Mary O’Sullivan

3.9k total citations
101 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Mary O’Sullivan is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary O’Sullivan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mary O’Sullivan's work include Physical Education and Pedagogy (74 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (46 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (19 papers). Mary O’Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Physical Education and Pedagogy (74 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (46 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (19 papers). Mary O’Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Canada. Mary O’Sullivan's co-authors include Eimear Enright, Tristan Wallhead, Niki Tsangaridou, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Tim Fletcher, Doune Macdonald, David Kirk, Deborah Tannehill, Gary Kinchin and Connie S. Collier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Mary O’Sullivan

98 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mary O’Sullivan Ireland 29 1.9k 1.6k 985 714 552 101 2.8k
Ashley Casey United Kingdom 26 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 650 0.9× 783 1.4× 68 2.6k
Dawn Penney Australia 34 2.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 743 0.8× 795 1.1× 720 1.3× 188 3.5k
Richard Tinning Australia 30 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 660 0.7× 621 0.9× 521 0.9× 106 2.5k
Mikael Quennerstedt Sweden 28 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 718 0.7× 473 0.7× 494 0.9× 114 2.5k
Catherine D. Ennis United States 38 2.7k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.9× 918 1.3× 992 1.8× 96 4.0k
Daryl Siedentop United States 29 2.9k 1.5× 1.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 717 1.0× 1.2k 2.1× 66 3.9k
Kimberly L. Oliver United States 25 1.1k 0.6× 974 0.6× 405 0.4× 360 0.5× 176 0.3× 53 1.7k
Victoria A. Goodyear United Kingdom 25 826 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 592 0.6× 575 0.8× 472 0.9× 45 2.2k
Amelia Mays Woods United States 21 929 0.5× 712 0.4× 629 0.6× 446 0.6× 301 0.5× 116 1.5k
Christopher J. Cushion United Kingdom 35 2.0k 1.0× 715 0.5× 2.2k 2.2× 351 0.5× 3.1k 5.5× 64 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mary O’Sullivan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary O’Sullivan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pisano, Thomas J., Florence X. Doo, Mary Salvatore, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Digital Radiography Pulmonary Function Testing. 2(3). 100052–100052.
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Howley, Donal & Mary O’Sullivan. (2021). ‘Getting better bit by bit’: Exploring learners’ enactments of student voice in physical education. 12(1). 3–19. 20 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Tim, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Mary O’Sullivan, & Stephanie Beni. (2020). Pre-service teachers articulating their learning about meaningful physical education. European Physical Education Review. 26(4). 885–902. 18 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Tim, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, & Mary O’Sullivan. (2018). Developing deep understanding of teacher education practice through accessing and responding to pre-service teacher engagement with their learning. Professional Development in Education. 45(5). 832–847. 12 indexed citations
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Neary, Aoife, Breda Gray, & Mary O’Sullivan. (2017). Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual teachers’ negotiations of civil partnership and schools: ambivalent attachments to religion and secularism. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 39(3). 434–447. 19 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary. (2012). New directions, new questions: relationships between curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in physical education. Sport Education and Society. 18(1). 1–5. 36 indexed citations
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Enright, Eimear & Mary O’Sullivan. (2012). Listening to young people’s voices in physical education and youth sport research. iScience. 23(11). 120–132. 4 indexed citations
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Enright, Eimear & Mary O’Sullivan. (2012). Physical Education “in All Sorts of Corners”. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 83(2). 255–267. 57 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann & Mary O’Sullivan. (2012). Introduction to the Special Issue. Quest. 64(2). 76–78. 2 indexed citations
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Enright, Eimear & Mary O’Sullivan. (2011). ‘Producing different knowledge and producing knowledge differently’: rethinking physical education research and practice through participatory visual methods. Sport Education and Society. 17(1). 35–55. 66 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, Connie S. Collier, & Mary O’Sullivan. (2009). Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents. Sport Education and Society. 14(3). 281–299. 13 indexed citations
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Amade-Escot, Chantal & Mary O’Sullivan. (2007). Research on content in physical education: theoretical perspectives and current debates. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 12(3). 185–204. 34 indexed citations
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Kirk, David, Doune Macdonald, & Mary O’Sullivan. (2006). Handbook of Physical Education. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 141 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary, et al.. (2000). Assessing student responsibility and teamwork. 6 indexed citations
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Dyson, Ben & Mary O’Sullivan. (1998). Innovation in Two Alternative Elementary School Programs: Why it Works. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 69(3). 242–253. 16 indexed citations
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Collier, Connie S. & Mary O’Sullivan. (1997). Case Method in Physical Education Higher Education: A Pedagogy of Change?. Quest. 49(2). 198–213. 18 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary & Niki Tsangaridou. (1992). What Undergraduate Physical Education Majors Learn during a Field Experience. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 63(4). 381–392. 58 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary & Andrew Taggart. (1989). Physical Education in Secondary Schools: An Analysis of Issues Related to Activities Taught. The Physical Educator. 46(4). 1 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary, Sandra A. Stroot, & Deborah Tannehill. (1989). Elementary Physical Education Specialists: A Commitment to Student Learning. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 8(3). 261–265. 15 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Mary. (1983). The effects of inservice education on the teaching effectiveness of experienced physical educators /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 3 indexed citations

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