Kate O’Brien

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 679 citations indexed

About

Kate O’Brien is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate O’Brien has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 679 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kate O’Brien's work include Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (4 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 papers). Kate O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (4 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 papers). Kate O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Kate O’Brien's co-authors include Fiona Measham, Liam Townsend, Joanne Dowds, Ciarán Bannan, Ignacio Martín‐Loeches, Parthiban Nadarajan, Adam H. Dyer, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Nollaig M. Bourke and Gráinne Sheill and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Kate O’Brien

25 papers receiving 656 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.

Persistent Poor Health after COVID-19 Is Not Associated with Respiratory Complications or Initial Disease Severity

2021 185 citations Liam Townsend, Joanne Dowds et al. Annals of the American Thoracic Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kate O’Brien United Kingdom	13	260	243	163	128	78	27	679
Gail Thomas United Kingdom	12	102 0.4×	39 0.2×	56 0.3×	99 0.8×	46 0.6×	28	543
James C. Campbell United States	19	237 0.9×	89 0.4×	270 1.7×	201 1.6×	365 4.7×	44	1.6k
Maria Pepe Italy	11	113 0.4×	51 0.2×	522 3.2×	41 0.3×	50 0.6×	38	825
Majid Alabdulla Qatar	14	46 0.2×	178 0.7×	315 1.9×	126 1.0×	117 1.5×	87	802
Valentina Gazzaniga Italy	11	53 0.2×	76 0.3×	55 0.3×	100 0.8×	14 0.2×	56	509
Abdulrahman Mohammed Alhowikan Saudi Arabia	8	73 0.3×	187 0.8×	70 0.4×	54 0.4×	12 0.2×	26	474
Catherine Heffernan United Kingdom	15	144 0.6×	32 0.1×	97 0.6×	33 0.3×	69 0.9×	50	611
Christopher B. Behrens Germany	8	24 0.1×	76 0.3×	123 0.8×	69 0.5×	36 0.5×	10	579

Countries citing papers authored by Kate O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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Dignam, Jade, Jessica Campbell, Caitlin Fraser, et al.. (2025). Clinical Effectiveness of the Comprehensive, High-Dose Aphasia Treatment Program for People With Poststroke Aphasia. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 68(12). 5938–5949.

Oh, Chamteut, Kate O’Brien, Arthur R. Schmidt, et al.. (2023). Improved performance of nucleic acid-based assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89(10). e0033123–e0033123. 4 indexed citations

O’Brien, Kate, Liam Townsend, Joanne Dowds, et al.. (2022). 1-year quality of life and health-outcomes in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study. Respiratory Research. 23(1). 115–115. 38 indexed citations

Oh, Chamteut, Kate O’Brien, Arthur R. Schmidt, et al.. (2022). Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations. The Science of The Total Environment. 852. 158448–158448. 18 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Adam H. Dyer, Kate O’Brien, et al.. (2021). Investigating the Relationship between Vitamin D and Persistent Symptoms Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Nutrients. 13(7). 2430–2430. 28 indexed citations

O’Brien, Kate, et al.. (2021). Case reports of new-onset eating disorders in older adult cancer survivors. Journal of Eating Disorders. 9(1). 166–166. 3 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Joanne Dowds, Kate O’Brien, et al.. (2021). Persistent Poor Health after COVID-19 Is Not Associated with Respiratory Complications or Initial Disease Severity. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 18(6). 997–1003. 185 indexed citations breakdown →

Zimmer, A., et al.. (2021). Facility-based directly observed therapy (DOT) for tuberculosis during COVID-19: A community perspective. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 24. 100248–100248. 23 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Adam H. Dyer, Joanne Dowds, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal Analysis of COVID-19 Patients Shows Age-Associated T Cell Changes Independent of Ongoing Ill-Health. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 676932–676932. 40 indexed citations

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Vekemans, Johan, et al.. (2021). Meeting report: WHO consultation on malaria vaccine development, Geneva, 15–16 July 2019. Vaccine. 39(22). 2907–2916. 9 indexed citations

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Cazabon, Danielle, Tripti Pande, Amrita Daftary, et al.. (2020). User experience and patient satisfaction with tuberculosis care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 19. 100154–100154. 16 indexed citations

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Wilder‐Smith, Annelies, Joachim Hombach, Neil M. Ferguson, et al.. (2018). Deliberations of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization on the use of CYD-TDV dengue vaccine. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 19(1). e31–e38. 114 indexed citations

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Kovacs, Stéphanie, Harry Campbell, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar, et al.. (2015). Deconstructing the differences: a comparison of GBD 2010 and CHERG’s approach to estimating the mortality burden of diarrhea, pneumonia, and their etiologies. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15(1). 16–16. 35 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate, et al.. (2014). New psychoactive substances and British drug policy: A view from the cyber-psychonauts. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 22(3). 217–223. 25 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate. (2012). Andrea Acri, Helen Creese and Arlo Griffiths (eds): From Laṅka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia. xvi, 259 pp. Leiden: KITLV Press, 2011. €29.90. ISBN 978 90 6718 384 0.. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 75(3). 606–607.

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Smith, Nadine, et al.. (2010). An evaluation of the compulsory drug treatment program (CDTP). 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate & P. J. Zoetmulder. (2008). Sutasoma : the ancient tale of a Buddha-Prince from 14th century Java by the poet Mpu Tantular. 3 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Dick, Kate O’Brien, & Louise Westmarland. (2007). Connecting the gendered door: women, violence and doorwork*. British Journal of Sociology. 58(1). 21–38. 37 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate. (2004). Inside Clubbing: Sensual Experiments in the Art of Being Human. British Journal of Sociology. 55(4). 596–597. 20 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate. (1969). The Ante-room. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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