Francis A. Macdonald

11.3k citations
153 papers · 8.0k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 49

Francis A. Macdonald

149 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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Francis A. Macdonald
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  • Paleontology 5.9k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 2.3k
  • Geophysics 3.6k
  • Atmospheric Science 3.8k
  • Geology 784
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All Works

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Volcanic controls on seawater sulfate over the past 120 million years
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Weathering the Snowball
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Ediacaran Rapid True Polar Wander: Constraints on a Possible Driving Mechanism From the Paleomagnetism and Geochronology of the Sept-Îles Intrusive Suite, Quebéc, Canada
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Evidence for a Lightning-Strike Origin of the Edeowie Glass
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About Francis A. Macdonald

Francis A. Macdonald is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 153 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (107 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (86 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (84 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (20 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (17 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (17 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (13 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (5.9k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (2.3k citations) and Geophysics (3.6k citations). Francis A. Macdonald has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Justin V. Strauss, David T. Johnston, Daniel P. Schrag, Galen P. Halverson, Alan D. Rooney, John A. Higgins, Phoebe Cohen, James L. Crowley, Erik A. Sperling and Paul F. Hoffman. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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