Richard L. Smith

39.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
671 papers, 29.6k citations indexed

About

Richard L. Smith is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard L. Smith has authored 671 papers receiving a total of 29.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 213 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 92 papers in Materials Chemistry and 83 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Richard L. Smith's work include Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (90 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (76 papers) and Ionic liquids properties and applications (51 papers). Richard L. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (90 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (76 papers) and Ionic liquids properties and applications (51 papers). Richard L. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Richard L. Smith's co-authors include Xinhua Qi, Masaru Watanabe, Hiroshi Inomata, Taku Michael Aida, Jeffrey R. Idle, A. C. Davison, Zhen Fang, Yoshiyuki Satô, A. Mahgoub and Janet Kiholm Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Richard L. Smith

646 papers receiving 28.1k citations

Hit Papers

Models for Exceedances Over High Thresholds 1977 2026 1993 2009 1990 1977 1999 1986 1985 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. Models for Exceedances Over High Thresholds
    1990 1.2k citations Richard L. Smith et al. profile →
  2. POLYMORPHIC HYDROXYLATION OF DEBRISOQUINE IN MAN
    1977 894 citations Jeffrey R. Idle, Richard L. Smith et al. profile →
  3. Evidence on the Determinants of Credit Terms Used in Interfirm Trade
    1999 629 citations Richard L. Smith et al. profile →
  4. Capital raising, underwriting and the certification hypothesis
    1986 622 citations Richard L. Smith et al. profile →
  5. Maximum likelihood estimation in a class of nonregular cases
    1985 601 citations Richard L. Smith profile →
  6. A family and population study of the genetic polymorphism of debrisoquine oxidation in a white British population.
    1980 448 citations David A. Evans, Jeffrey R. Idle et al. Journal of Medical Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard L. Smith Japan 86 8.3k 3.4k 3.3k 3.2k 2.7k 671 29.6k
Jae Wook Lee South Korea 83 4.2k 0.5× 6.5k 1.9× 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 34.2k
Li Zhu China 148 20.3k 2.4× 28.6k 8.5× 532 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 10.4k 3.9× 5.0k 141.8k
Donald W. Marquardt United States 19 3.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.7× 228 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 37 30.0k
Roland W. Scholz Germany 83 2.9k 0.3× 7.3k 2.2× 193 0.1× 2.1k 0.6× 615 0.2× 489 25.3k
Weimin Liu China 80 7.4k 0.9× 10.6k 3.2× 819 0.2× 65 0.0× 2.2k 0.8× 546 28.0k
Douglas C. Montgomery United States 70 3.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 154 0.0× 917 0.3× 6.5k 2.4× 405 47.3k
Norman R. Draper United States 48 1.9k 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 187 0.1× 1.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 243 29.8k
Sanjeev Sharma India 83 2.3k 0.3× 3.6k 1.1× 84 0.0× 521 0.2× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 40.8k
Yan Liu China 98 6.5k 0.8× 5.8k 1.7× 129 0.0× 358 0.1× 1.5k 0.6× 2.2k 47.2k
R. Mead United Kingdom 21 2.5k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 209 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 49 23.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Xiaoning, Yicong Wang, Bowen Yang, et al.. (2025). Self-reducing Cu2O/Cu nanosheet interface for efficient electrocatalytic production of ammonium from nitrate. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 371. 125254–125254. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Bingkun, et al.. (2024). Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over MnOx-CeO2 catalyst prepared with co-precipitation method. Fuel. 376. 132745–132745. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Bingkun, et al.. (2024). Recycling and reuse of waste agricultural plastics with hydrothermal pretreatment and low-temperature pyrolysis method. Chemosphere. 362. 142769–142769. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiarui, et al.. (2024). Mitigation of phosphorus contamination from livestock farms with La-containing hydrochar adsorbent. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130465–130465. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Haixin, et al.. (2024). Sustainable catalytic pathways for biofuel precursors: quantitative conversion of glucose to gluconic acid using Pt-Zn biochar catalyst. Biofuel Research Journal. 11(3). 2168–2180. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Haoye, Richard L. Smith, & Xinhua Qi. (2024). Upcycling of monomers derived from waste polyester plastics via electrocatalysis. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 101. 535–561. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhenglong, et al.. (2024). Confined interfacial self-assembly of graphene-like carbon/MXene composite electrodes for capacitive deionization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155717–155717. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard L., et al.. (2024). Efficient one-pot conversion of cellulose into sorbitol with Ru-doped chitosan-phytic acid supramolecular crosslinked catalyst. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 356. 124217–124217. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhenglong, Yue Wang, Haitao Wang, Richard L. Smith, & Xinhua Qi. (2024). Direct preparation of 3D monolithic carbon-structured Ti3C2-MXene electrodes for capacitive deionization with laser-driven carbonization method. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149664–149664. 22 indexed citations
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Ota, Masaki, et al.. (2023). Predictive distribution coefficient (pKD) model for hops extract fractionation in high-pressure CO2 - ethanol - water solvent systems. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 569. 113762–113762. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Junyan, Chang Chen, Richard L. Smith, & Xinhua Qi. (2023). General strategy for embedding metallic element, multi-metal or metal alloy nanoparticles into ordered mesoporous carbons via alcohol-soluble humins. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145457–145457. 6 indexed citations
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Sato, Takafumi, et al.. (2018). Hydrothermal Extraction of Antioxidant Compounds from Green Coffee Beans and Decomposition Kinetics of 3-o-Caffeoylquinic Acid. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57(22). 7624–7632. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard L.. (1988). Forecasting Records by Maximum Likelihood. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 83(402). 331–338. 29 indexed citations
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Scadding, Glenis, et al.. (1988). Poor sulphoxidation ability in patients with food sensitivity.. BMJ. 297(6641). 105–107. 28 indexed citations
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Shah, Rahul, David A. Evans, N S Oates, Jeffrey R. Idle, & Richard L. Smith. (1985). The genetic control of phenformin 4-hydroxylation.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 22(5). 361–366. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard L., et al.. (1983). Lower-tail approximations for the probability of failure of three-dimensional fibrous composites with hexagonal geometry. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 388(1795). 353–391. 74 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard L.. (1982). A note on a probability model for fibrous composites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 382(1782). 179–182. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard L.. (1980). A probability model for fibrous composites with local load sharing. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 372(1751). 539–553. 87 indexed citations

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