Melissa Starling

955 total citations
30 papers, 708 citations indexed

About

Melissa Starling is a scholar working on Genetics, Small Animals and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Starling has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 708 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Genetics, 19 papers in Small Animals and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Starling's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (22 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (19 papers) and Veterinary Equine Medical Research (6 papers). Melissa Starling is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (22 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (19 papers) and Veterinary Equine Medical Research (6 papers). Melissa Starling collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Denmark. Melissa Starling's co-authors include Paul McGreevy, N. J. B. A. Branson, Peter C. Thomson, Andrew N. McLean, Bethany Wilson, Kate Fenner, Peter White, James A. Serpell, Björn Forkman and Mia Cobb and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Veterinary Journal and Behavioural Processes.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Starling

30 papers receiving 681 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Starling Australia 16 451 358 181 116 110 30 708
Simona Normando Italy 16 600 1.3× 505 1.4× 117 0.6× 134 1.2× 123 1.1× 70 810
Helen Zulch United Kingdom 19 602 1.3× 467 1.3× 104 0.6× 139 1.2× 118 1.1× 39 926
Claudio Sighieri Italy 20 857 1.9× 542 1.5× 255 1.4× 288 2.5× 197 1.8× 75 1.2k
Patrick Pageat France 19 573 1.3× 518 1.4× 99 0.5× 272 2.3× 81 0.7× 83 1.1k
Silvana Diverio Italy 17 447 1.0× 314 0.9× 35 0.2× 110 0.9× 93 0.8× 55 790
Marina Verga Italy 14 392 0.9× 345 1.0× 73 0.4× 89 0.8× 54 0.5× 25 789
Stefanie Riemer Switzerland 19 656 1.5× 441 1.2× 49 0.3× 257 2.2× 122 1.1× 50 832
Pier Attilio Accorsi Italy 18 444 1.0× 395 1.1× 74 0.4× 141 1.2× 41 0.4× 50 1.0k
Therese Rehn Sweden 15 620 1.4× 441 1.2× 38 0.2× 302 2.6× 87 0.8× 19 882
Naomi D. Harvey United Kingdom 15 498 1.1× 365 1.0× 26 0.1× 100 0.9× 87 0.8× 30 658

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Starling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Starling

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Starling, Melissa, Elyssa Payne, & Paul McGreevy. (2021). Optimal Flow—A Pilot Study Balancing Sheep Movement and Welfare in Abattoirs. Animals. 11(2). 344–344. 1 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Influences on Infrared Thermography of the Canine Eye in Relation to the Stress and Arousal of Racing Greyhounds. Animals. 11(1). 103–103. 16 indexed citations
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Dhand, Navneet K., et al.. (2020). Picture Perfect Pups: How Do Attributes of Photographs of Dogs in Online Rescue Profiles Affect Adoption Speed?. Animals. 10(1). 152–152. 9 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, Bethany Wilson, & Paul McGreevy. (2020). Effects of Lure Type on Chase-Related Behaviour in Racing Greyhounds. Animals. 10(12). 2262–2262. 5 indexed citations
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McGreevy, Paul, Bethany Wilson, Melissa Starling, & James A. Serpell. (2018). Behavioural risks in male dogs with minimal lifetime exposure to gonadal hormones may complicate population-control benefits of desexing. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0196284–e0196284. 42 indexed citations
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Fenner, Kate, et al.. (2017). Effects of pre-conditioning on behavior and physiology of horses during a standardised learning task. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0174313–e0174313. 13 indexed citations
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McGreevy, Paul, Melissa Starling, Elyssa Payne, & Pauleen C. Bennett. (2017). Defining and measuring dogmanship: A new multidisciplinary science to improve understanding of human–dog interactions. The Veterinary Journal. 229. 1–5. 16 indexed citations
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McGreevy, Paul, et al.. (2017). The Use of a Virtual Online Debating Platform to Facilitate Student Discussion of Potentially Polarising Topics. Animals. 7(9). 68–68. 5 indexed citations
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McGreevy, Paul, et al.. (2016). Associations between Domestic-Dog Morphology and Behaviour Scores in the Dog Mentality Assessment. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149403–e0149403. 51 indexed citations
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Fenner, Kate, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Noseband Tightening on Horses’ Behavior, Eye Temperature, and Cardiac Responses. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154179–e0154179. 87 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, Andrew N. McLean, & Paul McGreevy. (2016). The Contribution of Equitation Science to Minimising Horse-Related Risks to Humans. Animals. 6(3). 15–15. 41 indexed citations
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Payne, Elyssa, et al.. (2015). Evidence of horsemanship and dogmanship and their application in veterinary contexts. The Veterinary Journal. 204(3). 247–254. 27 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, et al.. (2014). Canine Sense and Sensibility: Tipping Points and Response Latency Variability as an Optimism Index in a Canine Judgement Bias Assessment. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e107794–e107794. 20 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, N. J. B. A. Branson, Peter C. Thomson, & Paul McGreevy. (2013). Age, sex and reproductive status affect boldness in dogs. The Veterinary Journal. 197(3). 868–872. 77 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, N. J. B. A. Branson, Peter C. Thomson, & Paul McGreevy. (2013). “Boldness” in the domestic dog differs among breeds and breed groups. Behavioural Processes. 97. 53–62. 50 indexed citations
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Starling, Melissa, et al.. (2013). Conceptualising the impact of arousal and affective state on operant conditioning. WBI Studies Repository. 3 indexed citations
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McGreevy, Paul, et al.. (2012). An overview of the dog–human dyad and ethograms within it. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 7(2). 103–117. 47 indexed citations

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