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h-index: 18
Works: 71
Citations: 1,878

Most-cited papers

Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk
Christine K. Johnson, P. Hitchens, P. Pandit, Julie Rushmore +3 more
2020Proceedings of the Royal Society B463 citations Open access
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Spillover and pandemic properties of zoonotic viruses with high host plasticity
Christine Kreuder Johnson, P. Hitchens, Tierra Smiley-Evans, T. Goldstein +7 more
2015Scientific Reports318 citations Open access
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Evidence for Henipavirus spillover into human populations in Africa
O. Pernet, Bradley S. Schneider, S. Beaty, M. Lebreton +11 more
2014Nature Communications189 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis of risk factors for racehorse catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in flat racing.
P. Hitchens, A. V. Morrice-West, M. Stevenson, R. C. Whitton
2019The Veterinary Journal101 citations
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Subchondral bone microdamage accumulation in distal metacarpus of Thoroughbred racehorses
R. Whitton, Babatunde A. Ayodele, P. Hitchens, E. Mackie
2018Equine Veterinary Journal67 citations Open access
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Are physiological attributes of jockeys predictors of falls? A pilot study
P. Hitchens, Leigh Blizzard, Graeme Jones, Lesley M. Day +1 more
2011BMJ Open50 citations Open access
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Jockey Falls, Injuries, and Fatalities Associated With Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Racing in California, 2007-2011
P. Hitchens, A. Hill, S. Stover
2013Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine42 citations Open access
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Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racing in Australia
P. Hitchens, C. L. Blizzard, G. Jones, L. Day +1 more
2010Occupational and Environmental Medicine41 citations
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Genome-Wide Association Mapping in Dogs Enables Identification of the Homeobox Gene, NKX2-8, as a Genetic Component of Neural Tube Defects in Humans
N. Safra, A. Bassuk, P. Ferguson, Miriam Aguilar +7 more
2013PLoS Genetics37 citations Open access
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Changes in Thoroughbred speed and stride characteristics over successive race starts and their association with musculoskeletal injury
A. S. M. Wong, A. V. Morrice-West, R. C. Whitton, P. Hitchens
2022Equine Veterinary Journal35 citations Open access
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Case-control study of high-speed exercise history of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racehorses that died related to a complete scapular fracture.
S. Vallance, R. Entwistle, P. Hitchens, Ian A. Gardner +1 more
2013Equine Veterinary Journal35 citations
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Biomechanical Comparison of Locking Compression Plate versus Positive Profile Pins and Polymethylmethacrylate for Stabilization of the Canine Lumbar Vertebrae.
B. Sturges, A. Kapatkin, T. Garcia, Cona Anwer +5 more
2016Veterinary surgery31 citations Open access
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The association between jockey experience and race-day falls in flat racing in Australia
P. Hitchens, C. L. Blizzard, G. Jones, L. Day +1 more
2012Injury Prevention31 citations Open access
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Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses
P. Pandit, S. Anthony, T. Goldstein, K. Olival +71 more
2022Communications Biology28 citations Open access
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Hospital-treated injuries from horse riding in Victoria, Australia: time to refocus on injury prevention?
S. O'Connor, P. Hitchens, L. Fortington
2018BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine23 citations Open access
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The relationship between microstructure, stiffness and compressive fatigue life of equine subchondral bone.
S. Martig, P. Hitchens, Peter Vee-Sin Lee, R. C. Whitton
2020Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials22 citations
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A novel method for calculating prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Australia
A. Palmer, P. Hitchens, S. Simpson, Beth A. O'Leary +2 more
2013Multiple Sclerosis20 citations Open access
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Relationship Between Historical Lameness, Medication Usage, Surgery, and Exercise With Catastrophic Musculoskeletal Injury in Racehorses
P. Hitchens, A. Hill, S. Stover
2018Frontiers in Veterinary Science18 citations Open access
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Serum levels of innate immunity cytokines are elevated in dogs with metaphyseal osteopathy (hypertrophic osteodytrophy) during active disease and remission
N. Safra, P. Hitchens, E. Maverakis, A. Mitra +6 more
2016Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology17 citations Open access
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Accident rates amongst regular bicycle riders in Tasmania, Australia.
A. Palmer, L. Si, Jared M. Gordon, Tim Saul +3 more
2014Accident Analysis and Prevention16 citations Open access
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Do riders who wear an air jacket in equestrian eventing have reduced injury risk in falls? A retrospective data analysis.
Lindsay E Nylund, P. Sinclair, P. Hitchens, S. Cobley
2019Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport14 citations
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Track Surfaces Used for Ridden Workouts and Alternatives to Ridden Exercise for Thoroughbred Horses in Race Training
A. V. Morrice-West, P. Hitchens, E. Walmsley, R. C. Whitton
2018Animals14 citations Open access
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Effects of in vivo fatigue-induced subchondral bone microdamage on the mechanical response of cartilage-bone under a single impact compression.
F. Malekipour, P. Hitchens, R. C. Whitton, P. Lee
2019Journal of Biomechanics13 citations
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Relationship between Thoroughbred workloads in racing and the fatigue life of equine subchondral bone
A. V. Morrice-West, P. Hitchens, E. Walmsley, Kate Tasker +3 more
2022Scientific Reports12 citations Open access
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Fatigue behavior of subchondral bone under simulated physiological loads of equine athletic training.
Shaktivesh Shaktivesh, F. Malekipour, R. Whitton, P. Hitchens +1 more
2020Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials12 citations
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An epidemiological analysis of equine welfare data from regulatory inspections by the official competent authorities.
P. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frössling, U. Emanuelson +1 more
2017Animal12 citations Open access
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Workplace Injuries in Thoroughbred Racing: An Analysis of Insurance Payments and Injuries amongst Jockeys in Australia from 2002 to 2010
Beverley A. Curry, P. Hitchens, P. Otáhal, L. Si +1 more
2015Animals12 citations Open access
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Effects of in vivo fatigue-induced microdamage on local subchondral bone strains.
F. Malekipour, P. Hitchens, R. C. Whitton, Peter Vee-Sin Lee
2022Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials11 citations
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Prevalence and risk factors for overweight horses at premises in Sweden assessed using official animal welfare control data
P. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frössling, U. Emanuelson +1 more
2016Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica11 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Working Equid Lameness in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Mathilde S. Merridale-Punter, A. Wiethoelter, C. El-Hage, P. Hitchens
2022Animals10 citations Open access
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A sustainable structure for jockey injury data management for the North American horse racing industry.
P. Hitchens, Kelly Ryan, Stephen I. Koch, M. Scollay +1 more
2019Injury10 citations
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Linkage of jockey falls and injuries with racehorse injuries and fatalities in Thoroughbred flat racing in Victoria, Australia
A. V. Morrice-West, M. Thomas, A. S. M. Wong, Meredith Flash +2 more
2025Frontiers in Veterinary Science9 citations Open access
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Post-mortem computed tomography features associated with fracture of the fetlock joint in racing Thoroughbreds.
Catherine Beck, P. Hitchens, R. C. Whitton
2025Equine Veterinary Journal9 citations Open access
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Modification of the contact area of a standard force platform and runway for small breed dogs
A. Kapatkin, James Kim, T. C. Garcia-Nolan, Sun Young Kim +3 more
2014Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology9 citations
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A machine learning approach to identify stride characteristics predictive of musculoskeletal injury, enforced rest and retirement in Thoroughbred racehorses
P. M. Bogossian, U. Nattala, A. S. M. Wong, A. V. Morrice-West +4 more
2024Scientific Reports8 citations Open access
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The association between Thoroughbred racehorse training practices and musculoskeletal injuries in Victoria, Australia
A. S. M. Wong, A. V. Morrice-West, P. Hitchens, R. C. Whitton
2023Frontiers in Veterinary Science8 citations Open access
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Validation of inertial measurement units to detect and predict horse behaviour whilst stabled.
K. Anderson, A. V. Morrice-West, E. Walmsley, A. Fisher +2 more
2022Equine Veterinary Journal8 citations Open access
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The Welfare of Animals in Australian Filmed Media
P. Hitchens, Rachael H. Booth, Kirsten Stevens, Annabelle Murphy +2 more
2021Animals8 citations Open access
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Characteristics of, and insurance payments for, injuries to cyclists in Tasmania, 1990-2010.
P. Hitchens, Andrew J. Palmer
2012Accident Analysis and Prevention8 citations Open access
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“The health of my donkey is my health”: A female perspective on the contributions of working equids to One Health in two Ethiopian communities
Mathilde S. Merridale-Punter, Hanna Zewdu, G. Tefera, Charles M El-Hage +2 more
2024CABI One Health7 citations Open access
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Putting the cart before the horse: mixed-methods participatory investigation of working equid harnessing practices in three selected towns of the Oromia national regional state in Ethiopia
Mathilde S. Merridale-Punter, Belay Elias, Abel L Wodajo, C. El-Hage +6 more
2024BMC Veterinary Research7 citations Open access
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Association of Thoroughbred Racehorse Workloads and Rest Practices with Trainer Success
A. V. Morrice-West, P. Hitchens, E. Walmsley, A. S. M. Wong +1 more
2021Animals7 citations Open access
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Poor Association between Facial Expression and Mild Lameness in Thoroughbred Trot-Up Examinations
K. Anderson, A. V. Morrice-West, A. S. M. Wong, E. Walmsley +3 more
2023Animals6 citations Open access
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Biomechanical and Microstructural Properties of Subchondral Bone From Three Metacarpophalangeal Joint Sites in Thoroughbred Racehorses
D. Pearce, P. Hitchens, F. Malekipour, Babatunde A. Ayodele +2 more
2022Frontiers in Veterinary Science6 citations Open access
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Catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses in Uruguay, 2011-2017.
Nicholas H. Bimson, A. V. Morrice-West, A. S. M. Wong, P. Hitchens +2 more
2022Journal of Equine Veterinary Science6 citations
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Associations between the radiographic appearance of vascular channels in proximal sesamoid bones, their microstructural characteristics and past racing performance in Thoroughbreds.
K. A. Lloyd, Babatunde A. Ayodele, P. Hitchens, C. Beck +2 more
2020Equine Veterinary Journal6 citations Open access
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A decision tree model for the implementation of a safety strategy in the horse-racing industry
P. Hitchens, Beverley A. Curry, C. L. Blizzard, A. Palmer
2014Injury Prevention6 citations Open access
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Common clinical findings identified in working equids in low- and middle-income countries from 2005 to 2021
Mathilde S. Merridale-Punter, Anke K. Wiethoelter, Charles M El-Hage, Cameron J Patrick +1 more
2024PLoS ONE5 citations Open access
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A Cross Sectional Survey of International Horse-Racing Authorities on Injury Data Collection and Reporting Practices For Professional Jockeys.
S. O'Connor, P. Hitchens, C. Bolwell, Rachel Annan +2 more
2021Journal of Equine Veterinary Science5 citations Open access
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Circus and zoo animal welfare in Sweden: an epidemiological analysis of data from regulatory inspections by the official competent authorities
P. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frössling, U. Emanuelson +1 more
20175 citations Open access
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