Shane S. O’Reilly

677 total citations
35 papers, 474 citations indexed

About

Shane S. O’Reilly is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shane S. O’Reilly has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 474 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Paleontology and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Shane S. O’Reilly's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (8 papers). Shane S. O’Reilly is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (8 papers). Shane S. O’Reilly collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Shane S. O’Reilly's co-authors include Roger E. Summons, Brian P. Kelleher, Xavier Monteys, Christopher C. R. Allen, Michal Szpak, Brian T. Murphy, Seán F. Jordan, Sharon Newman, Jakob Vinther and E. D. Matys and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shane S. O’Reilly

33 papers receiving 466 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shane S. O’Reilly Ireland 13 173 156 118 90 89 35 474
Veneta Belivanova Sweden 11 282 1.6× 184 1.2× 165 1.4× 125 1.4× 66 0.7× 20 649
Petra L Schoon Netherlands 10 266 1.5× 359 2.3× 165 1.4× 145 1.6× 136 1.5× 12 611
S. Méhay United States 10 340 2.0× 200 1.3× 92 0.8× 150 1.7× 64 0.7× 17 629
Tyler Mackey United States 15 248 1.4× 259 1.7× 390 3.3× 104 1.2× 93 1.0× 33 720
T. A. Velivetskaya Russia 14 163 0.9× 171 1.1× 109 0.9× 59 0.7× 57 0.6× 79 627
Victoria A. Petryshyn United States 12 251 1.5× 196 1.3× 97 0.8× 72 0.8× 36 0.4× 18 399
Muriel Pacton Switzerland 15 273 1.6× 179 1.1× 117 1.0× 155 1.7× 51 0.6× 20 616
Alexander J. Krause United Kingdom 11 411 2.4× 253 1.6× 57 0.5× 76 0.8× 75 0.8× 14 604
Elizabeth J. Trower United States 14 303 1.8× 240 1.5× 115 1.0× 79 0.9× 99 1.1× 37 518
Vittoria Lauretano United Kingdom 12 225 1.3× 444 2.8× 136 1.2× 60 0.7× 94 1.1× 21 530

Countries citing papers authored by Shane S. O’Reilly

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shane S. O’Reilly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shane S. O’Reilly

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shane S. O’Reilly. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shane S. O’Reilly 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 Shane S. O’Reilly. Shane S. O’Reilly 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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Li, Yong, et al.. (2025). Molecular-level lipid studies on marine microphytobenthic biofilms: a mini-review. Biochimie. 239(Pt A). 86–92.
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Jakubec, Martin, Ersilia Bifulco, Jon Aars, et al.. (2025). Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur. Science Advances. 11(5). eads7321–eads7321. 5 indexed citations
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Mulligan, Chris L., Ainara Sistiaga, Khanh M. Vuu, et al.. (2023). Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7941–7941. 7 indexed citations
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Colleary, Caitlin, Hector Lamadrid, Shane S. O’Reilly, Andrei Dolocan, & Sterling J. Nesbitt. (2021). Molecular preservation in mammoth bone and variation based on burial environment. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2662–2662. 9 indexed citations
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Newman, Sharon, Sara A. Lincoln, Shane S. O’Reilly, et al.. (2020). Lipid Biomarker Record of the Serpentinite-Hosted Ecosystem of the Samail Ophiolite, Oman and Implications for the Search for Biosignatures on Mars. Astrobiology. 20(7). 830–845. 23 indexed citations
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Gomes, Maya, Leigh Anne Riedman, Shane S. O’Reilly, et al.. (2020). Taphonomy of Biosignatures in Microbial Mats on Little Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands. Frontiers in Earth Science. 8. 14 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Shane S., Roger E. Summons, Gérald Mayr, & Jakob Vinther. (2017). Preservation of uropygial gland lipids in a 48-million-year-old bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1865). 20171050–20171050. 12 indexed citations
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Kelleher, Brian P., Kris M. Hart, André J. Simpson, et al.. (2017). Large perturbations in CO2 flux and subsequent chemosynthesis are induced in agricultural soil by the addition of elemental sulfur. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4732–4732. 10 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., Shane S. O’Reilly, J. R. Watson, et al.. (2017). Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry. Geobiology. 15(6). 836–843. 11 indexed citations
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Lingappa, Usha, Kyle Metcalfe, Shane S. O’Reilly, et al.. (2016). Linking the modern to the ancient with a comprehensive geobiological understanding of biosignature preservation in microbial mats. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 3 indexed citations
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Stein, N., J. P. Grotzinger, Woodward W. Fischer, et al.. (2016). UAV, DGPS, and Laser Transit Mapping of Microbial Mat Ecosystems on Little Ambergris Cay, B.W.I.. AGUFM. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, Brian T., Shane S. O’Reilly, Xavier Monteys, et al.. (2016). The occurrence of PAHs and faecal sterols in Dublin Bay and their influence on sedimentary microbial communities. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 106(1-2). 215–224. 15 indexed citations
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Wilhelm, Mary Beth, Alfonso F. Dávila, J. L. Eigenbrode, et al.. (2016). Xeropreservation of functionalized lipid biomarkers in hyperarid soils in the Atacama Desert. Organic Geochemistry. 103. 97–104. 49 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Shane S., G. Mariotti, Sharon Newman, et al.. (2016). Molecular biosignatures reveal common benthic microbial sources of organic matter in ooids and grapestones from Pigeon Cay, The Bahamas. Geobiology. 15(1). 112–130. 58 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Shane S., et al.. (2014). Hydrographic controls on marine organic matter fate and microbial diversity in the western Irish Sea. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Landeghem, Katrien Van, Giovanni Besio, Helge Niemann, et al.. (2013). Amplified Sediment waves in the Irish Sea (AmSedIS). Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 4 indexed citations
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Kelleher, Brian P., Shane S. O’Reilly, Michal Szpak, et al.. (2013). A Depth Resolved Insight into Benzoyl CoA Reductase and Benzoate Dioxygenase Gene Copy Numbers within a Marine Sediment Associated with Methane Seepage. Open Journal of Marine Science. 3(4). 175–181. 1 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Shane S., Michal Szpak, Xavier Monteys, et al.. (2013). Biomarkers reveal the effects of hydrography on the sources and fate of marine and terrestrial organic matter in the western Irish Sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 136. 157–171. 30 indexed citations
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Mahaney, William C., Kris M. Hart, Shane S. O’Reilly, et al.. (2011). Coleoptera and microbe biomass in Antarctic Dry Valley paleosols adjacent to the Inland Ice: Implications for Mars. Planetary and Space Science. 60(1). 386–398. 7 indexed citations
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Szpak, Michal, Xavier Monteys, Shane S. O’Reilly, et al.. (2011). Geophysical and geochemical survey of a large marine pockmark on the Malin Shelf, Ireland. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 13(1). 17 indexed citations

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