Ian Smith

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Ian Smith is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Smith has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 47 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ian Smith's work include Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (53 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (27 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (26 papers). Ian Smith is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (53 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (27 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (26 papers). Ian Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ian Smith's co-authors include Paul F. White, Paul F. White, Michael H. Nathanson, Alison J. Thwaites, Yifeng Ding, Jan Van Hemelrijck, Brian Fredman, Julien F. Biebuyck, Michail N. Avramov and Mehernoor F. Watcha and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ian Smith

111 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Propofol. An update on its clinical use. 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400
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. Propofol. An update on its clinical use.
    1994 456 citations Ian Smith, Paul F. White et al. 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 Smith United Kingdom 34 2.4k 2.0k 875 609 410 114 4.0k
Tony Gin Hong Kong 48 2.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.8× 807 1.3× 862 2.1× 201 7.2k
Isabelle Constant France 26 1.5k 0.6× 889 0.4× 636 0.7× 785 1.3× 579 1.4× 86 2.6k
Jay B. Brodsky United States 36 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 809 0.9× 334 0.5× 263 0.6× 145 4.5k
Mark P. Yeager United States 32 689 0.3× 1.7k 0.8× 908 1.0× 192 0.3× 188 0.5× 70 4.0k
Steven M. Green United States 34 2.8k 1.2× 831 0.4× 752 0.9× 1.4k 2.3× 1.4k 3.3× 83 4.7k
Steven G. Rothrock United States 29 900 0.4× 849 0.4× 264 0.3× 448 0.7× 530 1.3× 61 2.9k
P. Winter United States 25 706 0.3× 597 0.3× 282 0.3× 238 0.4× 473 1.2× 97 3.0k
Walid Habre Switzerland 30 1.5k 0.6× 760 0.4× 594 0.7× 459 0.8× 374 0.9× 178 3.6k
Teresa Greco Italy 32 893 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 883 1.0× 157 0.3× 230 0.6× 70 3.6k
Nicolas Bruder France 33 620 0.3× 793 0.4× 425 0.5× 321 0.5× 459 1.1× 137 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ian Smith. Ian Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Taggart, David, et al.. (2021). Host reproductive cycle influences the pouch microbiota of wild southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 13–13. 14 indexed citations
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Boardman, Wayne, Michelle L. Baker, Victoria Boyd, et al.. (2020). Serological evidence of exposure to a coronavirus antigenically related to severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS‐CoV‐1) in the Grey‐headed flying fox ( Pteropus poliocephalus ). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68(4). 2628–2632. 2 indexed citations
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Ismail, KM, et al.. (2015). General or Spinal Anaesthetic for Vaginal Surgery in Pelvic Floor Disorders (GOSSIP): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. International Urogynecology Journal. 26(8). 1171–1178. 14 indexed citations
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Grillo, Victoria, David Blyde, Wayne Boardman, et al.. (2014). Emerging Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Wildlife–Australian Zoo Based Wildlife Hospitals Contribute to National Surveillance. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e95127–e95127. 31 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, et al.. (2006). Rising to the challenges of achieving day surgery targets. Anaesthesia. 61(12). 1191–1199. 40 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, et al.. (2003). Sevoflurane: an ideal agent for adult day‐case anesthesia?. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 47(8). 917–931. 52 indexed citations
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Meunier, Pierre J., R Lorenc, Ian Smith, et al.. (2002). Strontium ranelate: new efficient anti-osteoporotic agent for treatment of vertebral osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 7 indexed citations
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Wilkins, C. Jason, et al.. (2002). Sevoflurane induction for emergency caesarean section: two case reports in women with needle phobia. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 11(4). 296–300. 5 indexed citations
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Gurung, Ananta, Bryan Carr, & Ian Smith. (2001). Thrombocytosis in intensive care. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 87(6). 926–928. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian. (2001). Cost Considerations in the Use of Anaesthetic Drugs. PharmacoEconomics. 19(Parts 1 and 2). 469–481. 41 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, et al.. (1999). A multicentre comparison of the costs of anaesthesia with sevoflurane or propofol. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 83(4). 564–570. 69 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, Michail N. Avramov, & Paul F. White. (1997). A comparison of propofol and remifentanil during monitored anesthesia care. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 9(2). 148–154. 47 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, et al.. (1994). Comparison of Tracheal Extubation in Patients Deeply Anesthetized with Desflurane or Isoflurane. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 79(4). 642???645–642???645. 31 indexed citations
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White, Paul F. & Ian Smith. (1993). Impact of newer drugs and techniques on the quality of ambulatory anesthesia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 5(6). 3–13. 15 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian & Girish P. Joshi. (1993). The laryngeal mask airway for outpatient anesthesia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 5(6). 22–28. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Ian, Yifeng Ding, & Paul F. White. (1992). Comparison of Induction, Maintenance, and Recovery Characteristics of Sevoflurane-N2O and Propofol-Sevoflurane-N2O With Propofol-Isoflurane-N2O Anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 74(2). 253–259. 125 indexed citations

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