Robert McFarland

16.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
181 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Robert McFarland is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert McFarland has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Molecular Biology, 113 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert McFarland's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (147 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (113 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (61 papers). Robert McFarland is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (147 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (113 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (61 papers). Robert McFarland collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Robert McFarland's co-authors include Douglass M. Turnbull, Robert W. Taylor, Patrick F. Chinnery, Emma L. Blakely, Andrew M. Schaefer, Gráinne S. Gorman, Charlotte L. Alston, Yi Shiau Ng, Anu Suomalainen and David R. Thorburn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert McFarland

176 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Mitochondrial diseases

2016 1.0k citations Gráinne S. Gorman, Robert McFarland et al. profile →
Prevalence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations related to adult mitochondrial disease

2015 643 citations Gráinne S. Gorman, Andrew M. Schaefer et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert McFarland United Kingdom	49	7.5k	4.3k	829	776	512	181	8.7k
Yu‐ichi Goto Japan	47	7.7k 1.0×	3.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	920 1.8×	288	10.2k
Shamima Rahman United Kingdom	44	4.7k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	438 0.5×	641 0.8×	561 1.1×	160	6.3k
Rita Horváth United Kingdom	51	7.1k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.8×	823 1.1×	884 1.7×	280	9.4k
I.F.M. de Coo Netherlands	45	4.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	600 0.7×	914 1.2×	505 1.0×	159	6.1k
Laurence A. Bindoff Norway	48	6.3k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	564 0.7×	696 1.4×	187	8.0k
Emma L. Blakely United Kingdom	38	4.8k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	587 0.7×	467 0.6×	379 0.7×	100	5.3k
Kari Majamaa Finland	41	4.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	775 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	615 1.2×	187	6.7k
Fernando Scaglia United States	50	4.8k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	441 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 2.0×	168	7.1k
Eduardo Bonilla United States	49	6.9k 0.9×	3.5k 0.8×	963 1.2×	486 0.6×	943 1.8×	127	9.0k
John M. Shoffner United States	34	5.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	950 1.1×	635 0.8×	1.2k 2.3×	66	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert McFarland

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Robert McFarland's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Robert McFarland with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Robert McFarland more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Robert McFarland

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert McFarland. 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 Robert McFarland. The network helps show where Robert McFarland may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert McFarland

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert McFarland. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert McFarland 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 Robert McFarland. Robert McFarland is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

McFarland, Robert, et al.. (2025). Macular OCT inner retinal changes reflect CNS involvement in m.3243A>G disease. BMJ Neurology Open. 7(2). e001232–e001232.

Fassad, Mahmoud R., Barend Christiaan Vorster, Ana Töpf, et al.. (2025). Biallelic variants in RYR1 and STAC3 are predominant causes of King-Denborough Syndrome in an African cohort. European Journal of Human Genetics. 33(4). 421–431.

Gillespie, Hannah, Yi Shiau Ng, Katrina Wood, et al.. (2025). Severe clinical manifestation of mitochondrial disease due to the m.3243A>T variant: a case report of early-onset, multi-organ involvement and premature death. PubMed. 4(1). 47–47.

Tomaselli, Pedro José, Christopher J. Record, Natalia Dominik, et al.. (2024). Overcoming genetic neuromuscular diagnostic pitfalls in a middle-income country. Brain Communications. 6(6). fcae342–fcae342. 1 indexed citations

Smuts, Izelle, Barend Christiaan Vorster, Careni Spencer, et al.. (2024). Clinical, biochemical, and genetic spectrum of MADD in a South African cohort: an ICGNMD study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 19(1). 15–15. 2 indexed citations

Stefanetti, Renae J., Robert McFarland, Naomi Thomas, et al.. (2024). Optimizing rare disorder trials: a phase 1a/1b randomized study of KL1333 in adults with mitochondrial disease. Brain. 148(1). 39–46. 2 indexed citations

Erskine, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Delineating selective vulnerability of inhibitory interneurons in Alpers' syndrome. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 48(6). e12833–e12833. 11 indexed citations

Fradejas‐Villar, Noelia, Wenchao Zhao, Uwe Reuter, et al.. (2021). The Effect of tRNA[Ser]Sec Isopentenylation on Selenoprotein Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(21). 11454–11454. 11 indexed citations

Stefanetti, Renae J., Alasdair Blain, Cecilia Jimenez‐Moreno, et al.. (2020). Measuring the effects of exercise in neuromuscular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analyses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 84–84. 27 indexed citations

10.

Feeney, Catherine, Gráinne S. Gorman, Renae J. Stefanetti, et al.. (2020). Lower urinary tract dysfunction in adult patients with mitochondrial disease. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 39(8). 2253–2263. 5 indexed citations

11.

Lim, Albert Z., Emma L. Blakely, Langping He, et al.. (2019). A novel pathogenic m.4412G>A MT-TM mitochondrial DNA variant associated with childhood-onset seizures, myopathy and bilateral basal ganglia changes. Mitochondrion. 47. 18–23. 4 indexed citations

12.

Koene, Saskia, Enrico Bertini, Cecilia Jimenez‐Moreno, et al.. (2018). Outcome measures for children with mitochondrial disease: consensus recommendations for future studies from a Delphi‐based international workshop. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 41(6). 1267–1273. 21 indexed citations

13.

Vincent, Amy E., Yi Shiau Ng, Kathryn White, et al.. (2016). The Spectrum of Mitochondrial Ultrastructural Defects in Mitochondrial Myopathy. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30610–30610. 169 indexed citations

14.

Gorman, Gráinne S., Joanna L. Elson, Jane Newman, et al.. (2015). Perceived fatigue is highly prevalent and debilitating in patients with mitochondrial disease. Neuromuscular Disorders. 25(7). 563–566. 71 indexed citations

15.

Lax, Nichola Z., Charlotte L. Alston, Katherine Schon, et al.. (2015). Neuropathologic Characterization of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 6 Associated With Cardiomyopathy and Hydrops Fetalis and Severe Multisystem Respiratory Chain Deficiency due to NovelRARS2Mutations. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 74(7). 688–703. 25 indexed citations

16.

Besse, Arnaud, Ping Chun Wu, Francesco Bruni, et al.. (2015). The GABA Transaminase, ABAT, Is Essential for Mitochondrial Nucleoside Metabolism. Cell Metabolism. 21(3). 417–427. 112 indexed citations

17.

Yu‐Wai‐Man, Patrick, Victoria Nesbitt, Philip G. Griffiths, et al.. (2014). A national epidemiological study of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia in the United Kingdom - molecular genetic features and neurological burden. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 5109–5109. 4 indexed citations

18.

Wedatilake, Yehani, Ruth M. Brown, Robert McFarland, et al.. (2013). SURF1 deficiency: a multi-centre natural history study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 8(1). 96–96. 91 indexed citations

19.

Lax, Nichola Z., Philippa D. Hepplewhite, Amy K. Reeve, et al.. (2012). Cerebellar Ataxia in Patients With Mitochondrial DNA Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 71(2). 148–161. 75 indexed citations

20.

McFarland, Robert, Denise M. Kirby, Kerry J. Fowler, et al.. (2003). De novo mutations in the mitochondrial ND3 gene as a cause of infantile mitochondrial encephalopathy and complex I deficiency. Annals of Neurology. 55(1). 58–64. 145 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact