Alan MacDonald

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
222 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Alan MacDonald is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan MacDonald has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Environmental Engineering, 85 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 73 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Alan MacDonald's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (82 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (62 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (60 papers). Alan MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (82 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (62 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (60 papers). Alan MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Australia. Alan MacDonald's co-authors include Roger Calow, Richard G. Taylor, B.É. Ó Dochartaigh, H.C. Bonsor, Dan Lapworth, Richard Carter, Paul Hunter, W.G. Darling, Daren C. Gooddy and M. S. Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alan MacDonald

205 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa

2012 468 citations Alan MacDonald, H.C. Bonsor et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations

2016 367 citations Alan MacDonald, H.C. Bonsor et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Alan MacDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan MacDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan MacDonald

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	How Alluvial Storage Controls Spatiotemporal Water Balance Partitioning in Intermittent and Ephemeral Stream Systems 2025 ·Water Resources Research ·(unknown), Martin S. Andersen, Gabriel C. Rau, R. I. Acworth, Helen Rutlidge, Alan MacDonald, Mark Cuthbert	0
2	Presence of emerging organic contaminants and microbial indicators in surface water and groundwater in urban India 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), (unknown), Wayne Civil, Dan Lapworth, Alan MacDonald, Andrew McKenzie, Daniel S. Read, M. Sekhar, Andrew C. Singer, (unknown), (unknown)	8
3	High-resolution long-term average groundwater recharge in Africa estimated using random forest regression and residual interpolation 2024 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·(unknown), Mohammad Shamsudduha, Jon French, Alan MacDonald, Tamiru Abiye, Ibrahim Baba Goni, Richard G. Taylor	12
4	Groundwater recharge is diffuse in semi-arid African drylands: Evidence from highly instrumented observatories 2024 ·Journal of Hydrology ·James Sorensen, (unknown), (unknown), Anne Verhoef, Mahamadou Koïta, (unknown), William A. Agyekum, (unknown), W.G. Darling, Fabrice M. A. Lawson, Alan MacDonald, Jean‐Michel Vouillamoz, David Macdonald	2
5	Assessing regional variation in yield from weathered basement aquifers in West Africa and modelling their future groundwater development and sustainability 2023 ·Hydrogeology Journal ·Marco Bianchi, (unknown), Alan MacDonald, David Macdonald	9
6	Strategic Design and Delivery of Integrated Catchment Restoration Monitoring: Emerging Lessons from a 12-Year Study in the UK 2022 ·Water ·Chris Spray, Andrew Black, David C. Bradley, Chris Bromley, (unknown), Jennifer A. Dodd, James Hunt, Alan MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown), H. J. Moir, (unknown), (unknown), Hamish Robertson	8
7	Contribution of physical factors to handpump borehole functionality in Africa 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Donald John MacAllister, Dessie Nedaw, Seifu Kebede, Theresa Mkandawire, (unknown), (unknown), John Bosco Lamoris Okullo, Michael Owor, (unknown), John Chilton, (unknown), (unknown), Alan MacDonald	15
8	Focused groundwater recharge in a tropical dryland: Empirical evidence from central, semi-arid Tanzania 2021 ·Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies ·David Seddon, Japhet J. Kashaigili, Richard G. Taylor, Mark Cuthbert, (unknown), Alan MacDonald	20
9	The influence of groundwater abstraction on interpreting climate controls and extreme recharge events from well hydrographs in semi-arid South Africa 2021 ·Hydrogeology Journal ·James Sorensen, (unknown), Girma Yimer Ebrahim, (unknown), B. P. Marchant, Matthew Ascott, John P. Bloomfield, Mark Cuthbert, Martin J. Holland, Karsten H. Jensen, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Karen G. Villholth, Alan MacDonald, Richard G. Taylor	19
10	Quantifying the dynamics of sub-daily to seasonal hydrological interactions of Ganges river with groundwater in a densely populated city: Implications to vulnerability of drinking water sources 2021 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Abhijit Mukherjee, Dan Lapworth, Kousik Das, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martin J. Smith, Probal Sengupta, Alan MacDonald, Joy Sen	14
11	Natural flood management, lag time and catchment scale: Results from an empirical nested catchment study 2021 ·Journal of Flood Risk Management ·Andrew Black, Leo Peskett, Alan MacDonald, Andy Young, Chris Spray, Tom Ball, Huw Thomas, Alan Werritty	44
12	Investigating the Productivity and Sustainability of Weathered Basement Aquifers in Tropical Africa Using Numerical Simulation and Global Sensitivity Analysis 2020 ·Water Resources Research ·Marco Bianchi, Alan MacDonald, David Macdonald, (unknown)	27
13	Hydrogeological controls on groundwater recharge in a weathered crystalline aquifer: A case study from the Makutapora groundwater basin, Tanzania 2020 ·(unknown), Alan MacDonald, (unknown), Jonathan Chambers, Japhet J. Kashaigili, (unknown), Richard G. Taylor, Mark Cuthbert	0
14	Changes in global groundwater organic carbon driven by climate change and urbanization 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Liza K. McDonough, Isaac R. Santos, Martin S. Andersen, Denis M. O’Carroll, Helen Rutlidge, Karina Meredith, Phetdala Oudone, John Bridgeman, Daren C. Gooddy, James Sorensen, Dan Lapworth, Alan MacDonald, Jade Ward, Andy Baker	186
15	The El Niño event of 2015–2016: climate anomalies and their impact on groundwater resources in East and Southern Africa 2019 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Seshagiri Rao Kolusu, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Martin C. Todd, Richard G. Taylor, David Seddon, Japhet J. Kashaigili, Girma Yimer Ebrahim, Mark Cuthbert, James Sorensen, Karen G. Villholth, Alan MacDonald, David MacLeod	67
16	Evidence, ideology, and the policy of community management in Africa 2019 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Luke Whaley, Donald John MacAllister, H.C. Bonsor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frances Cleaver, Alan MacDonald	30
17	Natural variation and planned management in flood risk management: empirical evidence of effects on peak travel times 2018 ·EGUGA ·Andrew Black, Tom Ball, Chris Spray, Alan MacDonald	1
18	Glacier retreat and projected river regime changes in the hydrologically highly-coupled Virkisjökull catchment, Iceland 2016 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·(unknown), Martin P. Kirkbride, Andrew Black, Jez Everest, Alan MacDonald	5
19	Gaseous Chemical Characterization of the Lower Fraser Valley Airshed During Pacific 2001 2002 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Katherine Hayden, K. G. Anlauf, (unknown), J. W. Bottenheim, Alan MacDonald, R. McLaren, (unknown), G. Lu	7
20	Water Resources in the Twenty‐First Century: A Global Challenge 2001 ·Water and Environment Journal ·Alan MacDonald	1

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