Wesley O’Brien

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wesley O’Brien is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Wesley O’Brien has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Wesley O’Brien's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (45 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (28 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (17 papers). Wesley O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (45 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (28 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (17 papers). Wesley O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Finland. Wesley O’Brien's co-authors include Johann Issartel, Lisa E. Bolger, Edward K. Coughlan, Con Burns, Seán Lacey, Suzanne Belton, Michael Duncan, Sarahjane Belton, Cian O’Neill and Farid Bardid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wesley O’Brien

60 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

2020 164 citations Lisa E. Bolger, Cian O’Neill et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →

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	18	713	349	308	251	237	66	1.1k
Kristen E. Cohen Australia	13	923 1.3×	337 1.0×	301 1.0×	350 1.4×	211 0.9×	18	1.2k
Danielle D. Wadsworth United States	18	515 0.7×	215 0.6×	230 0.7×	270 1.1×	144 0.6×	88	944
Lawrence Foweather United Kingdom	20	876 1.2×	289 0.8×	327 1.1×	513 2.0×	202 0.9×	77	1.3k
Samuel K. Lai Australia	9	734 1.0×	278 0.8×	198 0.6×	484 1.9×	168 0.7×	13	1.2k
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo Brazil	15	975 1.4×	271 0.8×	305 1.0×	357 1.4×	218 0.9×	56	1.2k
Natalie Lander Australia	18	973 1.4×	513 1.5×	424 1.4×	206 0.8×	269 1.1×	67	1.2k
Sanne L. C. Veldman Australia	14	916 1.3×	321 0.9×	219 0.7×	384 1.5×	337 1.4×	29	1.4k
Fotini Venetsanou Greece	18	829 1.2×	283 0.8×	190 0.6×	273 1.1×	304 1.3×	57	1.2k
Xiangli Gu United States	21	576 0.8×	168 0.5×	310 1.0×	361 1.4×	189 0.8×	70	1.2k
An De Meester Belgium	17	1.0k 1.5×	516 1.5×	493 1.6×	241 1.0×	290 1.2×	35	1.5k

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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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Brien, Wesley, et al.. (2025). An analysis of primary school student’s holistic well-being using PhotoVoice. Health Education. 125(3). 241–262.

Foweather, Lawrence, Michael Duncan, Daniel D. Bingham, et al.. (2024). 52 Co-development of the Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England. European Journal of Public Health. 34(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations

Duncan, Michael, Will Roberts, Hannah Goss, et al.. (2024). Stakeholder perceptions of physical literacy: results from a national consultation in England. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 6. 1457845–1457845. 3 indexed citations

O’Brien, Wesley, et al.. (2023). Exploring Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Fundamental Movement Skills Development: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3278–3278. 15 indexed citations

Carlin, Angela, Tara Coppinger, Alan Donnelly, et al.. (2023). Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 22(1). 66–72. 1 indexed citations

Kearney, Philip E., et al.. (2023). Higher Family Affluence is Associated With Multi-Sport Participation Among Irish Youth. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 130(5). 1869–1888. 2 indexed citations

O’Brien, Wesley, et al.. (2022). Physical education student teachers’ wellbeing during Covid-19: Resilience resources and challenges from school placement. European Physical Education Review. 28(4). 873–889. 15 indexed citations

Ng, Kwok, et al.. (2022). Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 40(3). 504–512. 5 indexed citations

McDowell, Cillian P., Catherine Woods, Mats Hallgren, et al.. (2022). Differential Associations of Total and Context-Specific Sedentary Time with Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results from Ireland’s CSPPA Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30(5). 682–692. 4 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Wesley, et al.. (2022). The effect of karate interventions on the motor proficiency of female adolescents with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) from high and low socio-economic status. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 121–121. 4 indexed citations

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Belton, Suzanne, et al.. (2022). Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 501–501. 14 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Wesley, Sarahjane Belton, Michael Duncan, et al.. (2021). Motor competence assessment in physical education – convergent validity between fundamental movement skills and functional movement assessments in adolescence. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 28(3). 306–319. 19 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Wesley, et al.. (2021). The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 52(1). 37–53. 14 indexed citations

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Carlin, Angela, Anne Johnston, Catherine Woods, et al.. (2020). Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education in Northern Ireland School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6849–6849. 17 indexed citations

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Lawlor, Martin, et al.. (2020). State of Mind Ireland-Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Evaluation of a Positive Mental Health Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(15). 5530–5530. 9 indexed citations

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Lawlor, Martin, et al.. (2020). Mental fitness in higher education: Intervention Mapping programme design. Health Education. 120(1). 21–39. 8 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2020). Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(7). 717–753. 164 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ng, Kwok, Sami Kokko, Tuija Tammelin, et al.. (2020). Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(9). e18509–e18509. 9 indexed citations

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Bolger, Lisa E., Cian O’Neill, Edward K. Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90(1). 24–35. 22 indexed citations

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Belton, Suzanne, Wesley O’Brien, Eric E. Wickel, & Johann Issartel. (2013). Patterns of Noncompliance in Adolescent Field-Based Accelerometer Research. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 10(8). 1181–1185. 35 indexed citations

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