W.D. O’Brien

1.1k total citations
30 papers, 823 citations indexed

About

W.D. O’Brien is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W.D. O’Brien has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 823 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W.D. O’Brien's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (15 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (11 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (5 papers). W.D. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (15 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (11 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (5 papers). W.D. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. W.D. O’Brien's co-authors include R. M. Weigel, Gail Scherba, W.K. Jenkins, Jan Novakofski, Douglas L. Jones, R.N. Czerwinski, James F. Zachary, A.R. Williams, A Goldstein and Stephen M. Sykes and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

W.D. O’Brien

28 papers receiving 789 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.D. O’Brien United States 13 412 224 137 117 114 30 823
Ean Hin Ooi Malaysia 16 434 1.1× 167 0.7× 53 0.4× 44 0.4× 187 1.6× 74 896
D.J. Watmough United Kingdom 15 394 1.0× 354 1.6× 149 1.1× 23 0.2× 111 1.0× 56 686
Yongchuan Li China 17 454 1.1× 191 0.9× 41 0.3× 21 0.2× 65 0.6× 62 991
Masatake Akutagawa Japan 16 265 0.6× 58 0.3× 80 0.6× 123 1.1× 8 0.1× 101 999
Zichao Guo China 18 360 0.9× 44 0.2× 368 2.7× 10 0.1× 213 1.9× 96 1.3k
Mihaela Antonina Călin Romania 15 302 0.7× 342 1.5× 43 0.3× 7 0.1× 22 0.2× 52 870
James A. Rooney United States 14 373 0.9× 113 0.5× 207 1.5× 55 0.5× 74 0.6× 41 701
C.W.M. van der Geld Netherlands 28 498 1.2× 51 0.2× 135 1.0× 96 0.8× 99 0.9× 105 1.9k
Yeh‐Chan Ahn South Korea 19 669 1.6× 171 0.8× 46 0.3× 6 0.1× 95 0.8× 70 1.2k
Daeseung Kim South Korea 17 192 0.5× 65 0.3× 33 0.2× 7 0.1× 34 0.3× 76 763

Countries citing papers authored by W.D. O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.D. O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by W.D. O’Brien. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W.D. O’Brien. The network helps show where W.D. O’Brien may publish in the future.

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W.D. O’Brien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W.D. 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 W.D. O’Brien. W.D. 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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Han, Aiguo, Andrew S. Boehringer, Michael P. André, et al.. (2019). Development and blinded test of a software tool for ultrasound-based hepatic fat fraction estimation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 146(4_Supplement). 2864–2864. 1 indexed citations
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Bigelow, Timothy A. & W.D. O’Brien. (2004). Scatterer size estimation using a generalized ultrasound attenuation-compensation function to correct for focusing. 1026–1029. 1 indexed citations
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Jenkins, W.K., et al.. (2003). The accuracy and precision of estimating tissue displacements from ultrasonic images. 1069–1072. 3 indexed citations
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Daft, C.M.W., et al.. (2003). Applications of neural networks to ultrasound tomography. 1007–1010. 1 indexed citations
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Gregersen, Hans, et al.. (2000). Determination of Biomechanical Properties in Guinea Pig Esophagus by Means of High Frequency Ultrasound andImpedance Planimetry. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 45(7). 1260–1266. 21 indexed citations
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Goldstein, A, et al.. (1998). Diffraction effects in hydrophone measurements. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 45(4). 972–979. 28 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W.D. & James F. Zachary. (1997). Lung damage assessment from exposure to pulsed-wave ultrasound in the rabbit, mouse, and pig. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 44(2). 473–485. 24 indexed citations
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Smith, Nadine, Andrew Webb, D. S. Ellis, Lisa J. Wilmes, & W.D. O’Brien. (1995). Experimental verification of theoretical in vivo ultrasound heating using cobalt detected magnetic resonance. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 42(4). 489–491. 9 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W.D. & James F. Zachary. (1994). Mouse lung damage from exposure to 30 khz ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 20(3). 287–297. 12 indexed citations
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Hein, I.A., et al.. (1993). A real-time ultrasound time-domain correlation blood flowmeter. I. Theory and design. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 40(6). 768–775. 23 indexed citations
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Siddiqi, Tariq A., et al.. (1992). Human in situ dosimetry: Differential insertion loss during passage through abdominal wall and myometrium. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 18(8). 681–689. 13 indexed citations
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Scherba, Gail, R. M. Weigel, & W.D. O’Brien. (1991). Quantitative assessment of the germicidal efficacy of ultrasonic energy. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57(7). 2079–2084. 224 indexed citations
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Sagar, Kiran B., W.D. O’Brien, Lorie R. Pelc, et al.. (1990). Quantitative ultrasonic assessment of normal and ischaemic myocardium with an acoustic microscope: relationship to integrated backscatter. Cardiovascular Research. 24(6). 447–455. 11 indexed citations
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Skorton, David J., Steve Collins, Richard S. Meltzer, et al.. (1988). Ultrasound Bioeffects and Regulatory Issues: An Introduction for the Echocardiographer. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 1(3). 240–251. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W.D., et al.. (1988). Ultrasonic propagation properties of articular cartilage at 100 MHz. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 83(S1). S109–S109. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W.D., et al.. (1982). Ultrasound biologic effects: a suggestion of strain specificity.. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 1(9). 367–370. 14 indexed citations
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Williams, A.R., Stephen M. Sykes, & W.D. O’Brien. (1977). Ultrasonic exposure modifies platelet morphology and function in vitro. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2(4). 311–317. 23 indexed citations
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Williams, A.R., Stephen M. Sykes, & W.D. O’Brien. (1975). Microtubule Reorganization in Platelets May Express PF3 Activity. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 33(2). 388–392. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, W.D., et al.. (1972). On the Assessment of Risk to Ultrasound. 486–490. 3 indexed citations

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