Alec Smith

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alec Smith is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alec Smith has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alec Smith's work include Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (6 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (4 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (4 papers). Alec Smith is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (6 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (4 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (4 papers). Alec Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. Alec Smith's co-authors include Farzan Sasangohar, Xiaomei Wang, Sudeep Hegde, Changwon Son, Anthony D. McDonald, S. Camille Peres, Jason P. Williams, M. Sam Mannan, Arjun H. Rao and Ranjana K. Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Medical Internet Research and AAPG Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Alec Smith

18 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study

2020 1.8k citations Changwon Son, Sudeep Hegde et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
Investigating Mental Health of US College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

2020 954 citations Xiaomei Wang, Sudeep Hegde et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alec Smith United States	8	2.2k	904	711	420	345	18	2.9k
Sudeep Hegde United States	11	2.2k 1.0×	926 1.0×	709 1.0×	390 0.9×	347 1.0×	41	3.0k
Changwon Son United States	9	2.2k 1.0×	919 1.0×	680 1.0×	381 0.9×	343 1.0×	37	3.0k
Wenjun Cao China	9	3.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	903 1.3×	577 1.4×	413 1.2×	23	4.4k
Cristina Mazza Italy	18	2.3k 1.0×	740 0.8×	381 0.5×	408 1.0×	315 0.9×	48	2.9k
Nahia Idoiaga Mondragón Spain	20	1.4k 0.7×	640 0.7×	428 0.6×	158 0.4×	115 0.3×	96	2.1k
Oli Ahmed Bangladesh	17	1.4k 0.6×	492 0.5×	271 0.4×	402 1.0×	267 0.8×	84	2.1k
Junming Dai China	16	1.8k 0.8×	565 0.6×	592 0.8×	311 0.7×	388 1.1×	44	2.9k
Yingnan Jia China	16	1.8k 0.8×	522 0.6×	447 0.6×	305 0.7×	407 1.2×	37	2.9k
Adalberto Campo‐Arias Colombia	24	1.1k 0.5×	922 1.0×	899 1.3×	207 0.5×	96 0.3×	257	2.7k
Yiqun Gan China	26	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	487 0.7×	532 1.3×	505 1.5×	123	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alec Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alec Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alec Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alec Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alec Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alec Smith. Alec Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

Smith, Alec, et al.. (2024). The realities of procedure deviance: A qualitative examination of divergent work-as-done and work-as-imagined perspectives. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 100. 103564–103564. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Alec, et al.. (2023). Workers’ Acceptance of Digital Procedures: An Application of the Technology Acceptance Model. PubMed. 11(1-2). 59–68. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Alec, et al.. (2022). The Effects of Drowsiness Detection Technology and Education on Nurses’ Beliefs and Attitudes toward Drowsy Driving. PubMed. 10(2). 104–115. 2 indexed citations

Rao, Arjun H., et al.. (2021). Eliciting Requirements for a Diabetes Self-Management Application for Underserved Populations: A Multi-Stakeholder Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(1). 127–127. 15 indexed citations

Smith, Alec, Anthony D. McDonald, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2021). The Impact of Commutes, Work Schedules, and Sleep on Near-Crashes during Nurses’ Post Shift-Work Commutes: A Naturalistic Driving Study. PubMed. 9(1). 13–22. 8 indexed citations

Son, Changwon, Sudeep Hegde, Alec Smith, Xiaomei Wang, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2020). Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(9). e21279–e21279. 1794 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Xiaomei, et al.. (2020). Investigating Mental Health of US College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(9). e22817–e22817. 954 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, Alec, Anthony D. McDonald, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2020). Night-shift nurses and drowsy driving: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 112. 103600–103600. 23 indexed citations

Smith, Alec, et al.. (2020). Preventing Drowsy Driving Crashes Among Night Shift Nurses: An Evaluation of Educational and Technological Interventions. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 64(1). 1592–1593. 1 indexed citations

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Peres, S. Camille, Alec Smith, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2020). Worker-centered investigation of issues with procedural systems: Findings from interviews with a representative sample of workers in high-risk process industries. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 67. 104264–104264. 6 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ranjana K., Alec Smith, Jason P. Williams, S. Camille Peres, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2019). Investigating Fatigue in Offshore Drilling Workers: A Qualitative Data Analysis of Interviews. 7(1). 31–42. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Alec, et al.. (2019). Drowsy Driving Among Shift Work Nurses: A Qualitative Data Analysis. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. 8(1). 167–171. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Alec, Anthony D. McDonald, & Farzan Sasangohar. (2019). Investigating nurses’ preference for drowsy driving mitigation technologies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 63(1). 723–724. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Alec, et al.. (2017). A Descriptive Model of the Current PTSD Care System: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. 6(1). 251–251. 6 indexed citations

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Sasangohar, Farzan, S. Camille Peres, Jason P. Williams, Alec Smith, & M. Sam Mannan. (2017). Investigating written procedures in process safety: Qualitative data analysis of interviews from high risk facilities. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 113. 30–39. 27 indexed citations

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Williams, Jason P., Farzan Sasangohar, S. Camille Peres, Alec Smith, & M. Sam Mannan. (2017). Investigating Written Procedures in Process Safety: Qualitative Data Analysis of Interviews from High Risk Facilities. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 61(1). 1669–1670. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, Alec. (2002). ABSTRACT: SubSea MudLift Drilling Joint Industry Project: Delivering Dual Gradient Drilling Technology to Industry. AAPG Bulletin. 86. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Alec, et al.. (1986). Prefabricated vertical drains, vol. I : engineering guidelines.. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 9 indexed citations

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