Liz O’Brien

3.8k total citations
72 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Liz O’Brien is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Liz O’Brien has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Liz O’Brien's work include Urban Green Space and Health (37 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (17 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (15 papers). Liz O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (37 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (17 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (15 papers). Liz O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Liz O’Brien's co-authors include Richard Murray, Jake Morris, Mardie Townsend, Margrete Skår, Vegard Gundersen, Mark S. Reed, Katherine N. Irvine, Mariella Marzano, Neil Ravenscroft and Jasper O. Kenter and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Liz O’Brien

65 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liz O’Brien United Kingdom 28 1.1k 827 457 427 392 72 2.2k
Claire Freeman New Zealand 26 1.1k 1.0× 788 1.0× 342 0.7× 629 1.5× 293 0.7× 103 2.6k
Kathryn Williams Australia 30 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 738 1.6× 651 1.5× 536 1.4× 87 3.2k
Matteo Giusti Sweden 23 830 0.8× 686 0.8× 312 0.7× 547 1.3× 497 1.3× 44 2.1k
Gary Fry Norway 23 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.9× 235 0.5× 430 1.0× 245 0.6× 40 3.0k
Petra Lindemann‐Matthies Germany 25 1.0k 0.9× 778 0.9× 1.2k 2.7× 190 0.4× 553 1.4× 52 2.4k
Lynne M. Westphal United States 21 748 0.7× 592 0.7× 197 0.4× 262 0.6× 188 0.5× 48 1.6k
R. Bruce Hull United States 28 929 0.8× 992 1.2× 697 1.5× 720 1.7× 229 0.6× 68 2.5k
Thomas Beery Sweden 25 717 0.7× 477 0.6× 454 1.0× 607 1.4× 648 1.7× 55 1.9k
Delene Weber Australia 19 809 0.7× 835 1.0× 339 0.7× 980 2.3× 231 0.6× 36 2.2k
B.H.M. Elands Netherlands 26 1.6k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 358 0.8× 651 1.5× 256 0.7× 73 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Liz O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liz O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liz O’Brien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liz O’Brien 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 Liz O’Brien. Liz O’Brien 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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Thornhill, Ian, Jian Kang, Liz O’Brien, et al.. (2025). Natural soundscapes as a disciplinary bridge in pursuit of sustainability: research themes and priorities. Ecosystems and People. 21(1).
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Woolham, John, Tom Swinson, Jennifer Lynch, et al.. (2025). Practitioners as researchers – experiences of four people working in hybrid roles in two local authorities and a university. Social Work Education. 45(3). 821–839.
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Brown, Nathan, Frank van den Bosch, Stephen Parnell, et al.. (2025). Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(4). 857–871.
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Hall, Clare, Mariella Marzano, Alison Dyke, et al.. (2025). Ash trees in Great Britain: How might land-managers respond to a new threat?. Trees Forests and People. 21. 100915–100915.
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2024). Exploring the social and cultural values of trees and woodlands in England: A new composite measure. People and Nature. 6(3). 1334–1354. 5 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, Mariella Marzano, Norman Dandy, et al.. (2024). Managing Trees Species of High Social and Cultural Value: Forest Manager Attitudes towards Pest and Disease Risks to Oak in Britain. Forests. 15(10). 1695–1695. 1 indexed citations
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Little, Bertis B., et al.. (2024). Environment driven changes in type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity in an isolated Mixe community in the Valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. American Journal of Human Biology. 36(10). e24119–e24119. 1 indexed citations
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Beute, Femke, Melissa Marselle, Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo, et al.. (2023). How do different types and characteristics of green space impact mental health? A scoping review. People and Nature. 5(6). 1839–1876. 53 indexed citations
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Greenaway, Alison, Sara MacBride‐Stewart, María Cruz López de Ayala López, et al.. (2023). Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations. Knowledge Cultures. 11(1). 234–234. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2023). Trees and forests’ contribution to well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: how did people adapt to change?. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research. 97(2). 243–254.
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Braubach, Matthias, Vladimir Kendrovski, Dorota Jarosińska, et al.. (2021). Green and blue spaces and mental health : new evidence and perspectives for action. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 33 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz & Jack Forster. (2021). Physical Activity Supporting Connection to Nature, and Helping to Maintain Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Restrictions in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4585–4585. 22 indexed citations
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Beute, Femke, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Zoe G. Davies, et al.. (2020). Types and characteristics of urban and peri-urban green spaces having an impact on human mental health and wellbeing. Report prepared by an EKLIPSE Expert Working Group. Research Repository (University of Gloucestershire). 4 indexed citations
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Jax, Kurt, Melania Calestani, Kai M. A. Chan, et al.. (2018). Caring for nature matters: a relational approach for understanding nature’s contributions to human well-being. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 35. 22–29. 151 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaohong, Guy Brock, Eric C. Rouchka, et al.. (2017). A comparison of per sample global scaling and per gene normalization methods for differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0176185–e0176185. 51 indexed citations
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Skår, Margrete, Line Camilla Wold, Vegard Gundersen, & Liz O’Brien. (2016). Why do children not play in nearby nature? Results from a Norwegian survey. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning. 16(3). 239–255. 66 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2012). Situating risk in the context of a woodland visit: A case study on Lyme Borreliosis. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 66(4). 14–24. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2010). ‘Doing Something Positive’: Volunteers’ Experiences of the Well-Being Benefits Derived from Practical Conservation Activities in Nature. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 21(4). 525–545. 88 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Liz, et al.. (2006). Using woodlands and woodland grants to promote public health and wellbeing.. 60(2). 18–24. 6 indexed citations

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