D. C. McDonald

3.8k citations

75 papers · 960 indexed · h-index 18

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 63
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 63
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 11
Astronomy and Astrophysics 21
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 21

Co-authors: A. Loarte C. Giroud P.C. de Vries M. Beurskens J.G. Cordey M. Mantsinen G. Saibene R. Budny
Journals: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (17 papers)Nuclear Fusion (13 papers)Physics of Plasmas (7 papers)Fusion Engineering and Design (3 papers)Fusion Science & Technology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Germany United States

In The Last Decade

D. C. McDonald

68 papers receiving 902 citations

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside D. C. McDonald, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	ICRH assisted breakdown study on JET Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·H.J. Sun, T. Wauters, P. Lomas, E. Lerche, I. Monakhov, C. Noble, P.C. de Vries, S. Silburn, Hyeoncheol Kim, K. Kirov, I. Coffey, P. Sirén, Thomas Beale, A. Boboc, K.S. Palamartchouk, G. Szepesi, E. Joffrin, B. Labit, D. C. McDonald, Jet Contributors	2023	3
2	Role of neutrals on the confinement of hybrid scenario in JET-C and JET-ILW Max Planck Digital Library ·E. Joffrin, C. Challis, L. Frassinetti, J. Garcia, J. Hobirk, D. C. McDonald, G. Sergienko, P. Tamain	2014	1
3	Confinement and edge studies towards lowρ^andν^at JET Nuclear Fusion ·I. Nunes, P. Lomas, D. C. McDonald, G. Saibene, F. Sartori, I. Voitsekhovitch, M. Beurskens, G. Arnoux, A. Boboc, T. Eich, C. Giroud, S. Heureux, E. de la Luna, G. Maddison, A. C. C. Sips, H. Thomsen, T.W. Versloot, (unknown)	2013	9
4	Transport in JET H-mode plasmas with beam and ion cyclotron heating Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·R. Budny, M. Beurskens, P. de Vries, D. Dodt, C. Giroud, M. Lehnen, E. Lerche, M.-L. Mayoral, D. C. McDonald, S. Pamela, F. Sartori, D. Schmuck, D. Van Eester, T.W. Versloot, I. Voitsekhovitch, Efda-Jet Contributors	2012	1
5	A new model of the L–H transition in tokamaks* Nuclear Fusion ·W. Fundamenski, F. Militello, D. Moulton, D. C. McDonald	2012	30
6	The Effect of ELM Mitigation Methods on the Access to High H-mode Confinement (H 98 ∼ 1) on JET E. de la Luna, E.R. Solano, F. Sartori, G. Saibene, P. Lomas, V. Parail, M. Beurskens, C. Giroud, N. C. Hawkes, D. C. McDonald, F. Rimini, E. Delabie, D. Dodt, C. Maggi, D. Harting, F. Koechl, A. Loarte	2012	1
7	The application of classification methods in a data driven investigation of the JET L–H transition Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·A. Meakins, D. C. McDonald, (unknown)	2010	7
8	Dependence of pedestal performance on the characteristics of the H-mode pedestal Nuclear Fusion ·J. Lönnroth, V. Parail, D. C. McDonald, S. Saarelma, E. de la Luna, M. Beurskens, (unknown)	2010	12
9	Simulation of Joint European Torus beta scan experiments using theory-based models Physics of Plasmas ·Laurent Laborde, D. C. McDonald, I. Voitsekhovitch, (unknown)	2008	1
10	Role of recycling in JET trace tritium transport experiments Journal of Nuclear Materials ·D. L. Hillis, J. Hogan, K.-D. Zastrow, V. Parail, D. Coster, D. Reiter, S. Brezinsek, A. Pospieszczyk, M. Stamp, W. Fundamenski, D. C. McDonald	2007	1
11	Destabilization of Fast-Ion-Induced Long Sawteeth by Localized Current Drive in the JET Tokamak Physical Review Letters ·L.-G. Eriksson, A. Mueck, O. Sauter, S. Coda, M. Mantsinen, M.-L. Mayoral, E. Westerhof, R. J. Buttery, D. C. McDonald, T. Johnson, J.-M. Noterdaeme, P.C. de Vries	2004	42
