Ruth O’Hara

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Ruth O’Hara is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth O’Hara has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 51 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 45 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth O’Hara's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (37 papers), Sleep and related disorders (23 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Ruth O’Hara is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (37 papers), Sleep and related disorders (23 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Ruth O’Hara collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Ruth O’Hara's co-authors include Sherry A. Beaudreau, Helena C. Kraemer, Jerome A. Yesavage, Joy L. Taylor, Michael V. Vitiello, Maurice M. Ohayon, M Mumenthaler, Carmen Schröder, Art Noda and Leah Friedman and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ruth O’Hara

162 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: A synthesis of the literature

2011 426 citations Maurice M. Ohayon, Ruth O’Hara et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth O’Hara United States	45	2.6k	1.7k	1.6k	1.1k	927	166	7.1k
Romola S. Bucks Australia	42	2.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	213	7.0k
Isabelle Jaussent France	47	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.7×	680 0.6×	2.0k 2.2×	219	6.8k
John Gunstad United States	60	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	900 0.5×	2.4k 2.3×	1.9k 2.1×	301	10.9k
Ruchika Shaurya Prakash United States	40	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.6k 2.4×	1.1k 1.1×	91	11.9k
Sanford Auerbach United States	36	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	314 0.3×	95	5.5k
Peter J. Gianaros United States	57	2.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	979 0.9×	2.0k 2.1×	162	10.9k
Nicolas Cherbuin Australia	51	1.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.8×	814 0.5×	2.4k 2.2×	1.0k 1.1×	241	9.3k
Tatia M.C. Lee Hong Kong	43	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	474 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	244	7.4k
Simon F. Crowe Australia	39	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	913 0.6×	381 0.4×	653 0.7×	212	6.0k
Shigeto Yamawaki Japan	60	3.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	835 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	379	12.6k

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Espinosa, Patricia Rodríguez, Anisha I. Patel, Ysabel Durón, et al.. (2025). Engaging stakeholders to strengthen support for community-engaged research at Stanford School of Medicine: An institutional assessment and action planning approach. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 9(1). e36–e36. 1 indexed citations

Jo, Booil, et al.. (2024). Long-term cognitive training enhances fluid cognition and brain connectivity in individuals with MCI. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 447–447. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Michael L., Shawheen J. Rezaei, Jiyeong Kim, et al.. (2024). Incidence of suicide among melanoma and nonkeratinocyte skin cancer patients in the United States, 2000-2020. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 91(4). 715–717. 2 indexed citations

Hack, Laura M., et al.. (2024). 161. Targeting the Cognitive Biotype of Depression With a Selective Alpha 2A Receptor Agonist Using a Stratified Precision Medicine Design. Biological Psychiatry. 95(10). S165–S165.

Qu, Pingping, Shining Ma, Ling Lin, et al.. (2023). Mutations in human DNA methyltransferase DNMT1 induce specific genome-wide epigenomic and transcriptomic changes in neurodevelopment. Human Molecular Genetics. 32(21). 3105–3120. 5 indexed citations

Hack, Laura M., Leonardo Tozzi, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar, et al.. (2023). A Cognitive Biotype of Depression Linking Symptoms, Behavior Measures, Neural Circuits, and Differential Treatment Outcomes. JAMA Network Open. 6(6). e2318411–e2318411. 55 indexed citations

Belloy, Michaël E., et al.. (2022). Decoding the heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and progression using multilayer networks. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(6). 2423–2432. 22 indexed citations

Kalinowski, Agnieszka, Joanna Liliental, Collin Culbertson, et al.. (2021). Increased activation product of complement 4 protein in plasma of individuals with schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 486–486. 15 indexed citations

Fockler, Juliet, Miriam T. Ashford, Derek Flenniken, et al.. (2021). Brain health registry GenePool study: A novel approach to online genetics research. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 7(1). e12118–e12118. 9 indexed citations

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Beaudreau, Sherry A., Ruth O’Hara, Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell, et al.. (2017). Information-Seeking about Anxiety and Perceptions about Technology to Teach Coping Skills in Older Veterans. Clinical Gerontologist. 41(4). 346–356. 10 indexed citations

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Gallagher‐Thompson, Dolores, Shelli R. Kesler, Keith Sudheimer, et al.. (2014). fMRI Activation During Executive Function Predicts Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Older, Depressed Adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23(1). 13–22. 43 indexed citations

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Holland, Jason M., et al.. (2014). Does cognitive‐behavioural therapy promote meaning making? A preliminary test in the context of geriatric depression. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 88(1). 120–124. 8 indexed citations

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Ohayon, Maurice M., Ruth O’Hara, & Michael V. Vitiello. (2011). Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: A synthesis of the literature. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 16(4). 283–295. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beaudreau, Sherry A. & Ruth O’Hara. (2008). Late-Life Anxiety and Cognitive Impairment: A Review. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 16(10). 790–803. 214 indexed citations

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O’Hara, Ruth, et al.. (2007). Slower speed-of-processing of cognitive tasks is associated with presence of the apolipoprotein ε4 allele. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 42(3). 199–204. 17 indexed citations

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Mumenthaler, M, Jerome A. Yesavage, Joy L. Taylor, et al.. (2003). Psychoactive Drugs and Pilot Performance: A Comparison of Nicotine, Donepezil, and Alcohol Effects. Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(7). 1366–1373. 50 indexed citations

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Cook, Ian A., Andrew F. Leuchter, Melinda Morgan, et al.. (2002). Cognitive and Physiologic Correlates of Subclinical Structural Brain Disease in Elderly Healthy Control Subjects. Archives of Neurology. 59(10). 1612–1612. 54 indexed citations

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Mumenthaler, M, et al.. (2001). Relationship between variations in estradiol and progesterone levels across the menstrual cycle and human performance. Psychopharmacology. 155(2). 198–203. 17 indexed citations

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Gallagher‐Thompson, Dolores, Ruth O’Hara, Alan N. Simmons, Helena C. Kraemer, & Greer M. Murphy. (2001). Apolipoprotein E ∈4 Allele Affects the Relationship between Stress and Depression in Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 14(3). 115–119. 24 indexed citations

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O’Hara, Ruth. (2000). Update on Alzheimer's disease: recent findings and treatments. Western Journal of Medicine. 172(2). 115–120. 12 indexed citations

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