P. M. Smythe

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

P. M. Smythe is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. M. Smythe has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5 papers in Endocrinology and 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in P. M. Smythe's work include Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus (5 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (4 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (4 papers). P. M. Smythe is often cited by papers focused on Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus (5 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (4 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (4 papers). P. M. Smythe collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Croatia and France. P. M. Smythe's co-authors include M Parent, W. E. K. Loening, G. H. Vos, Hoosen Coovadia, M Schonland, H.J. Grace, J. A. Campbell, A. Swanepoel, A. D. Moodie and Deborah Bradshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Pediatrics.

In The Last Decade

P. M. Smythe

24 papers receiving 903 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.

THYMOLYMPHATIC DEFICIENCY AND DEPRESSION OF CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY IN PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION

1971 426 citations P. M. Smythe, H.J. Grace et al. The Lancet profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. M. Smythe South Africa	13	372	213	193	126	119	24	1.1k
B Vahlquist Sweden	17	188 0.5×	105 0.5×	205 1.1×	126 1.0×	81 0.7×	87	1.2k
Charles D. May United States	23	182 0.5×	83 0.4×	351 1.8×	213 1.7×	106 0.9×	81	1.8k
B. S. Lindblad Sweden	26	656 1.8×	366 1.7×	239 1.2×	98 0.8×	114 1.0×	54	1.6k
S. J. Meldrum Australia	21	366 1.0×	186 0.9×	321 1.7×	88 0.7×	176 1.5×	54	1.2k
K Launiala Finland	28	472 1.3×	202 0.9×	239 1.2×	148 1.2×	421 3.5×	54	2.0k
J. P. Stanfield Uganda	11	168 0.5×	93 0.4×	70 0.4×	52 0.4×	39 0.3×	30	587
I Jakobsson Sweden	23	375 1.0×	93 0.4×	146 0.8×	53 0.4×	364 3.1×	51	1.6k
L Naggan Israel	21	171 0.5×	182 0.9×	101 0.5×	119 0.9×	32 0.3×	64	1.3k
Timothy A. Allen United States	26	177 0.5×	211 1.0×	186 1.0×	111 0.9×	317 2.7×	84	2.1k
Robert N. Hamburger United States	25	184 0.5×	61 0.3×	675 3.5×	372 3.0×	214 1.8×	64	2.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1996). Does undernutrition during infancy inhibit brain growth and subsequent intellectual development?. Nutrition. 12(7-8). 568–571. 9 indexed citations

Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1982). Psychosocial Outcome and CT Findings after Gross Undernourishment during Infancy: a 20‐year Developmental Study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 24(5). 419–436. 65 indexed citations

Handler, L. C., et al.. (1981). CT brain scans: part of a 20-year development study following gross undernutrition during infancy. British Journal of Radiology. 54(647). 953–954. 8 indexed citations

Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1974). Treatment of Tetanus Neonatorum with Muscle Relaxants and Intermittent Positive-pressure Ventilation. BMJ. 1(5901). 223–226. 11 indexed citations

Coovadia, Hoosen, M Parent, W. E. K. Loening, et al.. (1974). An evaluation of factors associated with the depression of immunity in malnutrition and in measles. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 27(6). 665–669. 48 indexed citations

Vos, G. H., et al.. (1974). Radio-isotopic assessment of phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocytes from patients with protein calorie malnutrition.. PubMed. 48(44). 1870–2. 6 indexed citations

Smythe, P. M., H.J. Grace, M Schonland, et al.. (1971). THYMOLYMPHATIC DEFICIENCY AND DEPRESSION OF CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY IN PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION. The Lancet. 298(7731). 939–944. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

Smythe, P. M.. (1967). TREATMENT OF TETANUS IN NEONATES. The Lancet. 289(7485). 335–335. 3 indexed citations

Smythe, P. M.. (1966). TRACHEOTOMY FOR THE NEONATE. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 4(2). 427–434. 5 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M.. (1964). The problem of detubating an infant with a tracheostomy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 65(3). 446–453. 23 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M.. (1963). Studies on Neonatal Tetanus, and on Pulmonary Compliance of the Totally Relaxed Infant. BMJ. 1(5330). 565–571. 29 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1963). Does Undernutrition During Infancy Inhibit Brain Growth and Subsequent Intellectual Development?. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 38(202). 546–552. 181 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M., A. Swanepoel, & J. A. Campbell. (1962). The Heart in Kwashiorkor. BMJ. 1(5271). 67–73. 81 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1961). Treatment of Tetanus with special reference to Tracheotomy.. 3 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1961). Treatment of Tetanus. BMJ. 2(5254). 732–736. 5 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M. & I. A. D. Bouchier. (1960). Cortical Atrophy of the Brain in Infants associated with Failure to Thrive. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 35(182). 328–332. 3 indexed citations

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Potgieter, G. M., P. M. Smythe, & J. E. Kench. (1960). Serum proteins in kwashiorkor.. PubMed. 34. 841–2. 3 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M. & J. A. Campbell. (1959). The significance of the bacteraemia of kwashiorkor.. PubMed. 33. 777–777. 24 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M., et al.. (1959). Treatment of Tetanus Neonatorum with Intermittent Positive-Pressure Respiration. BMJ. 2(5143). 107–113. 54 indexed citations

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Smythe, P. M.. (1958). CHANGES IN INTESTINAL BACTERIAL FLORA AND ROLE OF INFECTION IN KWASHIORKOR. The Lancet. 272(7049). 724–727. 44 indexed citations

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