Robert C. Smith

13.9k citations

258 papers · 9.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Psychiatry and Mental health top 0.5%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Empathy and Medical Education
Family Practice top 1%

Papers in

Psychiatry and Mental health 38
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments 20
- Empathy and Medical Education 11
Molecular Biology 25

Co-authors: M Verga (4 shared papers)Arthur T. Rosenfield (6 shared papers)Francesca C. Dwamena (16 shared papers)Shirley McCarthy (5 shared papers)Judith S. Lyles (18 shared papers)Ruth B. Hoppe (3 shared papers)S. B. Heymsfield (2 shared papers)J Wang (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of General Internal Medicine (16 papers)Patient Education and Counseling (11 papers)American Journal of Psychiatry (7 papers)American Journal of Roentgenology (6 papers)Academic Medicine (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Smith

251 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Robert C. Smith's Hit Papers

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Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centred approach in clinical consultations 2012 · 760 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
1996 American Journal of Roentgenology
1995 Radiology
1990 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Peers

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×3.8 140/37

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×1.1 284/253

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×1.2 2k/1k

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×2.6 1k/422

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1	Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centred approach in clinical consultations Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Francesca C. Dwamena, Margaret Holmes‐Rovner, Carolyn M Gaulden, Sarah Jorgenson, Gelareh Sadigh, Alla Sikorskii, Simon Lewin, Robert C. Smith, John Coffey, Adesuwa Olomu, Michael Beasley Hit paper breakdown →	2012	760
2	Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual-photon absorptiometry American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·S. B. Heymsfield, Robert C. Smith, M. Aulet, B Bensen, Steven W. Lichtman, J Wang, RN Pierson Hit paper breakdown →	1990	705
3	Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. Radiology ·Robert C. Smith, Arthur T. Rosenfield, K A Choe, K R Essenmacher, M Verga, Morton G. Glickman, R Lange Hit paper breakdown →	1995	494
4	Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal of Roentgenology ·Robert C. Smith, M Verga, Shirley McCarthy, Arthur T. Rosenfield Hit paper breakdown →	1996	441
5	THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN The Journal of Urology ·Neal C. Dalrymple, M Verga, Kevin R. Anderson, Peter F. Bove, Anne M. Covey, Arthur T. Rosenfield, Robert C. Smith	1998	259
6	The Patient's Story: Integrating the Patient- and Physician-centered Approaches to Interviewing Annals of Internal Medicine ·Robert C. Smith, Ruth B. Hoppe	1991	202
7	The Effectiveness of Intensive Training for Residents in Interviewing Annals of Internal Medicine ·Robert C. Smith, Judith S. Lyles, Jennifer Mettler, Bertram E. Stöffelmayr, Lawrence F. Van Egeren, Alicia A. Marshall, Joseph C. Gardiner, Karen Maduschke, Jennifer Stanley, Gerald G. Osborn, Valerie Shebroe, Ruth B. Greenbaum	1998	200
8	Ureteral calculi in patients with flank pain: correlation of plain radiography with unenhanced helical CT. Radiology ·Jonathan Levine, Jeffrey D. Neitlich, M Verga, Neal C. Dalrymple, Robert C. Smith	1997	177
9	What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Being Treated for Prior to This Diagnosis? CHEST Journal ·Robert C. Smith, John Ronald, Kenneth Delaive, Randy Walld, Jure Manfreda, Meir H. Kryger	2002	164
10	Varenicline in the routine treatment of tobacco dependence: a pre–post comparison with nicotine replacement therapy and an evaluation in those with mental illness Addiction ·John Stapleton, Lucy Watson, Lucy I. Spirling, Robert C. Smith, Andrea Milbrandt, Marina Ratcliffe, G Sutherland	2007	158
11	Adult intussusception: case reports and review of literature Postgraduate Medical Journal ·S. Yalamarthi, Robert C. Smith	2005	152
12	Psychosocial factors are associated with health care seeking rather than diagnosis in irritable bowel syndrome Gastroenterology ·Robert C. Smith, David S. Greenbaum, (unknown), Rebecca Henry, Mary Ann Reinhart, Ruth B. Greenbaum, Howard A. Dean, James E. Mayle	1990	140
13	Primary care clinicians treat patients with medically unexplained symptoms Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Robert C. Smith, Judith S. Lyles, Joseph C. Gardiner, Corina M. Sirbu, Annemarie Hodges, Clare E. Collins, Francesca C. Dwamena, Catherine Lein, Charles W. Given, Barbara Given, John H. Goddeeris	2006	137
14	Electron Spin Resonance Absorption for Polycrystalline Substances: II Proceedings of the Physical Society ·J W Searl, Robert C. Smith, S. J. Wyard	1961	126
15	Optical properties of II–IV–V2 and I–III–VI2 crystals with particular reference to transmission limits physica status solidi (a) ·G. C. Bhar, Robert C. Smith	1972	115
16	A MULTINATIONAL, RANDOMISED, 12‐WEEK, COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DONEPEZIL AND RIVASTIGMINE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE International Journal of Clinical Practice ·D. G. Wilkinson, AP Passmore, R. Morris Bullock, S.W. Hopker, Robert C. Smith, FCV Potocnik, CM Maud, Ingrid Engelbrecht, C. Hock, JR Ieni, RS Bahra	2002	113
17	Can running cause the appearance of marrow edema on MR images of the foot and ankle? Radiology ·K M Lazzarini, Robert N. Troiano, Robert C. Smith	1997	105
18	Malignant mixed müllerian tumor (mixed mesodermal tumor of the uterus).A study of twenty-one cases Cancer ·William H. Sternberg, Wallace H. Clark, Robert C. Smith	1954	102
19	A strategy for improving patient satisfaction by the intensive training of residents in psychosocial medicine Academic Medicine ·Robert C. Smith, Judith S. Lyles, Jennifer Mettler, Alicia A. Marshall, Lawrence F. Van Egeren, Bertram E. Stöffelmayr, Gerald G. Osborn, Valerie Shebroe	1995	102
20	Gender differences in manning criteria in the irritable bowel syndrome Gastroenterology ·Robert C. Smith, David S. Greenbaum, Jeffrey B. Vancouver, Rebecca Henry, Mary Ann Reinhart, Ruth B. Greenbaum, Howard A. Dean, James E. Mayle	1991	101

About Robert C. Smith

Robert C. Smith is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Molecular Biology, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, having authored 258 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (20 papers), Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (13 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (11 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (10 papers), Electron Spin Resonance Studies (10 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (9 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (9 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Psychiatry and Mental health (1.2k citations), Family Practice (140 citations), Gastroenterology (284 citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (1.5k citations) and General Health Professions (1.1k citations). Robert C. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include M Verga, Arthur T. Rosenfield, Francesca C. Dwamena, Shirley McCarthy, Judith S. Lyles, Ruth B. Hoppe, S. B. Heymsfield, J Wang, M. Aulet and Steven W. Lichtman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of General Internal Medicine, Patient Education and Counseling, American Journal of Psychiatry, American Journal of Roentgenology and Academic Medicine.

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