R. C. Smith

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
33 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

R. C. Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Materials Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Smith has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Oceanography, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. C. Smith's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (12 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (6 papers). R. C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (12 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (6 papers). R. C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. R. C. Smith's co-authors include Karen S. Baker, Robert C. Worrest, H. D. Kumar, Douglas G. Martinson, Sharon Stammerjohn, David Rind, Xiaojun Yuan, Donat‐P. Häder, Barbara B. Prézelin and Robert R. Bidigare and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Smith

32 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Ozone Depletion: Ultraviolet Radiation and Phytoplankton Biology in Antarctic Waters

1992 723 citations R. C. Smith, Karen S. Baker et al. profile →
Trends in Antarctic annual sea ice retreat and advance and their relation to El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Southern Annular Mode variability

2008 670 citations Sharon Stammerjohn, Douglas G. Martinson et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Effects of solar UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with climate change

2007 460 citations Donat‐P. Häder, H. D. Kumar et al. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. C. Smith United States	20	1.8k	1.1k	849	781	390	33	3.3k
Peter Westbroek Netherlands	32	1.3k 0.7×	696 0.7×	437 0.5×	435 0.6×	294 0.8×	73	3.6k
Michael Steinke United Kingdom	34	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	505 0.6×	433 1.1×	65	4.3k
Barbara B. Prézelin United States	27	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	418 0.5×	316 0.4×	648 1.7×	59	3.3k
Rodney Forster United Kingdom	25	1.7k 0.9×	925 0.9×	219 0.3×	593 0.8×	363 0.9×	66	2.6k
Robert C. Worrest United States	21	1.3k 0.7×	899 0.9×	278 0.3×	421 0.5×	636 1.6×	30	2.9k
Steven A. Spall United Kingdom	9	898 0.5×	855 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	2.3k 2.9×	224 0.6×	10	4.3k
Peter Williams United Kingdom	32	2.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	178 0.2×	578 0.7×	566 1.5×	57	3.8k
Patrick J. Neale United States	40	3.3k 1.9×	1.6k 1.5×	605 0.7×	583 0.7×	1.4k 3.5×	117	5.1k
Allen J. Milligan United States	28	4.0k 2.3×	2.3k 2.2×	597 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	558 1.4×	38	5.5k
Virginia E. Villafañe Argentina	34	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	177 0.2×	337 0.4×	925 2.4×	99	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. C. Smith

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smith, R. C. & S. Ravi P. Silva. (2009). Maximizing the electron field emission performance of carbon nanotube arrays. Applied Physics Letters. 94(13). 62 indexed citations

Denmark, Scott E., et al.. (2009). Cross-Coupling of Silanolates with Aromatic Halides. Synfacts. 2009(5). 547–547.

Stammerjohn, Sharon, Douglas G. Martinson, R. C. Smith, Xiaojun Yuan, & David Rind. (2008). Trends in Antarctic annual sea ice retreat and advance and their relation to El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Southern Annular Mode variability. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C3). 670 indexed citations breakdown →

Häder, Donat‐P., H. D. Kumar, R. C. Smith, & Robert C. Worrest. (2007). Effects of solar UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with climate change. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 6(3). 267–285. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, R. C., J. David Carey, David Cox, & S. Ravi P. Silva. (2006). In situ electrode manipulation for three terminal field emission characterization of individual carbon nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters. 89(6). 4 indexed citations

Smith, R. C., W.M. Tsang, David Cox, & S. Ravi P. Silva. (2006). Electron field emission from a single carbon nanotube: effects of anode location. View. 264–265. 2 indexed citations

Smith, R. C., R. D. Forrest, J. David Carey, W. K. Hsu, & S. Ravi P. Silva. (2005). Interpretation of enhancement factor in nonplanar field emitters. Applied Physics Letters. 87(1). 49 indexed citations

Smith, R. C., J. David Carey, Robert J. Murphy, et al.. (2005). Charge transport effects in field emission from carbon nanotube-polymer composites. Applied Physics Letters. 87(26). 70 indexed citations

Häder, Donat‐Peter, H. D. Kumar, R. C. Smith, & Robert C. Worrest. (2003). Aquatic ecosystems: effects of solar ultraviolet radiation and interactions with other climatic change factors. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 2(1). 39–50. 107 indexed citations

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Slusser, James R., Knut Stamnes, Glenn E. Shaw, et al.. (1998). High‐latitude stratospheric NO₂ and HNO₃ over Fairbanks (65°N) 1992–1994. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D1). 1549–1554. 8 indexed citations

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Worrest, Robert C., et al.. (1995). Effects of increased solar ultraviolet radiation on aquatic ecosystems. AMBIO. 24. 84 indexed citations

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Carder, Kendall L., et al.. (1991). Reflectance model for quantifying chlorophyll a in the presence of productivity degradation products. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(C11). 20599–20611. 236 indexed citations

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Siegel, David A., Rodolfo Iturriaga, R. R. Bidigare, et al.. (1990). Meridional variations of the springtime phytoplankton community in the Sargasso Sea. Journal of Marine Research. 48(2). 379–412. 69 indexed citations

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Smith, R. C., et al.. (1986). Distribution of cetaceans and sea-surface chlorophyll concentrations in the California Current. Marine Biology. 91(3). 385–402. 78 indexed citations

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Smith, R. C. & Karen S. Baker. (1985). Spatial and temporal patterns in pigment biomass in Gulf Stream warm‐core ring 82B and its environs. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(C5). 8859–8870. 44 indexed citations

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Wilson, Wayne H., et al.. (1981). The CZCS geolocation algorithms. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 82. 32711. 4 indexed citations

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Baker, Karen S. & R. C. Smith. (1980). <title>Quasi-Inherent Characteristics Of The Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient For Irradiance</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 208. 60–63. 41 indexed citations

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Smith, R. C., et al.. (1972). TREATMENT OF ALPHA-CONTAMINATED SOLID WASTE BY ACID DIGESTION.. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 1 indexed citations

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Frey, H. M. & R. C. Smith. (1962). The thermal unimolecular isomerization of bicyclo[3,1,0]hexane. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 58. 697–697. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, R. C., et al.. (1961). Research notes on certain species of alfalfa insects at Manhattan (1904-1956) and at Fort Hays, Kansas (1948-1953).. 5 indexed citations

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