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Here they are: the most read, cited, and discussed articles; most viewed Technical Tutorial Videos; and most streamed Veterinary Vertex podcast episodes in 2024. Examining engagement metrics in JAVMA and AJVR helps us better understand which topics you—our readers and listeners—are most interested in learning about.
For each journal, we looked at the most read and most cited articles, as well as which articles you’re discussing on social media. The Altmetric system counts numerous indicators of audience engagement: news and media attention, blog and Facebook mentions, and YouTube views (for our Technical Tutorial Videos, or TTVs, conveniently grouped at https://avmajournals.avma.org/page/Technical_Tutorial_Videos). On the journals website, you can see each article’s Altmetric score, represented by a colorful badge, on the right-hand side of the article’s web page.
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It is my sincere pleasure to announce the top 5 in each of the following categories for 2024. If you know a member of these authorship teams, be sure to reach out and congratulate them. Enjoy!
JAVMA
Most Read Articles
Xiaoyue Ma
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021
Coauthors: Sarah Bonaparte, Patrick Corbett, Lillian A. Orciari, Crystal M. Gigante, Jordona D. Kirby, Richard B. Chipman, Christine Fehlner-Gardiner, Cin Thang, Veronica Gutiérrez Cedillo, Nidia Aréchiga-Ceballos, Agam Rao, and Ryan M. Wallace
Renata S. Costa
Gabapentin, melatonin, and acepromazine combination prior to hospital visits decreased stress scores in aggressive and anxious dogs in a prospective clinical trial
Coauthors: Teela Jones, Sandra Robbins, Amy Stein, and Stephanie Borns-Weil
Harry Cridge
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs and cats
Coauthors: David A. Williams and Patrick C. Barko
Sue Yee Lim and Harry Cridge
Management of acute-onset pancreatitis in dogs: a Narrative Review
Coauthors: David C. Twedt, Hiroshi Ohta, Takaomi Nuruki, and Jörg M. Steiner
Chris Zink
Vasectomy and ovary-sparing spay in dogs: comparison of health and behavior outcomes with gonadectomized and sexually intact dogs
Coauthors: Mikel M. Delgado and Judith L. Stella
Most Discussed Articles
Xiaoyue Ma
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021
Coauthors: Sarah Bonaparte, Patrick Corbett, Lillian A. Orciari, Crystal M. Gigante, Jordona D. Kirby, Richard B. Chipman, Christine Fehlner-Gardiner, Cin Thang, Veronica Gutiérrez Cedillo, Nidia Aréchiga-Ceballos, Agam Rao, and Ryan M. Wallace
Wendy B. Puryear
High-pathogenicity avian influenza in wildlife: a changing disease dynamic that is expanding in wild birds and having an increasing impact on a growing number of mammals
Coauthor: Jonathan A. Runstadler
Sara C. Parnes
Voluntary head dunking after exercise-induced hyperthermia rapidly reduces core body temperature in dogs
Coauthors: Amritha Mallikarjun, Meghan T. Ramos, Tina R. Capparell, and Cynthia M. Otto
Denise Mc Sweeney
Using accelerometers to identify a high risk of catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in three racing Thoroughbreds
Coauthors: Mikael Holmström, Kevin D. Donohue, David H. Lambert, and Warwick M. Bayly
Janice S. O’Brien
Dog and owner demographics impact dietary choices in Dog Aging Project cohort
Coauthors: M. Katherine Tolbert and Audrey Ruple
Most Viewed Technical Tutorial Videos
Cynthia M. Otto
Voluntary head dunk: cooperative care for irrigating canine noses and eyes and rapid cooling
Coauthors: Alena Heyer and Vicki Berkowitz
Jessica Sun
Temporary palatopexy procedure for brachycephalic obstructive airway crisis in dogs
Catherine N. H. Groves
The Value Matrix: a communication tool to support shared decision-making and the practice of Spectrum of Care
Coauthors: Erin M. Phillips and Jason B. Coe
Gustavo H. Coutinho
Transoral snare removal of subepiglottic cysts
Coauthor: Claude A. Ragle
Jennifer Koziol
Tritrichomonas foetus testing in bulls
Coauthor: Weston Brooks
Most Cited Articles
Wendy B. Puryear
High-pathogenicity avian influenza in wildlife: a changing disease dynamic that is expanding in wild birds and having an increasing impact on a growing number of mammals
Coauthor: Jonathan A. Runstadler
Willow R. C. M’Cloud
Stem cells and platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of naturally occurring equine tendon and ligament injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Coauthors: Kimberly E. Guzmán, Char L. Panek, and Aimee C. Colbath
Parminder S. Basran
What’s in the box? A toolbox for safe deployment of artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine
Coauthor: Ryan B. Appleby
Elisabeth N. Collins
Ultrasound biomicroscopic imaging parameters associated with outcome in equine infectious ulcerative keratitis and stromal abscesses
Coauthors: Erin M. Barr, Hans Westermeyer, Brian C. Gilger, and Annie Oh
John O. Volk
Work-life balance is essential to reducing burnout, improving well-being
