Barbara L. Smith

28.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
283 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara L. Smith is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara L. Smith has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Cancer Research, 90 papers in Oncology and 89 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Barbara L. Smith's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (137 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (78 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (73 papers). Barbara L. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (137 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (78 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (73 papers). Barbara L. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Barbara L. Smith's co-authors include Peter Agre, Michele A. Gadd, Gregory M. Preston, Alphonse G. Taghian, Kevin S. Hughes, Mark L. Zeidel, Michelle C. Specht, Erik Christensen, Jennifer R. Bellon and Søren Drud-Heydary Nielsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Barbara L. Smith

273 papers receiving 17.5k citations

Hit Papers

Lumpectomy Plus Tamoxifen With ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2013 2004 2012 2003 1993 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Lumpectomy Plus Tamoxifen With or Without Irradiation in Women Age 70 Years or Older With Early Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up of CALGB 9343
    2013 826 citations Kevin S. Hughes, Beryl McCormick et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  2. Lumpectomy plus Tamoxifen with or without Irradiation in Women 70 Years of Age or Older with Early Breast Cancer
    2004 733 citations Kevin S. Hughes, Beryl McCormick et al. profile →
  3. Causes, consequences, and remedies for growth-induced solid stress in murine and human tumors
    2012 682 citations Barbara L. Smith et al. profile →
  4. Gene expression profiles of human breast cancer progression
    2003 673 citations Barbara L. Smith et al. profile →
  5. Distribution of the aquaporin CHIP in secretory and resorptive epithelia and capillary endothelia.
    1993 645 citations Barbara L. Smith, Peter Agre et al. profile →
  6. Breast Cancer Subtype Approximated by Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER-2 Is Associated With Local and Distant Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy
    2008 634 citations Alphonse G. Taghian, Barbara L. Smith et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  7. Aquaporin CHIP: the archetypal molecular water channel
    1993 532 citations Peter Agre, Barbara L. Smith et al. profile →
  8. Reconstitution of functional water channels in liposomes containing purified red cell CHIP28 protein
    1992 497 citations Mark L. Zeidel, Barbara L. Smith et al. profile →
  9. Molecular structure of the water channel through aquaporin CHIP. The hourglass model.
    1994 494 citations Barbara L. Smith, Peter Agre et al. profile →
  10. CHIP28 water channels are localized in constitutively water-permeable segments of the nephron.
    1993 453 citations Barbara L. Smith, Peter Agre et al. profile →
  11. The three-dimensional structure of aquaporin-1
    1997 359 citations Barbara L. Smith, Peter Agre et al. profile →
  12. Erythrocyte Mr 28,000 transmembrane protein exists as a multisubunit oligomer similar to channel proteins.
    1991 308 citations Barbara L. Smith, Peter Agre profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara L. Smith United States 68 7.2k 6.2k 4.9k 3.9k 3.5k 283 18.0k
Robert Rosenberg United States 96 4.7k 0.6× 9.6k 1.5× 6.9k 1.4× 5.7k 1.4× 2.0k 0.6× 418 31.9k
William E. Grizzle United States 82 6.4k 0.9× 14.1k 2.3× 6.3k 1.3× 2.0k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 499 26.2k
David W. Hedley Canada 66 5.1k 0.7× 6.9k 1.1× 6.6k 1.4× 2.1k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 322 17.2k
P. J. van Diest Netherlands 75 8.8k 1.2× 7.5k 1.2× 8.3k 1.7× 3.4k 0.9× 5.0k 1.4× 669 25.4k
Michael J. Kerin Ireland 62 6.7k 0.9× 6.4k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 432 14.6k
Michael S. Pepper South Africa 75 4.6k 0.6× 11.0k 1.8× 4.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 346 20.9k
Robert L. Coleman United States 72 3.5k 0.5× 7.7k 1.2× 7.7k 1.6× 4.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 690 23.3k
Stephen M. Hewitt United States 75 4.0k 0.6× 10.1k 1.6× 6.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 400 21.4k
Emile E. Voest Netherlands 70 4.9k 0.7× 7.3k 1.2× 8.5k 1.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 370 18.8k
Caroline Dive United Kingdom 70 6.4k 0.9× 11.3k 1.8× 9.5k 2.0× 1.6k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 392 23.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Barbara L., et al.. (2023). An unbiased proteomic analysis of PAD4 in human monocytes: novel substrates, binding partners and subcellular localizations. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 378(1890). 20220477–20220477. 7 indexed citations
