Niamh O’Brien

403 total citations
27 papers, 269 citations indexed

About

Niamh O’Brien is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Niamh O’Brien has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 269 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Education, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Niamh O’Brien's work include Youth Development and Social Support (7 papers), Children's Rights and Participation (6 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (5 papers). Niamh O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Youth Development and Social Support (7 papers), Children's Rights and Participation (6 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (5 papers). Niamh O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Niamh O’Brien's co-authors include Joseph Fischhoff, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Carol Munn‐Giddings, Akke Vellinga, Andrew W. Murphy, Kimberley Kavanagh, Liam Glynn, Peter Mertin, Melanie Boyce and Andrew McVicar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Pediatrics, Frontiers in Psychology and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Niamh O’Brien

24 papers receiving 243 citations

Peers

Niamh O’Brien
Yolanda Abel United States
Shay M. Daily United States
John Gallagher United States
Patricia Crist United States
Diana Urajnik Canada
Nancy M. H. Pontes United States
Dawnsha R. Mushonga United States
Katie Fahy United Kingdom
Ryan R. Landoll United States
Sandra Maria Galheigo Brazil
Yolanda Abel United States
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2025). Mapping Gender Bullying Through the Lens of Intra-actions in a Private Day and Boarding School. International Journal of Bullying Prevention.
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2023). Exploring School Bullying: Designing the Research Question with Young Co-Researchers. Social Sciences. 12(5). 276–276. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2022). Participatory Research with Care Leavers to Explore their Support Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The British Journal of Social Work. 52(6). 3639–3657. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2020). Reflections on a participatory research project exploring bullying and school self-exclusion: power dynamics, practicalities and partnership working. Pastoral Care in Education. 38(3). 208–229. 16 indexed citations
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Pennay, Amy, Michael Livingston, Megan Cook, et al.. (2020). Sports bars: environmental design, drinking, and sports betting. Addiction Research & Theory. 29(4). 316–326. 9 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2020). Working with Adolescents to Understand Bullying and Self–Exclusion from School. International Journal of Developmental Science. 14(3-4). 63–73. 2 indexed citations
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Chróinín, Déirdre Ní & Niamh O’Brien. (2019). Primary school teachers’ experiences of external providers in Ireland: learning lessons from physical education. Irish Educational Studies. 38(3). 327–341. 17 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh. (2019). Understanding Alternative Bullying Perspectives Through Research Engagement With Young People. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1984–1984. 16 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh. (2014). "I didn’t want to be known as a snitch": Using PAR to explore bullying in a private day and boarding school. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 1 indexed citations
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Akister, Jane & Niamh O’Brien. (2012). Combining State and Voluntary Provision: Using Volunteers in Home-Based Child Protection - Preliminary Indications for the Mental Wellbeing of Family Members. International Journal of Business and Social Research. 2(6). 226–240.
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Mertin, Peter & Niamh O’Brien. (2012). High emotional arousal and failures in reality monitoring: Pathways to auditory hallucinations in non‐psychotic children?. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 54(2). 102–106. 7 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh, et al.. (2012). Participation in perspective: reflections from research projects. Nurse Researcher. 19(2). 17–22. 12 indexed citations
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Akister, Jane, et al.. (2011). CSV Volunteers in Child Protection (ViCP): An assessment of impact and effectiveness. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 3 indexed citations
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Kavanagh, Kimberley, Niamh O’Brien, Liam Glynn, Akke Vellinga, & Andrew W. Murphy. (2010). WestREN: a description of an Irish academic general practice research network. BMC Family Practice. 11(1). 74–74. 24 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh. (2010). The Impact of cyber-bullying on young people's mental health.. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 12 indexed citations
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Munn‐Giddings, Carol, Andrew McVicar, Melanie Boyce, & Niamh O’Brien. (2009). Older people as researchers ‐ why not? An overview of a partnership project to train older people to be researchers. Working with Older People. 13(4). 16–19. 5 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Niamh. (2009). Secondary school teachers’ and pupils’ definitions of bullying in the UK: a systematic review. Evidence & Policy. 5(4). 399–427. 9 indexed citations
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Fischhoff, Joseph & Niamh O’Brien. (1976). After the child dies. The Journal of Pediatrics. 88(1). 140–146. 35 indexed citations

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