David Pitt

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

David Pitt is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David Pitt has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David Pitt's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (11 papers), Child and Adolescent Health (10 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (6 papers). David Pitt is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (11 papers), Child and Adolescent Health (10 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (6 papers). David Pitt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Korea. David Pitt's co-authors include W.W. Thatcher, R.J. Collier, D. E. Buffington, I. J. Hopkins, David M. Danks, A.G. Baikie, Senga Whittingham, Deewakar Sharma, Lauren Grace Mackey and John Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Medical Genetics and The Medical Journal of Australia.

In The Last Decade

David Pitt

75 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Black Globe-Humidity Index (BGHI) as Comfort Equation for Dairy Cows
    1981 689 citations David Pitt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Pitt Australia 19 653 460 338 249 220 77 1.7k
Paul H. Phillips United States 27 646 1.0× 236 0.5× 192 0.6× 292 1.2× 205 0.9× 208 2.6k
Andrea J. Fascetti United States 25 212 0.3× 477 1.0× 349 1.0× 639 2.6× 144 0.7× 97 2.1k
Colin G. Prosser New Zealand 34 561 0.9× 919 2.0× 865 2.6× 252 1.0× 66 0.3× 90 3.3k
O. D. Sherwood United States 38 119 0.2× 249 0.5× 200 0.6× 179 0.7× 303 1.4× 108 4.7k
Marta Romano Mexico 23 199 0.3× 262 0.6× 425 1.3× 347 1.4× 42 0.2× 118 1.9k
T. J. Reimers United States 20 160 0.2× 358 0.8× 110 0.3× 292 1.2× 55 0.3× 41 1.5k
R. F. Nachreiner United States 26 140 0.2× 295 0.6× 168 0.5× 686 2.8× 48 0.2× 96 1.8k
Brenda Kohn United States 15 113 0.2× 275 0.6× 711 2.1× 119 0.5× 131 0.6× 43 1.8k
W. B. Currie United States 25 644 1.0× 1.2k 2.7× 343 1.0× 363 1.5× 286 1.3× 63 3.3k
Patricia A. Schoknecht United States 15 181 0.3× 114 0.2× 94 0.3× 96 0.4× 219 1.0× 29 788

Countries citing papers authored by David Pitt

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Pitt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Pitt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pitt, David. (2014). Field odour assessments for estimating odour concentrations. 48(1). 24. 1 indexed citations
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Perkins, NR, et al.. (2011). Role of personal decontamination in preventing the spread of equine influenza. Australian Veterinary Journal. 89(s1). 120–124. 3 indexed citations
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Kung, Nina, Susan G Mackenzie, David Pitt, Byron F. Robinson, & NR Perkins. (2011). Significant features of the epidemiology of equine influenza in Queensland, Australia, 2007. Australian Veterinary Journal. 89(s1). 78–85. 4 indexed citations
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Ramus, Susan J., Sue Forrest, David Pitt, Jennifer A. Saleeba, & Richard G.H. Cotton. (1993). Comparison of genotype and intellectual phenotype in untreated PKU patients.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 30(5). 401–405. 45 indexed citations
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Pitt, David & David M. Danks. (1991). The natural history of untreated phenylketonuria over 20 years. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 27(3). 189–190. 29 indexed citations
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Pitt, David & Justin O’Day. (1991). Phenylketonuria does not cause cataracts. European Journal of Pediatrics. 150(9). 661–664. 4 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1988). Maternal phenylketonuria: successful outcome in four pregnancies treated prior to conception. European Journal of Pediatrics. 148(1). 72–75. 9 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, John F. Connelly, Ivan Francis, et al.. (1981). GENETIC SCREENING OF NEWBORN IN AUSTRALIA: RESULTS FOR 1979. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(1). 39–40. 1 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1981). Tetraploidy in a live-born infant with spina bifida and other anomalies. Pathology. 13(1). 177–177. 3 indexed citations
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Pitt, David. (1975). X‐Linked Mental Retardation and Verbal Disability. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2(5). 187–187. 41 indexed citations
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Brackenridge, C. J., David Pitt, & Alexander Sheehy. (1974). The distributions of seven genetic polymorphisms in patients with Down's syndrome. Clinical Genetics. 5(5). 414–419. 5 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1973). The electro-encephalogram in phenylketonuria. 2(5). 142–149.
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1972). The Spectrum of Severe Mental Deficiency Experiences with 1400 Cases. 2(2). 40–46. 7 indexed citations
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Kaldor, J. & David Pitt. (1971). DOWN'S SYNDROME AND IMMUNOGLOBULINS. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 15(4). 271–276. 5 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1969). STUDIES ON 782 CASES OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY PART IV. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 5(3). 137–148. 4 indexed citations
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Pitt, David, et al.. (1967). A CASE OF SJÖGREN-LARSSON SYNDROME. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 3(1). 54–57. 4 indexed citations
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Baikie, A.G., P. Bronwen Loder, G. C. de Gruchy, & David Pitt. (1965). PHOSPHOHEXOKINASE ACTIVITY OF ERYTHROCYTES IN MONGOLISM ANOTHER POSSIBLE MARKER FOR CHROMOSOME 21. The Lancet. 285(7382). 412–414. 60 indexed citations
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Pitt, David. (1962). CHILDREN WITH A DOUBLE HANDICAP OF HEARING AND SIGHT. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2(21). 829–831. 2 indexed citations
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Pitt, David. (1960). MONGOLISM—THE MODERN MANAGEMENT. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2(25). 971–973. 2 indexed citations
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Pitt, David. (1957). CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AND MATERNAL RUBELLA. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(8). 233–239. 25 indexed citations

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