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Social Sciences and Humanities
Ireland
2022

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 41 Citations 6,601 113 World Ranking 2128 National Ranking 10

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2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Public health
  • Social psychology
  • Mental health

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn spends much of her time researching Demography, Environmental health, Occupational safety and health, Injury prevention and Public health. The various areas that Saoirse Nic Gabhainn examines in her Demography study include Sexual intercourse, Pediatrics and Cross-cultural studies. Her studies deal with areas such as Overweight, Social psychology, Socioeconomic status and Gerontology as well as Environmental health.

Many of her research projects under Socioeconomic status are closely connected to Economic inequality, Multilevel model and Social class with Economic inequality, Multilevel model and Social class, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn works mostly in the field of Injury prevention, limiting it down to topics relating to Suicide prevention and, in certain cases, Human factors and ergonomics. Her study looks at the relationship between Public health and topics such as Adolescent health, which overlap with Public relations, Critical success factor and Concept learning.

Her most cited work include:

  • Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey (333 citations)
  • Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries (288 citations)
  • The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982-2008 (280 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary scientific interests are in Health promotion, Irish, Environmental health, Demography and Health behaviour. Health promotion is a subfield of Public health that Saoirse Nic Gabhainn explores. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn has included themes like Developmental psychology, Context, Pediatrics and Family medicine in her Irish study.

Her Environmental health research incorporates themes from Socioeconomic status and Cannabis use. Her Demography research includes themes of Psychiatry, Cannabis and Sexual intercourse. Her research investigates the connection with School age child and areas like Gerontology which intersect with concerns in Adolescent health.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Health promotion (28.04%)
  • Irish (26.64%)
  • Environmental health (18.22%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Gerontology (8.88%)
  • Irish (26.64%)
  • Health behaviour (15.89%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn focuses on Gerontology, Irish, Health behaviour, Demography and Reproductive health. Her work carried out in the field of Gerontology brings together such families of science as Mental wellbeing, Mental health, Social determinants of health and Screen time. Her Irish research includes elements of Developmental psychology, Feeling and Health promotion.

In her articles, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn combines various disciplines, including Demography and Alcohol use disorder. Her Reproductive health research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Context, Inclusion, Sexual intercourse and Public health. The study incorporates disciplines such as Psychiatry and Health education in addition to Inclusion.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Toward a Model of Porn Literacy: Core Concepts, Rationales, and Approaches. (27 citations)
  • Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study. (21 citations)
  • Physical activity, screen time and the risk of subjective health complaints in school-aged children. (16 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Public health
  • Social psychology
  • Mental health

Her main research concerns Reproductive health, Demography, Sexual orientation, Gerontology and Pornography. Her research in Reproductive health intersects with topics in Context, Young adult, Public health, Health policy and Sexual intercourse. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Peer support, Self-esteem and Health indicator.

As part of her studies on Sexual orientation, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn often connects relevant subjects like Sex education. The Gerontology study combines topics in areas such as Screen time, Social determinants of health, School age child and Individual health. Her Pornography studies intersect with other disciplines such as Pedagogy, Curriculum, Intervention, Lesbian and Transgender.

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Best Publications

Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey

Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau;Chris Roberts.
(2008)

1425 Citations

Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries

Pernille Due;Juan Merlo;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Mogens Trab Damsgaard.
American Journal of Public Health (2009)

406 Citations

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982-2008

Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau.
International Journal of Public Health (2009)

358 Citations

Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations

Aubrey Spriggs Madkour;Tilda Farhat;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Emmanuelle Godeau.
Journal of Adolescent Health (2010)

240 Citations

Health behaviour in school-aged children

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn.
Journal of Health Gain (2000)

238 Citations

A Cross-national Study of Violence-Related Behaviors in Adolescents

Eleanor Smith-Khuri;Ronaldo Iachan;Peter C. Scheidt;Mary D. Overpeck.
JAMA Pediatrics (2004)

190 Citations

Contraceptive Use by 15-Year-Old Students at Their Last Sexual Intercourse: Results From 24 Countries

Emmanuelle Godeau;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Céline Vignes;Jim Ross.
JAMA Pediatrics (2008)

176 Citations

The role of behavioural factors in explaining socio-economic differences in adolescent health: A multilevel study in 33 countries

Matthias Richter;Michael Erhart;Carine A. Vereecken;Alessio Zambon.
Social Science & Medicine (2009)

157 Citations

Is School Participation Good for Children? Associations with Health and Wellbeing.

Aingeal de Róiste;Colette Kelly;Michal Molcho;Aoife Gavin.
Health Education (2012)

147 Citations

Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions.

Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Tilda Farhat;Tom F. M. ter Bogt;Anne Hublet.
International Journal of Public Health (2009)

147 Citations

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