B MacPherson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

B MacPherson is a scholar working on Surgery, Pharmacology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, B MacPherson has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in B MacPherson's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (3 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (2 papers). B MacPherson is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (3 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (2 papers). B MacPherson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. B MacPherson's co-authors include John W. Frymoyer, David G. Wilder, Malcolm H. Pope, Takashi Ashikaga, John H. Clarke, David R. Holmes, Arthur H. Newberg, Robert Jones, Dieter W. Gump and P. Macpherson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Gut and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

B MacPherson

11 papers receiving 927 citations

Hit Papers

Risk factors in low-back pain. An epidemiological survey. 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400 500
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. Risk factors in low-back pain. An epidemiological survey.
    1983 592 citations John W. Frymoyer, Malcolm H. Pope et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B MacPherson United States 10 621 414 226 134 133 11 1.0k
Wendy Rheault United States 13 338 0.5× 202 0.5× 291 1.3× 120 0.9× 50 0.4× 23 872
Tommy Hansson Sweden 13 1.1k 1.8× 504 1.2× 254 1.1× 66 0.5× 260 2.0× 19 1.5k
Alan Jordan United States 17 810 1.3× 492 1.2× 351 1.6× 298 2.2× 67 0.5× 26 1.5k
Thomas Tai Wing Chiu Hong Kong 20 1.4k 2.3× 576 1.4× 580 2.6× 184 1.4× 437 3.3× 31 1.9k
Leonard N. Matheson United States 17 626 1.0× 141 0.3× 146 0.6× 27 0.2× 90 0.7× 58 973
Michael Rose United States 11 703 1.1× 263 0.6× 99 0.4× 71 0.5× 40 0.3× 32 1.1k
Emiel van Trijffel Netherlands 15 534 0.9× 186 0.4× 342 1.5× 55 0.4× 78 0.6× 44 979
Andrew J. Hahne Australia 20 738 1.2× 440 1.1× 389 1.7× 106 0.8× 76 0.6× 69 1.5k
Lars‐Erik Peterson Sweden 8 587 0.9× 204 0.5× 123 0.5× 48 0.4× 46 0.3× 9 870
Kathleen A. Curtis United States 12 162 0.3× 818 2.0× 496 2.2× 110 0.8× 31 0.2× 22 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by B MacPherson

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Fields of papers citing papers by B MacPherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B MacPherson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B MacPherson. The network helps show where B MacPherson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of B MacPherson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B MacPherson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B MacPherson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B MacPherson. B MacPherson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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MacPherson, B, P. Macpherson, & B. Jennett. (1990). CT evidence of intracranial contusion and haematoma in relation to the presence, site and type of skull fracture. Clinical Radiology. 42(5). 321–326. 22 indexed citations
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Frymoyer, John W., Reed B. Phillips, Arthur H. Newberg, & B MacPherson. (1986). A Comparative Analysis of the Interpretations of Lumbar Spinal Radiographs by Chiropractors and Medical Doctors. Spine. 11(10). 1020–1023. 21 indexed citations
3.
Clarke, John H., B MacPherson, David R. Holmes, & Robert Jones. (1986). Reducing Adolescent Smoking: A Comparison of Peer‐led, Teacher‐led, and Expert Interventions. Journal of School Health. 56(3). 102–106. 51 indexed citations
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Frymoyer, John W., et al.. (1984). Spine radiographs in patients with low-back pain. An epidemiological study in men.. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 66(7). 1048–1055. 176 indexed citations
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Frymoyer, John W., et al.. (1983). Risk factors in low-back pain. An epidemiological survey.. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 65(2). 213–218. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holdstock, G, B MacPherson, & Warren L. Beeken. (1982). HLA B8 and granuloma formation in Crohn's disease.. Gut. 23(7). 600–602. 5 indexed citations
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Clarke, John H., B MacPherson, & David R. Holmes. (1982). Cigarette Smoking and External Locus of Control Among Young Adolescents. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 23(3). 253–253. 44 indexed citations
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Clarke, John H., B MacPherson, & David R. Holmes. (1982). Cigarette smoking and external locus of control among young adolescents.. PubMed. 23(3). 253–9. 47 indexed citations
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Gump, Dieter W., E O Caul, O.E. Eade, et al.. (1981). Lymphocytotoxic and microbial antibodies in Crohn's disease and matched controls. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 47(5). 455–464. 9 indexed citations
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Eade, O.E., et al.. (1980). Lymphocyte subpopulations of intestinal mucosa in inflammatory bowel disease.. Gut. 21(8). 675–682. 18 indexed citations
11.
Gump, Dieter W., et al.. (1980). Respiratory symptoms and lung function in a sample of Vermont dairymen and industrial workers.. American Journal of Public Health. 70(3). 241–245. 36 indexed citations

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