Megan Smith

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Megan Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Smith has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Paleontology and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Megan Smith's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Megan Smith is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Megan Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Megan Smith's co-authors include Andrew M. Scharenberg, Carsten Schmitz, Rochelle Buffenstein, Anne‐Laure Perraud, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Reinhold Penner, Andrea Fleig, Catherine O. Johnson, Kazunori Inabe and J. Graham Ruby and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Megan Smith

21 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

The PD-1/PD-L1 axis modulates the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect: a therapeutic target for CT-011, a novel monoclonal anti–PD-1 antibody

2010 660 citations Don M. Benson, Courtney E. Bakan et al. Blood profile →
Regulation of Vertebrate Cellular Mg2+ Homeostasis by TRPM7

2003 613 citations Carsten Schmitz, Anne‐Laure Perraud et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan Smith United States	12	598	589	577	499	442	21	2.1k
Amber Letcher United States	20	100 0.2×	285 0.5×	1.8k 3.2×	115 0.2×	51 0.1×	36	2.9k
B. V. L. POTTER United Kingdom	35	147 0.2×	105 0.2×	2.4k 4.1×	291 0.6×	198 0.4×	97	3.6k
Kevin M. Walton United States	19	405 0.7×	53 0.1×	1.4k 2.4×	198 0.4×	230 0.5×	29	2.4k
Bih‐Hwa Shieh United States	19	272 0.5×	40 0.1×	1.2k 2.1×	177 0.4×	149 0.3×	31	1.8k
Konstantin Petrukhin United States	28	83 0.1×	872 1.5×	2.4k 4.2×	291 0.6×	37 0.1×	58	3.5k
Philippe Déterre France	32	873 1.5×	93 0.2×	2.1k 3.7×	682 1.4×	80 0.2×	58	3.8k
Mitchel L. Villereal United States	25	109 0.2×	125 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	86 0.2×	547 1.2×	42	1.8k
Fiona J. McDonald New Zealand	28	59 0.1×	288 0.5×	1.9k 3.3×	112 0.2×	219 0.5×	59	2.7k
Walter W. Chen United States	22	301 0.5×	96 0.2×	3.4k 5.9×	552 1.1×	16 0.0×	31	5.1k
Pamela B. Cassidy United States	27	181 0.3×	233 0.4×	1.1k 1.9×	308 0.6×	61 0.1×	57	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Smith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Smith

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Wright, Kevin M., Pranidhi Sood, Nicole L. Fong, et al.. (2025). Geographic distribution of genetic diversity of Heterocephalus glaber analyzed using whole genome sequencing and a chromosome-scale genome assembly. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13. 1 indexed citations

Rubinstein, Nimrod D., Nicole L. Fong, Megan Smith, et al.. (2024). Evolution of T cells in the cancer-resistant naked mole-rat. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3145–3145. 10 indexed citations

Buffenstein, Rochelle, Megan Smith, Vince G. Amoroso, et al.. (2024). A New Laboratory Research Model: The Damaraland Mole-rat and Its Managed Care. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 63(6). 683–693. 2 indexed citations

Ruby, J. Graham, Megan Smith, & Rochelle Buffenstein. (2024). Five years later, with double the demographic data, naked mole-rat mortality rates continue to defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age. GeroScience. 46(5). 5321–5341. 8 indexed citations

Smith, Megan, et al.. (2022). Naked mole-rats maintain cardiac function and body composition well into their fourth decade of life. GeroScience. 44(2). 731–746. 16 indexed citations

Olsson, Niclas, Jonathon J. O’Brien, Megan Smith, et al.. (2021). Automated 16-Plex Plasma Proteomics with Real-Time Search and Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Enables Large-Scale Profiling in Naked Mole-Rats and Mice. Journal of Proteome Research. 20(2). 1280–1295. 30 indexed citations

Smith, Megan, et al.. (2020). Negligible senescence in naked mole rats may be a consequence of well-maintained splicing regulation. GeroScience. 42(2). 633–651. 34 indexed citations

Hilton, Hugo G., Nimrod D. Rubinstein, Andrea Ireland, et al.. (2019). Single-cell transcriptomics of the naked mole-rat reveals unexpected features of mammalian immunity. PLoS Biology. 17(11). e3000528–e3000528. 76 indexed citations

Ruby, J. Graham, Megan Smith, & Rochelle Buffenstein. (2018). Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age. eLife. 7. 167 indexed citations

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Smith, Megan, Robert Trivers, & William von Hippel. (2017). Self-deception facilitates interpersonal persuasion. Journal of Economic Psychology. 63. 93–101. 41 indexed citations

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Smith, Megan & Barbara Masser. (2012). Principles and popularity: The interplay of moral norms and descriptive norms in the context of volunteerism. British Journal of Social Psychology. 51(4). 762–771. 7 indexed citations

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Benson, Don M., Courtney E. Bakan, Anjali Mishra, et al.. (2010). The PD-1/PD-L1 axis modulates the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect: a therapeutic target for CT-011, a novel monoclonal anti–PD-1 antibody. Blood. 116(13). 2286–2294. 660 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benson, Don M., Mehdi Hamadani, Craig C. Hofmeister, et al.. (2009). Effects of induction with novel agentsversusconventional chemotherapy on mobilization and autologous stem cell transplant outcomes in multiple myeloma. Leukemia & lymphoma. 51(2). 243–251. 11 indexed citations

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Benson, Don, Craig C. Hofmeister, Swaminathan P. Iyer, et al.. (2009). Novel Monoclonal Antibody Enhances Natural Killer (NK) Cell Cytotoxicity against Multiple Myeloma (MM): Interim Phase 1 Trial Results.. Blood. 114(22). 2880–2880. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Don, Courtney E. Bakan, Shuhong Zhang, et al.. (2009). IPH2101, a Novel Anti-Inhibitory KIR Monoclonal Antibody, and Lenalidomide Combine to Enhance the Natural Killer (NK) Cell Versus Multiple Myeloma (MM) Effect.. Blood. 114(22). 3870–3870. 3 indexed citations

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Perraud, Anne-Laure, Christina L. Takanishi, Betty Shen, et al.. (2004). Accumulation of Free ADP-ribose from Mitochondria Mediates Oxidative Stress-induced Gating of TRPM2 Cation Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(7). 6138–6148. 290 indexed citations

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Perraud, Anne‐Laure, Betty Shen, Christopher Dunn, et al.. (2003). NUDT9, a Member of the Nudix Hydrolase Family, Is an Evolutionarily Conserved Mitochondrial ADP-ribose Pyrophosphatase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(3). 1794–1801. 98 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Carsten, Anne‐Laure Perraud, Catherine O. Johnson, et al.. (2003). Regulation of Vertebrate Cellular Mg2+ Homeostasis by TRPM7. Cell. 114(2). 191–200. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Danielson, Phillip B., et al.. (1998). Induction by alkaloids and phenobarbital of Family 4 Cytochrome P450s in Drosophila : evidence for involvement in host plant utilization. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 259(1). 54–59. 52 indexed citations

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Smith, Megan, et al.. (1979). Inherent ranges of seminal prolactin in pre- and postvasectomy subjects.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 24(4). 286–88. 5 indexed citations

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