D. A. Smith

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
219 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

D. A. Smith is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Smith has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 78 papers in Materials Chemistry and 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. A. Smith's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (43 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (41 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (31 papers). D. A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (43 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (41 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (31 papers). D. A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. D. A. Smith's co-authors include R.C. Pond, Sheena E. Radford, C.R.M. Grovenor, Alexander H. King, David J. Brockwell, H. T. G. Hentzell, V. Vítek, G. A. Chadwick, Anatoliy O. Pinchuk and Ke Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Smith

211 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Metal‐based nanoparticles and their toxicity assessment

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. A. Smith United States	47	3.5k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	1.4k	219	7.8k
Keiji Tanaka Japan	54	3.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	497	12.5k
Roger G. Horn Australia	44	1.7k 0.5×	2.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	780 0.6×	90	8.0k
Scott T. Milner United States	55	5.2k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	532 0.4×	200	13.0k
Tahir Çağın United States	56	7.9k 2.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	798 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	175	11.8k
G. Marrucci Italy	45	5.1k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	3.6k 2.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	172	15.7k
Axel Kohlmeyer United States	18	4.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	784 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	31	8.5k
Trung Dac Nguyen United States	25	5.2k 1.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	902 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	53	9.6k
F. Rondelez France	47	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	959 0.7×	412 0.3×	131	7.3k
Albert P. Philipse Netherlands	53	5.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.9×	1.0k 0.7×	536 0.4×	195	9.8k
Takashi Ito Japan	46	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	821 0.6×	598 0.4×	383	8.3k

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Smith, D. A., et al.. (2025). Large-amplitude easy-plane spin-orbit torque oscillators driven by out-of-plane spin current: A micromagnetic study. Physical review. B.. 111(5).

Balakrishnan, Purnima P., Alexander J. Grutter, C. J. Kinane, et al.. (2024). Vertically graded Fe-Ni alloys with low damping and a sizable spin-orbit torque. Physical Review Applied. 22(4). 1 indexed citations

Smith, D. A., P. Nakarmi, Claudia Mewes, et al.. (2023). Suppression of spin pumping at metal interfaces. APL Materials. 11(10). 1 indexed citations

Smith, D. A., et al.. (2022). Absorption of transverse spin current in ferromagnetic NiCu: Dominance of bulk dephasing over spin-flip scattering. Applied Physics Letters. 121(22). 5 indexed citations

Smith, D. A., P. Nakarmi, Michael Clavel, et al.. (2022). Room-temperature intrinsic and extrinsic damping in polycrystalline Fe thin films. Physical review. B.. 105(17). 16 indexed citations

Emori, Satoru, Christoph Klewe, J. Schmalhorst, et al.. (2020). Element-Specific Detection of Sub-Nanosecond Spin-Transfer Torque in a Nanomagnet Ensemble. Nano Letters. 20(11). 7828–7834. 6 indexed citations

Smith, D. A., et al.. (2020). Current-induced spin–orbit field in permalloy interfaced with ultrathin Ti and Cu. Applied Physics Letters. 116(5). 11 indexed citations

Khodadadi, Behrouz, D. A. Smith, Claudia Mewes, et al.. (2020). Conductivitylike Gilbert Damping due to Intraband Scattering in Epitaxial Iron. Physical Review Letters. 124(15). 157201–157201. 51 indexed citations

Gell, Chris, et al.. (2008). Single-Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assays Reveal Heterogeneous Folding Ensembles in a Simple RNA Stem–Loop. Journal of Molecular Biology. 384(1). 264–278. 22 indexed citations

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Kawakami, Masaru, et al.. (2006). Viscoelastic Properties of Single Poly(ethylene glycol) Molecules. ChemPhysChem. 7(8). 1710–1716. 14 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A., et al.. (2001). Chemical Force Spectroscopy and Imaging. Reviews in Analytical Chemistry. 20(1). 1–26. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A., et al.. (2000). Laser-assisted scanning tunnelling microscope detection of a molecular adsorbate. Applied Physics Letters. 76(25). 3825–3827. 9 indexed citations

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Clark, Andrew M., Brian Atkin, Martin Betts, & D. A. Smith. (1999). BENCHMARKING THE USE OF IT TO SUPPORT SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 4(1). 1–16. 18 indexed citations

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Eizenberg, M., Armin Segmüller, M. Heiblum, & D. A. Smith. (1987). Oriented growth of niobium and molybdenum on GaAs crystals. Journal of Applied Physics. 62(2). 466–473. 9 indexed citations

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King, Alexander H. & D. A. Smith. (1980). The effects on grain-boundary processes of the steps in the boundary plane associated with the cores of grain-boundary dislocations. Acta Crystallographica Section A. 36(3). 335–343. 148 indexed citations

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Chadwick, G. A. & D. A. Smith. (1976). Grain boundary structure and properties. Academic Press eBooks. 240 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A., et al.. (1973). Forces on dislocations in field-ion specimens; further analysis of some previous observations. Philosophical magazine. 27(5). 1175–1181. 11 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A., T. F. Page, & Ralph B. D’Agostino. (1969). Dissociated perfect dislocations in the field-ion image. Philosophical magazine. 19(158). 231–240. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A.. (1969). Enhanced field evaporation by gas impact and field-ion microscopy of $\beta$ silicon carbide and lanthanum hexaboride. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 2(1). 106–107. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, D. A., Ralph B. D’Agostino, & W. S. Williams. (1967). Field-ion Microscopy of Titanium Carbide. Philosophical magazine. 16(140). 415–418. 11 indexed citations

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