Graham A. MacGregor

26.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
346 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Graham A. MacGregor is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Graham A. MacGregor has authored 346 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 131 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 126 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Graham A. MacGregor's work include Sodium Intake and Health (162 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (123 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (101 papers). Graham A. MacGregor is often cited by papers focused on Sodium Intake and Health (162 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (123 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (101 papers). Graham A. MacGregor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Graham A. MacGregor's co-authors include Feng J. He, Nirmala D. Markandu, H. E. de Wardener, Caryl Nowson, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Giuseppe A. Sagnella, Donald R.J. Singer, Tarek Antonios, Yuan Ma and Monique Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Graham A. MacGregor

333 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A comprehensive review on salt and health and current experience of worldwide salt reduction programmes

2008 806 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
Fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke: meta-analysis of cohort studies

2006 776 citations Feng J. He, Caryl Nowson et al. profile →
Effect of modest salt reduction on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Implications for public health

2002 562 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables is related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of cohort studies

2007 549 citations Feng J. He, Caryl Nowson et al. Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
Links Between Dietary Salt Intake, Renal Salt Handling, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases

2005 529 citations H. E. de Wardener, Graham A. MacGregor et al. profile →
Reducing Population Salt Intake Worldwide: From Evidence to Implementation

2010 452 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor profile →
Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure

2013 375 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor et al. profile →
Salt Reduction to Prevent Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

2020 355 citations Feng J. He, Monique Tan et al. profile →
Salt reduction in the United Kingdom: a successful experiment in public health

2013 334 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor et al. Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

2020 251 citations Bruce Neal, Mark Woodward et al. profile →
Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

2021 129 citations Jing Song, M. Brown et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Graham A. MacGregor United Kingdom	66	8.8k	7.5k	6.1k	2.6k	2.2k	346	17.9k
Thomas J. Moore United States	47	4.9k 0.6×	6.6k 0.9×	4.8k 0.8×	3.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	162	17.1k
Edgar R. Miller United States	59	6.1k 0.7×	7.9k 1.0×	5.1k 0.8×	5.2k 2.0×	2.5k 1.1×	216	20.4k
Hirotsugu Ueshima Japan	73	4.4k 0.5×	5.8k 0.8×	6.9k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	3.6k 1.6×	567	19.6k
Jeffrey A. Cutler United States	47	6.3k 0.7×	8.2k 1.1×	9.9k 1.6×	3.9k 1.5×	3.5k 1.6×	98	21.9k
Katsuyuki Miura Japan	61	3.1k 0.4×	3.7k 0.5×	5.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	630	16.0k
Johanna M. Geleijnse Netherlands	66	6.7k 0.8×	5.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	303	17.0k
Martha L. Daviglus United States	80	3.4k 0.4×	6.4k 0.9×	6.2k 1.0×	4.2k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	612	23.2k
Njeri Karanja United States	34	5.3k 0.6×	8.5k 1.1×	3.9k 0.6×	4.6k 1.7×	1.6k 0.7×	60	14.7k
Hiroyasu Iso Japan	82	3.9k 0.4×	6.9k 0.9×	6.1k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	4.1k 1.8×	853	26.7k
Denise G. Simons‐Morton United States	34	3.9k 0.4×	6.5k 0.9×	5.1k 0.8×	3.9k 1.5×	5.7k 2.5×	60	17.4k

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Manan, Musaalbakri Abdul, et al.. (2025). Reformulation of soy sauce to reduce sodium content and assessment of manufacturer readiness, consumer acceptance, and shelf life. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 42671–42671.

Egan, Brent M., Daniel T. Lackland, Susan E. Sutherland, et al.. (2025). PERSPECTIVE – The Growing Global Benefits of Limiting Salt Intake: an urgent call from the World Hypertension League for more effective policy and public health initiatives. Journal of Human Hypertension. 39(4). 241–245.

