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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3233 2974 550 503 281 29493

Dermot O'Reilly publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dermot O'Reilly between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dermot O'Reilly published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2023. 13 of the 347 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2023. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
1984 2025

347 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dermot O'Reilly: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 8
1999 4
2000 4
2001 6
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 4
2006 6
2007 9
2008 7
2009 6
2010 10
2011 13
2012 13
2013 13
2014 10
2015 17
2016 18
2017 27
2018 20
2019 24
2020 23
2021 19
2022 24
2023 28
2024 8
2025 5
Total 347
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Dermot O'Reilly publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dermot O'Reilly sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–283 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 281 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138 281
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Dermot O'Reilly D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dermot O'Reilly sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251 47
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Dermot O'Reilly is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a significant number of publications in Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Health, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine.

The main topics investigated by O'Reilly include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Health

O'Reilly has contributed research published in several frequent venues, including:

  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • BMJ Open
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • BMC Medicine
  • The Lancet

Recent papers authored or co-authored by O'Reilly include:

  • "Severe COVID-19 outcomes after full vaccination of primary schedule and initial boosters: pooled analysis of national prospective cohort studies of 30 million individuals in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales" (2022, The Lancet)
  • "Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study" (2022, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
  • "Does physical ill-health increase the risk of suicide? A census-based follow-up study of over 1 million people" (2020, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)
  • "Polypharmacy during pregnancy and associated risk factors: a retrospective analysis of 577 medication exposures among 1.5 million pregnancies in the UK, 2000-2019" (2023, BMC Medicine)
  • "Experience of child welfare services and long-term adult mental health outcomes: a scoping review" (2021, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors of Dermot O'Reilly include:

  • Aideen Maguire
  • Colin McCowan
  • Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo
  • Siobhán Murphy
  • Sinéad Brophy

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Severe COVID-19 outcomes after full vaccination of primary schedule and initial boosters: pooled analysis of national prospective cohort studies of 30 million individuals in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

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  • The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants: a systematic-narrative review of reviews.

    Ciara Close;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Tania J. Bosqui;Tania J. Bosqui;Kishan Patel

  • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

    Cristina Taddei;Bin Zhou;Honor Bixby;Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco

  • Potentially inappropriate prescribing and cost outcomes for older people: a cross-sectional study using the Northern Ireland Enhanced Prescribing Database.

    Marie C. Bradley;Marie C. Bradley;Tom Fahey;Caitriona Cahir;Kathleen Bennett

  • Helicobacter pylori infection: relation with cardiovascular risk factors, ischaemic heart disease, and social class.

    Liam J. Murray;Kathy B. Bamford;Dermot P.J. O'Reilly;Evelyn E. McCrum

  • Helicobacter pylori infection in children: relation with current household living conditions.

    W. A. McCallion;L. J. Murray;A. G. Bailie;A. M. Dalzell

  • Is caring associated with an increased risk of mortality? A longitudinal study.

    Dermot O'Reilly;Sheelagh Connolly;Michael Rosato;Christopher Patterson

  • Season and outdoor ambient temperature: effects on birth weight.

    L.J Murray;D.P.J O’Reilly;N Betts;C.C Patterson

  • Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Maria Lc Iurilli;Bin Zhou;James E Bennett

  • COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths after BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccinations in 2·57 million people in Scotland (EAVE II): a prospective cohort study.

    Utkarsh Agrawal;Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi;Colin McCowan;Rachel H Mulholland

  • Telerheumatology--diagnostic accuracy and acceptability to patient, specialist, and general practitioner.

    P Leggett;L Graham;K Steele;A Gilliland

  • Cohort description: The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS)

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato;Gemma Catney;Fiona Johnston

  • Mental health in Northern Ireland: have “the Troubles” made it worse?

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Stevenson

  • Increasing inequalities in health: Is it an artefact caused by the selective movement of people?

    Sheelagh Connolly;Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato

  • Area factors and suicide: 5-year follow-up of the Northern Ireland population

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato;Sheelagh Connolly;Christopher Cardwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Donnelly
Michael Donnelly Queen's University Belfast
Alun Evans
Alun Evans Queen's University Belfast
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Majid Ezzati
Majid Ezzati Imperial College London
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Pedro Marques-Vidal University of Lausanne
Christopher T. Cowell
Christopher T. Cowell University of Sydney
Jukka T. Salonen
Jukka T. Salonen University of Helsinki

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