What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Groundwater
- Hydrology
- Agriculture
Alan MacDonald spends much of his time researching Groundwater, Hydrology, Aquifer, Groundwater recharge and Water supply.
His work on Water pollution as part of general Hydrology research is frequently linked to Manganese, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Aquifer research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Hydrogeology and Sedimentary rock.
His Groundwater recharge research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Structural basin and Hydrology.
Alan MacDonald has included themes like Water quality, Water resource management, Environmental planning and Water resources in his Water supply study.
The various areas that Alan MacDonald examines in his Water resource management study include Climate change, Food security and Surface water.
His most cited work include:
- Ground water and climate change (928 citations)
- Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa (290 citations)
- Water Supply and Health (283 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Groundwater, Hydrology, Aquifer, Water resource management and Hydrogeology.
His Groundwater research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Water supply, Hydrology and Environmental planning.
Alan MacDonald combines topics linked to Structural basin with his work on Hydrology.
His Aquifer research includes themes of Sedimentary rock, Bedrock, Superficial deposits and Geological survey.
His research in Water resource management intersects with topics in Water security, Water resources, Water use, Agriculture and Climate change.
His work in the fields of Groundwater recharge, such as Depression-focused recharge, overlaps with other areas such as Water storage.
He most often published in these fields:
- Groundwater (62.36%)
- Hydrology (39.54%)
- Aquifer (34.22%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?
- Groundwater (62.36%)
- Aquifer (34.22%)
- Groundwater recharge (22.05%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Groundwater, Aquifer, Groundwater recharge, Water resource management and Hydrology are his primary areas of study.
His Groundwater research incorporates themes from Hydrogeology, Water quality, Structural basin and Surface water.
Alan MacDonald combines subjects such as Dry season, Contamination, Sanitation and Borehole with his study of Water quality.
The Aquifer study combines topics in areas such as Baseflow and Earth science.
Alan MacDonald integrates several fields in his works, including Groundwater recharge, Water storage and Tanzania.
His Water resource management study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Water security and Spring.
Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Observed controls on resilience of groundwater to climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa (49 citations)
- Changes in global groundwater organic carbon driven by climate change and urbanization (22 citations)
- Groundwater and resilience to drought in the Ethiopian highlands (21 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Groundwater
- Agriculture
- Hydrology
Alan MacDonald mostly deals with Groundwater, Aquifer, Groundwater recharge, Water supply and Water resource management.
Groundwater is a subfield of Hydrology that he explores.
He does research in Hydrology, focusing on Surface runoff specifically.
His work carried out in the field of Groundwater recharge brings together such families of science as Structural basin, Evapotranspiration, Surface water and Return period.
His study looks at the intersection of Water quality and topics like Dry season with Water security and Water scarcity.
His Climate change research integrates issues from Total organic carbon, Physical geography and Water resources.
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