J. I. MacPherson

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

J. I. MacPherson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. I. MacPherson has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 55 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. I. MacPherson's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (28 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (25 papers). J. I. MacPherson is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (28 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (25 papers). J. I. MacPherson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and India. J. I. MacPherson's co-authors include R. L. Desjardins, P. H. Schuepp, Monique Y. Leclerc, W. R. Leaitch, Alan K. Betts, L. Mahrt, George A. Isaac, C. M. Banic, Robert D. Kelly and J. Y. Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

J. I. MacPherson

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Footprint prediction of scalar fluxes from analytical sol... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 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. Footprint prediction of scalar fluxes from analytical solutions of the diffusion equation
    1990 683 citations P. H. Schuepp, Monique Y. Leclerc et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. I. MacPherson Canada 31 2.4k 1.7k 788 304 294 80 3.1k
G. Den Hartog Canada 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 390 0.5× 214 0.7× 449 1.5× 42 2.7k
T.W. Horst United States 29 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 258 0.8× 118 0.4× 57 3.2k
H. H. Neumann Canada 32 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 433 0.5× 203 0.7× 608 2.1× 48 3.3k
Fred C. Bosveld Netherlands 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 874 1.1× 102 0.3× 193 0.7× 82 2.7k
Andrey Sogachev Denmark 26 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 602 0.8× 222 0.7× 228 0.8× 68 2.0k
Dean Vickers United States 35 3.2k 1.4× 3.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.6× 171 0.6× 299 1.0× 67 4.8k
Steven Oncley United States 31 3.8k 1.6× 2.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.9× 201 0.7× 334 1.1× 77 4.9k
Chiel C. van Heerwaarden Netherlands 27 2.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 833 1.1× 268 0.9× 108 0.4× 90 3.6k
Tamás Weidinger Hungary 24 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 447 0.6× 556 1.8× 147 0.5× 88 2.0k
J.A. Elbers Netherlands 29 3.1k 1.3× 1.0k 0.6× 916 1.2× 285 0.9× 924 3.1× 45 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. I. MacPherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. I. MacPherson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pattey, Elizabeth, Grant C. Edwards, R. L. Desjardins, et al.. (2006). Tools for quantifying N2O emissions from agroecosystems. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 142(2-4). 103–119. 66 indexed citations
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Friedli, H., L. F. Radke, J. Y. Lu, et al.. (2002). Mercury emissions from burning of biomass from temperate North American forests: laboratory and airborne measurements. Atmospheric Environment. 37(2). 253–267. 180 indexed citations
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Kustas, William P., Thomas J. Jackson, Andrew N. French, & J. I. MacPherson. (2001). Verification of Patch- and Regional-Scale Energy Balance Estimates Derived from Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing during SGP97. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 2(3). 254–273. 18 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tong, et al.. (1998). Aircraft Measurements of the Concentration and Flux of Agrochemicals. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(8). 1032–1038. 9 indexed citations
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Mailhot, Jocelyn, J. W. Strapp, J. I. MacPherson, et al.. (1998). The Montreal-96 Experiment on Regional Mixing and Ozone (MERMOZ): An Overview and Some Preliminary Results. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 79(3). 433–442. 12 indexed citations
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Desjardins, R. L., J. I. MacPherson, L. Mahrt, et al.. (1997). Scaling up flux measurements for the boreal forest using aircraft‐tower combinations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(D24). 29125–29133. 90 indexed citations
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Kaharabata, S. K., P. H. Schuepp, Segun Ogunjemiyo, et al.. (1997). Footprint considerations in BOREAS. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(D24). 29113–29124. 52 indexed citations
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Barr, Alan, Alan K. Betts, R. L. Desjardins, & J. I. MacPherson. (1997). Comparison of regional surface fluxes from boundary‐layer budgets and aircraft measurements above boreal forest. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(D24). 29213–29218. 31 indexed citations
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Banic, C. M., W. R. Leaitch, George A. Isaac, et al.. (1996). Transport of ozone and sulfur to the North Atlantic atmosphere during the North Atlantic Regional Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(D22). 29091–29104. 30 indexed citations
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Desjardins, R. L., et al.. (1995). Flux estimates of latent and sensible heat, carbon dioxide, and ozone using an aircraft-tower combination. Atmospheric Environment. 29(21). 3147–3158. 27 indexed citations
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Angevine, W. M. & J. I. MacPherson. (1995). Comparison of Wind Profiler and Aircraft Wind Measurements at Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 12(2). 421–426. 25 indexed citations
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MacPherson, J. I., R. Schmidt, A.M. Jochum, et al.. (1993). Ozone Flux Measurement on the NRC Twin Otter During the 1991 California Ozone Deposition Experiment. NPARC. 7 indexed citations
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MacPherson, J. I., et al.. (1991). An Application of Kalman Filtering to Airborne Wind Measurement. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 8(1). 51–65. 12 indexed citations
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Desjardins, R. L., et al.. (1990). Relative photosynthetic activity of agricultural lands from airborne carbon dioxide and satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 11(2). 237–251. 15 indexed citations
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MacPherson, J. I.. (1988). NAE Twin Otter operations in FIFE. NPARC. 9 indexed citations
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Schuepp, P. H., et al.. (1987). Airborne determination of regional water use efficiency and evapotranspiration: Present capabilities and initial field tests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 41(1-2). 1–19. 13 indexed citations
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MacPherson, J. I., et al.. (1984). Theoretical and measured airflow about the Twin Otter wing. National Research Council Canada (Government of Canada). 1 indexed citations
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Isaac, George A., et al.. (1977). Preliminary Tests of a Cumulus Cloud Seeding Technique. Journal of applied meteorology. 16(9). 949–958. 10 indexed citations
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