Steven B. Smith

6.5k citations

15 papers · 3.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 13

Molecular Biology top 5%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%
Biomedical Engineering top 5%
Ecology top 5%
Microbiology top 1%

Co-authors: Carlos Bustamante Zev Bryant Victor A. Bloomfield Christoph G. Baumann Jan Liphardt Doug Smith Jacques Ravel Arnold J. Bendich
Topics: DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers)Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers)Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers)
Cited by: Structural Biology Microbiology Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The EMBO Journal
Partner nations: United States Spain Canada

In The Last Decade

Steven B. Smith

15 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics

2003 1000 citations Carlos Bustamante, Zev Bryant et al. Nature profile →
Ionic effects on the elasticity of single DNA molecules

1997 800 citations Christoph G. Baumann, Steven B. Smith et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Single-molecule studies of DNA mechanics

2000 644 citations Carlos Bustamante, Steven B. Smith et al. Current Opinion in Structural Biology profile →

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Cervicovaginal Microbiota-Host Interaction Modulates Chlamydia trachomatis Infection 2019 ·mBio ·Vonetta L. Edwards,Steven B. Smith,Elias McComb,Jeanne Tamarelle,Bing Ma,Michael S. Humphrys,Pawel Gajer,(unknown),Alison Schaefer,Samuel K. Lai,Mishka Terplan,Katrina Mark,Rebecca M. Brotman,Larry J. Forney,Patrik M. Bavoil,Jacques Ravel	119
2	The vaginal microbiota, host defence and reproductive physiology 2016 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Steven B. Smith,Jacques Ravel	290
3	Host behaviour, age and sex correlate with ectoparasite prevalence and intensity in a colonial mammal, the little brown bat 2014 ·Behaviour ·Quinn M. R. Webber,Liam P. McGuire,Steven B. Smith,Craig K. R. Willis	34
4	Host Response to Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens as Identified by Integrated Analysis of Human Gene Expression Data 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Steven B. Smith,Michal Magid-Slav,James R. Brown	7
5	Identification of Common Biological Pathways and Drug Targets Across Multiple Respiratory Viruses Based on Human Host Gene Expression Analysis 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Steven B. Smith,William Dampier,Aydın Tözeren,James R. Brown,Michal Magid-Slav	67
6	Proofreading dynamics of a processive DNA polymerase 2009 ·The EMBO Journal ·Borja Ibarra,Yann R. Chemla,(unknown),Steven B. Smith,José M. Lázaro,Margarita Salas,Carlos Bustamante	85
7	Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanicsbreakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Carlos Bustamante,Zev Bryant,Steven B. Smith	1000
8	Safety and efficacy of short-duration oral terbinafine for the treatment of tinea corporis or tinea cruris in subjects with HIV infection or diabetes. 2001 ·PubMed ·Peter Rich,(unknown),Anthony LaMarca,Keith H. Loven,Thomas Marbury,Robert Matheson,Benjamin Miller,Steven B. Smith,Joshua Wolf,(unknown)	4
9	Mechanical Manipulation of Single Titin Molecules with Laser Tweezers 2000 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Miklós Kellermayer,Steven B. Smith,Carlos Bustamante,Henk Granzier	19
10	Single-molecule studies of DNA mechanicsbreakdown → 2000 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Carlos Bustamante,Steven B. Smith,Jan Liphardt,Doug Smith	644
11	Trapping of megabase-sized DNA molecules during agarose gel electrophoresis 1999 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sergio Gurrieri,Steven B. Smith,Carlos Bustamante	37
12	Ionic effects on the elasticity of single DNA moleculesbreakdown → 1997 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christoph G. Baumann,Steven B. Smith,Victor A. Bloomfield,Carlos Bustamante	800
13	Moving pictures and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis show linear DNA molecules from chloroplasts and mitochondria 1990 ·Current Genetics ·Arnold J. Bendich,Steven B. Smith	76
14	Linear IgA bullous dermatosis v dermatitis herpetiformis. Quantitative measurements of dermoepidermal alterations. 1984 ·PubMed ·Steven B. Smith,Terence J. Harrist,Gëorge F. Murphy,Alan J. Halperin,John Newell,John T. Fallon,Jo‐David Fine,Martín C. Mihm	28
15	The Great Mental Calculators 1983 ·Steven B. Smith	29

About Steven B. Smith

Steven B. Smith is a scholar working on Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, having authored 15 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (74 citations), Microbiology (303 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (976 citations). Steven B. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Carlos Bustamante, Zev Bryant, Victor A. Bloomfield, Christoph G. Baumann, Jan Liphardt, Doug Smith, Jacques Ravel, Arnold J. Bendich, Michal Magid-Slav and James R. Brown. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The EMBO Journal.

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