David John Smith

35.7k citations

904 papers · 23.5k · 1 hit paper · h-index 70

Impact in

Structural Biology top 0.01%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Condensed Matter Physics top 0.2%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials

Papers in

Structural Biology 219
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications 219
Condensed Matter Physics 166
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials 159

Co-authors: Martha R. McCartney (144 shared papers)Laurence D. Marks (14 shared papers)S. Parkin (18 shared papers)Ami E. Berkowitz (31 shared papers)L. A. Bursill (28 shared papers)John Kouvetakis (49 shared papers)Lin Zhou (66 shared papers)David A. Cullen (26 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (125 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (88 papers)Journal of Crystal Growth (49 papers)Ultramicroscopy (45 papers)Microscopy and Microanalysis (32 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

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David John Smith

872 papers receiving 22.6k citations

David John Smith's Hit Papers

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Giant magnetoresistance in antiferromagnetic Co/Cu multilayers 1991 · 528 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1991 Applied Physics Letters

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1	Bulk Production of a New Form of sp2 Carbon: Crystalline Graphene Nanoribbons Nano Letters ·Jessica Campos‐Delgado, Jose Manuel Romo-Herrera, Xiaoting Jia, David A. Cullen, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Yoong Ahm Kim, Takuya Hayashi, Zhifeng Ren	2008	546
2	Giant magnetoresistance in antiferromagnetic Co/Cu multilayers Applied Physics Letters ·S. Parkin, Z. G. Li, David John Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1991	528
3	Ex-MWNTs: Graphene Sheets and Ribbons Produced by Lithium Intercalation and Exfoliation of Carbon Nanotubes Nano Letters ·Abraham G. Cano-Márquez, Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías, Jessica Campos‐Delgado, Claudia G. Espinosa‐González, Ferdinando Tristán-López, Daniel Ramírez‐González, David A. Cullen, David John Smith	2009	357
4	Covalently bonded three-dimensional carbon nanotube solids via boron induced nanojunctions Scientific Reports ·Daniel Paul Hashim, Narayanan T. Narayanan, Jose Manuel Romo-Herrera, David A. Cullen, Myung Gwan Hahm, Peter J. Lezzi, Joseph Suttle, Douglas O. Kelkhoff	2012	340
5	An investigation of grain boundaries in submicrometer-grained Al-Mg solid solution alloys using high-resolution electron microscopy Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·Zenji Horita, David John Smith, Minoru Furukawa, Minoru Nemoto, Ruslan Zufarovich Valiev, Terence G. Langdon	1996	303
6	An investigation of the properties of cubic GaN grown on GaAs by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·S. Strite, J. Ruan, Zixun Li, Arnel Salvador, Hao Chen, David John Smith, Wolfgang J. Choyke, Hadis Morkoç	1991	292
7	Dynamic Atomic-Level Rearrangements in Small Gold Particles Science ·David John Smith, Amanda K. Petford-Long, Reine Wallenberg, J.‐O. Bovin	1986	269
8	Ge–Sn semiconductors for band-gap and lattice engineering Applied Physics Letters ·Jennifer L. Taraci, J. Tolle, Andrew V. G. Chizmeshya, Stefan Zollner, David John Smith, J. Menéndez, Changwu Hu, John Kouvetakis +1 other	2002	241
9	Direct surface imaging in small metal particles Nature ·Laurence D. Marks, David John Smith	1983	218
10	Observation of ferromagnetism above 900K in Cr–GaN and Cr–AlN Applied Physics Letters ·H. X. Liu, Stephen Y. Wu, Rakesh K. Singh, Lin Gu, David John Smith, N. Newman, N. R. Dilley, M. B. Simmonds +1 other	2004	206
11	Nitrogen-Mediated Carbon Nanotube Growth: Diameter Reduction, Metallicity, Bundle Dispersability, and Bamboo-like Structure Formation ACS Nano ·Bobby G. Sumpter, Vincent C. Meunier, Jose Manuel Romo-Herrera, Eduardo Cruz‐Silva, David A. Cullen, Humberto Terrones, David John Smith, Mauricio Terrones	2007	206
12	Structural studies of trigonal lamellar particles of gold and silver Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Angus I. Kirkland, David A. Jefferson, D.G. Duff, Peter Philip Edwards, Ian Gameson, Brian F. G. Johnson, David John Smith	1993	184
13	High resolution studies of small particles of gold and silver Journal of Crystal Growth ·Laurence D. Marks, David John Smith	1981	175
14	Atomic Structure of Symmetric Tilt Grain Boundaries in NiO Physical Review Letters ·K. L. Merkle, David John Smith	1987	174
15	Heterodoped Nanotubes: Theory, Synthesis, and Characterization of Phosphorus−Nitrogen Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ACS Nano ·Eduardo Cruz‐Silva, David A. Cullen, Lin Gu, Jose Manuel Romo-Herrera, Emilio Muñoz‐Sandoval, Florentino Lopéz‐Urías, Bobby G. Sumpter, Vincent C. Meunier	2008	172
16	Electron Holography: Phase Imaging with Nanometer Resolution Annual Review of Materials Research ·Martha R. McCartney, David John Smith	2007	169
17	Architecture and magnetism of alnico Acta Materialia ·L.W. Zhou, M.K. Miller, Liqin Ke, Ralph Skomski, H. Dillon, Qiao Rui Xing, Andriy M. Palasyuk, M.R. McCartney	2014	165
18	Synthesis, characterization, and modeling of high quality ferromagnetic Cr-doped AlN thin films Applied Physics Letters ·Mark van Schilfgaarde, David John Smith, N. Newman +6 others	2003	158
19	Production and Characterization of Single-Crystal FeCo Nanowires Inside Carbon Nanotubes Nano Letters ·Ana Laura Elías, Julio A. Rodríguez‐Manzo, Martha R. McCartney, Dmitri V. Golberg, Adalberto Zamudio‐Ojeda, Samuel E. Baltazar, Florentino Lopéz‐Urías, Emilio Muñoz‐Sandoval	2005	158
20	Strain-Driven Alloying in Ge/Si(100) Coherent Islands Physical Review Letters ·S. A. Chaparro, Jeff S. Drucker, Y. Zhang, D. Chandrasekhar, Martha R. McCartney, David John Smith	1999	151

About David John Smith

David John Smith is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 904 papers that have together received 23.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (219 papers), GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (159 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (135 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (84 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (74 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (71 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (60 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (46 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (3.5k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (3.5k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.8k citations), Materials Chemistry (7.2k citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (832 citations). David John Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Martha R. McCartney, Laurence D. Marks, S. Parkin, Ami E. Berkowitz, L. A. Bursill, John Kouvetakis, Lin Zhou, David A. Cullen, Mauricio Terrones and Hadis Morkoç. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Crystal Growth, Ultramicroscopy and Microscopy and Microanalysis.

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