James N. Smith

26.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
263 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

James N. Smith is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, James N. Smith has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Atmospheric Science, 91 papers in Ecology and 73 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in James N. Smith's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (103 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (67 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (62 papers). James N. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (103 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (67 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (62 papers). James N. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. James N. Smith's co-authors include Peter Arcese, Peter H. McMurry, Charles J. Krebs, A. R. E. Sinclair, Wesley M. Hochachka, Stan Boutin, Rudy Boonstra, F. L. Eisele, Liana Zanette and Lukas F. Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James N. Smith

255 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Author						Papers	Cites
James N. Smith	5.6k	5.1k	3.8k	3.7k	2.9k	263	14.0k
Øyvind Hammer	6.0k 1.1×	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	531 0.2×	124	19.9k
Paul D. Ryan	5.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.4×	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	515 0.2×	56	18.5k
Clive G. Jones	7.9k 1.4×	973 0.2×	3.5k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	490 0.2×	126	16.5k
Peter Convey	16.2k 2.9×	4.4k 0.9×	6.6k 1.7×	3.7k 1.0×	673 0.2×	513	24.1k
Kit M. Kovacs	8.2k 1.5×	4.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	301	11.9k
Daniel P. Costa	17.9k 3.2×	3.6k 0.7×	3.7k 1.0×	5.9k 1.6×	689 0.2×	498	22.2k
Keith A. Hobson	30.3k 5.4×	3.2k 0.6×	5.0k 1.3×	7.0k 1.9×	4.8k 1.7×	691	35.9k
R. G. Harrison	2.8k 0.5×	3.8k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	4.8k 1.3×	331 0.1×	432	18.0k
Katherine J. Willis	4.6k 0.8×	4.9k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	261 0.1×	229	16.6k
Ian C. T. Nisbet	4.4k 0.8×	633 0.1×	2.6k 0.7×	718 0.2×	2.7k 0.9×	181	8.6k

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Perraud, Véronique, et al.. (2025). Organic composition of ultrafine particles formed from automotive braking. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 27(12). 3762–3778. 1 indexed citations

Wingen, Lisa M., Véronique Perraud, Michael J. Ezell, et al.. (2025). Emissions of Nitrous Acid, Nitryl Chloride, and Dinitrogen Pentoxide Associated with Automotive Braking. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(18). 9167–9177. 1 indexed citations

Perraud, Véronique, et al.. (2024). Implications for new particle formation in air of the use of monoethanolamine in carbon capture and storage. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(11). 9005–9020.

Perraud, Véronique, D. R. Blake, Lisa M. Wingen, et al.. (2024). Unrecognized volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds from brake wear. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(5). 928–941. 4 indexed citations

Akherati, Ali, Yicong He, Anna L. Hodshire, et al.. (2023). Look Up: Probing the Vertical Profile of New Particle Formation and Growth in the Planetary Boundary Layer With Models and Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(3). 9 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoxiao, Yuyang Li, Runlong Cai, et al.. (2022). Insufficient Condensable Organic Vapors Lead to Slow Growth of New Particles in an Urban Environment. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(14). 9936–9946. 31 indexed citations

Lawler, Michael J., Roy L. Mauldin, Steven Sjostedt, et al.. (2021). Indirect Measurements of the Composition of Ultrafine Particles in the Arctic Late‐Winter. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(22). 2 indexed citations

Biswas, Sohag, Hyuna Kwon, Kelley C. Barsanti, et al.. (2020). Ab initio metadynamics calculations of dimethylamine for probing p K _b variations in bulk vs. surface environments. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(45). 26265–26277. 21 indexed citations

Perraud, Véronique, Xiaoxiao Li, Jingkun Jiang, Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, & James N. Smith. (2020). Size-Resolved Chemical Composition of Sub-20 nm Particles from Methanesulfonic Acid Reactions with Methylamine and Ammonia. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 4(7). 1182–1194. 21 indexed citations

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Perraud, Véronique, Michael J. Lawler, Rebecca Johnson, et al.. (2019). Chemical characterization of nanoparticles and volatiles present in mainstream hookah smoke. Aerosol Science and Technology. 53(9). 1023–1039. 14 indexed citations

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Perraud, Véronique, Xiaoxiao Li, James N. Smith, & Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts. (2019). Novel ionization reagent for the measurement of gas‐phase ammonia and amines using a stand‐alone atmospheric pressure gas chromatography (APGC) source. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 34(10). e8561–e8561. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaoxiao, et al.. (2019). Relative humidity effect on the formation of highly oxidized molecules and new particles during monoterpene oxidation. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(3). 1555–1570. 48 indexed citations

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Chen, Haihan, Anna L. Hodshire, John Ortega, et al.. (2018). Vertically resolved concentration and liquid water content of atmospheric nanoparticles at the US DOE Southern Great Plains site. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(1). 311–326. 27 indexed citations

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Hodshire, Anna L., Michael J. Lawler, Jun Zhao, et al.. (2016). Multiple new-particle growth pathways observed at the US DOE Southern GreatPlains field site. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(14). 9321–9348. 33 indexed citations

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Zhou, Luxi, Rosa Gierens, Andrey Sogachev, et al.. (2015). Contribution from biogenic organic compounds to particle growth during the 2010 BEACHON-ROCS campaign in a Colorado temperate needleleaf forest. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(15). 8643–8656. 14 indexed citations

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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

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Levin, Ezra J. T., A. J. Prenni, Brett B. Palm, et al.. (2014). Size-resolved aerosol composition and its link to hygroscopicity at a forested site in Colorado. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(5). 2657–2667. 52 indexed citations

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Lance, Sara, Tomi Raatikainen, T. B. Onasch, et al.. (2013). Aerosol mixing state, hygroscopic growth and cloud activation efficiency during MIRAGE 2006. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(9). 5049–5062. 64 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul A., H. Grant Gilchrist, James N. Smith, & Erica Nol. (2007). ANNUAL VARIATION IN THE BENEFITS OF A NESTING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RED PHALAROPES (PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS) AND SABINE'S GULLS (XEMA SABINI). The Auk. 124(1). 276–276. 19 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul A., H. Grant Gilchrist, James N. Smith, & Erica Nol. (2007). Annual Variation in the Benefits of a Nesting Association Between Red Phalaropes (Phalaropus Fulicarius) and Sabine's Gulls (Xema Sabini). The Auk. 124(1). 276–290. 5 indexed citations

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