Sandra Macfarlane

13.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
81 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Sandra Macfarlane is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Macfarlane has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Food Science and 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sandra Macfarlane's work include Gut microbiota and health (45 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (36 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers). Sandra Macfarlane is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (45 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (36 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers). Sandra Macfarlane collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Sandra Macfarlane's co-authors include G.T. Macfarlane, Helen Steed, John H. Cummings, Glenn R. Gibson, John Dillon, Elizabeth Furrie, Emma Woodmansey, Mark Hopkins, Andrew J. McBain and Marion E. T. McMurdo and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Macfarlane

80 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of short-chain fatty acid production 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2012 2007 2010 400 800 1.2k
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. Regulation of short-chain fatty acid production
    2003 1.4k citations Sandra Macfarlane, G.T. Macfarlane profile →
  2. Bacteria, Colonic Fermentation, and Gastrointestinal Health
    2012 730 citations G.T. Macfarlane, Sandra Macfarlane profile →
  3. Bacterial metabolism and health-related effects of galacto-oligosaccharides and other prebiotics
    2007 595 citations G.T. Macfarlane, Helen Steed et al. Journal of Applied Microbiology profile →
  4. Dietary prebiotics: current status and new definition
    2010 551 citations Glenn R. Gibson, Kieran Tuohy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Macfarlane United Kingdom 42 5.6k 2.9k 2.6k 1.7k 1.3k 81 9.5k
Philippe Pochart France 37 5.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 67 8.3k
Siv Ahrné Sweden 48 4.6k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 911 0.7× 112 7.7k
Jan Knol Netherlands 61 6.2k 1.1× 3.0k 1.1× 4.3k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 198 11.5k
Yoshimi Benno Japan 70 8.5k 1.5× 5.0k 1.7× 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 290 15.2k
Nathalie Juge United Kingdom 53 7.5k 1.3× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 135 11.5k
Koji Nomoto Japan 57 5.2k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 152 8.9k
Hervé M. Blottière France 45 6.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 129 10.3k
Annick Mercenier Switzerland 54 5.4k 1.0× 4.4k 1.5× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 132 9.9k
Gerald W. Tannock New Zealand 59 6.9k 1.2× 5.8k 2.0× 3.1k 1.2× 943 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 205 11.7k
Gjalt W. Welling Netherlands 36 4.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 93 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Macfarlane

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Macfarlane, Sandra, Sonja Cleary, B. Bahrami, Nick J. Reynolds, & G.T. Macfarlane. (2013). Synbiotic consumption changes the metabolism and composition of the gut microbiota in older people and modifies inflammatory processes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 38(7). 804–816. 108 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, G.T. & Sandra Macfarlane. (2011). Fermentation in the Human Large Intestine. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 45. S120–S127. 298 indexed citations
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Bahrami, Bahram, Matthew Child, Sandra Macfarlane, & G.T. Macfarlane. (2011). Adherence and Cytokine Induction in Caco-2 Cells by Bacterial Populations from a Three-Stage Continuous-Culture Model of the Large Intestine. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(9). 2934–2942. 34 indexed citations
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Steed, Helen, G.T. Macfarlane, K. L. Blackett, et al.. (2010). Clinical trial: the microbiological and immunological effects of synbiotic consumption – a randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled study in active Crohn’s disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 32(7). 872–883. 164 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra, Elizabeth Furrie, Shakil Ahmed, et al.. (2010). Microbiological and immunological effects of enteral feeding on the upper gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 60(3). 359–365. 22 indexed citations
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Ledder, Ruth G., et al.. (2008). Coaggregation between and among human intestinal and oral bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 66(3). 630–636. 50 indexed citations
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Piñeiro, Maya, Nils‐Georg Asp, Gregor Reid, et al.. (2008). FAO Technical Meeting on Prebiotics. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 42(Supplement 3). S156–S159. 281 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra, Elizabeth Furrie, G.T. Macfarlane, & John Dillon. (2007). Microbial Colonization of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Barrett's Esophagus. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 45(1). 29–38. 125 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra. (2007). Summer Conference 2006. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 102(5). 1177–1177. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew, Aileen Kennedy, Alan W. Walker, et al.. (2006). Studies on the effect of system retention time on bacterial populations colonizing a three-stage continuous culture model of the human large gut using FISH techniques. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 55(2). 299–310. 61 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Mark, G.T. Macfarlane, Elizabeth Furrie, Alemu Fite, & Sandra Macfarlane. (2005). Characterisation of intestinal bacteria in infant stools using real-time PCR and northern hybridisation analyses. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 54(1). 77–85. 119 indexed citations
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Cummings, John H., G.T. Macfarlane, & Sandra Macfarlane. (2003). Intestinal bacteria and ulcerative colitis.. PubMed. 4(1). 9–20. 130 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra, John H. Cummings, & G.T. Macfarlane. (2000). Bacterial populations on the rectal mucosa in healthy and colitic subjects. Gastroenterology. 118(4). A101–A101. 3 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra, et al.. (1998). Polysaccharide degradation by human intestinal bacteria during growth under multi-substrate limiting conditions in a three-stage continuous culture system. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 26(3). 231–243. 68 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra & G.T. Macfarlane. (1997). Formation of a dipeptidyl arylamidase by Bacteroides splanchnicus NCTC 10825 with specificities towards glycylprolyl-x and valylalanine-x substrates. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 46(7). 547–555. 3 indexed citations
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Gibson, Glenn R., Sandra Macfarlane, & G.T. Macfarlane. (1993). Metabolic interactions involving sulphate-reducing and methanogenic bacteria in the human large intestine. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 12(2). 117–125. 86 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, Sandra, et al.. (1993). Degradative Activities of Gut Anaerobes Studied in a Three-Stage Continuous Culture Model of the Colon. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 16(Supplement_4). S420–S421. 3 indexed citations
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Macfarlane, G.T., Susan M. Hay, Sandra Macfarlane, & G. R. Gibson. (1990). Effect of different carbohydrates on growth, polysaccharidase and glycosidase production by Bacteroides ovatus , in batch and continuous culture. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 68(2). 179–187. 96 indexed citations
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Paterson, M. C., et al.. (1987). Molecular Evidence for Cleavage of Intradimer Phosphodiester Linkage as a Novel Step in Excision Repair of Cyclobutyl Pyrimidine Photodimers in Cultured Human Cells. Journal of Cell Science. 1987(Supplement_6). 161–176. 15 indexed citations

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