Vernon Smith

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Vernon Smith is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Radiation and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon Smith has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Radiation and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vernon Smith's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (12 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (7 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (7 papers). Vernon Smith is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (12 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (7 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (7 papers). Vernon Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Japan. Vernon Smith's co-authors include William M. Wara, Glenn E. Sheline, David A. Larson, Christopher F. Serago, Lynn Verhey, Theodore L. Phillips, Dennis L. Parker, Paula L. Petti, P. Sheldon and Lawrence E. Crooks and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, Radiology and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Vernon Smith

29 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Therapeutic irradiation and brain injury 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 250 500 750
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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. Therapeutic irradiation and brain injury
    1980 764 citations Glenn E. Sheline, William M. Wara et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vernon Smith United States 17 888 793 712 565 538 29 2.3k
Cheng Yu United States 23 618 0.7× 544 0.7× 470 0.7× 389 0.7× 529 1.0× 62 1.8k
Allan F. Thornton United States 29 876 1.0× 705 0.9× 988 1.4× 430 0.8× 771 1.4× 72 2.8k
Christoph Thilmann Germany 34 1.6k 1.8× 905 1.1× 973 1.4× 457 0.8× 779 1.4× 72 3.1k
Andrea Pirzkall United States 25 817 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 1.3k 1.9× 269 0.5× 565 1.1× 49 2.7k
Martin Fuß United States 27 912 1.0× 697 0.9× 364 0.5× 206 0.4× 319 0.6× 67 1.9k
Marc R. Bussière United States 25 897 1.0× 424 0.5× 616 0.9× 416 0.7× 673 1.3× 67 1.9k
Nzhde Agazaryan United States 28 982 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 306 0.4× 280 0.5× 305 0.6× 100 2.4k
Masaji Takahashi Japan 24 876 1.0× 529 0.7× 470 0.7× 193 0.3× 331 0.6× 93 2.3k
Robert W. Kline United States 24 2.0k 2.2× 648 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 664 1.2× 1.3k 2.4× 58 3.7k
Berndt Wowra Germany 23 998 1.1× 332 0.4× 623 0.9× 281 0.5× 551 1.0× 42 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vernon Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vernon Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chuang, Cynthia, et al.. (2008). Peripheral dose measurement for CyberKnife radiosurgery with upgraded linac shielding. Medical Physics. 35(4). 1494–1496. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Lijun, Lynn Verhey, Cynthia Chuang, et al.. (2008). Effect of composite sector collimation on average dose fall-off for Gamma Knife Perfexion. Journal of neurosurgery. 109(Supplement). 15–20. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Lijun, Cynthia Chuang, Martina Descovich, et al.. (2008). Whole‐procedure clinical accuracy of Gamma Knife treatments of large lesionsa). Medical Physics. 35(11). 5110–5114. 25 indexed citations
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Petti, Paula L., et al.. (2007). Anatomic Landmarks Versus Fiducials for Volume-Staged Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Large Arteriovenous Malformations. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 67(5). 1578–1585. 8 indexed citations
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Petti, Paula L., Cynthia Chuang, Vernon Smith, & David A. Larson. (2006). Peripheral doses in CyberKnife radiosurgery. Medical Physics. 33(6Part1). 1770–1779. 48 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Jean L., Andrea Pirzkall, Mark Carol, et al.. (2002). Comparison of intensity-modulated radiosurgery with gamma knife radiosurgery for challenging skull base lesions. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 55(1). 99–109. 43 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Jean L., Lynn Verhey, Vernon Smith, et al.. (2001). Dose conformity of gamma knife radiosurgery and risk factors for complications. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 51(5). 1313–1319. 188 indexed citations
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Flíckinger, John C., Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, et al.. (1999). A multi-institutional analysis of complication outcomes after arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 44(1). 67–74. 170 indexed citations
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Dowd, Christopher F., William M. Wara, Brian J. Goldsmith, et al.. (1999). Five year results of linac radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: outcome for large AVMS. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 44(5). 1089–1106. 162 indexed citations
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Smith, Vernon, Lynn Verhey, & Christopher F. Serago. (1998). Comparison of radiosurgery treatment modalities based on complication and control probabilities. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 40(2). 507–513. 58 indexed citations
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Smith, Vernon, et al.. (1998). Comparison of radiosurgery treatment modalities based on physical dose distributions. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 40(2). 497–505. 111 indexed citations
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Wara, William M., David A. Larson, Penny K. Sneed, et al.. (1996). Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Children. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 24(4). 193–201. 28 indexed citations
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Smith, Vernon, et al.. (1995). The physics of radiosurgery. Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 5(3). 175–191. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Vernon, Michael C. Schell, & David A. Larson. (1993). Role of Tertiary Collimation for Linac‐Based Radiosurgery. Radiation Oncology Investigations. 1(1). 71–75. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Vernon, John Kurhanewicz, & Thomas Leroy James. (1991). Solvent-suppression pulses. II. In vitro and in vivo testing of optimal-control-theory pulses. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 95(1). 61–70. 2 indexed citations
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Weaver, Keith A., Vernon Smith, James D. Lewis, et al.. (1990). A CT-based computerized treatment planning system for I-125 stereotactic brain implants. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 18(2). 445–454. 30 indexed citations
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Sneed, Penny K., Kengo Matsumoto, Paul R. Stauffer, et al.. (1986). Interstitial microwave hyperthermia in a canine brain model. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 12(10). 1887–1897. 39 indexed citations
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Sheline, Glenn E., William M. Wara, & Vernon Smith. (1980). Therapeutic irradiation and brain injury. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 6(9). 1215–1228. 764 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wara, William M., Theodore L. Phillips, Diane W. Wara, Arthur J. Ammann, & Vernon Smith. (1975). IMMUNOSUPPRESSION FOLLOWING RADIATION THERAPY FOR CARCINOMA OF THE NASOPHARYNX. American Journal of Roentgenology. 123(3). 482–485. 23 indexed citations

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