John O’Brien

14.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
179 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

John O’Brien is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John O’Brien has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John O’Brien's work include Connexins and lens biology (45 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (29 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (24 papers). John O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (45 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (29 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (24 papers). John O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. John O’Brien's co-authors include Terry C. Orton, Ian D. Wilson, François Pognan, Matt W. Hayward, Graham I. H. Kerley, Michael H. Hastings, Markus Hofmeyr, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Deborah M. Campoli-Richards and Sarah C. R. Lummis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

John O’Brien

175 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Investigation of the Alamar Blue (resazurin) fluorescent dye for the assessment of mammalian cell cytotoxicity

2000 2.8k citations John O’Brien et al. profile →
Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

1998 620 citations John O’Brien et al. profile →
Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus)

2006 471 citations Matt W. Hayward, John O’Brien et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John O’Brien United States	49	4.1k	2.6k	1.7k	1.3k	1.1k	179	11.1k
John M. Walker United Kingdom	58	6.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.1×	466 0.3×	654 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	337	18.8k
Mark A. Krasnow United States	59	10.0k 2.4×	1.9k 0.7×	638 0.4×	889 0.7×	660 0.6×	94	16.0k
Jacques Rougemont Switzerland	38	5.7k 1.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	519 0.4×	468 0.4×	83	13.7k
David M. Hunt United Kingdom	67	8.3k 2.0×	3.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	510 0.4×	426 0.4×	318	15.5k
Osamu Nishimura Japan	52	4.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	388 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	643 0.6×	283	11.0k
David R. Hill United States	58	4.7k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	632 0.4×	226 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	224	12.2k
Norton B. Gilula United States	68	12.2k 3.0×	2.8k 1.1×	526 0.3×	713 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	109	17.5k
Akira Mizoguchi Japan	68	7.9k 1.9×	5.4k 2.1×	584 0.3×	488 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	315	17.2k
David W. Miller United States	54	2.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	526 0.3×	357 0.3×	1.3k 1.2×	245	10.3k
Robert Fredriksson Sweden	59	6.8k 1.7×	3.8k 1.5×	257 0.2×	1.5k 1.2×	910 0.9×	248	13.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John O’Brien

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20 of 20 papers shown

McDonnell, Ciarán, John O’Brien, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2024). Multiomic Sequencing Reveals Distinctive Gene Expression and Epigenetic Alterations Associated With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Development in Treatment-Naïve Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 100586–100586. 1 indexed citations

Cebrián, Ignacio, et al.. (2024). Regulation of Cx36 trafficking through the early secretory pathway by COPII cargo receptors and Grasp55. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 431–431.

Liss, Viktoria, Guoting Qin, Chengzhi Cai, et al.. (2023). Intralumenal docking of connexin 36 channels in the ER isolates mistrafficked protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(11). 105282–105282. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Yuan‐Hao, et al.. (2023). Sources of Calcium at Connexin 36 Gap Junctions in the Retina. eNeuro. 10(8). ENEURO.0493–22.2023. 1 indexed citations

Santhanam, Abirami, et al.. (2023). Molecular basis of retinal remodeling in a zebrafish model of retinitis pigmentosa. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(12). 362–362. 8 indexed citations

Santhanam, Abirami, et al.. (2020). A Zebrafish Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa Shows Continuous Degeneration and Regeneration of Rod Photoreceptors. Cells. 9(10). 2242–2242. 21 indexed citations

Lin, Ya‐Ping, Cheryl K. Mitchell, Zhijing Zhang, et al.. (2020). A phosphomimetic Cx36 mutant mouse displays excess neuronal coupling and photopic visual deficits. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 5057–5057.

Snider, Gordon L., Bartolomé R. Celli, Ronald H. Goldstein, John O’Brien, & Edgar C. Lucey. (2015). Chronic Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis Produced in Hamsters by Endotracheal Bleomycin. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 3 indexed citations

Martinez, Rebecca, John O’Brien, Lorette Noiret, et al.. (2012). PTU-016 Albumin restores renal blood flow (RBF) autoregulation in patients with refractory ascites and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) through stabilisation of endothelial function: Abstract PTU-016 Figure 1. Gut. 61(Suppl 2). A189.1–A189. 1 indexed citations

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Maywood, Elizabeth S., Johanna E. Chesham, John O’Brien, & Michael H. Hastings. (2011). A diversity of paracrine signals sustains molecular circadian cycling in suprachiasmatic nucleus circuits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(34). 14306–14311. 231 indexed citations

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Vila, Alejandro J., Hiromasa Satoh, Stephen L. Mills, et al.. (2011). Histamine receptors of cones and horizontal cells in Old World monkey retinas. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520(3). 528–543. 15 indexed citations

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Marshak, David, Alejandro J. Vila, Hideo Hoshi, et al.. (2011). Histamine Receptors of Cones and Horizontal Cells in Macaque Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 4112–4112. 1 indexed citations

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Salsamendi, Egoitz, et al.. (2010). Current distribution of the coypu (Myocastor coypus) in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Iberian Peninsula. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John, et al.. (2008). Bistratified Amacrine Cells in Zebrafish Show Lucifer Yellow Coupling. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 3049–3049. 1 indexed citations

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Hayward, Matt W., John Adendorff, John O’Brien, et al.. (2007). Practical Considerations for the Reintroduction of Large, Terrestrial,Mammalian Predators Based on Reintroductions to South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. 1(1). 1–11. 65 indexed citations

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Pan, Feng, et al.. (2007). Expression of Connexin 57 by Horizontal Cell Axon Terminals in the Rabbit Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 2848–2848. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John & Stephen C. Massey. (2005). Connexin36 Forms Gap Junctions Between AII Amacrine Cells and Diffuse ON Cone Bipolar Cells in the Primate Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 2333–2333. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John, et al.. (2004). Connexin 36 forms gap junctions between telodendria of primate cones.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1146–1146. 2 indexed citations

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Maywood, Elizabeth S., John O’Brien, & Michael H. Hastings. (2003). Expression of mCLOCK and Other Circadian Clock‐Relevant Proteins in the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nuclei. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 15(4). 329–334. 68 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John. (1970). TOXICOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SOME MODERN ANTHELMINTICS*. Australian Veterinary Journal. 46(7). 297–300. 16 indexed citations

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