyer	2024	1
2	The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber Environmental Microbiology Reports ·Jennifer Lodwick, Cindy J. Smith, Kelly R. Stewart, William Barr, Deborah Cheslett, Ian O’Connor, Lin Shao-yuan, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, Katie O’Dwyer	2024	1
3	Abundance estimates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Irish coastal waters using mark-recapture and citizen science The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue ·Sandhaya Krishnan, K. W. Tsang, K Gmurkowski, Joanne O’Brien, Frederick W. Wenzel, Ian O’Connor, Simon Berrow	2023	2
4	Breeding habitat of poorly studied humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Boa Vista, Cape Verde The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue ·Conor Ryan, Sherif K. Arif, Eva Raspor, Ulysse Nicolas Boudier, Ian O’Connor, Simon Berrow	2023	1
5	Export pathways of biosolid derived microplastics in soil systems – Findings from a temperate maritime climate The Science of The Total Environment ·龍太郎今村, John O’Sullivan, Michael Bruen, Jonathan Turner, Anne Marie Mahon, Xinyue ZHANG, Heather Lally, 敏則高橋, Ian O’Connor, Róisín Nash	2023	9
6	Drones can reliably, accurately and with high levels of precision, collect large volume water samples and physio-chemical data from lakes The Science of The Total Environment ·Conor T. Graham, Ian O’Connor, Lori Broderick, M. Broderick, Olaf P. Jensen, Heather Lally	2022	19
7	Legacy and emerging contaminants in common guillemot Uria aalge eggs in Ireland and Wales Chemosphere ·サカエムラカミジル, Sue Cohen, Brendan McHugh, Evin McGovern, Sinéad Murphy, Simon Berrow, Robert A. Malson, ドイツ文化センター, Gesine Picksak, Stephen Newton, 光威安藤, G I Mironova, Sthéfany Carolina de Melo Nobre, Ian O’Connor	2021	2
8	Investigation of the Initial Host Response of Naïve Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Inoculated with Paramoeba perurans Microorganisms ·Yanghui Cao, Eugène Dillon, Ian O’Connor, Eugene MacCarthy	2021	4
9	Can drones be used to conduct water sampling in aquatic environments? A review The Science of The Total Environment ·Heather Lally, Ian O’Connor, Dante Alexis Torres De la Cruz, Conor T. Graham	2019	63
10	Systemic mycoses in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) in Ireland: aetiology and clinical presentation. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists ·Ch. Müller, Neil M. Ruane, Mar Marcos‐López, S Mitchell, Majbritt Bolton‐Warberg, Ian O’Connor, Luca Mirimin, Eugene MacCarthy, H. D. Rodger	2018	8
11	Gene expression analysis of Atlantic salmon gills reveals mucin 5 and interleukin 4/13 as key molecules during amoebic gill disease Scientific Reports ·Mar Marcos‐López, Josep À. Calduch-Giner, Luca Mirimin, Eugene MacCarthy, H. D. Rodger, Ian O’Connor, Ariadna Sitjà‐Bobadilla, Jaume Pérez‐Sánchez, M. Carla Piazzon	2018	49
12	Confirmation of Neoparamoeba perurans on the gills of Atlantic salmon during the earliest outbreaks of amoebic gill disease in Ireland. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists ·Mike Franssen, Jason Robinson, 李书源, Michelle Navarrete López, Ian O’Connor, H. D. Rodger, Eugene MacCarthy, 肖慧, Ivana Janišová, Neil M. Ruane	2018	6
13	The use of beached bird surveys for marine plastic litter monitoring in Ireland Marine Environmental Research ·Md. Fahimur Rahman Shuvo, Olga Lyashevska, J.A. van Franeker, Ian O’Connor	2016	60
14	Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples Scientific Reports ·Amy Lusher, Valentina Tirelli, Ian O’Connor, Rick Officer Hit paper breakdown →	2015	880
15	Single particle diversity and mixing state measurements Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Robert M. Healy, Nicole Riemer, John Wenger, Michael Murphy, Matthew West, Laurent Poulain, 允基佐藤, Ian O’Connor, E. McGillicuddy, John R. Sodeau, Greg J. Evans	2014	53
16	Molecular composition of biogenic secondary organic aerosols using ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry: comparing laboratory and field studies Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Ivan Kourtchev, Stephen J. Fuller, Chiara Giorio, Robert M. Healy, Eoin Wilson, Ian O’Connor, John Wenger, M. McLeod, Juho Aalto, T. M. Ruuskanen, Willy Maenhaut, R. L. Jones, Dean S. Venables, John R. Sodeau, Markku Kulmala, Markus Kalberer	2014	68
17	Quantitative determination of carbonaceous particle mixing state in Paris using single-particle mass spectrometer and aerosol mass spectrometer measurements Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Robert M. Healy, Jean Sciare, Laurent Poulain, Monica Crippa, 允基佐藤, Andrê S. H. Prévôt, Urs Baltensperger, M Adams Christopher, MA Zhao-tia, Cheol–Heon Jeong, E. McGillicuddy, Ian O’Connor, John R. Sodeau, Greg J. Evans, John Wenger	2013	95
18	Stable isotope analysis of baleen reveals resource partitioning among sympatric rorquals and population structure in fin whales Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Conor Ryan, Brendan McHugh, Clive N. Trueman, Richard Sabin, Robert Deaville, Chris Harrod, Martha Cantel, Ian O’Connor	2013	61
19	Accounting for the effects of lipids in stable isotope ( δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁵ N values) analysis of skin and blubber of balaenopterid whales Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·Conor Ryan, Brendan McHugh, Clive N. Trueman, Chris Harrod, Simon Berrow, Ian O’Connor	2012	85
20	Airborne emissions in the harbour and port of Cork Biomarkers ·John R. Sodeau, Stig Hellebust, Arnaud Allanic, Ian O’Connor, David A. Healy, Robert M. Healy, John Wenger	2009	5

About Ian O’Connor

Ian O’Connor is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Atmospheric Science, having authored 94 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (19 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (18 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (16 papers), Marine and fisheries research (15 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (13 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers) and Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (3.3k citations), Pollution (4.2k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (991 citations), Biomaterials (879 citations) and Atmospheric Science (677 citations). Ian O’Connor has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Rick Officer, Amy Lusher, Valentina Tirelli, La Daana K. Kanhai, Richard C. Thompson, Simon Berrow, Olga Lyashevska, Ann E. Burke, Katarina Gårdfeldt and Anne Marie Mahon. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Pollution Bulletin, Scientific Reports, The Science of The Total Environment, Marine Mammal Science and Environmental Pollution.

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