M. W. McDonald

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

M. W. McDonald is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. W. McDonald has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in M. W. McDonald's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (8 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (5 papers). M. W. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (8 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (8 papers) and Forest ecology and management (5 papers). M. W. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Mexico and Canada. M. W. McDonald's co-authors include Colin J. Yates, Saul A. Cunningham, David Coates, Andrew J. Lowe, Peter A. Vesk, Linda Broadhurst, P. A. Butcher, M. I. H. Brooker, J. C. Bell and D. J. Boland and has published in prestigious journals such as Heredity, Gerontology and Evolutionary Applications.

In The Last Decade

M. W. McDonald

22 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential
    2008 491 citations Linda Broadhurst, Andrew J. Lowe et al. Evolutionary Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. W. McDonald Australia 14 590 376 371 319 302 22 1.2k
Leonardo Gallo Argentina 24 656 1.1× 385 1.0× 516 1.4× 272 0.9× 603 2.0× 84 1.6k
Stuart C. Wooley United States 13 565 1.0× 421 1.1× 562 1.5× 488 1.5× 264 0.9× 21 1.5k
Jean Beaulieu Canada 20 690 1.2× 360 1.0× 259 0.7× 358 1.1× 470 1.6× 43 1.6k
Javier López-Upton Mexico 16 554 0.9× 363 1.0× 181 0.5× 238 0.7× 115 0.4× 159 1.2k
Jeremie B. Fant United States 22 502 0.9× 621 1.7× 816 2.2× 351 1.1× 397 1.3× 73 1.5k
Tore Skrøppa Norway 20 649 1.1× 635 1.7× 215 0.6× 282 0.9× 276 0.9× 54 1.5k
A. R. Griffin Australia 20 474 0.8× 553 1.5× 516 1.4× 195 0.6× 362 1.2× 36 1.3k
Alvin D. Yanchuk Canada 24 887 1.5× 449 1.2× 291 0.8× 526 1.6× 443 1.5× 85 1.9k
C. Blanco Brazil 13 548 0.9× 349 0.9× 392 1.1× 323 1.0× 79 0.3× 30 1.2k
André Pornon France 21 383 0.6× 518 1.4× 548 1.5× 214 0.7× 238 0.8× 41 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. W. McDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. W. McDonald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Randall, G. Kevin, Peter Martin, M. W. McDonald, & Leonard W. Poon. (2010). Social Resources and Longevity: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Gerontology. 56(1). 106–111. 27 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., M. I. H. Brooker, & P. A. Butcher. (2009). A taxonomic revision of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany. 22(4). 257–257. 42 indexed citations
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Varghese, Mohan, et al.. (2009). Changes in growth performance and fecundity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. tereticornis during domestication in southern India. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 5(4). 629–640. 22 indexed citations
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Broadhurst, Linda, Andrew J. Lowe, David Coates, et al.. (2008). Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential. Evolutionary Applications. 1(4). 587–597. 491 indexed citations breakdown →
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Butcher, P. A., M. W. McDonald, & J. C. Bell. (2008). Congruence between environmental parameters, morphology and genetic structure in Australia’s most widely distributed eucalypt, Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 5(1). 189–210. 80 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., et al.. (2003). Regional divergence and inbreeding in Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Myrtaceae). Australian Journal of Botany. 51(4). 393–403. 38 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., et al.. (2003). Clinal variation and genetic divergence in Acacia tumida (Mimosaceae). Australian Systematic Botany. 16(1). 57–68. 11 indexed citations
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Butcher, P. A., et al.. (2002). Nuclear RFLP variation in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. from northern Australia. Heredity. 88(5). 402–412. 28 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., et al.. (2002). Domestication of wattles with edible seeds for the wheatbelt of Western Australia. 4(3). 170–180. 1 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W. & A. R. Bean. (2000). Note: A new combination in Corymbia 'section Politaria' : C. citriodora subsp. variegata (Myrtaceae). Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant Systematics. 5(4). 735–736. 15 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W. & A. R. Bean. (2000). A new combination in Corymbia 'section Politaria': C. citriodora subsp. variegata (Myrtaceae).. 5(4). 735–736. 17 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., P. A. Butcher, J. C. Bell, & John S. Larmour. (2000). Intra- and interspecific allozyme variation in eucalypts from the spotted gum group, Corymbia , section ' Politaria ' (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany. 13(4). 491–507. 16 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W. & Bruce Roger Maslin. (2000). Taxonomic revision of the Salwoods: Acacia aulacocarpa Cunn. ex Benth. and its allies (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Juliflorae). Australian Systematic Botany. 13(1). 21–78. 28 indexed citations
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Maslin, Bruce Roger, et al.. (1998). Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia. CSIRO Publishing eBooks. 19(1). 23–6; discussion 1. 8 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W. & Bruce Roger Maslin. (1997). A Reappraisal of Acacia cowleana and Allied Taxa, Including the Description of a New Species, A. elachantha , from the Tropical Dry-zone of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany. 10(3). 303–320. 2 indexed citations
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Maslin, Bruce Roger & M. W. McDonald. (1997). A Key to Useful Australian Acacias for the Seasonally Dry Tropics. 13 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., et al.. (1991). Eucalyptus pellita F. Muell and Acacia seed collections in New Guinea, September-October 1990.. 19(19). 38–42. 4 indexed citations
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McDonald, M. W., et al.. (1991). Eucalyptus urophylla seed collections.. 34–37. 9 indexed citations
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Boland, D. J., K. Pinyopusarerk, M. W. McDonald, Tom Jovanovic, & Trevor H. Booth. (1990). The habitat of Acacia auriculiformis and probable factors associated with its distribution.. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE. 3(2). 159–180. 23 indexed citations

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