Ruth S. Smith

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ruth S. Smith is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth S. Smith has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Clinical Psychology, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Ruth S. Smith's work include Child and Adolescent Health (2 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (2 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 papers). Ruth S. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Health (2 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (2 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 papers). Ruth S. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ruth S. Smith's co-authors include Emmy Ε. Werner, Marjorie P. Honzik, Fern E. French and Jessie M. Bierman and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Child Development and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Ruth S. Smith

12 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Overcoming the Odds

1992 1.8k citations Emmy Ε. Werner, Ruth S. Smith Cornell University Press eBooks profile →
Vulnerable but Invincible: A Longitudinal Study of Resilient Children and Youth

1989 1.5k citations Emmy Ε. Werner, Ruth S. Smith Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth S. Smith United States	9	2.7k	877	787	737	568	12	3.8k
Melvin Zax United States	25	1.7k 0.6×	588 0.7×	188 0.2×	480 0.7×	413 0.7×	64	3.0k
Karol L. Kumpfer United States	33	2.8k 1.1×	932 1.1×	726 0.9×	1.8k 2.4×	565 1.0×	63	4.8k
Robert D. Felner United States	30	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 2.0×	502 0.6×	767 1.0×	845 1.5×	63	4.3k
Malka Margalit Israel	33	1.7k 0.6×	959 1.1×	406 0.5×	424 0.6×	444 0.8×	132	3.1k
David Quinton United Kingdom	28	2.4k 0.9×	404 0.5×	900 1.1×	480 0.7×	897 1.6×	42	3.5k
Marion S. Forgatch United States	38	4.0k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	533 0.7×	814 1.1×	866 1.5×	81	5.0k
Kristen M. McCabe United States	30	3.0k 1.1×	761 0.9×	620 0.8×	711 1.0×	736 1.3×	57	3.7k
Sandy K. Wurtele United States	39	2.3k 0.8×	299 0.3×	628 0.8×	777 1.1×	736 1.3×	91	3.3k
Heidi Saltzman United States	9	2.6k 1.0×	952 1.1×	220 0.3×	575 0.8×	878 1.5×	9	4.0k
William Work United States	20	1.6k 0.6×	862 1.0×	334 0.4×	289 0.4×	284 0.5×	53	2.2k

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Werner, Emmy Ε. & Ruth S. Smith. (1992). Overcoming the Odds. Cornell University Press eBooks. 1835 indexed citations breakdown →

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Werner, Emmy Ε. & Ruth S. Smith. (1989). Vulnerable but Invincible: A Longitudinal Study of Resilient Children and Youth. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Ruth S.. (1983). A comparison study of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised in a college population.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 51(3). 414–419. 27 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε. & Ruth S. Smith. (1980). An epidemiologic perspective on some antecedents and consequences of childhood mental health problems and learning disabilities.. 22 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε. & Ruth S. Smith. (1979). An epidemiologic perspective on some antecedents and consequences of childhood mental health problems and learning disabilities: a report from the Kauai Longitudinal Study.. PubMed. 18(2). 292–306. 45 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε. & Ruth S. Smith. (1976). Kauai's children come of age. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 162 indexed citations

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French, Fern E., et al.. (1968). Congenital and acquired handicaps of ten-year-olds--report of a follow-up study, Kauai, Hawaii.. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 58(8). 1388–1395. 6 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε., Marjorie P. Honzik, & Ruth S. Smith. (1968). PREDICTION OF INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AT TEN YEARS FROM TWENTY MONTHS PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS. Child Development. 39(4). 1063–1075. 2 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε., et al.. (1968). REPRODUCTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CASUALTIES: A REPORT ON THE 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE CHILDREN OF THE KAUAI PREGNANCY STUDY. PEDIATRICS. 42(1). 112–127. 62 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε., Marjorie P. Honzik, & Ruth S. Smith. (1968). Prediction of intelligence and achievement at ten years from twenty months pediatric and psychologic examinations.. PubMed. 39(4). 1063–75. 48 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε., et al.. (1968). Ethnic and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Abilities and Achievement Among Preschool and School-Age Children in Hawaii. The Journal of Social Psychology. 75(1). 43–59. 6 indexed citations

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Werner, Emmy Ε., et al.. (1967). Reading Achievement, Language Functioning and Perceptual-Motor Development of 10- and 11-Year-Olds. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 25(2). 409–420. 8 indexed citations

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