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Catherine MacPhail

Catherine MacPhail

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2919 2672 208 198 177 11095

Catherine MacPhail publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Catherine MacPhail between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Catherine MacPhail published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 10 of the 198 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1990 2025

198 publications in total across all disciplines

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Catherine MacPhail: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 5
2001 3
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 6
2008 9
2009 5
2010 3
2011 3
2012 6
2013 6
2014 7
2015 12
2016 10
2017 17
2018 21
2019 13
2020 7
2021 16
2022 19
2023 6
2024 6
2025 4
Total 198
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Catherine MacPhail publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine MacPhail sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 177 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 177
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Catherine MacPhail D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine MacPhail sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186 49
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Catherine MacPhail is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and health professions, with a total of 55 publications in social sciences and 46 in health professions. Within these, subfields such as general health professions, economics and econometrics, health, infectious diseases, and sociology and political science are notably represented.

The scientist's main research topics include adolescent sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS impact and responses, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, poverty, education and child welfare, intimate partner and family violence, health disparities and outcomes, and issues related to sex work.

MacPhail has been involved in publications across various academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Public Health Nursing
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd
  • BMC Psychology

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by MacPhail are:

  • The social determinants of health and health outcomes among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review (2021, Public Health Nursing)
  • The impact of interventions to reduce risk and incidence of intimate partner violence and sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict states and other humanitarian crises in low and middle income countries: a systematic review (2021, Conflict and Health)
  • Parents' knowledge, beliefs, acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine in members of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies (2021, Vaccine)
  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of dust control measures adopted to reduce workplace exposure (2023, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • Social Media as a Platform for Recruitment to a National Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Feasibility and Cost Analysis (2021, JMIR Formative Research)

Frequent collaborators include Audrey Pettifor, Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, Amanda Selin, and F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research activities.

Best Publications

  • 'I think condoms are good but, aai, I hate those things': condom use among adolescents and young people in a Southern African township.

    Catherine MacPhail;Catherine M. Campbell

  • Young people's sexual health in South Africa: HIV prevalence and sexual behaviors from a nationally representative household survey

    Audrey E Pettifor;Helen V Rees;Immo Kleinschmidt;Annie E Steffenson

  • Peer education, gender and the development of critical consciousness: participatory HIV prevention by South African youth.

    Catherine M. Campbell;Catherine MacPhail

  • Process guidelines for establishing Intercoder Reliability in qualitative studies

    Catherine MacPhail;Nomhle Khoza;Laurie Abler;Meghna Ranganathan

  • HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds.

    Pettifor Ae;Rees Hv;Steffenson A;Hlongwa-Madikizela L

  • Early coital debut and associated HIV risk factors among young women and men in South Africa

    Audrey E Pettifor;Katie O'Brien;Catherine MacPhail;William C Miller

  • HIV infection among youth in a South African mining town is associated with herpes simplex virus-2 seropositivity and sexual behaviour.

    Bertran Auvert;Ron Ballard;Catherine Campbell;Michel Caraël

  • The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial

    Audrey Pettifor;Catherine MacPhail;Catherine MacPhail;James P Hughes;James P Hughes;Amanda Selin

  • Can money prevent the spread of HIV? A review of cash payments for HIV prevention

    Audrey Pettifor;Catherine MacPhail;Nadia Nguyen;Molly Rosenberg

  • Characteristics and outcomes of adult patients lost to follow-up at an antiretroviral treatment clinic in johannesburg, South Africa

    Rishikesh P Dalal;Catherine Macphail;Mmabatho Mqhayi;Jeff Wing

  • Keep them in school: the importance of education as a protective factor against HIV infection among young South African women

    Audrey E Pettifor;Brooke A Levandowski;Catherine MacPhail;Nancy S Padian

  • Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to screen for depression in a high-HIV burden primary healthcare clinic in Johannesburg South Africa.

    Rushina Cholera;Bradley Gaynes;Brian Pence;Jean Bassett

  • Factors associated with self-efficacy for condom use and sexual negotiation among South african youth.

    Jennifer N. Sayles;Audrey Pettifor;Mitchell D. Wong;Catherine MacPhail;Catherine MacPhail

  • Contraception use and pregnancy among 15-24 year old South African women: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

    Catherine MacPhail;Audrey E Pettifor;Audrey E Pettifor;Sophie Pascoe;Helen V Rees

  • Factors associated with HIV testing among sexually active South African youth aged 15–24 years

    Catherine MacPhail;Audrey Pettifor;Witness Moyo;Helen Rees

  • “You Must Do the Test to Know Your Status”: Attitudes to HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing for Adolescents Among South African Youth and Parents

    Catherine Lorne MacPhail;Audrey Pettifor;Tom Coates;Helen Rees

  • A community-based study to examine the effect of a youth HIV prevention intervention on young people aged 15-24 in South Africa: results of the baseline survey

    Audrey E. Pettifor;Immo Kleinschmidt;Jonathan Levin;Helen V. Rees

  • Relative risk of HIV infection among young men and women in a South African township.

    Catherine MacPhail;Brian G. Williams;Catherine M. Campbell

  • Transactional sex among young women in rural South Africa: prevalence, mediators and association with HIV infection

    Meghna Ranganathan;Meghna Ranganathan;Lori Heise;Audrey Pettifor;Richard J Silverwood

  • HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa—Study Design and Baseline Results

    Audrey Pettifor;Audrey Pettifor;Catherine MacPhail;Catherine MacPhail;Amanda Selin;F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé

Frequent Co-Authors

Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
James P. Hughes
James P. Hughes University of Washington
Helen Rees
Helen Rees University of the Witwatersrand
Suzanne Maman
Suzanne Maman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Oliver Laeyendecker
Oliver Laeyendecker Johns Hopkins University
Stephen Tollman
Stephen Tollman University of the Witwatersrand
Catherine Campbell
Catherine Campbell London School of Economics and Political Science
Torsten B. Neilands
Torsten B. Neilands University of California, San Francisco
William C. Miller
William C. Miller The Ohio State University

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