Gerard Smits

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Gerard Smits is a scholar working on Nephrology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerard Smits has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Nephrology, 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Gerard Smits's work include Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (21 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (11 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (8 papers). Gerard Smits is often cited by papers focused on Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (21 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (11 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (8 papers). Gerard Smits collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Gerard Smits's co-authors include Michel Chonchol, Jessica Kendrick, Giovanni Targher, Geoffrey A. Block, Alfred K. Cheung, James S. Kaufman, Tom Greene, William L. Roberts, Richard J. Johnson and Martha S. Persky and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Gerard Smits

48 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Effects of Phosphate Binders in Moderate CKD

2012 377 citations Geoffrey A. Block, David C. Wheeler et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerard Smits United States	28	1.8k	973	833	504	357	48	3.1k
Jessica Kendrick United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	813 0.8×	560 0.7×	452 0.9×	292 0.8×	92	2.8k
Jordi Bover Spain	33	2.3k 1.2×	657 0.7×	605 0.7×	649 1.3×	143 0.4×	164	3.5k
Masatomo Taniguchi Japan	27	1.9k 1.1×	533 0.5×	394 0.5×	485 1.0×	147 0.4×	109	2.7k
Guillaume Jean France	30	2.2k 1.2×	734 0.8×	478 0.6×	623 1.2×	160 0.4×	151	3.1k
Nigel D. Toussaint Australia	28	2.6k 1.4×	439 0.5×	532 0.6×	554 1.1×	187 0.5×	125	3.6k
Julia J. Scialla United States	31	3.0k 1.6×	600 0.6×	800 1.0×	439 0.9×	162 0.5×	97	4.0k
Daniela Veit Barreto Brazil	22	2.1k 1.2×	428 0.4×	584 0.7×	400 0.8×	125 0.4×	34	3.1k
Antonio Bellasi Italy	36	2.8k 1.6×	550 0.6×	923 1.1×	693 1.4×	210 0.6×	178	4.5k
Ruth Ames New Zealand	36	552 0.3×	1.9k 1.9×	762 0.9×	650 1.3×	329 0.9×	56	4.8k
David M. Spiegel United States	30	2.9k 1.6×	585 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	593 1.2×	114 0.3×	61	3.5k

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Tierney, Braden, James Versalovic, Alessio Fasano, et al.. (2022). Functional response to a microbial synbiotic in the gastrointestinal system of children: a randomized clinical trial. Pediatric Research. 93(7). 2005–2013. 4 indexed citations

Ix, Joachim H., Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Gerard Smits, et al.. (2017). Variation in Sodium Intake and Intra-individual Change in Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 28(2). 125–128. 4 indexed citations

Chonchol, Michel, et al.. (2015). Association of BP with Death, Cardiovascular Events, and Progression to Chronic Dialysis in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 10(6). 934–940. 23 indexed citations

Ix, Joachim H., Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Gerard Smits, Martha S. Persky, & Geoffrey A. Block. (2014). Effect of dietary phosphate intake on the circadian rhythm of serum phosphate concentrations in chronic kidney disease: a crossover study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 100(5). 1392–1397. 61 indexed citations

Block, Geoffrey A., Steven Fishbane, Mariano Rodríguez, et al.. (2014). A 12-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ferric Citrate for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Reduction of Serum Phosphate in Patients With CKD Stages 3-5. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 65(5). 728–736. 109 indexed citations

Block, Geoffrey A., Martha S. Persky, Amit Sharma, et al.. (2013). Effect of Salivary Phosphate-Binding Chewing Gum on Serum Phosphate in Chronic Kidney Disease. Nephron Clinical Practice. 123(1-2). 93–101. 27 indexed citations

Jovanovich, Anna, Michel Chonchol, Alfred K. Cheung, et al.. (2012). Racial Differences in Markers of Mineral Metabolism in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 7(4). 640–647. 31 indexed citations

Block, Geoffrey A., David C. Wheeler, Martha S. Persky, et al.. (2012). Effects of Phosphate Binders in Moderate CKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 23(8). 1407–1415. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

Kendrick, Jessica, Alfred K. Cheung, James S. Kaufman, et al.. (2011). FGF-23 Associates with Death, Cardiovascular Events, and Initiation of Chronic Dialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 22(10). 1913–1922. 359 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Ryan, Gerard Smits, & Alexander C. Wiseman. (2010). Long-Term Impact of Donor-Recipient Size Mismatching in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation and in Expanded Criteria Donor Recipients. Transplantation. 90(8). 867–874. 26 indexed citations

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Kendrick, Jessica, Joachim H. Ix, Giovanni Targher, Gerard Smits, & Michel Chonchol. (2010). Relation of Serum Phosphorus Levels to Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). The American Journal of Cardiology. 106(4). 564–568. 39 indexed citations

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Weiss, Andrew S., Gerard Smits, & Alexander C. Wiseman. (2009). Twelve-Month Pancreas Graft Function Significantly Influences Survival Following Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 4(5). 988–995. 61 indexed citations

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Weiss, Andrew S., Gerard Smits, & Alexander C. Wiseman. (2009). Standard criteria donor pancreas donation status is associated with improved kidney transplant outcomes. Clinical Transplantation. 23(5). 732–739. 4 indexed citations

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Kooienga, Laura, Linda F. Fried, Robert Scragg, et al.. (2009). The Effect of Combined Calcium and Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Serum Intact Parathyroid Hormone in Moderate CKD. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 53(3). 408–416. 38 indexed citations

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Weiss, Andrew S., Gerard Smits, & Alexander C. Wiseman. (2009). Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant: Can a Fair Comparison be Made?. Transplantation. 87(9). 1402–1410. 18 indexed citations

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Targher, Giovanni, et al.. (2009). Relationship of serum bilirubin concentrations to kidney function and albuminuria in the United States adult population. Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2006. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 47(9). 1055–62. 41 indexed citations

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Kendrick, Jessica, Giovanni Targher, Gerard Smits, & Michel Chonchol. (2008). 25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Atherosclerosis. 205(1). 255–260. 340 indexed citations

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Chonchol, Michel B., Victor Aboyans, Philippe Lacroix, et al.. (2007). Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: Preoperative kidney function is prognostic. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 134(3). 683–689. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, William, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of a chronic kidney disease clinic in achieving K/DOQI guideline targets at initiation of dialysis--a single-centre experience. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 22(3). 833–838. 17 indexed citations

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Kerr, Kim M., William R. Auger, James J. Marsh, et al.. (2000). The Use of Cylexin (CY-1503) in Prevention of Reperfusion Lung Injury in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(1). 14–20. 70 indexed citations

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