DavidW. Smith

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

DavidW. Smith is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, DavidW. Smith has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in DavidW. Smith's work include Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (4 papers), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (3 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (2 papers). DavidW. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (4 papers), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (3 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (2 papers). DavidW. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. DavidW. Smith's co-authors include KennethL. Jones, R. H. T. Ward, Sterling K. Clarren, Mary Ann Sedgwick Harvey and Ntinos C. Myrianthopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Review.

In The Last Decade

DavidW. Smith

12 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

RECOGNITION OF THE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IN EARLY INFANCY 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1973 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. RECOGNITION OF THE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IN EARLY INFANCY
    1973 2.1k citations KennethL. Jones, DavidW. Smith The Lancet profile →
  2. PATTERN OF MALFORMATION IN OFFSPRING OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC MOTHERS
    1973 1.6k citations KennethL. Jones, DavidW. Smith et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
DavidW. Smith United States 8 3.7k 1.3k 909 831 328 12 4.1k
KennethL. Jones United States 6 3.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 900 1.0× 829 1.0× 328 1.0× 7 4.0k
J. Phillip Gossage United States 25 3.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 754 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 227 0.7× 32 3.7k
David Buckley United States 27 3.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 824 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 298 0.9× 47 4.2k
Wendy O. Kalberg United States 34 4.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 1.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.8× 394 1.2× 69 5.2k
Anna-Susan Marais United States 17 1.6k 0.4× 815 0.6× 394 0.4× 564 0.7× 98 0.3× 19 2.0k
Gail Andrew Canada 27 1.5k 0.4× 330 0.3× 271 0.3× 327 0.4× 122 0.4× 52 1.9k
Nathaniel Khaole United States 11 1.5k 0.4× 571 0.5× 384 0.4× 370 0.4× 139 0.4× 14 1.6k
Neil C. Dodge United States 27 1.3k 0.3× 377 0.3× 326 0.4× 132 0.2× 126 0.4× 54 1.7k
Ilona Autti‐Rämö Finland 26 1.1k 0.3× 250 0.2× 186 0.2× 300 0.4× 110 0.3× 69 1.9k
S.W. D’Souza United Kingdom 25 984 0.3× 421 0.3× 115 0.1× 22 0.0× 132 0.4× 75 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of DavidW. Smith

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Clarren, Sterling K., DavidW. Smith, Mary Ann Sedgwick Harvey, R. H. T. Ward, & Ntinos C. Myrianthopoulos. (1979). Hyperthermia—a prospective evaluation of a possibleteratogenic agent in man. The Journal of Pediatrics. 95(1). 81–83. 50 indexed citations
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Smith, DavidW.. (1979). Fetal Drug Syndromes: Effects of Ethanol and Hydantoins. Pediatrics in Review. 1(6). 165–172. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, DavidW., et al.. (1978). PROTRUDING AURICLE: A NEUROMUSCULAR SIGN. The Lancet. 311(8067). 747–749. 18 indexed citations
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Jones, KennethL., et al.. (1974). OFFSPRING OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC WOMEN. The Lancet. 304(7876). 349–349. 6 indexed citations
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Jones, KennethL., et al.. (1974). OUTCOME IN OFFSPRING OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC WOMEN. The Lancet. 303(7866). 1076–1078. 260 indexed citations
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Jones, KennethL., et al.. (1974). RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. The Lancet. 304(7876). 346–346. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, KennethL., et al.. (1973). PATTERN OF MALFORMATION IN OFFSPRING OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC MOTHERS. The Lancet. 301(7815). 1267–1271. 1628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jones, KennethL. & DavidW. Smith. (1973). RECOGNITION OF THE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IN EARLY INFANCY. The Lancet. 302(7836). 999–1001. 2062 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, DavidW.. (1972). FOLLOW-UP AFTER MENTAL ILLNESS. The Lancet. 300(7767). 88–88. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, DavidW., et al.. (1971). LOW X-CHROMATIN FREQUENCY IN UNTREATED CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA. The Lancet. 298(7720). 373–374. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, DavidW., et al.. (1970). CHILDREN OF MOTHERS WHO TOOK L.S.D. IN PREGNANCY. The Lancet. 296(7663). 100–101. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, DavidW., et al.. (1966). CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA. The Lancet. 287(7438). 660–660. 20 indexed citations

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