Karen O’Reilly

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Karen O’Reilly is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen O’Reilly has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Demography and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karen O’Reilly's work include Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (13 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (13 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (9 papers). Karen O’Reilly is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (13 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (13 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (9 papers). Karen O’Reilly collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Karen O’Reilly's co-authors include Michaela Benson, David Christian Rose, David J. Pevalin, Caroline Oliver, Andreas Huber, David Rose, J. Martin, Colin Hill, Birgitta Sidenvall and Mike Hepworth and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sociology, Quality of Life Research and Journal of Food Protection.

In The Last Decade

Karen O’Reilly

61 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Migration and the Search for a Better Way of Life: A Crit... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2009 2000 200 400 600
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.

  1. Migration and the Search for a Better Way of Life: A Critical Exploration of Lifestyle Migration
    2009 661 citations Michaela Benson, Karen O’Reilly profile →
  2. The British on the Costa del Sol: transnational identities and local communities.
    2000 220 citations Karen O’Reilly Routledge eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen O’Reilly United Kingdom 27 2.1k 1.5k 447 441 249 65 3.5k
Jeni Warburton Australia 33 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 967 2.2× 200 0.5× 215 0.9× 133 3.6k
Oriel Sullivan United Kingdom 32 2.4k 1.2× 677 0.4× 531 1.2× 45 0.1× 131 0.5× 64 3.3k
Liana C. Sayer United States 21 4.6k 2.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 2.4× 46 0.1× 355 1.4× 45 6.2k
Michael Bittman Australia 31 2.7k 1.3× 629 0.4× 778 1.7× 33 0.1× 391 1.6× 76 4.2k
Lyn Craig Australia 32 3.1k 1.5× 814 0.5× 1.0k 2.3× 35 0.1× 436 1.8× 83 4.4k
Rosalind Edwards United Kingdom 41 3.3k 1.6× 404 0.3× 1.2k 2.7× 140 0.3× 1.1k 4.4× 162 5.8k
Alfonso Sousa‐Poza Germany 32 1.2k 0.6× 729 0.5× 1.5k 3.3× 73 0.2× 129 0.5× 143 4.2k
Julia Brannen United Kingdom 30 2.1k 1.0× 280 0.2× 628 1.4× 195 0.4× 604 2.4× 118 3.5k
Chris Phillipson United Kingdom 42 1.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.9× 1.8k 4.0× 110 0.2× 258 1.0× 218 5.4k
Sonalde Desai United States 29 1.4k 0.7× 503 0.3× 668 1.5× 61 0.1× 333 1.3× 70 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen O’Reilly

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen O’Reilly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen O’Reilly

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen O’Reilly. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen O’Reilly 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 Karen O’Reilly. Karen O’Reilly 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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McMahon, Meghan, et al.. (2024). Unveiling Disparities: Exploring Differential Attainment in Postgraduate Training Within Clinical Oncology. Clinical Oncology. 36(6). e119–e127. 1 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen, et al.. (2024). Cultivating Inclusivity and Bridging Gaps Through Reverse Mentoring: A Feasibility Study Within the Royal College of Radiologists. Clinical Oncology. 36(11). 662–668. 1 indexed citations
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Rye, Johan Fredrik, Mette Andersson, & Karen O’Reilly. (2023). Practises and Processes of Symbolic Reproduction of Racial, Ethnic and National Boundaries in Low-Waged Workplaces. Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 13(2). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2020). Brexit and the British in Spain. Goldsmiths (University of London). 2 indexed citations
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Benson, Michaela & Karen O’Reilly. (2016). Romance Tourists, Foreign Wives or Retirement Migrants? Cross-cultural Marriage in Florence, Italy. 61–78. 1 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2013). The British on The Costa Del Sol. 51 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2013). International migration and social theory. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 34 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2012). Ethnographic methods [second edition]. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 7 indexed citations
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Rhinehart, Emily, et al.. (2012). Frequency of outbreak investigations in US hospitals: Results of a national survey of infection preventionists. American Journal of Infection Control. 40(1). 2–8. 26 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2012). Structuration, Practice Theory, Ethnography and Migration: Bringing it all together. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 61. 9 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2009). Migración intra-europea y cohesión social: el grado y la naturaleza de la integración de los migrantes británicos en España. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 249–268. 3 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2007). The Bystander: John F. Kennedy and the Struggle for Black Equality. Journal of American History. 93(4). 1319–1319. 11 indexed citations
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Åberg, Anna Cristina, Birgitta Sidenvall, Mike Hepworth, Karen O’Reilly, & Hans Lithell. (2005). On loss of activity and independence, adaptation improves life satisfaction in old age – a qualitative study of patients’ perceptions. Quality of Life Research. 14(4). 1111–1125. 94 indexed citations
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Snyder, Christopher S., et al.. (2002). The Emergency Department Versus the Computer: Which Is the Better Electrocardiographer?. Pediatric Cardiology. 24(4). 364–368. 26 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2002). Britain in Europe/the British in Spain: exploring Britain's changing relationship to the other through the attitudes of its emigrants. Nations and Nationalism. 8(2). 179–193. 20 indexed citations
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Cotter, Paul D., Karen O’Reilly, & Colin Hill. (2001). Role of the Glutamate Decarboxylase Acid Resistance System in the Survival of Listeria monocytogenes LO28 in Low pH Foods. Journal of Food Protection. 64(9). 1362–1368. 80 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Karen. (2000). The British on the Costa del Sol: transnational identities and local communities.. Routledge eBooks. 220 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Reilly, Karen, et al.. (1998). Changing Employment Relations: Plus ça Change, Plus c'est la Même Chose? Reflections Arising from the ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications. Work Employment and Society. 12(4). 713–733. 4 indexed citations
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Rose, David, Karen O’Reilly, & J. Martin. (1997). The ESRC review of government social classifications.. PubMed. 49–89. 114 indexed citations
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Rose, David Christian & Karen O’Reilly. (1997). Constructing classes : towards a new social classification for the UK. Open Access at Essex (University of Essex). 86 indexed citations

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