Kurt Smith

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 726 citations indexed

About

Kurt Smith is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Smith has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 726 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Kurt Smith's work include Historical Philosophy and Science (4 papers), History of Science and Medicine (2 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 paper). Kurt Smith is often cited by papers focused on Historical Philosophy and Science (4 papers), History of Science and Medicine (2 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 paper). Kurt Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Argentina. Kurt Smith's co-authors include Stefan Behnel, Robert Bradshaw, Craig Citro, Lisandro Dalcín, D. S. Seljebotn, Justyn W. Regini, John M. Girkin, Barbara Pierścionek, Olga Shebanova and J.T. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Computing in Science & Engineering and Canadian Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Smith

9 papers receiving 671 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cython: The Best of Both Worlds

2010 705 citations Stefan Behnel, Robert Bradshaw et al. Computing in Science & Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kurt Smith United States	3	152	140	92	70	60	10	726
Craig Citro United States	3	152 1.0×	139 1.0×	91 1.0×	70 1.0×	60 1.0×	4	738
D. S. Seljebotn Norway	5	164 1.1×	157 1.1×	97 1.1×	80 1.1×	63 1.1×	6	773
Stanley Seibert United States	2	172 1.1×	144 1.0×	106 1.2×	82 1.2×	92 1.5×	4	861
Stefan Behnel Germany	4	160 1.1×	139 1.0×	91 1.0×	73 1.0×	203 3.4×	5	852
Robert G. Belleman Netherlands	13	96 0.6×	73 0.5×	76 0.8×	84 1.2×	173 2.9×	38	713
J. Szymański United States	19	209 1.4×	358 2.6×	78 0.8×	47 0.7×	51 0.8×	69	1.6k
Paul F. Dubois United States	12	129 0.8×	63 0.5×	152 1.7×	76 1.1×	153 2.5×	56	1.1k
Rodrigo R. Paz Argentina	13	149 1.0×	124 0.9×	81 0.9×	85 1.2×	106 1.8×	37	1.1k
Lorena A. Barba United States	17	82 0.5×	56 0.4×	85 0.9×	42 0.6×	56 0.9×	64	875
Fons Rademakers Switzerland	5	130 0.9×	146 1.0×	57 0.6×	73 1.0×	384 6.4×	19	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kurt Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kurt Smith. The network helps show where Kurt Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kurt Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kurt 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 Kurt Smith. Kurt 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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10 of 10 papers shown

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Lerebours, Adélaïde, Justyn W. Regini, Roy A. Quinlan, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of cataract formation in fish exposed to environmental radiation at Chernobyl and Fukushima. The Science of The Total Environment. 902. 165957–165957. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, Kurt. (2020). Environmental Protection, the Military, and Preserving the Balance: “Why it Matters, in War and Peace”. eYLS (Yale Law School). 11(1). 5. 2 indexed citations

3.

Smith, Kurt. (2015). The Descartes Dictionary. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

4.

Smith, Kurt. (2010). Matter Matters. 4 indexed citations

5.

Behnel, Stefan, Robert Bradshaw, Craig Citro, et al.. (2010). Cython: The Best of Both Worlds. Computing in Science & Engineering. 13(2). 31–39. 705 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Kurt. (2010). Matter Matters: Metaphysics and Methodology in the Early Modern Period. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Kurt. (2005). Descartes's Ontology of Sensation. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 35(4). 563–584. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Kurt. (2001). A General Theory of Cartesian Clarity and Distinctness Based on the Theory of Enumeration in the Rules. Dialogue. 40(2). 279–310. 2 indexed citations

9.

Smith, Kurt. (1999). Logic and the Workings of the Mind: The Logic of Ideas and Faculty Psychology in Early Modern Philosophy. The review of metaphysics. 52(4). 940. 1 indexed citations

10.

Smith, Kurt. (1997). René Descartes , Meditations On First Philosophy . Reviewed by. 17(4). 236–239.

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