Daniel G. MacDonald

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Daniel G. MacDonald is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel G. MacDonald has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oceanography, 20 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Daniel G. MacDonald's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (21 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (14 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers). Daniel G. MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (21 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (14 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers). Daniel G. MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovakia and India. Daniel G. MacDonald's co-authors include Robert D. Hetland, Alexander R. Horner‐Devine, W. Rockwell Geyer, Louis Goodman, Fei Chen, Georgia Kakoulaki, Jonathan D. Woodruff, David R. Foster, Barbara C. S. Hansen and Tim Parshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Ecology and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Daniel G. MacDonald

35 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mixing and Transport in Coastal River Plumes 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Mixing and Transport in Coastal River Plumes
    2014 331 citations Alexander R. Horner‐Devine, Robert D. Hetland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel G. MacDonald United States 16 751 542 338 234 201 37 1.0k
Sarah N. Giddings United States 17 715 1.0× 458 0.8× 257 0.8× 318 1.4× 310 1.5× 55 1.1k
Zhigang Lai China 17 631 0.8× 393 0.7× 185 0.5× 141 0.6× 202 1.0× 36 839
Nicholas J. Nidzieko United States 18 532 0.7× 280 0.5× 388 1.1× 500 2.1× 159 0.8× 34 900
J. M. Brubaker United States 15 654 0.9× 337 0.6× 256 0.8× 243 1.0× 245 1.2× 20 869
Jianhua Qi United States 18 780 1.0× 723 1.3× 310 0.9× 201 0.9× 285 1.4× 26 1.1k
Helmut Z. Baumert Germany 14 598 0.8× 400 0.7× 211 0.6× 193 0.8× 255 1.3× 26 829
Meng Xia United States 23 786 1.0× 392 0.7× 343 1.0× 301 1.3× 210 1.0× 59 1.1k
Ayal Anis United States 13 637 0.8× 361 0.7× 118 0.3× 109 0.5× 376 1.9× 24 893
Diane Masson Canada 21 891 1.2× 401 0.7× 150 0.4× 289 1.2× 435 2.2× 34 1.1k
Ricardo de Camargo Brazil 16 411 0.5× 391 0.7× 137 0.4× 128 0.5× 366 1.8× 71 808

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel G. MacDonald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacDonald, Daniel G., et al.. (2025). High-Resolution Sampling of a River Plume Front with Uncrewed Underwater and Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 42(11). 1469–1485.
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Whitney, Michael M., et al.. (2024). Mixing of the Connecticut River Plume During Ambient Flood Tides: Spatial Heterogeneity and Contributions of Bottom‐Generated and Interfacial Mixing. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(3). 2 indexed citations
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Huguenard, Kimberly, et al.. (2022). Wind Effects on Near‐ and Midfield Mixing in Tidally Pulsed River Plumes. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(5). 5 indexed citations
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Huguenard, Kimberly, et al.. (2022). Evolving Interior Mixing Regimes in a Tidal River Plume. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(17). 4 indexed citations
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Silveira, Ilson Carlos Almeida da, et al.. (2020). On the Role of Turbulent Mixing Produced by Vertical Shear Between the Brazil Current and the Intermediate Western Boundary Current. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(1). 11 indexed citations
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Kakoulaki, Georgia, et al.. (2020). Calculating lateral plume spreading with surface Lagrangian drifters. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 18(7). 346–361. 3 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G., et al.. (2013). On the heterogeneity of stratified-shear turbulence: Observations from a near-field river plume. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 118(11). 6223–6237. 19 indexed citations
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Rountree, Rodney A., et al.. (2012). Relationship between body size and habitat complexity preference in age‐0 and ‐1 year winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus. Journal of Fish Biology. 81(1). 220–229. 8 indexed citations
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Donnelly, Jeffrey P., et al.. (2011). North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity over the last 2000 years: Patterns, Consequences and Potential Climatic Forcing. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G.. (2009). Enhanced Surface Cooling as an Alternative for Thermal Discharges. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 135(12). 1326–1337. 3 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G. & Alexander R. Horner‐Devine. (2008). Temporal and spatial variability of vertical salt flux in a highly stratified estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C9). 39 indexed citations
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Hetland, Robert D. & Daniel G. MacDonald. (2007). Spreading in the near-field Merrimack River plume. Ocean Modelling. 21(1-2). 12–21. 53 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G., Louis Goodman, & Robert D. Hetland. (2007). Turbulent dissipation in a near‐field river plume: A comparison of control volume and microstructure observations with a numerical model. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(C7). 74 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G., et al.. (2006). Role of mixing in the structure and evolution of a buoyant discharge plume. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 111(C11). 29 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G. & W. Rockwell Geyer. (2005). Hydraulic Control of a Highly Stratified Estuarine Front*. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 35(3). 374–387. 40 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G. & W. Rockwell Geyer. (2004). Turbulent energy production and entrainment at a highly stratified estuarine front. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(C5). 103 indexed citations
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Parshall, Tim, David R. Foster, Edward K. Faison, Daniel G. MacDonald, & Barbara C. S. Hansen. (2003). LONG-TERM HISTORY OF VEGETATION AND FIRE IN PITCH PINE–OAK FORESTS ON CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. Ecology. 84(3). 736–748. 51 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G., et al.. (1997). Characteristics of Headland Wakes in Shallow Flow. 88–93. 3 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Daniel G.. (1967). Flow patterns in lubricated friction surfaces. Wear. 10(4). 333–334. 3 indexed citations

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