Anne MacFarlane

8.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
124 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Anne MacFarlane is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne MacFarlane has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in General Health Professions, 34 papers in Clinical Psychology and 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Anne MacFarlane's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (34 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (28 papers) and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (25 papers). Anne MacFarlane is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (34 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (28 papers) and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (25 papers). Anne MacFarlane collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Anne MacFarlane's co-authors include Frances S Mair, Luciana Ballini, Carl May, Elizabeth Murray, Tracy Finch, Christopher Dowrick, Tim Rapley, Shaun Treweek, Anne Rogers and Catherine O’Donnell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anne MacFarlane

118 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing,... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2010 2009 2007 2014 2022 250 500 750
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. Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions
    2010 859 citations Elizabeth Murray, Shaun Treweek et al. BMC Medicine profile →
  2. Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory
    2009 808 citations Carl May, Frances S Mair et al. Implementation Science profile →
  3. Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model
    2007 451 citations Carl May, Tracy Finch et al. BMC Health Services Research profile →
  4. A qualitative systematic review of studies using the normalization process theory to research implementation processes
    2014 277 citations Luciana Ballini, Catherine O’Donnell et al. Implementation Science profile →
  5. Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development
    2022 104 citations Carl May, Bianca Albers et al. Implementation Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anne MacFarlane Ireland 31 3.0k 1.2k 782 601 526 124 5.2k
Pierre Pluye Canada 24 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 714 0.9× 529 0.9× 397 0.8× 75 5.3k
Janet E. Squires Canada 44 4.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 647 0.8× 513 0.9× 439 0.8× 160 7.4k
Alicia Fernández United States 36 3.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 872 1.5× 412 0.8× 163 5.8k
Donna Ciliska Canada 36 3.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 941 1.2× 518 0.9× 560 1.1× 115 6.6k
Fiona Stevenson United Kingdom 34 3.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 779 1.0× 589 1.0× 533 1.0× 157 5.9k
Souraya Sidani Canada 43 3.0k 1.0× 895 0.7× 857 1.1× 558 0.9× 456 0.9× 256 6.4k
Robbie Foy United Kingdom 35 3.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 507 0.6× 555 0.9× 763 1.5× 168 7.8k
Frances Rapport United Kingdom 34 1.8k 0.6× 891 0.7× 588 0.8× 493 0.8× 554 1.1× 190 4.8k
Ian Watt United Kingdom 41 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 895 1.1× 411 0.7× 530 1.0× 145 6.7k
Lambert Felix United Kingdom 20 3.0k 1.0× 879 0.7× 723 0.9× 560 0.9× 533 1.0× 41 5.4k

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All Works

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May, Carl, Alyson Hillis, Bianca Albers, et al.. (2025). Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory. Implementation Science. 20(1). 34–34.
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Salsberg, Jon, et al.. (2023). Do you still trust me? Exploring trust in research partnerships over time. PubMed Central. 4951–4951. 1 indexed citations
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LeMaster, Joseph W., et al.. (2023). Refugee and migrants' involvement in participatory spaces in a US practice‐based research network study: Responding to unanticipated priorities. Health Expectations. 26(4). 1596–1605. 3 indexed citations
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MacFarlane, Anne, et al.. (2023). Understanding the evolution of trust in a participatory health research partnership: A qualitative study. Health Expectations. 27(1). e13918–e13918. 3 indexed citations
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MacFarlane, Anne, et al.. (2022). Regulating emotional responses to aphasia to re‐engage in life: a qualitative interview study. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 57(2). 352–365. 7 indexed citations
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May, Carl, Bianca Albers, Laura Desveaux, et al.. (2022). Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: Protocol for a qualitative systematic review of studies informed by Normalization Process Theory (NPT). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 41–41. 6 indexed citations
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MacFarlane, Anne, Christopher Dowrick, Katja Gravenhorst, et al.. (2021). Involving migrants in the adaptation of primary care services in a ‘newly’ diverse urban area in Ireland: The tension between agency and structure. Health & Place. 70. 102556–102556. 8 indexed citations
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Walsh, Kieran, et al.. (2020). Positive health among older Traveller and older homeless adults: A scoping review of life‐course and structural determinants. Health & Social Care in the Community. 28(6). 1961–1978. 8 indexed citations
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MacFarlane, Anne, et al.. (2020). Conceptualising, operationalising and measuring trust in participatory health research networks: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 10(10). e038840–e038840. 12 indexed citations
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Papadakaki, Maria, Christos Lionis, Aristoula Saridaki, et al.. (2017). Exploring barriers to primary care for migrants in Greece in times of austerity: Perspectives of service providers. European Journal of General Practice. 23(1). 129–135. 21 indexed citations
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Teunissen, Erik, Katja Gravenhorst, Christopher Dowrick, et al.. (2017). Implementing guidelines and training initiatives to improve cross-cultural communication in primary care consultations: a qualitative participatory European study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16(1). 32–32. 51 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Pauline, et al.. (2017). Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: An integrative review. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177026–e0177026. 87 indexed citations
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Lionis, Christos, Maria Papadakaki, Aristoula Saridaki, et al.. (2016). Engaging migrants and other stakeholders to improve communication in cross-cultural consultation in primary care: a theoretically informed participatory study. BMJ Open. 6(7). e010822–e010822. 33 indexed citations
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Brún, Mary O’Reilly-de, Anne MacFarlane, Tomas de Brún, et al.. (2015). Involving migrants in the development of guidelines for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations: a participatory learning and action research project. BMJ Open. 5(9). e007092–e007092. 32 indexed citations
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May, Carl, Tracy Finch, Luciana Ballini, et al.. (2011). Evaluating complex interventions and health technologies using normalization process theory: development of a simplified approach and web-enabled toolkit. BMC Health Services Research. 11(1). 245–245. 173 indexed citations
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Murray, Elizabeth, Shaun Treweek, Catherine Pope, et al.. (2010). Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions. BMC Medicine. 8(1). 63–63. 859 indexed citations breakdown →
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