Sylvia B. Smith

12.2k citations

222 papers · 9.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.2%
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Ophthalmology top 0.5%
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Papers in

Molecular Biology 111
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 42
- Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects 40
- Retinal Development and Disorders 25
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study 18
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 36
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 17

Co-authors: Vadivel Ganapathy (79 shared papers)Pamela M. Martin (41 shared papers)Penny Roon (25 shared papers)Puttur D. Prasad (21 shared papers)Sudha Ananth (21 shared papers)Carol Costello (3 shared papers)Jaya P. Gnana‐Prakasam (20 shared papers)Muthusamy Thangaraju (10 shared papers)
Journals: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (42 papers)Experimental Eye Research (20 papers)Current Eye Research (9 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (7 papers)Biochemical Journal (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Egypt

In The Last Decade

Sylvia B. Smith

216 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Sylvia B. Smith's Hit Papers

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The Cystine/Glutamate Antiporter System x _c ⁻ in Health and Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Novel Therapeutic Opportunities 2012 · 767 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 Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
2009 Cancer Research

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1	The Cystine/Glutamate Antiporter System x _c ⁻ in Health and Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Novel Therapeutic Opportunities Antioxidants and Redox Signaling ·Jan Lewerenz, Sandra J. Hewett, Ying Huang, Maria P. Lambros, Peter W. Gout, Peter W. Kalivas, Ann Massie, Ilse Smolders, Axel Methner, Mathias Pergande, Sylvia B. Smith, Vadivel Ganapathy, Pamela Maher Hit paper breakdown →	2012	767
2	GPR109A Is a G-protein–Coupled Receptor for the Bacterial Fermentation Product Butyrate and Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Colon Cancer Research ·Muthusamy Thangaraju, Gail Cresci, Kebin Liu, Sudha Ananth, Jaya P. Gnana‐Prakasam, Darren D. Browning, John D. Mellinger, Sylvia B. Smith, Gregory J. Digby, Nevin A. Lambert, Puttur D. Prasad, Vadivel Ganapathy Hit paper breakdown →	2009	622
3	Death of Retinal Neurons in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Pamela M. Martin, Penny Roon, T.K. Van Ells, Vadivel Ganapathy, Sylvia B. Smith	2004	388
4	A role for macroautophagy in protection against 4-hydroxytamoxifen–induced cell death and the development of antiestrogen resistance Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Julia S. Samaddar, Virgil T. Gaddy, Jennifer Duplantier, Sudharsan Periyasamy Thandavan, Manish A. Shah, Marlena J. Smith, Darren D. Browning, James V. Rawson, Sylvia B. Smith, John T. Barrett, Patricia V. Schoenlein	2008	162
5	Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Delays the Death of Photoreceptors in Mouse Models of Inherited Retinal Degenerations Neurobiology of Disease ·Michel Cayouette, Sylvia B. Smith, S. Patricia Becerra, Claude Gravel	1999	161
6	The Prevalence of Food Security and Insecurity Among Illinois University Students Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ·Loran Mary Morris, Sylvia B. Smith, Jeremy Davis, Dawn Null	2016	153
7	Hyperglycemia, p53, and mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis are involved in the susceptibility of diabetic models to ischemic acute kidney injury Kidney International ·Jianping Peng, Xiaoning Li, Dongshan Zhang, Jian‐Kang Chen, Yunchao Su, Sylvia B. Smith, Zheng Dong	2014	152
8	The short variant of the mitochondrial dynamin OPA1 maintains mitochondrial energetics and cristae structure Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Hakjoo Lee, Sylvia B. Smith, Yisang Yoon	2017	149
9	Understanding Local Food Consumers: Theory of Planned Behavior and Segmentation Approach Journal of Food Products Marketing ·Archana Kumar, Sylvia B. Smith	2017	139
