Christopher L. Smith

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher L. Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher L. Smith has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher L. Smith's work include Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments (33 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (24 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (18 papers). Christopher L. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments (33 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (24 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (18 papers). Christopher L. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. Christopher L. Smith's co-authors include Yoav Dori, Guo N. Huang, Michelle D. Tallquist, Young-Jae Nam, Xiaoxia Qi, Eric G. Neilson, Xiang Luo, Asha Acharya, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby and Eric N. Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Smith

55 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher L. Smith United States	18	909	756	283	210	203	66	1.5k
Yukiko Sugi United States	20	475 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	237 0.8×	514 2.4×	103 0.5×	39	1.8k
Matthias Corbascio Sweden	21	555 0.6×	512 0.7×	68 0.2×	161 0.8×	87 0.4×	54	1.5k
Federico Mosna Italy	16	477 0.5×	537 0.7×	65 0.2×	84 0.4×	207 1.0×	30	1.4k
Aimee L. Phelps United States	16	363 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	320 1.1×	422 2.0×	36 0.2×	23	1.3k
Amy Foley United States	6	631 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	84 0.3×	291 1.4×	55 0.3×	11	1.5k
Jeffrey Schmeckpeper United States	14	455 0.5×	565 0.7×	64 0.2×	197 0.9×	103 0.5×	24	1.1k
Saskia Maas Netherlands	14	296 0.3×	593 0.8×	142 0.5×	222 1.1×	61 0.3×	19	810
Shunsuke Kawamoto Japan	17	360 0.4×	314 0.4×	97 0.3×	187 0.9×	59 0.3×	71	974
Hélio S. Dutra Brazil	13	785 0.9×	484 0.6×	128 0.5×	169 0.8×	78 0.4×	16	1.4k
Samuli Vaittinen Finland	13	346 0.4×	402 0.5×	59 0.2×	57 0.3×	179 0.9×	22	1.1k

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Otero, Hansel J., et al.. (2025). Complex lymphatic anomalies. Pediatric Radiology. 55(11). 2348–2355.

Smith, Christopher L., Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Abhay Srinivasan, & Yoav Dori. (2024). Lymphatic interventions in congenital heart disease. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151419–151419. 1 indexed citations

Srinivasan, Abhay, Christopher L. Smith, Yoav Dori, & Ganesh Krishnamurthy. (2024). Percutaneous procedures for central lymphatic conduction disorders. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151418–151418.

Laje, Pablo, et al.. (2024). Surgical management of thoracic duct anomalies. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151421–151421.

Smood, Benjamin, Christopher L. Smith, Yoav Dori, et al.. (2024). Preliminary report of a thoracic duct-to-pulmonary vein lymphovenous anastomosis in swine: A novel technique and potential treatment for lymphatic failure. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151427–151427.

Smood, Benjamin, Christopher L. Smith, Yoav Dori, et al.. (2024). Lymphatic failure and lymphatic interventions: Knowledge gaps and future directions for a new frontier in congenital heart disease. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151426–151426.

Laje, Pablo, et al.. (2024). Surgical management of chronic lymphatic pleural effusions and chronic lymphatic ascites. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 33(3). 151420–151420.

Wu, Lezhou, Russell T. Shinohara, William Quarshie, et al.. (2023). Trends in Ductus Arteriosus Stent Versus Blalock‐Taussig‐Thomas Shunt Use and Comparison of Cost, Length of Stay, and Short‐Term Outcomes in Neonates With Ductal‐Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: An Observational Study Using the Pediatric Health Information Systems Database. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(23). e030575–e030575. 3 indexed citations

Laje, Pablo, et al.. (2023). Surgical Management of Central Lymphatic Conduction Disorders: A Review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 59(2). 281–289. 7 indexed citations

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Campbell, Matthew J., et al.. (2023). Novel Utilization of Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in Complex Congenital Heart Disease Following Superior Cavopulmonary Connection. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 36(5). 516–522.

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Smith, Christopher L., David M. Biko, Dong Li, et al.. (2022). Genetics etiologies and genotype phenotype correlations in a cohort of individuals with central conducting lymphatic anomaly. European Journal of Human Genetics. 30(9). 1022–1028. 19 indexed citations

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Tierradentro‐García, Luis Octavio, Yoav Dori, Fernando Escobar, et al.. (2022). State-of-the-art imaging for lymphatic evaluation in children. Pediatric Radiology. 53(7). 1380–1390. 15 indexed citations

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Alsaied, Tarek, Adam M. Lubert, David Goldberg, et al.. (2022). Protein losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100338–100338. 8 indexed citations

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Dori, Yoav & Christopher L. Smith. (2022). Lymphatic Disorders in Patients With Single Ventricle Heart Disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 828107–828107. 19 indexed citations

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Tierradentro‐García, Luis Octavio, Christopher L. Smith, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, et al.. (2021). Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography. Pediatric Radiology. 52(2). 285–294. 33 indexed citations

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O’Byrne, Michael L., Kevin F. Kennedy, James M. Steven, et al.. (2021). Outcomes of Operator-Directed Sedation and Anesthesiologist Care in the Pediatric/Congenital Catheterization Laboratory. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 14(4). 401–413. 3 indexed citations

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Barrera, Christian A., Teresa Victoria, Fernando Escobar, et al.. (2020). Imaging of fetal lymphangiectasias: prenatal and postnatal imaging findings. Pediatric Radiology. 50(13). 1872–1880. 5 indexed citations

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Otero, Hansel J., Christopher L. Smith, Erin Pinto, et al.. (2020). Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Determine Thoracic Duct Patency. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 31(10). 1670–1674. 22 indexed citations

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Rapp, Jordan B., Kevin K. Whitehead, Hansel J. Otero, et al.. (2020). Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Fontan Operation Imaging. Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI. 41(5). 442–450. 1 indexed citations

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Sandusky, George E. & Christopher L. Smith. (1978). Anomalous Left Coronary Artery in a Calf. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 173(5). 475–477. 1 indexed citations

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