Brian J. Smith

19.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
246 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Smith has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Organic Chemistry and 35 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Smith's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (30 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers). Brian J. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (30 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers). Brian J. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Brian J. Smith's co-authors include Leo Radom, Peter M. Colman, David C.S. Huang, Mark G. Hinds, Catherine L. Day, Jerry M. Adams, TJ Lasserson, John Wright, John White and Christopher J Cates and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Smith

242 papers receiving 13.6k 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.

Differential Targeting of Prosurvival Bcl-2 Proteins by Their BH3-Only Ligands Allows Complementary Apoptotic Function

2005 1.5k citations Brian J. Smith, Peter M. Colman et al. profile →
Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults

2006 692 citations Brian J. Smith et al. profile →
Bax Crystal Structures Reveal How BH3 Domains Activate Bax and Nucleate Its Oligomerization to Induce Apoptosis

2013 444 citations Peter E. Czabotar, Grant Dewson et al. profile →
Transition structures for the interchange of hydrogen atoms within the water dimer

1990 209 citations Brian J. Smith et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian J. Smith Australia	59	6.6k	1.9k	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	246	13.9k
Yechezkel Barenholz Israel	78	15.0k 2.3×	2.3k 1.2×	955 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	1.6k 1.3×	346	26.8k
Hiroshi Kato Japan	51	2.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	723 0.6×	687	11.8k
Donald Small United States	92	12.8k 1.9×	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	395	29.4k
Matthew A. Cooper Australia	68	11.9k 1.8×	1.9k 1.0×	771 0.5×	3.4k 2.4×	1.3k 1.0×	364	23.5k
H. Häuser Germany	73	10.8k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.8k 2.0×	1.0k 0.8×	420	18.0k
Michael C. Phillips United States	95	14.8k 2.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.7×	292	27.7k
Arie J. Verkleij Netherlands	73	11.1k 1.7×	810 0.4×	950 0.6×	850 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	260	16.8k
Sharon M. Kelly United Kingdom	49	6.3k 0.9×	721 0.4×	873 0.6×	516 0.4×	508 0.4×	234	12.5k
Félix M. Goñi Spain	67	12.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	757 0.5×	2.2k 1.7×	374	15.5k
Hans‐Joachim Galla Germany	66	6.4k 1.0×	978 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	588 0.4×	821 0.6×	275	13.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bjørn‐Yoshimoto, Walden E., Kasper K. Sørensen, Nicholas A. Smith, et al.. (2025). Cone snail venom-inspired somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) agonists as new drug leads for peripheral pain. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 42638–42638. 1 indexed citations

Corry, Ben, et al.. (2024). Intrinsically dynamic mechanism within selectivity filter controls ion current through K2P2.1 channel. Biophysical Journal. 123(3). 255a–255a. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yufan, Kui Li, Qian Tang, et al.. (2023). The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase. The Plant Cell. 35(6). 2293–2315. 27 indexed citations

Robin, A.Y., Michelle S. Miller, Sweta Iyer, et al.. (2022). Structure of the BAK-activating antibody 7D10 bound to BAK reveals an unexpected role for the α1-α2 loop in BAK activation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(9). 1757–1768. 6 indexed citations

Clarke, Oliver B., Di Wu, Jani Reddy Bolla, et al.. (2022). Ion currents through Kir potassium channels are gated by anionic lipids. Nature Communications. 13(1). 490–490. 15 indexed citations

Chinn, Justine, et al.. (2022). Comparison of BMI on operative time and complications of robotic inguinal hernia repair at a VA medical center. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(12). 9398–9402. 10 indexed citations

Smith, Nicholas A., Ahmad Z. Wardak, Angus D. Cowan, et al.. (2021). The Bak core dimer focuses triacylglycerides in the membrane. Biophysical Journal. 121(3). 347–360. 1 indexed citations

Young, Neil D., Tiffany J. Harris, Marco Evangelista, et al.. (2020). Diversity in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway of nematodes. Communications Biology. 3(1). 478–478. 2 indexed citations

Miller, David M., Jani Reddy Bolla, Oliver B. Clarke, et al.. (2020). A constricted opening in Kir channels does not impede potassium conduction. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3024–3024. 17 indexed citations

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Xiong, Xiaochun, John G. Menting, Maria M. Disotuar, et al.. (2020). A structurally minimized yet fully active insulin based on cone-snail venom insulin principles. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(7). 615–624. 44 indexed citations

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Smith, Nicholas A., Oliver B. Clarke, Mihwa Lee, Anthony N. Hodder, & Brian J. Smith. (2020). Structure of the Plasmodium falciparum PfSERA5 pseudo‐zymogen. Protein Science. 29(11). 2245–2258. 5 indexed citations

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Xiong, Xiaochun, John G. Menting, Maria M. Disotuar, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: A structurally minimized yet fully active insulin based on cone-snail venom insulin principles. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(7). 683–683. 5 indexed citations

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Cowan, Angus D., Nicholas A. Smith, Jarrod J. Sandow, et al.. (2020). BAK core dimers bind lipids and can be bridged by them. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(11). 1024–1031. 47 indexed citations

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Coffey, Michael, Brad E. Sleebs, Alessandro D. Uboldi, et al.. (2015). An aspartyl protease defines a novel pathway for export of Toxoplasma proteins into the host cell. eLife. 4. 83 indexed citations

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Hodder, Anthony N., Brad E. Sleebs, Peter E. Czabotar, et al.. (2015). Structural basis for plasmepsin V inhibition that blocks export of malaria proteins to human erythrocytes. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 22(8). 590–596. 73 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hai M., Haruko Miyazaki, Naoto Hoshi, et al.. (2012). Modulation of voltage-gated K ⁺ channels by the sodium channel β1 subunit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(45). 18577–18582. 58 indexed citations

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Hodder, Anthony N., Peter E. Czabotar, Alessandro D. Uboldi, et al.. (2012). Insights into Duffy Binding-like Domains through the Crystal Structure and Function of the Merozoite Surface Protein MSPDBL2 from Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(39). 32922–32939. 32 indexed citations

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Day, John C. C., Robert D. Bennett, Brian J. Smith, et al.. (2009). A miniature confocal Raman probe for endoscopic use. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 54(23). 7077–7087. 79 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian J.. (1993). Chain of events. 11(2). 138–144. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian J.. (1987). Description of a new genus of carnivorous snail (Mollusca: Rhytididae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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