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Brian E. McGuire

Brian E. McGuire

University of Galway
Ireland

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
39
Citations
7676
World Ranking
8502
National Ranking
22

Brian E. McGuire publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian E. McGuire sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 188 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Brian E. McGuire D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian E. McGuire sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian E. McGuire is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway, located in Ireland. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and pediatric health. The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, with 85 publications, and psychology, featuring 35 publications. Subfields of study include clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, psychiatry and mental health, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions.

Their work addresses a variety of main research topics, including:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Infant Health and Development

Brian E. McGuire has published in a number of academic venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • HRB Open Research
  • Pain
  • BMC Women's Health
  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Arabixiv (OSF Preprints)

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • "Challenges in pain assessment and management among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities," 2020, PAIN Reports
  • "Prevalence and Impact of Dysmenorrhea Among University Students in Ireland," 2021, Pain Medicine
  • "A scoping review of research on the determinants of adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Health Psychology Review
  • "Coping with dysmenorrhea: a qualitative analysis of period pain management among students who menstruate," 2022, BMC Women's Health
  • "Improving pain-related communication in children with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability," 2022, Paediatric and Neonatal Pain

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Hannah Durand
  • Laura O'Connor
  • Gerard J. Molloy
  • Jenny McSharry
  • Chris Noone

Best Publications

  • The effect of pain on cognitive function: a review of clinical and preclinical research.

    Orla Moriarty;Brian E. McGuire;David P. Finn

  • Short-form measures of diabetes-related emotional distress: the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID)-5 and PAID-1.

    B.E. McGuire;T.G. Morrison;N. Hermanns;S. Skovlund

  • Validation of the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire (CPAQ) in an Internet sample and development and preliminary validation of the CPAQ-8.

    Rosemary A. Fish;Brian McGuire;Michael Hogan;Todd G. Morrison

  • Intensive Care Unit Syndrome: A Dangerous Misnomer

    Brian E. McGuire;Christopher J. Basten;Christopher J. Ryan;John Gallagher

  • Sexuality and personal relationships for people with an intellectual disability. Part I: service‐user perspectives

    E. Healy;B. E. McGuire;D. S. Evans;S. N. Carley

  • Psychological stress in early life as a predisposing factor for the development of chronic pain: Clinical and preclinical evidence and neurobiological mechanisms

    Nikita N. Burke;David P. Finn;Brian E. McGuire;Michelle Roche

  • A 2-Item Short Form of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of PSEQ-2

    Michael K. Nicholas;Brian E. McGuire;Ali Asghari

  • Lifestyle and health behaviours of adults with an intellectual disability

    B. E. McGuire;P. Daly;F. Smyth

  • Sexuality and personal relationships for people with an intellectual disability. Part II: staff and family carer perspectives.

    D. S. Evans;B. E. McGuire;E. Healy;S. N. Carley

  • Enhancing capacity to make sexuality-related decisions in people with an intellectual disability.

    E. Dukes;B. E. McGuire

  • Monitoring of Individual Needs in Diabetes (MIND): Baseline Data From the Cross-National Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs (DAWN) MIND Study

    Frank J. Snoek;Nancy Y.A. Kersch;Ebbe Eldrup;Ilana Harman-Boehm

  • Chronic pain in the Republic of Ireland--community prevalence, psychosocial profile and predictors of pain-related disability: results from the Prevalence, Impact and Cost of Chronic Pain (PRIME) study, part 1.

    Miriam N. Raftery;Kiran Sarma;Andrew W. Murphy;Davida De la Harpe

  • Experiences of chronic low back pain: a meta-ethnography of qualitative research

    Padraig MacNeela;Catherine Doyle;David O'Gorman;Nancy Ruane

  • Chronic Pain in People with an Intellectual Disability: Under-Recognised and Under-Treated?.

    B. E. McGuire;P. Daly;F. Smyth

  • Relationships, sexuality and decision-making capacity in people with an intellectual disability.

    Brian E. McGuire;Austin A. Bayley

  • Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Chronic Neuropathic or Radicular Pain: An Interaction of Pain and Age.

    Orla Moriarty;Nancy Ruane;Nancy Ruane;David O'Gorman;David O'Gorman;Chris H. Maharaj;Chris H. Maharaj

  • Comparison of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention With Online Pain Management Psychoeducation: A Randomized Controlled Study.

    Haulie Dowd;Michael J. Hogan;Brian E. McGuire;Mary C. Davis

  • An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Modalities Used to Deliver Electronic Health Interventions for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis

    Brian W Slattery;Stephanie Haugh;Laura O'Connor;Kady Francis

  • Monitoring of Individual Needs in Diabetes (MIND)-2

    Frank J. Snoek;Nancy Y.A. Kersch;Ebbe Eldrup;Ilana Harman-Boehm

  • Willing and able: a closer look at pain Willingness and Activity Engagement on the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ-8).

    Rosemary A. Fish;Michael J. Hogan;Todd G. Morrison;Ian Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd G. Morrison
Todd G. Morrison University of Saskatchewan
David P. Finn
David P. Finn University of Galway
Kim L. Lavoie
Kim L. Lavoie University of Quebec at Montreal
Gerard J. Molloy
Gerard J. Molloy University of Galway
Michael K. Nicholas
Michael K. Nicholas University of Sydney
David R. Matthews
David R. Matthews University of Oxford
Chris J. Main
Chris J. Main Keele University
Ruth Defrin
Ruth Defrin Tel Aviv University
Frank J. Symons
Frank J. Symons University of Minnesota
Rona Moss-Morris
Rona Moss-Morris King's College London

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