Alison Macfarlane

6.7k total citations
128 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Alison Macfarlane is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Macfarlane has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 49 papers in General Health Professions and 31 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Alison Macfarlane's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (25 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (24 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Alison Macfarlane is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (25 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (24 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Alison Macfarlane collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Finland. Alison Macfarlane's co-authors include Béatrice Blondel, Nirupa Dattani, Mika Gissler, Jennifer Zeitlin, Sophie Alexander, Qiu Meng, Kyriaki Zeibecoglou, Marc Humbert, Beverley Botting and Ying Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alison Macfarlane

120 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alison Macfarlane United Kingdom	35	2.0k	1.2k	857	648	574	128	4.5k
Naho Morisaki Japan	33	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	815 1.0×	888 1.4×	575 1.0×	186	4.9k
Siri E. Håberg Norway	38	1.9k 0.9×	998 0.8×	320 0.4×	1.2k 1.8×	569 1.0×	181	5.3k
Michael Coory Australia	33	1.2k 0.6×	882 0.7×	578 0.7×	701 1.1×	585 1.0×	147	4.8k
Alice Rumbold Australia	33	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	595 0.7×	860 1.3×	186 0.3×	137	4.1k
Nathalie Auger Canada	32	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	687 0.8×	875 1.4×	300 0.5×	276	4.6k
Michele R. Hacker United States	38	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	398 0.5×	1.5k 2.3×	307 0.5×	303	5.7k
Audrey F. Saftlas United States	34	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	328 0.4×	869 1.3×	522 0.9×	74	4.2k
Camille Raynes‐Greenow Australia	30	1.4k 0.7×	901 0.7×	488 0.6×	716 1.1×	283 0.5×	153	3.1k
Erwin Birnie Netherlands	41	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	577 0.7×	725 1.1×	533 0.9×	233	5.4k
Laust Hvas Mortensen Denmark	34	1.4k 0.7×	620 0.5×	630 0.7×	688 1.1×	304 0.5×	185	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Macfarlane

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Gissler, Mika, Óscar Zurriaga, Serena Donati, et al.. (2025). Evaluating Perinatal Health in Europe: A Comparison of Routine Population Birth Data Sources. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 39(5). 405–416. 3 indexed citations

Hua, Xinyang, Stavros Petrou, Victoria Coathup, et al.. (2023). Gestational age and hospital admission costs from birth to childhood: a population-based record linkage study in England. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 108(5). 485–491. 4 indexed citations

Johnson, Samantha, Claire Carson, Stavros Petrou, et al.. (2022). Gestational age at birth and academic attainment in primary and secondary school in England: Evidence from a national cohort study. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0271952–e0271952. 16 indexed citations

Coathup, Victoria, Claire Carson, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, et al.. (2021). Associations between gestational age at birth and infection-related hospital admission rates during childhood in England: Population-based record linkage study. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257341–e0257341. 5 indexed citations

Favarato, Graziella, Tom Clemens, Steve Cunningham, et al.. (2021). Air Pollution, housing and respiratory tract Infections in Children: NatIonal birth Cohort study (PICNIC): study protocol. BMJ Open. 11(5). e048038–e048038. 3 indexed citations

Zeitlin, Jennifer, Mélanie Durox, Alison Macfarlane, et al.. (2020). Using Robson's Ten‐Group Classification System for comparing caesarean section rates in Europe: an analysis of routine data from the Euro‐Peristat study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 128(9). 1444–1453. 30 indexed citations

Roderick, Peter, Alison Macfarlane, & Allyson M Pollock. (2020). Getting back on track: control of covid-19 outbreaks in the community. BMJ. 369. m2484–m2484. 14 indexed citations

Zeitlin, Jennifer, Laust Hvas Mortensen, C. Prunet, et al.. (2016). Socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirth rates in Europe: measuring the gap using routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16(1). 15–15. 42 indexed citations

Rowe, Rachel, John Townend, Peter Brocklehurst, et al.. (2014). Service configuration, unit characteristics and variation in intervention rates in a national sample of obstetric units in England: an exploratory analysis. BMJ Open. 4(5). e005551–e005551. 11 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison, et al.. (2014). Female Genital Mutilation in England and Wales: Updated statistical estimates of the numbers of affected women living in England and Wales and girls at risk Interim report on provisional estimates. Parasites & Vectors. 3. 74–74. 32 indexed citations

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Lack, Nicholas, Béatrice Blondel, Ashna D. Hindori‐Mohangoo, et al.. (2013). Reporting of perinatal health indicators for international comparisons—enhancing the appearance of geographical plots. European Journal of Public Health. 23(6). 957–963. 4 indexed citations

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Gissler, Mika, Ashna D. Hindori‐Mohangoo, Béatrice Blondel, et al.. (2010). Perinatal health monitoring in Europe: results from the EURO-PERISTAT project. TNO Repository.

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Twamley, Katherine, et al.. (2009). Recruiting UK-Born ethnic minority women for health research: lessons learned. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 1 indexed citations

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Khan, Lubna, Onn Min Kon, Alison Macfarlane, et al.. (2000). Attenuation of the Allergen-induced Late Asthmatic Reaction by Cyclosporin A Is Associated with Inhibition of Bronchial Eosinophils, Interleukin-5, Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, and Eotaxin. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(4). 1377–1382. 60 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison, et al.. (2000). Sputum Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Increase 24 Hours after Allergen Inhalation in Atopic Asthmatics. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(5). 1553–1558. 75 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison, Onn Min Kon, Susan J. Smith, et al.. (2000). Basophils, eosinophils, and mast cells in atopic and nonatopic asthma and in late-phase allergic reactions in the lung and skin. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 105(1). 99–107. 145 indexed citations

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Wang, Hsing‐Kuo, Alison Macfarlane, & Tom Cochrane. (2000). Isokinetic performance and shoulder mobility in elite volleyball athletes from the United Kingdom. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 34(1). 39–43. 82 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison. (1989). Commentary: Revised U.S. Certificate of Birth: A View from England. Birth. 16(4). 193–195. 1 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison, et al.. (1984). Home births in England and Wales, 1979: perinatal mortality according to intended place of delivery.. BMJ. 289(6447). 721–724. 44 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Alison. (1978). Variations in number of births and perinatal mortality by day of week in England and Wales.. BMJ. 2(6153). 1670–1673. 104 indexed citations

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