Paul W. O’Brien

664 citations
9 papers · 466 indexed · h-index 5
Topics
Disaster Management and Resilience (6 papers)Risk Perception and Management (3 papers)Public Relations and Crisis Communication (3 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Paul W. O’Brien

6 papers receiving 416 citations

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Paul W. O’Brien
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
  • Sociology and Political Science 384
  • Global and Planetary Change 129
  • Ocean Engineering 113
  • Communication 105
  • Emergency Medical Services 83
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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul W. O’Brien

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul W. O’Brien

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All Works

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STANDARDIZATION: HISTORIC PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CALIFORNIA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
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STANDARDIZATION: HISTORIC PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CALIFORNIA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
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Social response to the first "A" alert of the Parkfield Earthquake prediction experiment
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About Paul W. O’Brien

Paul W. O’Brien is a scholar working on Communication, Transportation and Emergency Medical Services, having authored 9 papers that have together received 466 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Disaster Management and Resilience (6 papers), Risk Perception and Management (3 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (105 citations), Emergency Medical Services (83 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (384 citations). Paul W. O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Dennis S. Mileti, Lisa A. Russell, Patricia A. Bolton, Linda B. Bourque and Colleen Fitzpatrick. Their work appears in journals such as Social Problems, USGS professional paper and The Social Science Journal.

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