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Sean O’Connor

Neuroscience · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1972Rising activity
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Publications

188

Citations

7,958

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Sean O'Connor's research focuses on how humans respond to alcohol, using controlled laboratory methods such as intravenous alcohol administration and self-administration studies to measure subjective responses, motivation to drink, and physiological effects. This work includes brain imaging (fMRI) studies of alcohol's effects and efforts to develop human testing systems for screening potential medications for alcohol use disorder. Some listed publications span other fields (e.g., cardiovascular imaging, engineering), suggesting possible name overlap in the bibliographic data.

Human alcohol response and metabolismIntravenous alcohol self-administration paradigmsAlcohol use disorder and medication screeningBrain imaging (fMRI) of alcohol effectsReward and motivation for drinking

Publication activity has been variable year to year, averaging about 5.6 papers per year over the last five years, with notable peaks in 2018, 2023, and 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

5 earlier awards
  • NIH P60AA007611Jan 2002 – Nov 2015 · $151k awarded

    Post-Abstinence Response Drinking in Humans (PAR)

  • NIH U01AA017900May 2009 – Mar 2014 · $203k awarded

    Collaboration on Alcohol Self-Administration in Adolescents and Young Adults

  • NIH M01RR000750Mar 1997 – May 2008 · $2k awarded

    NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL ENDOPHENOTYPE OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

  • NIH R01AA012555Sep 1999 – Jul 2006 · $710k awarded

    IRPG5 R01:NOVEL PHENOTYPES FOR GENETICS OF ALCOHOLISM

  • NIH R21AA010831Apr 1997 – Mar 2000 · $104k awarded

    IMPROVING AND ESTABLISHING THE INDIANA BRAC CLAMP

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 521 established Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 7,958cohort median 2,582
h-index: 51cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 5.6cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 16% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 30 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 12 publications12232024: 2 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 1 collaborator at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research×7
  • Author eBooks×5
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research×4
  • PMC×4
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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