Rachel Smith

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Rachel Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Smith has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Rachel Smith's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (45 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (21 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (16 papers). Rachel Smith is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (45 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (21 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (16 papers). Rachel Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Rachel Smith's co-authors include Eduardo Marbán, Linda Marbán, Gary Gerstenblith, Konstantinos Malliaras, Elisa Messina, Alessandro Giacomello, Tao‐Sheng Li, John Terrovitis, Raj Makkar and Ke Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Smith

97 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Intracoronary cardiosphere-derived cells for heart regene... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2012 2007 2010 2016 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Intracoronary cardiosphere-derived cells for heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (CADUCEUS): a prospective, randomised phase 1 trial
    2012 1.0k citations Raj Makkar, Rachel Smith et al. profile →
  2. Regenerative Potential of Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Expanded From Percutaneous Endomyocardial Biopsy Specimens
    2007 837 citations Rachel Smith, Michelle K. Leppo et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Relative Roles of Direct Regeneration Versus Paracrine Effects of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Transplanted Into Infarcted Mice
    2010 524 citations Isotta Chimenti, Rachel Smith et al. Circulation Research profile →
  4. Exosomes secreted by cardiosphere-derived cells reduce scarring, attenuate adverse remodelling, and improve function in acute and chronic porcine myocardial infarction
    2016 460 citations Jackelyn Valle, Geoffrey de Couto et al. European Heart 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
Rachel Smith United States 37 4.4k 4.0k 1.8k 1.7k 1.5k 98 7.3k
Tao‐Sheng Li Japan 46 3.7k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 885 0.6× 261 8.6k
Young‐sup Yoon United States 41 2.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 635 0.4× 95 6.4k
Doris A. Taylor United States 39 5.4k 1.2× 2.9k 0.7× 3.6k 2.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 155 8.5k
Baosheng Li China 22 2.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 683 0.5× 88 6.0k
Emerson C. Perin United States 31 3.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 135 4.8k
Bradley J. Martin United States 24 3.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.8× 579 0.4× 39 6.1k
Karen K. Hirschi United States 50 3.3k 0.7× 6.4k 1.6× 2.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 659 0.4× 133 12.3k
Patrick C.H. Hsieh Taiwan 36 1.9k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 438 0.3× 702 0.5× 111 4.9k
Atta Behfar United States 45 2.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 179 6.2k
Anders Lindahl Sweden 59 7.4k 1.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 348 0.2× 236 17.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachel Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wright, Matthew, Trine Berthing, Ulla Vogel, et al.. (2025). Pulmonary Toxicity of Long, Thick MWCNT and Very Long, Thin Carboxylated MWCNT Aerosols Following 28 Days Whole-Body Exposure. Toxics. 13(5). 401–401. 2 indexed citations
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Devoy, Jérôme, Souhail R. Al‐Abed, Wan‐Seob Cho, et al.. (2024). Analysis of carbon nanotube levels in organic matter: an inter-laboratory comparison to determine best practice. Nanotoxicology. 18(2). 214–228. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Nathaniel J., et al.. (2022). Determination of metallic nanoparticles in biological samples by single particle ICP-MS: a systematic review from sample collection to analysis. Environmental Science Nano. 9(2). 420–453. 38 indexed citations
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Makkar, Raj, Dean J. Kereiakes, Frank Aguirre, et al.. (2020). Intracoronary ALLogeneic heart STem cells to Achieve myocardial Regeneration (ALLSTAR): a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial. European Heart Journal. 41(36). 3451–3458. 87 indexed citations
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Richardson, George B., et al.. (2020). Structure and longitudinal invariance of the Short Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 115. 108041–108041. 7 indexed citations
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Tetley, Teresa D., et al.. (2019). The method of depositing CeO2 nanoparticles onto a DPPC monolayer affects surface tension behaviour. NanoImpact. 16. 100186–100186. 13 indexed citations
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Cambier, Linda, Geoffrey de Couto, Ahmed Ibrahim, et al.. (2017). Y RNA fragment in extracellular vesicles confers cardioprotection via modulation of IL ‐10 expression and secretion. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 9(3). 337–352. 173 indexed citations
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Seiffert, Joanna, Farhana Hussain, Yan Chang, et al.. (2014). Inhaled silver nanoparticles induce pulmonary oxidative injury and inflammation: Differential effects between rat strains. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P3939–P3939. 3 indexed citations
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Makkar, Raj, Richard A. Schatz, Jay H. Traverse, et al.. (2014). TCT-152 ALLogeneic Heart STem Cells To Achieve Myocardial Regeneration (ALLSTAR): The Six Month Phase I Safety Results. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 64(11). B46–B46. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ke, Konstantinos Malliaras, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2014). Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Advanced Heart Failure Patients Exhibit Augmented Functional Potency in Myocardial Repair. JACC Heart Failure. 2(1). 49–61. 90 indexed citations
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Malliaras, Konstantinos, Ke Cheng, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2012). Abstract 14781: Intracoronary Cardiosphere-Derived Cells for Heart Regeneration after Myocardial Infarction: Determinants of Regenerative Efficacy in the Final 1-Year Results of the CADUCEUS Trial. Circulation. 126. 2 indexed citations
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Barth, Andreas S., Yiqiang Zhang, Tao‐Sheng Li, et al.. (2012). Functional Impairment of Human Resident Cardiac Stem Cells by the Cardiotoxic Antineoplastic Agent Trastuzumab. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 1(4). 289–297. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Tao‐Sheng, Ke Cheng, Konstantinos Malliaras, et al.. (2012). Direct Comparison of Different Stem Cell Types and Subpopulations Reveals Superior Paracrine Potency and Myocardial Repair Efficacy With Cardiosphere-Derived Cells. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(10). 942–953. 343 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ke, Konstantinos Malliaras, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2011). Abstract 17146: Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Advanced Heart Failure Patients Exhibit Augmented Functional Potency in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 4 indexed citations
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Chimenti, Isotta, Rachel Smith, Tao‐Sheng Li, et al.. (2010). Relative Roles of Direct Regeneration Versus Paracrine Effects of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Transplanted Into Infarcted Mice. Circulation Research. 106(5). 971–980. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Ke, Tao‐Sheng Li, Konstantinos Malliaras, et al.. (2010). Abstract 20957: Paracrine and Functional Superiority of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells as Compared to Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Adipose-Derived Stem Cells or Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells. Circulation. 122. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Tao‐Sheng, Ke Cheng, Satoshi Matsushita, et al.. (2010). Abstract 16273: Cardiospheres Recapitulate a Niche-Like Microenvironment Rich in Stemness and Cell-Matrix Interactions, Rationalizing Their Enhanced Functional Potency for Myocardial Repair. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations
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Chakravarty, Tarun, Satoshi Matsushita, James S. Forrester, et al.. (2009). Abstract 3611: Thymosin Beta-4 (TB4) Enhances Cardiosphere-derived Cardiac Stem Cell (CDC)-mediated Cardioprotection by Promoting CDC Migration and Angiogenesis via Akt Phosphorylation. Circulation. 120. 1 indexed citations
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Barth, Andreas S., Eddy Kizana, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2008). Lentiviral Vectors Bearing the Cardiac Promoter of the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Report Cardiogenic Differentiation in Stem Cells. Molecular Therapy. 16(5). 957–964. 35 indexed citations
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Smith, Rachel, et al.. (2003). Embryonic Neural Progenitor Cells: The Effects of Species, Region, and Culture Conditions on Long-Term Proliferation and Neuronal Differentiation. Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research. 12(6). 713–725. 27 indexed citations

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