Thomas A. Smith

30.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
482 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Smith is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Smith has authored 482 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 277 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 72 papers in Parasitology and 41 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Smith's work include Malaria Research and Control (248 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (195 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (40 papers). Thomas A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (248 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (195 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (40 papers). Thomas A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas A. Smith's co-authors include Marcel Tanner, Penelope Vounatsou, Ingrid Felger, Hans‐Peter Beck, Gerry F. Killeen, Michael P. Alpers, Nicolás Maire, Amanda Ross, J. D. Charlwood and Nakul Chitnis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Smith

475 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents:... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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. Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: Implications for the design of control programs
    1997 884 citations Thomas A. Smith, Jeffrey Hii et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas A. Smith Switzerland 74 12.6k 3.2k 2.0k 1.8k 1.8k 482 18.8k
Chris Drakeley United Kingdom 70 15.7k 1.2× 3.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 382 17.8k
David L. Smith United States 76 12.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 3.9k 2.0× 2.3k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 291 20.6k
Teun Bousema Netherlands 58 11.0k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 907 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 296 12.7k
Pedro L. Alonso Spain 69 11.7k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 3.4k 1.8× 3.5k 1.9× 458 19.8k
Marcel Tanner Switzerland 79 11.9k 0.9× 9.4k 2.9× 3.6k 1.8× 1.9k 1.0× 4.7k 2.6× 495 23.9k
Peter W. Gething United Kingdom 67 17.6k 1.4× 2.0k 0.6× 7.3k 3.6× 1.4k 0.7× 2.5k 1.4× 177 23.6k
Piero Olliaro Switzerland 71 11.0k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.4× 3.5k 1.9× 1.3k 0.7× 357 17.3k
Ric N. Price United Kingdom 70 13.4k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 328 17.6k
Ogobara K. Doumbo Mali 65 11.4k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 347 16.3k
Umberto D’Alessandro Gambia 57 8.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 412 12.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas A. Smith

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All Works

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Daldegan‐Bueno, Dimitri, C Donegan, Rachael L. Sumner, et al.. (2025). LSD microdosing in major depressive disorder: results from an open-label trial. Neuropharmacology. 283. 110762–110762. 1 indexed citations
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Runge, Manuela, Salum A. Mapua, Thomas A. Smith, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malaria Journal. 20(1). 324–324. 9 indexed citations
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Runge, Manuela, Salum A. Mapua, Thomas A. Smith, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study. Malaria Journal. 20(1). 350–350. 1 indexed citations
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Gruenberg, Maria, Natalie Hofmann, Stephan Karl, et al.. (2019). qRT-PCR versus IFA-based Quantification of Male and Female Gametocytes in Low-Density Plasmodium falciparum Infections and Their Relevance for Transmission. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(4). 598–607. 11 indexed citations
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Homan, Tobias, Thomas A. Smith, Daniel Masiga, et al.. (2017). ODOR-BAITED TRAPS AS A NOVEL TOOL FOR MALARIA CONTROL-THE SOLARMAL TRIAL. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(5). 1 indexed citations
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Cameron, Ewan, Katherine E. Battle, Samir Bhatt, et al.. (2015). Defining the relationship between infection prevalence and clinical incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8170–8170. 49 indexed citations
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Stuckey, Erin M., Jennifer C. Stevenson, Mary K Cooke, et al.. (2012). Simulation of malaria epidemiology and control in the highlands of western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 11(1). 357–357. 34 indexed citations
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Skuban, Emily Moye, Francesca Adler‐Baeder, Scott A. Ketring, et al.. (2011). Effects of Relationship/Marriage Education on Co-Parenting and Children's Social Skills: Examining Rural Minority Parents' Experiences.. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 13(2). 10 indexed citations
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Chitnis, Nakul, et al.. (2010). Mathematical modelling to support malaria control and elimination. World Health Organization eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Sidak, J. Gregory & Thomas A. Smith. (2007). Four Faces of the Item Veto: A Reply to Tribe and Kurland. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Cross, Frank B., et al.. (2007). Warren Court Precedents in the Rehnquist Court. eYLS (Yale Law School). 24(1). 3–17. 5 indexed citations
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Adjuik, Martin, Thomas A. Smith, Samuel J. Clark, et al.. (2006). Tasas de mortalidad por causas específicas en el África subsahariana y en Bangladesh. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84(3). 181–188. 2 indexed citations
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Adjuik, Martin, Thomas A. Smith, Samuel J. Clark, et al.. (2006). Cause-Specific Mortality Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh/Taux De Mortalite Par Cause En Afrique Subsaharienne et Au Bangladesh/Tasas De Mortalidad Por Causas Especificas En El Africa Subsahariana Y En Bangladesh. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84(3). 181. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Wayne N., et al.. (2004). Comparing Excess Costs Across Multiple Corporate Populations. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 46(9). 937–945. 25 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas A., Jeffrey Hii, Blaise Genton, et al.. (2001). Associations of peak shifts in age-prevalence for human malarias with bednet coverage. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(1). 1–6. 103 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas A. & Penelope Vounatsou. (1997). Logistic regression and latent class models for estimating positivities in diagnostic assays with poor resolution. Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods. 26(7). 1677–1700. 8 indexed citations
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Alonso, Pedro L., Thomas A. Smith, Joanna Schellenberg, et al.. (1996). Duration of Protection and Age-Dependence of the Effects of the SPf66 Malaria Vaccine in African Children Exposed to Intense Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 174(2). 367–372. 32 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas A., Joanna Schellenberg, & Richard Hayes. (1994). Attributable fraction estimates and case definitions for malaria in endemic. Statistics in Medicine. 13(22). 2345–2358. 235 indexed citations

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