James J. O’Brien

3.5k citations

119 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 5%
Polymers and Plastics top 2%
Materials Chemistry top 10%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 5%
Spectroscopy top 2%

Co-authors: M. Inbasekaran Mark T. Bernius Weiping Wu L. C. O’Brien C. Baktash J. X. Saladin Peter Kelly Hong Cao
Topics: Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (45 papers)Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (29 papers)Laser Design and Applications (16 papers)
Cited by: Polymers and Plastics Spectroscopy Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Journals: Physical Review Letters Advanced Materials The Journal of Chemical Physics
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

James J. O’Brien

116 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rotational analyses of two transitions of WS near 13,100 cm−1, and further deperturbation analysis of the [15.30]1 – X 3Σ−0+ transition 2025 ·Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),James J. O’Brien,L. C. O’Brien	0
2	Analysis of the (0,0) band of the new [15.3]Ω=3/2 – X 2Π3/2 electronic transition of PtF using intracavity laser spectroscopy 2021 ·Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·(unknown),(unknown),James J. O’Brien,L. C. O’Brien	1
3	The ASCE ExCEEd teaching workshop: Assessing 20 years of instructional development 2019 ·Allen Estes,Stephen Ressler,(unknown),Brock Barry,(unknown),Norman D. Dennis,Scott Hamilton,David Hurwitz,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),James J. O’Brien,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Ronald Welch,(unknown),(unknown)	7
4	Mass-independent Dunham analysis of the [13.8] Ω = 3/2 − X 2Π3/2 transition of platinum monochloride, PtCl, observed by intracavity laser spectroscopy: Periodic trends in the M+X− bonding model (M = Ni, Pt; X = F, Cl) 2019 ·Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·(unknown),Ji Wu,(unknown),L. C. O’Brien,James J. O’Brien	5
5	Patient-Centered Handovers: Ethnographic Observations of Attending and Resident Physicians 2016 ·Quality Management in Health Care ·(unknown),Michael F. Rayo,James J. O’Brien,Theodore T. Allen,Emily S. Patterson	2
6	Major and Trace Element Chemistry of Gahnite as an Exploration Guide to Broken Hill-Type Pb-Zn-Ag Mineralization in the Broken Hill Domain, New South Wales, Australia 2015 ·Economic Geology ·James J. O’Brien,Paul G. Spry,(unknown),Simon E. Jackson,(unknown)	16
7	Fourier Transform and Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy of NiCl System H: Identification of a [12.3] 2Σ+ State 2002 ·Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·L. C. O’Brien,(unknown),(unknown),James J. O’Brien	28
8	Pd/Ag membranes on porous alumina substrates by unbalanced magnetron sputtering 2001 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·James J. O’Brien,R. Hughes,(unknown)	32
9	Characterisation studies of the pulsed dual cathode magnetron sputtering process for oxide films 2001 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·James J. O’Brien,Peter Kelly	35
10	Absorption Spectra and Absorption Coefficients for Methane in the 750-940 nm region obtained by Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy 2000 ·James J. O’Brien,Hong Cao	0
11	Construction inspection handbook : total quality management 1997 ·Chapman & Hall eBooks ·James J. O’Brien	2
12	Standard handbook of heavy construction 1996 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·James J. O’Brien,in Chief,(unknown),(unknown)	3
13	The production and characterisation of chemically reactive porous coatings of zirconium via unbalanced magnetron sputtering 1996 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·James J. O’Brien,R.D. Arnell	7
14	Instrumental analysis courses: Part I. The current experimental practice 1992 ·Journal of Chemical Education ·Harold H. Harris,James J. O’Brien	5
15	Construction inspection handbook : quality assurance/quality control 1989 ·Van Nostrand Reinhold eBooks ·James J. O’Brien	4
16	Energy transfer processes in pyrimidine 1980 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·Gad Fischer,James J. O’Brien,B. K. Selinger	3
17	Electromagnetic properties of the low-lying states in heavy (A≃190) transitional nuclei 1980 ·Physical Review C ·C. Baktash,J. X. Saladin,James J. O’Brien,J. Alessi	26
18	B (E2) values in /sup 155/Gd, /sup 161/Dy, /sup 163/Dy, /sup 167/Er, and /sup 175/Lu 1978 ·Physical review. C ·(unknown),C. Baktash,James J. O’Brien,J. X. Saladin	6
19	Construction inspection handbook 1974 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·James J. O’Brien	6
20	RECENT ADVANCES IN GENERAL ANAESTHESIA 1967 ·Australian Veterinary Journal ·James J. O’Brien	1

About James J. O’Brien

James J. O’Brien is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Architecture and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 119 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (45 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (29 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (768 citations), Spectroscopy (467 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.3k citations). James J. O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include M. Inbasekaran, Mark T. Bernius, Weiping Wu, L. C. O’Brien, C. Baktash, J. X. Saladin, Peter Kelly, Hong Cao, J. J. Sloan and J. E. Holden. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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