Alan Macfarlane

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
122 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alan Macfarlane is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Macfarlane has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 13 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Alan Macfarlane's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (28 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (16 papers) and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (11 papers). Alan Macfarlane is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (28 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (16 papers) and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (11 papers). Alan Macfarlane collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alan Macfarlane's co-authors include E. C. G. Sudarshan, George C. Homans, Richard Brull, F. Rohrlich, Joshua N. Goldberg, Ezra T. Newman, Vincent Chan, James Sharpe, Christopher Dyer and Keith Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Nuclear Physics B.

In The Last Decade

Alan Macfarlane

117 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Spin-s Spherical Harmonics and ð 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1972 1970 2020 200 400 600
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. Spin-s Spherical Harmonics and ð
    1967 633 citations Alan Macfarlane et al. profile →
  2. Religion and the Decline of Magic. Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England.
    1972 201 citations Alan Macfarlane et al. profile →
  3. Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England
    1970 188 citations Alan Macfarlane et al. profile →
  4. The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery: international consensus statement on efficacy and safety
    2020 143 citations Irwin Foo, Alan Macfarlane et al. Anaesthesia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Macfarlane United Kingdom 29 910 629 568 498 399 122 3.8k
William G Dixon United Kingdom 59 820 0.9× 1.5k 2.5× 879 1.5× 513 1.0× 973 2.4× 289 12.2k
John M. Benson United States 41 128 0.1× 1.3k 2.1× 732 1.3× 315 0.6× 1.3k 3.2× 188 7.0k
David A. Green United Kingdom 44 637 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 2.8k 4.9× 1.8k 3.6× 1.3k 3.4× 365 7.8k
Mi­chael Urban United States 38 2.0k 2.1× 198 0.3× 186 0.3× 371 0.7× 13 0.0× 208 4.3k
William E. Scott United States 39 734 0.8× 210 0.3× 128 0.2× 54 0.1× 64 0.2× 186 6.8k
John Dwyfor Davies United Kingdom 32 176 0.2× 111 0.2× 41 0.1× 908 1.8× 41 0.1× 144 4.5k
Phil Smith United States 22 423 0.5× 248 0.4× 675 1.2× 213 0.4× 23 0.1× 106 2.6k
E. R. Johnson United Kingdom 29 298 0.3× 110 0.2× 117 0.2× 17 0.0× 43 0.1× 280 4.2k
John D. Norton United Kingdom 44 247 0.3× 63 0.1× 974 1.7× 123 0.2× 71 0.2× 224 8.1k
Peter C. Hill United States 44 1.0k 1.1× 2.7k 4.2× 33 0.1× 18 0.0× 63 0.2× 228 9.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ip, Vivian, Cliff Shelton, Forbes McGain, et al.. (2025). Environmental responsibility in resource utilization during the practice of regional anesthesia: a Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Delphi consensus study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 72(3). 436–447. 1 indexed citations
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Lloyd, James F., Alan Macfarlane, Jonathan Womack, et al.. (2024). Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK ( RA ‐ UK ) priority setting partnership involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Anaesthesia. 80(2). 170–178. 2 indexed citations
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Laurent, David Burckett-St, Martin Shaw, Jonathan Womack, et al.. (2023). Regional anaesthesia training in the UK – a national survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 100241–100241. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, Anne M., et al.. (2022). Pilot study to explore if an augmented reality NeedleTrainer device improves novice performance of a nerve block on a phantom. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 129(4). e109–e110. 1 indexed citations
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Foo, Irwin, Alan Macfarlane, Devjit Srivastava, et al.. (2020). The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery: international consensus statement on efficacy and safety. Anaesthesia. 76(2). 238–250. 143 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macfarlane, Alan, Mark D. Neuman, & Emma Aitken. (2020). Could anaesthetic technique be blocking successful outcomes in arteriovenous fistula surgery?. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 126(2). 349–352. 1 indexed citations
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Ruíz-Tóvar, Jaime, Éric Albrecht, Alan Macfarlane, & Flaminia Coluzzi. (2019). The TAP block in obese patients: pros and cons. Minerva Anestesiologica. 85(9). 1024–1031. 19 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan. (2019). What is clinical governance?. BJA Education. 19(6). 174–175. 19 indexed citations
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Kearns, Rachel, Alan Macfarlane, Andrew Grant, et al.. (2016). A randomised, controlled, double blind, non‐inferiority trial of ultrasound‐guided fascia iliaca block vs. spinal morphine for analgesia after primary hip arthroplasty. Anaesthesia. 71(12). 1431–1440. 18 indexed citations
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Brull, Richard, et al.. (2011). Is Circumferential Injection Advantageous for Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block?. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 36(3). 266–270. 49 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan, et al.. (2009). Does regional anaesthesia improve outcome after total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 103(3). 335–345. 141 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan & Keith Anderson. (2009). Infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain. 9(5). 139–143. 16 indexed citations
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Hall, John A., Colin Renfrew, Anatoly M. Khazanov, et al.. (1992). Transition to Modernity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 194 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan, et al.. (1990). Gurungs of Nepal : a guide to the Gurungs. 4 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan. (1980). Records of an English village Earls Colne 1400-1750. 3 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan. (1977). History, anthropology and the study of communities∗. Social History. 2(5). 631–652. 30 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Alan & A. R. Macgregor. (1958). Malignant Non-Chromaffin Paraganglioma of the Thigh. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 33(167). 55–57. 14 indexed citations

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