12	Study of Type III ELMs in JET Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·F. Sartori, G. Saibene, L. D. Horton, M. Bécoulet, R. Budny, D. Borba, A. Chankin, G. D. Conway, G Cordey, D. C. McDonald, K. Guenther, M. G. von Hellermann, Yu Igithkanov, A. Loarte, P. Lomas, O. P. Pogutse, J. Rapp	2004	58
13	Density peaking in low collisionality ELMy H-mode in JET Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·M Valovi, R. Budny, L. Garzotti, X. Garbet, A. Korotkov, J. Rapp, R. Neu, O. Sauter, P. deVries, B. Alper, M. Beurskens, J. Brzozowski, D. C. McDonald, H. Leggate, C. Giroud, V. Parail, I. Voitsekhovitch, JET EFDA contributors	2004	31
14	Energy confinement in steady-state ELMy H-modes in JET Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·J.G. Cordey, D. C. McDonald, K. Borraß, M. Charlet, I. Coffey, A. Kallenbach, K. Lawson, P. Lomas, J. Ongena, J. Rapp, F. Ryter, G. Saibene, F. Sartori, M. Stamp, J. Strachan, W. Suttrop, M. Valovič, contributors to the EFDA-JET Workprogramme	2002	11
15	Long timescale density peaking in JET Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·M. Valovič, J. Rapp, J.G. Cordey, R. Budny, D. C. McDonald, L. Garzotti, A. Kallenbach, M. A. Mahdavi, J. Ongena, V. Parail, G. Saibene, F. Sartori, M. Stamp, O. Sauter, J. Strachan, W. Suttrop, contributors to the EFDA-JET Workprogramme	2002	37
16	Scaling of the pedestal density in type-I ELMy H-mode discharges and the impact of upper and lower triangularity in JET and ASDEX Upgrade Nuclear Fusion ·A. Kallenbach, M. Beurskens, A. Korotkov, P. Lomas, W. Suttrop, M. Charlet, D. C. McDonald, F. Milani, J. Rapp, M. Stamp, Efda-Jet Contributors, ASDEX Upgrade Team	2002	14
17	First observation of pT fusion in JET tritium plasmas with ICRF heating of protons Nuclear Fusion ·M. Mantsinen, O.N. Jarvis, V. Kiptily, S. E. Sharapov, B. Alper, L.-G. Eriksson, A. Gondhalekar, R. F. Heeter, D. C. McDonald	2001	14
18	A new type of MHD activity in JET ICRF-only discharges with high fast-ion energy contents Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·M. Mantsinen, S. E. Sharapov, B. Alper, A. Gondhalekar, D. C. McDonald	2000	17
19	A simple derivation of relativistic full-wave equations at electron cyclotron resonance AIP conference proceedings ·D. C. McDonald, R. A. Cairns, C. N. Lashmore‐Davies	1994	2
20	Opinion Evidence Osgoode Hall law journal ·D. C. McDonald	1978	1

About D. C. McDonald

D. C. McDonald is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 75 papers that have together received 960 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (63 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (27 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (19 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (16 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (11 papers), Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (8 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (872 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (344 citations), Aerospace Engineering (258 citations), Materials Chemistry (440 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (271 citations). D. C. McDonald has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include A. Loarte, C. Giroud, P.C. de Vries, M. Beurskens, J.G. Cordey, M. Mantsinen, G. Saibene, R. Budny, F. Sartori and J. Rapp. Their work appears in journals such as Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Nuclear Fusion, Physics of Plasmas, Fusion Engineering and Design and Fusion Science & Technology.

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