Peta L. Hitchens

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Peta L. Hitchens is a scholar working on Equine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Peta L. Hitchens has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Equine, 24 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 18 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Peta L. Hitchens's work include Veterinary Equine Medical Research (46 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers) and Agriculture and Farm Safety (16 papers). Peta L. Hitchens is often cited by papers focused on Veterinary Equine Medical Research (46 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers) and Agriculture and Farm Safety (16 papers). Peta L. Hitchens collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Peta L. Hitchens's co-authors include Christine K. Johnson, Tierra Smiley Evans, R. Chris Whitton, Cristin C. W. Young, Julie Rushmore, Pranav Pandit, Megan Doyle, Christopher Leigh Blizzard, Susan M. Stover and JW Fell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Peta L. Hitchens

72 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. Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk
    2020 310 citations Christine K. Johnson, Peta L. Hitchens et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peta L. Hitchens Australia 19 507 421 417 357 238 74 1.6k
Kristien Verheyen United Kingdom 30 1.4k 2.8× 265 0.6× 575 1.4× 131 0.4× 533 2.2× 93 2.2k
Lisa Boden United Kingdom 20 553 1.1× 118 0.3× 225 0.5× 111 0.3× 154 0.6× 63 1.2k
John Pringle Sweden 26 409 0.8× 224 0.5× 99 0.2× 323 0.9× 176 0.7× 93 1.8k
Bjørnar Ytrehus Norway 26 468 0.9× 229 0.5× 223 0.5× 467 1.3× 197 0.8× 68 2.1k
Mark L. Anderson United States 18 524 1.0× 59 0.1× 254 0.6× 159 0.4× 269 1.1× 45 1.6k
A. R. Barr United Kingdom 36 847 1.7× 645 1.5× 364 0.9× 367 1.0× 234 1.0× 160 4.2k
Aaron Rendahl United States 24 216 0.4× 330 0.8× 28 0.1× 172 0.5× 250 1.1× 141 1.8k
Sarah Freeman United Kingdom 26 706 1.4× 256 0.6× 72 0.2× 162 0.5× 363 1.5× 112 1.9k
Gregory L. Ferraro United States 22 253 0.5× 90 0.2× 107 0.3× 127 0.4× 115 0.5× 47 1.4k
Jane Murray United Kingdom 23 452 0.9× 124 0.3× 164 0.4× 39 0.1× 152 0.6× 67 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peta L. Hitchens

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All Works

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Thomas, Megan, et al.. (2025). Linkage of jockey falls and injuries with racehorse injuries and fatalities in Thoroughbred flat racing in Victoria, Australia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1481016–1481016. 1 indexed citations
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Pagel, Charles N., et al.. (2024). Differences in bone turnover markers and injury risks between local and international horses: A Victorian Spring Racing Carnival study. Equine Veterinary Journal. 57(2). 333–346. 1 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2023). The association between Thoroughbred racehorse training practices and musculoskeletal injuries in Victoria, Australia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1260554–1260554. 2 indexed citations
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Fisher, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Poor Association between Facial Expression and Mild Lameness in Thoroughbred Trot-Up Examinations. Animals. 13(11). 1727–1727. 1 indexed citations
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Whitton, R. Chris, et al.. (2022). Changes in Thoroughbred speed and stride characteristics over successive race starts and their association with musculoskeletal injury. Equine Veterinary Journal. 55(2). 194–204. 14 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2022). Catastrophic Musculoskeletal Injuries in Thoroughbred Racehorses in Uruguay, 2011-2017. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 117. 104074–104074. 3 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2022). Relationship between Thoroughbred workloads in racing and the fatigue life of equine subchondral bone. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11528–11528. 3 indexed citations
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Malekipour, Fatemeh, et al.. (2022). Effects of in vivo fatigue-induced microdamage on local subchondral bone strains. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 136. 105491–105491. 6 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Siobhán, et al.. (2021). A Cross Sectional Survey of International Horse-Racing Authorities on Injury Data Collection and Reporting Practices For Professional Jockeys. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 104. 103686–103686. 3 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2021). The Welfare of Animals in Australian Filmed Media. Animals. 11(7). 1986–1986. 5 indexed citations
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Johnson, Christine K., Peta L. Hitchens, Pranav Pandit, et al.. (2020). Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1924). 20192736–20192736. 310 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2020). Microstructural properties of the proximal sesamoid bones of Thoroughbred racehorses in training. Equine Veterinary Journal. 53(6). 1169–1177. 11 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., et al.. (2018). Meta-analysis of risk factors for racehorse catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in flat racing. The Veterinary Journal. 245. 29–40. 74 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., Jan Hultgren, Jenny Frössling, Ulf Emanuelson, & Linda Keeling. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors for overweight horses at premises in Sweden assessed using official animal welfare control data. Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. 58(S1). 61–61. 14 indexed citations
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Palmer, Andrew, et al.. (2013). A novel method for calculating prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Australia. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 19(13). 1704–1711. 20 indexed citations
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Entwistle, Rachel, et al.. (2012). Case–control study of high‐speed exercise history of T horoughbred and Q uarter H orse racehorses that died related to a complete scapular fracture. Equine Veterinary Journal. 45(3). 284–292. 24 indexed citations
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Hitchens, Peta L., Christopher Leigh Blizzard, Graeme Jones, Lesley Day, & JW Fell. (2012). The association between jockey experience and race-day falls in flat racing in Australia. Injury Prevention. 18(6). 385–391. 29 indexed citations

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