Iona MacDonald

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 875 citations indexed

About

Iona MacDonald is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iona MacDonald has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 875 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 8 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Iona MacDonald's work include Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (8 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Iona MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (8 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Iona MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United Kingdom and China. Iona MacDonald's co-authors include Yi‐Hung Chen, Chih‐Hsin Tang, Shan‐Chi Liu, Jaung‐Geng Lin, Yu‐Chen Lee, Shiang‐Suo Huang, Chun‐Hao Tsai, Chen‐Ming Su, Chien‐Chung Huang and Yuhan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Brain Research and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Iona MacDonald

26 papers receiving 861 citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms of Acupuncture Therapy in Ischemic Stroke Reha... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Mechanisms of Acupuncture Therapy in Ischemic Stroke Rehabilitation: A Literature Review of Basic Studies
    2017 257 citations Shiang‐Suo Huang, Iona MacDonald et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iona MacDonald Taiwan 14 293 205 156 149 120 26 875
Luwen Zhu China 13 104 0.4× 209 1.0× 76 0.5× 43 0.3× 91 0.8× 66 732
Katharine Walker United States 15 142 0.5× 375 1.8× 146 0.9× 206 1.4× 104 0.9× 18 1.6k
Fang Gao China 15 145 0.5× 187 0.9× 50 0.3× 111 0.7× 40 0.3× 29 754
Fiona A. Russell United Kingdom 11 95 0.3× 313 1.5× 73 0.5× 95 0.6× 101 0.8× 15 1.6k
Chengyu Yin China 17 149 0.5× 240 1.2× 59 0.4× 102 0.7× 61 0.5× 28 872
Hjalte Holm Andersen Denmark 23 70 0.2× 370 1.8× 196 1.3× 74 0.5× 77 0.6× 57 1.5k
Jian Hai China 23 89 0.3× 281 1.4× 72 0.5× 120 0.8× 430 3.6× 57 1.2k
Zixuan Tan China 13 63 0.2× 304 1.5× 24 0.2× 99 0.7× 205 1.7× 20 757
Luca Lorenzini Italy 20 60 0.2× 239 1.2× 28 0.2× 89 0.6× 157 1.3× 53 1.0k
Qi Lin China 19 68 0.2× 248 1.2× 33 0.2× 113 0.8× 320 2.7× 45 913

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iona MacDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iona MacDonald

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

All Works

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Hung, Shih‐Ya, Yu‐Hsin Chen, Iona MacDonald, et al.. (2022). Electroacupuncture improves TBI dysfunction by targeting HDAC overexpression and BDNF-associated Akt/GSK-3β signaling. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 880267–880267. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Yu‐Chen, Cheng‐Hao Tu, Iona MacDonald, et al.. (2022). Antihistamine promotes electroacupuncture analgesia in healthy human subjects: A pilot study. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 12(5). 511–517. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Shiang‐Suo, Hsing-Hui Su, Yi-Hsin Wang, et al.. (2022). Activation of peripheral TRPM8 mitigates ischemic stroke by topically applied menthol. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 192–192. 25 indexed citations
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Su, Hsing-Hui, Jiin‐Cherng Yen, Jiuan‐Miaw Liao, et al.. (2021). In situ slow-release recombinant growth differentiation factor 11 exhibits therapeutic efficacy in ischemic stroke. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 144. 112290–112290. 6 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, et al.. (2021). Electroacupuncture prevents cocaine-induced conditioned place preference reinstatement and attenuates ΔFosB and GluR2 expression. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13694–13694. 5 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, et al.. (2021). Traditional Chinese Medicine Reduces the Incidence of Chemotherapy-Induced Stroke: A Five-Year Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study From Taiwan. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 614606–614606. 1 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona & Yi‐Hung Chen. (2021). The Endocannabinoid System Contributes to Electroacupuncture Analgesia. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 594219–594219. 13 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, Hsiao‐Chi Tsai, An‐Chen Chang, et al.. (2021). Melatonin Inhibits Osteoclastogenesis and Osteolytic Bone Metastasis: Implications for Osteoporosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(17). 9435–9435. 26 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, Chien‐Chung Huang, Shan‐Chi Liu, & Chih‐Hsin Tang. (2020). Reconsidering the Role of Melatonin in Rheumatoid Arthritis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(8). 2877–2877. 35 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, Chih‐Yang Lin, Shu‐Jui Kuo, Chen‐Ming Su, & Chih‐Hsin Tang. (2019). An update on current and future treatment options for chondrosarcoma. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 19(9). 773–786. 44 indexed citations
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Tu, Cheng‐Hao, Iona MacDonald, & Yi‐Hung Chen. (2019). The Effects of Acupuncture on Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of the Literature. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 14–14. 64 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, Shan‐Chi Liu, Chien‐Chung Huang, et al.. (2019). Associations between Adipokines in Arthritic Disease and Implications for Obesity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(6). 1505–1505. 59 indexed citations
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Hsu, Sheng-Feng, et al.. (2018). Paeonol promotes hippocampal synaptic transmission: The role of the Kv2.1 potassium channel. European Journal of Pharmacology. 827. 227–237. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Yu‐Chen, et al.. (2018). Manual acupuncture relieves bile acid-induced itch in mice: the role of microglia and TNF-α. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 15(9). 953–960. 16 indexed citations
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Lin, Jaung‐Geng, et al.. (2016). Electroacupuncture inhibits pruritogen-induced spinal microglial activation in mice. Brain Research. 1649(Pt A). 23–29. 16 indexed citations
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Leung, Yuk‐Man, Sheng-Feng Hsu, Iona MacDonald, et al.. (2016). A comparison of the delayed outward potassium current between the nucleus ambiguus and hippocampus: sensitivity to paeonol. European Journal of Pharmacology. 784. 49–60. 5 indexed citations
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Tsai, Ming-Cheng, Yating Wu, Iona MacDonald, et al.. (2014). (±)3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine inhibits the TEA-sensitive K+ current in the hippocampal neuron and the Kv2.1 current expressed in H1355 cells. Neuropharmacology. 89. 100–112. 5 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Iona, et al.. (2011). Gaelic singing and oral tradition. International Journal of Music Education. 29(2). 172–190. 3 indexed citations
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