David K. Smith

20.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
329 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

David K. Smith is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Smith has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Biomaterials, 112 papers in Molecular Biology and 77 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in David K. Smith's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (113 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (72 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (42 papers). David K. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (113 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (72 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (42 papers). David K. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. David K. Smith's co-authors include Andrew R. Hirst, Babatunde O. Okesola, Juan F. Miravet, Beatriu Escuder, Daniel J. Cornwell, William Edwards, Phillip R. A. Chivers, Jonathan W. Steed, David B. Amabilino and François Diederich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David K. Smith

315 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

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.

High‐Tech Applications of Self‐Assembling Supramolecular Nanostructured Gel‐Phase Materials: From Regenerative Medicine to Electronic Devices

2008 1.1k citations David K. Smith et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Migration of plutonium in ground water at the Nevada Test Site

1999 757 citations David K. Smith et al. profile →
Applying low-molecular weight supramolecular gelators in an environmental setting – self-assembled gels as smart materials for pollutant removal

2016 671 citations David K. Smith et al. profile →
Supramolecular materials

2017 593 citations David K. Smith et al. profile →
Shaping and structuring supramolecular gels

2019 336 citations Phillip R. A. Chivers, David K. Smith profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
David K. Smith	8.4k	6.3k	5.2k	5.1k	3.1k	329	17.3k
Oren A. Scherman	6.7k 0.8×	10.4k 1.6×	2.4k 0.5×	7.0k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	271	21.4k
Xiaopeng Li	5.1k 0.6×	10.4k 1.6×	3.0k 0.6×	10.6k 2.1×	1.8k 0.6×	682	24.1k
Jaeyun Kim	4.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.3×	3.2k 0.6×	7.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.4×	276	19.6k
Minghua Liu	10.7k 1.3×	15.5k 2.5×	4.0k 0.8×	19.9k 3.9×	1.3k 0.4×	740	32.6k
Yajun Wang	2.7k 0.3×	2.3k 0.4×	3.8k 0.7×	5.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	446	19.2k
Guoying Zhang	2.0k 0.2×	3.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	364	11.1k
Shu Wang	2.8k 0.3×	5.1k 0.8×	8.2k 1.6×	13.8k 2.7×	3.1k 1.0×	664	27.7k
Hai‐Bo Yang	4.2k 0.5×	9.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.2×	7.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	337	14.6k
Jean‐Pierre Benoît	7.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.3×	7.1k 1.4×	2.3k 0.5×	941 0.3×	458	21.7k
Marcus Müller	1.8k 0.2×	5.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.5×	10.7k 2.1×	2.7k 0.9×	406	22.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David K. Smith

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of David K. Smith's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by David K. Smith with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites David K. Smith more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by David K. Smith

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David K. Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David K. Smith. The network helps show where David K. Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David K. Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David K. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David K. Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David K. Smith. David K. Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

1.

Smith, David K.. (2025). Supramolecular Gels as Active Tools for Reaction Engineering. Angewandte Chemie. 137(24).

2.

Smith, David K.. (2025). Supramolecular Gels as Active Tools for Reaction Engineering. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202502053–e202502053. 4 indexed citations

3.

Genever, Paul G., et al.. (2025). Diffusion‐Patterned Multi‐Component Supramolecular Gels Loaded with Gold Nanoparticles Direct Mesenchymal Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(13). e2405057–e2405057.

4.

Chivers, Phillip R. A., et al.. (2024). Photopatterned Hybrid Supramolecular/Polymer Hydrogels for Controlled Heparin Release and Stem Cell Growth. ChemNanoMat. 10(8). 3 indexed citations

5.

Avestro, Alyssa‐Jennifer, et al.. (2024). 3D‐Printing Multi‐Component Multi‐Domain Supramolecular Gels with Differential Conductivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(38). e202409757–e202409757. 4 indexed citations

6.

Smith, David K., et al.. (2024). Formulation and Release of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Using a Supramolecular Self‐Healing Two‐Component Gel. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(72). e202402530–e202402530. 3 indexed citations

7.

Slavík, Petr, et al.. (2023). Organogel delivery vehicles for the stabilization of organolithium reagents. Nature Chemistry. 15(3). 319–325. 35 indexed citations

8.

Piras, Carmen C., et al.. (2023). Mechanically Robust Hybrid Gel Beads Loaded with “Naked” Palladium Nanoparticles as Efficient, Reusable, and Sustainable Catalysts for the Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(5). 1678–1689. 24 indexed citations

9.

Lahtinen, Manu, Andreas Johansson, Carmen C. Piras, et al.. (2023). Probing the Gelation Synergies and Anti-Escherichia coli Activity of Fmoc-Phenylalanine/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Hydrogel. ACS Omega. 8(11). 10225–10234. 4 indexed citations

10.

Dessent, Caroline E. H., et al.. (2021). Decolonizing the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: An Account of How to Start. Journal of Chemical Education. 99(1). 5–9. 19 indexed citations

11.

Jones, Leonie C., et al.. (2021). What Makes a Professional Chemist? Embedding Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into Chemistry Skills Training for Undergraduates. Journal of Chemical Education. 99(1). 480–486. 11 indexed citations

12.

Steer, Andrew C., et al.. (2017). Prebiotic synthesis of 2-deoxy-d-ribose from interstellar building blocks promoted by amino esters or amino nitriles. Chemical Communications. 53(75). 10362–10365. 21 indexed citations

13.

Laurini, Erik, et al.. (2016). Chiral recognition at self-assembled multivalent (SAMul) nanoscale interfaces – enantioselectivity in polyanion binding. Chemical Communications. 52(69). 10540–10543. 15 indexed citations

14.

Thompson, Andrew J., Javier Iglesias‐Fernández, Albert Ardèvol, et al.. (2012). The Reaction Coordinate of a Bacterial GH47 α‐Mannosidase: A Combined Quantum Mechanical and Structural Approach. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(44). 10997–11001. 58 indexed citations

15.

Thompson, Andrew J., Javier Iglesias‐Fernández, Albert Ardèvol, et al.. (2012). The Reaction Coordinate of a Bacterial GH47 α‐Mannosidase: A Combined Quantum Mechanical and Structural Approach. Angewandte Chemie. 124(44). 11159–11163. 9 indexed citations

16.

Smith, David K., et al.. (2010). In-Shoe Pressure Measurement and Foot Orthosis Research. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 100(6). 518–529. 12 indexed citations

17.

Smith, David K.. (2005). The Missouri Department of Economic Development. Journal of the International Academy of Case Studies. 11(3). 99. 3 indexed citations

18.

Smith, David K.. (1988). Metered dose inhalers: the value of instruction.. PubMed. 232(1448). 507, 510–507, 510. 3 indexed citations

19.

Smith, David K. & H H Winkler. (1977). Characterization of a lysine-specific active transport system in Rickettsia prowazeki. Journal of Bacteriology. 129(3). 1349–1355. 30 indexed citations

20.

Kahn, James S. & David K. Smith. (1966). Mineralogical investigations in the debris of the gnome event near Carlsbad, New Mexico. American Mineralogist. 51(7). 1192–1199. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact