David Smyth

17.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
123 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

David Smyth is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David Smyth has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Plant Science, 67 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David Smyth's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (47 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (14 papers). David Smyth is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (47 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (14 papers). David Smyth collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. David Smyth's co-authors include Elliot M. Meyerowitz, John L. Bowman, John Paul Alvarez, John P. Bowman, Detlef Weigel, Martin F. Yanofsky, Cameron S. Johnson, Peter P. Liu, Alice Blet and Hongliang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

David Smyth

119 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

Early flower development in Arabidopsis. 1989 2026 2001 2013 1990 1992 1989 1991 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Early flower development in Arabidopsis.
    1990 1.8k citations David Smyth et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  2. LEAFY controls floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis
    1992 1.2k citations John Paul Alvarez, David Smyth et al. profile →
  3. Genes directing flower development in Arabidopsis.
    1989 1.0k citations David Smyth et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  4. Genetic interactions among floral homeotic genes of Arabidopsis
    1991 952 citations David Smyth et al. Development profile →
  5. Local proliferation dominates lesional macrophage accumulation in atherosclerosis
    2013 779 citations David Smyth et al. profile →
  6. TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA2 , a Trichome and Seed Coat Development Gene of Arabidopsis, Encodes a WRKY Transcription Factor
    2002 657 citations Cameron S. Johnson, David Smyth et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  7. Control of flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana by APETALA1 and interacting genes
    1993 644 citations John Paul Alvarez, David Smyth et al. Development profile →
  8. AINTEGUMENTA, an APETALA2-like gene of Arabidopsis with pleiotropic roles in ovule development and floral organ growth.
    1996 599 citations David Smyth et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  9. The Science Underlying COVID-19
    2020 562 citations Peter P. Liu, Alice Blet et al. profile →
  10. Early Flower Development in Arabidopsis
    1990 363 citations David Smyth et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Smyth Australia 45 11.0k 10.8k 1.3k 742 513 123 14.2k
Jaap Bakker Netherlands 51 5.0k 0.5× 2.0k 0.2× 252 0.2× 1.0k 1.4× 731 1.4× 241 9.5k
Agnes P. Chan United States 32 2.3k 0.2× 4.6k 0.4× 206 0.2× 457 0.6× 2.0k 4.0× 60 7.7k
Zhiqiang An United States 48 1.4k 0.1× 2.8k 0.3× 537 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 304 0.6× 207 8.2k
Luan Wang China 20 2.0k 0.2× 3.7k 0.3× 358 0.3× 359 0.5× 2.8k 5.5× 63 8.5k
Hideo Hayashi Japan 46 1.1k 0.1× 2.6k 0.2× 503 0.4× 996 1.3× 694 1.4× 294 8.0k
Hai Li China 32 2.1k 0.2× 3.6k 0.3× 205 0.2× 686 0.9× 617 1.2× 110 6.8k
Tsai‐Ching Hsu Taiwan 44 1.2k 0.1× 3.2k 0.3× 157 0.1× 446 0.6× 1.3k 2.5× 238 6.7k
Xiuqing Zhang China 35 1.8k 0.2× 3.2k 0.3× 210 0.2× 330 0.4× 1.0k 2.0× 123 5.5k
Otto Scheiner Austria 64 1.1k 0.1× 2.6k 0.2× 295 0.2× 1.9k 2.6× 172 0.3× 279 13.0k
David Brown United States 41 1.8k 0.2× 9.0k 0.8× 43 0.0× 529 0.7× 480 0.9× 86 12.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McLaughlin, Sarah, Veronika Sedláková, Qingzhou Zhang, et al.. (2022). Recombinant Human Collagen Hydrogel Rapidly Reduces Methylglyoxal Adducts within Cardiomyocytes and Improves Borderzone Contractility after Myocardial Infarction in Mice. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(32). 15 indexed citations
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Smyth, David, Alice Blet, Qiujiang Du, et al.. (2022). Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-7 (IGFBP7) links senescence to heart failure. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 1(12). 1195–1214. 29 indexed citations
