Ralph C. Smith

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
290 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Ralph C. Smith is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph C. Smith has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 87 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 69 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ralph C. Smith's work include Magnetic Properties and Applications (85 papers), Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (80 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (47 papers). Ralph C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic Properties and Applications (85 papers), Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (80 papers) and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (47 papers). Ralph C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Ralph C. Smith's co-authors include Marcelo J. Dapino, Alison B. Flatau, H. T. Banks, Zoubeida Ounaies, H. T. Banks, Stefan Seelecke, William S. Oates, Frederick T. Calkins, Craig L. Hom and Jordan E. Massad and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Ralph C. Smith

277 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

Uncertainty Quantification: Theory, Implementation, and Applications

2013 766 citations Ralph C. Smith Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks profile →
Smart material structures: Modeling, estimation, and control

1996 289 citations Ralph C. Smith et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ralph C. Smith	2.0k	1.6k	1.2k	704	692	290	5.2k
I.D. Mayergoyz	1.3k 0.7×	4.1k 2.5×	1.1k 0.9×	425 0.6×	291 0.4×	389	7.8k
Robert V. Kohn	1.1k 0.6×	524 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	187 0.3×	1.3k 1.9×	152	10.1k
Sifan Wang	505 0.3×	278 0.2×	504 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	612 0.9×	21	7.1k
Lu Lu	494 0.2×	237 0.1×	601 0.5×	729 1.0×	569 0.8×	93	7.4k
Jiubin Tan	445 0.2×	1.6k 1.0×	291 0.2×	1.4k 2.0×	245 0.4×	582	7.6k
A. B. Movchan	284 0.1×	1.4k 0.8×	407 0.3×	568 0.8×	608 0.9×	259	5.5k
J. M. Ball	2.3k 1.1×	381 0.2×	1.8k 1.5×	94 0.1×	529 0.8×	104	9.3k
Bjørn Gustavsen	2.3k 1.1×	284 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	378 0.5×	181 0.3×	152	7.5k
Chris Bingham	1.3k 0.7×	3.7k 2.3×	164 0.1×	2.8k 4.0×	555 0.8×	229	7.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2025). Bayesian inference informed by parameter subset selection for a minimal PBPK brain model. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 383(2292). 20240219–20240219. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Ralph C.. (2024). Uncertainty Quantification: Theory, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks. 14 indexed citations

Baldwin, Scott A., et al.. (2024). Quantifying collective motion patterns in mesenchymal cell populations using topological data analysis and agent-based modeling. Mathematical Biosciences. 370. 109158–109158. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2023). Optimal Sensor Placement in Fluid Dynamics using Machine Learning and Sensitivity Analysis. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. 1 indexed citations

Edwards, Chris, et al.. (2023). Quantifying Emergent Fluid Dynamics using Reynolds-interpolated Fluid Reduced-order Models. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2022). Effects of problem complexity reduction on parameter sensitivity and classification in charring ablator scenarios. Aerospace Science and Technology. 124. 107522–107522. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2021). The maximum entropy method for data fusion and uncertainty quantification in multifunctional materials and structures. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 33(9). 1182–1197. 7 indexed citations

Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2016). Gradient free active subspace construction using Morris screening elementary effects. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 72(6). 1603–1615. 14 indexed citations

Storer, John B. & Ralph C. Smith. (2015). The Calcified Hilar Node: Its Significance and Management1. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

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Whitsel, Eric A., et al.. (2008). The Effect of Ignoring Interpolation Error on the Inferred Relationship Between Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Median RR Interval in Post-Menopausal Women. Epidemiology. 19(6). 5 indexed citations

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Lenczner, Michel & Ralph C. Smith. (2007). A two-scale model for an array of AFM’s cantilever in the static case. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 46(5-6). 776–805. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, Ralph C.. (2003). Late Neoproterozoic felsite (602.3 +/- 2 Ma) and associated metadiabase dikes in the Reading Prong, Pennsylvania, and rifting of Laurentia. 25(3). 175–185. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, Ralph C.. (2001). Inverse compensation for hysteresis in magnetostrictive transducers. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 33(1-3). 285–298. 54 indexed citations

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Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2000). Model for rate-dependent hysteresis in piezoceramic materials operating at low frequencies. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 3992. 128–136. 10 indexed citations

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Banks, H. T. & Ralph C. Smith. (1996). Parameter estimation in a structural acoustic system with fully nonlinear coupling conditions. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 23(4). 17–50. 11 indexed citations

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Banks & Ralph C. Smith. (1995). Well-Posedness of a Model for Structural Acoustic Coupling in a Cavity Enclosed by a Thin Cylindrical Shell. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 191(1). 1–25. 11 indexed citations

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Banks, H. T. & Ralph C. Smith. (1995). Well-Posedness of a Model for Structural Acoustic Coupling in a Cavity Enclosed by a Thin Cylindrical Shell. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 191(1). 1–25. 15 indexed citations

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Banks, H. T., Ralph C. Smith, & Yun Wang. (1994). Vibration suppression with approximate finite dimensional compensators for distributed systems: Computational methods and experimental results. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 7(5). e415–9. 2 indexed citations

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Banks, H. T., Weifu Fang, R. J. Silcox, & Ralph C. Smith. (1991). Approximation methods for control of acoustic/structure models with piezoceramic actuators. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 92. 26124. 27 indexed citations

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Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (1978). Dextran and intermittent pneumatic compression in prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis: multiunit trial.. BMJ. 1(6118). 952–954. 11 indexed citations

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