Steven B. Smith

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Steven B. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven B. Smith has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Steven B. Smith's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers). Steven B. Smith is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers). Steven B. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Steven B. Smith's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Steven B. Smith

15 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics 1997 2026 2006 2016 2003 1997 2000 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics
    2003 1000 citations Carlos Bustamante, Zev Bryant et al. Nature profile →
  2. 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 →
  3. Single-molecule studies of DNA mechanics
    2000 644 citations Carlos Bustamante, Steven B. Smith et al. Current Opinion in Structural Biology profile →

Peers

Steven B. Smith
Zhifeng Shao United States
Bart W. Hoogenboom United Kingdom
Daniel M. Czajkowsky China
Wendy E. Thomas United States
Nader Pourmand United States
Markus Deserno United States
Daniel A. Mitchell United Kingdom
Éric Le Cam France
Alessandra Cambi Netherlands
Jacques Bonnet France
Zhifeng Shao United States
Steven B. Smith
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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven B. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Edwards, Vonetta L., Steven B. Smith, Elias McComb, et al.. (2019). The Cervicovaginal Microbiota-Host Interaction Modulates Chlamydia trachomatis Infection. mBio. 10(4). 119 indexed citations
2.
Smith, Steven B. & Jacques Ravel. (2016). The vaginal microbiota, host defence and reproductive physiology. The Journal of Physiology. 595(2). 451–463. 290 indexed citations
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Webber, Quinn M. R., Liam P. McGuire, Steven B. Smith, & Craig K. R. Willis. (2014). Host behaviour, age and sex correlate with ectoparasite prevalence and intensity in a colonial mammal, the little brown bat. Behaviour. 152(1). 83–105. 34 indexed citations
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Smith, Steven B., Michal Magid-Slav, & James R. Brown. (2013). Host Response to Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens as Identified by Integrated Analysis of Human Gene Expression Data. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75607–e75607. 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Steven B., William Dampier, Aydın Tözeren, James R. Brown, & Michal Magid-Slav. (2012). Identification of Common Biological Pathways and Drug Targets Across Multiple Respiratory Viruses Based on Human Host Gene Expression Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33174–e33174. 67 indexed citations
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Ibarra, Borja, Yann R. Chemla, Steven B. Smith, et al.. (2009). Proofreading dynamics of a processive DNA polymerase. The EMBO Journal. 28(18). 2794–2802. 85 indexed citations
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Bustamante, Carlos, Zev Bryant, & Steven B. Smith. (2003). Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics. Nature. 421(6921). 423–427. 1000 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rich, Peter, Anthony LaMarca, Keith H. Loven, et al.. (2001). Safety and efficacy of short-duration oral terbinafine for the treatment of tinea corporis or tinea cruris in subjects with HIV infection or diabetes.. PubMed. 68(1 Suppl). 15–22. 4 indexed citations
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Kellermayer, Miklós, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, & Henk Granzier. (2000). Mechanical Manipulation of Single Titin Molecules with Laser Tweezers. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 481. 111–128. 19 indexed citations
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Bustamante, Carlos, Steven B. Smith, Jan Liphardt, & Doug Smith. (2000). Single-molecule studies of DNA mechanics. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 10(3). 279–285. 644 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Gurrieri, Sergio, Steven B. Smith, & Carlos Bustamante. (1999). Trapping of megabase-sized DNA molecules during agarose gel electrophoresis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(2). 453–458. 37 indexed citations
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Baumann, Christoph G., Steven B. Smith, Victor A. Bloomfield, & Carlos Bustamante. (1997). Ionic effects on the elasticity of single DNA molecules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(12). 6185–6190. 800 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bendich, Arnold J. & Steven B. Smith. (1990). Moving pictures and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis show linear DNA molecules from chloroplasts and mitochondria. Current Genetics. 17(5). 421–425. 76 indexed citations
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Smith, Steven B., Terence J. Harrist, Gëorge F. Murphy, et al.. (1984). Linear IgA bullous dermatosis v dermatitis herpetiformis. Quantitative measurements of dermoepidermal alterations.. PubMed. 120(3). 324–8. 28 indexed citations
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Smith, Steven B.. (1983). The Great Mental Calculators. 29 indexed citations

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