Alan McDonald

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alan McDonald is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan McDonald has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Alan McDonald's work include Global Energy and Sustainability Research (8 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (6 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (5 papers). Alan McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Global Energy and Sustainability Research (8 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (6 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (5 papers). Alan McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and India. Alan McDonald's co-authors include Leo Schrattenholzer, Nebojša Nakićenović, Arnulf Grübler, Robert W. Fox, W. Häfele, Keywan Riahi, G.S. Bauer, G. Klaassen, Hans‐Holger Rogner and Holger Rogner and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and AIChE Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alan McDonald

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Learning rates for energy technologies 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan McDonald United States 9 534 498 260 232 153 30 1.3k
Leo Schrattenholzer Austria 14 1.2k 2.2× 926 1.9× 573 2.2× 405 1.7× 222 1.5× 49 2.2k
Joachim Nitsch Germany 15 242 0.5× 387 0.8× 242 0.9× 354 1.5× 32 0.2× 62 1.2k
Yasin Sunak Germany 10 453 0.8× 301 0.6× 279 1.1× 234 1.0× 97 0.6× 11 1.3k
Jiankun He China 20 790 1.5× 441 0.9× 703 2.7× 209 0.9× 69 0.5× 56 1.4k
James McNerney United States 13 277 0.5× 237 0.5× 201 0.8× 420 1.8× 90 0.6× 44 1.2k
Hans‐Holger Rogner Austria 13 342 0.6× 424 0.9× 248 1.0× 441 1.9× 39 0.3× 30 1.4k
Poul Erik Morthorst Denmark 18 608 1.1× 584 1.2× 222 0.9× 1.1k 4.7× 71 0.5× 89 1.9k
Maryse Labriet Spain 19 597 1.1× 550 1.1× 365 1.4× 464 2.0× 48 0.3× 41 1.3k
Volkan Ş. Ediger Türkiye 18 404 0.8× 435 0.9× 213 0.8× 621 2.7× 365 2.4× 41 1.6k
Santiago Arango‐Aramburo Colombia 23 308 0.6× 353 0.7× 157 0.6× 406 1.8× 138 0.9× 86 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan McDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan McDonald

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan McDonald

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan McDonald. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan McDonald based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan McDonald. Alan McDonald is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rogner, Hans‐Holger, Ferenc L. Tóth, & Alan McDonald. (2010). Judge nuclear on its merits. 55(12). 761–763. 4 indexed citations
2.
McDonald, Alan, Keywan Riahi, & Hans‐Holger Rogner. (2003). Elaborating SRES scenarios for nuclear energy.
3.
Kononov, S.A., et al.. (2002). Market Potential for Non-electric Applications of Nuclear Energy. Journal of the California Dental Association. 43(9). 486–486. 9 indexed citations
4.
Rogner, Holger, et al.. (2001). Nuclear power: status and outlook. 46(12). 25–30.
5.
McDonald, Alan & Leo Schrattenholzer. (2001). Learning rates for energy technologies. Energy Policy. 29(4). 255–261. 627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakićenović, Nebojša, Arnulf Grübler, & Alan McDonald. (1998). Global energy : perspectives. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 250. 374 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1985). On-Board Data Acquisition System for Vehicle Research. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.
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Häfele, W., A. A. Harms, G.S. Bauer, & Alan McDonald. (1983). Nuclear technologies in a sustainable energy system : selected papers from an IIASA workshop organized by W. Häfele and A.A. Harms. Springer eBooks.
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Bauer, G.S. & Alan McDonald. (1983). Nuclear Technologies in a Sustainable Energy System. 6 indexed citations
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Häfele, W., et al.. (1981). Energy in a Finite World: Paths to a Sustainable Future (Volume 1). IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 4 indexed citations
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Häfele, W., et al.. (1981). Paths to a sustainable future. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1980). Effect of Wake-Type Nonuniform Inlet Velocity Profiles on First Appreciable Stall in Plane-Wall Diffusers. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 102(3). 283–289. 2 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1980). Aerodynamic Drag Reduction of Intercity Buses. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 9 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1972). ROVACS: A New Rotary-Vane Air-Cycle Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration System. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1972). Analysis of Mechanical Friction in Rotary Vane Machines. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 14 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1972). Experimental Determination of Airflow Patterns in Piston Engines with Induction Swirl. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 5 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1971). Effects of swirling inlet flow on pressure recovery in conical diffusers. AIAA Journal. 9(10). 2014–2018. 60 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan, et al.. (1970). A Dynamic Model and Measurement Technique for Studying Induction Air Swirl in an Engine Cylinder. Journal of Engineering for Power. 92(2). 189–197. 4 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan & Robert W. Fox. (1966). An experimental investigation of incompressible flow in conical diffusers. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 8(2). 125–139. 37 indexed citations
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McDonald, Alan & H. Brandt. (1966). Skin friction of power law fluids in turbulent flow over a flat plate. AIChE Journal. 12(4). 637–641.

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