Brendan Smith

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Brendan Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendan Smith has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Brendan Smith's work include Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (6 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (5 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (5 papers). Brendan Smith is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (6 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (5 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (5 papers). Brendan Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Brendan Smith's co-authors include Peter J. Selby, Jennifer Southgate, K. Pittman, G. Eric Blair, C. Bradley, R. Charles Coombes, Andrew E. Graham, Martin J. Slade, S A Burchill and Nicholas C.P. Cross and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Brendan Smith

38 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of melanoma cells in peripheral blood by means ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Detection of melanoma cells in peripheral blood by means of reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction
    1991 545 citations Brendan Smith, Peter J. Selby et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brendan Smith United Kingdom 20 956 640 583 397 244 40 2.1k
Saila Kauppila Finland 25 797 0.8× 384 0.6× 914 1.6× 357 0.9× 189 0.8× 42 2.3k
Manabu Futamura Japan 28 1.1k 1.1× 729 1.1× 1.4k 2.4× 372 0.9× 357 1.5× 126 2.7k
Yan Gao China 28 663 0.7× 612 1.0× 1.0k 1.8× 340 0.9× 143 0.6× 123 2.3k
Takaaki Takeda Japan 13 838 0.9× 925 1.4× 1.4k 2.4× 334 0.8× 136 0.6× 19 2.6k
Gerold Untergasser Austria 29 527 0.6× 370 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 411 1.0× 124 0.5× 84 2.4k
Helen J. Knowles United Kingdom 29 555 0.6× 830 1.3× 1.3k 2.2× 351 0.9× 118 0.5× 63 2.7k
Yong Xu China 26 461 0.5× 631 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 404 1.0× 161 0.7× 83 2.1k
Rezvan Ahmadi Germany 22 1.1k 1.1× 436 0.7× 844 1.4× 224 0.6× 117 0.5× 57 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brendan Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brendan Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brendan Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brendan Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brendan 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 Brendan Smith. Brendan Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Brendan & David R. Barclay. (2024). Passive acoustic monitoring of a major seismic event at the Main Endeavour Hydrothermal Vent Field. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 156(4_Supplement). A7–A8.
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Dunne, N, et al.. (2022). Delayed-immediate breast reconstruction: An assessment of complications and outcomes in the context of anticipated post-mastectomy radiotherapy. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 77. 319–327. 2 indexed citations
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Inquimbert, Perrine, Alban Latrémolière, Chi‐Kun Tong, et al.. (2018). NMDA Receptor Activation Underlies the Loss of Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons and the Transition to Persistent Pain after Peripheral Nerve Injury. Cell Reports. 23(9). 2678–2689. 99 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, Kathleen K. Kibler, Craig G. Rusin, et al.. (2017). Does hypothermia impair cerebrovascular autoregulation in neonates during cardiopulmonary bypass?. Pediatric Anesthesia. 27(9). 905–910. 18 indexed citations
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Mery, Carlos M., Francisco A. Guzmán-Pruneda, Brendan Smith, et al.. (2015). Contemporary Results of Aortic Coarctation Repair Through Left Thoracotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 100(3). 1039–1046. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, et al.. (2013). Risk Stratification of Patients With Early Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer. 14(1). 68–73. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, et al.. (2013). Course, Predictors of Diaphragm Recovery After Phrenic Nerve Injury During Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 96(3). 938–942. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Ken D. Oakes, Md Ehsanul Hoque, et al.. (2012). Depth-Profiling of Environmental Pharmaceuticals in Biological Tissue by Solid-Phase Microextraction. Analytical Chemistry. 84(16). 6956–6962. 17 indexed citations
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Ross, Patrick, Brendan Smith, Vernon T. Tolo, & Robinder G. Khemani. (2010). Continuous Infusion of Bupivacaine Reduces Postoperative Morphine Use in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis After Posterior Spine Fusion. Spine. 36(18). 1478–1483. 30 indexed citations
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Lovegrove, Richard E., et al.. (2010). Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the Maximum Number of Nodes Requiring Excision. The Breast Journal. 17(1). 3–8. 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, et al.. (2007). Highly selective synthesis of oxabicycloalkanes by indium tribromide-mediated cyclization reactions of epoxyalkenes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(12). 1979–1979. 28 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan & Andrew E. Graham. (2007). Sequential and tandem oxidation/acetalization procedures for the direct generation of acetals from alcohols. Tetrahedron Letters. 48(28). 4891–4894. 21 indexed citations
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Hancock, Michael K., et al.. (2006). Microplate Orbital Mixing Improves High-Throughput Cell-Based Reporter Assay Readouts. SLAS DISCOVERY. 12(1). 140–144. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan & Andrew E. Graham. (2006). Indium triflate mediated acetalization of aldehydes and ketones. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(52). 9317–9319. 42 indexed citations
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Slade, Martin J., Anjana Singh, Brendan Smith, et al.. (2004). Persistence of bone marrow micrometastases in patients receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: Results at 4 years. International Journal of Cancer. 114(1). 94–100. 56 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, Martin J. Slade, Helen Graham, et al.. (2000). Response of Circulating Tumor Cells to Systemic Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Comparison of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Immunocytochemical Techniques. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 18(7). 1432–1439. 125 indexed citations
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Burchill, Susan A., et al.. (1994). Neuroblastoma cell detection by reverse transcriptase‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) for tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA. International Journal of Cancer. 57(5). 671–675. 95 indexed citations
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Smith, Brendan, Peter J. Selby, Jennifer Southgate, et al.. (1991). Detection of melanoma cells in peripheral blood by means of reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction. The Lancet. 338(8777). 1227–1229. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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