Sara McDonald

675 total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 448 citations indexed

About

Sara McDonald is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara McDonald has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 448 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Ecology, 1 paper in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sara McDonald's work include Marine animal studies overview (2 papers), Sex work and related issues (1 paper) and Corporate Law and Human Rights (1 paper). Sara McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (2 papers), Sex work and related issues (1 paper) and Corporate Law and Human Rights (1 paper). Sara McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Sara McDonald's co-authors include Tara M. Cox, Ramūnas Žydelis, Larry B. Crowder, Michelle Sims, Shaleyla Kelez, Rhema Bjorkland, Andrew DiMatteo, Patrick N. Halpin, Connie Y. Kot and Bryan P. Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Marine Policy and British Journal of General Practice.

In The Last Decade

Sara McDonald

5 papers receiving 429 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots

2014 352 citations Rebecca L. Lewison, Larry B. Crowder et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Sara McDonald

ECOLO

GPC

NLC

SPS

MMPL

Madeleine McGreer Canada

Débora Peterson Canada

Loreleï Guéry France

Leah Nemiroff Canada

Anne Lemahieu France

Jack Wierzchowski Canada

Jeffrey J. Thompson Paraguay

Milena Ramires Brazil

Fiona Llewellyn United Kingdom

Dannieli Firme Herbst Brazil

Madeleine McGreer Canada

Sara McDonald

258 ×0.9

ECOLO

104 ×0.5

GPC

84 ×0.4

NLC

16 ×0.5

SPS

41 ×1.2

MMPL

Citations per year, relative to Sara McDonald Sara McDonald (= 1×) peers Madeleine McGreer

Countries citing papers authored by Sara McDonald

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Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Sara McDonald's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Sara McDonald with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Sara McDonald more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Sara McDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sara McDonald. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sara McDonald. The network helps show where Sara McDonald may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara McDonald

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara McDonald. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara McDonald based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sara McDonald. Sara McDonald is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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5 of 5 papers shown

1.

Sparks, Jessica L. Decker, Juno Fitzpatrick, Gavin McDonald, et al.. (2021). Decent work in fisheries: Current trends and key considerations for future research and policy. Marine Policy. 136. 104922–104922. 42 indexed citations

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Lewison, Rebecca L., Larry B. Crowder, Bryan P. Wallace, et al.. (2014). Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(14). 5271–5276. 352 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sutton, Matt, et al.. (2009). Factors influencing variation in prescribing of antidepressants by general practices in Scotland. British Journal of General Practice. 59(559). e25–e31. 41 indexed citations

4.

McDonald, Sara. (2008). Bullying upwards. Nursing Standard. 22(20). 62–63. 2 indexed citations

5.

Sorice, Michael G., Richard O. Flamm, & Sara McDonald. (2007). Factors Influencing Behavior in a Boating Speed Zone. Coastal Management. 35(2-3). 357–374. 11 indexed citations

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