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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2616 2390 188 179 323 9215

Doune Macdonald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Doune Macdonald between 1979 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Doune Macdonald published across 45 years, from 1979 to 2023, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2009. 5 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2009. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications
1979 2023

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Doune Macdonald: publications per year, 1979 to 2023
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 5
1995 7
1996 6
1997 12
1998 5
1999 14
2000 12
2001 13
2002 22
2003 22
2004 13
2005 15
2006 13
2007 9
2008 15
2009 30
2010 19
2011 10
2012 13
2013 8
2014 14
2015 8
2016 11
2017 5
2018 2
2019 2
2020 3
2021 12
2022 1
2023 4
Total 333
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Doune Macdonald publications per year - data summary

  • Doune Macdonald, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Queensland, has 333 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1979 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1992 and 2022, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.5 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 22 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1993: 8 publications (0.5 per year); 1994-2008: 183 publications (12.2 per year); 2009-2023: 142 publications (9.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Doune Macdonald publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doune Macdonald sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 314–323 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 323 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101 323
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Doune Macdonald publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Doune Macdonald, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Queensland, records 323 publications - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Doune Macdonald, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Doune Macdonald ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Doune Macdonald D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doune Macdonald sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166 51
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Doune Macdonald D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Doune Macdonald, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Queensland, records 51 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Doune Macdonald, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Doune Macdonald ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Doune Macdonald is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. Their research encompasses several subfields including psychiatry and mental health, biomedical engineering, physical therapy, sports therapy, rehabilitation, and cancer research.

The scientist's recent work prominently addresses issues related to foot and ankle health, lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies, and balance and falls prevention. Key topics of their research include foot and ankle surgery, tendon structure and treatment, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, sports injuries and prevention, as well as resilience and mental health.

Doune Macdonald has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Quality of life, function and disability in individuals with chronic ankle symptoms: a cross-sectional online survey," 2020, published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
  • "Disability, Physical Impairments, and Poor Quality of Life, Rather Than Radiographic Changes, Are Related to Symptoms in Individuals With Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Laboratory Study," 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • "Balance is impaired in symptomatic ankle osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study," 2021, published in Gait & Posture
  • "The Potential Impact of Broader Central Clearing on Dealer Balance Sheet Capacity: A Case Study of UK Gilt and Gilt Repo Markets," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Falls and falls-related injuries in individuals with chronic ankle symptoms: a cross-sectional study," 2023, Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Frequent collaborators include Munira Al Mahrouqi, Bill Vicenzino, Michelle Smith, Justin Whitten, and Rod Barrett.

Macdonald's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Research Square, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Gait & Posture, and SSRN Electronic Journal. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their investigation into musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation, and biomechanics.

Best Publications

  • Situated Learning in Physical Education

    David Kirk;Doune Macdonald

  • Teacher voice and ownership of curriculum change

    David Kirk;Doune MacDonald

  • Alternative assessment in physical education: a review of international literature

    Víctor Manuel López-Pastor;David Kirk;Eloisa Lorente-Catalán;Ann MacPhail

  • The handbook of physical education

    David Kirk;Doune MacDonald;Mary O'Sullivan

  • Curriculum change and the post-modern world: Is the school curriculum-reform movement an anachronism?

    Doune Macdonald

  • Being fit and looking healthy: Young women's and men's constructions of health and fitness

    Janice E Wright;Gabrielle H O'Flynn;Doune Macdonald

  • Did we hear you? : issues of student voice in a curriculum innovation

    Ross Brooker;Doune Macdonald

  • It's All Very Well, in Theory: Theoretical Perspectives and Their Applications in Contemporary Pedagogical Research

    Doune Macdonald;David Kirk;Michael Metzler;Lynda M. Nilges

  • A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Use of Teaching Styles

    Donetta J. Cothran;Pamela Hodges Kulinna;Dominique Banville;Euichang Choi

  • CP-45,634: a novel aldose reductase inhibitor that inhibits polyol pathway activity in diabetic and galactosemic rats.

    M.J. Peterson;R. Sarges;C.E. Aldinger;D.P. MacDonald

  • Becoming a physical education teacher: Contemporary and enduring issues

    Richard Tinning;Doune Macdonald;Jan Wright;Christopher Hickey

  • Physical Activity and Young People: Beyond Participation

    Jan Wright;Doune Macdonald;Lyndal Groom

  • Like a Fish in Water: Physical Education Policy and Practice in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization

    Doune Macdonald

  • The Role of Proletarianization in Physical Education Teacher Attrition

    Doune Macdonald

  • Professional standards for teachers: a case study of professional learning

    Diane Mayer;Jane Margaret Mitchell;Doune Macdonald;Roslyn Bell

  • The outsourcing of health, sport and physical educational work: a state of play

    Benjamin James Williams;Peter James Hay;Doune Macdonald

  • A salutogenic, strengths-based approach as a theory to guide HPE curriculum change

    Louise McCuaig;Mikael Quennerstedt;Doune Macdonald

  • "Are They Just Checking Our Obesity or What?" The Healthism Discourse and Rural Young Women.

    Jessica Lee;Doune Macdonald

  • Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    Kathleen M. Armour;Doune MacDonald

  • Revitalizing the Physical Education Social-Justice Agenda in the Global Era: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Laura Azzarito;Doune Macdonald;Symeon Dagkas;Jennifer Fisette

  • Critical Inquiry and Problem Solving in Physical Education : Working with Students in Schools

    Lisette Burrows;Doune Macdonald;Jan Wright

  • Teacher voice and ownership of curriculum change

    D. Macdonald

Frequent Co-Authors

David Kirk
David Kirk University of Strathclyde
Jenny Ziviani
Jenny Ziviani University of Queensland
Jan Wright
Jan Wright University of Wollongong
Richard Tinning
Richard Tinning University of Queensland
Sylvia Rodger
Sylvia Rodger University of Queensland
Dawn Penney
Dawn Penney Edith Cowan University
Christopher Hickey
Christopher Hickey National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Peter Davies
Peter Davies University of Queensland
Phillipa Hay
Phillipa Hay Western Sydney University
Ann MacPhail
Ann MacPhail University of Limerick

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