Nicola Smith

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 750 citations indexed

About

Nicola Smith is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Smith has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 750 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Nicola Smith's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (7 papers), Sex work and related issues (5 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (4 papers). Nicola Smith is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (7 papers), Sex work and related issues (5 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (4 papers). Nicola Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Nicola Smith's co-authors include Margaret Ashwell, Janet M. Warren, Colin Hay, Mary Laing, Ellen C. Perrin, R. Christopher Sheldrick, P Helms, G. Devereux, Geraldine McNeill and Steve Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Thorax, British Journal of Sociology and Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Smith

40 papers receiving 692 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.

  1. A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms
    2017 264 citations Janet M. Warren, Nicola Smith et al. Nutrition Research Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicola Smith United Kingdom 14 298 181 130 81 66 43 750
Molly McCarthy Australia 17 268 0.9× 324 1.8× 155 1.2× 29 0.4× 120 1.8× 58 1.0k
Daniel A. Zahs United States 5 357 1.2× 394 2.2× 68 0.5× 34 0.4× 137 2.1× 8 1.3k
Roger Cooter United Kingdom 18 302 1.0× 248 1.4× 73 0.6× 28 0.3× 68 1.0× 59 1.3k
James Rhodes United Kingdom 16 96 0.3× 354 2.0× 101 0.8× 36 0.4× 28 0.4× 36 913
Jaquelyn L. Jahn United States 17 154 0.5× 296 1.6× 67 0.5× 27 0.3× 134 2.0× 43 1.0k
Michel Oris Switzerland 23 108 0.4× 404 2.2× 57 0.4× 124 1.5× 61 0.9× 119 1.5k
Ayo Wahlberg Denmark 20 103 0.3× 200 1.1× 45 0.3× 80 1.0× 146 2.2× 56 973
Kaja Finkler United States 20 202 0.7× 338 1.9× 49 0.4× 72 0.9× 125 1.9× 42 1.2k
Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik Germany 11 70 0.2× 277 1.5× 96 0.7× 34 0.4× 46 0.7× 48 649
Elizabeth Roberts United States 15 162 0.5× 234 1.3× 63 0.5× 166 2.0× 206 3.1× 47 952

Countries citing papers authored by Nicola Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicola Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicola Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nicola Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nicola 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 Nicola Smith. Nicola Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Nicola. (2020). Capitalism's Sexual History. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 20 indexed citations
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Warren, Janet M., Nicola Smith, & Margaret Ashwell. (2017). A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms. Nutrition Research Reviews. 30(2). 272–283. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Nicola. (2017). Revival: The Royal Image and the English People (2001). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola, et al.. (2016). introduction: rethinking assessment and feedback. European Political Science. 16(2). 127–134. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola, et al.. (2016). feedback: critiquing practice, moving forward. European Political Science. 16(2). 159–178. 7 indexed citations
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Cameron, Angus, et al.. (2016). Household wastes: Disciplining the family in the name of austerity. British Politics. 11(4). 396–417. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola. (2015). Queer in/and sexual economies. 37–46. 2 indexed citations
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Laing, Mary, et al.. (2015). Queer Sex Work. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 26 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola, et al.. (2014). What's Queer about Political Science?. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 17(1). 49–63. 28 indexed citations
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Widdows, Heather & Nicola Smith. (2013). Gender and global social justice: Peacebuilding and the politics of participation. 142–151. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola, R. Christopher Sheldrick, & Ellen C. Perrin. (2012). An Abbreviated Screening Instrument for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Infant Mental Health Journal. 34(2). 149–155. 40 indexed citations
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Perrin, James M., Nicola Smith, Catherine L. Davis, Norman P. Spack, & Martin T. Stein. (2010). Gender Variant and Gender Dysphoria in Two Young Children. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 31(2). 161–164. 5 indexed citations
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Turner, Steve, Doris M. Campbell, Nicola Smith, et al.. (2010). Associations between fetal size, maternal  -tocopherol and childhood asthma. Thorax. 65(5). 391–397. 65 indexed citations
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Hay, Colin & Nicola Smith. (2010). HOW POLICY-MAKERS (REALLY) UNDERSTAND GLOBALIZATION: THE INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE OF ANGLOPHONE GLOBALIZATION DISCOURSE IN EUROPE. Public Administration. 88(4). 903–927. 21 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola & Colin Hay. (2008). Mapping the political discourse of globalisation and European integration in the United Kingdom and Ireland empirically. European Journal of Political Research. 47(3). 359–382. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola. (2004). Deconstructing ‘globalisation’ in Ireland. Policy & Politics. 32(4). 503–519. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola, et al.. (1992). Timescales and the role of inheritance in long‐term landscape evolution, northern New England, Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 17(4). 375–385. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, Nicola. (1985). Frogmore House before James Wyatt. The Antiquaries Journal. 65(2). 402–426. 1 indexed citations

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