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Peter C. O'Brien

Peter C. O'Brien

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
62708
World Ranking
2705
National Ranking
1511

Peter C. O'Brien publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C. O'Brien sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 372 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Peter C. O'Brien D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C. O'Brien sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter C. O'Brien is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a concentrated focus on critical care and oncology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Their work particularly addresses topics such as Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Viral-associated cancers and disorders, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Photonic and Optical Devices, and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Radiation doses and fractionation schedules in non-low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ in the breast (BIG 3-07/TROG 07.01): a randomised, factorial, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 study (2022, The Lancet)
  • Utility of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score Derived From Administrative Data and the Association With Stroke Outcomes (2021, Stroke)
  • Quality of life after breast-conserving therapy and adjuvant radiotherapy for non-low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (BIG 3-07/TROG 07.01): 2-year results of a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial (2020, The Lancet Oncology)
  • Long-term outcomes following severe COVID-19 infection: a propensity matched cohort study (2021, BMJ Open Respiratory Research)
  • Medication-related Problems in Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Learning from a Multicenter Program (2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter C. O'Brien include Joanne McPeake, Pamela MacTavish, Lucy Hogg, Tara Quasim, and Helen Devine.

Their work has appeared predominantly in journals such as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, BMJ Open Respiratory Research, The Lancet, Stroke, and The Lancet Oncology.

Best Publications

  • A multiple testing procedure for clinical trials.

    Peter C. O'Brien;Thomas R. Fleming

  • The clinical course of neuromyelitis optica (Devic's syndrome)

    Dean M. Wingerchuk;William F. Hogancamp;Peter C. O’Brien;Brian G. Weinshenker

  • The prevalence by staged severity of various types of diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy in a population‐based cohort The Rochester Diabetic Neuropathy Study

    Peter James Dyck;K. M. Kratz;J. L. Karnes;W. J. Litchy

  • Prediction of AD with MRI-based hippocampal volume in mild cognitive impairment

    Clifford R. Jack;Ronald C. Petersen;Yue Cheng Xu;Peter C. O'Brien

  • Medial temporal atrophy on MRI in normal aging and very mild Alzheimer's disease

    Clifford R. Jack;Ronald C. Petersen;Yue Cheng Xu;Stephen C. Waring

  • MR-based hippocampal volumetry in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Clifford R. Jack;Ronald C. Petersen;Peter C. O'Brien;Eric G. Tangalos

  • Comparison of Different MRI Brain Atrophy Rate Measures with Clinical Disease Progression in AD

    C. R. Jack;M. M. Shiung;J. L. Gunter;P. C. O'Brien

  • A randomized trial of plasma exchange in acute central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disease.

    Brian G. Weinshenker;Peter C. O'Brien;Tanya M. Petterson;John H. Noseworthy

  • Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Alzheimer Disease

    Juliette Janson;Thomas Laedtke;Joseph E. Parisi;Peter O’Brien

  • Risk of Dementia among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Cohort Study

    Cynthia L. Leibson;W. A. Rocca;V. A. Hanson;R. Cha

  • Rate of medial temporal lobe atrophy in typical aging and Alzheimer's disease

    Clifford R. Jack;Ronald C. Petersen;Yuecheng Xu;Peter C. O'Brien

  • Functioning Insulinoma—Incidence, Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival of Patients: A 60-Year Study

    M. Molly McMAHON;Peter C. O'brien;David J. Ballard

  • DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men

    K. Sreekumaran Nair;Robert A. Rizza;Peter O'brien;Ketan Dhatariya

  • Intensive intraoperative insulin therapy versus conventional glucose management during cardiac surgery: a randomized trial.

    Gunjan Y. Gandhi;Gregory A. Nuttall;Martin D. Abel;Charles J. Mullany

  • Antemortem MRI findings correlate with hippocampal neuropathology in typical aging and dementia

    Cr R. Jack;Dw W. Dickson;Je E. Parisi;Yc C. Xu

  • Brain atrophy rates predict subsequent clinical conversion in normal elderly and amnestic MCI

    Clifford R. Jack;M. M. Shiung;S. D. Weigand;P. C. O'Brien

  • Human diabetic endoneurial sorbitol, fructose, and myo‐inositol related to sural nerve morphometry

    Peter James Dyck;Peter James Dyck;William R. Sherman;Loretta M. Hallcher

  • Magnetic resonance imaging–based volume studies in temporal lobe epilepsy: Pathological correlations

    Gregory D Cascino;Clifford R Jr. Jack;Joseph E Parisi;F. W. Sharbrough

  • Population-based study of the incidence of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

    David M. Ficker;E. L. So;W. K. Shen;J. F. Annegers

  • Plasma exchange in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

    Peter James Dyck;Jasper Daube;Peter O'brien;Alvaro Pineda

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Dyck
Peter J. Dyck Mayo Clinic
Clifford R. Jack
Clifford R. Jack Mayo Clinic
Glenn E. Smith
Glenn E. Smith University of Florida
Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania
Emre Kokmen
Emre Kokmen Mayo Clinic
L. Joseph Melton
L. Joseph Melton Mayo Clinic
Robert A. Rizza
Robert A. Rizza Mayo Clinic
Phillip A. Low
Phillip A. Low Mayo Clinic
Robert J. Ivnik
Robert J. Ivnik Mayo Clinic
Eric G. Tangalos
Eric G. Tangalos Mayo Clinic

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