Ruth O’Brien

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ruth O’Brien is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth O’Brien has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Clinical Psychology, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ruth O’Brien's work include Family and Disability Support Research (7 papers), Family Support in Illness (5 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (4 papers). Ruth O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (7 papers), Family Support in Illness (5 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (4 papers). Ruth O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Ruth O’Brien's co-authors include David L. Olds, Susan W. Hiatt, Jon Korfmacher, Dennis W. Luckey, JoAnn Robinson, Ayelet Talmi, Lisa M. Pettitt, Karen Sheff, Charles Henderson and Maureen W. McClatchey and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Ruth O’Brien

35 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

2002 534 citations David L. Olds, Ruth O’Brien et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth O’Brien United States	14	632	479	384	227	196	38	1.3k
Carole Hanks United States	12	823 1.3×	639 1.3×	556 1.4×	230 1.0×	355 1.8×	16	1.6k
Loretta Fuddy United States	16	957 1.5×	463 1.0×	452 1.2×	294 1.3×	238 1.2×	25	1.4k
Susan Blake United States	17	333 0.5×	507 1.1×	272 0.7×	144 0.6×	151 0.8×	45	1.2k
Maria Aparecida Crepaldi Brazil	16	498 0.8×	459 1.0×	242 0.6×	167 0.7×	210 1.1×	141	1.3k
Amy Windham United States	14	1.1k 1.7×	575 1.2×	354 0.9×	289 1.3×	165 0.8×	17	1.7k
Carl Lacharité Canada	17	998 1.6×	236 0.5×	438 1.1×	379 1.7×	178 0.9×	85	1.4k
Lori Burrell United States	18	975 1.5×	437 0.9×	454 1.2×	299 1.3×	194 1.0×	36	1.4k
Elizabeth McFarlane United States	18	1.1k 1.7×	529 1.1×	467 1.2×	361 1.6×	242 1.2×	32	1.6k
Deanna S. Gomby United States	11	537 0.8×	380 0.8×	218 0.6×	158 0.7×	167 0.9×	20	1.1k
Marianne E. Felice United States	24	550 0.9×	716 1.5×	372 1.0×	283 1.2×	352 1.8×	72	1.6k

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Jack, Susan M., Melissa Kimber, Danielle M. Davidov, et al.. (2021). Nurse‐Family Partnership nurses’ attitudes and confidence in identifying and responding to intimate partner violence: An explanatory sequential mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(9). 3894–3910. 11 indexed citations

Jack, Susan M., Michael Boyle, Marilyn Ford‐Gilboe, et al.. (2019). Effect of Addition of an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention to a Nurse Home Visitation Program on Maternal Quality of Life. JAMA. 321(16). 1576–1576. 34 indexed citations

O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (2018). Meeting the healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness. Nursing Standard. 34(1). 27–34. 3 indexed citations

Olds, David L., Nancy Donelan‐McCall, Ruth O’Brien, et al.. (2013). Improving the Nurse–Family Partnership in Community Practice. PEDIATRICS. 132(Supplement_2). S110–S117. 68 indexed citations

Main, Deborah S., Maret Felzien, David J. Magid, et al.. (2012). A Community Translational Research Pilot Grants Program to Facilitate Community-Academic Partnerships: Lessons From Colorado's Clinical Translational Science Awards. Progress in community health partnerships. 6(3). 381–387. 12 indexed citations

O’Brien, Ruth, Patricia Moritz, Dennis W. Luckey, et al.. (2012). Mixed Methods Analysis of Participant Attrition in the Nurse-Family Partnership. Prevention Science. 13(3). 219–228. 96 indexed citations

O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (2010). Reflective Practice Enhances Public Health Nurse Implementation of Nurse‐Family Partnership. Public Health Nursing. 27(2). 131–139. 25 indexed citations

Gray, Sarah A. O., Jeanelle Sheeder, Ruth O’Brien, & Catherine Stevens–Simon. (2006). Having the Best Intentions is Necessary but not Sufficient: What would Increase the Efficacy of Home Visiting for Preventing Second Teen Pregnancies?. Prevention Science. 7(4). 389–395. 16 indexed citations

O’Brien, Ruth. (2005). Other Voices at the Workplace: Gender, Disability, and an Alternative Ethic of Care. Signs. 30(2). 1529–1555. 8 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth. (2005). Translating a Research Intervention into Community Practice: The Nurse Family Partnership. The Journal of Primary Prevention. 26(3). 241–257. 16 indexed citations

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Olds, David L., et al.. (2003). Taking preventive intervention to scale: The nurse-family partnership. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 10(4). 278–290. 108 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth. (2001). "'A Sweat Shop of the Whole Nation': The Fair Labor Standard Act and the Failure of Regulatory Unionism". Studies in American Political Development. 15(1). 33–52. 2 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (2001). U.S. Labor and Political Action, 1918-24: A Comparison of Independent Political Action in New York, Chicago, and Seattle. Journal of American History. 88(3). 1120–1120. 2 indexed citations

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Korfmacher, Jon, Ruth O’Brien, Susan W. Hiatt, & David L. Olds. (1999). Differences in program implementation between nurses and paraprofessionals providing home visits during pregnancy and infancy: a randomized trial.. American Journal of Public Health. 89(12). 1847–1851. 129 indexed citations

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Olds, David L., et al.. (1998). Increasing the policy and program relevance of results from randomized trials of home visitation. Journal of Community Psychology. 26(1). 85–100. 8 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (1997). Application of solution‐focused interventions to nurse home visitation for pregnant women and parents of young children. Journal of Community Psychology. 25(1). 47–57. 11 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (1996). Are Alternative Long-Term Care Programs Needed for Adults with Chronic Progressive Disability?. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 28(6). 373–380. 7 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (1995). Correlates of the Caregiving Process in Multiple Sclerosis. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 9(4). 323–338. 34 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Ruth, et al.. (1993). Congruence in Uncertainty Between Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Spouses. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 25(6). 356–361. 18 indexed citations

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Winslow, Betty Wehtje & Ruth O’Brien. (1992). Use of Formal Community Resources by Spouse Caregivers of Chronically Ill Adults. Public Health Nursing. 9(2). 128–132. 11 indexed citations

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