Wesley O’ Brien

443 total citations
8 papers, 345 citations indexed

About

Wesley O’ Brien is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Wesley O’ Brien has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 345 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 3 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Wesley O’ Brien's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 papers). Wesley O’ Brien is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 papers). Wesley O’ Brien collaborates with scholars based in Ireland and United Kingdom. Wesley O’ Brien's co-authors include Sarahjane Belton, Johann Issartel, Catherine Woods, Sarah Meegan, Martin Lawlor, Gavin Breslin and Fiona C. Chambers and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, Journal of Sports Sciences and Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.

In The Last Decade

Wesley O’ Brien

8 papers receiving 326 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wesley O’ Brien Ireland	7	286	129	119	91	79	8	345
Danielle Nesbitt United States	13	292 1.0×	127 1.0×	151 1.3×	135 1.5×	46 0.6×	20	415
Rheanna Bulten Canada	6	332 1.2×	121 0.9×	153 1.3×	144 1.6×	43 0.5×	7	431
Elena Boiarskaia United States	5	334 1.2×	146 1.1×	155 1.3×	163 1.8×	31 0.4×	6	411
Jonathan Foulkes United Kingdom	8	301 1.1×	94 0.7×	95 0.8×	83 0.9×	129 1.6×	15	347
Lisa E. Bolger Ireland	7	278 1.0×	113 0.9×	87 0.7×	45 0.5×	106 1.3×	9	315
Sarah Meegan Ireland	11	154 0.5×	154 1.2×	98 0.8×	131 1.4×	28 0.4×	24	404
Emiliano Mazzoli Australia	12	237 0.8×	59 0.5×	72 0.6×	99 1.1×	32 0.4×	36	317
Zeinab Khodaverdi Iran	9	183 0.6×	72 0.6×	66 0.6×	57 0.6×	62 0.8×	13	219
Heather J. Clark Canada	7	119 0.4×	100 0.8×	64 0.5×	44 0.5×	24 0.3×	13	256
Abdurrahman Aktop Türkiye	7	101 0.4×	150 1.2×	83 0.7×	44 0.5×	16 0.2×	21	303

Countries citing papers authored by Wesley O’ Brien

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

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8 of 8 papers shown

Lawlor, Martin, et al.. (2019). Levels of wellbeing, resilience, and physical activity amongst Irish pre-service teachers: a baseline study. Irish Educational Studies. 39(3). 389–406. 16 indexed citations

Issartel, Johann, et al.. (2019). Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement Skills of 3- to 5-Year-Old Children in Irish Preschool Services. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 7(3). 354–373. 7 indexed citations

Issartel, Johann, et al.. (2019). Kids Active: Evaluation of an Educator-Led Active Play and Fundamental Movement Skill Intervention in the Irish Preschool Setting. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 7(3). 389–407. 5 indexed citations

Brien, Wesley O’, Sarahjane Belton, & Johann Issartel. (2015). The relationship between adolescents’ physical activity, fundamental movement skills and weight status. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(12). 1159–1167. 52 indexed citations

Brien, Wesley O’. (2015). Promoting Physical Literacy in Irish Adolescent Youth: The Youth-Physical Activity Towards Health (Y-PATH) Intervention. MOJ Public Health. 2(6). 13 indexed citations

Brien, Wesley O’, Sarahjane Belton, & Johann Issartel. (2015). Fundamental movement skill proficiency amongst adolescent youth. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 21(6). 557–571. 150 indexed citations

Belton, Sarahjane, Wesley O’ Brien, Sarah Meegan, Catherine Woods, & Johann Issartel. (2014). Youth-Physical Activity Towards Health: evidence and background to the development of the Y-PATH physical activity intervention for adolescents. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 122–122. 74 indexed citations

Brien, Wesley O’, Johann Issartel, & Sarahjane Belton. (2013). Evidence for the Efficacy of the Youth-Physical Activity towards Health (Y-PATH) Intervention. Advances in Physical Education. 3(4). 145–153. 28 indexed citations

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