William C. Smith

20.6k citations

318 papers · 15.6k · 5 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

Animal Science and Zoology top 0.2%
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
Nephrology top 0.5%

Papers in

Animal Science and Zoology 67
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology 64
- Meat and Animal Product Quality 40
Molecular Biology 61
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 45

Co-authors: Richard M. Harland (3 shared papers)W. A. Chambers (8 shared papers)Amudha Poobalan (12 shared papers)Blair H. Smith (5 shared papers)Lorna Aucott (12 shared papers)Paul J. Moughan (38 shared papers)Richard M. Harland (1 shared paper)Kay Penny (3 shared papers)
Journals: Animal Science (29 papers)New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research (16 papers)Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (12 papers)Developmental Biology (11 papers)Development (10 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States New Zealand

In The Last Decade

William C. Smith

310 papers receiving 14.6k citations

William C. Smith's Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Incidence and Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury 2007 · 675 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.

2007 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2004 Health Technology Assessment
1999 The Lancet
1992 Cell
1991 Cell

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×0.7 436/587

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×0.6 534/834

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1	Expression cloning of noggin, a new dorsalizing factor localized to the Spemann organizer in Xenopus embryos Cell ·William C. Smith, Richard M. Harland Hit paper breakdown →	1992	1031
2	The epidemiology of chronic pain in the community The Lancet ·Alison M. Elliott, Blair H. Smith, Kay Penny, William C. Smith, W. A. Chambers Hit paper breakdown →	1999	959
3	Systematic review of the long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for obesity and implications for health improvement Health Technology Assessment ·Alison Avenell, J. Broom, Tamara Brown, Amudha Poobalan, Lorna Aucott, Sally C. Stearns, William C. Smith, Roland Jung, Marion Campbell, Adrian Grant Hit paper breakdown →	2004	799
4	Incidence and Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Tariq Ali, Izhar Khan, William G. Simpson, Gordon Prescott, John Townend, William C. Smith, Alison MacLeod Hit paper breakdown →	2007	675
5	Injected Xwnt-8 RNA acts early in Xenopus embryos to promote formation of a vegetal dorsalizing center Cell ·William C. Smith, Richard M. Harland Hit paper breakdown →	1991	570
6	The impact of chronic pain in the community Family Practice ·Blair H. Smith, Alison M Elliott, W. A. Chambers, William C. Smith, Philip C Hannaford, Kay Penny	2001	418
7	Chronic pain and quality of life following open inguinal hernia repair British journal of surgery ·Amudha Poobalan, Julie Bruce, P M King, W. A. Chambers, Z H Krukowski, William C. Smith	2001	382
8	Secreted noggin protein mimics the Spemann organizer in dorsalizing Xenopus mesoderm Nature ·William C. Smith, Anne K. Knecht, Mike Wu, Richard M. Harland	1993	319
9	A nodal-related gene defines a physical and functional domain within the Spemann organizer Cell ·William C. Smith, Roslyn McKendry, Stephen Ribisi, Richard M. Harland	1995	306
10	The course of chronic pain in the community: results of a 4-year follow-up study Pain ·Alison M. Elliott, Blair H. Smith, Philip C Hannaford, William C. Smith, W. A. Chambers	2002	301
11	Obesity as an independent risk factor for elective and emergency caesarean delivery in nulliparous women – systematic review and meta‐analysis of cohort studies Obesity Reviews ·Amudha Poobalan, Lorna Aucott, Tara Gurung, William C. Smith, Sohinee Bhattacharya	2008	299
12	Mouse Serum Growth Hormone (GH) Binding Protein has GH Receptor Extracellular and Substituted Transmembrane Domains Molecular Endocrinology ·William C. Smith, Jon Kuniyoshi, Frank Talamantes	1989	286
13	Long-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors with post-mastectomy pain syndrome British Journal of Cancer ·Lesley Macdonald, Julie Bruce, Neil Scott, William C. Smith, W. A. Chambers	2005	270
14	The Chemistry of Sulfur Tetrafluoride. II. The Fluorination of Organic Carbonyl Compounds¹ Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William R. Hasek, William C. Smith, V. A. Engelhardt	1960	257
15	Effects of treating postnatal depression on mother-infant interaction and child development The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Amudha Poobalan, Lorna Aucott, Louise C. Ross, William C. Smith, Peter Joseph Benedict Helms, Justin H. G. Williams	2007	193
16	Effects of Weight Loss in Overweight/Obese Individuals and Long-Term Hypertension Outcomes Hypertension ·Lorna Aucott, Amudha Poobalan, William C. Smith, Alison Avenell, Roland Jung, J. Broom	2005	190
17	Control of blood pressure in Scotland: the rule of halves. BMJ ·William C. Smith, A J Lee, I K Crombie, Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe	1990	163
18	Direct neural induction and selective inhibition of mesoderm and epidermis inducers by Xnr3 Development ·Carin S. Hansen, Christopher D. Marion, Kirsten Steele, Sean E George, William C. Smith	1997	147
19	Nutrient intakes of different social-class groups: results from the Scottish Heart Health Study (SHHS) British Journal Of Nutrition ·C Bolton-Smith, William C. Smith, Mark Woodward, Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe	1991	139
20	What interventions should we add to weight reducing diets in adults with obesity? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of adding drug therapy, exercise, behaviour therapy or combinations of these interventions Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ·A Avenell, Tamara Brown, M. A. McGee, Marion Campbell, Adrian Grant, J. Broom, Roland Jung, William C. Smith	2004	132

About William C. Smith

William C. Smith is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Small Animals and Infectious Diseases, having authored 318 papers that have together received 15.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (64 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (45 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (40 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (30 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (28 papers), Leprosy Research and Treatment (23 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (11 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Animal Science and Zoology (1.2k citations), Nephrology (702 citations), Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (436 citations), Pharmacology (1.2k citations) and Small Animals (534 citations). William C. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Richard M. Harland, W. A. Chambers, Amudha Poobalan, Blair H. Smith, Lorna Aucott, Paul J. Moughan, Richard M. Harland, Kay Penny, Alison M. Elliott and Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe. Their work appears in journals such as Animal Science, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Developmental Biology and Development.

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