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Andrew J. McLachlan

Andrew J. McLachlan

University of Sydney
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
24655
World Ranking
16117
National Ranking
533

Andrew J. McLachlan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 495 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Andrew J. McLachlan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. McLachlan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew J. McLachlan is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Pharmacology and related subfields. Their research covers diverse areas including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Economics and Econometrics, Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Surgery.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments

Andrew J. McLachlan has published multiple papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology with 11 papers, BMJ Open with 6 publications, BMJ with 5 publications, Drugs & Aging with 4, and Trials with 4.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by McLachlan are:

  • Efficacy and safety of antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, BMJ)
  • Model-Informed Precision Dosing: Background, Requirements, Validation, Implementation, and Forward Trajectory of Individualizing Drug Therapy (2020, The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
  • Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial (2023, The Lancet)
  • Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain (2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
  • The efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain relief: an overview of systematic reviews (2021, The Medical Journal of Australia)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christopher G. Maher
  • Christina Abdel Shaheed
  • Chung-Wei Christine Lin
  • Richard O. Day
  • Stephanie Mathieson

The research contributions of Andrew J. McLachlan emphasize both clinical and pharmacological aspects of pain management, medication safety, and individualized drug therapy approaches. Their work intersects clinical trials, systematic reviews, and health system evaluations, addressing issues relevant to the management and outcomes of musculoskeletal conditions, opioid use, and related pharmaceutical practices.

Best Publications

  • Polypharmacy cutoff and outcomes: five or more medicines were used to identify community-dwelling older men at risk of different adverse outcomes.

    Danijela Gnjidic;Sarah N. Hilmer;Sarah N. Hilmer;Fiona M. Blyth;Fiona M. Blyth;Vasi Naganathan;Vasi Naganathan

  • Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials.

    Gustavo C. Machado;Chris G. Maher;Paulo H. Ferreira;Marina B. Pinheiro

  • Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies. The SEARCH-AF study.

    Nicole Lowres;Lis Neubeck;Glenn P Salkeld;Ines Krass

  • Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of celecoxib: a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor.

    Neal M. Davies;Andrew J. McLachlan;Ric O. Day;Kenneth M. Williams

  • Effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation programmes on clinical outcomes at hospital transitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Alemayehu B Mekonnen;Andrew J McLachlan;Jo-anne E Brien

  • Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Christina Abdel Shaheed;Christina Abdel Shaheed;Chris G. Maher;Chris G. Maher;Kylie A. Williams;Richard O. Day

  • Medication withdrawal trials in people aged 65 years and older: a systematic review.

    Shoba Iyer;Vasi Naganathan;Andrew J McLachlan;David G Le Couteur

  • Effect of St John's wort and ginseng on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin in healthy subjects

    Xuemin Jiang;Kenneth M. Williams;Winston S. Liauw;Alaina J. Ammit

  • Efficacy of paracetamol for acute low-back pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Christopher M. Williams;Christopher M. Williams;Christopher G. Maher;Jane Latimer;Andrew J. McLachlan

  • Clinical pharmacology in the geriatric patient.

    Sarah N. Hilmer;Andrew J. McLachlan;David G. Le Couteur

  • Multicenter Study of Voriconazole Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

    Michael J. Dolton;John E. Ray;Sharon C.-A. Chen;Kingsley Ng

  • High-Risk Prescribing and Incidence of Frailty Among Older Community-Dwelling Men

    Donijela Gnjidic;Sarah Hilmer;Sarah Hilmer;Fiona Blyth;Fiona Blyth;Vasin Naganathan;Vasin Naganathan

  • Epidural corticosteroid injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Rafael Zambelli Pinto;Chris G. Maher;Manuela L. Ferreira;Mark Hancock

  • Pharmacy-led medication reconciliation programmes at hospital transitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Alemayehu B. Mekonnen;Alemayehu B. Mekonnen;Andrew J. McLachlan;Andrew J. McLachlan;Jo-anne E. Brien;Jo-anne E. Brien

  • Too much medicine in older people? Deprescribing through shared decision making

    Jesse Jansen;Vasi Naganathan;Stacy L Carter;Andrew J McLachlan

  • Effect of ginkgo and ginger on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin in healthy subjects.

    Xuemin Jiang;Kenneth M. Williams;Winston S. Liauw;Alaina J. Ammit

  • Low Back Pain and Best Practice Care: A Survey of General Practice Physicians

    Christopher M. Williams;Christopher G. Maher;Mark J. Hancock;James H. McAuley

  • Assessment of diclofenac or spinal manipulative therapy, or both, in addition to recommended first-line treatment for acute low back pain: a randomised controlled trial

    Mark J Hancock;Christopher G Maher;Jane Latimer;Andrew J McLachlan

  • Clinical pharmacology of analgesic medicines in older people: impact of frailty and cognitive impairment

    Andrew J. McLachlan;Andrew J. McLachlan;Sally Bath;Vasi Naganathan;Vasi Naganathan;Sarah N. Hilmer;Sarah N. Hilmer

  • Drugs for relief of pain in patients with sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Rafael Zambelli Pinto;Christopher G Maher;Manuela L Ferreira;Paulo H Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Richard O. Day
Richard O. Day University of New South Wales
Sarah N. Hilmer
Sarah N. Hilmer University of Sydney
David G. Le Couteur
David G. Le Couteur University of Sydney
Manuela L. Ferreira
Manuela L. Ferreira University of Sydney
Stephen J. Clarke
Stephen J. Clarke University of Sydney
Fiona M. Blyth
Fiona M. Blyth University of Sydney
Bart W. Koes
Bart W. Koes Erasmus University Rotterdam
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Basil D. Roufogalis
Basil D. Roufogalis University of Sydney

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