W. Ewen Smith

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
309 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

W. Ewen Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ewen Smith has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Molecular Biology, 107 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 56 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in W. Ewen Smith's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (87 papers), Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (44 papers). W. Ewen Smith is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (87 papers), Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (44 papers). W. Ewen Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. W. Ewen Smith's co-authors include Duncan Graham, Karen Faulds, D.H. Brown, John Clarkson, Geoffrey Dent, Peter C. White, C. H. Munro, Daniel R. Tackley, Graeme McNay and Michael L. Garner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. Ewen Smith

304 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Characterization of the Surface of a Citrate-Reduced Colloid Optimized for Use as a Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering

1995 524 citations W. Ewen Smith et al. profile →
Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering (SERRS): A Review of Applications

2011 506 citations Graeme McNay, David Eustace et al. Applied Spectroscopy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Ewen Smith United Kingdom	51	4.1k	3.5k	2.8k	2.3k	1.5k	309	9.8k
Dan Meisel United States	46	4.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	5.0k 2.2×	968 0.7×	131	11.0k
José Vicente García‐Ramos Spain	47	3.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	675 0.5×	175	7.1k
Xiao Han China	53	3.6k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	273	10.8k
Paresh Chandra Ray United States	61	4.3k 1.0×	4.4k 1.3×	5.9k 2.1×	6.8k 3.0×	482 0.3×	218	14.1k
Hideo Takeuchi Japan	45	1.1k 0.3×	2.9k 0.8×	655 0.2×	1.9k 0.8×	577 0.4×	346	9.0k
Anthony W. Parker United Kingdom	56	776 0.2×	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.9×	303	11.2k
Zygmunt Gryczyński United States	48	2.1k 0.5×	3.9k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	756 0.5×	367	9.1k
A. Dean Sherry United States	78	3.1k 0.8×	5.2k 1.5×	1.6k 0.6×	11.7k 5.1×	3.1k 2.1×	480	23.0k
Pavel Matousek United Kingdom	64	1.3k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	5.3k 3.6×	309	12.2k
Samir Kumar Pal India	56	1.8k 0.4×	4.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	5.4k 2.4×	346 0.2×	388	12.4k

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Xie, Hai‐nan, Iain A. Larmour, W. Ewen Smith, Karen Faulds, & Duncan Graham. (2012). Enhancing the SERS properties of nanoworms by matrix formation. The Analyst. 137(10). 2297–2297. 6 indexed citations

McNay, Graeme, David Eustace, W. Ewen Smith, Karen Faulds, & Duncan Graham. (2011). Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering (SERRS): A Review of Applications. Applied Spectroscopy. 65(8). 825–837. 506 indexed citations breakdown →

McNay, Graeme, et al.. (2010). Short-wave infrared excited SERS. The Analyst. 135(8). 1904–1904. 10 indexed citations

McLean, Kirsty J., Paul Carroll, Daniel Lewis, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Active Site Structure in CYP121: A Cytochrome P450 Essential for Viability of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis H37Rv*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(48). 33406–33416. 107 indexed citations

Macmillan, Alexander, Jan Karolin, W. Ewen Smith, et al.. (2007). Single molecule level detection of allophycocyanin by surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering. The Analyst. 132(7). 633–633. 11 indexed citations

McHugh, Callum J., Alan R. Kennedy, W. Ewen Smith, & Duncan Graham. (2007). TNT stilbene derivatives as SERRS active species. The Analyst. 132(10). 986–986. 9 indexed citations

Graham, Duncan, Karen Faulds, & W. Ewen Smith. (2006). Biosensing using silver nanoparticles and surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering. Chemical Communications. 4363–4363. 85 indexed citations

McNay, Graeme, Duncan Graham, W. Ewen Smith, et al.. (2004). Visual Observations of SERRS from Single Silver‐Coated Silica Microparticles within Optical Tweezers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(19). 2512–2514. 15 indexed citations

Littleford, Rachael E., Pavel Matousek, Michael Towrie, et al.. (2004). Raman spectroscopy of street samples of cocaine obtained using Kerr gated fluorescence rejection. The Analyst. 129(6). 505–505. 25 indexed citations

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Fruk, Ljiljana, et al.. (2002). A new approach to oligonucleotide labelling using Diels–Alder cycloadditions and detection by SERRS. Chemical Communications. 2100–2101. 35 indexed citations

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Reglinski, J., Duncan E. Paterson, Rhoda Wilson, et al.. (1997). Myocrisin-mediated oxidative stress. Clinica Chimica Acta. 268(1-2). 85–99. 8 indexed citations

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Macdonald, Iain D. G., W. Ewen Smith, & Andrew W. Munro. (1996). Inhibitor/fatty acid interactions with cytochrome P‐450 BM3. FEBS Letters. 396(2-3). 196–200. 16 indexed citations

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Ness, Jon E., et al.. (1994). The assessment of the HO· scavenging action of therapeutic agents. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 12(7). 863–866. 22 indexed citations

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Reglinski, J., et al.. (1993). The interaction of sodium nitroprusside with peripheral white blood cells in vitro: a rationale for cyanide release in vivo. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1156(3). 327–333. 13 indexed citations

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McMurray, John J.V., M. Chopra, Ishan Abdullah, W. Ewen Smith, & Henry J. Dargie. (1993). Evidence of oxidative stress in chronic heart failure in humans. European Heart Journal. 14(11). 1493–1498. 223 indexed citations

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McMurray, John J.V., M. Chopra, Ishan Abdullah, W. Ewen Smith, & H. J. Dargie. (1992). Evidence for oxidative stress in unstable angina. Heart. 68(11). 454–457. 20 indexed citations

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Reglinski, J., et al.. (1990). The action of myocrisin on membrane bound sulphhydryl groups. Clinica Chimica Acta. 195(1-2). 41–45. 4 indexed citations

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Reglinski, J., W. Ewen Smith, & R D Sturrock. (1988). Spin‐echo ¹H NMR detected response of ergothioneine to oxidative stress in the intact human erythrocyte. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 6(2). 217–223. 24 indexed citations

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McConnell, A. A., D.H. Brown, & W. Ewen Smith. (1981). The vibrational properties of some gold(III)-halide complexes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy. 37(8). 583–585. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, W. Ewen, et al.. (1965). Melting and crystal structure: association in nitrate melts. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 285(1401). 263–274. 5 indexed citations

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