A. David Smith

61.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
559 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

A. David Smith is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. David Smith has authored 559 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 129 papers in Molecular Biology and 90 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in A. David Smith's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (94 papers), Folate and B Vitamins Research (70 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (55 papers). A. David Smith is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (94 papers), Folate and B Vitamins Research (70 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (55 papers). A. David Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. A. David Smith's co-authors include J. Paul Bolam, Helga Refsum, Péter Somogyi, Hans Winkler, John Powell, Tamás F. Freund, Per Magne Ueland, Carole Johnston, Zsuzsanna Nagy and Margaret M. Esiri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

A. David Smith

545 papers receiving 35.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Folate, Vitamin B12, and Serum Total Homocysteine Levels in Confirmed Alzheimer Disease

1998 1.1k citations A. David Smith, Helga Refsum et al. profile →
The neuropsychology of schizophrenia

1991 1.1k citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
The neural network of the basal ganglia as revealed by the study of synaptic connections of identified neurones

1990 857 citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
Facts and Recommendations about Total Homocysteine Determinations: An Expert Opinion

2004 827 citations Helga Refsum, A. David Smith et al. profile →
Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive boutons in synaptic contact with identified striatonigral neurons, with particular reference to dendritic spines

1984 682 citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
Different populations of GABAergic neurons in the visual cortex and hippocampus of cat contain somatostatin- or cholecystokinin- immunoreactive material

1984 641 citations Péter Somogyi, A. David Smith et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
STUDIES IN VIVO ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRAIN TRYPTOPHAN, BRAIN 5‐HT SYNTHESIS AND HYPERACTIVITY IN RATS TREATED WITH A MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR AND L‐TRYPTOPHAN

1971 561 citations A. David Smith profile →
Homocysteine-Lowering by B Vitamins Slows the Rate of Accelerated Brain Atrophy in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2010 545 citations A. David Smith, Helga Refsum et al. profile →
Secretion of a Chromaffin Granule Protein, Chromogranin, from the Adrenal Gland after Splanchnic Stimulation

1967 446 citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
Is folic acid good for everyone?

2008 434 citations A. David Smith, Helga Refsum et al. profile →
A simple method for the isolation of adrenal chromaffin granules on a large scale

1967 407 citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
Homocysteine, B Vitamins, and Cognitive Impairment

2016 368 citations A. David Smith, Helga Refsum profile →
Preventing Alzheimer’s disease-related gray matter atrophy by B-vitamin treatment

2013 362 citations Helga Refsum, A. David Smith et al. profile →
Adenosine 3‘,5‘-Monophosphate as the Intracellular Mediator of the Action of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone on the Adrenal Cortex

1967 345 citations A. David Smith et al. profile →
Homocysteine – from disease biomarker to disease prevention

