James Smith

748 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 464 citations indexed

About

James Smith is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, James Smith has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 464 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in James Smith's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (3 papers). James Smith is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (3 papers). James Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. James Smith's co-authors include Arthur Hibble, Louise M Aston, John Powles, Alex Wilkinson, Ingeborg Steinbach, Susan Tighe, Brian Mills, Jean Andrey, Kim Robin van Daalen and Christopher W. Woodall and has published in prestigious journals such as BMJ, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

James Smith

17 papers receiving 453 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.

Does telemedicine reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare? A systematic review

2021 172 citations James Smith, Arthur Hibble et al. Future Healthcare Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Smith United Kingdom	8	220	110	110	108	79	19	464
Jonathan Drew New Zealand	5	176 0.8×	44 0.4×	73 0.7×	90 0.8×	10 0.1×	11	249
Samantha Ahdoot United States	10	532 2.4×	16 0.1×	79 0.7×	123 1.1×	29 0.4×	12	778
Donna Armstrong United States	12	390 1.8×	23 0.2×	64 0.6×	156 1.4×	8 0.1×	20	785
Aparna Bole United States	9	490 2.2×	15 0.1×	64 0.6×	103 1.0×	32 0.4×	12	728
Anne‐Marie Nicol Canada	14	154 0.7×	8 0.1×	52 0.5×	68 0.6×	63 0.8×	36	490
Rachel Avery Horton United States	7	237 1.1×	22 0.2×	28 0.3×	39 0.4×	12 0.2×	9	467
Ron Kappeler Switzerland	5	369 1.7×	23 0.2×	65 0.6×	19 0.2×	20 0.3×	10	516
Hermano Albuquerque de Castro Brazil	15	333 1.5×	14 0.1×	64 0.6×	58 0.5×	115 1.5×	59	616
Sheena E. Martenies United States	14	406 1.8×	9 0.1×	60 0.5×	88 0.8×	12 0.2×	40	708
Daniel Carrión United States	13	202 0.9×	8 0.1×	22 0.2×	53 0.5×	12 0.2×	33	599

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Smith

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19 of 19 papers shown

Stuart, Alan D., Faris Khan, Matthew Tam, et al.. (2025). Estimating CO2 emissions from international medical electives: a literature review and quantitative analysis. Future Healthcare Journal. 12(3). 100453–100453.

Abbott, J., et al.. (2024). Country of Origin of Medical Products and Risk of Labour Rights Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Four Procurement Datasets. Cureus. 16(2). e54258–e54258.

Smith, Laura‐Jane, et al.. (2023). Towards net zero: asthma care. BMJ. 381. e072328–e072328. 3 indexed citations

Walpole, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Do clinical practice guidelines follow sustainable healthcare principles? A review of respiratory guidance. 2(9). e0000078–e0000078. 2 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Alex, et al.. (2022). Local variation in low carbon footprint inhalers in pre‐COVID pandemic primary care prescribing guidelines for adult asthma in England and its potential impact. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 88(12). 5083–5092. 4 indexed citations

Smith, James. (2021). A Field Manual for Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(8). 1263–1264. 2 indexed citations

Smith, James, et al.. (2021). Does telemedicine reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare? A systematic review. Future Healthcare Journal. 8(1). e85–e91. 172 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, James, et al.. (2020). Climate change and its potential impact on menopausal hot flashes: a commentary. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 27(7). 816–817. 9 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Alex, et al.. (2019). Costs of switching to low global warming potential inhalers. An economic and carbon footprint analysis of NHS prescription data in England. BMJ Open. 9(10). e028763–e028763. 103 indexed citations

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Smith, James, et al.. (2018). P175 The true cost of switching to low global-warming potential inhalers. An analysis of NHS prescription data in england. A196–A196. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, James, Rob Hopkins, & David Pencheon. (2016). Could the Transition movement help solve the NHS's problems?. Journal of Public Health. 39(4). 841–845. 1 indexed citations

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Hoover, Coeli M., Richard A. Birdsey, Yongming Fan, et al.. (2014). Chapter 6: quantifying greenhouse gas sources and sinks in managed forest systems. 143(7). 1609–1614. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, James. (2014). Radical emissions reduction: an opportunity for improving health. Carbon Management. 5(5-6). 487–489. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, James. (2014). The health impacts of climate change. BMJ. g2874–g2874. 1 indexed citations

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Urowitz, Sara, et al.. (2012). Building Recipes and Understanding Nutrition for Cancer-survivor Health (BRUNCH). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 44(4). 384–386. 2 indexed citations

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Aston, Louise M, James Smith, & John Powles. (2012). Impact of a reduced red and processed meat dietary pattern on disease risks and greenhouse gas emissions in the UK: a modelling study. BMJ Open. 2(5). e001072–e001072. 102 indexed citations

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Aston, Louise M, James Smith, & John Powles. (2012). Meat intake in Britain in relation to other dietary components and to demographic and risk factor variables: analyses based on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of 2000/2001. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 26(1). 96–106. 26 indexed citations

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Tighe, Susan, James Smith, Brian Mills, & Jean Andrey. (2008). Using the MEPDG to Assess Climate Change Impacts on Southern Canadian Roads. 10 indexed citations

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Tighe, Susan, James Smith, Brian Mills, & Jean Andrey. (2008). Evaluating Climate Change Impact on Low-Volume Roads in Southern Canada. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2053(1). 9–16. 18 indexed citations

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