Steven B. Smith

13.9k citations

39 papers · 10.7k · 7 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Structural Biology top 0.5%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Papers in

Molecular Biology 22
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 11
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 9
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 19
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications 16
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators 5
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics 4

Co-authors: Carlos Bustamante (31 shared papers)Yujia Cui (2 shared papers)Laura Finzi (2 shared papers)Ignacio Tinoco (6 shared papers)Jan Liphardt (4 shared papers)Miklós Kellermayer (3 shared papers)Henk L. Granzier (2 shared papers)Jeffrey R. Moffitt (1 shared paper)
Journals: Biophysical Journal (10 papers)Science (7 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 papers)Nature (2 papers)Biopolymers (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Spain United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Steven B. Smith

38 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Steven B. Smith's Hit Papers

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Recent Advances in Optical Tweezers 2008 · 831 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.

2008 Annual Review of Biochemistry
2005 Nature
2002 Science
2001 Science
1997 Science
1996 Science
1992 Science

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1	Overstretching B-DNA: The Elastic Response of Individual Double-Stranded and Single-Stranded DNA Molecules Science ·Steven B. Smith, Yujia Cui, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	1996	2135
2	Direct Mechanical Measurements of the Elasticity of Single DNA Molecules by Using Magnetic Beads Science ·Steven B. Smith, Laura Finzi, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	1992	1430
3	Folding-Unfolding Transitions in Single Titin Molecules Characterized with Laser Tweezers Science ·Miklós Kellermayer, Steven B. Smith, Henk L. Granzier, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1001
4	Equilibrium Information from Nonequilibrium Measurements in an Experimental Test of Jarzynski's Equality Science ·Jan Liphardt, Sophie Dumont, Steven B. Smith, Ignacio Tinoco, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	2002	845
5	Recent Advances in Optical Tweezers Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Yann R. Chemla, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	2008	831
6	Verification of the Crooks fluctuation theorem and recovery of RNA folding free energies Nature ·Delphine Collin, Félix Ritort, Christopher Jarzynski, Steven B. Smith, I Tinoco, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	2005	725
7	Reversible Unfolding of Single RNA Molecules by Mechanical Force Science ·Jan Liphardt, Bibiana Onoa, Steven B. Smith, Ignacio Tinoco, Carlos Bustamante Hit paper breakdown →	2001	686
8	Structural transitions and elasticity from torque measurements on DNA Nature ·Zev Bryant, Michael D. Stone, Jeff Gore, Steven B. Smith, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Carlos Bustamante	2003	433
9	Observation of Individual DNA Molecules Undergoing Gel Electrophoresis Science ·Steven B. Smith, Paul K. Aldridge, James B. Callis	1989	268
10	[7] Optical-trap force transducer that operates by direct measurement of light momentum Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Steven B. Smith, Yujia Cui, Carlos Bustamante	2003	237
11	Stretching of Single Collapsed DNA Molecules Biophysical Journal ·Christoph G. Baumann, Victor A. Bloomfield, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, Michelle D. Wang, Steven M. Block	2000	210
12	Single-molecule derivation of salt dependent base-pair free energies in DNA Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Josep Maria Huguet, Cristiano Valim Bizarro, Núria Forns, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, Félix Ritort	2010	186
13	Polymerization and mechanical properties of single RecA–DNA filaments Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Martin Hegner, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante	1999	186
14	Identifying Kinetic Barriers to Mechanical Unfolding of the T. thermophila Ribozyme Science ·Bibiana Onoa, Sophie Dumont, Jan Liphardt, Steven B. Smith, Ignacio Tinoco, Carlos Bustamante	2003	180
15	DNA Translocation and Loop Formation Mechanism of Chromatin Remodeling by SWI/SNF and RSC Molecular Cell ·Yongli Zhang, Corey L. Smith, Anjanabha Saha, Stephan W. Grill, Shirley Mihardja, Steven B. Smith, Bradley R. Cairns, Craig L. Peterson, Carlos Bustamante	2006	168
16	Chirality sensing by Escherichia coli topoisomerase IV and the mechanism of type II topoisomerases Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael D. Stone, Zev Bryant, Nancy J. Crisona, Steven B. Smith, Alexander Vologodskii, Carlos Bustamante, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli	2003	148
17	Temperature Control Methods in a Laser Tweezers System Biophysical Journal ·Hanbin Mao, J. Ricardo Arias‐Gonzalez, Steven B. Smith, Ignacio Tinoco, Carlos Bustamante	2005	140
18	Electrophoretic charge density and persistence length of DNA as measured by fluorescence microscopy Biopolymers ·Steven B. Smith, Arnold J. Bendich	1990	116
19	Force Unfolding Kinetics of RNA Using Optical Tweezers. I. Effects of Experimental Variables on Measured Results Biophysical Journal ·Jin‐Der Wen, Maria Mañosas, Pan T.X. Li, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, Félix Ritort, Ignacio Tinoco	2007	109
20	Probing the Mechanical Folding Kinetics of TAR RNA by Hopping, Force-Jump, and Force-Ramp Methods Biophysical Journal ·Pan T.X. Li, Delphine Collin, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, Ignacio Tinoco	2005	97

About Steven B. Smith

Steven B. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 39 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (16 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (5 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (5 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (333 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.3k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.4k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (739 citations) and Molecular Biology (5.4k citations). Steven B. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Carlos Bustamante, Yujia Cui, Laura Finzi, Ignacio Tinoco, Jan Liphardt, Miklós Kellermayer, Henk L. Granzier, Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Yann R. Chemla and Sophie Dumont. Their work appears in journals such as Biophysical Journal, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature and Biopolymers.

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