| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 47 | 3926 | 3602 | 447 | 416 | 283 | 13537 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alan MacDonald between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan MacDonald published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2023. 22 of the 367 publications appeared in the last two years.
367 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| Total | 367 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan MacDonald sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 283 publications — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 38–47 | 5 | |
| 48–57 | 33 | |
| 58–67 | 94 | |
| 68–77 | 161 | |
| 78–87 | 278 | |
| 88–97 | 376 | |
| 98–107 | 404 | |
| 108–117 | 484 | |
| 118–127 | 540 | |
| 128–137 | 557 | |
| 138–147 | 491 | |
| 148–157 | 495 | |
| 158–167 | 458 | |
| 168–177 | 490 | |
| 178–187 | 414 | |
| 188–197 | 401 | |
| 198–207 | 333 | |
| 208–217 | 292 | |
| 218–227 | 290 | |
| 228–237 | 262 | |
| 238–247 | 243 | |
| 248–257 | 208 | |
| 258–267 | 185 | |
| 268–277 | 147 | |
| 278–287 | 128 | 283 |
| 288–297 | 119 | |
| 298–307 | 120 | |
| 308–317 | 107 | |
| 318–327 | 93 | |
| 328–337 | 87 | |
| 338–347 | 64 | |
| 348–357 | 87 | |
| 358–367 | 60 | |
| 368–377 | 60 | |
| 378–387 | 34 | |
| 388–397 | 50 | |
| 398–407 | 44 | |
| 408–417 | 31 | |
| 418–427 | 39 | |
| 428–437 | 27 | |
| 438–447 | 36 | |
| 448–457 | 27 | |
| 458–467 | 29 | |
| 468–477 | 30 | |
| 478–487 | 19 | |
| 488–497 | 15 | |
| 498–507 | 18 | |
| 508–517 | 19 | |
| 518–527 | 16 | |
| 528–537 | 10 | |
| 538–547 | 11 | |
| 548–557 | 14 | |
| 558–567 | 11 | |
| 568–577 | 7 | |
| 578–587 | 14 | |
| 588–597 | 5 | |
| 598–602 | 4 | |
| 603+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan MacDonald sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile
57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | |
| 38 | 344 | |
| 39 | 349 | |
| 40 | 296 | |
| 41 | 289 | |
| 42 | 277 | |
| 43 | 279 | |
| 44 | 248 | |
| 45 | 257 | |
| 46 | 212 | |
| 47 | 202 | 47 |
| 48 | 207 | |
| 49 | 204 | |
| 50 | 183 | |
| 51 | 178 | |
| 52 | 182 | |
| 53 | 178 | |
| 54 | 163 | |
| 55 | 117 | |
| 56 | 163 | |
| 57 | 120 | |
| 58 | 113 | |
| 59 | 136 | |
| 60 | 135 | |
| 61 | 96 | |
| 62 | 103 | |
| 63 | 83 | |
| 64 | 103 | |
| 65 | 83 | |
| 66 | 89 | |
| 67 | 92 | |
| 68 | 89 | |
| 69 | 78 | |
| 70 | 75 | |
| 71 | 53 | |
| 72 | 62 | |
| 73 | 54 | |
| 74 | 35 | |
| 75 | 52 | |
| 76 | 50 | |
| 77 | 32 | |
| 78 | 37 | |
| 79 | 20 | |
| 80 | 33 | |
| 81 | 36 | |
| 82 | 34 | |
| 83 | 34 | |
| 84 | 24 | |
| 85 | 19 | |
| 86 | 18 | |
| 87 | 26 | |
| 88 | 30 | |
| 89 | 17 | |
| 90 | 21 | |
| 91 | 19 | |
| 92 | 15 | |
| 93 | 14 | |
| 94 | 20 | |
| 95 | 9 | |
| 96 | 10 | |
| 97 | 15 | |
| 98 | 13 | |
| 99 | 3 | |
| 100 | 13 | |
| 101 | 3 | |
| 102 | 9 | |
| 103 | 4 | |
| 104 | 6 | |
| 105 | 6 | |
| 106+ | 98 |
Alan MacDonald is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as environmental engineering, geochemistry and petrology, water science and technology, global and planetary change, and oceanography.
The main topics of Alan MacDonald's scientific work include:
Alan MacDonald has contributed to a number of recent papers, with some key publications being:
The frequent coauthors collaborating with Alan MacDonald include:
In terms of publication venues, Alan MacDonald has often published in journals such as:
Richard G. Taylor;Bridget R. Scanlon;Petra Döll;Matt Rodell
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A M MacDonald;H C Bonsor;O Dochartaigh;R G Taylor
Paul R. Hunter;Alan M. MacDonald;Richard C. Carter
A. M. MacDonald;H. C. Bonsor;K. M. Ahmed;W. G. Burgess
H.K. Jones;B.L. Morris;C.S. Cheney;L.J. Brewerton
Richard G. Taylor;Martin C. Todd;Lister Kongola;Louise Maurice
Roger C. Calow;Alan M. MacDonald;Alan L. Nicol;Nick S. Robins
Mark O. Cuthbert;Richard G. Taylor;Guillaume Favreau;Guillaume Favreau;Martin C. Todd
Liza K McDonough;Isaac R Santos;Isaac R Santos;Martin S Andersen;Denis M O'Carroll
Guy Howard;Roger Calow;Alan Macdonald;Jamie Bartram
Alan MacDonald;Jeffrey Davies;Roger Calow;John Chilton
D.J. Lapworth;G. Krishan;A.M. MacDonald;M.S. Rao
R. C. Calow;N. S. Robins;A. M. Macdonald;D. M. J. Macdonald
Helfrid M.A. Rossiter;Peter A. Owusu;Esi Awuah;Alan M. MacDonald
Alan M. Macdonald;Roger C. Calow;David M. J. Macdonald;W. George Darling
Stephen Foster;Antonio Pulido-Bosch;Ángela Vallejos;Luis Molina
H. C. Bonsor;A. M. MacDonald;K. M. Ahmed;W. G. Burgess
Sally C. Homoncik;Alan M. MacDonald;Kate V. Heal;Brighid É. Ó Dochartaigh
Alan MacDonald;Roger Calow
W.G. Darling;D.C. Gooddy;A.M. MacDonald;B.L. Morris
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