Wally R. Smith

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
165 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wally R. Smith is a scholar working on Genetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Wally R. Smith has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Genetics, 68 papers in Hematology and 42 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Wally R. Smith's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (102 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (62 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (29 papers). Wally R. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (102 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (62 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (29 papers). Wally R. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Wally R. Smith's co-authors include Donna K. McClish, James L. Levenson, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Susan D. Roseff, Imoigele P. Aisiku, John D. Roberts, Lynne Penberthy, Kenneth I. Ataga, Abdullah Kutlar and Lakshmanan Krishnamurti and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Wally R. Smith

151 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Sickle cell disease

2018 836 citations Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, Wally R. Smith et al. profile →
Crizanlizumab for the Prevention of Pain Crises in Sickle Cell Disease

2016 595 citations Julie Kanter, Victor R. Gordeuk et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wally R. Smith United States	39	4.2k	3.0k	1.7k	666	612	165	6.3k
Sophie Lanzkron United States	42	5.0k 1.2×	3.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	579 0.9×	382 0.6×	212	6.5k
Jane S. Hankins United States	36	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	336 0.5×	292 0.5×	257	4.4k
Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong United States	46	7.1k 1.7×	5.9k 2.0×	2.2k 1.2×	208 0.3×	600 1.0×	140	8.7k
Carlton Haywood United States	35	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	987 0.6×	566 0.8×	152 0.2×	82	3.6k
Kaleb Michaud United States	62	1.3k 0.3×	3.0k 1.0×	211 0.1×	654 1.0×	638 1.0×	266	13.7k
Merete Lund Hetland Denmark	51	847 0.2×	2.0k 0.7×	137 0.1×	389 0.6×	670 1.1×	347	8.9k
Montserrat Rué Spain	38	562 0.1×	727 0.2×	393 0.2×	465 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	146	6.4k
Patrick Lefèbvre United States	43	381 0.1×	714 0.2×	529 0.3×	204 0.3×	310 0.5×	469	7.3k
Sven Trelle Switzerland	35	525 0.1×	519 0.2×	254 0.1×	472 0.7×	285 0.5×	95	7.2k
M.A.F. El‐Hazmi Saudi Arabia	25	1.1k 0.3×	849 0.3×	482 0.3×	148 0.2×	219 0.4×	133	2.7k

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Valrie, Cecelia, et al.. (2024). Investigating home‐based opioid use among youth with sickle cell disease using ecological momentary assessment. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 71(8). e31116–e31116. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Wally R., et al.. (2024). Dysphagia in patients with sickle cell disease: An understudied problem. Journal of the National Medical Association. 116(2). 126–130. 1 indexed citations

Steinberg, Joel L., et al.. (2023). Association of Cerebral Hemodynamics and Anemia on Processing Speed in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. PubMed. 5(1).

Sturgeon, John A., et al.. (2023). Race, Ethnicity, and Belief in a Just World: Implications for Chronic Pain Acceptance Among Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain. Journal of Pain. 24(12). 2309–2318. 3 indexed citations

Brown, R. Clark, Modupe Idowu, Richard A. Drachtman, et al.. (2023). Patient‐Reported Experiences in Voxelotor‐Treated Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: A Semistructured Interview Study. BioMed Research International. 2023(1). 7533111–7533111. 6 indexed citations

Sisler, India, et al.. (2023). Impact of community health workers on quality of life in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: The SHIP‐HU study. British Journal of Haematology. 204(2). 649–657.

Sisler, India, et al.. (2023). Intraindividual pain variability metrics for youth with sickle cell disease: Relations to health outcomes. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 70(4). e30194–e30194. 2 indexed citations

Callaghan, Michael U., et al.. (2022). Targeting TRPV1 activity via high‐dose capsaicin in patients with sickle cell disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 653–659. 4 indexed citations

Shah, Nirmish, David O. Beenhouwer, Michael S. Broder, et al.. (2020). <p>Development of a Severity Classification System for Sickle Cell Disease</p>. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research. Volume 12. 625–633. 19 indexed citations

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Tong, Sebastian T., et al.. (2019). Screening for Psychotherapeutic Medication Misuse in Primary Care Patients: Comparing Two Instruments. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 32(2). 272–278. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Wally R., et al.. (2017). Reducing Hospital Use of Urban Sickle Cell Adults Using Multidisciplinary Adult Care and Instrumental Support. Blood. 130. 5661. 1 indexed citations

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Gibbons, Michael, et al.. (2016). Top 10 Things You Need to Know to Run Community Health Worker Programs: Lessons Learned in the Field. Southern Medical Journal. 109(9). 579–582. 4 indexed citations

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Carden, Marcus A., et al.. (2016). Health literacy and disease-specific knowledge of caregivers for children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 33(2). 121–133. 20 indexed citations

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Telen, Marilyn J., Ted Wun, Timothy L. McCavit, et al.. (2015). Randomized phase 2 study of GMI-1070 in SCD: reduction in time to resolution of vaso-occlusive events and decreased opioid use. Blood. 125(17). 2656–2664. 163 indexed citations

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Treadwell, Marsha, Shirley Johnson, India Sisler, et al.. (2015). Development of a sickle cell disease readiness for transition assessment. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 28(2). 193–201. 26 indexed citations

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Treadwell, Marsha, Shirley Johnson, India Sisler, et al.. (2015). Self-efficacy and readiness for transition from pediatric to adult care in sickle cell disease. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 28(4). 381–388. 32 indexed citations

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Derlega, Valerian J., et al.. (2014). How Patients' Self-Disclosure about Sickle Cell Pain Episodes to Significant Others Relates to Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Pain Medicine. 15(9). 1496–1507. 14 indexed citations

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Bearman, Gonzalo, Alexandre R. Marra, Curtis N. Sessler, et al.. (2007). A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. American Journal of Infection Control. 35(10). 650–655. 61 indexed citations

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Smith, Wally R., J. James Cotter, & Louis F. Rossiter. (1996). System change: quality assessment and improvement for Medicaid managed care.. PubMed. 17(4). 97–115. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, Wally R., et al.. (1989). Hypermedia or Hyperchaos: Using HyperCard to Teach Medical Decision Making.. PubMed Central. 858–863. 2 indexed citations

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