10	Culinary tourism: Satisfaction with a culinary event utilizing importance-performance grid analysis Journal Of Vacation Marketing ·Sylvia B. Smith, Carol Costello	2009	138
11	Expression of slc5a8 in Kidney and Its Role in Na+-coupled Transport of Lactate Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Elangovan Gopal, You-Jun Fei, Mitsuru Sugawara, Seiji Miyauchi, Lina Zhuang, Pamela M. Martin, Sylvia B. Smith, Puttur D. Prasad, Vadivel Ganapathy	2004	136
12	Effects of hydroxyl radical scavenging on cisplatin-induced p53 activation, tubular cell apoptosis and nephrotoxicity Biochemical Pharmacology ·Man Jiang, Qingqing Wei, Navjotsingh Pabla, Guie Dong, Cong‐Yi Wang, Tianxin Yang, Sylvia B. Smith, Zheng Dong	2007	136
13	SLC19: the folate/thiamine transporter family Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology ·Vadivel Ganapathy, Sylvia B. Smith, Puttur D. Prasad	2004	132
14	Expression and Differential Polarization of the Reduced-folate Transporter-1 and the Folate Receptor α in Mammalian Retinal Pigment Epithelium Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Christy D. Chancy, Ramesh Kekuda, Wei Huang, Puttur D. Prasad, Jean-Marc Kuhnel, Francis M. Sirotnak, Penny Roon, Vadivel Ganapathy, Sylvia B. Smith	2000	125
15	Influence of Push and Pull Motivations on Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions within a Culinary Tourism Event Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism ·Sylvia B. Smith, Carol Costello, Robert A. Muenchen	2010	125
16	SLC5A8 Triggers Tumor Cell Apoptosis through Pyruvate-Dependent Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases Cancer Research ·Muthusamy Thangaraju, Elangovan Gopal, Pamela M. Martin, Sudha Ananth, Sylvia B. Smith, Puttur D. Prasad, Esta Sterneck, Vadivel Ganapathy	2006	122
17	Identity of SMCT1 (SLC5A8) as a neuron‐specific Na⁺‐coupled transporter for active uptake ofl‐lactate and ketone bodies in the brain Journal of Neurochemistry ·Pamela M. Martin, Elangovan Gopal, Sudha Ananth, Lina Zhuang, S Itagaki, Balakrishna M. Prasad, Sylvia B. Smith, Puttur D. Prasad, Vadivel Ganapathy	2006	120
18	Effective Academic Interventions in the United States: Evaluating and Enhancing the Acquisition of Early Reading Skills School Psychology Review ·Roland H. Good, Deborah C. Simmons, Sylvia B. Smith	1998	118
19	Sigma 1 receptor regulates the oxidative stress response in primary retinal Müller glial cells via NRF2 signaling and system xc−, the Na+-independent glutamate–cystine exchanger Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Jing Wang, Arul Shanmugam, Shanu Markand, Eric P. Zorrilla, Vadivel Ganapathy, Sylvia B. Smith	2015	117
20	Structure, Function, and Expression Pattern of a Novel Sodium-coupled Citrate Transporter (NaCT) Cloned from Mammalian Brain Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Katsuhisa Inoue, Lina Zhuang, Dennis M. Maddox, Sylvia B. Smith, Vadivel Ganapathy	2002	115

About Sylvia B. Smith

Sylvia B. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Rheumatology, Biochemistry and Ophthalmology, having authored 222 papers that have together received 9.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (42 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (40 papers), Folate and B Vitamins Research (32 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (25 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (21 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (21 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (18 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (1.0k citations), Ophthalmology (1.2k citations), Biological Psychiatry (309 citations), Clinical Biochemistry (610 citations) and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (130 citations). Sylvia B. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Egypt. Frequent co-authors include Vadivel Ganapathy, Pamela M. Martin, Penny Roon, Puttur D. Prasad, Sudha Ananth, Carol Costello, Jaya P. Gnana‐Prakasam, Muthusamy Thangaraju, Barbara A. Mysona and Jing Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Experimental Eye Research, Current Eye Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Journal.

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