Coauthors: Ulrich Schimmack, Elizabeth B. Strand, Addie Reinhard, Joseph Hahn, Julie Andrews, Kevin Probyn-Smith, and Robert Jones
AJVR
Most Read Articles
Marian E. Benitez
Clinical efficacy of hydrocodone-acetaminophen and tramadol for control of postoperative pain in dogs following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy
Coauthors: James K. Roush, Rose McMurphy, Butch KuKanich, and Claire Legallet
Susan O. Mehain
A randomized crossover study of compounded liquid sildenafil for treatment of generalized megaesophagus in dogs
Coauthors: Jillian M. Haines and Sarah C. Guess
Nathaniel P. Violette
Effects of gabapentin and trazodone on electroretinographic responses in clinically normal dogs
Coauthors: Georgina M. Newbold, Chiaming Chen, Eric J. Miller, and Anne J. Gemensky-Metzler
Rose D. Nolen-Walston
Effect of long-term oral administration of a low dosage of clenbuterol on body fat percentage in working and nonworking adult horses
Coauthors: Caitlin M. Moore, Ciara A. Barr, Joy E. Tomlinson, Raymond C. Boston, and Lawrence R. Soma
Anahita Aghili
Assessment of the physical compatibility of injectable enrofloxacin with commonly used intravenous fluids and drugs during simulated Y-port administration
Coauthors: Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, Paula A. Johnson, Aimee C. Brooks, Trinna J. Pierce, and Alexandria E. Gochenauer
Most Discussed Articles
Simon F. Haeder
Exploratory assessment of the parent attitudes about childhood vaccines survey tool to assess vaccine hesitancy and pet vaccination status among pet owners
Mark E. Peterson
Evaluation of a novel, sensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone assay as a diagnostic test for thyroid disease in cats
Coauthors: Eric Dougherty and Mark Rishniw
Boaz Arzi
Kinematic performance of a novel temporomandibular joint replacement prosthesis under bite-force conditions in dogs and cats
Coauthors: Morgan Weed, Tanya C. Garcia, Stephanie L. Goldschmidt, and Denis J. Marcellin-Little
Sarah J. Marvel
The use of a novel nitric oxide wound dressing in acute traumatic wounds in dogs
Coauthors: Benjamin Goldblatt, Catriona M. MacPhail, and Kristin M. Zersen
Luis Campoy
A newly developed recovery-enhancing device improves recovery scores during emergence from general anesthesia in horses: a randomized trial
Coauthors: Manuel Martin-Flores, Joaquin Araos, Stephen A. Parry, and Robin D. Gleed
Most Cited Articles
Miriam G. Bates
Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against Escherichia coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is affected by incorporation into carriers for sustained release
Coauthors: Marije Risselada, Daniela C. Peña-Hernandez, Kenitra Hendrix, and George E. Moore
Rachelle N. Thompson
Equine gamma herpesvirus presence and viral load are not associated with equine glandular gastric disease
Coauthors: Erin Pearson, Sean P. McDonough, Helenrose Iannitti, Gerlinde R. Van de Walle, Heidi Banse, Gillian A. Perkins, and Joy E. Tomlinson
Franklin Dexter
Modeling daily veterinary anesthetist patient care hours and probabilities of exceeding critical thresholds
Coauthors: Renata H. Pinho and Daniel S. J. Pang
Neil Vezeau
Current understanding and knowledge gaps regarding wildlife as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance
Coauthor: Laura Kahn
Jonathan A. Runstadler
The virus is out of the barn: the emergence of HPAI as a pathogen of avian and mammalian wildlife around the globe
Coauthor: Wendy B. Puryear
Most Streamed Podcast Episodes
Erin O’Neil and Callie Fogle
Horse owner opinions regarding equine veterinarian attire and attributes
Erica Reineke and Justin Lam
Outpatient treatment for lily toxicity in cats
Laurie Larson
Revolutionizing canine health: the promise of monoclonal antibodies against parvovirus
Kelli Maddock and Claire Burbick
Veterinary antimicrobial resistance research
Janet Grimes and Townes Hillier
Predictive tools for splenic mass etiology in dogs
All members of these top trending teams have received a certificate of accomplishment, and the first authors are pictured below. Each team will also receive a waiver for the open access fee ($1,300) for their next article published in JAVMA or AJVR. Finally, we have created a Themed Collection of these articles and podcast episodes for ease of accessibility (https://avmajournals.avma.org/page/Top-Trending-Collection).
We at JAVMA and AJVR thank all our authors for trusting us with their important work!
Respectfully,
Lisa A. Fortier DVM, PhD, DACVS
Editor-in-Chief, JAVMA and AJVR
Chief Publications Officer, AVMA
Top Trending in 2024
The annual Top Trending awards recognize the contributions of authors of manuscripts published in JAVMA and AJVR that garnered the most engagement in 2024 in the categories listed below. The journals would like to thank the following authors for their contribution to veterinary medicine.
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