Kirk O’Brien
Impact in
- Safety Research top 0.2%
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Clinical Psychology top 2%
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Papers in
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- Child Welfare and Adoption 34
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- Child Abuse and Trauma 14
- Family and Disability Support Research 3
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health 3
- Co-authors
- Peter J. Pecora (30 shared papers)Catherine Roller White (15 shared papers)Jason Williams (6 shared papers)Ronald C. Kessler (6 shared papers)Eva Hiripi (4 shared papers)James White (5 shared papers)Lovie J. Jackson (5 shared papers)John Emerson (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Children and Youth Services Review (11 papers)Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (3 papers)Journal of Public Child Welfare (3 papers)Child & Family Social Work (3 papers)Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaHong Kong
In The Last Decade
Kirk O’Brien
35 papers receiving 1.2k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 48
- Safety Research 1.1k
- Clinical Psychology 683
- General Health Professions 422
- Sociology and Political Science 504
- Speech and Hearing 69
Countries citing papers authored by Kirk O’Brien
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Fields of papers citing papers by Kirk O’Brien
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Kirk O’Brien, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | 2006 | 344 | |
| 2 | 2006 | 176 | |
| 3 | 2008 | 107 | |
| 4 | 2009 | 52 | |
| 5 | 2007 | 41 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 41 | |
| 7 | 2013 | 40 | |
| 8 | 2010 | 34 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 34 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 33 | |
| 11 | 2008 | 29 | |
| 12 | 2015 | 29 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 29 | |
| 14 | 2010 | 28 | |
| 15 | 2008 | 27 | |
| 16 | 2011 | 25 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 24 | |
| 18 | 2010 | 24 | |
| 19 | 2008 | 21 | |
| 20 | 2009 | 20 |
About Kirk O’Brien
Kirk O’Brien is a scholar working on Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Demography, having authored 37 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child Welfare and Adoption (34 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (14 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (12 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (10 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (3 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Safety Research (1.1k citations), Clinical Psychology (683 citations), General Health Professions (422 citations), Sociology and Political Science (504 citations) and Speech and Hearing (69 citations). Kirk O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hong Kong. Frequent co-authors include Peter J. Pecora, Catherine Roller White, Jason Williams, Ronald C. Kessler, Eva Hiripi, James White, Lovie J. Jackson, John Emerson, Marian S. Harris and Laurie D. McCubbin. Their work appears in journals such as Children and Youth Services Review, Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, Journal of Public Child Welfare, Child & Family Social Work and Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
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