Valerie O’Brien

788 citations
47 papers · 535 indexed · h-index 14
Topics
Viral Infections and Vectors (15 papers)Mosquito-borne diseases and control (13 papers)Child Welfare and Adoption (9 papers)

In The Last Decade

Valerie O’Brien

43 papers receiving 508 citations

Peers

Valerie O’Brien
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  • Infectious Diseases 196
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 193
  • Emergency Medical Services 89
  • Parasitology 89
  • Sociology and Political Science 77
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Fields of papers citing papers by Valerie O’Brien

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Valerie O’Brien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Valerie O’Brien 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 Valerie O’Brien. Valerie O’Brien is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Search and Reunion in Adoption: The Aftermath of the Film Philomena and an Opportunity to Shape Change
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Adopt an open approach to historic secret : Irish-American child legacy needs state help to unravel
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Reflecting on the Need for Problem Triggers in Multidisciplinary PBL
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Relative foster care : an untapped placement alternative for children in the care system? A discussion of the central issues
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About Valerie O’Brien

Valerie O’Brien is a scholar working on Safety Research, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, having authored 47 papers that have together received 535 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Viral Infections and Vectors (15 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (13 papers) and Child Welfare and Adoption (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (89 citations), Emergency Medical Services (89 citations) and Infectious Diseases (196 citations). Valerie O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Charles R. Brown, Bernard Silke, Michael H. Reiskind, Nicholas Komar, Ginger Young, Erin Roche, Abinash Padhi, Mary B. Brown, Hon S. Ip and Carol U. Meteyer. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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