Brian W. Smith

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Brian W. Smith is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian W. Smith has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Brian W. Smith's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (17 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (16 papers) and Graphene research and applications (13 papers). Brian W. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (17 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (16 papers) and Graphene research and applications (13 papers). Brian W. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Brian W. Smith's co-authors include David E. Luzzi, Marc Monthioux, Robert S. Plumb, Kelly A. Johnson, Ian D. Wilson, José Castro‐Perez, Jeremy K. Nicholson, J. E. Fischer, Kim A. Anderson and Agnès Claye and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Brian W. Smith

36 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Encapsulated C60 in carbon nanotubes

1998 1.2k citations Brian W. Smith, Marc Monthioux et al. Nature profile →

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Remco Tuinier Netherlands

Marc Descamps France

Joop H. ter Horst Netherlands

Ashok Kumar Mishra India

Feng Wang Australia

Martin E. Leser Switzerland

G. John Langley United Kingdom

Chien‐Hsiang Chang Taiwan

Takashi Kobayashi Japan

Valentina Villari Italy

Remco Tuinier Netherlands

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian W. Smith

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O’Connell, Steven G., et al.. (2025). Unraveling the environmental links to feline hyperthyroidism: Insights from silicone passive samplers. Environmental Research. 286(Pt 2). 122885–122885.

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Smith, Brian W., et al.. (2015). Passive samplers accurately predict PAH levels in resident crayfish. The Science of The Total Environment. 544. 782–791. 22 indexed citations

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Bathke, C.G., B.B. Ebbinghaus, Brian A. Collins, et al.. (2012). The Attractiveness of Materials in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles for Various Proliferation and Theft Scenarios. Nuclear Technology. 179(1). 5–30. 47 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W.. (2007). Communication structures. 31 indexed citations

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Plumb, Robert S., Jeff R. Mazzeo, Paul Rainville, et al.. (2007). The application of small porous particles, high temperatures, and high pressures to generate very high resolution LC and LC/MS separations. Journal of Separation Science. 30(8). 1158–1166. 55 indexed citations

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Lenz, Eva M., Rebecca E. Williams, James E. Sidaway, et al.. (2007). The application of microbore UPLC/oa-TOF-MS and 1H NMR spectroscopy to the metabonomic analysis of rat urine following the intravenous administration of pravastatin. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 44(4). 845–852. 44 indexed citations

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Plumb, Robert S., Kelly A. Johnson, Paul Rainville, et al.. (2006). UPLC/MS ^E ; a new approach for generating molecular fragment information for biomarker structure elucidation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(13). 1989–1994. 384 indexed citations

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Yu, Kate, David Little, Robert S. Plumb, & Brian W. Smith. (2006). High‐throughput quantification for a drug mixture in rat plasma – a comparison of Ultra Performance™ liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry with high‐performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(4). 544–552. 92 indexed citations

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Plumb, Robert S., Kelly A. Johnson, Paul Rainville, et al.. (2006). UPLC/MS^E; a new approach for generating molecular fragment information for biomarker structure elucidation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(14). 2234–2234. 11 indexed citations

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Plumb, Robert S., Paul Rainville, Brian W. Smith, et al.. (2006). Generation of Ultrahigh Peak Capacity LC Separations via Elevated Temperatures and High Linear Mobile-Phase Velocities. Analytical Chemistry. 78(20). 7278–7283. 65 indexed citations

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Plumb, Robert S., Jennifer H. Granger, Chris L. Stumpf, et al.. (2005). A rapid screening approach to metabonomics using UPLC and oa-TOF mass spectrometry: application to age, gender and diurnal variation in normal/Zucker obese rats and black, white and nude mice. The Analyst. 130(6). 844–844. 182 indexed citations

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Hornbaker, D. J., Se‐Jong Kahng, Shashank Misra, et al.. (2002). Mapping the One-Dimensional Electronic States of Nanotube Peapod Structures. Science. 295(5556). 828–831. 318 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W., et al.. (2001). Reproducible Synthesis of C₆₀@SWNT in 90% Yields. MRS Proceedings. 706. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W., et al.. (2001). Encapsulated Molecules in Carbon Nanotubes: Structure and Properties. MRS Proceedings. 675. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W. & James R. Belthoff. (2001). Identification of ectoparasites on burrowing owls in southwestern Idaho. Journal of Raptor Research. 35(2). 159–161. 12 indexed citations

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Monthioux, Marc, et al.. (2001). Sensitivity of single-wall carbon nanotubes to chemical processing: an electron microscopy investigation. Carbon. 39(8). 1251–1272. 327 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W. & David E. Luzzi. (2000). Formation mechanism of fullerene peapods and coaxial tubes: a path to large scale synthesis. Chemical Physics Letters. 321(1-2). 169–174. 290 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W., David E. Luzzi, & Yohji Achiba. (2000). Tumbling atoms and evidence for charge transfer in La2@C80@SWNT. Chemical Physics Letters. 331(2-4). 137–142. 97 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W., Marc Monthioux, & David E. Luzzi. (1999). Carbon nanotube encapsulated fullerenes: a unique class of hybrid materials. Chemical Physics Letters. 315(1-2). 31–36. 190 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian W., Marc Monthioux, & David E. Luzzi. (1998). Encapsulated C60 in carbon nanotubes. Nature. 396(6709). 323–324. 1163 indexed citations breakdown →

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