Lyndy J. McGaw

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
269 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Lyndy J. McGaw is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lyndy J. McGaw has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Plant Science, 98 papers in Food Science and 80 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lyndy J. McGaw's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (91 papers), Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (80 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (42 papers). Lyndy J. McGaw is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (91 papers), Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (80 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (42 papers). Lyndy J. McGaw collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and Cameroon. Lyndy J. McGaw's co-authors include J.N. Eloff, J. Van Staden, Anna K. Jäger, Vinny Naidoo, Muna Ali Abdalla, E.E. Elgorashi, Jean Paul Dzoyem, Ibukun M. Famuyide, Ishaku Leo Elisha and Abimbola Obemisola Aro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Lyndy J. McGaw

258 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lyndy J. McGaw South Africa	48	4.1k	2.6k	2.1k	1.1k	1.1k	269	8.1k
Mehdi Sharifi‐Rad Iran	40	2.6k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	929 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	71	8.4k
José Galberto Martins da Costa Brazil	46	3.9k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	769 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	419	8.2k
Sandy van Vuuren South Africa	46	4.1k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	973 0.9×	979 0.9×	218	7.5k
José Luis Rı́os Spain	42	2.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	982 0.9×	124	7.9k
Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes Brazil	45	2.6k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	747 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	349	6.9k
Franz Bučar Austria	39	2.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	962 0.9×	161	6.3k
Namrita Lall South Africa	43	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	698 0.6×	852 0.8×	216	5.7k
Victor Kuete Cameroon	56	4.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	4.0k 1.9×	880 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	333	9.8k
Sreenivasan Sasidharan Malaysia	41	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	720 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	200	6.1k
Bektaş Tepe Türkiye	44	4.0k 1.0×	4.4k 1.7×	1.9k 0.9×	956 0.8×	822 0.7×	138	7.6k

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McGaw, Lyndy J., et al.. (2025). Ethnoveterinary medicines used by smallholder farmers for treatment of goat ailments in Chikomba, Murewa, Gutu and Mwenezi districts of Zimbabwe: is there cultural consensus in use practices?. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 342. 119324–119324.

Mahdy, Mohamed A. A., et al.. (2025). Reproductive effects of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) toxicity in the testes of mammalian and avian species. Toxicology Letters. 414. 111779–111779.

Famuyide, Ibukun M., et al.. (2024). Anti-inflammatory activity of seven plant species with potential use as livestock feed additives. South African Journal of Botany. 167. 322–332. 5 indexed citations

Famuyide, Ibukun M., et al.. (2024). Influence of selected plant extracts on bacterial motility, aggregation, hydrophobicity, exopolysaccharide production and quorum sensing during biofilm formation of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7. South African Journal of Botany. 167. 197–208. 11 indexed citations

McGaw, Lyndy J., et al.. (2023). Ethnoveterinary survey of medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory and dermatological infections in livestock by Bapedi people of Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 155. 241–248. 5 indexed citations

Madikizela, B., et al.. (2023). Flavonoids of Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. as potential leads for treatment against tuberculosis. South African Journal of Botany. 158. 158–165. 3 indexed citations

Famuyide, Ibukun M., et al.. (2023). In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Selected South African Plants against Drug-Resistant Staphylococci Isolated from Clinical Cases of Bovine Mastitis. Applied Sciences. 13(9). 5560–5560. 4 indexed citations

Dzoyem, Jean Paul, Beaudelaire Kemvoufo Ponou, Ibukun M. Famuyide, et al.. (2023). New 21-nordammarane saponins with anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities from Lavigeria macrocarpa Oliv.. Fitoterapia. 168. 105543–105543. 1 indexed citations

Famuyide, Ibukun M., et al.. (2023). Antimycobacterial, hepatoprotective and cytotoxicity effects of selected plant species from the Menispermaceae family. South African Journal of Botany. 164. 288–296. 1 indexed citations

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McGaw, Lyndy J., et al.. (2023). Quantitative UPLC-MS/MS analysis of obliquumol from Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk. extracts and biological activities of its semi-synthesised derivative ptaeroxylinol. South African Journal of Botany. 156. 35–42. 5 indexed citations

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Keshavarz, Mohsen, et al.. (2021). Potential Natural Products Against Respiratory Viruses: A Perspective to Develop Anti-COVID-19 Medicines. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 586993–586993. 61 indexed citations

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Kemboi, Douglas, Xavier Siwe‐Noundou, Rui W. M. Krause, et al.. (2021). Flavonoids from the Genus Euphorbia: Isolation, Structure, Pharmacological Activities and Structure–Activity Relationships. Pharmaceuticals. 14(5). 428–428. 35 indexed citations

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Mahdy, Mohamed A. A., et al.. (2021). Structural observations on spermatogenic cells of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) pre-pubertally exposed to dibutyl phthalate: A light and transmission electron microscopy study. Micron. 152. 103163–103163. 7 indexed citations

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Amoo, Stephen O., et al.. (2019). Antimicrobial Activity, Antioxidant Potential, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Profiling of Four Plants Locally Used against Skin Diseases. Plants. 8(9). 350–350. 44 indexed citations

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Mvumi, Brighton M., et al.. (2019). Addition of a surfactant to water increases the acaricidal activity of extracts of some plant species used to control ticks by Zimbabwean smallholder farmers. BMC Veterinary Research. 15(1). 404–404. 7 indexed citations

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Adenubi, Olubukola T., Aroke S. Ahmed, Folorunso O. Fasina, et al.. (2018). Pesticidal plants as a possible alternative to synthetic acaricides in tick control: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Industrial Crops and Products. 123. 779–806. 58 indexed citations

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Dzoyem, Jean Paul, et al.. (2018). https://www.investchempharm.com/2018/10/09/inhibitory-effects-of-four-naturally-occurring-compounds-from-epicoccum-nigrum-on-acetylcholinesterase-activity-and-nitric-oxide-production-in-lps-activated-raw-264-7-cells/. 1(2). 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Elisha, Ishaku Leo, Jean Paul Dzoyem, Lyndy J. McGaw, Francien S. Botha, & J.N. Eloff. (2016). The anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity and relationships with total phenolics and total flavonoids of nine South African plants used traditionally to treat arthritis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 16(1). 307–307. 133 indexed citations

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Bagla, Victor Patrick, Lyndy J. McGaw, & J.N. Eloff. (2011). The antiviral activity of six South African plants traditionally used against infections in ethnoveterinary medicine. Veterinary Microbiology. 155(2-4). 198–206. 32 indexed citations

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McGaw, Lyndy J., et al.. (2009). HAEMATOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BITTER LEAF (VERNONIA AMYGDALINA) EFFICIENCY IN REDUCING INFECTIONS IN COCKERELS. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 6. 472–473. 8 indexed citations

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