Iain Macdonald

1.6k total citations
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Iain Macdonald is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain Macdonald has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Building and Construction, 4 papers in Environmental Engineering and 3 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Iain Macdonald's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), BIM and Construction Integration (6 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (4 papers). Iain Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), BIM and Construction Integration (6 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (4 papers). Iain Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Iain Macdonald's co-authors include Paul Strachan, D. Bourgeois, Christoph Reinhart, Chris T. Perry, Georgios Kokogiannakis, J.A. Clarke, Paul Samuels, Nancy Nichols, M. J. Baines and Bradford N. Gover and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Renewable Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Iain Macdonald

28 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iain Macdonald United Kingdom 12 777 385 146 115 96 28 1.1k
Danny Parker United States 23 1.1k 1.4× 615 1.6× 51 0.3× 71 0.6× 306 3.2× 92 1.8k
Fabio Peron Italy 18 738 0.9× 541 1.4× 56 0.4× 46 0.4× 181 1.9× 87 1.3k
Sergio Vera Chile 22 822 1.1× 728 1.9× 67 0.5× 64 0.6× 191 2.0× 66 1.3k
Tetsu Kubota Japan 22 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 2.9× 37 0.3× 181 1.6× 139 1.4× 94 1.7k
Vincenzo Costanzo Italy 25 1.5k 1.9× 1.2k 3.0× 87 0.6× 133 1.2× 191 2.0× 62 1.9k
Hugo Hens Belgium 28 2.1k 2.8× 1.1k 2.9× 174 1.2× 67 0.6× 33 0.3× 100 2.7k
Jihui Yuan Japan 22 682 0.9× 725 1.9× 17 0.1× 63 0.5× 239 2.5× 68 1.4k
Marina Neophytou Cyprus 21 399 0.5× 1.0k 2.7× 21 0.1× 212 1.8× 196 2.0× 58 1.4k
Shuichi Hokoi Japan 18 641 0.8× 430 1.1× 27 0.2× 25 0.2× 68 0.7× 152 1.2k
Κωνσταντίνος Παπακώστας Greece 16 605 0.8× 311 0.8× 19 0.1× 25 0.2× 52 0.5× 41 993

Countries citing papers authored by Iain Macdonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iain Macdonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain Macdonald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gunay, Burak, et al.. (2023). An investigation of municipal housing permit data for representation of the Canadian housing stock in building codes analysis. Building and Environment. 245. 110848–110848. 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (2022). Energy and emissions effects of airtightness for six non-residential buildings in Canada with comparison to contemporary limits and assumptions. Journal of Building Engineering. 58. 104977–104977. 11 indexed citations
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Newsham, Guy R., Benjamin J. Birt, Chantal Arsenault, et al.. (2013). Do ‘green’ buildings have better indoor environments? New evidence. Building Research & Information. 41(4). 415–434. 148 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (2012). Field Study Assessment of the Performance of Displacement Air Distribution in a Canadian School during the Heating Season. International Journal of Ventilation. 11(1). 43–52. 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain & J.A. Clarke. (2007). Applying uncertainty considerations to energy conservation equations. Energy and Buildings. 39(9). 1019–1026. 25 indexed citations
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Strachan, Paul, Georgios Kokogiannakis, & Iain Macdonald. (2006). History and development of validation with the ESP-r simulation program. Building and Environment. 43(4). 601–609. 139 indexed citations
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Bourgeois, D., Christoph Reinhart, & Iain Macdonald. (2006). Adding advanced behavioural models in whole building energy simulation: A study on the total energy impact of manual and automated lighting control. Energy and Buildings. 38(7). 814–823. 240 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (2005). Transferring simulation from specialists into design practice. NPARC. 41(15). 316–7. 10 indexed citations
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Bourgeois, D., Christoph Reinhart, & Iain Macdonald. (2005). Assessing the total energy impact of occupant behavioural response to manual and automated lighting systems. JAMA. 249(11). 1438–1438. 17 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (2005). Greater insight into the MTDSC technique involving fundamental sinusoidal heat flow equations. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 80(3). 781–786. 6 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (2004). CIBSE standard tests for the assessment of building services design software. NPARC. 4 indexed citations
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Bourgeois, D., Jon Hand, Iain Macdonald, & Christoph Reinhart. (2004). Adding sub-hourly occupancy prediction, occupancy-sensing control and manual environment control to whole-building energy simulation. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain. (2003). Applying uncertainty considerations to building energy conservation equations. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 260(Pt 1). 129376–129376. 2 indexed citations
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Perry, Chris T. & Iain Macdonald. (2002). Impacts of light penetration on the bathymetry of reef microboring communities: implications for the development of microendolithic trace assemblages. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 186(1-2). 101–113. 59 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain & Paul Strachan. (2001). Practical application of uncertainty analysis. Energy and Buildings. 33(3). 219–227. 197 indexed citations
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Hensen, Jlm Jan, et al.. (1999). On the use of simulation in the design of embedded energy systems. NPARC. 113–119. 6 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (1998). Integrated modelling of low energy buildings. Renewable Energy. 15(1-4). 151–156. 7 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Iain, et al.. (1995). A new method for the computation of steady open channel trans-critical flow. CentAUR (University of Reading). 1 indexed citations
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Strang, R., et al.. (1987). Variations in performance of curing light units by determination of composite resin setting time. BDJ. 162(2). 63–65. 16 indexed citations
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Moseley, Harry, R. Strang, & Iain Macdonald. (1987). Evaluation of the risk associated with the use of blue light polymerizing sources. Journal of Dentistry. 15(1). 12–15. 15 indexed citations

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