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Michael J. O'Brien

Michael J. O'Brien

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
45374
World Ranking
12439
National Ranking
6369

Overview

Michael J. O'Brien is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and contributes to the field of Social Sciences with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies, Paleontology, Anthropology, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Their work spans multiple interdisciplinary subfields.

The primary research topics covered by Michael J. O'Brien include:

  • Language and cultural evolution
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Spam and Phishing Detection

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael J. O'Brien include:

  • "Genes, culture, and the human niche: An overview", 2020, Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews
  • "How Many Bots in Russian Troll Tweets?", 2020, Information Processing & Management
  • "A cultural evolutionary theory that explains both gradual and punctuated change", 2022, Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • "Fake or not? Automated detection of COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation in social networks and digital media", 2022, Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory
  • "Dilution of expertise in the rise and fall of collective innovation", 2022, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael J. O'Brien include:

  • R. Alexander Bentley
  • Sergi Valverde
  • Blai Vidiella
  • Simon Carrignon
  • Salva Duran-Nebreda

Michael J. O'Brien publishes frequently in venues such as:

  • Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews
  • Adaptive Behavior
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • European Conference on e-Learning

Best Publications

  • Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy. The National Polyp Study Workgroup.

    S J Winawer;A G Zauber;M N Ho;M J O'Brien

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

    Sidney J. Winawer;Ann G. Zauber;Robert H. Fletcher;Jonathon S. Stillman

  • Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths

    Ann G. Zauber;Sidney J. Winawer;Michael J. O'Brien;Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar

  • Randomized Comparison of Surveillance Intervals after Colonoscopic Removal of Newly Diagnosed Adenomatous Polyps

    Winawer Sj;Zauber Ag;O'Brien Mj;Ho Mn

  • Serrated Lesions of the Colorectum: Review and Recommendations From an Expert Panel

    Douglas K. Rex;Dennis J. Ahnen;John A. Baron;Kenneth P. Batts

  • The National Polyp Study. Patient and polyp characteristics associated with high-grade dysplasia in colorectal adenomas.

    Michael J. O'Brien;Sidney J. Winawer;Ann Graham Zauber;Leonard S. Gottlieb

  • A Comparison of Colonoscopy and Double-Contrast Barium Enema for Surveillance after Polypectomy

    Winawer Sj;Stewart Et;Zauber Ag;Bond Jh

  • The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy PIVI (Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations) on real-time endoscopic assessment of the histology of diminutive colorectal polyps.

    Douglas K. Rex;Charles Kahi;Michael O'Brien;T.R. Levin

  • Nonpolypoid neoplastic lesions of the colorectal mucosa.

    Shin ei Kudo;René Lambert;John I. Allen;Hiroaki Fujii

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

    Douglas K. Rex;Charles J. Kahi;Bernard Levin;Robert A. Smith

  • Spondylolisthesis, pelvic incidence, and spinopelvic balance: a correlation study.

    Hubert Labelle;Pierre Roussouly;Eric Berthonnaud;Ensor Transfeldt

  • Comparison of Microsatellite Instability, CpG Island Methylation Phenotype, BRAF and KRAS Status in Serrated Polyps and Traditional Adenomas Indicates Separate Pathways to Distinct Colorectal Carcinoma End Points

    Michael J O'Brien;Shi Yang;Charline Mack;Huihong Xu

  • Risk of colorectal cancer in the families of patients with adenomatous polyps. National Polyp Study Workgroup.

    S J Winawer;A G Zauber;H Gerdes;M J O'Brien

  • Applying Evolutionary Archaeology: A Systematic Approach

    Michael J. O'brien;R. Lee Lyman

  • Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Cancer Resection: A Consensus Update by the American Cancer Society and the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    Douglas K. Rex;Charles J. Kahi;Bernard Levin;Robert A. Smith

  • Variation in the Detection of Serrated Polyps in an Average Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening Cohort

    Jeremy T Hetzel;Christopher S Huang;Jennifer A Coukos;Kelsey Omstead

  • Effect of Cognitive Activity Level on Duration of Post-Concussion Symptoms

    Naomi J. Brown;Rebekah C. Mannix;Michael J. O’Brien;David Gostine

  • The importance of spino-pelvic balance in L5-s1 developmental spondylolisthesis: a review of pertinent radiologic measurements.

    Hubert Labelle;Pierre Roussouly;Eric Berthonnaud;Joannès Dimnet

  • BRAF and KRAS Mutations in hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas of the colorectum: relationship to histology and CpG island methylation status.

    Shi Yang;Francis A Farraye;Charline Mack;Oksana Posnik

  • Genes, Culture, and Agriculture: An Example of Human Niche Construction

    Michael O'Brien;Kevin Neville Laland

Frequent Co-Authors

Sidney J. Winawer
Sidney J. Winawer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
R. Alexander Bentley
R. Alexander Bentley University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ann G. Zauber
Ann G. Zauber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gabriel P. Lopez
Gabriel P. Lopez University of New Mexico
John H. Bond
John H. Bond Veterans Health Administration
Charalabos Pothoulakis
Charalabos Pothoulakis University of California, Los Angeles
William A. Brock
William A. Brock University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven R. J. Brueck
Steven R. J. Brueck University of New Mexico
Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Stephen Shennan
Stephen Shennan University College London

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