Rachel O’Connell

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Rachel O’Connell is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel O’Connell has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rachel O’Connell's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (13 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (9 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (7 papers). Rachel O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (13 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (9 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (7 papers). Rachel O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Rachel O’Connell's co-authors include Anthony Keech, Merryn Voysey, Lisa Blackwell, Adrienne Kirby, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Andrew Tonkin, Jonathan Emberson, Barry R. Davis, Terje R. Pedersen and Jordan Fulcher and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rachel O’Connell

67 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Efficacy and safety of LDL-lowering therapy among men and women: meta-analysis of individual data from 174 000 participants in 27 randomised trials

2015 1.0k citations Rachel O’Connell et al. profile →
The D-Health Trial: a randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D on mortality

2022 108 citations Rachel Ε. Neale, Catherine Baxter et al. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel O’Connell Australia	24	983	616	529	430	416	70	2.7k
Cassianne Robinson‐Cohen United States	38	672 0.7×	544 0.9×	666 1.3×	486 1.1×	237 0.6×	105	4.3k
Piyamitr Sritara Thailand	31	648 0.7×	580 0.9×	1.0k 1.9×	272 0.6×	174 0.4×	139	3.0k
Eva Tuomilehto‐Wolf Finland	24	1.8k 1.9×	1.3k 2.1×	542 1.0×	456 1.1×	263 0.6×	69	3.6k
Haralampos J. Milionis Greece	30	903 0.9×	742 1.2×	376 0.7×	367 0.9×	132 0.3×	59	3.2k
Kwon Wook Joo South Korea	32	715 0.7×	354 0.6×	469 0.9×	762 1.8×	101 0.2×	268	4.3k
Mary T. Brophy United States	28	418 0.4×	478 0.8×	986 1.9×	285 0.7×	221 0.5×	114	3.3k
Sarah Parish United Kingdom	33	1.4k 1.4×	959 1.6×	1.2k 2.3×	528 1.2×	270 0.6×	84	3.9k
Genshi Egusa Japan	27	973 1.0×	1.0k 1.7×	862 1.6×	312 0.7×	135 0.3×	75	2.7k
Dong‐Wan Chae South Korea	35	594 0.6×	298 0.5×	576 1.1×	668 1.6×	101 0.2×	179	4.0k
Nina P. Paynter United States	29	1.1k 1.1×	928 1.5×	1.3k 2.4×	636 1.5×	376 0.9×	69	4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel O’Connell

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jenkins, Alicia J., Rachel O’Connell, Andrzej S. Januszewski, et al.. (2024). Not enough known about fenofibrate’s kidney effects in people with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 210. 111612–111612. 3 indexed citations

Januszewski, Andrzej S., Kwok Leung Ong, Liping Li, et al.. (2024). Haptoglobin phenotype and levels in type 2 diabetes and effects of fenofibrate. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 15(11). 1663–1668. 2 indexed citations

Pham, Hai, Mary Waterhouse, Sabbir Tahmidur Rahman, et al.. (2023). Vitamin D supplementation and cognition—Results from analyses of the D‐Health trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(6). 1773–1784. 2 indexed citations

Sheu, Angela, Rachel O’Connell, Alicia J. Jenkins, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with fragility fractures in type 2 diabetes: An analysis of the randomised controlled Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 39(5). e3631–e3631. 7 indexed citations

Waterhouse, Mary, Hai Pham, Briony Duarte Romero, et al.. (2023). Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Telomere Length: An Analysis of Data from the Randomised Controlled D-Health Trial. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 27(8). 609–616. 3 indexed citations

Rahman, Sabbir Tahmidur, Mary Waterhouse, Briony Duarte Romero, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D Supplementation and the Incidence of Cataract Surgery in Older Australian Adults. Ophthalmology. 130(3). 313–323. 10 indexed citations

Pham, Hai, Mary Waterhouse, Catherine Baxter, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D Supplementation and Antibiotic Use in Older Australian Adults: An Analysis of Data From the D-Health Trial. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 226(6). 949–957. 7 indexed citations

Rahman, Aninda, Mary Waterhouse, Catherine Baxter, et al.. (2022). The effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain: an analysis of data from the D-Health randomised controlled trial. British Journal Of Nutrition. 130(4). 633–640. 4 indexed citations

Neale, Rachel Ε., Catherine Baxter, Briony Duarte Romero, et al.. (2022). The D-Health Trial: a randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D on mortality. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 10(2). 120–128. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Eyles, Jillian, Kathryn Mills, Barbara R. Lucas, et al.. (2021). Examining patient activation and other factors associated with changes in pain and function following best evidence osteoarthritis care. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100197–100197. 1 indexed citations

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Pham, Hai, Mary Waterhouse, Catherine Baxter, et al.. (2021). The effect of vitamin D supplementation on acute respiratory tract infection in older Australian adults: an analysis of data from the D-Health Trial. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 9(2). 69–81. 41 indexed citations

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Waterhouse, Mary, Catherine Baxter, Briony Duarte Romero, et al.. (2021). Predicting deseasonalised serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in the D-Health Trial: An analysis using boosted regression trees. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 104. 106347–106347. 20 indexed citations

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Ong, Kwok Leung, Liang Wu, Andrzej S. Januszewski, et al.. (2020). Relationships of adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein and lipocalin 2 with risk factors and chronic complications in type 2 diabetes and effects of fenofibrate: A fenofibrate Intervention and event lowering in diabetes sub-study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 169. 108450–108450. 3 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Rachel, et al.. (2018). Specific-IgE to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) has limited utility in diagnosing meat allergy in a tick-endemic population. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 121(4). 509–511. 7 indexed citations

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Deveza, Leticia A., Lucy Matthews, Rachel O’Connell, & David J. Hunter. (2018). Is the use of knee magnetic resonance imaging one of the drivers of persistently high arthroscopy rates in older adults? – an analysis of national data in Australia. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26. S249–S249. 5 indexed citations

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Neale, Rachel Ε., Bruce K. Armstrong, Catherine Baxter, et al.. (2016). The D-Health Trial: A randomized trial of vitamin D for prevention of mortality and cancer. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 48. 83–90. 79 indexed citations

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Din, Nizar, et al.. (2012). Strengthening surgical handover: Developing and evaluating the effectiveness of a handover tool to improve patient safety.. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports. 1(1). u492.w164–u492.w164. 18 indexed citations

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Hankey, Graeme J., Neil E. Anderson, Matti Romo, et al.. (2012). Rates and predictors of risk of stroke and its subtypes in diabetes: a prospective observational study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 84(3). 281–287. 51 indexed citations

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Edmond, John, J. French, Philip E. Aylward, et al.. (2006). Variations in the use of emergency PCI for the treatment of re-infarction following intravenous fibrinolytic therapy: impact on outcomes in HERO-2. European Heart Journal. 28(12). 1418–1424. 3 indexed citations

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Lim, Lynette, Natalie Johnson, Rachel O’Connell, & Richard F Heller. (1998). Quality of life and later adverse health outcomes in patients with suspected heart attack. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 22(5). 540–546. 29 indexed citations

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