W. I. McDonald

332 total papers · 41.3k total citations
251 papers, 31.8k citations indexed

About

W. I. McDonald is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, W. I. McDonald has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 31.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 68 papers in Neurology and 45 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in W. I. McDonald's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (107 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (29 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (23 papers). W. I. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (107 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (29 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (23 papers). W. I. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. W. I. McDonald's co-authors include Alan J. Thompson, Donald W. Paty, W. A. Sibley, David H. Miller, A. M. Halliday, David MacManus, Labe C. Scheinberg, Charles M. Poser, Kenneth P. Johnson and Floyd A. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

W. I. McDonald

244 papers receiving 30.2k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

New diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines for research protocols

1983 6.3k citations Charles M. Poser, Donald W. Paty et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Recommended diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines from the international panel on the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

2001 5.4k citations W. I. McDonald, Gilles Edan et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
DELAYED VISUAL EVOKED RESPONSE IN OPTIC NEURITIS

1972 477 citations A. M. Halliday, W. I. McDonald et al. The Lancet profile →
BREAKDOWN OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER PRECEDES SYMPTOMS AND OTHER MRI SIGNS OF NEW LESIONS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

1990 470 citations Allan G. Kermode, Alan J. Thompson et al. Brain profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
W. I. McDonald	22.2k	10.0k	6.2k	4.4k	4.3k	251	31.8k
David H. Miller	28.4k 1.3×	11.1k 1.1×	8.2k 1.3×	5.7k 1.3×	9.5k 2.2×	389	39.8k
Jerry S. Wolinsky	23.4k 1.0×	8.6k 0.9×	6.5k 1.0×	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	243	28.5k
Fred Lublin	30.1k 1.4×	10.5k 1.1×	7.7k 1.2×	4.8k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	242	37.0k
Kazuo Fujihara	20.6k 0.9×	13.7k 1.4×	6.3k 1.0×	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	287	25.7k
Gıancarlo Comı	17.5k 0.8×	10.2k 1.0×	3.9k 0.6×	6.3k 1.5×	5.0k 1.2×	761	36.1k
Claudia F. Lucchinetti	28.9k 1.3×	19.0k 1.9×	8.4k 1.4×	7.2k 1.7×	2.4k 0.6×	231	41.1k
Peter A. Calabresi	16.1k 0.7×	5.8k 0.6×	4.6k 0.7×	7.4k 1.7×	6.0k 1.4×	552	35.0k
Jeffrey A. Cohen	13.1k 0.6×	5.6k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	4.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	314	22.6k
Richard A. Rudick	15.9k 0.7×	5.5k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	3.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	214	21.6k
Brian G. Weinshenker	37.8k 1.7×	23.7k 2.4×	12.1k 2.0×	6.1k 1.4×	2.3k 0.5×	293	46.9k

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

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