James Wesley‐Smith

1.6k total citations
52 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

James Wesley‐Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, James Wesley‐Smith has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in James Wesley‐Smith's work include Seed Germination and Physiology (15 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (10 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers). James Wesley‐Smith is often cited by papers focused on Seed Germination and Physiology (15 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (10 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers). James Wesley‐Smith collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. James Wesley‐Smith's co-authors include N.W. Pammenter, P. Berjak, Christina Walters, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Theagarten Lingham‐Soliar, Sershen Naidoo, Richard H. C. Bonser, William E. Finch‐Savage, J.I. Kioko and Jennifer Crane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

James Wesley‐Smith

47 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Wesley‐Smith South Africa 21 572 439 164 121 119 52 1.1k
David Montezinos United States 8 751 1.3× 364 0.8× 231 1.4× 144 1.2× 60 0.5× 8 1.2k
Linghao Zhong United States 22 448 0.8× 426 1.0× 408 2.5× 167 1.4× 28 0.2× 26 1.4k
Hanqing Feng China 18 356 0.6× 254 0.6× 38 0.2× 154 1.3× 30 0.3× 51 1.1k
Yong Gao China 17 162 0.3× 239 0.5× 37 0.2× 73 0.6× 99 0.8× 63 839
Paul M. Zelisko Canada 13 274 0.5× 237 0.5× 154 0.9× 115 1.0× 77 0.6× 32 811
Kai Han China 15 141 0.2× 225 0.5× 56 0.3× 69 0.6× 66 0.6× 44 680
Bennett Addison United States 21 149 0.3× 403 0.9× 409 2.5× 80 0.7× 34 0.3× 41 1.1k
Atsushi Sogabe Japan 21 69 0.1× 386 0.9× 81 0.5× 75 0.6× 77 0.6× 82 1.2k
Rafael Catalá Spain 21 1.5k 2.5× 1.2k 2.7× 238 1.5× 148 1.2× 28 0.2× 47 2.3k
Hendrik Bargel Germany 12 459 0.8× 166 0.4× 232 1.4× 44 0.4× 38 0.3× 21 841

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Wesley‐Smith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Wesley‐Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Wesley‐Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Wesley‐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 James Wesley‐Smith. James Wesley‐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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Hansen, Richard M., et al.. (2025). Commercial nano-enabled products as sources of engineered nanomaterials’ (ENMs) contamination in water: Release, behaviour, and ecotoxicity effects. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118080–118080.
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Toit, E. Du, et al.. (2024). Dried nanocellulose/xanthan as reinforcing fillers in thermoplastic starch. Cellulose. 31(11). 6733–6746. 5 indexed citations
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Wesley‐Smith, James, et al.. (2021). Thermal characterisation of metal stearate lubricant mixtures for polymer compounding applications. Thermochimica Acta. 699. 178906–178906. 10 indexed citations
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Mapossa, António Benjamim, et al.. (2021). Blooming of insecticides from polyethylene mesh and film. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 76(2). 127–136. 4 indexed citations
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Focke, Walter W., et al.. (2020). Deep eutectic solvents for solid pesticide dosage forms. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20729–20729. 4 indexed citations
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Adeleke, Oluwatoyin A., et al.. (2020). Optimal Design, Characterization and Preliminary Safety Evaluation of an Edible Orodispersible Formulation for Pediatric Tuberculosis Pharmacotherapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(16). 5714–5714. 20 indexed citations
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Kalombo, Lonji, et al.. (2016). The fabrication and characterization of a PLGA nanoparticle–Pheroid® combined drug delivery system. Journal of Materials Science. 52(6). 3133–3145. 7 indexed citations
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Motaung, D.E., I. Kortidis, Dimitra Papadaki, et al.. (2014). Defect-induced magnetism in undoped and Mn-doped wide band gap zinc oxide grown by aerosol spray pyrolysis. Applied Surface Science. 311. 14–26. 46 indexed citations
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Wesley‐Smith, James, P. Berjak, N.W. Pammenter, & Christina Walters. (2013). Intracellular ice and cell survival in cryo-exposed embryonic axes of recalcitrant seeds of Acer saccharinum: an ultrastructural study of factors affecting cell and ice structures. Annals of Botany. 113(4). 695–709. 47 indexed citations
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Ojewole, Elizabeth, Irene Mackraj, Josias H. Hamman, et al.. (2011). Investigating the Effect ofAloe veraGel on the Buccal Permeability of Didanosine. Planta Medica. 78(4). 354–361. 19 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Sershen, P. Berjak, N.W. Pammenter, & James Wesley‐Smith. (2011). The effects of various parameters during processing for cryopreservation on the ultrastructure and viability of recalcitrant zygotic embryos of Amaryllis belladonna. PROTOPLASMA. 249(1). 155–169. 33 indexed citations
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Berjak, P., Paul J. Bartels, Erica E. Benson, et al.. (2010). Cryoconservation of South African plant genetic diversity. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 47(1). 65–81. 30 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Sershen, N.W. Pammenter, P. Berjak, & James Wesley‐Smith. (2008). Cryopreservation of embryonic axes of selected amaryllid species.. PubMed. 28(5). 387–99. 27 indexed citations
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Wesley‐Smith, James, Christina Walters, P. Berjak, & N.W. Pammenter. (2004). Non-equilibrium cooling of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) embryonic axes at various water contents.. PubMed. 25(2). 121–8. 8 indexed citations
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Wesley‐Smith, James. (2001). Freeze-substitution of dehydrated plant tissues: Artefacts of aqueous fixation revisited. PROTOPLASMA. 218(3-4). 154–167. 22 indexed citations
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Wesley‐Smith, James, Christina W. Vertucci, P. Berjak, N.W. Pammenter, & Jennifer Crane. (1992). Cryopreservation of Desiccation-Sensitive Axes of Camellia sinensis in Relation to Dehydration, Freezing Rate and the Thermal Properties of Tissue Water. Journal of Plant Physiology. 140(5). 596–604. 68 indexed citations

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