John MacDonald

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

John MacDonald is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John MacDonald has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in John MacDonald's work include Multisensory perception and integration (5 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (4 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (4 papers). John MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Multisensory perception and integration (5 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (4 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (4 papers). John MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. John MacDonald's co-authors include Harry McGurk, R.J. Gibbons, Sue Buckley, Gary Christopher, S. S. Socransky, Angela Byrne, Glynis Laws, Louisa Coglan, Adam Wood and ‪Søren K. Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Bacteriology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John MacDonald

46 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hearing lips and seeing voices

1976 4.0k citations Harry McGurk, John MacDonald Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John MacDonald United Kingdom	21	3.1k	2.6k	927	819	636	51	6.0k
Jari K. Hietanen Finland	52	2.9k 0.9×	6.6k 2.5×	847 0.9×	2.8k 3.4×	100 0.2×	146	9.2k
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos United States	57	562 0.2×	9.4k 3.6×	833 0.9×	1.8k 2.2×	105 0.2×	311	14.3k
Thomas Jacobsen Germany	51	3.4k 1.1×	6.1k 2.4×	518 0.6×	2.0k 2.4×	426 0.7×	192	8.0k
George A. Gescheider United States	35	1.7k 0.6×	3.5k 1.3×	121 0.1×	627 0.8×	68 0.1×	94	4.6k
Benton J. Underwood United States	47	2.4k 0.8×	4.9k 1.9×	3.5k 3.8×	1.5k 1.8×	67 0.1×	179	9.5k
Frank H. Guenther United States	50	4.8k 1.5×	6.8k 2.6×	2.5k 2.7×	1.1k 1.3×	674 1.1×	173	9.6k
Hans Forssberg Sweden	71	2.0k 0.6×	7.6k 2.9×	2.6k 2.8×	2.0k 2.4×	68 0.1×	215	20.0k
Minna Huotilainen Finland	57	3.4k 1.1×	8.5k 3.3×	1.9k 2.1×	819 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	236	10.5k
Georg Meyer United Kingdom	30	545 0.2×	771 0.3×	77 0.1×	287 0.4×	284 0.4×	155	3.3k
Richard A. Abrams United States	43	1.1k 0.3×	5.8k 2.2×	929 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	12 0.0×	150	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by John MacDonald

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John MacDonald

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20 of 20 papers shown

Farley, Helen, et al.. (2015). Making the Connection. ASCILITE Publications. 434–439.

Serena, Thomas E, et al.. (2015). Use of a Novel Epidermal Harvesting System in Resource-Poor Countries. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 28(3). 107–112. 29 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, Michael Jackson, & John MacDonald. (2014). Recent Progress in Understanding Subtype Specific Regulation of NMDA Receptors by G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 15(2). 3003–3024. 22 indexed citations

Gray, David, Hildegard Charles, Christina Lindholm, et al.. (2011). Effective wound management and wellbeing: guidance for clinicians, organisations and industry. eSpace (Curtin University). 7(1). 86–90. 12 indexed citations

MacDonald, John, et al.. (2011). Examining Risk Factors for Homeless Men: Gender Role Conflict, Help-Seeking Behaviors, Substance Abuse and Violence. The Journal of Men s Studies. 19(3). 227–235. 15 indexed citations

MacDonald, John, et al.. (2007). Intrauterine contraceptive device‐related actinomycosis infection presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 33(4). 595–597. 4 indexed citations

Christopher, Gary & John MacDonald. (2005). The impact of clinical depression on working memory. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry. 10(5). 379–399. 154 indexed citations

Coglan, Louisa, et al.. (2004). Cost‐effectiveness analysis of current practice and parent intervention for children under 3 years presenting with expressive language delay. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 39(2). 229–244. 79 indexed citations

Buckley, Sue, et al.. (2002). The early reading skills of preschoolers with Down syndrome and their typically developing peers - findings from recent research. 2(1). 9–10. 7 indexed citations

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Byrne, Angela, John MacDonald, & Sue Buckley. (2002). Reading, language and memory skills: A comparative longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome and their mainstream peers. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 72(4). 513–529. 98 indexed citations

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Thompson, Simon B. N., et al.. (2001). Improving Visual Memory with Aricept (Donepezil Hydrochloride, E2020) in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease. Clinical Gerontologist. 24(1-2). 55–73. 4 indexed citations

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Buckley, Sue, et al.. (1995). Working memory in children with Down syndrome. Down Syndrome Research and Practice. 3(1). 3–8. 41 indexed citations

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MacDonald, John & Harry McGurk. (1978). Visual influences on speech perception processes. Perception & Psychophysics. 24(3). 253–257. 314 indexed citations

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McGurk, Harry & John MacDonald. (1976). Hearing lips and seeing voices. Nature. 264(5588). 746–748. 3976 indexed citations breakdown →

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MacDonald, John & Murray G. Ross. (1974). II Ontario and its universities. Minerva. 12(4). 515–521. 1 indexed citations

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MacDonald, John. (1970). CHANGE AND THE UNIVERSITIES: UNIVERSITY‐GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. Canadian Public Administration. 13(1). 6–18. 1 indexed citations

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MacDonald, John. (1968). Presidential Inaugural Address: Science Education: Backdrop for Discovery. Journal of Dental Research. 47(6). 855–859.

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MacDonald, John, S. S. Socransky, & R.J. Gibbons. (1963). Aspects of the Pathogenesis of Mixed Anaerobic Infections of Mucous Membranes. Journal of Dental Research. 42(1). 529–544. 141 indexed citations

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Gibbons, R.J. & John MacDonald. (1961). DEGRADATION OF COLLAGENOUS SUBSTRATES BY BACTEROIDES MELANINOGENICUS. Journal of Bacteriology. 81(4). 614–621. 151 indexed citations

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MacDonald, John, R.J. Gibbons, & S. S. Socransky. (1960). BACTERIAL MECHANISMS IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 85(1). 467–478. 61 indexed citations

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