Robert O’Connor

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Robert O’Connor is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert O’Connor has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert O’Connor's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (10 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers) and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (4 papers). Robert O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (10 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers) and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (4 papers). Robert O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Israel. Robert O’Connor's co-authors include Nasreen Khalil, Helmut Unruh, K C Flanders, Ying Xu, Angela Kemp, Arnold H. Greenberg, Kathleen C. Flanders, Vincent Duronio, Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich and Roy L. Silverstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert O’Connor

24 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Increased Production and Immunohistochemical Localization of Transforming Growth Factor- α in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    1991 437 citations Nasreen Khalil, Robert O’Connor et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert O’Connor Canada 16 1.0k 483 170 162 146 24 1.6k
Doris M. Rassl United Kingdom 19 1.0k 1.0× 336 0.7× 263 1.5× 351 2.2× 208 1.4× 61 1.6k
Nobuo Okumura Japan 19 716 0.7× 306 0.6× 163 1.0× 152 0.9× 385 2.6× 129 1.6k
Ralph D. Woodruff United States 20 571 0.6× 347 0.7× 247 1.5× 197 1.2× 69 0.5× 30 1.2k
Masachika Fujiwara Japan 20 436 0.4× 472 1.0× 182 1.1× 354 2.2× 176 1.2× 132 1.4k
Y Fukuda Japan 12 746 0.7× 166 0.3× 250 1.5× 138 0.9× 88 0.6× 39 1.1k
Alaa Afify United States 22 249 0.2× 394 0.8× 230 1.4× 330 2.0× 98 0.7× 57 1.5k
M. J. Mihatsch Switzerland 20 395 0.4× 451 0.9× 219 1.3× 300 1.9× 48 0.3× 51 1.5k
Satoshi Ikeda Japan 22 972 0.9× 367 0.8× 160 0.9× 532 3.3× 293 2.0× 197 1.8k
Hangjun Wang Canada 20 488 0.5× 266 0.6× 351 2.1× 572 3.5× 208 1.4× 47 1.6k
Beatriz Lifschitz‐Mercer Israel 21 388 0.4× 389 0.8× 499 2.9× 248 1.5× 56 0.4× 73 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert O’Connor

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert O’Connor. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert 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 Robert O’Connor. Robert O’Connor is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akker, Jeroen van den, Lawrence Hon, Robert O’Connor, et al.. (2021). Intronic Breakpoint Signatures Enhance Detection and Characterization of Clinically Relevant Germline Structural Variants. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 23(5). 612–629. 2 indexed citations
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Lai, Carmen, Anjali D. Zimmer, Robert O’Connor, et al.. (2020). LEAP: Using machine learning to support variant classification in a clinical setting. Human Mutation. 41(6). 1079–1090. 27 indexed citations
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Neben, Cynthia L., Anjali D. Zimmer, Jeroen van den Akker, et al.. (2019). Multi-Gene Panel Testing of 23,179 Individuals for Hereditary Cancer Risk Identifies Pathogenic Variant Carriers Missed by Current Genetic Testing Guidelines. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 21(4). 646–657. 66 indexed citations
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McKenna, Danielle, Jeroen van den Akker, Alicia Y. Zhou, et al.. (2018). Identification of a novel GREM1 duplication in a patient with multiple colon polyps. Familial Cancer. 18(1). 63–66. 14 indexed citations
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Pugh, Trevor J., Gwyn Bebb, Lorena Barclay, et al.. (2007). Correlations of EGFR mutations and increases in EGFR and HER2 copy number to gefitinib response in a retrospective analysis of lung cancer patients. BMC Cancer. 7(1). 128–128. 30 indexed citations
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Khalil, Nasreen, Ying Xu, Robert O’Connor, & Vincent Duronio. (2005). Proliferation of Pulmonary Interstitial Fibroblasts Is Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor-β1-induced Release of Extracellular Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and JNK. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(52). 43000–43009. 147 indexed citations
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Xu, Ying, et al.. (2003). Release of biologically active TGF-β1 by alveolar epithelial cells results in pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 285(3). L527–L539. 143 indexed citations
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Khalil, Nasreen, Trilok Parekh, Robert O’Connor, & Leslie I. Gold. (2002). DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β TYPE I AND II RECEPTORS BY PULMONARY CELLS IN BLEOMYCIN-INDUCED LUNG INJURY: CORRELATION WITH REPAIR AND FIBROSIS. Experimental Lung Research. 28(3). 233–250. 28 indexed citations
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Yehualaeshet, Teshome, Robert O’Connor, Asher Begleiter, et al.. (2000). A CD36 Synthetic Peptide Inhibits Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Connective Tissue Synthesis in the Rat. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 23(2). 204–212. 66 indexed citations
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Chowdhury, Anirban, Samy El‐Sayed, Catalin Mihalcioiu, et al.. (2000). Concurrent chemo- (cisplatin and etoposide) radiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer: Lack of correlation of p53 expression to treatment response. Lung Cancer. 29(1). 106–106. 1 indexed citations
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Yehualaeshet, Teshome, Robert O’Connor, Julia M. Green-Johnson, et al.. (1999). Activation of Rat Alveolar Macrophage-Derived Latent Transforming Growth Factor β-1 by Plasmin Requires Interaction with Thrombospondin-1 and its Cell Surface Receptor, CD36. American Journal Of Pathology. 155(3). 841–851. 150 indexed citations
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Long, Richard, Robert O’Connor, M J Palayew, Earl S. Hershfield, & Jure Manfreda. (1997). Disseminated tuberculosis with and without a miliary pattern on chest radiograph: a clinical-pathologic-radiologic correlation.. PubMed. 1(1). 52–8. 36 indexed citations
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Moon, David, et al.. (1997). Perforated duodenal ulcer presenting with shock in a child. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 15(2). 167–169. 6 indexed citations
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Khalil, Nasreen, Robert O’Connor, K C Flanders, & Helmut Unruh. (1996). TGF-β1, but Not TGF-β2 or TGF-β3, is Differentially Present in Epithelial Cells of Advanced Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Immunohistochemical Study. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 14(2). 131–138. 268 indexed citations
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Khalil, Nasreen, et al.. (1994). Regulation of type II alveolar epithelial cell proliferation by TGF-beta during bleomycin-induced lung injury in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 267(5). L498–L507. 47 indexed citations
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Khalil, Nasreen, Robert O’Connor, Helmut Unruh, et al.. (1991). Increased Production and Immunohistochemical Localization of Transforming Growth Factor- α in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 5(2). 155–162. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khalil, Nasreen, Robert O’Connor, Helmut Unruh, et al.. (1991). Enhanced Expression and Immunohistochemical Distribution of Transforming Growth Factor-β in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Journal. 99(3). 65S–66S. 18 indexed citations
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Alguacil‐Garcia, Antonio & Robert O’Connor. (1989). Mucin‐negative biopsy in extra‐mammary Paget's disease. A diagnostic problem. Histopathology. 15(4). 429–431. 9 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Robert, R C Brunham, & D. H. Bowden. (1988). Pulmonary talc granulomatosis mimicking Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.. PubMed. 138(1). 53–4. 4 indexed citations

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