Alexander C. McFarlane

27.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
357 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Alexander C. McFarlane is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander C. McFarlane has authored 357 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 249 papers in Clinical Psychology, 60 papers in Epidemiology and 46 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alexander C. McFarlane's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (202 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (68 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (56 papers). Alexander C. McFarlane is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (202 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (68 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (56 papers). Alexander C. McFarlane collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Alexander C. McFarlane's co-authors include Richard A. Bryant, Mark Creamer, Derrick Silove, Meaghan O’Donnell, Rachel Yehuda, C. Richard Clark, David Forbes, MeLisa R. Creamer, Miranda Van Hooff and Clara Bookless and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexander C. McFarlane

346 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Dissociation, somatization, and affect dysregulation: the complexity of adaptation of trauma

1996 671 citations Alexander C. McFarlane et al. profile →
The Psychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Injury

2010 607 citations Richard A. Bryant, Meaghan O’Donnell et al. profile →
Post-traumatic stress disorder

2015 567 citations Alexander C. McFarlane et al. profile →
Post-traumatic stress disorder: findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being

2001 527 citations Alexander C. McFarlane et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
The Longitudinal Course of Posttraumatic Morbidity The Range of Outcomes and Their Predictors

1988 417 citations Alexander C. McFarlane profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander C. McFarlane Australia	72	12.0k	2.5k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	357	17.9k
Matthew J. Friedman United States	60	13.3k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	222	17.8k
Charles R. Marmar United States	84	14.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	288	22.9k
Arieh Y. Shalev Israel	64	9.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	199	13.9k
Robert H. Pietrzak United States	74	11.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	3.5k 1.7×	2.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.5×	585	20.6k
Brett T. Litz United States	71	17.3k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	3.7k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	306	22.1k
Frank W. Weathers United States	44	19.1k 1.6×	4.2k 1.7×	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	109	23.3k
Robert J. Ursano United States	63	12.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	685 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	477	17.1k
Paula P. Schnurr United States	65	14.4k 1.2×	3.1k 1.3×	3.9k 1.9×	871 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	280	19.0k
Jonathan I. Bisson United Kingdom	60	10.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	714 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	195	13.8k
John A. Fairbank United States	59	11.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	655 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	136	14.2k

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Dell, Lisa, et al.. (2024). Trauma, resilience and significant relationships: Sex differences in protective factors for military mental health. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 59(1). 48–59. 1 indexed citations

McFarlane, Alexander C.. (2021). Stressed, inflamed and depressed: What does this mean for treatment of major depressive disorders?. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 94. 19–20. 2 indexed citations

Kartal, Dzenana, Hussain‐Abdulah Arjmand, Tracey Varker, et al.. (2021). Cross-Lagged Relationships Between Insomnia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Treatment-Receiving Veterans. Behavior Therapy. 52(4). 982–994. 18 indexed citations

Bryant, Richard A., Ben Edwards, Mark Creamer, et al.. (2020). Prolonged grief in refugees, parenting behaviour and children’s mental health. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 55(9). 863–873. 16 indexed citations

Hinton, Mark, Meaghan O’Donnell, Sean Cowlishaw, et al.. (2020). Defining post‐traumatic stress disorder recovery in veterans: Benchmarking symptom change against functioning indicators. Stress and Health. 37(3). 547–556. 8 indexed citations

Maybery, Darryl, Rebecca Jones, Joanna F. Dipnall, et al.. (2019). A mixed-methods study of psychological distress following an environmental catastrophe: the case of the Hazelwood open-cut coalmine fire in Australia. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 33(2). 216–230. 20 indexed citations

Jones, Rebecca, Sarah Lee, Darryl Maybery, & Alexander C. McFarlane. (2018). Experiences of a prolonged coal-mine fire. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal. 27(5). 534–545. 8 indexed citations

Nickerson, Angela, Belinda J. Liddell, David Keegan, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal association between trust, psychological symptoms and community engagement in resettled refugees. Psychological Medicine. 49(10). 1661–1669. 33 indexed citations

O’Donnell, Meaghan, Tracey Varker, Dzenana Kartal, et al.. (2017). A systematic review of person-centered approaches to investigating patterns of trauma exposure. Clinical Psychology Review. 57. 208–225. 111 indexed citations

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O’Donnell, Meaghan, Tracey Varker, Mark Creamer, et al.. (2012). Exploration of Delayed-Onset Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Severe Injury. Psychosomatic Medicine. 75(1). 68–75. 6 indexed citations

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Forbes, David, Emma Lockwood, Jon D. Elhai, et al.. (2011). An examination of the structure of posttraumatic stress disorder in relation to the anxiety and depressive disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. 132(1-2). 165–172. 37 indexed citations

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Rees, Susan, Derrick Silove, Tien Chey, et al.. (2011). Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders and Psychosocial Function. JAMA. 306(5). 513–21. 324 indexed citations

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Forbes, David, Ruth Parslow, Mark Creamer, et al.. (2010). A longitudinal analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and their relationship with Fear and Anxious-Misery disorders: Implications for DSM-V. Journal of Affective Disorders. 127(1-3). 147–152. 51 indexed citations

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Shankman, Stewart A., Steven M. Silverstein, Leanne M. Williams, et al.. (2008). Resting electroencephalogram asymmetry and posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 21(2). 190–198. 32 indexed citations

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Bryant, Richard A., Mark Creamer, Meaghan O’Donnell, Derrick Silove, & Alexander C. McFarlane. (2008). A Multisite Study of Initial Respiration Rate and Heart Rate as Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 69(11). 1694–1701. 55 indexed citations

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Galletly, Cherrie, Alexander C. McFarlane, & Richard Clark. (2008). Differentiating cortical patterns of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research. 159(1-2). 196–206. 11 indexed citations

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Treloar, Susan A., et al.. (2007). Initiating an Australian deployment health surveillance program. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 16(1). 6–7. 4 indexed citations

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McFarlane, Alexander C.. (2003). Posttraumatic stress disorder: the intersection of epidemiology and individual psychobiological adaptation. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 16(1). 57–63. 3 indexed citations

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McFarlane, Alexander C., Darren Weber, & C. Richard Clark. (1993). Abnormal stimulus processing in posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 34(5). 311–320. 172 indexed citations

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McFarlane, Alexander C.. (1989). The treatment of post‐traumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Medical Psychology. 62(1). 81–90. 49 indexed citations

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