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Stewart, James T., James Blake, David Smyth, et al.. (2022). CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF EMBOLIC BURDEN AFTER TAVR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SAFEPASS 2 CLINICAL STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79(9). 628–628. 1 indexed citations
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Smyth, David, et al.. (2021). The environmental impact of personal protective equipment in a pre and post COVID era in the ENT clinic. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 278(12). 5051–5058. 4 indexed citations
5.
Smyth, David, et al.. (2020). Ketamine infusion reduces narcotic requirements following gastric bypass surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 17(4). 737–743. 12 indexed citations
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Sappenfield, Joshua W., et al.. (2017). Incorporating airway examination photography into the electronic record. PubMed. 24(1). 7–11. 2 indexed citations
7.
Merchant, Sabeeha, Sebastian Y. Bednarek, James A. Birchler, et al.. (2015). The Plant CellIntroduces Breakthrough Reports: A New Forum for Cutting-Edge Plant Research. The Plant Cell. tpc.15.00862–tpc.15.00862.
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Lampugnani, Edwin R., et al.. (2012). Auxin controls petal initiation in Arabidopsis. Development. 140(1). 185–194. 77 indexed citations
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Girin, Thomas, Pauline Stephenson, Sara Fuentes, et al.. (2011). INDEHISCENT and SPATULA Interact to Specify Carpel and Valve Margin Tissue and Thus Promote Seed Dispersal inArabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(10). 3641–3653. 142 indexed citations
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Groszmann, Michael, et al.. (2011). SPATULA and ALCATRAZ, are partially redundant, functionally diverging bHLH genes required for Arabidopsis gynoecium and fruit development. The Plant Journal. 68(5). 816–829. 87 indexed citations
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Groszmann, Michael, Yasmin Bylstra, Edwin R. Lampugnani, & David Smyth. (2010). Regulation of tissue-specific expression of SPATULA, a bHLH gene involved in carpel development, seedling germination, and lateral organ growth in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61(5). 1495–1508. 85 indexed citations
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Beaurepaire, Cécile, David Smyth, & Derek M. McKay. (2009). Interferon-γ Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Permeability. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 29(3). 133–144. 84 indexed citations
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Fritz, Dominik, Christine Kerr, Tong Li, David Smyth, & Carl D. Richards. (2006). Oncostatin-M Up-Regulates VCAM-1 and Synergizes with IL-4 in Eotaxin Expression: Involvement of STAT6. The Journal of Immunology. 176(7). 4352–4360. 39 indexed citations
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Brewer, Philip B., et al.. (2004). PETAL LOSS , a trihelix transcription factor gene, regulates perianth architecture in the Arabidopsis flower. Development. 131(16). 4035–4045. 132 indexed citations
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Johnson, Cameron S., et al.. (2002). TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA2 , a Trichome and Seed Coat Development Gene of Arabidopsis, Encodes a WRKY Transcription Factor. The Plant Cell. 14(6). 1359–1375. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heisler, Marcus G., et al.. (2001). SPATULA, a gene that controls development of carpel margin tissues inArabidopsis, encodes a bHLH protein. Development. 128(7). 1089–1098. 247 indexed citations
17.
Alvarez, John Paul & David Smyth. (1998). Genetic pathways controlling carpel development inArabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research. 111(2). 295–298. 25 indexed citations
18.
Smyth, David. (1997). Plant development: Attractive ovules. Current Biology. 7(2). R64–R66. 10 indexed citations
19.
Burn, Joanne E., David Smyth, W. James Peacock, & Elizabeth S. Dennis. (1993). Genes conferring late flowering inArabidopsis thaliana. Genetica. 90(2-3). 147–155. 72 indexed citations
20.
Smyth, David. (1990). Arabidopsis thaliana : a model plant for studying the molecular basis of morphogenesis. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 17(3). 323–331. 4 indexed citations

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