Catherine MacPhail

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Catherine MacPhail is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine MacPhail has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in General Health Professions, 86 papers in Infectious Diseases and 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Catherine MacPhail's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (107 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (86 papers) and Sex work and related issues (29 papers). Catherine MacPhail is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (107 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (86 papers) and Sex work and related issues (29 papers). Catherine MacPhail collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Catherine MacPhail's co-authors include Audrey Pettifor, Helen Rees, Catherine Campbell, Catherine Campbell, Kathleen Kahn, Nomhle Khoza, Meghna Ranganathan, Rhian Twine, Nancy Padian and Laurie Abler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Catherine MacPhail

156 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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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.

Young people's sexual health in South Africa: HIV prevalence and sexual behaviors from a nationally representative household survey

2005 470 citations Audrey Pettifor, Helen Rees et al. profile →
Process guidelines for establishing Intercoder Reliability in qualitative studies

2015 319 citations Catherine MacPhail, Nomhle Khoza et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine MacPhail South Africa	42	4.3k	3.2k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	163	6.5k
Joanna Busza United Kingdom	39	2.5k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	835 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	114	5.2k
Suzanne Maman United States	41	4.3k 1.0×	3.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	611 0.5×	2.4k 1.9×	200	6.5k
Catherine Mathews South Africa	44	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	536 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	236	5.5k
Audrey Pettifor United States	52	6.0k 1.4×	5.6k 1.7×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	2.5k 2.0×	312	9.2k
Shari L. Dworkin United States	43	2.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	604 0.5×	809 0.6×	114	5.4k
Khangelani Zuma South Africa	32	3.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	607 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	103	5.7k
James Hargreaves United Kingdom	53	4.2k 1.0×	4.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	2.7k 2.2×	238	9.9k
Michael Sweat United States	43	4.5k 1.1×	4.7k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	505 0.4×	3.0k 2.4×	110	7.2k
Constance Nyamukapa United Kingdom	39	3.1k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	138	5.2k
Harsha Thirumurthy United States	37	2.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	736 0.5×	884 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	186	5.5k

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Smith, Anthony K J, Curtis Chan, Timothy R. Broady, et al.. (2025). Differentiated and simplified oral HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis ( PrEP ) models hold the key to virtually eliminating HIV transmission in Australia by 2030. The Medical Journal of Australia. 223(11). 556–559.

MacPhail, Catherine, et al.. (2024). Ending HIV Transmission in Australia: Expanding PrEP to Cisgender Women: A Scoping Review. AIDS and Behavior. 28(9). 3038–3050. 1 indexed citations

Green, Heidi, Catherine MacPhail, & Ritin Fernandez. (2023). “I just wanted money for food”: a qualitative study of the experiences of Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Public Health. 32(10). 1933–1944. 1 indexed citations

Atkins, Kaitlyn, Catherine MacPhail, Suzanne Maman, et al.. (2021). “The sky is the limit; I am going there”: experiences of hope among young women receiving a conditional cash transfer in rural South Africa. Culture Health & Sexuality. 24(8). 1077–1091. 1 indexed citations

Schütze, Heike, et al.. (2021). Parents’ knowledge, beliefs, acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine in members of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Vaccine. 39(17). 2335–2343. 35 indexed citations

Loney-Howes, Rachel, et al.. (2021). Youth Attitudes to Domestic and Family Violence: A Scoping Review of Young People’s Attitudes and Perceptions in Australia. Trauma Violence & Abuse. 24(2). 702–718. 2 indexed citations

Fearon, Elizabeth, Richard D. Wiggins, Audrey Pettifor, et al.. (2019). Friendships Among Young South African Women, Sexual Behaviours and Connections to Sexual Partners (HPTN 068). AIDS and Behavior. 23(6). 1471–1483. 3 indexed citations

Ranganathan, Meghna, Lori Heise, Catherine MacPhail, et al.. (2018). ‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068). Reproductive Health. 15(1). 102–102. 26 indexed citations

Fogel, Jessica M., Jing Wang, Yinfeng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Natural control of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: HPTN 068. HIV Clinical Trials. 19(5). 202–208. 4 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Molly, Audrey Pettifor, Rhian Twine, et al.. (2018). Evidence for sample selection effect and Hawthorne effect in behavioural HIV prevention trial among young women in a rural South African community. BMJ Open. 8(1). e019167–e019167. 23 indexed citations

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Chimoyi, Lucy, Emilie Venables, Jonathan Stadler, et al.. (2017). Using surrogate vaccines to assess feasibility and acceptability of future HIV vaccine trials in men: a randomised trial in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 17(S3). 524–524. 2 indexed citations

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Ranganathan, Meghna, Catherine MacPhail, Audrey Pettifor, et al.. (2017). Young women’s perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 666–666. 67 indexed citations

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Fearon, Elizabeth, Richard D. Wiggins, Audrey Pettifor, et al.. (2017). Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV‐2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN‐068. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 20(4). 11 indexed citations

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Pallitto, Christina, Claudı́a Garcia‐Moreno, Heidi Stöeckl, et al.. (2016). Testing a counselling intervention in antenatal care for women experiencing partner violence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 630–630. 32 indexed citations

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McKay, Kathy, Stuart Wark, Virginia Mapedzahama, et al.. (2015). Sticks and stones: How words and language impact upon social inclusion. Journal of Social Inclusion. 6(1). 146–162.

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Pettifor, Audrey, Katie M. O’Brien, Catherine MacPhail, William C. Miller, & Helen Rees. (2009). Early coital debut and associated HIV risk factors among young women and men in South Africa.. PubMed. 35(2). 82–90. 85 indexed citations

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Terris‐Prestholt, Fern, L. Kumaranayake, Catherine MacPhail, Helen Rees, & Charlotte Watts. (2007). Women's Willingness to Pay for Barrier Methods for HIV Prevention in South Africa: A Comparison of the Female Condom, Diaphragm, and Microbicides. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Gilgen, D., Brian Williams, Catherine MacPhail, et al.. (2001). The natural history of HIV / AIDS in a major goldmining centre in South Africa : results of a biomedical and social survey : research article. South African Journal of Science. 97. 387–392. 9 indexed citations

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Williams, Brian, D. Gilgen, Catherine Campbell, Dirk Taljaard, & Catherine MacPhail. (2000). The natural history of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: a biomedical and social survey in Carletonville. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(11). 7937–7940. 31 indexed citations

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MacPhail, Catherine. (1998). Adolescents and HIV in developing countries: new research directions. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 3 indexed citations

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