Donald A. Smith

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Donald A. Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald A. Smith has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Neurology and 11 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Donald A. Smith's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (18 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (15 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers). Donald A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (18 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (15 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers). Donald A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia. Donald A. Smith's co-authors include Juan S. Uribe, Elias Dakwar, Yehuda Handelsman, Paul S. Jellinger, Robert A. Hauser, François Vingerhoets, Barry Snow, C. Warren Olanow, Paul R. Sanberg and G. Michael Nauert and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Donald A. Smith

78 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology Guidelines for Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

2017 775 citations Paul S. Jellinger, Yehuda Handelsman et al. Endocrine Practice profile →
Neuropathological Evidence of Graft Survival and Striatal Reinnervation after the Transplantation of Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease

1995 671 citations Donald A. Smith et al. profile →
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' Guidelines for Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Atherosclerosis

2012 407 citations Paul S. Jellinger, Donald A. Smith et al. Endocrine Practice profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald A. Smith United States	32	2.6k	1.0k	947	875	809	81	5.9k
Motoji Sawabe Japan	42	1.4k 0.5×	449 0.4×	470 0.5×	549 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	232	6.7k
Claudine Junien France	57	1.8k 0.7×	641 0.6×	841 0.9×	429 0.5×	578 0.7×	241	10.9k
Pekka J. Karhunen Finland	48	1.0k 0.4×	625 0.6×	255 0.3×	1.3k 1.5×	477 0.6×	245	7.9k
Ian N.M. Day United Kingdom	44	989 0.4×	398 0.4×	433 0.5×	659 0.8×	259 0.3×	162	7.5k
Roger A. Johns United States	57	1.2k 0.5×	688 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	228 0.3×	187	9.2k
Hideo Sasaki Japan	39	737 0.3×	197 0.2×	345 0.4×	554 0.6×	610 0.8×	282	6.3k
Susan M. Webb Spain	47	1.9k 0.7×	769 0.8×	289 0.3×	338 0.4×	330 0.4×	287	7.5k
David Ray United Kingdom	61	1.1k 0.4×	307 0.3×	464 0.5×	519 0.6×	264 0.3×	272	12.3k
Jürgen Peters Germany	48	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	202 0.2×	1.9k 2.1×	282 0.3×	277	9.0k
Tommaso Simoncini Italy	52	940 0.4×	874 0.9×	449 0.5×	776 0.9×	161 0.2×	289	10.8k

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Handelsman, Yehuda, Paul S. Jellinger, Chris Guerin, et al.. (2020). Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Algorithm – 2020 Executive Summary. Endocrine Practice. 26(10). 1196–1224. 150 indexed citations

Murray, Gisela, Joshua Beckman, Konrad Bach, et al.. (2015). Complications and neurological deficits following minimally invasive anterior column release for adult spinal deformity: a retrospective study. European Spine Journal. 24(S3). 397–404. 48 indexed citations

Bach, Konrad, et al.. (2014). Management of sagittal balance in adult spinal deformity with minimally invasive anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion: a preliminary radiographic study. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 20(5). 515–522. 73 indexed citations

Lee, Yeong Yeh, Elaine V. Robertson, Mohammad H. Derakhshan, et al.. (2012). Kinetics of transient hiatus hernia during transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations and swallows in healthy subjects. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 24(11). 990–990. 15 indexed citations

Baaj, Ali A., Joshua Beckman, & Donald A. Smith. (2012). O-Arm-based image guidance in minimally invasive spine surgery: Technical note. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 115(3). 342–345. 24 indexed citations

Deukmedjian, Armen R., Tien Le, Ali A. Baaj, et al.. (2012). Anterior longitudinal ligament release using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: a cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical cases. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 17(6). 530–539. 63 indexed citations

Le, Tien, Donald A. Smith, Mark S. Greenberg, et al.. (2011). Complications of lateral plating in the minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 16(3). 302–307. 35 indexed citations

Le, Tien, Ali A. Baaj, Elias Dakwar, et al.. (2011). Subsidence of Polyetheretherketone Intervertebral Cages in Minimally Invasive Lateral Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine. 37(14). 1268–1273. 201 indexed citations

Dakwar, Elias, et al.. (2010). Early outcomes and safety of the minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach for adult degenerative scoliosis. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 28(3). E8–E8. 259 indexed citations

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Smith, Donald A., et al.. (2006). Standard Lipid Profile. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 26(4). 707–732. 12 indexed citations

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Corti, Roberto, Gérard Helft, Juan F. Viles-González, et al.. (2005). Effects of Aggressive Versus Conventional Lipid-Lowering Therapy by Simvastatin on Human Atherosclerotic Lesions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(1). 106–112. 193 indexed citations

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Phillips, Robert A., et al.. (2004). 1085-198 The effect of chart review, feedback, and a hand-held management program on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients: The PROMPT study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A484–A484.

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Smith, Donald A., Erik Ness, Robert J. Herbert, et al.. (2004). Abdominal diameter index: a more powerful anthropometric measure for prevalent coronary heart disease risk in adult males. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 7(4). 370–380. 35 indexed citations

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Smith, Donald A., et al.. (2000). Early aneurysm recurrence after technically satisfactory Guglielmi detachable coil therapy: is early surveillance needed?. Journal of neurosurgery. 92(2). 355–358. 29 indexed citations

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Dangas, George, Juan J. Badimón, Donald A. Smith, et al.. (1999). Pravastatin therapy in hyperlipidemia: effects on thrombus formation and the systemic hemostatic profile. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(5). 1294–1304. 154 indexed citations

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Dangas, George, Donald A. Smith, Juan J. Badimón, et al.. (1999). Gender differences in blood thrombogenicity in hyperlipidemic patients and response to pravastatin. The American Journal of Cardiology. 84(6). 639–643. 27 indexed citations

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Gharavi, Ali G., et al.. (1994). Niacin-induced myopathy. The American Journal of Cardiology. 74(8). 841–842. 21 indexed citations

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Smith, Donald A., Laurence P. Clarke, Jeffrey A. Fiedler, et al.. (1993). Use of a clinical MR scanner for imaging the rat brain. Brain Research Bulletin. 31(1-2). 115–120. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Donald A., et al.. (1992). Epidemiology of reported sharps injuries in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Hospital Infection. 20(4). 271–280. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, Donald A.. (1970). Observations on Nesting Hawk Owls at the Mer Bleue, near Ottawa, Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 84(4). 377–383. 8 indexed citations

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