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Kelly, Bridget N., Michele A. Gadd, Michelle C. Specht, et al.. (2021). Performance of a novel protease-activated fluorescent imaging system for intraoperative detection of residual breast cancer during breast conserving surgery. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 187(1). 145–153. 12 indexed citations
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Kelly, Bridget N., Olga Kantor, Rong Tang, et al.. (2020). Similar rates of residual disease in patients with DCIS within 2 mm of lumpectomy margin regardless of the presence of invasive carcinoma. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 186(3). 807–814. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., Bridget N. Kelly, Michelle C. Specht, et al.. (2020). A system for risk stratification and prioritization of breast cancer surgeries delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic: preparing for re-entry. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 183(3). 515–524. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., Michelle C. Specht, Bridget N. Kelly, et al.. (2020). Feasibility Study of a Novel Protease-Activated Fluorescent Imaging System for Real-Time, Intraoperative Detection of Residual Breast Cancer in Breast Conserving Surgery. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(6). 1854–1861. 26 indexed citations
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Naoum, George E., Laura Salama, Alice Y. Ho, et al.. (2019). The Impact of Chest Wall Boost on Reconstruction Complications and Local Control in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 105(1). 155–164. 33 indexed citations
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Spivey, Tara, Suzanne B. Coopey, Barbara L. Smith, et al.. (2019). Radiofrequency identification tag localization is comparable to wire localization for non-palpable breast lesions. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 177(3). 735–739. 47 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., Michele A. Gadd, Upahvan Rai, et al.. (2018). Real-time, intraoperative detection of residual breast cancer in lumpectomy cavity walls using a novel cathepsin-activated fluorescent imaging system. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 171(2). 413–420. 58 indexed citations
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Brachtel, Elena F., Nicole B. Johnson, Travis Rice‐Stitt, et al.. (2016). Spectrally encoded confocal microscopy for diagnosing breast cancer in excision and margin specimens. Laboratory Investigation. 96(4). 459–467. 26 indexed citations
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Woodward, Wendy A., Nour Sneige, Kathryn Winter, et al.. (2014). Web based pathology assessment in RTOG 98-04. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 67(9). 777–780. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Susan C., Shikha Bose, Yunn‐Yi Chen, et al.. (2009). Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 133(1). 15–25. 99 indexed citations
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Murphy, Colleen, Julie Jones, Sara H. Javid, et al.. (2008). Do sentinel node micrometastases predict recurrence risk in ductal carcinoma in situ and ductal carcinoma in situ with microinvasion?. The American Journal of Surgery. 196(4). 566–568. 26 indexed citations
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Bafford, Andrea C., Harold J. Burstein, Christina R. Barkley, et al.. (2008). Breast surgery in stage IV breast cancer: impact of staging and patient selection on overall survival. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 115(1). 7–12. 125 indexed citations
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Burstein, Harold J., Lyndsay N. Harris, Rebecca Gelman, et al.. (2002). Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 21(1). 46–53. 221 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., et al.. (1996). Use of detergent to prevent initial responses to endotoxin in horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 57(7). 1063–1066. 26 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L.. (1995). Caring for possums. 2 indexed citations
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Aguilera‐Tejero, Escolástico, John R. Pascoe, Barbara L. Smith, W. S. Tyler, & M. J. Woliner. (1994). Evaluation of a technique for detection of pulmonary hemorrhage in horses, using carbon monoxide uptake. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 55(7). 1032–1036. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., James H. Jones, Gary P. Carlson, & John R. Pascoe. (1994). Effect of body direction on heart rate in trailered horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 55(7). 1007–1011. 26 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., Ruben Baumgarten, Søren Nielsen, et al.. (1993). Concurrent expression of erythroid and renal aquaporin CHIP and appearance of water channel activity in perinatal rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(4). 2035–2041. 61 indexed citations
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Smith, Barbara L., et al.. (1969). Lipid pneumonia in a cow. New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 17(4). 65–67. 3 indexed citations

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