Sue Donaldson

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Sue Donaldson is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sue Donaldson has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sue Donaldson's work include Geographies of human-animal interactions (15 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (11 papers) and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (9 papers). Sue Donaldson is often cited by papers focused on Geographies of human-animal interactions (15 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (11 papers) and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (9 papers). Sue Donaldson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Sue Donaldson's co-authors include Will Kymlicka, W. Glenn L. Kerrick, L. Hermansen, Philip M. Best, A. M. Gordon, Curtis E. Harris, Robert E. Godt, William W. L. Glenn, Daniel A. Huetteman and Esther M. Gallant and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Sue Donaldson

50 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights
    2011 255 citations Sue Donaldson, Will Kymlicka profile →

Peers

Sue Donaldson
Brian Campbell United States
Éva Bíró Hungary
Jonathan Stieglitz United States
Keith Baker United States
Sarita Robinson United Kingdom
Arthur Saniotis Australia
Richard Butler United Kingdom
Dan T. A. Eisenberg United States
Rebecca A. Johnson United States
Taro Yamauchi Japan
Brian Campbell United States
Sue Donaldson
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Countries citing papers authored by Sue Donaldson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sue Donaldson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sue Donaldson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sue Donaldson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sue Donaldson 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 Sue Donaldson. Sue Donaldson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (2023). Animal Ghosts at Canadian Universities: The Politics of Concealment and Transparency. Animals. 13(24). 3760–3760.
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (2021). Realizing Interspecies Democracy. Open University of the Netherlands Research Portal. 8(1). 71–95. 6 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue. (2020). Animal Agora. Social Theory and Practice. 46(4). 709–735. 24 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue. (2019). How Shall We Live Together? A Response to Paola Cavalieri. 8(2). 42–50. 1 indexed citations
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Probyn‐Rapsey, Fiona, Sue Donaldson, George Ioannides, et al.. (2016). A Sustainable Campus: The Sydney Declaration on Interspecies Sustainability. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 5(1). 110–151. 15 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue & Will Kymlicka. (2015). Farmed Animal Sanctuaries: The Heart of the Movement?. 1(1). 50–74. 22 indexed citations
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Price, S. Russ, et al.. (2010). Muscle Atrophy in Chronic Kidney Disease Results From Abnormalities in Insulin Signaling. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 20(5). S24–S28. 38 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue. (2003). It’s about health, not nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing. 19(4). 180–181. 4 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue. (2002). Nursing science defined in less than 10 words. Journal of Professional Nursing. 18(2). 61–112. 3 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (2000). Forging Todayʼs Practice—Academic Link: A New Era for Nursing Leadership. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 25(1). 95–101. 10 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (1997). Reaching a New Audience.. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 35(1). 2 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, Esther M. Gallant, & Daniel A. Huetteman. (1989). Skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling I. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 414(1). 15–23. 14 indexed citations
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Gallant, Esther M. & Sue Donaldson. (1989). Skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling II. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 414(1). 24–30. 20 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue. (1985). Peeled mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Possible stimulation of Ca2+ release via a transverse tubule-sarcoplasmic reticulum mechanism.. The Journal of General Physiology. 86(4). 501–525. 59 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (1981). Intracellular pH vs MgATP2- concentration: relative importance as determinants of Ca2+-activated force generation of disrupted rabbit cardiac cells. Cardiovascular Research. 15(5). 268–275. 11 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (1978). Characterization of the effects of Mg2+ on Ca2+- and Sr2+-activated tension generation of skinned rat cardiac fibers.. The Journal of General Physiology. 71(6). 645–655. 40 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue, et al.. (1978). Differential, direct effects of H+ on Ca2+-activated force of Skinned fibers from the soleus, cardiac and adductor magnus muscles of rabbits. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 376(1). 55–65. 233 indexed citations
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Best, Philip M., Sue Donaldson, & W. Glenn L. Kerrick. (1977). Tension in mechanically disrupted mammalian cardiac cells: effects of magnesium adenosine triphosphate.. The Journal of Physiology. 265(1). 1–17. 66 indexed citations
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Donaldson, Sue & W. Glenn L. Kerrick. (1975). Characterization of the effects of Mg2+ on Ca2+- and Sr2+-activated tension generation of skinned skeletal muscle fibers.. The Journal of General Physiology. 66(4). 427–444. 163 indexed citations
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Gordon, A. M., Robert E. Godt, Sue Donaldson, & Curtis E. Harris. (1973). Tension in Skinned Frog Muscle Fibers in Solutions of Varying Ionic Strength and Neutral Salt Composition. The Journal of General Physiology. 62(5). 550–574. 99 indexed citations

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