Paul O’Connor

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Paul O’Connor is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul O’Connor has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Paul O’Connor's work include Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (8 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (6 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (4 papers). Paul O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (8 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (6 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (4 papers). Paul O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and United States. Paul O’Connor's co-authors include Avelino Corma, George W. Huber, Laurent Sauvanaud, Jacob A. Moulijn, J. K. Syers, Igor V. Babich, K. Seshan, Leon Lefferts, M. van der Hulst and Niall Dunphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Catalysis and Green Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul O’Connor

31 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Processing biomass in conventional oil refineries: Production of high quality diesel by hydrotreating vegetable oils in heavy vacuum oil mixtures

2007 499 citations George W. Huber, Paul O’Connor et al. Applied Catalysis A General profile →
Processing biomass-derived oxygenates in the oil refinery: Catalytic cracking (FCC) reaction pathways and role of catalyst

2007 460 citations Avelino Corma, George W. Huber et al. Journal of Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul O’Connor Netherlands	19	1.6k	1.0k	468	336	235	32	2.3k
Bruce G. Miller United States	20	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 2.1×	626 1.3×	568 1.7×	112 0.5×	77	3.0k
Peter T. Clough United Kingdom	25	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	756 1.6×	120 0.4×	773 3.3×	55	3.0k
Mehmet Sağlam Türkiye	29	1.4k 0.8×	425 0.4×	267 0.6×	217 0.6×	274 1.2×	99	2.3k
Tingwei Zhang China	32	1.3k 0.8×	355 0.3×	585 1.3×	104 0.3×	95 0.4×	87	2.7k
Xiaofeng Wang China	28	792 0.5×	589 0.6×	813 1.7×	151 0.4×	461 2.0×	87	2.2k
Yanping Huang China	30	521 0.3×	435 0.4×	666 1.4×	104 0.3×	252 1.1×	94	2.3k
Pingping Li China	29	478 0.3×	623 0.6×	643 1.4×	157 0.5×	67 0.3×	136	2.5k
Zhenchen Tang China	23	1.0k 0.6×	564 0.5×	598 1.3×	272 0.8×	330 1.4×	86	2.2k
Yonggang Sun China	40	568 0.3×	970 0.9×	1.8k 3.9×	309 0.9×	572 2.4×	178	5.9k
Zhu Jin China	18	465 0.3×	281 0.3×	849 1.8×	284 0.8×	406 1.7×	41	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul O’Connor

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul O’Connor

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul O’Connor. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul O’Connor based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul O’Connor. Paul O’Connor is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Saliwanchik, B. R., Sven Herrmann, I. Kotov, et al.. (2024). LuSEE-Night power requirements and power generation strategy. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 104–104. 1 indexed citations

O’Connor, Paul. (2022). Spectacular memory: Zombie pasts in the themed shopping malls of Dubai. Memory Studies. 16(2). 212–226.

Lennon, Breffní, et al.. (2019). Citizen or consumer? Reconsidering energy citizenship. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 22(2). 184–197. 118 indexed citations

O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (2016). City’s Choice. 4(2). 36–49. 1 indexed citations

Almeida, R. M. de, et al.. (2010). Cellulose Conversion to Isosorbide in Molten Salt hydrate Media. ChemSusChem. 3(3). 325–328. 115 indexed citations

Pringsheim, Tamara, Paul Sandor, Anthony E. Lang, Prakesh S. Shah, & Paul O’Connor. (2009). Prenatal and Perinatal Morbidity in Children with Tourette Syndrome and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 30(2). 115–121. 34 indexed citations

Huber, George W., Paul O’Connor, & Avelino Corma. (2007). Processing biomass in conventional oil refineries: Production of high quality diesel by hydrotreating vegetable oils in heavy vacuum oil mixtures. Applied Catalysis A General. 329. 120–129. 499 indexed citations breakdown →

Corma, Avelino, George W. Huber, Laurent Sauvanaud, & Paul O’Connor. (2007). Processing biomass-derived oxygenates in the oil refinery: Catalytic cracking (FCC) reaction pathways and role of catalyst. Journal of Catalysis. 247(2). 307–327. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

Greenwell, H. Chris, William Jones, Dennis N. Stamires, Paul O’Connor, & M.F. Brady. (2006). A one-pot synthesis of hybrid organo-layered double hydroxide catalyst precursors. Green Chemistry. 8(12). 1067–1067. 25 indexed citations

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Newman, Steven P., William Jones, Paul O’Connor, & Dennis N. Stamires. (2002). Synthesis of the 3R2 polytype of a hydrotalcite-like mineral. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 12(2). 153–155. 68 indexed citations

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Hohol, Marika, Paul O’Connor, Walter A. Rocca, & Milton Alter. (1999). Regional North American Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Neurology – Research Group on Neuroepidemiology. Neuroepidemiology. 18(6). 327–332. 3 indexed citations

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Occelli, Mario L. & Paul O’Connor. (1998). Fluid cracking catalysts. Marcel Dekker eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1998). Challenges, catalyst technology and catalytic solutions in resid FCC. Catalysis Today. 43(3-4). 305–313. 42 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1996). Accessible FCC catalysts for short contact time cracking. Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry. 41(2). 359–360. 1 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1995). A review of laboratory testing of coke selectivity of resid FCC catalysts. Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry. 40(3). 501–504. 1 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1995). Catalyst deactivation in fluid catalytic cracking: a review of mechanisms and testing methods. Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry. 40(3). 391–396. 3 indexed citations

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Occelli, Mario L. & Paul O’Connor. (1994). Fluid catalytic cracking III : materials and processes : developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc., at the 206th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 22-27, 1993. American Chemical Society eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1994). FCC Catalyst Deactivation: A Review and Directions for further Research. 129–144. 20 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, et al.. (1993). Accessibility of functional sites in FCC. Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry. 38(3). 598–603. 5 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul & J. K. Syers. (1975). Comparison of Methods for the Determination of Total Phosphorus in Waters Containing Particulate Material. Journal of Environmental Quality. 4(3). 347–350. 59 indexed citations

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