David Leith

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
169 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

David Leith is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Leith has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 32 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Leith's work include Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation (42 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (32 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (30 papers). David Leith is often cited by papers focused on Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation (42 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (32 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (30 papers). David Leith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. David Leith's co-authors include J. Mead, Tamotsu Takishima, M. E. Bradley, Vladimír Fencl, John Volckens, Thomas M. Peters, Maryanne G. Boundy, Jeff Wagner, William Licht and Peter C. Raynor and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

David Leith

163 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stress distribution in lungs: a model of pulmonary elasticity.

1970 931 citations David Leith et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
Ventilatory muscle strength and endurance training

1976 425 citations David Leith, M. E. Bradley Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Leith United States	42	2.7k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	611	169	6.6k
David L. Swift United States	33	2.3k 0.9×	511 0.4×	215 0.2×	556 0.5×	278 0.5×	99	4.0k
J. Heyder Germany	47	4.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	274 0.2×	4.6k 4.4×	938 1.5×	194	10.2k
Paul C. Johnson United States	50	2.6k 1.0×	254 0.2×	848 0.7×	368 0.4×	1.0k 1.7×	261	9.0k
Bahman Asgharian United States	38	2.4k 0.9×	833 0.7×	273 0.2×	1.9k 1.9×	416 0.7×	127	5.0k
Samuel Schürch Canada	40	3.5k 1.3×	288 0.2×	167 0.1×	1.2k 1.1×	836 1.4×	96	6.3k
David W. Smith United States	55	530 0.2×	438 0.3×	167 0.1×	356 0.3×	1.2k 2.0×	318	14.2k
Morton Lippmann United States	55	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	283 0.2×	6.9k 6.6×	426 0.7×	257	11.1k
W. Stahlhofen Germany	29	2.6k 1.0×	788 0.6×	160 0.1×	935 0.9×	273 0.4×	88	3.4k
P. Worth Longest United States	47	5.6k 2.1×	2.2k 1.8×	993 0.8×	288 0.3×	596 1.0×	173	6.7k
Joseph D. Brain United States	55	3.5k 1.3×	340 0.3×	89 0.1×	2.0k 1.9×	806 1.3×	230	9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by David Leith

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Leith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Leith

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Leith, David, Christian L’Orange, John Mehaffy, & John Volckens. (2020). Design and performance of UPAS inlets for respirable and thoracic mass sampling. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 17(6). 274–282. 10 indexed citations

Leith, David. (2015). Review of Comments Concerning Presentations and Discussions of the Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Session1. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

Funk, William E., Joachim D. Pleil, Joseph A. Pedit, et al.. (2014). Indoor Air Quality in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Environmental Protection. 5(8). 709–722. 20 indexed citations

Arashiro, Maiko & David Leith. (2012). Precision of PM measurements with the UNC passive aerosol sampler. Journal of Aerosol Science. 57. 181–184. 11 indexed citations

Peters, Thomas M. & David Leith. (2004). Particle Deposition in Industrial Duct Bends. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 48(5). 483–90. 41 indexed citations

Leith, David, et al.. (2003). Control Methods for Mineral Oil Mists. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 18(11). 883–889. 4 indexed citations

Rosati, Jacky A., David Leith, & Chong S. Kim. (2003). Monodisperse and Polydisperse Aerosol Deposition in a Packed Bed. Aerosol Science and Technology. 37(6). 528–535. 17 indexed citations

Volckens, John & David Leith. (2002). Electrostatic Sampler for Semivolatile Aerosols: Chemical Artifacts. Environmental Science & Technology. 36(21). 4608–4612. 19 indexed citations

Leith, David, Peter C. Raynor, Maryanne G. Boundy, & Steven J. Cooper. (1996). Performance of Industrial Equipment to Collect Coolant Mist. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 57(12). 1142–1148. 19 indexed citations

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Kamens, Richard M., Chung-Te Lee, Russell W. Wiener, & David Leith. (1991). A study of characterize indoor particles in three non-smoking homes. Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics. 25(5-6). 939–948. 120 indexed citations

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Leith, David, et al.. (1990). The Logistic Function and Cyclone Fractional Efficiency. Aerosol Science and Technology. 12(3). 598–606. 116 indexed citations

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Boundy, Maryanne G., David Leith, & Michael Knowles. (1990). Dispersion and Size Distribution of Amiloride by Metered Dose and Dry Powder Inhalers. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 3(4). 233–241. 4 indexed citations

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Weinberger, Steven E., et al.. (1987). Endogenous opioids and ventilatory adaptation to prolonged hypoxia in goats. Life Sciences. 40(7). 605–613. 3 indexed citations

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McCool, F. Dennis & David Leith. (1987). Pathophysiology of cough.. PubMed. 8(2). 189–95. 63 indexed citations

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Schwartzstein, Richard M., Alfred Pope, Richard A. Steinbrook, et al.. (1987). Detection of Hypercapnia by Normal Subjects. Clinical Science. 73(3). 333–335. 10 indexed citations

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Leith, David, et al.. (1985). Cyclone Collection Efficiency: Comparison of Experimental Results with Theoretical Predictions. Aerosol Science and Technology. 4(4). 401–415. 157 indexed citations

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Cooper, Douglas W. & David Leith. (1984). Venturi Scrubber Optimization Revisited. Aerosol Science and Technology. 3(1). 63–70. 10 indexed citations

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Leith, David, et al.. (1983). Liquid utilization in a venturi scrubber. 9(7). 1429–31. 2 indexed citations

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Ellenbecker, Michael J. & David Leith. (1979). Dust Deposit Profiles in a High Velocity Pulse-Jet Fabric Filter. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 29(12). 1236–1241. 10 indexed citations

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Leith, David & M. E. Bradley. (1976). Ventilatory muscle strength and endurance training. Journal of Applied Physiology. 41(4). 508–516. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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