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Ray Macdonald publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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 Ray Macdonald sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 177 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Ray Macdonald D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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 Ray Macdonald sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ray Macdonald is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Artificial Intelligence applications, Atmospheric Science, and Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials.

The researcher focuses on several key topics, which include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Crystal Structures and Properties

Macdonald has contributed to numerous publications with a significant presence in journals such as Acta Geologica Polonica, Comptes Rendus Géoscience, Ore Geology Reviews, Geochemistry, and SSRN Electronic Journal. The frequency of publications in these venues underlines their engagement with broad aspects of geological sciences and related fields.

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Macdonald include:

  • Peralkaline silicic extrusive rocks: magma genesis, evolution, plumbing systems and eruption, 2021, Comptes Rendus Géoscience

While not the primary author, Macdonald's collaborative work is associated with other notable papers in Ore Geology Reviews and the Journal of Petrology, reflecting a broader engagement with magmatic processes and mineralization studies.

Frequent collaborators in Macdonald's research include Bogusław Bagiński, John C. White, Jakub Kotowski, Marcin Stachowicz, and Petras Jokubauskas. These partnerships have been sustained over multiple publications, indicating ongoing scholarly cooperation.

Best Publications

  • The Lesser Antilles volcanic chain : a study in arc magmatism.

    R Macdonald;Chris J Hawkesworth;E Heath

  • Two mantle plumes beneath the east African rift system: Sr, Nd and Pb isotope evidence from Kenya Rift basalts.

    Nick Rogers;Ray Macdonald;J. Godfrey Fitton;Rhiannon George

  • Nomenclature and petrochemistry of the peralkaline oversaturated extrusive rocks

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  • Plume–Lithosphere Interactions in the Generation of the Basalts of the Kenya Rift, East Africa

    Raymond MacDonald;N. W. Rogers;J. G. Fitton;S. Black

  • U-series isotopes and destructive plate margin magma genesis in the Lesser Antilles

    Simon Turner;Chris Hawkesworth;Peter van Calsteren;Emily Heath

  • Crustal Influences in the Petrogenesis of the Naivasha Basalt—Comendite Complex: Combined Trace Element and Sr-Nd-Pb Isotope Constraints

    G. R. Davies;R. Macdonald

  • Phase relations of peralkaline silicic magmas and petrogenetic implications.

    Bruno Scaillet;Ray Macdonald

  • The role of magma mixing in triggering the current eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

    M. D. Murphy;R. S. J. Sparks;J. Barclay;M. R. Carroll

  • Crystallization of primitive basaltic magmas at crustal pressures and genesis of the calc-alkaline igneous suite: experimental evidence from St Vincent, Lesser Antilles arc

    Michel Pichavant;Ray Macdonald

  • Time Scales of Crystal Fractionation in Magma Chambers—Integrating Physical, Isotopic and Geochemical Perspectives

    Chris J Hawkesworth;Chris J Hawkesworth;S Blake;P Evans;R Hughes;R Hughes

  • Geochemistry of High-silica Peralkaline Rhyolites, Naivasha, Kenya Rift Valley

    R. Macdonald;G. R. Davies;C. M. Bliss;P. T. Leat

  • Time scales of crystal residence and magma chamber volume from modelling of diffusion profiles in phenocrysts: Vesuvius 1944

    D.J Morgan;S Blake;N.W Rogers;B DeVivo

  • Source and H2O content of high-MgO magmas in island arc settings : an experimental study of a primitive calc-alkaline basalt from St Vincent, Lesser Antilles arc.

    Michel Pichavant;B. O. Mysen;Ray Macdonald

  • Pleistocene high‐silica rhyolites of the Coso Volcanic Field, Inyo County, California

    Charles R. Bacon;Ray Macdonald;Robert L. Smith;Philip A. Baedecker

  • Experimental Constraints on the Relationships between Peralkaline Rhyolites of the Kenya Rift Valley

    Bruno Scaillet;Raymond MacDonald

  • The transport of xenoliths in magmas

    R.S.J. Sparks;H. Pinkerton;R. Macdonald

  • Ultramafic xenoliths from the Bearpaw Mountains, Montana, USA: evidence for multiple metasomatic events in the lithospheric mantle beneath the Wyoming craton

    Hilary Downes;R. MacDonald;B.G.J. Upton;K.G. Cox

  • Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc

    Emily Heath;Ray Macdonald;Harvey Belkin;Chris Hawkesworth

  • Petrogenetic Evolution of the Torfajökull Volcanic Complex, Iceland I. Relationship Between the Magma Types

    R. Macdonald;D. W. McGARVIE;H. Pinkerton;R. L. Smith

  • The 1875 eruption of Askja volcano, Iceland: combined fractional crystallization and selective contamination in the generation of rhyolitic magma

    R. Macdonald;R. S. J. Sparks;H. Sigurdsson;D. P. Mattey

  • Chemistry of the subalkalic silicic obsidians

    Ray MacDonald;Robert L. Smith;John E. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian G. J. Upton
Brian G. J. Upton University of Edinburgh
Harvey E. Belkin
Harvey E. Belkin United States Geological Survey
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Stuart Black
Stuart Black University of Reading
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers The Open University
Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans
Michel Pichavant
Michel Pichavant University of Orléans
Simon Turner
Simon Turner Macquarie University
Gareth R. Davies
Gareth R. Davies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Philip T. Leat
Philip T. Leat British Antarctic Survey

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