Susan Petit

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
88 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Susan Petit is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Petit has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 30 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Susan Petit's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (40 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (29 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (27 papers). Susan Petit is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (40 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (29 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (27 papers). Susan Petit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Canada. Susan Petit's co-authors include Ruth Lynfield, Lee H. Harrison, Monica M. Farley, William Schaffner, Arthur Reingold, Ann Thomas, Stephanie J. Schrag, Bernard Beall, Tracy Pondo and Shelley M. Zansky and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Susan Petit

79 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicilli... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2019 2016 2019 100 200 300 400
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. Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States
    2019 499 citations Athena P. Kourtis, Kelly M Hatfield et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  2. Epidemiology of Invasive Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, 2005 to 2014
    2016 300 citations Stephanie J. Schrag, Monica M. Farley et al. profile →
  3. Epidemiology of Invasive Early-Onset and Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States, 2006 to 2015
    2019 254 citations Susan Petit, Lee H. Harrison 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
Susan Petit United States 31 2.3k 1.9k 1.5k 820 720 88 4.6k
Gregory J. Tyrrell Canada 36 2.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 700 0.9× 342 0.5× 161 4.2k
Yonghong Yang China 32 1.6k 0.7× 821 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 762 0.9× 313 0.4× 129 3.5k
Kathleen Harriman United States 34 2.2k 1.0× 757 0.4× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 762 1.1× 70 4.4k
Shelley M. Zansky United States 36 2.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 443 0.5× 167 0.2× 81 4.8k
Lesley McGee United States 37 4.7k 2.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 2.0k 2.5× 267 0.4× 143 5.8k
Richard Danila United States 23 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 664 0.8× 402 0.6× 64 3.5k
Rudolf Lütticken Germany 34 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 339 0.4× 357 0.5× 113 3.4k
Chris Van Beneden United States 33 1.7k 0.7× 3.1k 1.6× 2.6k 1.7× 250 0.3× 618 0.9× 109 4.5k
Gili Regev‐Yochay Israel 36 1.4k 0.6× 561 0.3× 2.8k 1.9× 541 0.7× 292 0.4× 122 5.2k
Phyllis Della‐Latta United States 46 1.8k 0.8× 936 0.5× 2.4k 1.6× 243 0.3× 732 1.0× 119 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan Petit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Petit

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All Works

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Biggs, Holly M., Rongxia Li, Kelly A. Jackson, et al.. (2025). Trends in Incidence and Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, Six Emerging Infections Program Surveillance Sites, 2005–2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(6). ofaf282–ofaf282. 1 indexed citations
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Marjuki, Henju, Arthur Reingold, Meghan Barnes, et al.. (2024). Meningococcal Disease in Persons With HIV Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2009–2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(1). ofad696–ofad696. 2 indexed citations
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Oliver, Sara E., Heidi M. Soeters, Arthur Reingold, et al.. (2023). Secondary Cases of Invasive Disease Caused by Encapsulated and Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae — 10 U.S. Jurisdictions, 2011–2018. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72(15). 386–390. 3 indexed citations
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Biggs, Holly M., Kelly A. Jackson, Joelle Nadle, et al.. (2023). 2456. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia 30-Day Mortality During 2020 Compared to 2016-2019: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(Supplement_2).
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Pilishvili, Tamara, Ryan Gierke, Monica M. Farley, et al.. (2020). 1470. Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) Following 18 years of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Use in the United States. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7(Supplement_1). S736–S737. 14 indexed citations
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Kourtis, Athena P., Kelly M Hatfield, James Baggs, et al.. (2019). Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68(9). 214–219. 499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Link‐Gelles, Ruth, Karrie‐Ann Toews, William Schaffner, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of Intracranial Group A Streptococcal Infections in US Children, 1997–2014. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 9(1). 30–35. 10 indexed citations
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See, Isaac, Paul Wesson, Ghinwa Dumyati, et al.. (2017). Socioeconomic Factors Explain Racial Disparities in Invasive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease Rates. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 64(5). 597–604. 70 indexed citations
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Moore, Matthew R., Ruth Link‐Gelles, William Schaffner, et al.. (2016). Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in children in the USA: a matched case-control study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 4(5). 399–406. 147 indexed citations
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Nelson, George E., Tracy Pondo, Karrie‐Ann Toews, et al.. (2016). Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005–2012. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63(4). 478–486. 261 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Duc B., Isaac See, Alicia Shugart, et al.. (2015). Completeness of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusBloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2013. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(2). 205–207. 9 indexed citations
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Epstein, Lauren, Yi Mu, Ruth Belflower, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(1). 45–52. 27 indexed citations
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Verani, Jennifer R., Nancy Spina, Ruth Lynfield, et al.. (2014). Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 123(4). 828–837. 38 indexed citations
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Hampton, Lee M., Monica M. Farley, William Schaffner, et al.. (2011). Prevention of Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae With Conjugate Vaccines. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(3). 401–411. 95 indexed citations
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Skoff, Tami H., Monica M. Farley, Susan Petit, et al.. (2009). Increasing Burden of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Nonpregnant Adults, 1990–2007. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 49(1). 85–92. 347 indexed citations
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Jordan, Hannah, Monica M. Farley, Allen S. Craig, et al.. (2008). Revisiting the Need for Vaccine Prevention of Late-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 27(12). 1057–1064. 145 indexed citations
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Klevens, R. Monina, Melissa Morrison, Scott K. Fridkin, et al.. (2006). Community-associated Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusand Healthcare Risk Factors. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(12). 1991–1993. 167 indexed citations
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Petit, Susan. (1991). Michel Tournier's Metaphysical Fictions. 4 indexed citations

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