Tony O’Brien

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Tony O’Brien is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tony O’Brien has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tony O’Brien's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (13 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Tony O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (13 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Tony O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Tony O’Brien's co-authors include Harald Breivik, Elon Eisenberg, J. Sykes, Francis X. McCormack, Joe H. Cherry, Bart Morlion, H Tanimoto, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Giuseppe Chiarioni and Ikuo Konishi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Tony O’Brien

77 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The individual and societal burden of chronic pain in Europe: the case for strategic prioritisation and action to improve knowledge and availability of appropriate care

2013 453 citations Harald Breivik, Elon Eisenberg et al. BMC Public Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tony O’Brien Ireland	22	370	340	298	279	246	79	1.9k
Yaping Chang Canada	25	262 0.7×	379 1.1×	182 0.6×	244 0.9×	292 1.2×	64	2.6k
Gary Deng United States	26	249 0.7×	297 0.9×	130 0.4×	255 0.9×	266 1.1×	55	3.3k
M. Elaine Husni United States	32	549 1.5×	239 0.7×	134 0.4×	263 0.9×	251 1.0×	127	3.6k
Lara Maxwell Canada	27	1.2k 3.3×	303 0.9×	140 0.5×	190 0.7×	302 1.2×	93	3.6k
Sajesh K. Veettil Malaysia	24	144 0.4×	266 0.8×	71 0.2×	198 0.7×	349 1.4×	108	2.1k
Ciara Hughes United Kingdom	29	266 0.7×	751 2.2×	41 0.1×	346 1.2×	215 0.9×	123	2.8k
Piyameth Dilokthornsakul Thailand	24	192 0.5×	208 0.6×	33 0.1×	261 0.9×	225 0.9×	118	2.6k
Ge Song China	26	177 0.5×	247 0.7×	45 0.2×	468 1.7×	310 1.3×	169	2.2k
Péter Gál Slovakia	29	290 0.8×	123 0.4×	40 0.1×	401 1.4×	116 0.5×	163	2.7k
Weihua Liu China	31	353 1.0×	73 0.2×	135 0.5×	915 3.3×	208 0.8×	107	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tony O’Brien

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gutiérrez, Montserrat, Finola C. Leonard, Tony O’Brien, et al.. (2022). A survey of food-borne and antimicrobial resistance-harbouring bacteria in meat by-products from knackeries and associated equipment and kennels. Irish Veterinary Journal. 75(1). 9–9. 3 indexed citations

Morlion, Bart, Kevin E. Vowles, Kirsty Bannister, et al.. (2021). European clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic noncancer pain – Part 2: Special situations*. European Journal of Pain. 25(5). 969–985. 22 indexed citations

O’Brien, Tony, Jin Seok Ahn, Richard Chye, et al.. (2019). Understanding transdermal buprenorphine and a practical guide to its use for chronic cancer and non-cancer pain management. Journal of Opioid Management. 15(2). 147–158. 2 indexed citations

Farmer, Adam D., Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Giuseppe Chiarioni, et al.. (2018). Pathophysiology and management of opioid‐induced constipation: European expert consensus statement. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 7(1). 7–20. 113 indexed citations

Ahn, Jin Seok, Johnson Lin, Setsuro Ogawa, et al.. (2017). Transdermal buprenorphine and fentanyl patches in cancer pain: a network systematic review. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 10. 1963–1972. 38 indexed citations

Parker, Vicki, et al.. (2017). Avoiding inappropriate urinary catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): a pre-post control intervention study. BMC Health Services Research. 17(1). 314–314. 48 indexed citations

Lowney, Aoife C, Katherine Bristowe, Marie Murphy, et al.. (2015). Understanding What Influences the Health-Related Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients: A Collaborative Study in England and Ireland. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 50(6). 778–785. 53 indexed citations

Davies, Andrew, Ulrich R. Kleeberg, Sebastiano Mercadante, et al.. (2015). Improved patient functioning after treatment of breakthrough cancer pain: an open-label study of fentanyl buccal tablet in patients with cancer pain. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(7). 2135–2143. 8 indexed citations

Sweeney, Catherine, et al.. (2013). The impact of a medical undergraduate student-selected module in palliative care. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 4(1). 92–97. 19 indexed citations

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Breivik, Harald, Elon Eisenberg, & Tony O’Brien. (2013). The individual and societal burden of chronic pain in Europe: the case for strategic prioritisation and action to improve knowledge and availability of appropriate care. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 1229–1229. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Brien, Tony & Harald Breivik. (2012). The impact of chronic pain—European patients’ perspective over 12 months. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 3(1). 23–29. 53 indexed citations

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Murphy, Marie, et al.. (2012). Information transfer to out-of-hours co-operatives: a survey of general practitioners’ views in relation to palliative patients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 3(4). 405–411. 10 indexed citations

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Jordan, Emily, Montserrat Gutiérrez, Tony O’Brien, et al.. (2012). Salmonella in meats, water, fruit and vegetables as disclosed from testing undertaken by Food Business Operators in Ireland from 2005 to 2009. Irish Veterinary Journal. 65(1). 17–17. 17 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Tony, Wendy Cross, Peter L. Higgs, Ian Munro, & Melissa J. Bloomer. (2010). Indigenous and Remote Health: Nurse Led CBT Program for Indigenous People. 17(8). 35. 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, David, et al.. (2010). Medication in the last days of life for motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 11(6). 562–564. 23 indexed citations

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Shigemasa, Kazushi, H Tanimoto, Lowell J. Underwood, et al.. (2001). Expression of the protease inhibitor antileukoprotease and the serine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme (SCCE) is coordinated in ovarian tumors. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 11(6). 454–461. 33 indexed citations

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Feeney, Daniel A., et al.. (1992). External beam radiation therapy for recurrent intraspinal meningioma in a dog. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 8 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Tony, et al.. (1981). Modulation of protein expression in endometrial adenocarcinoma cells by in vitro exposure to estradiol and progesterone. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 139(1). 67–72. 5 indexed citations

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Sykes, J., Francis X. McCormack, & Tony O’Brien. (1978). A preliminary study of the superoxide dismutase content of some human tumors.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 38(9). 2759–62. 119 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Tony, et al.. (1971). Enhanced Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase Activity of Chromatin from Soybean Hypocotyls Treated with 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 48(1). 43–45. 21 indexed citations

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