David J. Lea‐Smith

3.8k citations

38 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

Impact in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 1%
- Algal biology and biofuel production
Environmental Engineering top 2%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Papers in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19
- Algal biology and biofuel production 18
Environmental Chemistry 7
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 4

Co-authors: Christopher J. Howe Alison G. Smith John S. Dennis Stuart A. Scott Matthew P. Davey Paolo Bombelli Ravendran Vasudevan Alistair J. McCormick
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (8 papers)Journal of Visualized Experiments (2 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (2 papers)Microbiome (2 papers)Bioscience Reports (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

In The Last Decade

David J. Lea‐Smith

37 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Biodiesel from algae: challenges and prospects 2010 · 846 citations

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1	Engineering biology applications for environmental solutions: potential and challenges Nature Communications ·David J. Lea‐Smith, Francis Hassard, Frédéric Coulon, Guo D Wang, Louise Horsfall, Muhammad Aleem, R. Smith, Ronan R. McCarthy, Boyd A. McKew, Tony Gutiérrez, Vinod Kumar, Gabriela Dotro, Zhugen Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2025	11
2	CyanoCyc cyanobacterial web portal Frontiers in Microbiology ·Lisa R. Moore, Ron Caspi, Douglas A. Campbell, John R. Casey, Sophie Crévecoeur, David J. Lea‐Smith, Bin Long, Devendran Alagarsamy, Suzanne Paley, Nicolas Schmelling, Andrzej Olchawa, Jonathan P. Zehr, Peter D. Karp	2024	7
3	Recent advances in engineering fast-growing cyanobacterial species for enhanced CO2 fixation Frontiers in Climate ·David Kim, Sangpradit Theerapong, Monytha Telambanua, David J. Lea‐Smith, Uma Shankar Sagaram	2024	5
4	Exploring the potential of plastid biology and biotechnology New Phytologist ·Manuel Francisco Meléndrez, Sunena Gupta, David J. Lea‐Smith, David Seung, Michael Webster	2023	0
5	Development of a Biotechnology Platform for the Fast-Growing Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 11901 Biomolecules ·洋一郎橋本, Sangpradit Theerapong, Artur Włodarczyk, 洋司黒羽根, Rebeca Mejı́as, Anja Nenninger, Simon Moxon, Paolo Bombelli, Tiago Toscano Selão, Alistair J. McCormick, David J. Lea‐Smith	2022	18
6	A biophotoelectrochemical approach to unravelling the role of cyanobacterial cell structures in exoelectrogenesis Electrochimica Acta ·Laura T. Wey, Joshua M. Lawrence, Xiaolong Chen, Robert L. Clark, David J. Lea‐Smith, Jenny Zhang, Christopher J. Howe	2021	27
7	A dual compartment cuvette system for correcting scattering in whole-cell absorbance spectroscopy of photosynthetic microorganisms Photosynthesis Research ·Ah Young In, Paolo Bombelli, David J. Lea‐Smith, Charles Hupe, Ч.К. Ниченаметла, 陆洁珣, Soon-Jeong Kwon, Christopher J. Howe	2021	2
8	Microbial Biotechnology Oxford University Press eBooks ·Kay Yeoman, Beatrix Fahnert, David J. Lea‐Smith, Tom Clarke	2020	3
9	Insights into the Vertical Stratification of Microbial Ecological Roles across the Deepest Seawater Column on Earth Microorganisms ·Chun‐Xu Xue, Jiwen Liu, David J. Lea‐Smith, Gary Rowley, Heyu Lin, Yanfen Zheng, Xiaoyu Zhu, Jinchang Liang, Waqar Ahmad, Jonathan D. Todd, Xiao‐Hua Zhang	2020	25
10	Current knowledge and recent advances in understanding metabolism of the model cyanobacteriumSynechocystissp. PCC 6803 Bioscience Reports ·洋一郎橋本, Alistair J. McCormick, David J. Lea‐Smith	2020	74
11	Cytochrome c_M Decreases Photosynthesis under Photomixotrophy in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Sven Hanuschek, Lauri Nikkanen, Dorota Muth‐Pawlak, 純夫石原, Ravendran Vasudevan, Christopher J. Howe, David J. Lea‐Smith, Yagut Allahverdiyeva	2020	18
