Publications

Books

• MacTaggart, D., Hillier, A. (eds), Topics in magnetohydrodynamic topology, reconnection and stability theory 2019, Springer
• MacTaggart, D., Magnetic Winding: Theory and Applications 2024, chapter in Helicities in Geophysics, Astrophysics and Beyond; Kuzanyan, K., Yokoi, N., Georgoulis, M. (eds), Wiley

Peer-reviewed mainline research publications

• Lindberg, S., MacTaggart, D., Relative magnetic helicity under turbulent relaxation 2025, Journal of Mathematical Physics, 66, 043102
• MacTaggart, D., On field line slippage in the solar corona 2025, Solar Physics, 300, 48
• Aslam, O.P.M., MacTaggart, D., Battiston, R., Potgieter, M.S., Ngobeni, M.D., The source of the 2017 cosmic ray half-year modulation event 2025, Astrophysical Journal, 981, 174
• MacTaggart, D., Williams, T., Aslam, O.P.M, The magnetic topology of AR13664 leading to its first halo CME 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 130, e2024JA033462
• Stanish, S., MacTaggart, D., On turbulent magnetic reconnection: fast and slow mean steady-states 2025, Journal of Plasma Physics, 91, E49
• Williams, T., Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., Investigating the efficacy of topologically derived time-series for flare forecasting. I. Dataset preparation 2025, Astrophysical Journal, 980, 102
• Aslam, O.P.M., MacTaggart, D., Williams, T., Fletcher, L., Romano, P., Photospheric signatures of CME onset 2024, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 534, 444
• Spelman, T.A., Onah, I.S., MacTaggart, D., Stewart, P., Elastic jump propagation across a blood vessel junction 2024, Royal Society Open Science, 11, 232000
• Gupta, P., MacTaggart, D., Simitev, R.D., Effects of radial variation of viscosity and entropy diffusivity on convection and dynamo action in rotating spherical shells 2023, Fluids, 8, 288
• Raphaldini, B., Dikpati, M., Norton, A., Teruya, A.S.W., McIntosh, S.W., Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., Deciphering pre-solar-storm features of September-2017 storm from global and local dynamics 2023, Astrophysical Journal, 958, 175
• MacTaggart, D, Valli, A, Relative magnetic helicity in multiply connected domains 2023, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 56, 435701
• Alielden, K., MacTaggart, D., Ming, Q., Prior, C., Raphaldini, B, ARTop: an open-source tool for measuring active region topology at the solar photosphere 2023, Royal Astronomical Society Techniques and Instruments, accepted (early online access)
• Gupta, P., Simitev, R.D., MacTaggart, D., A study of global magnetic helicity in self-consistent spherical dynamos 2022, Geophysical and Astrophysics Fluid Dynamics, DOI: 10.1080/03091929.2022.2137878
• Raphaldini, B., Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., Magnetic winding as an indicator of flare activity in solar active regions 2022, Astrophysical Journal, 927, 156
• Faraco, D., Lindberg, S., MacTaggart, D., Valli, A., On the proof of Taylor's conjecture in multiply connected domains 2022, Applied Mathematics Letters, 124, 107654
• MacTaggart, D., Prior, C., Raphaldini, B., Romano, P., Guglielmino, S.L., Direct evidence that twisted flux tubes create solar active regions 2021 Nature Communications, 12, 6621
• Candelaresi, S., Hornig, G., MacTaggart, D., Simitev, R., On self and mutual winding helicity 2021 Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 103, 106015
• Quinn, J., MacTaggart, D., Simitev, R., Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and collapse of a twisted magnetic null point with anisotropic viscosity 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 650, A143
• MacTaggart, D., Prior, C., Helicity and winding fluxes as indicators of twisted flux emergence 2021, Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 115, 85
• Silva, L., Parag, G., MacTaggart, D., Simitev, R., Effects of Shell Thickness on Cross-Helicity Generation in Convection-Driven Spherical Dynamos 2020, Fluids, 5, 245
• MacTaggart, D., Prior, C., Magnetic winding – a key to unlocking topological complexity in flux emergence 2020, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1730
• Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., Magnetic winding: what is it and what is it good for? 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 476, 20200483
• Quinn, J., MacTaggart, D., Simitev, R., The effect of anisotropic viscosity on the nonlinear MHD kink instability 2020, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 83, 105131
• MacTaggart, D., Valli, A., Magnetic helicity in multiply connected domains 2019, Journal of Plasma Physics, 85, 775850501
