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Mary-Frances O'Connor

Mary-Frances O'Connor

University of Arizona
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
6015
World Ranking
10429
National Ranking
5476

Mary-Frances O'Connor 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 Mary-Frances O'Connor sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 83 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mary-Frances O'Connor 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 Mary-Frances O'Connor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mary-Frances O'Connor is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Psychology, with a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Additional fields of study include General Health Professions and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their work include grief, bereavement, and mental health; migration, health and trauma; maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum; religion, spirituality, and psychology; attachment and relationship dynamics; neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; and homelessness and social issues.

Recent publications by Mary-Frances O'Connor include:

  • Grieving as a form of learning: Insights from neuroscience applied to grief and loss, 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder and the Cultural Crisis, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The think aloud paradigm reveals differences in the content, dynamics and conceptual scope of resting state thought in trait brooding, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • From Grief to Grievance: Combined Axes of Personal and Collective Grief Among Black Americans, 2022, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • A controlled trial of two mind-body interventions for grief in widows and widowers., 2021, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary-Frances O'Connor include:

  • Eva-Maria Stelzer
  • Lindsey M. Knowles
  • David A. Sbarra
  • Sydney E. Friedman
  • Maarten C. Eisma

Their publications have appeared in several venues, notably:

  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • The Lancet

Best Publications

  • Complicated grief and related bereavement issues for DSM‐5

    M. Katherine Shear;Naomi Simon;Melanie Wall;Sidney Zisook

  • To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers

    Mary-Frances O'Connor;Julie E Bower;Julie E Bower;Hyong Jin Cho;J David Creswell

  • Craving love? Enduring grief activates brain's reward center

    Mary Frances O'Connor;David K. Wellisch;Annette L. Stanton;Annette L. Stanton;Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • Functional Neuroanatomy of Grief: An fMRI Study

    Harald Gündel;Mary Frances O'Connor;Lindsey Littrell;Carolyn Fort

  • Oxytocin enhances the experience of attachment security

    Anna Buchheim;Markus Heinrichs;Carol George;Dan Pokorny

  • The Hispanic health paradox: From epidemiological phenomenon to contribution opportunities for psychological science:

    John M. Ruiz;Heidi A. Hamann;Matthias R. Mehl;Mary Frances O’Connor

  • Autonomic and emotion regulation in bereavement and depression.

    Mary Frances O'Connor;John J.B. Allen;Alfred W. Kaszniak

  • Smaller Cornu Ammonis 2-3/Dentate Gyrus Volumes and Elevated Cortisol in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Depressive Symptoms

    Stefan M. Gold;Kyle C. Kern;Mary Frances O'Connor;Michael J. Montag

  • When grief heats up: pro-inflammatory cytokines predict regional brain activation.

    Mary Frances O'Connor;Michael R. Irwin;David K. Wellisch

  • When grief makes you sick: bereavement induced systemic inflammation is a question of genotype.

    Christian R. Schultze-Florey;Otoniel Martínez-Maza;Larry Magpantay;Elizabeth Crabb Breen

  • Grief: A Brief History of Research on How Body, Mind, and Brain Adapt.

    Mary Frances O’Connor

  • Virtually supportive: A feasibility pilot study of an online support group for dementia caregivers in a 3D virtual environment

    Mary Frances O'Connor;Brian J. Arizmendi;Alfred W. Kaszniak

  • What is “normal” in grief?

    Brian J. Arizmendi;Mary Frances O'Connor

  • Links between behavioral factors and inflammation.

    Mary-Frances O’Connor;Michael R. Irwin

  • Social engagement and user immersion in a socially based virtual world

    Austin M. Grinberg;Jesus Serrano Careaga;Matthias R. Mehl;Mary-Frances O'Connor

  • Making Meaning of Life Events: Theory, Evidence, and Research Directions for an Alternative Model:

    Mary-Frances O'Connor

  • Baseline vagal tone predicts BOLD response during elicitation of grief.

    Mary Frances O'Connor;Harald Gündel;Kateri McRae;Richard D. Lane

  • A Systematic Review of the Association Between Bereavement and Biomarkers of Immune Function

    Lindsey M. Knowles;John M. Ruiz;Mary-Frances O'Connor

  • Detection of altered hippocampal morphology in multiple sclerosis-associated depression using automated surface mesh modeling

    Stefan M. Gold;Mary Frances O'Connor;Raja Gill;Kyle C. Kern

  • Developing the yearning in situations of loss scale: convergent and discriminant validity for bereavement, romantic breakup, and homesickness.

    Mary Frances O'Connor;Tamara J. Sussman

  • Immunological and neuroimaging biomarkers of complicated grief.

    Mary Frances Oconnor

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Irwin
Michael R. Irwin University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Sbarra
David A. Sbarra University of Arizona
Nancy L. Sicotte
Nancy L. Sicotte Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Annette L. Stanton
Annette L. Stanton University of California, Los Angeles
David K. Wellisch
David K. Wellisch University of California, Los Angeles
Alfred W. Kaszniak
Alfred W. Kaszniak University of Arizona
Richard G. Olmstead
Richard G. Olmstead University of Washington
Matthias R. Mehl
Matthias R. Mehl University of Arizona
Maarten C. Eisma
Maarten C. Eisma University of Groningen
John J.B. Allen
John J.B. Allen University of Arizona

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