Norm O’Rourke

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Norm O’Rourke is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Norm O’Rourke has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Clinical Psychology, 37 papers in Health and 35 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Norm O’Rourke's work include Health disparities and outcomes (31 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (19 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers). Norm O’Rourke is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (31 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (19 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers). Norm O’Rourke collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Israel and United States. Norm O’Rourke's co-authors include Larry Hatcher, Philippe Cappeliez, Yaacov G. Bachner, Holly Tuokko, David B. King, Anita DeLongis, Sienna Caspar, Amy Claxton, Sara Carmel and Habib Chaudhury and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Norm O’Rourke

120 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

A step-by-step approach to using SAS for factor analysis and structural equation modeling

2014 618 citations Larry Hatcher, Norm O’Rourke CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norm O’Rourke Canada	28	1.0k	871	721	704	633	124	3.6k
Benjamin Schüz Germany	40	942 0.9×	644 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	254 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	141	5.2k
José M. Tomás Spain	37	1.2k 1.2×	633 0.7×	721 1.0×	240 0.3×	1.5k 2.4×	263	4.8k
Juana Gómez‐Benito Spain	36	2.3k 2.3×	640 0.7×	745 1.0×	944 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	203	4.8k
Suzanne C. Thompson United States	35	1.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.9×	992 1.4×	272 0.4×	1.5k 2.3×	70	5.9k
Linda K. Muthén United States	10	1.4k 1.4×	849 1.0×	703 1.0×	255 0.4×	878 1.4×	17	4.7k
Bengt Muthén United States	6	1.6k 1.6×	759 0.9×	599 0.8×	282 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	9	4.6k
Michael J. Rovine United States	33	2.5k 2.5×	1.7k 2.0×	875 1.2×	771 1.1×	2.2k 3.5×	94	6.3k
Sonia Lippke Germany	45	1.4k 1.4×	739 0.8×	2.1k 2.9×	222 0.3×	1.2k 1.9×	257	7.0k
Gill Windle United Kingdom	22	2.6k 2.6×	522 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	670 1.0×	642 1.0×	82	4.3k
Susan C. Duncan United States	48	2.2k 2.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.6k 2.2×	332 0.5×	1.2k 2.0×	94	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Norm O’Rourke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norm O’Rourke

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Findling, Yifat, et al.. (2025). The impact of postpartum depression on infant development in the first year of life. Journal of Affective Disorders. 388. 119558–119558.

Sixsmith, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Perceived cognitive loss, symptomology, and psychological well-being with bipolar disorder. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders. 12(1). 34–34.

O’Rourke, Norm, et al.. (2023). Using imagination in response to stress and uncertainty in the time of COVID-19: further validation of the Fantastic Reality Ability Measurement (FRAME) Scale. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1115233–1115233. 5 indexed citations

O’Rourke, Norm, et al.. (2023). Direct and indirect predictors of postpartum depression symptoms among indigenous Bedouin mothers in Israel. Research in Nursing & Health. 47(2). 114–124. 1 indexed citations

Sixsmith, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Direct and Indirect Predictors of Medication Adherence With Bipolar Disorder: Path Analysis. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e44059–e44059. 2 indexed citations

Carmel, Sara, et al.. (2023). Social Support and Commitment to Life and Living: Bidirectional Associations in Late Life over Time. Healthcare. 11(13). 1965–1965.

Carmel, Sara, et al.. (2022). Social Support and Symptoms of Depression in Late Life: Bidirectional Associations over Time. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 16065–16065. 10 indexed citations

O’Rourke, Norm, et al.. (2022). Temporal Stability of Responses to the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale by Bedouin Mothers in Southern Israel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 13959–13959. 2 indexed citations

Bachner, Yaacov G., et al.. (2022). Social Media Use and Well-being With Bipolar Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Path Analysis. JMIR Formative Research. 6(8). e39519–e39519. 5 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Norm, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 and Mental Health of Minority Arab Higher-Education Students in Israel: Social, Economic, and Academic Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(20). 13466–13466. 6 indexed citations

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Sixsmith, Andrew, et al.. (2021). Ecological Momentary Assessment of Bipolar Disorder Symptoms and Partner Affect: Longitudinal Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research. 5(9). e30472–e30472. 9 indexed citations

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Cohn‐Schwartz, Ella, et al.. (2020). The coronavirus pandemic and Holocaust survivors in Israel.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 12(5). 502–504. 12 indexed citations

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Bachner, Yaacov G., et al.. (2019). Direct and indirect predictors of burden among Bedouin caregivers of family members with terminal cancer in Israel. Aging & Mental Health. 24(4). 575–581. 8 indexed citations

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Heisel, Marnin J., Sharon Moore, Gordon L. Flett, et al.. (2019). Meaning-Centered Men’s Groups: Initial Findings of an Intervention to Enhance Resiliency and Reduce Suicide Risk in Men Facing Retirement. Clinical Gerontologist. 43(1). 76–94. 22 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Norm, et al.. (2017). Predictors of suicide ideation among older adults with bipolar disorder. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187632–e0187632. 23 indexed citations

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King, David B., Philippe Cappeliez, Sarah L. Canham, & Norm O’Rourke. (2017). Functions of reminiscence in later life: Predicting change in the physical and mental health of older adults over time. Aging & Mental Health. 23(2). 246–254. 17 indexed citations

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Canham, Sarah L., et al.. (2017). Aspects of control and substance use among middle‐aged and older adults with bipolar disorder. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 27(2). 833–840. 6 indexed citations

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Hatcher, Larry & Norm O’Rourke. (2014). A step-by-step approach to using SAS for factor analysis and structural equation modeling. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bachner, Yaacov G., Norm O’Rourke, & Sara Carmel. (2011). Fear of Death, Mortality Communication, and Psychological Distress Among Secular and Religiously Observant Family Caregivers of Terminal Cancer Patients. Death Studies. 35(2). 163–187. 35 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Carolyn J., et al.. (2002). CJG volume 21 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 21(2). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

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