Patrick O’Brien

465 total citations
20 papers, 342 citations indexed

About

Patrick O’Brien is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick O’Brien has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 342 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 10 papers in Soil Science and 5 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Patrick O’Brien's work include Aeolian processes and effects (16 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (10 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). Patrick O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (16 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (10 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). Patrick O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Patrick O’Brien's co-authors include Cheryl McKenna Neuman, Annie Ockelford, Joanna E. Bullard, Giles Wiggs, Joanna M. Nield, Robert G. Bryant, John A. Gillies, Ian J. Walker, Michael J. Roberts and Cecil Lue‐Hing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Patrick O’Brien

18 papers receiving 332 citations

Peers

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Aiqin Shi China

Alexander Schendel Germany

Ali Keyvani United States

Saija Saarni Finland

A. S. Mashhady Saudi Arabia

Seongbong Seo South Korea

Frédéric Plassard France

Ling Ren China

Joeran Maerz Germany

Ian Mounteney United Kingdom

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Walker, Ian J., et al.. (2025). Changes in aeolian saltation cloud properties with wind speed and ripples. Aeolian Research. 74. 100996–100996.

Bullard, Joanna E., et al.. (2025). Quantification of Particle Velocities and Energy Regime in an Aeolian Abrasion Chamber. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 130(6). 1 indexed citations

Bullard, Joanna E., Samuel P. Davis, Cheryl McKenna Neuman, et al.. (2025). The effects of sediment properties on the aeolian abrasion and surface characteristics of microplastics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 383(2307). 20240443–20240443. 1 indexed citations

Neuman, Cheryl McKenna, et al.. (2024). Dust Generation From Aggregate Comminution During Transport in a Laboratory Wind Tunnel. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 129(22). e2024JD042122–e2024JD042122.

O’Brien, Patrick & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2023). Effect of the surface water content on dry saltation cloud dynamics: A wind tunnel simulation with particle tracking velocimetry. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48(15). 3103–3114. 2 indexed citations

Neuman, Cheryl McKenna, et al.. (2022). Development of ornamentation on ventifacts: An examination of flow and saltation kinematic mechanisms. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48(3). 555–568. 1 indexed citations

Gillies, John A., Cheryl McKenna Neuman, & Patrick O’Brien. (2021). Flow around surface-mounted permeable cubes on solid and deformable surfaces. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 21(3). 619–641. 3 indexed citations

Neuman, Cheryl McKenna, et al.. (2021). Air flow and scour patterns around erosion control elements. Aeolian Research. 50. 100689–100689. 4 indexed citations

Bullard, Joanna E., Annie Ockelford, Cheryl McKenna Neuman, & Patrick O’Brien. (2020). Wind erosion of microplastics from soils: implications for microplastic dispersal and distribution. 1 indexed citations

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Bullard, Joanna E., Annie Ockelford, Patrick O’Brien, & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2020). Preferential transport of microplastics by wind. Atmospheric Environment. 245. 118038–118038. 183 indexed citations

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Ockelford, Annie, et al.. (2020). Wind erosion of microplastics from soils: linking soil surface properties with microplastic flux. 4 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2019). Experimental Validation of the Near‐Bed Particle‐Borne Stress Profile in Aeolian Transport Systems. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 124(11). 2463–2474. 16 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2017). An experimental study of the dynamics of saltation within a three-dimensional framework. Aeolian Research. 31. 62–71. 20 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2016). PTV measurement of the spanwise component of aeolian transport in steady state. Aeolian Research. 20. 126–138. 27 indexed citations

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Nield, Joanna M., Cheryl McKenna Neuman, Patrick O’Brien, Robert G. Bryant, & Giles Wiggs. (2016). Evaporative sodium salt crust development and its wind tunnel derived transport dynamics under variable climatic conditions. Aeolian Research. 23. 51–62. 31 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick & Cheryl McKenna Neuman. (2012). A wind tunnel study of particle kinematics during crust rupture and erosion. Geomorphology. 173-174. 149–160. 30 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick, et al.. (1981). The Suppression of Microbial Aerosols by Vegetation. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 31(12). 1279–1280. 1 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick, et al.. (1969). Measurements of ionospheric electron content over Khartoum. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 31(4). 555–562. 5 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick, et al.. (1964). A study of whistling atmospherics at durban. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 69(17). 3583–3593. 7 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Patrick, et al.. (1961). Dispersions of Multiple-Stroke Whistlers. Nature. 190(4781). 1096–1097. 5 indexed citations

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