Jake O’Brien

11.9k citations

169 papers · 8.0k · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Pollution top 0.1%
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.1%
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Papers in

Pollution 73
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts 57
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution 16
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 48
- Water Treatment and Disinfection 14

Co-authors: Kevin V. Thomas (89 shared papers)Jochen F. Mueller (106 shared papers)Benjamin J. Tscharke (77 shared papers)Phong K. Thai (60 shared papers)Phil M. Choi (25 shared papers)Francisca Ribeiro (12 shared papers)Elvis D. Okoffo (15 shared papers)Stacey O’Brien (12 shared papers)
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment (37 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (22 papers)Water Research (16 papers)Environment International (8 papers)Journal of Hazardous Materials (7 papers)
Partner nations: Australia Netherlands China

In The Last Decade

Jake O’Brien

163 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Jake O’Brien's Hit Papers

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There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere 2023 · 261 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment
2020 The Science of The Total Environment
2018 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

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1	First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community The Science of The Total Environment ·Warish Ahmed, Nicola Angel, Janette Edson, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins, Jake O’Brien, Phil M. Choi, Masaaki Kitajima, Stuart L. Simpson, Jiaying Li, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Rory Verhagen, Wendy Smith, Julian Zaugg, Leanne Dierens, Philip Hugenholtz, Kevin V. Thomas, Jochen F. Mueller Hit paper breakdown →	2020	1311
2	Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: Past, present and future TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry ·Phil M. Choi, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Erica Donner, Jake O’Brien, Sharon Grant, Sarit Kaserzon, Rachel Mackie, Elissa O’Malley, Nicholas D. Crosbie, Kevin V. Thomas, Jochen F. Mueller Hit paper breakdown →	2018	363
3	Accumulation and fate of nano- and micro-plastics and associated contaminants in organisms TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry ·Francisca Ribeiro, Jake O’Brien, Tamara S. Galloway, Kevin V. Thomas	2018	279
4	There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere The Science of The Total Environment ·Stacey O’Brien, Cassandra Rauert, Francisca Ribeiro, Elvis D. Okoffo, Stephen D. Burrows, Jake O’Brien, Xianyu Wang, Stephanie Wright, Kevin V. Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	2023	261
5	Identification and quantification of selected plastics in biosolids by pressurized liquid extraction combined with double-shot pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry The Science of The Total Environment ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Francisca Ribeiro, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Michael Gallen, Saer Samanipour, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas	2020	217
6	Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Environmental Science & Technology ·Francisca Ribeiro, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jake O’Brien, Sarah Fraissinet-Tachet, Stacey O’Brien, Michael Gallen, Saer Samanipour, Sarit Kaserzon, Jochen F. Mueller, Tamara S. Galloway, Kevin V. Thomas	2020	213
7	SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study The Science of The Total Environment ·Warish Ahmed, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins, Phil M. Choi, Leah Clarke, Jason Dwyer, Janette Edson, Thi Minh Hong Nguyen, Jake O’Brien, Stuart L. Simpson, P. Sherman, Kevin V. Thomas, Rory Verhagen, Julian Zaugg, Jochen F. Mueller	2020	212
8	Wastewater treatment plants as a source of plastics in the environment: a review of occurrence, methods for identification, quantification and fate Environmental Science Water Research & Technology ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Stacey O’Brien, Jake O’Brien, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Kevin V. Thomas	2019	182
9	Airborne emissions of microplastic fibres from domestic laundry dryers The Science of The Total Environment ·Stacey O’Brien, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jake O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Xianyu Wang, Stephanie Wright, Saer Samanipour, Cassandra Rauert, Tania Toapanta, Rizsa Albarracin, Kevin V. Thomas	2020	180
10	Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption Water Research ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Erica Donner, S. P. McGrath, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Tania Toapanta, Cassandra Rauert, Saer Samanipour, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas	2021	134
11	Plastics contamination of store-bought rice Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Claudia Dessì, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jake O’Brien, Michael Gallen, Saer Samanipour, Sarit Kaserzon, Cassandra Rauert, Xianyu Wang, Kevin V. Thomas	2021	129
12	Social, demographic, and economic correlates of food and chemical consumption measured by wastewater-based epidemiology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Phil M. Choi, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Saer Samanipour, Wayne Hall, Coral Gartner, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas, Jake O’Brien	2019	121
13	A Model to Estimate the Population Contributing to the Wastewater Using Samples Collected on Census Day Environmental Science & Technology ·Jake O’Brien, Phong K. Thai, Geoff Eaglesham, Christoph Ort, Andreas Scheidegger, Steve Carter, Foon Yin Lai, Jochen F. Mueller	2013	118
14	An assessment of quality assurance/quality control efforts in high resolution mass spectrometry non-target workflows for analysis of environmental samples TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry ·Bastian Schulze, Young-Joon Jeon, Sarit Kaserzon, Amy L. Heffernan, Pradeep Dewapriya, Jake O’Brien, María José Gómez, Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas, Saer Samanipour	2020	112
15	Quantification of selected microplastics in Australian urban road dust Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Stacey O’Brien, Elvis D. Okoffo, Cassandra Rauert, Jake O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Tania Toapanta, Xianyu Wang, Kevin V. Thomas	2021	104
16	Plastic particles in soil: state of the knowledge on sources, occurrence and distribution, analytical methods and ecological impacts Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Tania Toapanta, Cassandra Rauert, Jake O’Brien, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Xianyu Wang, Kevin V. Thomas	2021	100
17	Release of Plastics to Australian Land from Biosolids End-Use Environmental Science & Technology ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Phil M. Choi, Xianyu Wang, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas	2020	97
18	Assessment of drugs and personal care products biomarkers in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The Science of The Total Environment ·Hue T. Nguyen, Phong K. Thai, Sarit Kaserzon, Jake O’Brien, Geoff Eaglesham, Jochen F. Mueller	2018	93
19	Wastewater analysis of Census day samples to investigate per capita input of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers into wastewater Chemosphere ·Jake O’Brien, Phong K. Thai, Sicco H. Brandsma, P.E.G. Leonards, Christoph Ort, Jochen F. Mueller	2015	92
20	Impact of in-Sewer Degradation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) Population Markers on a Population Model Environmental Science & Technology ·Jake O’Brien, Andrew P.W. Banks, Andrew Novic, Jochen F. Mueller, Guangming Jiang, Christoph Ort, Geoff Eaglesham, Zhiguo Yuan, Phong K. Thai	2017	90

About Jake O’Brien

Jake O’Brien is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Toxicology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology, having authored 169 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (57 papers), Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (25 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (23 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (16 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (15 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (14 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (13 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (3.5k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.7k citations), Toxicology (532 citations), Infectious Diseases (2.3k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.6k citations). Jake O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Netherlands and China. Frequent co-authors include Kevin V. Thomas, Jochen F. Mueller, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Phong K. Thai, Phil M. Choi, Francisca Ribeiro, Elvis D. Okoffo, Stacey O’Brien, Saer Samanipour and Jiaying Li. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, Environment International and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

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