2021 148 citations A. David Smith, Helga Refsum profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Personality traits and brain health: a large prospective cohort study 2023 ·Nature Mental Health ·Ya-Ru Zhang, Yue‐Ting Deng, Yuzhu Li, Ruiqi Zhang, Kevin H.M. Kuo, Yi‐Jun Ge, Bang‐Sheng Wu, Wei Zhang, A. David Smith, John Suckling, Barbara J. Sahakian, Jianfeng Feng, Wei Cheng, Jin‐Tai Yu	14
2	Association of life course adiposity with risk of incident dementia: a prospective cohort study of 322,336 participants 2022 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Yue‐Ting Deng, Yuzhu Li, Shu‐Yi Huang, Ya‐Nan Ou, Wei Zhang, Shi-Dong Chen, Ya-Ru Zhang, (unknown), Qiang Dong, Jianfeng Feng, John Suckling, A. David Smith, Wei Cheng, Jin‐Tai Yu	25
3	The dihydrofolate reductase 19-bp deletion modifies the beneficial effect of B-vitamin therapy in mild cognitive impairment: pooled study of two randomized placebo-controlled trials 2021 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Yuanyuan Wu, A. David Smith, Nasser E. Bastani, Helga Refsum, Timothy Kwok	9
4	Evaluation of (−)-epicatechin metabolites as recovery biomarker of dietary flavan-3-ol intake 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Javier I. Ottaviani, (unknown), Jennifer Kimball, Jodi L. Ensunsa, Nicola Gray, Anna Vogiatzoglou, Abigail Britten, Debora Lucarelli, Robert Luben, Philip B. Grace, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. David Smith, Nicholas J. Wareham, Nita G. Forouhi, Kay‐Tee Khaw, Hagen Schroeter, Gunter Kuhnle	24
5	Cognitive Function in an Elderly Population 2012 ·Psychosomatic Medicine ·Anna Vogiatzoglou, A. David Smith, Eha Nurk, Christian A. Drevon, Per Magne Ueland, Dan J. Stein, Harald A. Nygaard, Knut Engedal, Grethe S. Tell, Helga Refsum	56
6	Concordance of Gastrointestinal Tract Colonization and Subsequent Bloodstream Infections With Gram-negative Bacilli in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 2010 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·A. David Smith, Lisa Saiman, Juyan Zhou, Phyllis Della‐Latta, Haomiao Jia, Philip L. Graham	78
7	Administration of lithium altered mRNA expression of voltage-dependent potassium channel subunits in the rat brain 2000 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Qi Pei, (unknown), Vidita A. Vaidya, (unknown), Trevor Sharp, A. David Smith	1
8	Molecular characterization of human intestinal folylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase (FGCP) and mutation associated with low folate status. 2000 ·The FASEB Journal ·Angela M. Devlin, (unknown), C H Halsted, Suran L. Fernando, (unknown), (unknown), A. David Smith	1
9	Physical Restraint of Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital 1997 ·Medicine Science and the Law ·A. David Smith, Martin Humphreys	16
10	THE EFFECT OF A LOW EXTERNAL POTASSIUM CONCENTRATION ON THE NA/K-ATPASE OF HUMAN-LYMPHOBLASTS 1987 ·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·D. Glenn Kennedy, (unknown), J K Aronson, A. David Smith	1
11	Effects of serum, lithium, ethacrynic acid, and low external concentration of potassium on specific [3H]-ouabain binding to human lymphocytes—a reply 1987 ·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·Garth Rapeport, J K Aronson, A. David Smith	1
12	THE EFFECTS OF LITHIUM, ETHACRYNIC-ACID, AND LOW POTASSIUM ON SPECIFIC LYMPHOCYTIC [H-3] OUABAIN BINDING 1985 ·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·Garth Rapeport, J K Aronson, A. David Smith, Charlie Harper	1
13	INCREASED SPECIFIC [H-3] OUABAIN BINDING TO LYMPHOCYTES AFTER INCUBATION WITH ACETYLSTROPHANTHIDIN FOR 3 DAYS 1985 ·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·Garth Rapeport, J K Aronson, A. David Smith, (unknown)	4
14	STIMULATION OF TRITIATED-OUABAIN BINDING TO INTACT HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES BY NORMAL HUMAN AND FETAL CALF SERUM 1983 ·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·(unknown), Elizabeth Taylor, N A Boon, J K Aronson, A. David Smith	2
15	Glutamate decarboxylase immunoreactivity in the hippocampus of the cat: distribution of immunoreactive synaptic terminals with special reference to the axon initial segment of pyramidal neurons 1983 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Péter Somogyi, A. David Smith, (unknown), Alfredo Gorio, Hiroshi Takagi, Wu Jy	191
16	IBRO handbook series. Methods in the neurosciences 1983 ·J. Wiley eBooks ·A. David Smith	71
17	Somatostatin, gastrointestinal peptides, and the carcinoid syndrome. 1981 ·Gut ·Richard Long, Jürgen Peters, S.R. Bloom, Marvin R. Brown, Wylie Vale, Jean Rivier, A. David Smith	34
18	Clinical pharmacology. Adverse drug interactions. 1981 ·BMJ ·J K Aronson, A. David Smith	16
19	The release of acetylcholinesterase into rabbit cerebrospinal fluid on cooling the substantia nigra and caudate nucleus [proceedings]. 1977 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·(unknown), A. David Smith, (unknown)	1
20	Malignant argentaffinoma with carcinoid syndrome and hypoglycaemia. 1971 ·BMJ ·A.R. Adamson, A. David Smith, (unknown), (unknown), N G Rothnie	16

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