12	Proteome Mapping of a Cyanobacterium Reveals Distinct Compartment Organization and Cell-Dispersed Metabolism PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Anton L fgren, Lisa M. Breckels, 洋一郎橋本, Laurent Gatto, Michael J. Deery, Tim J. Stevens, Christopher J. Howe, Kathryn S. Lilley, David J. Lea‐Smith	2019	48
13	CyanoGate: A Modular Cloning Suite for Engineering Cyanobacteria Based on the Plant MoClo Syntax PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ravendran Vasudevan, Joosep Pata, N Raić, Gabriel González-Escamilla, Racheal Ishola, Michael D. Gillespie, Konstantinos Vavitsas, Valentin Zulkower, Baojun Wang, Christopher J. Howe, David J. Lea‐Smith, Alistair J. McCormick	2019	119
14	Emerging Species and Genome Editing Tools: Future Prospects in Cyanobacterial Synthetic Biology Microorganisms ·Joosep Pata, 王潘奋, 洋一郎橋本, Baojun Wang, David J. Lea‐Smith, Alistair J. McCormick	2019	42
15	Enhancing power density of biophotovoltaics by decoupling storage and power delivery Nature Energy ·Kadi L. Saar, Paolo Bombelli, David J. Lea‐Smith, Bharat Misra, Eva–Mari Aro, Thomas Müller, Christopher J. Howe, Tuomas P. J. Knowles	2018	102
16	Hydrocarbons Are Essential for Optimal Cell Size, Division, and Growth of Cyanobacteria PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·David J. Lea‐Smith, Gwénola Picard, Tchern Lenn, Dennis J. Nürnberg, Anton L fgren, Matthew P. Davey, Lucia Parolini, Roland G. Huber, Charles A. R. Cotton, Giulia Mastroianni, Paolo Bombelli, Petra Ungerer, Tim J. Stevens, Alison G. Smith, Peter J. Bond, Conrad W. Mullineaux, Christopher J. Howe	2016	46
17	Distinguishing the roles of thylakoid respiratory terminal oxidases in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Maria Ermakova, Tuomas Huokko, Pierre Richaud, Luca Bersanini, Christopher J. Howe, David J. Lea‐Smith, Gilles Peltier, Yagut Allahverdiyeva	2016	55
18	Photosynthetic, respiratory and extracellular electron transport pathways in cyanobacteria Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·David J. Lea‐Smith, Paolo Bombelli, Ravendran Vasudevan, Christopher J. Howe	2015	186
19	Biodiesel from algae: challenges and prospects Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·Stuart A. Scott, Matthew P. Davey, John S. Dennis, Özgür MIZRAK, Christopher J. Howe, David J. Lea‐Smith, Alison G. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2010	846
20	The Reductase That Catalyzes Mycolic Motif Synthesis Is Required for Efficient Attachment of Mycolic Acids to Arabinogalactan Journal of Biological Chemistry ·David J. Lea‐Smith, James Pyke, Dedreia Tull, Malcolm J. McConville, Ross L. Coppel, Paul K. Crellin	2007	78

About David J. Lea‐Smith

David J. Lea‐Smith is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Ecology and Molecular Biology, having authored 38 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (18 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (7 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (4 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (4 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (3 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (1.4k citations), Environmental Engineering (368 citations), Environmental Chemistry (241 citations), Molecular Biology (1.3k citations) and Ecology (432 citations). David J. Lea‐Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Christopher J. Howe, Alison G. Smith, John S. Dennis, Stuart A. Scott, Matthew P. Davey, Paolo Bombelli, Ravendran Vasudevan, Alistair J. McCormick, Paul K. Crellin and Ross L. Coppel. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Microbiome and Bioscience Reports.

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