Birgitte I. McDonald

3.1k total citations
48 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Birgitte I. McDonald is a scholar working on Ecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgitte I. McDonald has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Birgitte I. McDonald's work include Marine animal studies overview (39 papers), Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications (12 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (11 papers). Birgitte I. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (39 papers), Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications (12 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (11 papers). Birgitte I. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Birgitte I. McDonald's co-authors include Daniel E. Crocker, Daniel P. Costa, Paul J. Ponganis, Luis A. Hückstädt, Michael E. Goebel, Peter T. Madsen, Jennifer M. Burns, M. A. Fedak, Samantha E. Simmons and Carey E. Kuhn and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Birgitte I. McDonald

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birgitte I. McDonald United States 22 1.2k 341 335 276 197 48 1.4k
Shawn R. Noren United States 22 1.1k 0.9× 171 0.5× 327 1.0× 243 0.9× 94 0.5× 39 1.3k
Luis A. Hückstädt United States 22 1.3k 1.1× 512 1.5× 390 1.2× 259 0.9× 248 1.3× 67 1.6k
Michael O. Hammill Canada 26 1.2k 1.0× 319 0.9× 461 1.4× 197 0.7× 141 0.7× 48 1.5k
Markus Horning United States 25 1.9k 1.6× 448 1.3× 384 1.1× 322 1.2× 514 2.6× 69 2.3k
David J. Slip Australia 26 1.6k 1.4× 646 1.9× 435 1.3× 265 1.0× 357 1.8× 62 2.0k
Carey E. Kuhn United States 21 1.1k 0.9× 368 1.1× 230 0.7× 179 0.6× 301 1.5× 35 1.3k
David A. S. Rosen Canada 30 2.1k 1.8× 538 1.6× 406 1.2× 331 1.2× 465 2.4× 99 2.3k
Heather N. Koopman United States 21 1.6k 1.3× 613 1.8× 459 1.4× 408 1.5× 246 1.2× 56 1.9k
Patrick W. Robinson United States 29 1.7k 1.5× 754 2.2× 448 1.3× 516 1.9× 491 2.5× 60 2.3k
Dawn P. Noren United States 24 1.5k 1.3× 346 1.0× 336 1.0× 544 2.0× 204 1.0× 49 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgitte I. McDonald

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All Works

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Tinker, M. Tim, et al.. (2025). Energetic cost of human disturbance on the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Management. 89(4).
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Hindle, Allyson G., C. L. Williams, Paul J. Ponganis, et al.. (2024). Physiological effects of research handling on the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 299. 111771–111771.
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Bain, Anthony R., Joshua C. Tremblay, Alexander Patrician, et al.. (2024). Selected and shared hematological responses to apnea in elite human free divers and northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 327(1). R46–R53.
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Rojano‐Doñate, Laia, Jonas Teilmann, Danuta Maria Wiśniewska, et al.. (2024). Low hunting costs in an expensive marine mammal predator. Science Advances. 10(20). eadj7132–eadj7132. 6 indexed citations
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Peterson, Sarah H., Joshua T. Ackerman, Cathy Debier, et al.. (2024). Foraging behavior and age affect maternal transfer of mercury to northern elephant seal pups. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4693–4693. 2 indexed citations
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Ware, Colin, et al.. (2023). Deep dives and high tissue density increase mean dive costs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(14). 1 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I., Mark Johnson, Danuta Maria Wiśniewska, et al.. (2021). High heart rates in hunting harbour porpoises. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1962). 8 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I., et al.. (2020). Stroke effort and relative lung volume influence heart rate in diving sea lions. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 5). 7 indexed citations
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Fahlbusch, James A., et al.. (2020). Seasonal activity levels of a farm-island population of striated caracaras (Phalcoboenus australis) in the Falkland Islands. Animal Biotelemetry. 8(1). 7 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I., et al.. (2019). Drivers of the dive response in trained harbour porpoises(Phocoena phocoena). Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 19). 16 indexed citations
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Reichmuth, Colleen, et al.. (2018). Drivers of the dive response in pinnipeds; apnea, submergence or temperature?. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 13). 21 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I., Mark Johnson, & Peter T. Madsen. (2017). Dive heart rate in harbour porpoises is influenced by exercise and expectations. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 1). 32 indexed citations
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Ponganis, Paul J., Birgitte I. McDonald, Michael S. Tift, & C. L. Williams. (2017). Heart rate regulation in diving sea lions: the vagus nerve rules. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220(8). 1372–1381. 24 indexed citations
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Kooyman, Gerald L., Birgitte I. McDonald, & Kimberly T. Goetz. (2015). Why do satellite transmitters on emperor penguins stop transmitting?. Animal Biotelemetry. 3(1). 7 indexed citations
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Maresh, Jennifer L., Samantha E. Simmons, Daniel E. Crocker, et al.. (2014). Free-swimming northern elephant seals have low field metabolic rates that are sensitive to an increased cost of transport. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(9). 1485–1495. 43 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I. & Paul J. Ponganis. (2012). Lung collapse in the diving sea lion: hold the nitrogen and save the oxygen. Biology Letters. 8(6). 1047–1049. 56 indexed citations
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McDonald, Birgitte I., Michael E. Goebel, Daniel E. Crocker, & Daniel P. Costa. (2012). Dynamic Influence of Maternal and Pup Traits on Maternal Care during Lactation in an Income Breeder, the Antarctic Fur Seal. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 85(3). 243–254. 13 indexed citations
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Robinson, Patrick W., Daniel P. Costa, Daniel E. Crocker, et al.. (2012). Foraging Behavior and Success of a Mesopelagic Predator in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Insights from a Data-Rich Species, the Northern Elephant Seal. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e36728–e36728. 173 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Yann, Scott A. Shaffer, Carey E. Kuhn, et al.. (2006). Interpolation of tracking data in a fluid environment. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209. 1 indexed citations

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