Colin A. Smith

24.9k citations

56 papers · 7.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

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Spectroscopy top 0.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
Molecular Biology top 1%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Papers in

Molecular Biology 35
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 22
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies 8
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 7
Spectroscopy 13
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography 7
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications 6
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications 4

Co-authors: Gary Siuzdak (7 shared papers)Elizabeth J. Want (7 shared papers)Ruben Abagyan (6 shared papers)Grace O’Maille (4 shared papers)Tanja Kortemme (9 shared papers)Sunia A. Trauger (3 shared papers)Wilasinee Uritboonthai (3 shared papers)Bert L. de Groot (6 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Nuclear Materials (3 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (3 papers)Journal of Biomolecular NMR (2 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (2 papers)Analytical Chemistry (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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Colin A. Smith

50 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Colin A. Smith's Hit Papers

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XCMS: Processing Mass Spectrometry Data for Metabolite Profiling Using Nonlinear Peak Alignment, Matching, and Identification 2006 · 3.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Analytical Chemistry
2005 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

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1	XCMS: Processing Mass Spectrometry Data for Metabolite Profiling Using Nonlinear Peak Alignment, Matching, and Identification Analytical Chemistry ·Colin A. Smith, Elizabeth J. Want, Grace O’Maille, Ruben Abagyan, Gary Siuzdak Hit paper breakdown →	2006	3847
2	METLIN Therapeutic Drug Monitoring ·Colin A. Smith, Grace O Maille, Elizabeth J. Want, Chuan Qin, Sunia A. Trauger, Theodore R. Brandon, Darlene E. Custodio, Ruben Abagyan, Gary Siuzdak Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1736
3	Solvent-Dependent Metabolite Distribution, Clustering, and Protein Extraction for Serum Profiling with Mass Spectrometry Analytical Chemistry ·Elizabeth J. Want, Grace O’Maille, Colin A. Smith, Theodore R. Brandon, Wilasinee Uritboonthai, Chuan Qin, Sunia A. Trauger, Gary Siuzdak	2005	414
4	Backrub-Like Backbone Simulation Recapitulates Natural Protein Conformational Variability and Improves Mutant Side-Chain Prediction Journal of Molecular Biology ·Colin A. Smith, Tanja Kortemme	2008	251
5	RosettaBackrub--a web server for flexible backbone protein structure modeling and design Nucleic Acids Research ·Florian Lauck, Colin A. Smith, G. F. Friedland, (unknown), Tanja Kortemme	2010	85
6	Structure-Based Prediction of the Peptide Sequence Space Recognized by Natural and Synthetic PDZ Domains Journal of Molecular Biology ·Colin A. Smith, Tanja Kortemme	2010	83
7	Predicting the Tolerated Sequences for Proteins and Protein Interfaces Using RosettaBackrub Flexible Backbone Design PLoS ONE ·Colin A. Smith, Tanja Kortemme	2011	75
8	A Web Resource for Standardized Benchmark Datasets, Metrics, and Rosetta Protocols for Macromolecular Modeling and Design PLoS ONE ·Shane Ó Conchúir, Kyle A. Barlow, Roland A. Pache, Noah Ollikainen, Kale Kundert, Matthew J. O’Meara, Colin A. Smith, Tanja Kortemme	2015	68
9	Allosteric switch regulates protein–protein binding through collective motion Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Colin A. Smith, David Ban, Supriya Pratihar, Karin Giller, Maria Paulat, Stefan Becker, Christian Griesinger, Donghan Lee, Bert L. de Groot	2016	62
10	A Simple Model of Backbone Flexibility Improves Modeling of Side-chain Conformational Variability Journal of Molecular Biology ·Gregory D. Friedland, Anthony J. Linares, Colin A. Smith, Tanja Kortemme	2008	61
11	Population Shuffling of Protein Conformations Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Colin A. Smith, David Ban, Supriya Pratihar, Karin Giller, Claudia Schwiegk, Bert L. de Groot, Stefan Becker, Christian Griesinger, Donghan Lee	2014	53
12	Mechanistic Insights into Microsecond Time-Scale Motion of Solid Proteins Using Complementary ¹⁵N and ¹H Relaxation Dispersion Techniques Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Petra Rovó, Colin A. Smith, Diego F. Gauto, Bert L. de Groot, Paul Schanda, Rasmus Linser	2019	44
13	Flexible Backbone Sampling Methods to Model and Design Protein Alternative Conformations Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Noah Ollikainen, Colin A. Smith, James S. Fraser, Tanja Kortemme	2013	38
14	Simple cold-weld sealing of noble-metal tubes S. Komareneni, W.P. Freeborn, Colin A. Smith	1979	33
15	Insights into the Human CD59 Complement Binding Interface Toward Engineering New Therapeutics Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yuxiang Huang, Colin A. Smith, Hongbin Song, B. Paul Morgan, Ruben Abagyan, Stephen Tomlinson	2005	32
16	Discovery of novel inhibitors targeting enoyl–acyl carrier protein reductase in Plasmodium falciparum by structure-based virtual screening Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·George Nicola, Colin A. Smith, Edinson Lucumi, Mack Kuo, Luchezar Karagyozov, David A. Fidock, James C. Sacchettini, Ruben Abagyan	2007	29
17	Mentha longifolia (L.) L.: A Model Species for Mint Genetic Research HortScience ·Kelly Vining, Q. Zhang, Arthur O. Tucker, Colin A. Smith, Thomas M. Davis	2005	24
18	Tour based and supply chain modeling for freight: integrated model demonstration in Chicago Transportation Letters ·Maren Outwater, Colin A. Smith, Kermit Wies, Supin L Yoder, Sana Ben Hassine, J Chen	2013	23
19	Recent advances in measuring the kinetics of biomolecules by NMR relaxation dispersion spectroscopy Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·David Ban, Colin A. Smith, Bert L. de Groot, Christian Griesinger, Donghan Lee	2017	21
20	Managed-Lanes Stated Preference Survey in Atlanta, Georgia Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ·Stephane Hess, Colin A. Smith, Stacey Falzarano, Jevan Stubits	2008	19

About Colin A. Smith

Colin A. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry, Cell Biology and Transportation, having authored 56 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (22 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (8 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (4 papers) and Transportation Planning and Optimization (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Spectroscopy (1.8k citations), Molecular Biology (5.4k citations), Biological Psychiatry (79 citations), Complementary and alternative medicine (239 citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (177 citations). Colin A. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Gary Siuzdak, Elizabeth J. Want, Ruben Abagyan, Grace O’Maille, Tanja Kortemme, Sunia A. Trauger, Wilasinee Uritboonthai, Bert L. de Groot, Christian Griesinger and David Ban. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Nuclear Materials, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Biomolecular NMR, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

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