Patrick W. O’Carroll

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Patrick W. O’Carroll is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick W. O’Carroll has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Clinical Psychology, 16 papers in General Health Professions and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Patrick W. O’Carroll's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (20 papers), Public Health Policies and Education (11 papers) and Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (9 papers). Patrick W. O’Carroll is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (20 papers), Public Health Policies and Education (11 papers) and Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (9 papers). Patrick W. O’Carroll collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Kenya. Patrick W. O’Carroll's co-authors include Alan L. Berman, Morton M. Silverman, Thomas E. Joiner, Nels D. Sanddal, James A. Mercy, Eve K. Mościcki, Bryan L. Tanney, Ronald W. Maris, Kenneth E. Powell and Lloyd B. Potter and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Journal of Psychiatry and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Patrick W. O’Carroll

50 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Beyond the Tower of Babel: A Nomenclature for Suicidology

1996 753 citations Patrick W. O’Carroll, Alan L. Berman et al. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior profile →
Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 2: Suicide‐Related Ideations, Communications, and Behaviors

2007 750 citations Morton M. Silverman, Alan L. Berman et al. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior profile →
Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century

2017 283 citations Karen B. DeSalvo, Y. Claire Wang et al. Preventing Chronic Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick W. O’Carroll United States	26	3.2k	962	820	819	785	50	4.6k
Alex E. Crosby United States	33	3.1k 0.9×	874 0.9×	750 0.9×	840 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	62	4.4k
Sue Simkin United Kingdom	36	3.4k 1.0×	903 0.9×	843 1.0×	692 0.8×	489 0.6×	75	5.1k
Alan L. Berman United States	36	5.5k 1.7×	1.8k 1.9×	481 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	752 1.0×	117	6.2k
Airi Värnik Estonia	33	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	593 0.7×	711 0.9×	720 0.9×	80	3.5k
Jo Robinson Australia	46	4.5k 1.4×	1.9k 2.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	638 0.8×	185	6.2k
Kairi Kõlves Australia	38	3.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	844 1.0×	746 0.9×	656 0.8×	177	4.3k
Kristin M. Holland United States	25	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	593 0.7×	547 0.7×	816 1.0×	66	3.9k
Robert H. Aseltine United States	33	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	871 1.1×	100	5.6k
Karen S. Calhoun United States	40	2.6k 0.8×	592 0.6×	659 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	108	4.8k
Mark Boyes Australia	45	3.2k 1.0×	722 0.8×	1.6k 1.9×	562 0.7×	553 0.7×	187	5.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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O’Carroll, Patrick W., Martyn Kirk, Carl Reddy, Oliver Morgan, & Henry C. Baggett. (2021). The Global Field Epidemiology Roadmap: Enhancing Global Health Security by Accelerating the Development of Field Epidemiology Capacity Worldwide. Health Security. 19(3). 349–351. 11 indexed citations

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Richards, Chesley, et al.. (2021). Modernizing Our Nation's Public Health Information System: Toward an Integrated Approach. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 27(5). 521–525. 6 indexed citations

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Zometa, Carlos S., et al.. (2020). Using the Collaborative Requirements Development Methodology to Build Laboratory Capacity for Timely Diagnosis During the Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 27(3). E143–E150. 1 indexed citations

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DeSalvo, Karen B., Y. Claire Wang, Andrea Harris, et al.. (2017). Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century. NAM Perspectives. 7(9). 23 indexed citations

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Koo, Denise, Patrick W. O’Carroll, Andrea Harris, & Karen B. DeSalvo. (2016). An Environmental Scan of Recent Initiatives Incorporating Social Determinants in Public Health. NAM Perspectives. 6(6). 1 indexed citations

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Koo, Denise, Patrick W. O’Carroll, Andrea Harris, & Karen B. DeSalvo. (2016). An Environmental Scan of Recent Initiatives Incorporating Social Determinants in Public Health. Preventing Chronic Disease. 13. E86–E86. 17 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Patrick W., et al.. (2008). Assessing Regional Public Health Preparedness. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 14(5). E15–E22. 10 indexed citations

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Silverman, Morton M., Alan L. Berman, Nels D. Sanddal, Patrick W. O’Carroll, & Thomas E. Joiner. (2007). Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 1: Background, Rationale, and Methodology. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 37(3). 248–263. 415 indexed citations

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Streichert, Laura C., et al.. (2005). Using Problem-Based Learning as a Strategy for Cross-Discipline Emergency Preparedness Training. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 11(Supplement). S95–S99. 15 indexed citations

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Karras, Bryant T., Patrick W. O’Carroll, Mark W. Oberle, et al.. (2002). Development and Evaluation of Public Health Informatics at University of Washington. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 8(3). 37–43. 9 indexed citations

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Hoskins, Richard E., Catherine OʼConnor, Clark T. Johnson, Patrick W. O’Carroll, & Sherrilynne S. Fuller. (2002). EpiQMS. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 8(3). 30–36. 4 indexed citations

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Potter, Lloyd B., Marcie‐jo Kresnow, Kenneth E. Powell, et al.. (2002). The Influence of Geographic Mobility on Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempts. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 32(s1). 42–48. 29 indexed citations

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Koo, Dongyoung, et al.. (2001). Public Health 101 for Informaticians. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 8(6). 585–597. 18 indexed citations

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Kukafka, Rita, Patrick W. O’Carroll, Julie L. Gerberding, et al.. (2001). Issues and Opportunities in Public Health Informatics: A Panel Discussion. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 7(6). 31–42. 10 indexed citations

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Yasnoff, William A., Patrick W. O’Carroll, Denise Koo, Robert W. Linkins, & Edwin M. Kilbourne. (2000). Public Health Informatics: Improving and Transforming Public Health in the Information Age. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 6(6). 67–75. 128 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Patrick W., et al.. (1998). Information needs in public health and health policy: Results of recent studies. Journal of Urban Health. 75(4). 785–793. 28 indexed citations

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Potter, Lloyd B., Marcie‐jo Kresnow, Kenneth E. Powell, et al.. (1998). Identification of Nearly Fatal Suicide Attempts: Self‐Inflicted Injury Severity Form. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 28(2). 174–186. 40 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Patrick W., et al.. (1995). The rapid implementation of a statewide emergency health information system during the 1993 Iowa flood.. American Journal of Public Health. 85(4). 564–567. 7 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Patrick W.. (1993). Suicide Causation: Pies, Paths, and Pointless Polemics. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 23(1). 27–36. 14 indexed citations

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O’Carroll, Patrick W., Colin Loftin, David McDowall, et al.. (1991). Preventing homicide: an evaluation of the efficacy of a Detroit gun ordinance.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(5). 576–581. 27 indexed citations

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