Virginia O’Brien

580 total citations
24 papers, 406 citations indexed

About

Virginia O’Brien is a scholar working on Surgery, Pharmacology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia O’Brien has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 406 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Virginia O’Brien's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (17 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers) and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (6 papers). Virginia O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (17 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers) and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (6 papers). Virginia O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Spain. Virginia O’Brien's co-authors include Manuel Martinez-Pons, Mary Kopala, M. Russell Giveans, Deborah A. Schwartz, Julie E. Adams, Ann E. Van Heest, Kristin Valdés, Margaret Finley, Joy C. MacDermid and Elizabeth S. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal Of Hand Surgery, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases and The Journal of Educational Research.

In The Last Decade

Virginia O’Brien

23 papers receiving 373 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginia O’Brien United States 8 208 101 83 71 68 24 406
Chia-Chi Yang Taiwan 7 105 0.5× 65 0.6× 31 0.4× 63 0.9× 23 0.3× 17 308
Catherine Moore Australia 10 74 0.4× 170 1.7× 44 0.5× 18 0.3× 32 0.5× 22 336
Brian Reilly United States 6 348 1.7× 108 1.1× 77 0.9× 105 1.5× 16 0.2× 13 561
Roberto Vilarta Brazil 10 57 0.3× 42 0.4× 36 0.4× 96 1.4× 16 0.2× 29 346
María-Dolores Cortés-Vega Spain 11 30 0.1× 144 1.4× 39 0.5× 34 0.5× 68 1.0× 29 457
Valéria Meirelles Carril Elui Brazil 9 76 0.4× 14 0.1× 20 0.2× 14 0.2× 51 0.8× 48 311
Jacky Forsyth United Kingdom 13 54 0.3× 26 0.3× 19 0.2× 307 4.3× 59 0.9× 31 519
Jaclyn A. Konopka United States 8 186 0.9× 24 0.2× 25 0.3× 55 0.8× 4 0.1× 19 334
Virginia Wright United Kingdom 8 203 1.0× 54 0.5× 133 1.6× 2 0.0× 7 0.1× 23 541
Marcin Dornowski Poland 10 35 0.2× 10 0.1× 18 0.2× 57 0.8× 19 0.3× 33 244

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virginia O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2022). Dynamic stabilization of the painful thumb: A historical and evidence-informed synthesis. Journal of Hand Therapy. 35(3). 388–399. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Jennifer, et al.. (2022). Characterizing response to a dynamic stability modeled approach for thumb carpometacarpal joint pain: A retrospective study. Journal of Hand Therapy. 35(3). 346–357. 3 indexed citations
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Miller, Catherine, et al.. (2022). Hand surgery and hand therapy clinical practice guideline for epidermolysis bullosa. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 17(1). 406–406. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2019). Characterizing Response to a Dynamic Stability Approach to Thumb Carpometacarpal Pain: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Hand Therapy. 32(4). 551–552. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2018). Graded Motor Imagery for Women at Risk for Developing Type I CRPS Following Closed Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: Protocol and Case Example. Journal of Hand Therapy. 31(1). 164–166. 1 indexed citations
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Villafañe, Jorge Hugo, et al.. (2017). Conservative management of thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: An Italian survey of current clinical practice. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 22(1). 37–39. 7 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2017). Relationship of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale to commonly used clinical measures in hand osteoarthritis. Journal of Hand Therapy. 30(4). 538–545. 18 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2016). Effects of Selective Activation of the First Dorsal Interosseous and Opponens Pollicis on Thumb CMC Kinematics. Hand. 11(1_suppl). 143S–143S. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2015). First dorsal interosseous muscle contraction results in radiographic reduction of healthy thumb carpometacarpal joint. Journal of Hand Therapy. 28(4). 375–381. 25 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2014). Joint Mobilization in the Distal Upper Extremity - Putting Evidence into Practice. Journal of Hand Therapy. 27(3). e5–e5. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2013). Current practice patterns in conservative thumb CMC joint care: Survey results. Journal of Hand Therapy. 27(1). 14–22. 53 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2013). A simple distal radioulnar joint orthosis. Journal of Hand Therapy. 26(3). 287–290. 6 indexed citations
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Kalliainen, Loree K. & Virginia O’Brien. (2013). Current uses of botulinum toxin A as an adjunct to hand therapy interventions of hand conditions. Journal of Hand Therapy. 27(2). 85–95. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, et al.. (2013). The use of joint mobilization to improve clinical outcomes in hand therapy: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Hand Therapy. 26(4). 297–311. 28 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia & M. Russell Giveans. (2012). Effects of a dynamic stability approach in conservative intervention of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: A retrospective study. Journal of Hand Therapy. 26(1). 44–52. 65 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Virginia, Manuel Martinez-Pons, & Mary Kopala. (1999). Mathematics Self-Efficacy, Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Career Interests Related to Mathematics and Science. The Journal of Educational Research. 92(4). 231–235. 159 indexed citations

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