Ian Smail

50.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
332 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Ian Smail is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Smail has authored 332 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 329 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 171 papers in Instrumentation and 52 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Ian Smail's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (312 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (171 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (129 papers). Ian Smail is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (312 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (171 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (129 papers). Ian Smail collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Ian Smail's co-authors include R. J. Ivison, A. W. Blain, Jean‐Paul Kneib, Richard S. Ellis, S. C. Chapman, W. J. Couch, A. M. Swinbank, R. M. Sharples, David Sobral and P. N. Best and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ian Smail

323 papers receiving 18.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution sincez= 0.5 of the Morphology‐Density Relation ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1997 2008 2005 2006 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Evolution sincez= 0.5 of the Morphology‐Density Relation for Clusters of Galaxies
    1997 660 citations Ian Smail, Richard S. Ellis et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. A Deep Submillimeter Survey of Lensing Clusters: A New Window on Galaxy Formation and Evolution
    1997 586 citations Ian Smail, R. J. Ivison et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Submillimeter Galaxies atz∼ 2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO‐H2Conversion Factor
    2008 369 citations Ian Smail, R. J. Ivison et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies
    2005 268 citations T. R. Greve, F. Bertoldi et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  5. High‐Resolution Millimeter Imaging of Submillimeter Galaxies
    2006 261 citations S. C. Chapman, Ian Smail et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  6. A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies
    2013 214 citations Ian Smail, S. C. Chapman et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Smail United Kingdom 72 18.3k 8.9k 3.0k 682 469 332 18.6k
S. Charlot France 55 15.9k 0.9× 8.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 511 0.7× 507 1.1× 178 16.3k
Max Pettini United Kingdom 70 18.8k 1.0× 7.2k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 564 0.8× 264 0.6× 231 19.1k
Timothy M. Heckman United States 76 25.5k 1.4× 9.4k 1.1× 4.5k 1.5× 589 0.9× 464 1.0× 326 25.9k
G. D. Illingworth United States 72 15.0k 0.8× 8.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 729 1.1× 370 0.8× 265 15.3k
S. M. Faber United States 64 12.9k 0.7× 6.8k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 567 0.8× 411 0.9× 172 13.3k
A. Renzini Italy 72 16.9k 0.9× 9.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 490 0.7× 294 0.6× 338 17.2k
Pieter van Dokkum United States 72 16.2k 0.9× 10.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 734 1.1× 534 1.1× 270 16.5k
E. Daddi France 61 13.0k 0.7× 7.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 331 0.5× 350 0.7× 240 13.2k
Rachel S. Somerville United States 59 12.8k 0.7× 6.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 530 0.8× 526 1.1× 219 13.2k
Mauro Giavalisco United States 60 15.9k 0.9× 6.9k 0.8× 3.9k 1.3× 596 0.9× 300 0.6× 149 16.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Smail

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chapman, S. C., F. Bertoldi, Christopher C. Hayward, et al.. (2025). A 100 Mpc2 Structure Traced by Hyperluminous Galaxies around a Massive z = 2.85 Protocluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(1). 69–69. 3 indexed citations
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Amvrosiadis, Aristeidis, J. S. Lange, J.W Nightingale, et al.. (2025). The onset of bar formation in a massive galaxy at z ∼ 3.8. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(2). 1163–1181. 8 indexed citations
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Ebeling, H., et al.. (2025). Beyond MACS: physical properties of extremely X-ray luminous clusters at z > 0.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(3). 2662–2694.
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Ueda, Yoshihiro, D. M. Alexander, A. M. Swinbank, et al.. (2025). ALMA/SCUBA-2 COSMOS Survey: Properties of X-Ray- and SED-selected Active Galactic Nuclei in Bright Submillimeter Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 979(2). 168–168. 1 indexed citations
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Smail, Ian. (2024). Obscured star formation in clusters at z = 1.6–2.0: massive galaxy formation and the reversal of the star formation–density relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 529(3). 2290–2308. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Chian-Chou, Ian Smail, A. M. Swinbank, et al.. (2022). An ALMA Spectroscopic Survey of the Brightest Submillimeter Galaxies in the SCUBA-2-COSMOS Field (AS2COSPEC): Survey Description and First Results. The Astrophysical Journal. 929(2). 159–159. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Chian-Chou, et al.. (2022). JWST Sneaks a Peek at the Stellar Morphology of z ∼ 2 Submillimeter Galaxies: Bulge Formation at Cosmic Noon. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 939(1). L7–L7. 25 indexed citations
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Stach, S M, Ian Smail, Aristeidis Amvrosiadis, et al.. (2021). An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: halo masses for submillimetre galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 504(1). 172–184. 17 indexed citations
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Smail, Ian, U Dudzevičiūtė, S M Stach, et al.. (2021). An ALMA survey of the S2CLS UDS field: optically invisible submillimetre galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502(3). 3426–3435. 36 indexed citations
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Klitsch, Anne, M. A. Zwaan, Ian Smail, et al.. (2020). ALMACAL VII: first interferometric number counts at 650 μm. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 495(2). 2332–2341. 4 indexed citations
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Algera, Hiddo, Jacqueline Hodge, Ian Smail, et al.. (2020). A Multiwavelength Analysis of the Faint Radio Sky (COSMOS-XS): the Nature of the Ultra-faint Radio Population. The Astrophysical Journal. 903(2). 139–139. 28 indexed citations
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Cheng, Cheng, E. Ibar, Ian Smail, et al.. (2020). A kpc-scale-resolved study of unobscured and obscured star formation activity in normal galaxies at z  = 1.5 and 2.2 from ALMA and HiZELS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 499(4). 5241–5256. 7 indexed citations
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Gillman, Steven, Alfred L Tiley, A. M. Swinbank, et al.. (2019). From peculiar morphologies to Hubble-type spirals: the relation between galaxy dynamics and morphology in star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492(1). 1492–1512. 15 indexed citations
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Riechers, Dominik A., Riccardo Pavesi, Chelsea E. Sharon, et al.. (2019). COLDz: shape of the CO luminosity function at high redshift sand the cold gas history of the universe. Figshare. 32 indexed citations
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Frayer, D. T., R. J. Maddalena, R. J. Ivison, et al.. (2018). The Discovery of a New Massive Molecular Gas Component Associated with the Submillimeter Galaxy SMM J02399-0136. The Astrophysical Journal. 860(2). 87–87. 12 indexed citations
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Rivera, G. Calistro, Jacqueline Hodge, Ian Smail, et al.. (2018). Resolving the ISM at the Peak of Cosmic Star Formation with ALMA: The Distribution of CO and Dust Continuum in z 2.5 Submillimeter Galaxies. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 71 indexed citations
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Umehata, Hideki, Yoichi Tamura, Kotaro Kohno, et al.. (2017). ALMA Deep Field in SSA22: Source Catalog and Number Counts. The Astrophysical Journal. 835(1). 98–98. 47 indexed citations
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Ko, Jongwan, Myungshin Im, Hyung Mok Lee, et al.. (2009). The mid-infrared view of red sequence galaxies in Abell 2218 with <i>AKARI</i>. Open Research Online (The Open University). 9 indexed citations
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Bardeau, Sébastien, G. Soucail, Jean‐Paul Kneib, et al.. (2007). A CFH12k lensing survey of X-ray luminous galaxy clusters II : weak lensing analysis and global correlations.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 42 indexed citations
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Campusano, L. E., R. Pelló, Jean‐Paul Kneib, et al.. (2001). VLT spectroscopy of galaxies lensed by the AC 114 cluster : implications for the mass model and the study of low-luminosity galaxies at high-redshift.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 18 indexed citations

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