Malcolm A. MacIver

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Malcolm A. MacIver is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aerospace Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm A. MacIver has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Malcolm A. MacIver's work include Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (26 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (18 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (17 papers). Malcolm A. MacIver is often cited by papers focused on Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (26 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (18 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (17 papers). Malcolm A. MacIver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and France. Malcolm A. MacIver's co-authors include Mark Nelson, Neelesh A. Patankar, Asif A. Ghazanfar, David Poeppel, John W. Krakauer, Àlex Gómez-Marín, Oscar Curet, Anup Shirgaonkar, George Lauder and Joel W. Burdick and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm A. MacIver

63 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Neuroscience Needs Behavior: Correcting a Reductionist Bias

2017 751 citations John W. Krakauer, Asif A. Ghazanfar et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Malcolm A. MacIver United States	29	959	927	906	700	335	63	3.3k
Horst Bleckmann Germany	41	1.8k 1.9×	691 0.7×	410 0.5×	713 1.0×	727 2.2×	153	5.3k
James C. Liao United States	26	1.5k 1.6×	1.9k 2.0×	147 0.2×	559 0.8×	141 0.4×	52	3.8k
Matthew J. McHenry United States	27	834 0.9×	680 0.7×	119 0.1×	301 0.4×	151 0.5×	66	2.3k
Sheryl Coombs United States	36	1.5k 1.6×	334 0.4×	280 0.3×	493 0.7×	170 0.5×	77	3.3k
Melina E. Hale United States	29	826 0.9×	659 0.7×	374 0.4×	166 0.2×	465 1.4×	66	2.7k
T. L. Daniel United States	23	253 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	175 0.2×	148 0.2×	441 1.3×	45	2.6k
Ulrike K. Müller Netherlands	23	726 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	68 0.1×	271 0.4×	89 0.3×	45	2.2k
Noah J. Cowan United States	32	223 0.2×	739 0.8×	507 0.6×	184 0.3×	338 1.0×	106	4.0k
Thelma L. Williams United Kingdom	21	209 0.2×	711 0.8×	484 0.5×	122 0.2×	518 1.5×	33	2.0k
Tyson L. Hedrick United States	37	758 0.8×	3.1k 3.3×	163 0.2×	189 0.3×	462 1.4×	109	5.4k

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Cerf, Moran, Sandra Matz, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2023). Participating in a climate futures market increases support for costly climate policies. Nature Climate Change. 13(6). 511–512. 1 indexed citations

Bhattacharyya, Kiran, David L. McLean, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2021). Intersection of motor volumes predicts the outcome of ambush predation of larval zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(5). 7 indexed citations

Hunt, Laurence T., Nathaniel D. Daw, Malcolm A. MacIver, et al.. (2021). Formalizing planning and information search in naturalistic decision-making. Nature Neuroscience. 24(8). 1051–1064. 50 indexed citations

MacIver, Malcolm A., et al.. (2020). Spatial planning with long visual range benefits escape from visual predators in complex naturalistic environments. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3057–3057. 29 indexed citations

Murphey, Todd D., et al.. (2020). Tuning movement for sensing in an uncertain world. eLife. 9. 22 indexed citations

Krakauer, John W., Asif A. Ghazanfar, Àlex Gómez-Marín, Malcolm A. MacIver, & David Poeppel. (2017). Neuroscience Needs Behavior: Correcting a Reductionist Bias. Neuron. 93(3). 480–490. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

Bai, Yang, Izaak D. Neveln, Michael A. Peshkin, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2016). Enhanced detection performance in electrosense through capacitive sensing. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 11(5). 55001–55001. 17 indexed citations

Bale, Rahul, Izaak D. Neveln, Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2015). Convergent Evolution of Mechanically Optimal Locomotion in Aquatic Invertebrates and Vertebrates. PLoS Biology. 13(4). e1002123–e1002123. 38 indexed citations

Curet, Oscar, et al.. (2014). Kinematics of the ribbon fin in hovering and swimming of the electric ghost knifefish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(20). 3765–3766. 14 indexed citations

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Abraham, Aliza, et al.. (2013). Visually guided gradation of prey capture movements in larval zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 16). 3071–83. 77 indexed citations

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Sefati, Shahin, Izaak D. Neveln, Eatai Roth, et al.. (2013). Mutually opposing forces during locomotion can eliminate the tradeoff between maneuverability and stability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(47). 18798–18803. 79 indexed citations

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Neveln, Izaak D., Yang Bai, James B. Snyder, et al.. (2013). Biomimetic and bio-inspired robotics in electric fish research. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(13). 2501–2514. 56 indexed citations

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Bale, Rahul, Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2012). Optimal number of waves for ribbon fin propulsion. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

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Snyder, James B., et al.. (2012). Underwater object tracking using electrical impedance tomography. 520–525. 16 indexed citations

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Curet, Oscar, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2009). Multi-directional thrusting using oppositely traveling waves in knifefish swimming. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 62. 2 indexed citations

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Curet, Oscar, et al.. (2008). Fully resolved simulation of self-propulsion of aquatic organisms. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 61. 1 indexed citations

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Shirgaonkar, Anup, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2008). A new mathematical formulation and fast algorithm for fully resolved simulation of self-propulsion. Journal of Computational Physics. 228(7). 2366–2390. 147 indexed citations

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Shirgaonkar, Anup, Neelesh A. Patankar, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2007). An efficient algorithm for fully resolved simulation of freely swimming bodies. APS. 60. 1 indexed citations

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Curet, Oscar, Neelesh A. Patankar, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2006). Towards direct numerical simulation of freely swimming fish.. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 59. 1 indexed citations

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Colgate, J. Edward, et al.. (2005). A Biologically Inspired Robotic Ribbon Fin. 32 indexed citations

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