R. E. F. Smith

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

R. E. F. Smith is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. F. Smith has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in R. E. F. Smith's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (19 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (11 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). R. E. F. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (19 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (11 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). R. E. F. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ghana. R. E. F. Smith's co-authors include Daniel Thorner, Basile Kerblay, Maurice Dobb, A. V. Chayanov, S. N. Houde-Walter, J. R. Wendt, G.A. Vawter, G. W. Forbes, G. Ronald Hadley and Mial E. Warren and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, The Economic Journal and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. E. F. Smith

46 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Theory of Peasant Economy. 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 250 500 750
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. The Theory of Peasant Economy.
    1968 894 citations Maurice Dobb, A. V. Chayanov et al. The Economic Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. E. F. Smith United States 17 512 354 352 290 253 57 1.7k
Thomas Bierschenk Germany 20 71 0.1× 69 0.2× 563 1.6× 57 0.2× 63 0.2× 66 1.1k
Akhter Ahmed United States 23 279 0.5× 53 0.1× 411 1.2× 378 1.3× 542 2.1× 78 1.9k
David Walker United Kingdom 18 60 0.1× 30 0.1× 148 0.4× 91 0.3× 87 0.3× 91 1.9k
Achim Lang Germany 14 15 0.0× 136 0.4× 91 0.3× 18 0.1× 67 0.3× 35 886
John Connell Australia 16 114 0.2× 72 0.2× 342 1.0× 18 0.1× 46 0.2× 67 887
Andrew Charlton United Kingdom 21 43 0.1× 89 0.3× 155 0.4× 18 0.1× 445 1.8× 66 1.5k
Ragnhild Lund Norway 19 65 0.1× 58 0.2× 536 1.5× 38 0.1× 52 0.2× 84 1.1k
John F. Richards United States 20 23 0.0× 49 0.1× 266 0.8× 28 0.1× 163 0.6× 59 1.0k
Michael Drake United States 21 40 0.1× 18 0.1× 287 0.8× 19 0.1× 205 0.8× 72 1.4k
Jonathan Parry United Kingdom 12 20 0.0× 58 0.2× 256 0.7× 10 0.0× 75 0.3× 31 737

Countries citing papers authored by R. E. F. Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. E. F. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. E. F. Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. E. F. Smith. The network helps show where R. E. F. Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. E. F. Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. E. F. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. E. F. 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 R. E. F. Smith. R. E. F. 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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Villalonga-Olives, Ester, et al.. (2022). Social-capital-based mental health interventions for refugees: A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine. 301. 114787–114787. 24 indexed citations
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Harpham, Trudy, Moses Tetui, R. E. F. Smith, et al.. (2022). Urban Family Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa: an Illustration of the Cross-sectoral Challenges of Urban Health. Journal of Urban Health. 99(6). 1044–1053. 2 indexed citations
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Aldrich, Daniel P., et al.. (2020). Social Capital’s Role in Humanitarian Crises. Journal of Refugee Studies. 34(2). 1787–1809. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F.. (2003). Land tenure reform in Africa: a shift to the defensive. Progress in Development Studies. 3(3). 210–222. 23 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F., Charles T. Sullivan, G. Ronald Hadley, et al.. (2002). Reduced coupling loss using a tapered-rib adiabatic-following fiber coupler. 1. 15–16.
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Zubrzycki, W. J., Ben‐Hur V. Borges, P.R. Herczfeld, et al.. (2002). Integrated optic distributed Bragg reflector Fabry-Perot modulator for microwave applications. 33. 259–263.
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Smith, R. E. F.. (2001). Medical editor lambasts journals and editors. BMJ. 323(7314). 651.1–651.1. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F., Mial E. Warren, J. R. Wendt, & G.A. Vawter. (1996). Subwavelength Diffractive Elements Fabricated in Semiconductor for 975 nm. DWD.5–DWD.5. 1 indexed citations
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Wendt, J. R., et al.. (1996). Fabrication of subwavelength, binary, antireflection surface-relief structures in the near infrared. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 14(6). 4096–4099. 5 indexed citations
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Warren, Mial E., R. E. F. Smith, G.A. Vawter, & J. R. Wendt. (1995). High-efficiency subwavelength diffractive optical element in GaAs for 975 nm. Optics Letters. 20(12). 1441–1441. 41 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F.. (1994). Modal Expansions in Transparent and Nontransparent Planar Waveguides.. UR Research (University of Rochester).
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Smith, R. E. F., S. N. Houde-Walter, & G. W. Forbes. (1991). Numerical determination of planar waveguide modes using the analyticity of the dispersion relation. Optics Letters. 16(17). 1316–1316. 27 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F., et al.. (1991). Evaluation of refractive index approximations used for mode determination in multiple quantum well slab waveguides. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 27(5). 1119–1122. 12 indexed citations
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Thorner, Daniel, et al.. (1986). A.V. Chayanov on the theory of peasant economy. University of Wisconsin Press eBooks. 117 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F.. (1982). Autumn Books: The Elizabeth Taylor of the Kalahari. BMJ. 285(6354). 1547–1548. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F., et al.. (1978). Peasant Farming in Muscovy. The Russian Review. 37(3). 325–325. 14 indexed citations
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Blum, Jerome & R. E. F. Smith. (1977). Peasant Farming in Muscovy. The American Historical Review. 82(5). 1292–1292. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, R. E. F.. (1968). The enserfment of the Russian peasantry. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Dobb, Maurice, A. V. Chayanov, Daniel Thorner, Basile Kerblay, & R. E. F. Smith. (1968). The Theory of Peasant Economy.. The Economic Journal. 78(310). 469–469. 894 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, R. E. F., et al.. (1968). The village gathering in Russia in the mid-1920's. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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