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, David B. Amabilino, Jonathan W. Steed 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

5 papers align trajectories

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 Andrew R. Hirst, Beatriu Escuder 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 →

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

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Supramolecular Gels as Active Tools for Reaction Engineering 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·David K. Smith	0
2	Supramolecular Gels as Active Tools for Reaction Engineering 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·David K. Smith	4
3	Photopatterned Hybrid Supramolecular/Polymer Hydrogels for Controlled Heparin Release and Stem Cell Growth 2024 ·ChemNanoMat ·(unknown), Phillip R. A. Chivers, Carmen C. Piras, Alasdair G. Kay, Paul G. Genever, David K. Smith	3
4	3D‐Printing Multi‐Component Multi‐Domain Supramolecular Gels with Differential Conductivity 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Alyssa‐Jennifer Avestro, David K. Smith	4
5	Organogel delivery vehicles for the stabilization of organolithium reagents 2023 ·Nature Chemistry ·Petr Slavík, (unknown), Peter O’Brien, David K. Smith	35
6	Mechanically Robust Hybrid Gel Beads Loaded with “Naked” Palladium Nanoparticles as Efficient, Reusable, and Sustainable Catalysts for the Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction 2023 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Carmen C. Piras, Adrian C. Whitwood, Ian J. S. Fairlamb, David K. Smith	24
7	Probing the Gelation Synergies and Anti-Escherichia coli Activity of Fmoc-Phenylalanine/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Hydrogel 2023 ·ACS Omega ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manu Lahtinen, Andreas Johansson, Carmen C. Piras, David K. Smith, Marja Tiirola, Mika Pettersson, Maija Nissinen	4
8	Decolonizing the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: An Account of How to Start 2021 ·Journal of Chemical Education ·Caroline E. H. Dessent, (unknown), Leonie C. Jones, Avtar S. Matharu, David K. Smith, (unknown)	19
9	What Makes a Professional Chemist? Embedding Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into Chemistry Skills Training for Undergraduates 2021 ·Journal of Chemical Education ·Leonie C. Jones, (unknown), Caroline E. H. Dessent, Avtar S. Matharu, David K. Smith	11
10	A Personal Matter? 2019 ·Matter ·David K. Smith	3
11	Prebiotic synthesis of 2-deoxy-d-ribose from interstellar building blocks promoted by amino esters or amino nitriles 2017 ·Chemical Communications ·Andrew C. Steer, (unknown), David K. Smith, Paul A. Clarke	21
12	Chiral recognition at self-assembled multivalent (SAMul) nanoscale interfaces – enantioselectivity in polyanion binding 2016 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Erik Laurini, Paola Posocco, Sabrina Pricl, David K. Smith	15
13	The Reaction Coordinate of a Bacterial GH47 α‐Mannosidase: A Combined Quantum Mechanical and Structural Approach 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Andrew J. Thompson, (unknown), Javier Iglesias‐Fernández, Albert Ardèvol, (unknown), Spencer J. Williams, Omprakash Bande, Aloysius Siriwardena, (unknown), (unknown), David K. Smith, Harry J. Gilbert, Carme Rovira, G.J. Davies	58
14	The Reaction Coordinate of a Bacterial GH47 α‐Mannosidase: A Combined Quantum Mechanical and Structural Approach 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Andrew J. Thompson, (unknown), Javier Iglesias‐Fernández, Albert Ardèvol, (unknown), Spencer J. Williams, Omprakash Bande, Aloysius Siriwardena, (unknown), (unknown), David K. Smith, Harry J. Gilbert, Carme Rovira, G.J. Davies	9
15	High‐Tech Applications of Self‐Assembling Supramolecular Nanostructured Gel‐Phase Materials: From Regenerative Medicine to Electronic Devices breakdown → 2008 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Andrew R. Hirst, Beatriu Escuder, Juan F. Miravet, David K. Smith	1134
16	Self‐Assembly of Two‐Component Gels: Stoichiometric Control and Component Selection 2008 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Andrew R. Hirst, Juan F. Miravet, Beatriu Escuder, Laurence Noirez, Valeria Castelletto, Ian W. Hamley, David K. Smith	95
17	The Missouri Department of Economic Development 2005 ·Journal of the International Academy of Case Studies ·David K. Smith	3
18	Dendritic Biomimicry: Microenvironmental Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Tryptophan Fluorescence 2001 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Lars Müller, David K. Smith	33
19	Metered dose inhalers: the value of instruction. 1988 ·PubMed ·David K. Smith	3
20	Mineralogical investigations in the debris of the gnome event near Carlsbad, New Mexico 1966 ·American Mineralogist ·James S. Kahn, David K. Smith	3

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