Melvin D. Smith

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Melvin D. Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin D. Smith has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 2 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Melvin D. Smith's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (8 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (3 papers). Melvin D. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (8 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (3 papers). Melvin D. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Türkiye. Melvin D. Smith's co-authors include Robert M. Campbell, Anna Kathrin Hell-Vocke, Marden E. Alder, Nüsret Köse, Donna Beth Willey‐Courand, Thomas C. Mayes, J. A. Mangos, John D. Burrington, Alan D. Woolf and James W. Simmons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Anesthesiology.

In The Last Decade

Melvin D. Smith

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THORACIC INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH FUSED RIBS AND CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS

2003 434 citations Robert M. Campbell, Melvin D. Smith et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melvin D. Smith United States	15	1.2k	205	189	131	71	20	1.4k
Norman Waterhouse United Kingdom	19	1.0k 0.9×	86 0.4×	77 0.4×	226 1.7×	42 0.6×	58	1.3k
Sarah Bouchard Canada	24	1.2k 1.0×	346 1.7×	141 0.7×	107 0.8×	221 3.1×	44	1.6k
Anthony H. Alter United States	18	1.1k 0.9×	55 0.3×	133 0.7×	69 0.5×	81 1.1×	226	1.4k
Barry Hicks United States	17	631 0.5×	217 1.1×	34 0.2×	76 0.6×	113 1.6×	31	1.3k
James W. Roach United States	25	1.6k 1.3×	88 0.4×	338 1.8×	59 0.5×	153 2.2×	62	1.8k
Botella Llusiá J	5	721 0.6×	155 0.8×	49 0.3×	58 0.4×	33 0.5×	10	1.1k
A. Giancarlo Vishteh United States	21	633 0.5×	345 1.7×	244 1.3×	34 0.3×	70 1.0×	54	1.5k
P. Fayoux France	17	464 0.4×	519 2.5×	75 0.4×	79 0.6×	28 0.4×	88	899
Robert A. Dickson United Kingdom	21	1.2k 1.0×	197 1.0×	460 2.4×	105 0.8×	118 1.7×	58	1.4k
Natarajan Muthukumar India	23	754 0.6×	131 0.6×	308 1.6×	38 0.3×	265 3.7×	68	1.4k

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Reinker, Kent A., et al.. (2015). Management of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome in Patients With Jeune Syndrome Using the 70 mm Radius Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 35(8). 783–797. 19 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M., et al.. (2007). The Effect of Mid-Thoracic VEPTR Opening Wedge Thoracostomy on Cervical Tilt Associated With Congenital Thoracic Scoliosis in Patients With Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome. Spine. 32(20). 2171–2177. 47 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M. & Melvin D. Smith. (2007). Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome and Exotic Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 89(suppl_1). 108–122. 148 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M. & Melvin D. Smith. (2007). Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome and Exotic Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 89. 108–122. 66 indexed citations

Smith, Melvin D. & Robert M. Campbell. (2006). Use of a biodegradable patch for reconstruction of large thoracic cage defects in growing children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 41(1). 46–49. 13 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M., Melvin D. Smith, Thomas C. Mayes, et al.. (2004). The Effect of Opening Wedge Thoracostomy on Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Fused Ribs and Congenital Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86(8). 1659–1674. 224 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M., Melvin D. Smith, & Anna Kathrin Hell-Vocke. (2004). Expansion Thoracoplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86. 51–64. 115 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M., Melvin D. Smith, & Anna Kathrin Hell-Vocke. (2004). Expansion thoracoplasty: the surgical technique of opening-wedge thoracostomy. Surgical technique.. PubMed. 86-A Suppl 1. 51–64. 64 indexed citations

Campbell, Robert M., Melvin D. Smith, & Anna Kathrin Hell-Vocke. (2004). Expansion Thoracoplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86. 51–64. 49 indexed citations

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Campbell, Robert M., Melvin D. Smith, Thomas C. Mayes, et al.. (2003). THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THORACIC INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH FUSED RIBS AND CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 85(3). 399–408. 434 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Melvin D., et al.. (1993). Omental lipoblastoma. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 28(12). 1626–1627. 18 indexed citations

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Smith, Melvin D., et al.. (1990). Caudal Anesthesia and Intravenous Sedation for Repair of Giant Bilateral Inguinal Hernias in a Ventilator-Dependent Premature Infant. Anesthesiology. 72(3). 573–575. 5 indexed citations

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Cornish, J. Devn, Dale R. Gerstmann, Donald M. Null, Melvin D. Smith, & Thomas J. Kuehl. (1987). RELATIONSHIP OF PUMP FLOW RATE AND HEMOGLOBIN SATURATION TO INDICATORS OF SUFFICIENCY OF OXYGENATION DURING EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYCENATION (ECMO) IN THE NEWBORN BABOON. Pediatric Research. 21(4). 199A–199A.

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Beck, David E., et al.. (1986). Gastric Neurofibroma in an Adolescent. Southern Medical Journal. 79(3). 359–362. 4 indexed citations

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Hill, Jennie L., et al.. (1976). Clinical technique and success of the esophageal stent to prevent corrosive strictures. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 11(3). 443–450. 29 indexed citations

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Burrington, John D. & Melvin D. Smith. (1976). Elective and Emergency Surgery in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Surgical Clinics of North America. 56(1). 55–71. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, Melvin D., John D. Burrington, & Alan D. Woolf. (1975). INJURIES IN CHILDREN SUSTAINED IN FREE FALLS. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 15(11). 987–991. 57 indexed citations

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Smith, Melvin D., et al.. (1973). An All Solid-State Electrochemical Electrolyte Analyzer. Clinical Chemistry. 19(8). 891–894. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, Melvin D., Gerald Klebanoff, & William T. Kemmerer. (1972). Exploratory laparotomy for staging in Hodgkin's disease. The American Journal of Surgery. 124(6). 811–814. 8 indexed citations

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Klein, David H., et al.. (1967). Homogeneous nucleation of magnesium hydroxide. Talanta. 14(8). 937–940. 24 indexed citations

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