John A. Macdonald

900 total citations
26 papers, 652 citations indexed

About

John A. Macdonald is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Macdonald has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 652 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John A. Macdonald's work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations (11 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (7 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers). John A. Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Physiological and biochemical adaptations (11 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (7 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers). John A. Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. John A. Macdonald's co-authors include John C. Montgomery, Marino Vacchi, Mario La Mesa, William Davison, Gary D. Housley, David M. Lambert, Clive W. Evans, Peter A. Ritchie, Axel Meyer and Hilary Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

John A. Macdonald

26 papers receiving 625 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Macdonald New Zealand 12 344 278 119 91 88 26 652
Alan W. Pinder Canada 19 695 2.0× 267 1.0× 175 1.5× 87 1.0× 170 1.9× 27 964
Brian Bagatto United States 16 331 1.0× 213 0.8× 52 0.4× 141 1.5× 82 0.9× 30 690
Carl L. Reiber United States 18 627 1.8× 155 0.6× 142 1.2× 65 0.7× 135 1.5× 39 870
Casey A. Mueller United States 15 393 1.1× 230 0.8× 124 1.0× 92 1.0× 137 1.6× 34 671
John Eme United States 19 646 1.9× 331 1.2× 174 1.5× 106 1.2× 155 1.8× 50 865
John C. Aldrich Ireland 15 300 0.9× 71 0.3× 148 1.2× 85 0.9× 100 1.1× 43 611
P. L. M. van Dijk Germany 12 440 1.3× 182 0.7× 140 1.2× 49 0.5× 250 2.8× 13 580
Hans Erik Karlsen Norway 13 495 1.4× 240 0.9× 173 1.5× 72 0.8× 45 0.5× 22 744
G. W. Potts United Kingdom 16 327 1.0× 228 0.8× 269 2.3× 59 0.6× 88 1.0× 32 668
Edward Gaten United Kingdom 18 449 1.3× 162 0.6× 211 1.8× 71 0.8× 85 1.0× 36 731

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John A. Macdonald

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All Works

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Wang, Qi, et al.. (2025). Roles of chromosomal and gonadal sex in the fetal and placental responses to maternal food restriction in mice. Molecular Human Reproduction. 31(2). 1 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Juanita, et al.. (2024). A new exceptionally preserved sawfly fossil (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) and an evaluation of its utility for divergence time estimation and biogeography. Systematic Entomology. 50(1). 237–251. 3 indexed citations
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McKnight, Darren, et al.. (2020). The global risk continuum (GRC). Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 7(1). 38–43. 4 indexed citations
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Lurman, Glenn, John A. Macdonald, & Clive W. Evans. (2009). Evaluating the impact of environmental pollution on fish in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: A biomarker approach. Polar Science. 3(4). 246–253. 8 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A., et al.. (2008). Temperature dependency of miniature end plate currents from the extraocular muscle of Antarctic teleost fishes. Polar Biology. 31(6). 709–715. 1 indexed citations
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Herbert, Neill A., John A. Macdonald, R.M.G. Wells, & William Davison. (2003). A difference in optomotor behaviour of two Antarctic nototheniid fishes is correlated with the presence of a choroid rete mirabile and Root effect. Polar Biology. 26(6). 411–415. 9 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A., Kerry J. Barton, & Peter Metcalf. (2002). Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) nesting on Sabrina Islet, Balleny Islands, Antarctica. Polar Biology. 25(6). 442–447. 5 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A., et al.. (2001). Temperature compensation of postsynaptic currents from the extraocular muscle of temperate teleost fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 187(3). 197–203. 3 indexed citations
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Ritchie, Peter A., et al.. (1996). Mitochondrial Phylogeny of Trematomid Fishes (Nototheniidae, Perciformes) and the Evolution of Antarctic Fish. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 5(2). 383–390. 74 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A.. (1994). A history and atlas of the fishes of the Antarctic Ocean. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 9(5). 194–195. 51 indexed citations
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Montgomery, John C., John A. Macdonald, & Gary D. Housley. (1988). Lateral line function in an antarctic fish related to the signals produced by planktonic prey. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 163(6). 827–833. 38 indexed citations
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Davison, William & John A. Macdonald. (1985). A histochemical study of the swimming musculature of Antarctic fish. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 12(4). 473–483. 29 indexed citations
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Montgomery, John C. & John A. Macdonald. (1984). Performance of motor systems in Antarctic fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 154(2). 241–248. 50 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A. & John C. Montgomery. (1982). Thermal limits of neuromuscular function in an antarctic fish. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 147(2). 237–250. 22 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A.. (1981). Temperature compensation in the peripheral nervous system: Antarctic vs temperate poikilotherms. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 142(3). 411–418. 41 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A. & Malcolm S. Brodwick. (1973). Inhibition in branched afferent neurons of the bullfrog tongue. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 87(4). 293–316. 16 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A. & James L. Larimer. (1970). Phase-sensitivity of Gymnotus carapo to low-amplitude electrical stimuli. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 70(3). 322–334. 9 indexed citations
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Macdonald, John A., et al.. (1964). Observations on the epipodium, digestive tract, coelomic derivatives, and nervous system of the trochid gastropod Tegula funebralis (A. Adams, 1854). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations

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