David B. Church

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
181 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

David B. Church is a scholar working on Small Animals, Genetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Church has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Small Animals, 76 papers in Genetics and 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in David B. Church's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (58 papers), Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (57 papers) and Veterinary Oncology Research (45 papers). David B. Church is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (58 papers), Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (57 papers) and Veterinary Oncology Research (45 papers). David B. Church collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. David B. Church's co-authors include Dave C. Brodbelt, Dan G. O’Neill, Paul McGreevy, Peter C. Thomson, Stijn Niessen, Camilla Pegram, Yaiza Forcada, Rowena M. A. Packer, Jennifer F. Summers and M. Khalid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

David B. Church

172 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Prevalence of Disorders Recorded in Dogs Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England

2014 291 citations Dan G. O’Neill, David B. Church et al. profile →
Prevalence, duration and risk factors for appendicular osteoarthritis in a UK dog population under primary veterinary care

2018 171 citations Dan G. O’Neill, Dave C. Brodbelt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David B. Church United Kingdom	39	2.5k	2.1k	1.1k	806	630	181	5.2k
Claudia E Reusch Switzerland	39	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	632 0.6×	1.8k 2.2×	1.1k 1.7×	240	5.6k
Alexander J. German United Kingdom	46	3.1k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	279 0.3×	679 1.1×	235	7.2k
Dan G. O’Neill United Kingdom	40	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	154 0.2×	494 0.8×	193	5.3k
Dave C. Brodbelt United Kingdom	52	4.0k 1.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	310 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	220	8.1k
Philip H. Kass United States	41	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	551 0.5×	243 0.3×	630 1.0×	131	4.5k
Lisa M. Freeman United States	44	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	717 0.7×	261 0.3×	779 1.2×	231	6.3k
Danièlle Gunn‐Moore United Kingdom	34	1.6k 0.7×	987 0.5×	558 0.5×	194 0.2×	563 0.9×	191	4.1k
Janet M. Scarlett United States	41	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	365 0.3×	239 0.3×	243 0.4×	121	5.7k
Lawrence T. Glickman United States	48	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	933 0.9×	140 0.2×	694 1.1×	153	7.4k
Hollis N. Erb United States	61	4.5k 1.8×	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	275 0.3×	2.0k 3.1×	392	13.8k

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Ahmed, Lina, et al.. (2025). Epidemiology and clinical management of nail clipping in dogs under UK primary veterinary care. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 66(12). 925–933.

O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2025). Beagles kept as companion animals in the UK – demography, disorders and mortality. PubMed Central. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

Pegram, Camilla, Karla Díaz-Ordaz, Dave C. Brodbelt, et al.. (2024). Target Trial Emulation: Does surgical versus non-surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs cause different outcomes?. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 226. 106165–106165. 1 indexed citations

Brodbelt, Dave C., et al.. (2024). Demography, common disorders and mortality of Shih Tzu dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 2–2.

O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2023). Dog breeds and conformations predisposed to osteosarcoma in the UK: a VetCompass study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 8–8. 11 indexed citations

O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2023). Epidemiology and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 64(5). 313–320. 9 indexed citations

O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of mammary tumours in bitches under veterinary care in the UK in 2016. Veterinary Record. 193(5). e3054–e3054. 12 indexed citations

O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2023). Is it now time to iron out the wrinkles? Health of Shar Pei dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 11–11. 4 indexed citations

Church, David B., et al.. (2023). Fast food proximity and weight gain in childhood and adolescence: Evidence from Great Britain. Health Economics. 33(3). 449–465. 10 indexed citations

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Blake, Damer P., et al.. (2022). Biliary protozoa in a dog with acute cholangiohepatitis fed a raw food diet. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 36(6). 2177–2180. 5 indexed citations

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Mirczuk, Samantha, Christopher Scudder, Jordan E. Read, et al.. (2021). Natriuretic Peptide Expression and Function in GH3 Somatolactotropes and Feline Somatotrope Pituitary Tumours. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(3). 1076–1076. 1 indexed citations

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Fenn, Joe, Patrick Kenny, Christopher Scudder, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of hypophysectomy for the treatment of hypersomatotropism-induced diabetes mellitus in 68 cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 35(2). 823–833. 22 indexed citations

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Kathrani, Aarti, David B. Church, Dave C. Brodbelt, Camilla Pegram, & Dan G. O’Neill. (2020). The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 61(12). 723–731. 3 indexed citations

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Humm, Karen, et al.. (2020). Vestibular disease in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: Epidemiology and clinical management. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 34(5). 1993–2004. 14 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Dan G., et al.. (2019). Development and evaluation of a health-related quality-of-life tool for dogs with Cushing's syndrome. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 33(6). 2595–2604. 25 indexed citations

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Pelligand, Ludovic, C. Thomas, Holger A. Volk, et al.. (2016). Dogs attending primary‐care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari‐like malformation/syringomyelia. Veterinary Record. 179(17). 436–436. 18 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Dan G., Ruth Gostelow, C. David L. Orme, et al.. (2016). Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus among 193,435 Cats Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 30(4). 964–972. 55 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Dan G., David B. Church, Paul McGreevy, Peter C. Thomson, & Dave C. Brodbelt. (2014). Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 17(2). 125–133. 166 indexed citations

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Ponglowhapan, Suppawiwat, M. Khalid, & David B. Church. (2012). Canine Urinary Incontinence Post-neutering: A Review of Associated Factors, Pathophysiology and Treatment Options. The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 42(3). 259–265. 1 indexed citations

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Brodbelt, Dave C., et al.. (2011). Companion animal practice based disease surveillance in the UK.. 38–40. 3 indexed citations

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