Joan M. O’Brien

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Joan M. O’Brien is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan M. O’Brien has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Ophthalmology, 34 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joan M. O’Brien's work include Ocular Oncology and Treatments (51 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (45 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (25 papers). Joan M. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Oncology and Treatments (51 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (45 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (25 papers). Joan M. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. Joan M. O’Brien's co-authors include Catherine D. Van Raamsdonk, Boris C. Bastian, Gary Green, Vladimir Bezrookove, Gregory S. Barsh, Jürgen Bauer, Elizabeth M. Simpson, K.R. Van Quill, Klaus Griewank and Michael R. Speicher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Joan M. O’Brien

122 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Frequent somatic mutations of GNAQ in uveal melanoma and blue naevi

2008 1.1k citations Joan M. O’Brien et al. profile →
Mutations in GNA11 in Uveal Melanoma

2010 1.1k citations Joan M. O’Brien et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joan M. O’Brien

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Association between Glaucoma and Dementia in a National Cohort of All of Us Participants 2025 ·Ophthalmology ·(unknown), Rebecca Salowe, (unknown), Ali G. Hamedani, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Joan M. O’Brien	0
2	Sloping retina: a novel feature associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in an African ancestry cohort 2025 ·BMJ Open Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), Rebecca Salowe, (unknown), Roy Lee, Yan Zhu, Prithvi S. Sankar, Victoria Addis, Ebenezer Daniel, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Joan M. O’Brien	0
3	Advancing Glaucoma Care: Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis, Management, and Progression Detection 2024 ·Bioengineering ·Yan Zhu, Rebecca Salowe, (unknown), Shuo Li, Osbert Bastani, Joan M. O’Brien	21
4	Features Associated with Visible Lamina Cribrosa Pores in Individuals of African Ancestry with Glaucoma: Primary Open-Angle African Ancestry Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) Study 2024 ·Vision ·(unknown), Ebenezer Daniel, (unknown), Rebecca Salowe, Yan Zhu, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Victoria Addis, Prithvi S. Sankar, (unknown), (unknown), Roy Lee, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Joan M. O’Brien	2
5	Prevalence and factors associated with optic disc grey crescent in the Primary Open-Angle African Ancestry Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) Study 2023 ·BMJ Open Ophthalmology ·Ebenezer Daniel, (unknown), Maureen G. Maguire, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Harini V. Gudiseva, Rebecca Salowe, Victoria Addis, Prithvi S. Sankar, Roy Lee, (unknown), Joan M. O’Brien	3
6	Genetic Factors Implicated in the Investigation of Possible Connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma 2023 ·Genes ·(unknown), Rebecca Salowe, Joan M. O’Brien	5
7	Factors Associated with Large Cup-to-Disc Ratio and Blindness in the Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) Study 2023 ·Genes ·(unknown), (unknown), Roy Lee, Yan Zhu, (unknown), Rebecca Salowe, Victoria Addis, Prithvi S. Sankar, Ebenezer Daniel, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Joan M. O’Brien	3
8	Single cell sequencing of stem cell derived retinal ganglion cells (iPSC-RGC) reveals distinct molecular signatures and RGC subtypes. 2021 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Harini V. Gudiseva, (unknown), Jie He, Venkata Ramana Murthy Chavali, Joan M. O’Brien	1
9	A single‐arm study of systemic and sub‐Tenon chemotherapy for Groups C and D intraocular retinoblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group study (ARET 0231) 2020 ·Pediatric Blood & Cancer ·Rima Jubran, Judith G. Villablanca, Mark Krailo, Jin Piao, Li Huang, A. Linn Murphree, Joan M. O’Brien, Dan S. Gombos, Carol L. Shields, Anna T. Meadows, Murali Chintagumpala	4
10	SNP located in an AluJb repeat downstream of TMCO1, rs4657473, is protective for POAG in African Americans 2019 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), Maxwell Pistilli, David W. Collins, Harini V. Gudiseva, (unknown), Jie He, Sonika Rathi, (unknown), Gui‐Shuang Ying, Venkata Ramana Murthy Chavali, Joan M. O’Brien	7
11	Factors associated with participation by African Americans in a study of the genetics of glaucoma 2017 ·Ethnicity and Health ·(unknown), Laura O’Keefe, Rebecca Salowe, (unknown), Wei Pan, Prithvi S. Sankar, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Victoria Addis, (unknown), Maureen G. Maguire, Joan M. O’Brien	8
12	Association of missense mutations in the mitochondrial MT-CO1 gene with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) in African-Americans. 2016 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·David W. Collins, Harini V. Gudiseva, Venkata Ramana Murthy Chavali, (unknown), Meera S. Ramakrishnan, William T. Merritt, Maxwell Pistilli, (unknown), Eydie Miller-Ellis, Prithvi S. Sankar, Joan M. O’Brien	1
13	Saliva DNA quality and genotyping efficiency in a predominantly elderly population 2016 ·BMC Medical Genomics ·Harini V. Gudiseva, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Linda S. Gutierrez, David W. Collins, Jie He, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anita S. Bowman, Rebecca Salowe, Prithvi S. Sankar, Eydie Miller-Ellis, (unknown), Joan M. O’Brien	26
14	Immunochemotherapy with Intensive Consolidation for Primary CNS Lymphoma: A Pilot Study and Prognostic Assessment by Diffusion-Weighted MRI 2012 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Matthew J. Wieduwilt, Francisco Valles, Samar Issa, Caroline Behler, James Q. Hwang, Michael McDermott, Patrick Treseler, Joan M. O’Brien, Marc A. Shuman, Soonmee Cha, Lloyd E. Damon, James L. Rubenstein	99
15	Understanding pRb: toward the necessary development of targeted treatments for retinoblastoma 2012 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Uma M. Sachdeva, Joan M. O’Brien	56
16	Teaching Matters 2012 ·The New Press eBooks ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Evelyn T. Chang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joan M. O’Brien, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Phase I Study of Intraventricular Administration of Rituximab in Patients With Recurrent CNS and Intraocular Lymphoma 2007 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·James L. Rubenstein, Jane Fridlyand, Lauren E. Abrey, Arthur Shen, Jon Karch, Endi Wang, Samar Issa, Lloyd E. Damon, Michael D. Prados, Michael McDermott, Joan M. O’Brien, Chris Haqq, Marc Shuman	243
18	Can RB1 Mutation Analysis be Used to Predict Disease Expression in Patients With Heritable Retinoblastoma 2005 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), Robert M. Conway, Kinjal Desai, K.R. Van Quill, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vivian Weinberg, Brenda L. Gallie, Joan M. O’Brien	1
19	Efficacy of Unanesthetized Spiral Computed Tomography Scanning in Initial Evaluation of Childhood Leukocoria 1995 ·Ophthalmology ·Joan M. O’Brien, Devron H. Char, Nancy Tucker, (unknown), David Norman	9
20	Infections, inflammations, and immune-mediated orbital disease 1995 ·Current Opinion in Ophthalmology ·Joan M. O’Brien	2

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