Fiona Smith

4.1k citations

91 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Physiology top 2%
- Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
Communication top 2%
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Papers in ⓘ

Sociology and Political Science 27
- Children's Rights and Participation 11
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics 7
- Participatory Visual Research Methods 4
Political Science and International Relations 21
- World Trade Organization Law 9
- Social Policy and Reform Studies 4

Co-authors: John Barker (10 shared papers)Russell King (2 shared papers)Alistair Geddes (2 shared papers)Ronald Skeldon (2 shared papers)Allan Findlay (2 shared papers)Andy Boyd (13 shared papers)Elisabeth J. Cooper (4 shared papers)P.P.A. Humphrey (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (4 papers)Area (4 papers)Children s Geographies (3 papers)Geoforum (3 papers)Gender Place & Culture (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia Norway

In The Last Decade

Fiona Smith

86 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Building community resilience in a context of climate change: The role of social capital 2022 · 173 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 AMBIO
2011 Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

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1	World class? An investigation of globalisation, difference and international student mobility Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers ·Allan Findlay, Russell King, Fiona Smith, Alistair Geddes, Ronald Skeldon Hit paper breakdown →	2011	364
2	Building community resilience in a context of climate change: The role of social capital AMBIO ·Esther Carmen, Ioan Fazey, Helen Ross, Melissa Bedinger, Fiona Smith, Katrin Prager, Kerri McClymont, David E. Morrison Hit paper breakdown →	2022	173
3	Localization and Functional Expression of Splice Variants of the P2X2 Receptor Molecular Pharmacology ·Joseph Simon, Emma J. Kidd, Fiona Smith, Iain P. Chessell, Ruth D. Murrell‐Lagnado, P.P.A. Humphrey, Eric A. Barnard	1997	131
4	The Arctic Oscillation predicts effects of climate change in two trophic levels in a high‐arctic ecosystem Ecology Letters ·Ronny Aanes, Bernt‐Erik Sæther, Fiona Smith, Elisabeth J. Cooper, Philip A. Wookey, Nils Are Øritsland	2002	120
5	Distinct Subdomains of the EphA3 Receptor Mediate Ligand Binding and Receptor Dimerization Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Martin Lackmann, Andrew C. Oates, Mirella Dottori, Fiona Smith, Cuong Do, Mary-Anne Power, Lucy Kravets, Andy Boyd	1998	79
6	Dissecting the EphA3/Ephrin-A5 Interactions Using a Novel Functional Mutagenesis Screen Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Fiona Smith, Christopher Vearing, Martin Lackmann, Herbert Treutlein, Juha P. Himanen, Ke Chen, Allan Saul, Dimitar B. Nikolov, Andy Boyd	2004	77
7	Plant recruitment in the High Arctic: Seed bank and seedling emergence on Svalbard Journal of Vegetation Science ·Elisabeth J. Cooper, Inger Greve Alsos, Dagmar Hagen, Fiona Smith, Stephen J. Coulson, I. D. Hodkinson	2004	73
8	Contested Spaces Childhood ·Fiona Smith, John Barker	2000	72
9	Plant recruitment in the High Arctic: Seed bank and seedling emergence on Svalbard Journal of Vegetation Science ·Elisabeth J. Cooper, Inger Greve Alsos, Dagmar Hagen, Fiona Smith, Stephen J. Coulson, I. D. Hodkinson	2004	67
10	Indications of disordered eating behaviour in adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume ·Fiona Smith, Gary Latchford, Richard M. Hall, P. A. Millner, Robert A. Dickson	2002	66
11	Ligand for EPH-related Kinase (LERK) 7 Is the Preferred High Affinity Ligand for the HEK Receptor Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Martin Lackmann, Richard J. Mann, Lucy Kravets, Fiona Smith, Tamara Bucci, Kelly F. Maxwell, Geoffrey J. Howlett, J E Olsson, Tim Vanden Bos, Douglas Pat Cerretti, Andy Boyd	1997	66
12	The Influence of Skin Structure on Permeability: An Intersite and Interspecies Comparison with Hydrophilic Penetrants Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Robert C. Scott, Maureen A. Corrigan, Fiona Smith, H. Mason	1990	62
13	Emotional States: Sites and spaces of affective governance Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) ·Eleanor Jupp, Jessica Pykett, Fiona Smith	2016	62
14	Do Chronic Medical Conditions Increase the Risk of Eating Disorder? A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Eating Pathology in Adolescent Females with Scoliosis and Diabetes Journal of Adolescent Health ·Fiona Smith, Gary Latchford, Richard M. Hall, Robert A. Dickson	2007	58
15	Motivations and experiences of UK students studying abroad Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·Allan Findlay, Russell King, Alistair Geddes, Fiona Smith, Alexandra Stam, Máiréad Dunne, Ronald Skeldon, Jill Ahrens	2010	52
16	Complex expression patterns of Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and their ephrin ligands in colorectal carcinogenesis European Journal of Cancer ·Nirmitha I. Herath, Mark Spanevello, James D. Doecke, Fiona Smith, Célio Pouponnot, Andy Boyd	2011	46
17	What’s in focus? A critical discussion of photography, children and young people International Journal of Social Research Methodology ·John Barker, Fiona Smith	2012	44
18	Identification of amino acids within the P2X₂ receptor C‐terminus that regulate desensitization The Journal of Physiology ·Fiona Smith, P.P.A. Humphrey, Ruth D. Murrell‐Lagnado	1999	43
19	Power, Positionality and Practicality: Carrying out Fieldwork with Children Ethics Place & Environment ·John Barker, Fiona Smith	2001	43
20	Measuring Intracellular Calcium Fluxes in High Throughput Mode Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening ·Chris Chambers, Fiona Smith, Christine A. Williams, Sandra Marcos, Zhen Han Liu, Paul M. Hayter, Giuseppe Ciaramella, Wilma Keighley, Philip Gribbon, Andreas Sewing	2003	40

About Fiona Smith

Fiona Smith is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and General Health Professions, having authored 91 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (12 papers), Children's Rights and Participation (11 papers), World Trade Organization Law (9 papers), Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (7 papers), Rural development and sustainability (6 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers) and Participatory Visual Research Methods (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (164 citations), Communication (243 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (404 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (96 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (393 citations). Fiona Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Norway. Frequent co-authors include John Barker, Russell King, Alistair Geddes, Ronald Skeldon, Allan Findlay, Andy Boyd, Elisabeth J. Cooper, P.P.A. Humphrey, Gary Latchford and Ruth D. Murrell‐Lagnado. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Area, Children s Geographies, Geoforum and Gender Place & Culture.

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