A. J. Macdonald

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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A. J. Macdonald is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. J. Macdonald has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Soil Science, 28 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 20 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in A. J. Macdonald's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (11 papers). A. J. Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (11 papers). A. J. Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. A. J. Macdonald's co-authors include P. R. Poulton, D. S. Powlson, K. W. T. Goulding, D. S. Jenkinson, R.P. White, K. Coleman, Davey L. Jones, E. Stockdale, A. P. Whitmore and David R. Chadwick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Science of The Total Environment and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

A. J. Macdonald

95 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Major limitations to achieving “4 per 1000” increases in soil organic carbon stock in temperate regions: Evidence from long‐term experiments at Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

2018 262 citations P. R. Poulton, A. J. Macdonald et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pharmacological profiling of small molecule modulators of the TMEM16A channel and their implications for the control of artery and capillary function 2025 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Zeki Ilkan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. J. Macdonald, (unknown), (unknown), Martin J. Gunthorpe, Frances M. Platt, Paolo Tammaro	4
2	Acetamiprid fate in a sandy loam with contrasting soil organic matter contents: A comparison of the degradation, sorption and leaching of commercial neonicotinoid formulations 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Davey L. Jones, A. J. Macdonald, Qingxu Ma, Paul Cross	16
3	Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agricultural soils as under natural vegetation? 2022 ·Outlook on Agriculture ·D. S. Powlson, P. R. Poulton, M. J. Glendining, A. J. Macdonald, K. W. T. Goulding	23
4	Substrate control of sulphur utilisation and microbial stoichiometry in soil: Results of 13C, 15N, 14C, and 35S quad labelling 2021 ·The ISME Journal ·Qingxu Ma, Yakov Kuzyakov, Wankun Pan, Sheng Tang, David R. Chadwick, Yuan Wen, Paul W. Hill, A. J. Macdonald, Tida Ge, (unknown), Lianghuan Wu, Davey L. Jones	56
5	Changes of oxygen isotope values of soil P pools associated with changes in soil pH 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Verena Pfahler, A. J. Macdonald, Andrew Mead, Andrew Smith, Federica Tamburini, M. S. A. Blackwell, S. J. Granger	7
6	The Multi-Fungicide Resistance Status of Aspergillus fumigatus Populations in Arable Soils and the Wider European Environment 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·B. A. Fraaije, Sarah Atkins, Steven J. Hanley, A. J. Macdonald, John A. Lucas	55
7	Investigating the effects of inter-annual weather variation (1968–2016) on the functional response of cereal grain yield to applied nitrogen, using data from the Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments 2020 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·John Addy, R. H. Ellis, A. J. Macdonald, Mikhail A. Semenov, Andrew Mead	31
8	A model based on Rock-Eval thermal analysis to quantify the size of the centennially persistent organic carbon pool in temperate soils 2018 ·Biogeosciences ·Lauric Cécillon, François Baudin, Claire Chenu, Sabine Houot, Romain Jolivet, Thomas Kätterer, Suzanne Lutfalla, A. J. Macdonald, Folkert van Oort, Alain F. Plante, (unknown), Laure Soucémarianadin, Pierre Barré	47
9	Sustainable Intensification - Lessons from the Rothamsted Long-term Experiments 2017 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, M. J. Glendining, K. W. T. Goulding, S. A. M. Perryman, D. S. Powlson	4
10	The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments 2015 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·A. J. Macdonald, D. S. Powlson, P. R. Poulton, C. W. Watts, Ian M. Clark, Jonathan Storkey, Nichola J. Hawkins, M. J. Glendining, K. W. T. Goulding, S. P. McGrath	5
11	Soil pyrogenic carbon lacks long-term persistence 2015 ·EGUGA ·Suzanne Lutfalla, Samuel Abiven, Pierre Barré, Daniel B. Wiedemeier, Bent T. Christensen, Sabine Houot, Thomas Kätterer, A. J. Macdonald, (unknown), Claire Chenu	1
12	Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition 2015 ·Nature ·Jonathan Storkey, A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, T. Scott, I. Köhler, H. Schnyder, K. W. T. Goulding, Michael J. Crawley	137
13	High-resolution spatial patterns of Soil Organic Carbon content derived from low-altitude aerial multi-band imagery on the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment at Rothamsted,UK 2014 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Emilien Aldana-Jague, K. W. T. Goulding, Goswin Johann Heckrath, A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, Antoine Stevens, Bas van Wesemael, Kristof Van Oost	1
14	Triaxial Testing to Determine the Effect of Soil Type and Organic Carbon Content on Soil Consolidation and Shear Deformation Characteristics 2014 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Debashis Chakraborty, C. W. Watts, D. S. Powlson, A. J. Macdonald, R.W. Ashton, R.P. White, W. R. Whalley	9
15	Comparative efficiency of autumn and spring calving for pasture-based dairy systems. 2000 ·Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences ·S.C. García, C. W. Holmes, A. J. Macdonald, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
16	Brief Communication: The combination of the n-alkanes and the 13C methods as a new tool for estimating individual DM intakes of pasture and maize silage by grazing dairy cows 1999 ·Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production ·(unknown), (unknown), John Hodgson, A. J. Macdonald	1
17	The effect of calving season on milk production. A system study. 1998 ·Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. J. Macdonald	9
18	Mineralization of cover crop N: its contribution to subsequent crop N uptake and losses 1995 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, D. G. Christian, M. T. Howe	1
19	Effects of cover crops on soil N transformations and losses from arable land 1993 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, D. G. Christian, M. T. Howe	3
20	The effectiveness of winter cover crops in minimising nitrogen leaching loss 1992 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·C. P. Webster, A. J. Macdonald, P. R. Poulton, D. G. Christian	0

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