Ewen MacDonald

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Ewen MacDonald is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Ewen MacDonald has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Ewen MacDonald's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (25 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers). Ewen MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (25 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers). Ewen MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Canada and United States. Ewen MacDonald's co-authors include Mika Scheinin, Brian K. Kobilka, Harry Scheinin, Jouni Sirviö, T. K. Smith, Tommi Saarelainen, Eero Ċastrén, Eija Koponen, Jukka Sallinen and Antti Haapalinna and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Ewen MacDonald

102 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Activation of the TrkB Neurotrophin Receptor Is Induced by Antidepressant Drugs and Is Required for Antidepressant-Induced Behavioral Effects

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ewen MacDonald Finland	35	1.9k	1.3k	532	471	434	103	4.2k
E. Carstens United States	40	1.4k 0.7×	653 0.5×	667 1.3×	2.0k 4.2×	243 0.6×	139	4.4k
Andrew C. Scallet United States	28	1.2k 0.6×	685 0.5×	274 0.5×	229 0.5×	981 2.3×	82	3.3k
L. Prut Switzerland	6	1.3k 0.7×	685 0.5×	593 1.1×	438 0.9×	189 0.4×	8	3.0k
Florence Crestani Switzerland	25	3.9k 2.0×	2.0k 1.6×	1.6k 2.9×	432 0.9×	397 0.9×	34	5.4k
Kyungsoon Chung United States	46	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	370 0.7×	4.0k 8.4×	294 0.7×	87	5.9k
Thomas N. Ferraro United States	37	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	406 0.8×	400 0.8×	142 0.3×	143	4.3k
Gregory A. Ordway United States	43	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	533 1.0×	950 2.0×	201 0.5×	128	5.5k
J. Kiss Hungary	38	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	795 1.5×	552 1.2×	241 0.6×	148	5.1k
Kathy R. Magnusson United States	34	1.4k 0.7×	693 0.5×	753 1.4×	685 1.5×	515 1.2×	66	2.9k
A. Ennaceur United Kingdom	26	2.8k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.4k 4.5×	805 1.7×	464 1.1×	49	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ewen MacDonald

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Kaye, Alan D., Ewen MacDonald, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of Intra–Articular Platelet–Rich Plasma Injections in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta–Analysis. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 29(1). 13–13. 2 indexed citations

MacDonald, Ewen & Norman Salem. (2023). Dr. Eberhard Trams—The man who coined the name “exosomes”—A prescient but largely forgotten pioneer. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 12(10). e12370–e12370. 3 indexed citations

Girish, C.K., Ewen MacDonald, Mika Scheinin, & T. K. Smith. (2008). Effects of Feedborne Fusarium Mycotoxins on Brain Regional Neurochemistry of Turkeys. Poultry Science. 87(7). 1295–1302. 16 indexed citations

Swamy, H. V. L. N., Terence K. Smith, Ewen MacDonald, et al.. (2003). Effects of feeding a blend of grains naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on growth and immunological measurements of starter pigs, and the efficacy of a polymeric glucomannan mycotoxin adsorbent1. Journal of Animal Science. 81(11). 2792–2803. 88 indexed citations

Lähdesmäki, Janne, Jukka Sallinen, Ewen MacDonald, Jouni Sirviö, & Mika Scheinin. (2003). α2-Adrenergic drug effects on brain monoamines, locomotion, and body temperature are largely abolished in mice lacking the α2A-adrenoceptor subtype. Neuropharmacology. 44(7). 882–892. 86 indexed citations

Haapalinna, Antti, Ewen MacDonald, Timo Viitamaa, et al.. (1999). Comparison of the effects of acute and subchronic administration of atipamezole on reaction to novelty and active avoidance learning in rats. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 359(3). 194–203. 18 indexed citations

Sirviö, Jouni & Ewen MacDonald. (1999). Central α1-adrenoceptors. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 83(1). 49–65. 80 indexed citations

MacDonald, Ewen, et al.. (1998). Long‐Term Effects of Portacaval Anastomosis on the 5‐Hydroxytryptamine, Histamine, and Catecholamine Neurotransmitter Systems in Rat Brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(4). 1450–1456. 23 indexed citations

MacDonald, Ewen, Brian K. Kobilka, & Mika Scheinin. (1997). Gene targeting — homing in on α2-adrenoceptor-subtype function. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 18(6). 211–219. 281 indexed citations

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Fogel, W. A., et al.. (1994). Effect of Pargyline on Brain N‐tele‐Methylhistamine in Portocaval‐Shunted Rats: Relation to Amine Neurotransmitters. Journal of Neurochemistry. 62(2). 615–620. 17 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen, et al.. (1993). Systemic absorption and systemic effects of ocularly administered dexmedetomidine in rabbits. Current Eye Research. 12(5). 451–460.

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Rägo, Lembit, Ewen MacDonald, Veijo Saano, & Mauno M. Airaksinen. (1991). The Effect of Medetomidine on GABA and Benzodiazepine Receptors in Vivo: Lack of Anxiolytic but some Evidence of Possible Stress‐Protective Activity. Pharmacology & Toxicology. 69(2). 81–86. 8 indexed citations

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Johnston, Wendy, Ewen MacDonald, & J. W. Hilton. (1989). Relationships between dietary ascorbic acid status and deficiency, weight gain and brain neurotransmitter levels in juvenile rainbow trout,Salmo gairdneri. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 6(6). 353–365. 13 indexed citations

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Saano, Veijo, et al.. (1989). Effect of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligands on the Contraction of Isolated Heart Atrium and Papillary Muscle of Rats. Pharmacology & Toxicology. 64(1). 147–149. 5 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen, Antti Haapalinna, R Virtanen, & Risto Lammintausta. (1988). Medetomidine a highly specific alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonist has potential anxiolytic properties. The FASEB Journal. 2(5). 7366. 2 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen, et al.. (1988). Effect of Acute Oral Doses of T-2 Toxin on Tissue Concentrations of Biogenic Amines in the Rat. Journal of Animal Science. 66(2). 434–434. 34 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen. (1988). Screening for Drugs Blocking Acetylcholine‐Activated Ion Channels and Local Anaesthetics with the Isolated Chick Biventer Cervicis Preparation. Pharmacology & Toxicology. 63(3). 193–198. 5 indexed citations

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Hilakivi, Leena A., Tomi Taira, I. Hilakivi, et al.. (1988). Early postnatal treatment with propranolol affects development of brain amines and behavior. Psychopharmacology. 96(3). 353–359. 32 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen, et al.. (1988). Potential for Dietary Amino Acid Precursors of Neurotransmitters to Overcome Neurochemical Changes in Acute T-2 Toxicosis in Rats. Journal of Nutrition. 118(7). 901–907. 16 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Ewen, et al.. (1977). Evidence for inhibition of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in vivo after sub-acute pyrazole treatment in rats.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 55(5). 284–91. 3 indexed citations

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