2026 R. McNeill Alexander: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	77	4751	359	188	22752

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Overview

R. McNeill Alexander was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their main field of study was Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a total of 15 publications primarily concentrated in economics and econometrics subfields.

The scientist's research covered a range of topics including:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Economic Growth and Productivity
International Business and FDI
Global trade and economics
AI and HR Technologies

Frequent publication venues for their work included Economic Analysis Letters, Applied Economics, Sustainability, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Economies. The majority of their work was published in Economic Analysis Letters with three papers, while the other venues featured one paper each.

Significant recent papers authored include:

"Openness to trade, foreign direct investment, and economic growth in Vietnam", 2022, Applied Economics
"Polycentric agglomeration and haze pollution: evidence from China", 2022, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
"Policy Drivers of Inter-Regional Investment in China", 2023, Economies
"Sources of economic slowdown: A simultaneous equations approach", 2020, International Journal of Finance & Economics
"Artificial Intelligence and the Sustainability of the Signaling and Human Capital Roles of Higher Education", 2024, Sustainability

Co-authors who frequently collaborated with R. McNeill Alexander included Sajid Anwar, Raffaella Belloni, Anh-Tu Nguyen, and Shih-Hao Lu.

Best Publications

Principles of Animal Locomotion

R. McNeill Alexander

1335
Citations
The spring in the arch of the human foot

R. F. Ker;M. B. Bennett;S. R. Bibby;R. C. Kester

941
Citations
A dynamic similarity hypothesis for the gaits of quadrupedal mammals

R. McN. Alexander;A. S. Jayes

853
Citations
Elastic mechanisms in animal movement

R. McNeill. Alexander

761
Citations
The mechanics of hopping by kangaroos (Macropodidae)

R. McN. Alexander;Alexandra Vernon

585
Citations
Three uses for springs in legged locomotion

R. McN. Alexander

575
Citations
Allometry of the limb bones of mammals from shrews (Sorex) to elephant (Loxodonta)

R. McN. Alexander;A. S. Jayes;G. M. O. Maloiy;E. M. Wathuta

553
Citations
Why animals have different muscle fibre types

Lawrence C. Rome;Lawrence C. Rome;Roel P. Funke;R. McNeill Alexander;R. McNeill Alexander;Gordon Lutz;Gordon Lutz

529
Citations
Why are mammalian tendons so thick

R. F. Ker;R. Mcn. Alexander;M. B. Bennett

526
Citations
Functional design in fishes

R. McNeill Alexander

522
Citations
The Gaits of Bipedal and Quadrupedal Animals

R. McN. Alexander

508
Citations
Tendon elasticity and muscle function.

R McNeill Alexander

457
Citations
Mechanical properties of various mammalian tendons

M. B. Bennett;R. F. Ker;Nicola J. Imery;R. McN. Alexander

435
Citations
Elastic Energy Stores in Running Vertebrates

R. Mcneill Alexander

396
Citations
The thickness of the walls of tubular bones

J. D. Currey;R. McN. Alexander

368
Citations
Mechanics and energetics of animal locomotion

R. McNeill Alexander;G. Goldspink

348
Citations
A THEORY OF METABOLIC COSTS FOR BIPEDAL GAITS

A.E. Minetti;R.McN. Alexander

340
Citations
Mechanical stresses in fast locomotion of buffalo (Syncews coffer) and elephant (Loxodonta africana)

R. McN. Alexander;G. M. O. Maloiy;Barbara Hunter;A. S. Jayes

331
Citations
Allometry of the leg muscles of mammals

R. McN. Alexander;A. S. Jayes;G. M. O. Maloiy;E. M. Wathuta

324
Citations
Mechanics of posture and gait of some large dinosaurs

R. McN. Alexander

301
Citations