Adams, Fred C., Carl A. Baxter, Graham A. MacGregor, et al.. (2024). EPS10.08 LONGITUDE: an observational study of the long-term effectiveness of ELX/TEZ/IVA in people with CF using data from the UK CF Registry — preliminary results from the subgroup aged 6–11 years. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 23. S65–S65. 1 indexed citations

Raymer, Maree, Alison Smith, Graham A. MacGregor, et al.. (2024). Exploring Congruence Between Patient and Clinician Expectations of Benefit in the Non‐Surgical Management of Common Musculoskeletal Conditions in Tertiary Care. Musculoskeletal Care. 22(4). e70036–e70036.

Campbell, Norm R.C., Francesco P. Cappuccio, Rachael McLean, Feng J. He, & Graham A. MacGregor. (2022). Comment on Hogas et al. Salt, Not Always a Cardiovascular Enemy? A Mini-Review and Modern Perspective. Medicina 2022, 58, 1175. Medicina. 59(1). 51–51.

Song, Jing, M. Brown, Laura K. Cobb, et al.. (2022). Delayed Finalization of Sodium Targets in the United States May Cost Over 250 000 Lives by 2031. Hypertension. 79(4). 798–808. 3 indexed citations

Brown, M., Suzana Shahar, Hazreen Abdul Majid, et al.. (2021). Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: protocol of a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 11(7). e044628–e044628. 8 indexed citations

Ching, Siew Mooi, et al.. (2019). Salt content of instant noodles in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024702–e024702. 11 indexed citations

Campbell, Norm R.C., Feng J. He, Monique Tan, et al.. (2019). The International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt (TRUE) position statement on the use of 24‐hour, spot, and short duration (<24 hours) timed urine collections to assess dietary sodium intake. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 21(6). 700–709. 86 indexed citations

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Cole, Nicholas, Pauline A. Swift, Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor, & Rebecca Suckling. (2018). The effect of dietary salt on blood pressure in individuals receiving chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Human Hypertension. 33(4). 319–326. 19 indexed citations

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Cole, Nicholas, et al.. (2018). Serum sodium concentration and the progression of established chronic kidney disease. Journal of Nephrology. 32(2). 259–264. 16 indexed citations

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Doktorchik, Chelsea, Mark Woodward, Mary E. Cogswell, et al.. (2018). Percentage of ingested sodium excreted in 24‐hour urine collections: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 20(9). 1220–1229. 64 indexed citations

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Cole, Nicholas, Rebecca Suckling, Pauline A. Swift, et al.. (2018). The association between serum sodium concentration, hypertension and primary cardiovascular events: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Human Hypertension. 33(1). 69–77. 15 indexed citations

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Johnson, Claire, Sailesh Mohan, Kris Rogers, et al.. (2017). The Association of Knowledge and Behaviours Related to Salt with 24-h Urinary Salt Excretion in a Population from North and South India. Nutrients. 9(2). 144–144. 26 indexed citations

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He, Feng J., Yangfeng Wu, Jun Ma, et al.. (2013). A school-based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families (School-EduSalt): protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 3(7). e003388–e003388. 46 indexed citations

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He, Feng J., et al.. (2009). Effect of Modest Salt Reduction on Blood Pressure, Urinary Albumin, and Pulse Wave Velocity in White, Black, and Asian Mild Hypertensives. Hypertension. 54(3). 482–488. 178 indexed citations

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He, Feng J., Nirmala D. Markandu, Giuseppe A. Sagnella, H. E. de Wardener, & Graham A. MacGregor. (2004). Plasma Sodium. Hypertension. 45(1). 98–102. 154 indexed citations

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Baker, Emma H., et al.. (2002). Amiloride, a Specific Drug for Hypertension in Black People With T594M Variant?. Hypertension. 40(1). 13–17. 60 indexed citations

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Saggar‐Malik, Anand K, Ali R. Afzal, Martin Bland, et al.. (2000). Lack of Association of ACE /Angiotensinogen Genotype with Renal Function in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Genetic Testing. 4(3). 299–303. 14 indexed citations

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Barraclough, M. A., M Joy, Graham A. MacGregor, et al.. (1973). Control of Moderately Raised Blood Pressure: REPORT OF A CO-OPERATIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL. BMJ. 3(5877). 434–436. 37 indexed citations

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