Ian R. McDonald

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Bacteria
• Enzyme
• Ecology

His main research concerns Biochemistry, Methane monooxygenase, Stable-isotope probing, Anaerobic oxidation of methane and Gammaproteobacteria. Biochemistry and Molecular biology are commonly linked in his work. His Methane monooxygenase research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Methanotroph, Methylocystaceae, Methylococcaceae and Soil microbiology.

His Stable-isotope probing research is included under the broader classification of Microorganism. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Anaerobic oxidation of methane, focusing on Botany and, on occasion, Nitrite, Nitrous-oxide reductase, Nitrogen and Denitrifying bacteria. His studies deal with areas such as Methylamine metabolism, Methylophaga and Methanol as well as Gammaproteobacteria.

His most cited work include:

• On the rocks: the microbiology of Antarctic Dry Valley soils. (359 citations)
• Molecular ecology techniques for the study of aerobic methanotrophs. (298 citations)
• Stable-isotope probing of nucleic acids: a window to the function of uncultured microorganisms. (231 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ian R. McDonald spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Bacteria, Methane monooxygenase, Ecology and Microbiology. As part of his studies on Biochemistry, Ian R. McDonald frequently links adjacent subjects like Stable-isotope probing. His study on 16S ribosomal RNA, Hyphomicrobium and Microorganism is often connected to Aminobacter as part of broader study in Bacteria.

His Methane monooxygenase study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Methanotroph, Anaerobic oxidation of methane, Methylocystis and Gene. His studies examine the connections between Ecology and genetics, as well as such issues in Microbial population biology, with regards to Oceanography and Archaea. His Microbiology study incorporates themes from Thermophile, Methanol dehydrogenase and Strain.

He most often published in these fields:

• Biochemistry (37.00%)
• Bacteria (31.00%)
• Methane monooxygenase (26.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2017)?

• Ecology (23.00%)
• Community structure (10.00%)
• Microbial population biology (6.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Ecology, Community structure, Microbial population biology, Genetics and Microbiology. His research in Ecology focuses on subjects like Microbial ecology, which are connected to Food web and Edaphic. His Genetics course of study focuses on Evolutionary biology and Rare biosphere.

His study in Microbiology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Bacteria, Oligoporus and Escherichia coli. His Bacteria research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Proteinase K and Pinus radiata. To a larger extent, Ian R. McDonald studies Biochemistry with the aim of understanding Ribosomal RNA.

Between 2011 and 2017, his most popular works were:

• The Inter-Valley Soil Comparative Survey: the ecology of Dry Valley edaphic microbial communities. (174 citations)
• Groundtruthing next-gen sequencing for microbial ecology-biases and errors in community structure estimates from PCR amplicon pyrosequencing. (154 citations)
• Rapid microbial response to the presence of an ancient relic in the Antarctic Dry Valleys (48 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Bacteria
• Enzyme
• Ecology

Ian R. McDonald mostly deals with Ecology, Microbial ecology, Ecosystem, Community structure and Evolutionary biology. His work in the fields of Soil water, Arid and Endemism overlaps with other areas such as Extreme Cold and Biological dispersal. His studies in Microbial ecology integrate themes in fields like Edaphic, Ecology, Biogeochemical cycle, Cosmopolitan distribution and Biogeography.

Ian R. McDonald combines subjects such as Archaea and Microbial population biology with his study of Ecosystem. His Community structure study combines topics in areas such as Pyrosequencing, Amplicon, Amplicon Size, Operational taxonomic unit and Representative sequences. His Evolutionary biology research integrates issues from Genetics, Microbial diversity, Rare biosphere, Phylogenetics and Candidate division.