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H. Robson MacDonald

H. Robson MacDonald

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
80
Citations
28151
World Ranking
1607
National Ranking
43

H. Robson MacDonald publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. Robson MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 183 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

H. Robson MacDonald D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. Robson MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 162 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

H. Robson MacDonald was affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions across several subfields including General Health Professions, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Library and Information Sciences, and Information Systems.

Their work spanned multiple topics, such as:

  • Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Research Data Management Practices

They co-authored frequently with a number of colleagues, including Paul A. Khan, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco, Ajoy Vincent, and Sarah Young, reflecting collaborative work within their research community.

MacDonald had numerous publications concentrated in key venues such as Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Campbell Systematic Reviews, Alzheimer's & Dementia, BMC Medicine, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Recent publications included:

  • Searching for studies: A guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews, 2024, Campbell Systematic Reviews
  • The views, perspectives, and experiences of academic researchers with data sharing and reuse: A meta-synthesis, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Comparative effectiveness of exercise interventions for preventing falls in older adults: A secondary analysis of a systematic review with network meta-analysis, 2020, Experimental Gerontology
  • COVID-19 convalescent plasma clears SARS-CoV-2 refractory to remdesivir in an infant with congenital heart disease, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Using Simulation as an Investigative Methodology in Researching Competencies of Clinical Social Work Practice: A Scoping Review, 2020, Clinical Social Work Journal

Best Publications

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells Reversibly Switch from Dormancy to Self-Renewal during Homeostasis and Repair

    Anne Wilson;Elisa Laurenti;Gabriela M. Oser;Richard C. van der Wath

  • Deficient T cell fate specification in mice with an induced inactivation of Notch1.

    Freddy Radtke;Anne Wilson;Gerlinde Stark;Michelle Bauer

  • NKT cells: what's in a name?

    Dale I Godfrey;H Robson MacDonald;Mitchell Kronenberg;Mark J Smyth

  • T-cell receptor V beta use predicts reactivity and tolerance to Mlsa-encoded antigens.

    H. Robson MacDonald;Reto Schneider;Rosemary K. Lees;Rawleigh C. Howe

  • c-Myc controls the balance between hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation

    Anne Wilson;Mark J. Murphy;Thordur Oskarsson;Konstantinos Kaloulis

  • Notch regulation of lymphocyte development and function

    Freddy Radtke;Anne Wilson;Stephane J C Mancini;H Robson MacDonald

  • An HMG-box-containing T-cell factor required for thymocyte differentiation.

    Sjef Verbeek;David Izon;Frans Hofhuis;Els Robanus-Maandag

  • Notch signaling in the immune system.

    Freddy Radtke;Nicolas Fasnacht;H. Robson MacDonald

  • GENERATION OF CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTES IN VITRO : I. RESPONSE OF NORMAL AND IMMUNE MOUSE SPLEEN CELLS IN MIXED LEUKOCYTE CULTURES

    Jean-Charles Cerottini;Howard D. Engers;H. Robson MacDonald;K. Theodor Brunner

  • Notch 1–Deficient Common Lymphoid Precursors Adopt a B Cell Fate in the Thymus

    Anne Wilson;H. Robson MacDonald;Freddy Radtke

  • Delta-like 4 is the essential, nonredundant ligand for Notch1 during thymic T cell lineage commitment

    Ute Koch;Emma Fiorini;Rui Benedito;Valerie Besseyrias

  • β-Catenin Is Dispensable for Hematopoiesis and Lymphopoiesis

    Monica Cobas;Anne Wilson;Bettina Ernst;Stéphane J.C. Mancini

  • Inactivation of Notch1 impairs VDJbeta rearrangement and allows pre-TCR-independent survival of early alpha beta Lineage Thymocytes.

    Anita Wolfer;Anne Wilson;Mohamed Nemir;H.Robson MacDonald

  • Selective induction of NK cell proliferation and cytotoxicity by activated NKT cells.

    Gérard Eberl;H. Robson MacDonald

  • Regulation of innate and adaptive immunity by Notch

    Freddy Radtke;H. Robson MacDonald;Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier

  • IL-4 Rapidly Produced by Vβ4 Vα8 CD4+ T Cells Instructs Th2 Development and Susceptibility to Leishmania major in BALB/c Mice

    Pascal Launois;Ivan Maillard;Sabine Pingel;Kristin G. Swihart

  • TRAMP, a Novel Apoptosis-Mediating Receptor with Sequence Homology to Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and Fas(Apo-1/CD95)

    Jean-Luc Bodmer;Kim Burns;Pascal Schneider;Kay Hofmann

  • Inactivation of Notch1 in immature thymocytes does not perturb CD4 or CD8 T cell development

    Anita Wolfer;Talitha Bakker;Anne Wilson;Michael Nicolas

  • Jagged1-dependent Notch signaling is dispensable for hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation

    Stéphane J C Mancini;Ned Mantei;Ned Mantei;Alexis Dumortier;Alexis Dumortier;Ueli Suter;Ueli Suter

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Survival Depend on c-Myc and N-Myc Activity

    Elisa Laurenti;Barbara Varnum-Finney;Anne Wilson;Isabel Ferrero

  • Clonal deletion of V beta 14-bearing T cells in mice transgenic for mammary tumour virus.

    Hans Acha-Orbea;Alexander N. Shakhov;Leo Scarpellino;Edith Kolb

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Wilson
Anne Wilson University of Lausanne
Freddy Radtke
Freddy Radtke École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jean-Charles Cerottini
Jean-Charles Cerottini University of Lausanne
Werner Held
Werner Held University of Lausanne
Andreas Trumpp
Andreas Trumpp German Cancer Research Center
Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier
Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier University of Lausanne
Hans Acha-Orbea
Hans Acha-Orbea University of Lausanne
Aubry Tardivel
Aubry Tardivel University of Lausanne
Hans Hengartner
Hans Hengartner University of Zurich
Sanjiv A. Luther
Sanjiv A. Luther University of Lausanne

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