Thomas D. O’Brien

2.6k total citations
89 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas D. O’Brien is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Biomedical Engineering and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas D. O’Brien has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 25 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Thomas D. O’Brien's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (35 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (25 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (17 papers). Thomas D. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (35 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (25 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (17 papers). Thomas D. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Belgium. Thomas D. O’Brien's co-authors include Constantinos N. Maganaris, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Neil D. Reeves, David A. Jones, Natalie Vanicek, David A. Jones, Lisa Alcock, Ken A. van Someren, Claire E. Stewart and Adam P. Sharples and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas D. O’Brien

83 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas D. O’Brien United Kingdom 23 704 562 366 286 233 89 1.7k
Karin Henriksson-Larsén Sweden 26 974 1.4× 879 1.6× 188 0.5× 214 0.7× 426 1.8× 44 2.4k
Alex Ireland United Kingdom 21 559 0.8× 532 0.9× 202 0.6× 310 1.1× 559 2.4× 68 1.8k
Naokazu Miyamoto Japan 33 1.3k 1.9× 892 1.6× 315 0.9× 400 1.4× 421 1.8× 108 2.8k
Carlo Capelli Italy 34 1.6k 2.3× 670 1.2× 118 0.3× 157 0.5× 519 2.2× 121 3.0k
Ilse M.P. Arts Netherlands 12 337 0.5× 496 0.9× 218 0.6× 288 1.0× 400 1.7× 13 1.7k
Victoria Galea Canada 22 176 0.3× 482 0.9× 483 1.3× 294 1.0× 80 0.3× 62 1.5k
Robert Csapo Austria 23 982 1.4× 588 1.0× 127 0.3× 493 1.7× 362 1.6× 75 1.9k
Johnny Nilsson Sweden 20 1.2k 1.7× 750 1.3× 158 0.4× 161 0.6× 193 0.8× 57 2.2k
Oona M. Scott United Kingdom 18 207 0.3× 527 0.9× 284 0.8× 256 0.9× 83 0.4× 35 1.4k
Ann E. Barr United States 26 502 0.7× 318 0.6× 403 1.1× 429 1.5× 246 1.1× 46 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas D. O’Brien

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All Works

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Walker, Rebecca L., Thomas D. O’Brien, Gábor Barton, et al.. (2025). Are challenging walking environments linked to falls or risk of falling in children with cerebral palsy? A systematic review. Gait & Posture. 117. 306–316. 1 indexed citations
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Robinson, Mark, et al.. (2024). Changes in trunk and lower body gait kinematics in children following a Theia3D update. Gait & Posture. 113. 113–114. 1 indexed citations
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Maganaris, Constantinos N., et al.. (2022). Underlying mechanisms of fall risk on stairs with inconsistent going size. Applied Ergonomics. 101. 103678–103678.
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Baltzopoulos, Vasilios, Carl Langan‐Evans, David R. Clark, et al.. (2022). An investigation of movement dynamics and muscle activity during traditional and accentuated-eccentric squatting. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0276096–e0276096. 4 indexed citations
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Maganaris, Constantinos N., et al.. (2021). In vivo operating lengths of the gastrocnemius muscle during gait in children who idiopathically toe‐walk. Experimental Physiology. 106(8). 1806–1813. 3 indexed citations
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Maganaris, Constantinos N., et al.. (2021). Muscle architecture and passive lengthening properties of the gastrocnemius medialis and Achilles tendon in children who idiopathically toe‐walk. Journal of Anatomy. 239(4). 839–846. 5 indexed citations
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Schofield, Andrew J., Mark A. Hollands, Constantinos N. Maganaris, et al.. (2021). Using a stair horizontal-vertical illusion to increase foot clearance over an inconsistently taller stair-riser. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257159–e0257159. 4 indexed citations
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Lake, Mark, et al.. (2019). Unpredictable shoe midsole perturbations provide an instability stimulus to train ankle posture and motion during forward and lateral gym lunges. Journal of Sports Sciences. 37(17). 1951–1961. 1 indexed citations
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Baltzopoulos, Vasilios, et al.. (2019). A novel multivariate approach for biomechanical profiling of stair negotiation. Experimental Gerontology. 124. 110646–110646. 16 indexed citations
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Jones, Jeremy G., et al.. (2018). Muscle loss following a single high-dose intramuscular injection of corticosteroids to treat disease flare in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. European Journal of Rheumatology. 5(3). 160–164. 9 indexed citations
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Lemmey, Andrew, et al.. (2016). Tight control of disease activity fails to improve body composition or physical function in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Lara D. Veeken. 55(10). 1736–1745. 50 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Thomas D.. (2016). Musculoskeletal Proportionality, Biomechanical Considerations and Their Contribution to Movement in Adults and Children. Pediatric Exercise Science. 28(2). 210–6. 3 indexed citations
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Lemmey, Andrew, Thomas J. Wilkinson, Yasmeen Ahmad, et al.. (2015). 070. Treat-to-Target Treatment Fails to Restore either Body Composition or Objectively Assessed Physical Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Lara D. Veeken. 1 indexed citations
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Dotan, Raffy, et al.. (2015). The electromyographic threshold in boys and men. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 115(6). 1273–1281. 28 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Thomas D., Jane Noyes, Llinos Haf Spencer, et al.. (2014). Well‐being, health and fitness of children who use wheelchairs: Feasibility study protocol to develop child‐centred ‘keep‐fit’ exercise interventions. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 71(2). 430–440. 5 indexed citations
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Barbeau, Gérald, Kevin J. Beatt, Stefan Janssens, et al.. (2006). Adenoviral fibroblast growth factor-4 gene therapy in patients with stable angina. 12-month results of a double blind randomized multicenter trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(4). 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Thomas D.. (1991). Lower extremity cycling biomechanics. A review and theoretical discussion. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 81(11). 585–592. 5 indexed citations
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Osborne, C. A., et al.. (1990). Identification and interpretation of crystalluria in domestic animals: a light and scanning electron microscopic study.. Veterinary medicine. 85(1). 18–37. 10 indexed citations

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