• MacTaggart, D., Fletcher, L., The plasmoid instability in a confined solar flare 2019, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486, L96
• Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., Interpreting magnetic helicity flux in solar flux emergence 2019, Journal of Plasma Physics, 85, 775850201
• MacTaggart, D., The non-modal onset of the tearing instability 2018, Journal of Plasma Physics, 84, 905840501
• MacTaggart, D., Stewart, P., Optimal energy growth in current sheets 2017, Solar Physics, 292, 148
• Dacie, S., van Driel-Gesztelyi. L., Demoulin, P., Linton, M.G., Leake, J.E., MacTaggart, D. Cheung, M.C.M., The field distribution of magnetograms from simulations of active region formation 2017, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 606, A34
• MacTaggart, D., Vergori, L., Quinn, J., Braginskii MHD for arbitrary magnetic topologies: coronal applications 2017, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 826, 615
• MacTaggart, D., Guglielmino, S.L., Zuccarello, F., The pre-penumbral magnetic canopy in the solar atmosphere 2016, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 831, 1
• Prior, C., MacTaggart, D., The emergence of braided magnetic fields 2016, Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 110, 432
• MacTaggart, D. Gregory, S.G., Neukirch, T., Donati, J.-F., Magnetohydrostatic modelling of stellar coronae 2016, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456, 767
• MacTaggart, D., Guglielmino, S.L., Haynes, A.L., Simitev, R., Zuccarello, F., The magnetic structure of surges in small-scale emerging flux regions 2015, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 576, A4
• MacTaggart, D., Haynes, A.L., On magnetic reconnection and flux rope topology in solar flux emergence 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438, 1500
• MacTaggart, D., Elsheikh, A., McLaughlin, J.A., Simitev, R., Non-symmetric magnetohydrostatic equilibria: a multigrid approach 2013, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 556, A40
• McLaughlin, J.A., Thurgood, J.O., MacTaggart, D., On the periodicity of oscillatory reconnection 2012, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 548, A98
• MacTaggart, D., Finite deformation in ideal magnetohydrodynamics 2012, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 542, A97
• Vargas Dominguez, S., MacTaggart, D., Green, L., van Driel-Gesztelyi, L., Hood, A.W., On signatures of twisted magnetic flux tube emergence 2012, Solar Physics, 278, 33
• Hood, A.W., Archontis, V., MacTaggart, D., 3D MHD Flux Emergence Experiments: Idealized models and coronal interactions 2012, Solar Physics, 278, 3
• MacTaggart, D., Flux emergence within mature solar active regions 2011, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 531, id.A108
• MacTaggart, D., Hood, A.W., Simulating the 'sliding doors' effect through magnetic flux emergence 2010, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 716, L219
• MacTaggart, D., Hood, A.W., Multiple eruptions from flux emergence 2009, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 508, 445
• MacTaggart, D., Hood, A.W., On the emergence of toroidal flux tubes: general dynamics and comparisons with the cylinder model 2009, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 507, 995
• MacTaggart, D., Hood, A.W., Can magnetic breakout be achieved from multiple flux emergence? 2009, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 501, 761

Others

• MacTaggart, D. et al., Direct evidence that twisted flux tube emergence creates solar active regions 2022, UKSP Nugget
• Riello, M., Purgato, M., Bove, C., Tedeschi, F., MacTaggart, D., Barbui, C., Rusconi, E., Effectiveness of self-help plus (SH+) in reducing anxiety and post-traumatic symptomatology among care home workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial 2021, Royal Society Open Science, 8, 210219
• Riello, M., Purgato, M., Bove, C., MacTaggart, D., Rusconi, E., Prevalence of post-traumatic symptomatology and anxiety among residential nursing and care home workers following the first COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy 2020, Royal Society Open Science, 7, 200880
• Bowness, J., Labrosse, N., Forrest, D., MacTaggart, D., et al., Supporting Students in the Transition to Postgraduate Taught Study in STEM Subjects 2017, Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5, 3.
• Simitev, R.D., MacTaggart, D., The mathematics of fluid dynamos 2012, The Commutator
• MacTaggart, D., Twisted flux tube emergence: rigid rise or nonlinear deformation? 2013, UKSP Nugget