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Peter C. Thomson

Peter C. Thomson

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
53
Citations
10850
World Ranking
495
National Ranking
33

Peter C. Thomson publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 365 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Peter C. Thomson D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter C. Thomson is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, encompassing 93 publications. Their work spans various subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Small Animals, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics with an emphasis on Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Peter C. Thomson has contributed to multiple papers across a range of scientific venues. Recent publications include:

  • Ocean science, data, and services for the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (2020, Marine Policy)
  • Effect of sous vide cooking and ageing on tenderness and water-holding capacity of low-value beef muscles from young and older animals (2021, Meat Science)
  • Automated Monitoring of Cattle Heat Stress and Its Mitigation (2021, Frontiers in Animal Science)
  • Variation and Association of Hen Performance and Egg Quality Traits in Individual Early-Laying ISA Brown Hens (2020, Animals)
  • Improving tenderness and quality of M. biceps femoris from older cows through concentrate feeding, zingibain protease and sous vide cooking (2021, Meat Science)

Frequent publication venues for their research include Scientific Reports, Animal Production Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Animals, and Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.

The scientist collaborates regularly with peers, with frequent co-authors including Cameron Clark, Sabrina Lomax, Mehar S. Khatkar, Anna Chlingaryan, and M. R. Islam.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by Australian veterinary practices and the risk factors involved

    P. D. McGreevy;P. C. Thomson;C. Pride;A. Fawcett

  • Prevalence of Disorders Recorded in Dogs Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England

    Dan G. O′Neill;David B. Church;Paul D. McGreevy;Peter C. Thomson

  • Quantitative trait loci mapping in dairy cattle: review and meta-analysis.

    Mehar S Khatkar;Peter C Thomson;Imke Tammen;Herman W Raadsma

  • Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England.

    D.G. O’Neill;D.B. Church;P.D. McGreevy;P.C. Thomson

  • Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England

    Dan G O’Neill;David B Church;Paul D McGreevy;Peter C Thomson

  • Chronic kidney disease in dogs in UK veterinary practices: prevalence, risk factors, and survival

    D.G. O'Neill;J. Elliott;D.B. Church;P.D. McGreevy

  • Prevalence of disorders recorded in cats attending primary-care veterinary practices in England.

    D.G. O'Neill;D.B. Church;P.D. McGreevy;P.C. Thomson

  • Approaches to canine health surveillance.

    Dan G O’Neill;David B Church;Paul D McGreevy;Peter C Thomson

  • Differences in motor laterality between breeds of performance horse

    Paul D. McGreevy;Peter C. Thomson

  • Vascular access in haemodialysis patients: a modifiable risk factor for bacteraemia and death.

    P.C. Thomson;C.M. Stirling;C.C. Geddes;S.T. Morris

  • An epidemiological study of diabetes mellitus in dogs attending first opinion practice in the UK

    Madeleine Mattin;Dan G. O'Neill;David B. Church;Paul D. McGreevy

  • Infrared technology for estrus detection and as a predictor of time of ovulation in dairy cows in a pasture-based system.

    S. Talukder;K.L. Kerrisk;L. Ingenhoff;P.C. Thomson

  • Epidemiological associations between brachycephaly and upper respiratory tract disorders in dogs attending veterinary practices in England

    Dan G. O’Neill;Caitlin Jackson;Jonathan H. Guy;David B. Church

  • Age, sex and reproductive status affect boldness in dogs.

    Melissa J. Starling;Nicholas Branson;Peter C. Thomson;Paul D. McGreevy

  • Artificial insemination field data on the use of sexed and conventional semen in nulliparous Holstein heifers

    A Healy;John House;Peter Thomson

  • A Primary Assembly of a Bovine Haplotype Block Map Based on a 15,036-Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel Genotyped in Holstein-Friesian Cattle

    Mehar S. Khatkar;Kyall R. Zenger;Matthew Hobbs;Rachel J. Hawken

  • Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) relating to brucellosis in smallholder dairy farmers in two provinces in Pakistan.

    Shumaila Arif;Peter C. Thomson;Marta Hernandez-Jover;David M. McGill

  • Composite selection signals can localize the trait specific genomic regions in multi-breed populations of cattle and sheep

    Imtiaz Ahmed Sajid Randhawa;Mehar Singh Khatkar;Peter Campbell Thomson;Herman Willem Raadsma

  • Prevalence and risk factors for mast cell tumours in dogs in England.

    Stephanie J.W. Shoop;Stephanie Marlow;David B. Church;Kate English

  • Epidemiology of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease Diagnosis in Dogs Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England

    Frances E. Taylor-Brown;Richard L. Meeson;Dave C. Brodbelt;David B. Church

  • Epidemiology of hyperadrenocorticism among 210,824 dogs attending primary‐care veterinary practices in the UK from 2009 to 2014

    D G O'Neill;C J Scudder;J M Faire;D B Church

  • A Meta-Assembly of Selection Signatures in Cattle.

    Imtiaz A. S. Randhawa;Mehar S. Khatkar;Peter C. Thomson;Herman W. Raadsma

  • Behavioral and physiological predictors of guide dog success

    Lisa M. Tomkins;Peter C. Thomson;Paul D. McGreevy

  • Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in sheep. III. QTL for carcass composition traits derived from CT scans and aligned with a meta-assembly for sheep and cattle carcass QTL.

    Colin R Cavanagh;Elisabeth Jonas;Matthew Hobbs;Peter C Thomson

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman W. Raadsma
Herman W. Raadsma University of Sydney
Paul D. McGreevy
Paul D. McGreevy University of Sydney
Dan G. O’Neill
Dan G. O’Neill Royal Veterinary College
Frank W. Nicholas
Frank W. Nicholas University of Sydney
Chris Moran
Chris Moran Curtin University
Sergio C. Garcia
Sergio C. Garcia University of Sydney
Peter A. Windsor
Peter A. Windsor University of Sydney
Claire M. Wade
Claire M. Wade University of Sydney
Greg M. Cronin
Greg M. Cronin University of Sydney
Pietro Celi
Pietro Celi University of Melbourne

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