P.F. Smith

3.6k citations

78 papers · 2.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 56
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena 50
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 21
- Particle Detector Development and Performance 14
- Neutrino Physics Research 8
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 35
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research 33

Co-authors: J.D. Lewin (27 shared papers)G.J. Homer (14 shared papers)G.J. Davies (7 shared papers)N.J.C. Spooner (8 shared papers)John Dwyfor Davies (3 shared papers)W. Gareth Jones (7 shared papers)Neil J. C. Spooner (8 shared papers)Arthur Bewick (6 shared papers)
Journals: Physics Letters B (18 papers)Astroparticle Physics (10 papers)IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (4 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (3 papers)Nature (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Portugal United States

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P.F. Smith

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

P.F. Smith's Hit Papers

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Review of mathematics, numerical factors, and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil 1996 · 949 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.

1996 Astroparticle Physics

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1	Review of mathematics, numerical factors, and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil Astroparticle Physics ·J.D. Lewin, P.F. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1996	949
2	Results from the first science run of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter search experiment Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·V.N. Lebedenko, Henrique M. Araújo, E.J. Barnes, Arthur Bewick, R.J. Cashmore, V. Chepel, A. Currie, D. Davidge	2009	144
3	First limits on WIMP nuclear recoil signals in ZEPLIN-II: A two-phase xenon detector for dark matter detection Astroparticle Physics ·G.J. Alner, Henrique M. Araújo, Arthur Bewick, Cristian Bungau, B. Camanzi, Michael J. Carson, R.J. Cashmore, Hassan Chagani	2007	110
4	Improved dark matter limits from pulse shape discrimination in a low background sodium iodide detector at the Boulby mine Physics Letters B ·P.F. Smith, G.T.J. Arnison, G.J. Homer, J.D. Lewin, G.J. Alner, Neil J. C. Spooner, J. J. Quenby, Timothy Sumner	1996	101
5	First limits on nuclear recoil events from the ZEPLIN I galactic dark matter detector Astroparticle Physics ·G.J. Alner, Henrique M. Araújo, G. J. ARNISON, J. C. Barton, Arthur Bewick, Cristian Bungau, B. Camanzi, Michael J. Carson	2005	86
6	Limits on WIMP cross-sections from the NAIAD experiment at the Boulby Underground Laboratory Physics Letters B ·G.J. Alner, Henrique M. Araújo, G. J. ARNISON, J. C. Barton, Arthur Bewick, Cristian Bungau, B. Camanzi, Michael J. Carson	2005	79
7	The DRIFT-II dark matter detector: Design and commissioning Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·G.J. Alner, Henrique M. Araújo, Arthur Bewick, S. Burgos, Michael J. Carson, J.C. Davies, E. Daw, Jaime Dawson	2005	66
8	The scintillation efficiency of sodium and iodine recoils in a NaI(Tl) detector for dark matter searches Physics Letters B ·Neil J. C. Spooner, G.J. Davies, John Dwyfor Davies, G.J.B. Pyle, Terry Bucknell, G.T.A. Squier, J.D. Lewin, P.F. Smith	1994	63
9	Limits on the Spin-Dependent WIMP-Nucleon Cross Sections from the First Science Run of the ZEPLIN-III Experiment Physical Review Letters ·V.N. Lebedenko, Henrique M. Araújo, E.J. Barnes, Arthur Bewick, R.J. Cashmore, V. Chepel, A. Currie, D. Davidge	2009	50
10	Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to the detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering Journal of High Energy Physics ·Edivaldo Moura Santos, B. Edwards, V. Chepel, Henrique M. Araújo, D.Yu. Akimov, E.J. Barnes, V. A. Belov, A. Burenkov	2011	48
11	Nuclear recoil scintillation and ionisation yields in liquid xenon from ZEPLIN-III data Physics Letters B ·Markus Horn, Vladimir A. Belov, D. Akimov, Henrique M. Araújo, E.J. Barnes, A. Burenkov, V. Chepel, A. Currie	2011	45
12	Position Reconstruction in a Dual Phase Xenon Scintillation Detector IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ·V. N. Solovov, Vladimir A. Belov, D. Akimov, Henrique M. Araújo, E.J. Barnes, A. Burenkov, V. Chepel, A. Currie	2012	44
13	A solution to the ‘training’ problem in superconducting magnets Cryogenics ·P.F. Smith, B. Colyer	1975	42
14	Measurement of single electron emission in two-phase xenon Astroparticle Physics ·B. N. Edwards, Henrique M. Araújo, V. Chepel, D. Cline, T. Durkin, Jun Gao, C. Ghag, E. V. Korolkova	2008	40
15	Limits on inelastic dark matter from ZEPLIN-III Physics Letters B ·D. Akimov, Henrique M. Araújo, E.J. Barnes, Vladimir A. Belov, Arthur Bewick, A. Burenkov, R.J. Cashmore, V. Chepel	2010	39
16	NaI dark matter limits and the NAIAD array – a detector with improved sensitivity to WIMPs using unencapsulated NaI Physics Letters B ·Neil J. C. Spooner, Vitaly A. Kudryavtsev, C.D. Peak, P.K. Lightfoot, T.B. Lawson, M. J. Lehner, J. E. McMillan, John W. Roberts	2000	35
17	Mitchell's osteotomy using internal fixation and early mobilisation Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume ·TW Briggs, P.F. Smith, TB McAuliffe	1992	35
18	The scintillation efficiency for calcium and fluorine recoils in CaF2 and carbon and fluorine recoils in C6F6 for dark matter searches Physics Letters B ·G.J. Davies, N.J.C. Spooner, John Dwyfor Davies, G.J.B. Pyle, Terry Bucknell, G.T.A. Squier, J.D. Lewin, P.F. Smith	1994	33
19	Demonstration of nuclear recoil discrimination for low temperature dark matter detectors, by measurement of simultaneous ionization and thermal pulses in silicon Physics Letters B ·N.J.C. Spooner, Arthur Bewick, G.J. Homer, P.F. Smith, J.D. Lewin	1991	33
20	Protection of Superconducting Coils Review of Scientific Instruments ·P.F. Smith	1963	32

About P.F. Smith

P.F. Smith is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 78 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (50 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (33 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (21 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (14 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (12 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (11 papers), Neutrino Physics Research (8 papers) and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.3k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (738 citations), Radiation (329 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (940 citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (8 citations). P.F. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. Frequent co-authors include J.D. Lewin, G.J. Homer, G.J. Davies, N.J.C. Spooner, John Dwyfor Davies, W. Gareth Jones, Neil J. C. Spooner, Arthur Bewick, N.J.T. Smith and G.T.A. Squier. Their work appears in journals such as Physics Letters B, Astroparticle Physics, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment and Nature.

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