A. P. MacPhail

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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A. P. MacPhail is a scholar working on Hematology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. P. MacPhail has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Hematology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in A. P. MacPhail's work include Iron Metabolism and Disorders (32 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (15 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (12 papers). A. P. MacPhail is often cited by papers focused on Iron Metabolism and Disorders (32 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (15 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (12 papers). A. P. MacPhail collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Zimbabwe. A. P. MacPhail's co-authors include T. H. Bothwell, W. R. Bezwoda, J. D. Torrance, D. P. Derman, R. W. Charlton, M. Gillooly, Roy D. Baynes, Wendy Y. Mills, Fatima Mayet and F. G. H. Mayet and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

A. P. MacPhail

64 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

The effects of organic acids, phytates and polyphenols on the absorption of iron from vegetables

1983 385 citations T. H. Bothwell, J. D. Torrance et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. P. MacPhail South Africa	27	1.4k	998	654	500	381	65	2.6k
Roy D. Baynes South Africa	24	1.6k 1.1×	761 0.8×	190 0.3×	868 1.7×	100 0.3×	58	2.5k
Peter R. Flanagan Canada	28	520 0.4×	878 0.9×	242 0.4×	206 0.4×	231 0.6×	63	2.1k
Muhilal United States	37	886 0.6×	2.0k 2.0×	202 0.3×	222 0.4×	110 0.3×	72	3.8k
Merlyn Sayers United States	21	721 0.5×	190 0.2×	199 0.3×	232 0.5×	195 0.5×	58	2.2k
Seth Rivera United States	13	4.2k 2.9×	2.1k 2.1×	129 0.2×	2.7k 5.4×	159 0.4×	24	5.4k
Jamie Westcott United States	28	656 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	592 0.9×	64 0.1×	53 0.1×	97	2.4k
R. W. Charlton South Africa	36	2.4k 1.7×	1.5k 1.5×	912 1.4×	933 1.9×	30 0.1×	70	4.3k
Jason A. Tye–Din Australia	30	385 0.3×	461 0.5×	248 0.4×	179 0.4×	78 0.2×	73	3.3k
Pierre Fondu Belgium	27	985 0.7×	160 0.2×	53 0.1×	800 1.6×	165 0.4×	99	2.1k
Christine A. Northrop‐Clewes United Kingdom	24	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	70 0.1×	378 0.8×	116 0.3×	34	2.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

MacPhail, A. P., et al.. (2025). Long-acting glycopeptides: what are the barriers to access in patients who need them most, and how can they be overcome?. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 81(2).

MacPhail, A. P., Claire Dendle, Monica A. Slavin, & Zoe McQuilten. (2024). Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in patients with cancer: current knowledge and future directions. Journal of Hospital Infection. 148. 39–50. 4 indexed citations

Maskew, Mhairi, A. P. MacPhail, Denise Whitby, Matthias Egger, & Matthew P. Fox. (2013). Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 63(4). 442–448. 10 indexed citations

Fox, Matthew P., Mhairi Maskew, A. P. MacPhail, et al.. (2012). Cohort Profile: The Themba Lethu Clinical Cohort, Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42(2). 430–439. 77 indexed citations

MacLeod, William, et al.. (2012). The Feasibility of Using Screening Criteria to Reduce Clinic Visits for Stable Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 62(3). e82–e86. 4 indexed citations

Sanne, Ian, et al.. (2009). Long term outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in a large HIV/AIDS care clinic in urban South Africa: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 12(1). 38–38. 67 indexed citations

McNamara, Lynne, Victor R. Gordeuk, & A. P. MacPhail. (2005). Ferroportin (Q248H) mutations in African families with dietary iron overload. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 20(12). 1855–1858. 39 indexed citations

Schnitzler, Christine M., et al.. (2004). Ascorbic Acid Deficiency, Iron Overload and Alcohol Abuse Underlie the Severe Osteoporosis in Black African Patients with Hip Fractures — A Bone Histomorphometric Study. Calcified Tissue International. 76(2). 79–89. 18 indexed citations

McNamara, Lynne, Vanessa R. Panz, Frederick J. Raal, et al.. (2003). Basal Endocrine Status in African Dietary Iron Overload. Endocrine. 21(3). 241–244. 1 indexed citations

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MacPhail, A. P., et al.. (2000). Fractured neck of femur in black patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 82(6). 872–875. 4 indexed citations

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Smulian, A. George, Michael J. Linke, N. A. Halsey, et al.. (1993). Geographic Variation in the Humoral Response to Pneumocystis carinii. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(5). 1243–1247. 58 indexed citations

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Ariad, Samuel, et al.. (1992). Erythropoietin response in anaemic patients with multiple myeloma and other lymphoid malignancies infiltrating the bone marrow. European Journal Of Haematology. 49(2). 59–62. 8 indexed citations

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Baynes, Roy D., E. Schulz, A. P. MacPhail, et al.. (1992). Anaemia, iron‐related measurements and erythropoietin levels in untreated patients with active leprosy. Journal of Internal Medicine. 232(3). 273–278. 9 indexed citations

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Cohn, Richard J., et al.. (1990). Transfusion-related human immunodeficiency virus in patients with haemophilia in Johannesburg.. PubMed. 78(11). 653–6. 3 indexed citations

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Bothwell, T. H., Roy D. Baynes, B Macfarlane, & A. P. MacPhail. (1989). Nutritional iron requirements and food iron absorption. Journal of Internal Medicine. 226(5). 357–365. 98 indexed citations

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MacPhail, A. P. & T. H. Bothwell. (1989). Fortification of the Diet as a Strategy for Preventing Iron Deficiency. Acta Paediatrica. 78(S361). 114–124. 19 indexed citations

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MacPhail, A. P., et al.. (1989). The fate of intravenously injected tissue ferritin in pregnant guinea‐pigs. British Journal of Haematology. 72(1). 100–105. 15 indexed citations

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Baynes, Roy D., et al.. (1986). Iron and folate status of pregnant black women in Gazankulu.. PubMed. 70(3). 148–51. 12 indexed citations

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Derman, D. P., T. H. Bothwell, J. D. Torrance, et al.. (1982). Iron Absorption from Ferritin and Ferric Hydroxide. Scandinavian Journal of Haematology. 29(1). 18–24. 34 indexed citations

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Bezwoda, W. R., T. H. Bothwell, J. D. Torrance, et al.. (1979). The Relationship between Marrow Iron Stores, Plasma Ferritin Concentrations and Iron Absorption. Scandinavian Journal of Haematology. 22(2). 113–120. 106 indexed citations

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