James C. Smith

35.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
474 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

James C. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Smith has authored 474 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 253 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 46 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James C. Smith's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (136 papers), Congenital heart defects research (74 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (40 papers). James C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (136 papers), Congenital heart defects research (74 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (40 papers). James C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Tanzania. James C. Smith's co-authors include Jeremy Green, Masazumi Tada, Danny Huylebroeck, Judith S Eisen, L. Dale, Vincent T. Cunliffe, James T. Marsh, Karen Symes, Jonathan Slack and Frank L. Conlon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James C. Smith

462 papers receiving 27.0k citations

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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.

Expression of a xenopus homolog of Brachyury (T) is an immediate-early response to mesoderm induction

1991 886 citations James C. Smith et al. profile →
Silberblick/Wnt11 mediates convergent extension movements during zebrafish gastrulation

2000 839 citations James C. Smith et al. profile →
Xwnt11is a target ofXenopusBrachyury: regulation of gastrulation movements via Dishevelled, but not through the canonical Wnt pathway

2000 598 citations James C. Smith et al. Development profile →
Identification of a potent Xenopus mesoderm-inducing factor as a homologue of activin A

1990 583 citations James C. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James C. Smith United States	92	19.2k	3.5k	3.4k	2.6k	1.7k	474	28.3k
Paul W. Sternberg United States	97	13.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	693 0.3×	2.3k 1.4×	579	33.1k
Douglas C. Wallace United States	115	39.2k 2.0×	8.1k 2.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	3.2k 1.9×	381	54.1k
Morris J. Karnovsky United States	88	16.9k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	5.6k 1.6×	1.5k 0.6×	4.9k 2.9×	224	40.0k
John W. Eaton United States	80	8.9k 0.5×	978 0.3×	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	818 0.5×	271	24.3k
Florian Läng Germany	113	36.0k 1.9×	4.0k 1.1×	5.4k 1.6×	3.9k 1.5×	6.7k 4.0×	1.4k	68.2k
Piotr Chomczyński United States	25	26.5k 1.4×	6.1k 1.7×	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	4.7k 2.8×	54	51.9k
Linda Partridge United Kingdom	115	20.7k 1.1×	10.8k 3.1×	2.6k 0.7×	946 0.4×	9.4k 5.6×	575	63.5k
Michael Dean United States	87	18.0k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	3.0k 1.8×	385	41.2k
Nicoletta Sacchi Italy	34	26.0k 1.4×	6.0k 1.7×	3.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	4.6k 2.7×	150	50.8k
Li Zhang China	105	28.5k 1.5×	4.4k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	5.6k 3.3×	1.9k	60.1k

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Krude, Torsten, et al.. (2025). Human DNA replication initiation sites are specified epigenetically by oxidation of 5-methyl-deoxycytidine. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(8).

Cummins, Timothy D., Kevin Z. L. Wu, Polyxeni Bozatzi, et al.. (2018). PAWS1 controls cytoskeletal dynamics and cell migration through association with the SH3 adaptor CD2AP. Journal of Cell Science. 131(1). 49 indexed citations

Fulcher, Luke J., Polyxeni Bozatzi, Kevin Z. L. Wu, et al.. (2018). The DUF1669 domain of FAM83 family proteins anchor casein kinase 1 isoforms. Science Signaling. 11(531). 87 indexed citations

Place, Elsie & James C. Smith. (2017). Zebrafish atoh8 mutants do not recapitulate morpholino phenotypes. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171143–e0171143. 13 indexed citations

Collart, Clara, Nick Owens, Leena Bhaw, et al.. (2014). High-resolution analysis of gene activity during the Xenopus mid-blastula transition. Development. 141(9). 1927–1939. 79 indexed citations

Collart, Clara, George E. Allen, Charles R. Bradshaw, James C. Smith, & Philip Zegerman. (2013). Titration of Four Replication Factors Is Essential for the Xenopus laevis Midblastula Transition. Science. 341(6148). 893–896. 167 indexed citations

Smith, James C., et al.. (2011). The petroglyphs of Gundungurra country. 28(2). 241–249. 1 indexed citations

Cason, Angie M., Bumsup Kwon, James C. Smith, & Thomas A. Houpt. (2010). c-Fos induction by a 14T magnetic field in visceral and vestibular relays of the female rat brainstem is modulated by estradiol. Brain Research. 1347. 48–57. 9 indexed citations

Hagemann, Anja I.H., et al.. (2009). Rab5-mediated endocytosis of activin is not required for gene activation or long-range signalling in Xenopus. Development. 136(16). 2803–2813. 16 indexed citations

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Karl, Thomas, A. Turnipseed, Roy L. Mauldin, et al.. (2008). New particle formation in the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 8(6). 1577–1590. 64 indexed citations

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Smith, James C. & Wolfgang Maret. (2008). Walter Mertz (1923–2002). Journal of Nutrition. 138(2). 247–249. 1 indexed citations

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Dingwell, Kevin S. & James C. Smith. (2006). Tes regulates neural crest migration and axial elongation in Xenopus. Developmental Biology. 293(1). 252–267. 5 indexed citations

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Brown, Daniel D., et al.. (2005). Tbx5 and Tbx20 act synergistically to control vertebrate heart morphogenesis. Development. 132(3). 553–563. 110 indexed citations

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Birsoy, Bilge, Linnea Berg, Phoebe Williams, et al.. (2005). XPACE4 is a localized pro-protein convertase required for mesoderm induction and the cleavage of specific TGFβ proteins in Xenopus development. Development. 132(3). 591–602. 44 indexed citations

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Rana, Amer A., Juan Pedro Martı́nez-Barberá, Tristan A. Rodríguez, et al.. (2004). Targeted deletion of the novel cytoplasmic dynein mD2LIC disrupts the embryonic organiser, formation of the body axes and specification of ventral cell fates. Development. 131(20). 4999–5007. 55 indexed citations

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Wardle, Fiona C. & James C. Smith. (2004). Refinement of gene expression patterns in the early Xenopus embryo. Development. 131(19). 4687–4696. 43 indexed citations

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Domingos, Pedro, Nobue Itasaki, C. Michael Jones, et al.. (2001). The Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Posteriorizes Neural Tissue in Xenopus by an Indirect Mechanism Requiring FGF Signalling. Developmental Biology. 239(1). 148–160. 97 indexed citations

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Jones, C. Michael & James C. Smith. (1995). Inductive Signals: Revolving vertebrates. Current Biology. 5(6). 574–576. 22 indexed citations

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Cheok, Ka C., et al.. (1989). Neurocontrol of auto-lock-on target-tracking sight control system. 17(2). 32–36. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, James C. & Marian E. Swendseid. (1988). James A. Halsted. Journal of Nutrition. 118(4). 421–424. 1 indexed citations

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