Hume Field

17.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Hume Field is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hume Field has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Infectious Diseases, 88 papers in Epidemiology and 56 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Hume Field's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (99 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (88 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (56 papers). Hume Field is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (99 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (88 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (56 papers). Hume Field collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Hume Field's co-authors include Peter Daszak, Craig Smith, Jonathan H. Epstein, Lin‐Fa Wang, J. S. Mackenzie, Tony Schountz, Charles H. Calisher, James E. Childs, Kathryn V. Holmes and Kim Halpin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hume Field

130 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Bats Are Natural Reservoi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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. Bats Are Natural Reservoirs of SARS-Like Coronaviruses
    2005 1.8k citations Wendong Li, Zheng‐Li Shi et al. Science profile →
  2. Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses
    2006 1.1k citations Hume Field et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Hume Field 7.8k 4.1k 2.5k 2.3k 2.0k 131 10.4k
Sherif R. Zaki 11.9k 1.5× 5.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 897 0.4× 161 16.5k
Jonathan H. Epstein 5.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 947 0.4× 732 0.4× 111 7.7k
Gary Crameri 5.8k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 78 7.7k
Bryan T. Eaton 5.0k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 813 0.4× 110 7.6k
Thomas Briese 5.5k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 842 0.4× 572 0.3× 153 9.8k
Anthony R. Fooks 6.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 4.4k 1.8× 1.6k 0.7× 5.9k 2.9× 336 12.7k
Eric M. Leroy 8.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 4.1k 1.6× 631 0.3× 809 0.4× 199 13.6k
Norbert Nowotny 6.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 5.1k 2.0× 1.3k 0.6× 646 0.3× 279 10.7k
Sarah Cleaveland 5.2k 0.7× 4.6k 1.1× 3.9k 1.5× 1.2k 0.5× 5.3k 2.6× 217 13.0k
Charles H. Calisher 8.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 6.4k 2.5× 2.2k 1.0× 732 0.4× 245 11.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Hume Field

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hume Field

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hume Field

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hume Field. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hume Field based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hume Field. Hume Field is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baker, Michelle L., et al.. (2021). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to bats – An Australian assessment. One Health. 13. 100247–100247. 9 indexed citations
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Peel, Alison J., Konstans Wells, J Giles, et al.. (2019). Synchronous shedding of multiple bat paramyxoviruses coincides with peak periods of Hendra virus spillover. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 8(1). 1314–1323. 47 indexed citations
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Edson, Daniel, Alison J. Peel, David G. Mayer, et al.. (2019). Time of year, age class and body condition predict Hendra virus infection in Australian black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto). Epidemiology and Infection. 147. e240–e240. 31 indexed citations
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Kohl, Claudia, Mary Tachedjian, Shawn Todd, et al.. (2018). Hervey virus: Study on co-circulation with Henipaviruses in Pteropid bats within their distribution range from Australia to Africa. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0191933–e0191933. 6 indexed citations
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Sendow, Indrawati, et al.. (2017). Seroepidemiologi Nipah Virus Pada Kalong Dan Ternak Babi Di Beberapa Wilayah Di Indonesia. 5(1). 82179. 1 indexed citations
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Field, Hume. (2016). Hendra virus ecology and transmission. Current Opinion in Virology. 16. 120–125. 68 indexed citations
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Wang, Hsiao‐Hsuan, Nina Kung, William E. Grant, Joe C. Scanlan, & Hume Field. (2013). Recrudescent Infection Supports Hendra Virus Persistence in Australian Flying-Fox Populations. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e80430–e80430. 22 indexed citations
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Papenfuss, Anthony T., Michelle L. Baker, Zhiping Feng, et al.. (2012). The immune gene repertoire of an important viral reservoir, the Australian black flying fox. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 261–261. 87 indexed citations
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Breed, Andrew C., Hume Field, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Indrawati Sendow, & J. Meers. (2011). On the Distribution of Henipaviruses In the Australasian Region: Does Nipah Virus Occur East Of the Wallace Line?. EcoHealth. 7. 1 indexed citations
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Hassan, Latiffah, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Jonathan H. Epstein, et al.. (2011). Evidence for Nipah virus recrudescence and serological patterns of captive Pteropus vampyrus. Epidemiology and Infection. 139(10). 1570–1579. 58 indexed citations
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Playford, E. Geoffrey, Brad McCall, Gregory A. Smith, et al.. (2010). Human Hendra Virus Encephalitis Associated with Equine Outbreak, Australia, 2008. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(2). 219–223. 151 indexed citations
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Breed, Andrew C., Hume Field, NR Perkins, et al.. (2010). Re: flying foxes carrying Hendra virus in Queensland pose a potential problem for other states. Australian Veterinary Journal. 88(8). 3 indexed citations
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Field, Hume. (2009). Hendra virus infection risks. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries). 2 indexed citations
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Crameri, Gary, Shawn Todd, Samantha L. Grimley, et al.. (2009). Establishment, Immortalisation and Characterisation of Pteropid Bat Cell Lines. PLoS ONE. 4(12). e8266–e8266. 131 indexed citations
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Field, Hume. (2009). Hendra virus re-visited. Virologica Sinica. 24(2). 105–109. 3 indexed citations
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Sendow, Indrawati, et al.. (2008). Seroepidemiology of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection in Bats and Pigs in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Microbiology Indonesia. 2(2). 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jonathan H., Sohayati Abdul Rahman, Juliet R.C. Pulliam, et al.. (2008). The Emergence of Nipah Virus in Malaysia: The Role of Pteropus Bats as Hosts and Agricultural Expansion as a Key Factor for Zoonotic Spillover. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12. e46–e46. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Wendong, Zheng‐Li Shi, Meng Yu, et al.. (2005). Bats Are Natural Reservoirs of SARS-Like Coronaviruses. Science. 310(5748). 676–679. 1780 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blyde, David, et al.. (1997). Collection and short‐term preservation of semen from free‐ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus: Macropodidae). Australian Veterinary Journal. 75(9). 648–651. 11 indexed citations

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