Rory C. O’Connor

35.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
228 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Rory C. O’Connor is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rory C. O’Connor has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Clinical Psychology, 64 papers in Social Psychology and 50 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rory C. O’Connor's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (129 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (54 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (48 papers). Rory C. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (129 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (54 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (48 papers). Rory C. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Rory C. O’Connor's co-authors include Keith Hawton, Olivia J Kirtley, Kate Saunders, Matthew K. Nock, Daryl B. O’Connor, Jonathan Smallwood, Ronan E. O’Carroll, Eamonn Ferguson, Susan Rasmussen and Rebecca Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rory C. O’Connor

221 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Self-harm and suicide in ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2018 2014 2020 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Self-harm and suicide in adolescents
    2012 1.5k citations Rory C. O’Connor et al. profile →
  2. The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour
    2018 882 citations Rory C. O’Connor, Olivia J Kirtley profile →
  3. The psychology of suicidal behaviour
    2014 835 citations Rory C. O’Connor et al. profile →
  4. Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study
    2020 776 citations Rory C. O’Connor, Seonaid Cleare et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  5. Suicide and suicide risk
    2019 645 citations Gustavo Turecki, David A. Brent et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
  6. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science
    2018 381 citations Rory C. O’Connor et al. profile →
  7. Predictors of future suicide attempt among adolescents with suicidal thoughts or non-suicidal self-harm: a population-based birth cohort study
    2019 333 citations Becky Mars, Jon Heron et al. profile →
  8. Predicting suicide following self-harm: systematic review of risk factors and risk scales
    2016 329 citations Rory C. O’Connor et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  9. Loneliness as a predictor of suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
    2020 275 citations Eamonn Ferguson, Rory C. O’Connor et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Rory C. O’Connor 11.2k 4.1k 3.1k 2.2k 1.8k 228 15.3k
HonaLee Harrington 9.6k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.1× 4.2k 1.9× 2.4k 1.3× 80 19.0k
Murray W. Enns 10.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 4.0k 1.3× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 177 15.9k
Anthony Spirito 10.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 3.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 346 17.5k
Wilma Vollebergh 8.1k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 3.9k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 313 17.0k
William Copeland 8.8k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 193 13.5k
Heide Glaesmer 7.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 940 0.5× 364 13.7k
Ron de Graaf 6.4k 0.6× 3.8k 0.9× 4.0k 1.3× 3.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.6× 257 14.8k
Andreas Maercker 13.9k 1.2× 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 459 19.8k
W. June Ruan 7.9k 0.7× 5.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 910 0.5× 64 18.3k
Benjamin L. Hankin 13.3k 1.2× 5.1k 1.2× 6.5k 2.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 232 18.3k

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All Works

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Sivertsen, Børge, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Keith J. Petrie, et al.. (2025). Mental health and suicidal ideation from 2010 to 2023 among university students: national repeated cross-sectional analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Robb, Kathryn A., Ben Young, Colin McCowan, et al.. (2023). Increasing uptake of FIT colorectal screening: protocol for the TEMPO randomised controlled trial testing a suggested deadline and a planning tool. BMJ Open. 13(5). e066136–e066136. 5 indexed citations
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Robb, Kathryn A., et al.. (2023). “Male suicide and barriers to accessing professional support: a qualitative thematic analysis”. Current Psychology. 43(17). 15125–15145. 4 indexed citations
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Sivertsen, Børge, Marit Knapstad, Keith J. Petrie, et al.. (2022). Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: a national repeated cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 12(2). e057492–e057492. 28 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Sara, Ronan E. O’Carroll, Rory C. O’Connor, et al.. (2022). What are common barriers and helpful solutions to colorectal cancer screening? A cross-sectional survey to develop intervention content for a planning support tool. BMJ Open. 12(9). e062738–e062738. 10 indexed citations
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Berardelli, Isabella, et al.. (2020). The Involvement of Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Adrenal (HPA) Axis in Suicide Risk. Brain Sciences. 10(9). 653–653. 114 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Daryl B., Dawn Branley-Bell, Jessica Green, et al.. (2019). Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 129(1). 92–107. 44 indexed citations
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Cleare, Seonaid, Andrew Gumley, & Rory C. O’Connor. (2019). Self‐compassion, self‐forgiveness, suicidal ideation, and self‐harm: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 26(5). 511–530. 80 indexed citations
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Turecki, Gustavo, David A. Brent, David Gunnell, et al.. (2019). Suicide and suicide risk. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 5(1). 74–74. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siddaway, Andy P., Alex M. Wood, Ronan E. O’Carroll, & Rory C. O’Connor. (2018). Characterizing self-injurious cognitions: Development and validation of the Suicide Attempt Beliefs Scale (SABS) and the Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Beliefs Scale (NSIBS).. Psychological Assessment. 31(5). 592–608. 7 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Rory C.. (2011). Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional of Suicidal Behaviour. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 13 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Rory C., et al.. (2011). Introduction: International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Rory C., Diane Dixon, & Susan Rasmussen. (2009). The structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale.. Psychological Assessment. 21(3). 437–443. 71 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Eamonn, Lynn Williams, Rory C. O’Connor, et al.. (2009). A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality. Psychosomatic Medicine. 71(9). 981–986. 120 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Rory C.. (2001). Parasuicide: cognitive vulnerability, future directed thinking and perfectionism. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Rory C.. (1999). The boundaries: health psychology and suicidal behaviour. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations

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