Beth Paterson Smith

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Beth Paterson Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Beth Paterson Smith has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Neurology and 19 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Beth Paterson Smith's work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (26 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (19 papers). Beth Paterson Smith is often cited by papers focused on Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (26 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (19 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (19 papers). Beth Paterson Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Beth Paterson Smith's co-authors include L. Andrew Koman, Gary G. Poehling, Walton W. Curl, Julia Rushing, E. Stanley Gordon, Jonathan Krome, James F. Mooney, Jeffrey S. Shilt, Thomas L. Smith and Amy Goodman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Beth Paterson Smith

92 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Cartilage injuries: A review of 31,516 knee arthroscopies

1997 1.0k citations Walton W. Curl, Beth Paterson Smith et al. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beth Paterson Smith United States	32	2.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	786	94	4.5k
L. Andrew Koman United States	36	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	167 0.2×	710 0.9×	161	5.1k
Henry G. Chambers United States	47	3.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	2.7k 2.2×	312 0.3×	993 1.3×	166	7.8k
Graham H. Creasey United States	29	1.9k 0.8×	269 0.2×	851 0.7×	503 0.5×	728 0.9×	67	5.0k
A. Lee Dellon United States	52	6.2k 2.6×	1.5k 1.1×	238 0.2×	245 0.2×	790 1.0×	315	9.6k
Dennis R. Wenger United States	51	6.7k 2.7×	245 0.2×	879 0.7×	540 0.5×	726 0.9×	279	8.3k
Ann E. Van Heest United States	30	1.4k 0.6×	449 0.3×	592 0.5×	139 0.1×	523 0.7×	124	2.9k
N. Susan Stott New Zealand	33	658 0.3×	680 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	92 0.1×	667 0.8×	103	2.9k
Thomas B. Ducker United States	38	3.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	486 0.4×	120 0.1×	354 0.5×	114	7.1k
Glenn A. Tung United States	34	1.5k 0.6×	433 0.3×	271 0.2×	377 0.4×	77 0.1×	86	3.4k
Michael J. Botte United States	47	4.7k 1.9×	515 0.4×	300 0.2×	361 0.3×	1.5k 1.9×	127	6.3k

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Rubel, Deborah, et al.. (2025). A Ten-Year Scoping Review of Qualitative Research on Online Psychoeducational, Counseling, and Therapy Groups. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 50(3-4). 131–152.

Plate, Johannes F., Cynthia L. Emory, Sandeep Mannava, et al.. (2015). Randomized Comparison of Volar Locking Plates and Intramedullary Nails for Unstable Distal Radius Fractures. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 40(6). 1095–1101. 28 indexed citations

Langfitt, Maxwell K., Jason J. Halvorson, Aaron T. Scott, et al.. (2013). Distal Locking Using an Electromagnetic Field–Guided Computer-Based Real-Time System for Orthopaedic Trauma Patients. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 27(7). 367–372. 18 indexed citations

Plate, Johannes F., et al.. (2012). Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: Past, Present, Future. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 15–15. 5 indexed citations

Tunkel, David E., et al.. (2012). Hearing loss in skeletal dysplasia patients. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 158A(7). 1551–1555. 28 indexed citations

Mannava, Sandeep, et al.. (2012). Treatment of Palmar Hyperhidrosis With Botulinum Neurotoxin A. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 38(2). 398–400. 8 indexed citations

Mannava, Sandeep, Michael F. Callahan, Walter F. Wiggins, et al.. (2011). Chemical Denervation with Botulinum Neurotoxin A Improves the Surgical Manipulation of the Muscle–Tendon Unit: An Experimental Study in an Animal Model. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 36(2). 222–231. 15 indexed citations

Koman, L. Andrew, et al.. (2010). Surgery of the Upper Extremity in Cerebral Palsy. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 41(4). 519–529. 13 indexed citations

Ma, Jianjun, D. Nicole Deal, Beth Paterson Smith, et al.. (2006). Neuromuscular Recovery After Distraction Osteogenesis at Different Frequencies in a Rabbit Model. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 26(5). 628–633. 5 indexed citations

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Poehling, Gary G., Walton W. Curl, Cassandra A. Lee, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With 5‐Year Follow‐up: Allograft Versus Autograft. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 21(7). 774–85. 149 indexed citations

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Li, Zhongyu, Beth Paterson Smith, Thomas L. Smith, & L. Andrew Koman. (2005). Diagnosis and Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complicating Upper Extremity Recovery. Journal of Hand Therapy. 18(2). 270–276. 73 indexed citations

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Koman, L. Andrew, Beth Paterson Smith, & Jeffrey S. Shilt. (2004). Cerebral palsy. The Lancet. 363(9421). 1619–1631. 348 indexed citations

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Ruch, David S., et al.. (2003). The acute effect of peripheral nerve transection on digital thermoregulatory function. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 28(3). 481–488. 17 indexed citations

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Ma, Jianjun, et al.. (2002). Juvenile and adult rat neuromuscular junctions: Density, distribution, and morphology. Muscle & Nerve. 26(6). 804–809. 37 indexed citations

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Ruch, David S., et al.. (2000). Arterial reconstruction for radial artery occlusion. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 25(2). 282–290. 22 indexed citations

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Ruch, David S., et al.. (1999). Innervation density of the base of the palm. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 24(2). 392–397. 14 indexed citations

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Koman, L. Andrew, et al.. (1998). The effect of transdermal nicotine on digital perfusion in reformed habitual smokers. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 23(5). 792–799. 22 indexed citations

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Koman, L. Andrew, et al.. (1998). Arterial reconstruction in the ischemic hand and wrist: Effects on microvascular physiology and health-related quality of life. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 23(5). 773–782. 31 indexed citations

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Pollock, F. Edward, et al.. (1994). Decreased microvascular perfusion in the rabbit ear after six hours of ischemia. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 12(1). 48–57. 5 indexed citations

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Pollock, F. Edward, et al.. (1993). Measurement of hand microvascular blood flow with isolated cold stress testing and laser Doppler fluxmetry. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 18(1). 143–150. 30 indexed citations

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