Nick W. Smith

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 675 citations indexed

About

Nick W. Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick W. Smith has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 675 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nick W. Smith's work include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (21 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (8 papers). Nick W. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (21 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (8 papers). Nick W. Smith collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Nick W. Smith's co-authors include Warren C. McNabb, Nicole C. Roy, Eric Altermann, Paul R. Shorten, Jeremy P. Hill, Andrew Fletcher, Frédéric Leroy, Ty Beal, A.T. Adesogan and Paul J. Moughan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Nick W. Smith

32 papers receiving 663 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value

2023 91 citations Frédéric Leroy, Nick W. Smith et al. Animal Frontiers profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nick W. Smith New Zealand	11	221	207	143	125	109	36	675
Xiaodan Huang China	15	99 0.4×	490 2.4×	123 0.9×	27 0.2×	157 1.4×	53	1.0k
Alison J. McAfee United Kingdom	6	136 0.6×	89 0.4×	132 0.9×	158 1.3×	56 0.5×	10	788
Michele Manoni Italy	11	105 0.5×	77 0.4×	162 1.1×	43 0.3×	40 0.4×	22	647
G. Papadomichelakis Greece	15	101 0.5×	91 0.4×	128 0.9×	60 0.5×	38 0.3×	54	773
Shalene H. McNeill United States	9	102 0.5×	63 0.3×	79 0.6×	140 1.1×	90 0.8×	20	503
Maksymilian Czeczotko Poland	9	48 0.2×	88 0.4×	165 1.2×	104 0.8×	34 0.3×	13	520
Sokratis Stergiadis United Kingdom	21	295 1.3×	151 0.7×	267 1.9×	143 1.1×	46 0.4×	78	1.2k
Nicolette Hall South Africa	12	72 0.3×	67 0.3×	110 0.8×	88 0.7×	37 0.3×	20	513
Tamás Török United States	18	132 0.6×	350 1.7×	303 2.1×	29 0.2×	64 0.6×	44	896
Diana Célia Sousa Nunes‐Pinheiro Brazil	16	74 0.3×	129 0.6×	183 1.3×	160 1.3×	19 0.2×	76	874

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Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2025). Gaps in environmental and social evidence base are holding back strategic action on our national food system. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55(6). 2270–2275.

Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2025). Trends in micronutrient research since the SDGs: a global perspective. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(31). 7871–7882. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2025). Impacts of Food Fortification on Micronutrient Intake and Nutritional Status of Women of Reproductive Age in Africa—A Narrative Review. Advances in Nutrition. 16(7). 100463–100463. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2025). Reassessing the sustainability promise of cultured meat: a critical review with new data perspectives. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(30). 7201–7209. 8 indexed citations

Roy, Nicole C., et al.. (2025). Dietary patterns influencing the human colonic microbiota from infancy to centenarian age: a narrative review. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1591341–1591341.

Vignes, Matthieu, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of protein intake and protein quality in New Zealand vegans. PLoS ONE. 20(4). e0314889–e0314889. 2 indexed citations

Fletcher, Andrew, Nick W. Smith, Jeremy P. Hill, & Warren C. McNabb. (2024). Modeling the feasibility of fermentation-produced protein at a globally relevant scale. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2024). Development of the iOTA Model®; a dietary optimisation tool for assessing nutrient adequacy, environmental impact and acceptability of diets in New Zealand. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 83(OCE1). 1 indexed citations

Smith, Nick W., Andrew Fletcher, & Warren C. McNabb. (2024). Alternative protein‐based foods must contribute to micronutrient adequacy. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55(6). 1511–1521. 2 indexed citations

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McNabb, Warren C., et al.. (2024). Global nutrient content embedded in food losses and waste: Identifying the sources and magnitude along the food supply chain. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 51. 519–531. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2024). Achieving High Protein Quality Is a Challenge in Vegan Diets: A Narrative Review. Nutrition Reviews. 83(7). e2063–e2081. 7 indexed citations

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Leroy, Frédéric, Nick W. Smith, A.T. Adesogan, et al.. (2023). The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value. Animal Frontiers. 13(2). 11–18. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Protein Adequacy From Plant-Based Dietary Scenarios in Simulation Studies: A Narrative Review. Journal of Nutrition. 154(2). 300–313. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2023). Evolution of global food trade network and its effects on population nutritional status. Current Research in Food Science. 6. 100517–100517. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., Anant Dave, Jeremy P. Hill, & Warren C. McNabb. (2022). Nutritional assessment of plant-based beverages in comparison to bovine milk. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 957486–957486. 49 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., Andrew Fletcher, Jeremy P. Hill, & Warren C. McNabb. (2022). Modeling the Contribution of Meat to Global Nutrient Availability. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 766796–766796. 39 indexed citations

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Hodgkinson, Suzanne M., et al.. (2021). The role of holistic nutritional properties of diets in the assessment of food system and dietary sustainability. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(21). 5117–5137. 20 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., et al.. (2021). Use of the DELTA Model to Understand the Food System and Global Nutrition. Journal of Nutrition. 151(10). 3253–3261. 37 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., Paul R. Shorten, Eric Altermann, Nicole C. Roy, & Warren C. McNabb. (2020). Mathematical modelling supports the existence of a threshold hydrogen concentration and media-dependent yields in the growth of a reductive acetogen. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 43(5). 885–894. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick W., Paul R. Shorten, Eric Altermann, Nicole C. Roy, & Warren C. McNabb. (2019). A Mathematical Model for the Hydrogenotrophic Metabolism of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1652–1652. 24 indexed citations

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