Donald W. MacKinnon

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Donald W. MacKinnon is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald W. MacKinnon has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 3 papers in Social Psychology and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Donald W. MacKinnon's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (7 papers), Educational Methods and Teacher Development (2 papers) and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (2 papers). Donald W. MacKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (7 papers), Educational Methods and Teacher Development (2 papers) and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (2 papers). Donald W. MacKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Donald W. MacKinnon's co-authors include June Statham, Mike Coombes, Andy Pike, Don E. Bradley, Colin Wymer, Andrew Cumbers, Andrew Cumbers and Deborah Fahy Bryceson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, Journal of Social Issues and Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Donald W. MacKinnon

22 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

The nature and nurture of creative talent. 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 200 400 600
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. The nature and nurture of creative talent.
    1962 684 citations Donald W. MacKinnon American Psychologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald W. MacKinnon United States 10 938 274 254 169 164 23 1.3k
Morris I. Stein United States 13 672 0.7× 239 0.9× 221 0.9× 143 0.8× 122 0.7× 36 1.2k
Robert S. Albert United States 17 1.1k 1.2× 313 1.1× 289 1.1× 202 1.2× 220 1.3× 40 1.6k
Calvin W. Taylor United States 17 661 0.7× 160 0.6× 152 0.6× 216 1.3× 120 0.7× 62 1.3k
Roberta M. Milgram Israel 27 1.2k 1.3× 410 1.5× 343 1.4× 443 2.6× 258 1.6× 65 1.8k
Lyle E. Leritz United States 6 842 0.9× 257 0.9× 201 0.8× 131 0.8× 171 1.0× 7 1.1k
Karen O’Quin United States 14 538 0.6× 223 0.8× 475 1.9× 111 0.7× 109 0.7× 29 1.4k
Gayle T. Dow United States 8 1.3k 1.4× 383 1.4× 291 1.1× 305 1.8× 428 2.6× 9 1.7k
Bonnie Cramond United States 19 1.0k 1.1× 311 1.1× 475 1.9× 538 3.2× 481 2.9× 59 1.7k
Weihua Niu United States 19 1.1k 1.2× 263 1.0× 350 1.4× 209 1.2× 175 1.1× 39 1.4k
Martin Storme France 22 741 0.8× 289 1.1× 338 1.3× 113 0.7× 105 0.6× 60 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pike, Andy, Donald W. MacKinnon, Mike Coombes, et al.. (2016). Uneven growth: tackling city decline. 25 indexed citations
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Pike, Andy, et al.. (2015). Tackling Declining Cities: UK City Trends and International Policy Review. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Bryceson, Deborah Fahy & Donald W. MacKinnon. (2012). Special Issue: Mining and Urbanisation in Africa: Population, Settlement and Welfare [Guest Editors]. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam).
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Cumbers, Andrew & Donald W. MacKinnon. (2011). Putting “the political” back into the region: power, agency and a reconstituted regional political economy. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 4 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W., et al.. (1996). Education in the UK : facts & figures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W., et al.. (1995). Education in the UK : Facts and Figures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations
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Statham, June, et al.. (1989). The education fact file : a handbook of education information in the UK. 4 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1987). Public Schools Today. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 8(3). 349–354. 2 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1978). In search of human effectiveness. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 99 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1975). The Creative Person. The American Biology Teacher. 37(9). 535–535. 20 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1972). Maslow's Place in the History of Psychology*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 6(3). 158–163. 2 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1971). Creativity and Transliminal Experience*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 5(4). 227–241. 24 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1969). The Courage To Be: Realizing Creative Potential.. 1 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1967). Assessing Creative Persons*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 1(3). 291–304. 11 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1966). What makes a person creative?. Theory Into Practice. 5(4). 151–156. 27 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1965). Personality and the realization of creative potential.. American Psychologist. 20(4). 273–281. 339 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1964). Identification and Development of Creative Abilities.. 1 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1964). The Kurt Lewin Memorial Award Presentation to Alfred J. Marrow. Journal of Social Issues. 20(3). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1963). "The Nature and Nurture of Creative Talent": Erratum.. American Psychologist. 18(1). 73–73. 1 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Donald W.. (1953). Fact and fancy in personality research.. American Psychologist. 8(4). 138–146. 10 indexed citations

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