Frederick E. Smith

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Frederick E. Smith is a scholar working on Library and Information Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick E. Smith has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Library and Information Sciences, 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Frederick E. Smith's work include Library Science and Administration (5 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (4 papers) and Historical Studies of British Isles (3 papers). Frederick E. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Library Science and Administration (5 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (4 papers) and Historical Studies of British Isles (3 papers). Frederick E. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frederick E. Smith's co-authors include Lawrence B. Slobodkin, Nelson G. Hairston, Edward R. Baylor, Comfort O. Okpala, Francis C. Evans, Edward D. Goldberg, F. H. Verhoff, Orie L. Loucks, S. Charles Kendeigh and Peter Abrahams and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Frederick E. Smith

22 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Community Structure, Population Control, and Competition 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 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. Community Structure, Population Control, and Competition
    1960 2.5k citations Nelson G. Hairston, Frederick E. Smith et al. The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frederick E. Smith United States 12 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 548 512 30 3.4k
Monte Lloyd United States 23 1.3k 0.8× 917 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 471 0.9× 560 1.1× 39 3.2k
Gail Hutchinson Canada 4 2.3k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 817 1.5× 536 1.0× 5 4.6k
H. G. Andrewartha Australia 13 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 471 0.9× 611 1.2× 23 3.6k
John M. Emlen United States 35 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 768 1.4× 733 1.4× 91 4.7k
L. C. Birch Australia 20 2.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 529 1.0× 988 1.9× 30 4.4k
Mark Williamson United Kingdom 19 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 854 0.8× 438 0.8× 427 0.8× 49 2.7k
Gary R. Huxel United States 18 1.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 712 1.3× 712 1.4× 24 3.4k
Jesús Alberto León United Kingdom 9 1.1k 0.7× 687 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 532 1.0× 627 1.2× 14 2.7k
Lawrence B. Slobodkin United States 33 3.2k 2.0× 2.4k 1.9× 1.7k 1.6× 1.6k 3.0× 1.1k 2.2× 118 7.1k
Bryan Shorrocks United Kingdom 27 2.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 2.4k 2.2× 476 0.9× 932 1.8× 62 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frederick E. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederick E. Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Frederick E.. (2022). Transnational Catholicism in Tudor England.
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Smith, Frederick E.. (2018). Life After Exile: Former Catholic Émigrés and the Legacy of Flight in Marian England. The English Historical Review. 133(563). 806–834.
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Smith, Frederick E.. (2016). THE ORIGINS OF RECUSANCY IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND RECONSIDERED. The Historical Journal. 60(2). 301–332.
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Okpala, Comfort O., et al.. (2001). Parental Involvement, Instructional Expenditures, Family Socioeconomic Attributes, and Student Achievement. The Journal of Educational Research. 95(2). 110–115. 140 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1991). Telecommunications Networks and Linkages in New York State with an Emphasis on Western New York. 2(1). 53–67. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1985). Questionable Strategies in Library Security Studies. 6(4). 43–53. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1985). Door Checkers. 7(1). 7–13. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E., et al.. (1971). Man's impact on terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. MIT Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Verhoff, F. H. & Frederick E. Smith. (1971). Theoretical analysis of a conserved nutrient ecosystem. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 33(1). 131–147. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1969). Today the Environment, Tomorrow the World. BioScience. 19(4). 317–320. 3 indexed citations
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Slobodkin, Lawrence B., Frederick E. Smith, & Nelson G. Hairston. (1967). Regulation in Terrestrial Ecosystems, and the Implied Balance of Nature. The American Naturalist. 101(918). 109–124. 185 indexed citations
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Baylor, Edward R. & Frederick E. Smith. (1961). BEES AND POLARIZED LIGHT. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Hairston, Nelson G., Frederick E. Smith, & Lawrence B. Slobodkin. (1960). Community Structure, Population Control, and Competition. The American Naturalist. 94(879). 421–425. 2482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Frederick E. & Edward R. Baylor. (1960). Bees, Daphnia, and Polarized Light. Ecology. 41(2). 360–363. 14 indexed citations
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Baylor, Edward R. & Frederick E. Smith. (1958). Animal Perception of X-Rays. Radiation Research. 8(6). 466–466. 12 indexed citations
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Clark, Edward B., et al.. (1957). Light and Dark in British Novels. 18(1). 97–97. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E. & Edward R. Baylor. (1953). Color Responses in the Cladocera and Their Ecological Significance. The American Naturalist. 87(832). 49–55. 56 indexed citations
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Baylor, Edward R. & Frederick E. Smith. (1953). The Orientation of Cladocera to Polarized Light. The American Naturalist. 87(833). 97–101. 58 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1952). Experimental Methods in Population Dynamics: A Critique. Ecology. 33(4). 441–450. 58 indexed citations
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Smith, Frederick E.. (1951). Ecology and the Social Sciences. Ecology. 32(4). 763–764. 1 indexed citations

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