Donald McDonald

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 867 citations indexed

About

Donald McDonald is a scholar working on Plant Science, Communication and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald McDonald has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 867 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Plant Science, 1 paper in Communication and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Donald McDonald's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (1 paper), Bryophyte Studies and Records (1 paper) and Ecology and biodiversity studies (1 paper). Donald McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (1 paper), Bryophyte Studies and Records (1 paper) and Ecology and biodiversity studies (1 paper). Donald McDonald collaborates with scholars based in . Donald McDonald's co-authors include Alfredo H‐S. Ang, T.G. Williamson, Sashi K. Kunnath, James T. P. Yao, David Darwin, Vernon B. Watwood, Sherif El‐Tawil and Richard J. Douglass and has published in prestigious journals such as Micropaleontology, The Canadian Field-Naturalist and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Donald McDonald

5 papers receiving 822 citations

Hit Papers

Journal of Structural Engineering 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 250 500 750
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.

  1. Journal of Structural Engineering
    1983 860 citations Sherif El‐Tawil, Sashi K. Kunnath et al. profile →

Peers

Donald McDonald
Vernon B. Watwood United States
René Tinawi Canada
John L. Gross United States
Barış Sevim Türkiye
Alfredo Campos Costa Portugal
Temel Türker Türkiye
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad Bangladesh
F. Michael Bartlett Canada
Masoud Mirtaheri Iran
Sang Whan Han South Korea
Vernon B. Watwood United States
Donald McDonald
Citations per year, relative to Donald McDonald Donald McDonald (= 1×) peers Vernon B. Watwood

Countries citing papers authored by Donald McDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald McDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald McDonald

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald McDonald. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald 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 Donald McDonald. Donald McDonald is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
1.
McDonald, Donald, et al.. (2005). Barons to bloggers : confronting media power. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
2.
McDonald, Donald. (1999). The Importance of Public Broadcasting. 11(4). 8. 1 indexed citations
3.
El‐Tawil, Sherif, Sashi K. Kunnath, David Darwin, et al.. (1983). Journal of Structural Engineering. 860 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Douglass, Richard J. & Donald McDonald. (1976). A northern record for the heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius, in the Northwest Territories. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 90(1). 82–83. 2 indexed citations
5.
McDonald, Donald, et al.. (1963). Mississippian Smaller Foraminifera from the Southern Peninsula of Michigan. Micropaleontology. 9(2). 215–215. 3 indexed citations

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