Douglas E. Smith

9.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

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Douglas E. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas E. Smith has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Ecology and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Douglas E. Smith's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Douglas E. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Douglas E. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Douglas E. Smith's co-authors include Steven Chu, Thomas T. Perkins, Rae M. Robertson‐Anderson, Hazen P. Babcock, Shelley Grimes, Dwight L. Anderson, Sander J. Tans, Carlos Bustamante, Stephen R. Quake and Derek N. Fuller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Douglas E. Smith

70 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.

The bacteriophage φ29 portal motor can package DNA against a large internal force

2001 820 citations Douglas E. Smith, Sander J. Tans et al. Nature profile →
Single-Polymer Dynamics in Steady Shear Flow

1999 617 citations Douglas E. Smith et al. profile →
Relaxation of a Single DNA Molecule Observed by Optical Microscopy

1994 504 citations Douglas E. Smith et al. profile →
Direct Observation of Tube-Like Motion of a Single Polymer Chain

1994 389 citations Douglas E. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas E. Smith United States	36	2.2k	1.9k	1.4k	1.4k	1.0k	73	5.8k
Hazen P. Babcock United States	33	3.7k 1.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	228 0.2×	841 0.8×	38	7.7k
Christoph F. Schmidt Germany	52	4.1k 1.9×	3.3k 1.8×	448 0.3×	827 0.6×	3.7k 3.7×	135	11.8k
Theo Odijk Netherlands	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	283 0.2×	545 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	94	5.6k
John F. Marko United States	60	9.1k 4.2×	2.0k 1.1×	320 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	2.6k 2.6×	197	12.9k
Shô Asakura Japan	31	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	500 0.3×	348 0.3×	892 0.9×	49	6.8k
Davide Marenduzzo United Kingdom	58	3.9k 1.8×	2.4k 1.3×	177 0.1×	611 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	252	10.2k
Steven B. Smith United States	30	5.4k 2.5×	3.2k 1.7×	205 0.1×	893 0.6×	5.3k 5.3×	39	10.7k
Thomas T. Perkins United States	32	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	490 0.3×	156 0.1×	2.0k 2.0×	76	4.2k
Pietro Cicuta United Kingdom	42	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	171 0.1×	296 0.2×	619 0.6×	152	5.3k
Andrew J. Spakowitz United States	33	2.4k 1.1×	757 0.4×	99 0.1×	438 0.3×	525 0.5×	100	4.3k

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Jardine, Paul J., et al.. (2023). Role of DNA–DNA sliding friction and nonequilibrium dynamics in viral genome ejection and packaging. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(15). 8060–8069. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Douglas E., et al.. (2021). Determining Trap Compliances, Microsphere Size Variations, and Response Linearities in Single DNA Molecule Elasticity Measurements with Optical Tweezers. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 605102–605102.

Sippy, Jean, et al.. (2019). Functional Dissection of a Viral DNA Packaging Machine's Walker B Motif. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(22). 4455–4474. 11 indexed citations

Berndsen, Zachary T., et al.. (2017). Experimental comparison of forces resisting viral DNA packaging and driving DNA ejection. Physical review. E. 95(5). 52408–52408. 8 indexed citations

Berndsen, Zachary T., et al.. (2015). Continuous Allosteric Regulation of a Viral Packaging Motor by a Sensor that Detects the Density and Conformation of Packaged DNA. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 315–324. 22 indexed citations

Smith, Douglas E., et al.. (2014). Molecular Interactions and Residues Involved in Force Generation in the T4 Viral DNA Packaging Motor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 426(24). 4002–4017. 7 indexed citations

Alam, Tanfis I., et al.. (2014). Evidence for an electrostatic mechanism of force generation by the bacteriophage T4 DNA packaging motor. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4173–4173. 25 indexed citations

Grimes, Shelley, et al.. (2014). Repulsive DNA-DNA Interactions Accelerate Viral DNA Packaging in Phage Phi29. Physical Review Letters. 112(24). 248101–248101. 34 indexed citations

Smith, Douglas E.. (2011). Single-molecule studies of viral DNA packaging. Current Opinion in Virology. 1(2). 134–141. 54 indexed citations

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Torigoe, Sharon E., Debra Urwin, Haruhiko Ishii, Douglas E. Smith, & James T. Kadonaga. (2011). Identification of a Rapidly Formed Nonnucleosomal Histone-DNA Intermediate that Is Converted into Chromatin by ACF. Molecular Cell. 43(4). 638–648. 64 indexed citations

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Chemla, Yann R. & Douglas E. Smith. (2011). Single-Molecule Studies of Viral DNA Packaging. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 726. 549–584. 52 indexed citations

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Tsay, James M., Jean Sippy, Benjamin T. Andrews, et al.. (2010). Mutations Altering a Structurally Conserved Loop-Helix-Loop Region of a Viral Packaging Motor Change DNA Translocation Velocity and Processivity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(31). 24282–24289. 25 indexed citations

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Robertson‐Anderson, Rae M. & Douglas E. Smith. (2007). Direct Measurement of the Intermolecular Forces Confining a Single Molecule in an Entangled Polymer Solution. Physical Review Letters. 99(12). 126001–126001. 44 indexed citations

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Fuller, Derek N., John Peter Rickgauer, Rae M. Robertson‐Anderson, et al.. (2007). Measurements of Single DNA Molecule Packaging Dynamics in Bacteriophage λ Reveal High Forces, High Motor Processivity, and Capsid Transformations. Journal of Molecular Biology. 373(5). 1113–1122. 147 indexed citations

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Rickgauer, John Peter, Derek N. Fuller, Shelley Grimes, et al.. (2007). Portal Motor Velocity and Internal Force Resisting Viral DNA Packaging in Bacteriophage ϕ29. Biophysical Journal. 94(1). 159–167. 107 indexed citations

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Millin, Rachel, et al.. (2006). Dynamics of Single DNA Looping and Cleavage by Sau3AI and Effect of Tension Applied to the DNA. Biophysical Journal. 91(11). 4154–4165. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, Douglas E., et al.. (2001). The bacteriophage φ29 portal motor can package DNA against a large internal force. Nature. 413(6857). 748–752. 820 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Douglas E.. (1999). Polymer physics experiments with single DNA molecules. Resuscitation. 96. e3–4. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Douglas E., et al.. (1961). PREPARATION AND EFFECTS OF AN ANTI-MAST CELL SERUM. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(4). 683–692. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, Douglas E., G. Svihla, & Harvey M. Patt. (1951). The Effects of X-Radiation on CircuLation in the Wing of the Bat. Physiological Zoology. 24(3). 249–257. 10 indexed citations

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