J. O’Brien

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 886 citations indexed

About

J. O’Brien is a scholar working on Surgery, Social Psychology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, J. O’Brien has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 886 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in J. O’Brien's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (3 papers). J. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (3 papers). J. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. J. O’Brien's co-authors include David S. Yeager, Hae Yeon Lee, Daniel Greene, Kate Flint, Carol S. Dweck, Barbara Schneider, Gregory M. Walton, Christopher Hulleman, Alice Roberts and Dave Paunesku and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

J. O’Brien

30 papers receiving 840 citations

Hit Papers

Using design thinking to improve psychological interventi... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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. Using design thinking to improve psychological interventions: The case of the growth mindset during the transition to high school.
    2016 473 citations David S. Yeager, Carissa Romero et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. O’Brien United States 14 289 287 191 151 107 31 886
Maryam Hussain United States 12 129 0.4× 401 1.4× 137 0.7× 72 0.5× 146 1.4× 51 1.1k
Steven Lewis United States 17 200 0.7× 296 1.0× 128 0.7× 165 1.1× 418 3.9× 37 1.7k
James S. Cole United States 16 217 0.8× 264 0.9× 396 2.1× 71 0.5× 135 1.3× 54 1.1k
Emily E. Messersmith United States 18 112 0.4× 129 0.4× 173 0.9× 350 2.3× 118 1.1× 21 1.3k
Jason Coleman United States 22 285 1.0× 208 0.7× 304 1.6× 180 1.2× 97 0.9× 52 1.3k
Gina L. Mazza United States 18 218 0.8× 133 0.5× 77 0.4× 37 0.2× 149 1.4× 67 1.2k
Chee‐Seng Tan Malaysia 18 276 1.0× 323 1.1× 85 0.4× 27 0.2× 123 1.1× 87 1.1k
Senlin Chen United States 24 67 0.2× 344 1.2× 136 0.7× 107 0.7× 183 1.7× 117 1.6k
Peter Benson United States 14 147 0.5× 119 0.4× 109 0.6× 71 0.5× 161 1.5× 30 1.1k
S Osswald Switzerland 11 72 0.2× 436 1.5× 185 1.0× 117 0.8× 498 4.7× 24 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by J. O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. O’Brien

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. O’Brien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. O’Brien 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 J. O’Brien. J. O’Brien 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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Sim, Woo Seog, et al.. (2023). Impact Of Preprocedural Computer Tomography Versus Transoesophageal Echocardiography For Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure Planning. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 17(4). S83–S84. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., Brian M. Galla, Sidney K. D’Mello, et al.. (2022). Large studies reveal how reference bias limits policy applications of self-report measures. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 19189–19189. 32 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., et al.. (2022). Chemiluminescent immunoassay overestimates hormone concentrations and obscures testosterone sex differences relative to LC-MS/MS in a field study of diverse adolescents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100132–100132. 11 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., et al.. (2022). A dual-system, machine-learning approach reveals how daily pubertal hormones relate to psychological well-being in everyday life. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 58. 101158–101158. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., et al.. (2021). Gonadal and adrenal hormones interact with pubertal maturation to predict depressive symptoms in a group of high-school females. Development and Psychopathology. 34(3). 1064–1078. 9 indexed citations
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Brummelman, Eddie, Barbara Nevicka, & J. O’Brien. (2021). Narcissism and Leadership in Children. Psychological Science. 32(3). 354–363. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Hae Yeon, Jeremy P. Jamieson, Harry T. Reis, et al.. (2020). Getting Fewer “Likes” Than Others on Social Media Elicits Emotional Distress Among Victimized Adolescents. Child Development. 91(6). 2141–2159. 56 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., Simon Fryer, John Parker, & Lee J. Moore. (2020). The effect of ego depletion on challenge and threat evaluations during a potentially stressful public speaking task. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 34(3). 266–278. 2 indexed citations
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Yeager, David S., Carissa Romero, Dave Paunesku, et al.. (2016). Using design thinking to improve psychological interventions: The case of the growth mindset during the transition to high school.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 108(3). 374–391. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coughlan, J J, et al.. (2016). Atypical patterns of cardiac involvement in Fabry disease. BMJ Case Reports. 2016. bcr2015213819–bcr2015213819. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., et al.. (2010). 31-year-old female runner with 5-week history of hip pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(2). 136–136. 3 indexed citations
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Stunell, Helen, Orla Buckley, Tony Geoghegan, et al.. (2008). Imaging of adenomyomatosis of the gall bladder. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 52(2). 109–117. 22 indexed citations
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MacMahon, Peter, et al.. (2007). Contribution of full-thickness supraspinatus tendon tears to acquired subcoracoid impingement. Clinical Radiology. 62(6). 556–563. 28 indexed citations
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Buckley, Orla, Tony Geoghegan, J. O’Brien, & W C Torreggiani. (2007). Vesicoureteric reflux in the adult. British Journal of Radiology. 80(954). 392–400. 8 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., Darren D. Brennan, Daniel Taylor, et al.. (2004). Skeletal muscle metastasis from uterine leiomyosarcoma. Skeletal Radiology. 33(11). 655–659. 15 indexed citations
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Clerin, Valérie, J. O’Brien, Paul M. Kirshbom, et al.. (2002). Mechanical Environment, Donor Age, and Presence of Endothelium Interact to Modulate Porcine Artery Viability Ex Vivo. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 30(9). 1117–1127. 22 indexed citations
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NEWMAN, J., et al.. (1991). Granulomatous prostatitis: a clinicopathological study. Histopathology. 19(5). 453–457. 26 indexed citations
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Nairn, E R, et al.. (1990). Multilocular Cystic Nephroma. British Journal of Urology. 65(5). 543–544. 19 indexed citations
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Burley, D. M., et al.. (1965). Iatrogenic Ulcers of the Small Intestine. BMJ. 1(5429). 248–248. 8 indexed citations

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