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Alan D. Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
7528
World Ranking
5783
National Ranking
621

Alan D. Smith publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 63 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Alan D. Smith D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1940 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alan D. Smith is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom and has a research portfolio spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work particularly focuses on subfields such as Geophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Marketing, and Applied Psychology.

The primary topics explored by Smith include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Housing Market and Economics, and Smart Parking Systems Research.

Smith has contributed to a number of publications across various reputable venues. These include:

  • Sustainability
  • Computers Environment and Urban Systems
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Journal of Geography in Higher Education

The recent published papers by Smith and frequent collaborators cover a range of interdisciplinary topics:

  • Using GIS for flood hazard assessment, 2024, Journal of Geography in Higher Education
  • Climate extremes, food price spikes, and their wider societal risks, 2025, Environmental Research Letters
  • Examining the Factors That Contribute to Pro-Environmental Behaviour between Rural and Urban Populations, 2023, Sustainability
  • Smart water metering as a non-invasive tool to infer dwelling type and occupancy - Implications for the collection of neighbourhood-level housing and tourism statistics, 2023, Computers Environment and Urban Systems
  • The komatiite-hosted Perseverance Ni-sulphide deposit, Agnew-Wiluna greenstone belt, Western Australia; new insights into the Perseverance komatiite channel and footwall lithostratigraphy, 2022, Ore Geology Reviews

Smith's network of frequent coauthors includes Jade Sheasby, Andy Newing, O. Hibbert, J. Van-Alwon, and S. Ellaway. This collaboration reflects a multidisciplinary approach common to Smith's research focus.

Smith has been acknowledged with fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded twice, in 1940 and 1958. These honors represent recognition of their contributions in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • A landscape-scale study of bumble bee foraging range and constancy, using harmonic radar

    J.L. Osborne;S.J. Clark;R.J. Morris;I.H. Williams

  • The flight paths of honeybees recruited by the waggle dance

    J. R. Riley;U. Greggers;A. D. Smith;D. R. Reynolds

  • Honey bees navigate according to a map-like spatial memory

    Randolf Menzel;Uwe Greggers;Alan Smith;Sandra Berger

  • Ontogeny of orientation flight in the honeybee revealed by harmonic radar

    Elizabeth A. Capaldi;Alan D. Smith;Juliet L. Osborne;Susan E. Fahrbach

  • Flight Orientation Behaviors Promote Optimal Migration Trajectories in High-Flying Insects

    Jason W. Chapman;Rebecca L. Nesbit;Rebecca L. Nesbit;Laura E. Burgin;Laura E. Burgin;Don R. Reynolds;Don R. Reynolds

  • Tracking bees with harmonic radar

    J. R. Riley;A. D. Smith;D. R. Reynolds;A. S. Edwards

  • DISPLACED HONEY BEES PERFORM OPTIMAL SCALE-FREE SEARCH FLIGHTS

    Andrew M. Reynolds;Alan D. Smith;Randolf Menzel;Uwe Greggers

  • High-altitude migration of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella to the U.K.: a study using radar, aerial netting, and ground trapping.

    Jason W. Chapman;Don R. Reynolds;Alan D. Smith;Joe R. Riley

  • Honeybees perform optimal scale-free searching flights when attempting to locate a food source.

    Andrew M. Reynolds;Alan D. Smith;Don R. Reynolds;Norman L. Carreck

  • Flight metabolic rate and Pgi genotype influence butterfly dispersal rate in the field

    Kristjan Niitepõld;Alan D. Smith;Juliet L. Osborne;Don R. Reynolds

  • Design considerations for an harmonic radar to investigate the flight of insects at low altitude

    J.R Riley;A.D Smith

  • Wind Selection and Drift Compensation Optimize Migratory Pathways in a High-Flying Moth

    Jason W. Chapman;Don R. Reynolds;Henrik Mouritsen;Jane K. Hill

  • The long-distance migration of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Delphacidae) in China: radar observations of mass return flight in the autumn

    J. R. Riley;Cheng Xia-Nian;Zhang Xiao-Xi;D. R. Reynolds

  • Vertical-Looking Radar: A New Tool for Monitoring High-Altitude Insect Migration

    Jason W. Chapman;Don R. Reynolds;Alan D. Smith

  • Tracking butterfly flight paths across the landscape with harmonic radar

    E.T Cant;A.D Smith;D.R Reynolds;J.L Osborne

  • Radar Tracking and Motion-Sensitive Cameras on Flowers Reveal the Development of Pollinator Multi-Destination Routes over Large Spatial Scales

    Mathieu Lihoreau;Nigel E. Raine;Andrew M. Reynolds;Ralph J. Stelzer

  • Convergent patterns of long-distance nocturnal migration in noctuid moths and passerine birds

    Thomas Alerstam;Jason W. Chapman;Johan Bäckman;Alan D. Smith

  • An aerial netting study of insects migrating at high altitude over England.

    J.W. Chapman;D.R. Reynolds;A.D. Smith;E.T. Smith

  • Tracking butterfly movements with harmonic radar reveals an effect of population age on movement distance.

    Otso Ovaskainen;Alan D. Smith;Juliet L. Osborne;Don R. Reynolds

  • Observations of the autumn migration of the rice leaf roller Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and other moths in eastern China

    J. R. Riley;D. R. Reynolds;A. D. Smith;A.S. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Don R. Reynolds
Don R. Reynolds University of Greenwich
Jason W. Chapman
Jason W. Chapman University of Exeter
Juliet L. Osborne
Juliet L. Osborne University of Exeter
Ian P. Woiwod
Ian P. Woiwod Rothamsted Research
Guy M. Poppy
Guy M. Poppy University of Southampton
Ingrid H. Williams
Ingrid H. Williams Estonian University of Life Sciences
Randolf Menzel
Randolf Menzel Freie Universität Berlin
Jane K. Hill
Jane K. Hill University of York
Susan E. Fahrbach
Susan E. Fahrbach Wake Forest University
Christer Löfstedt
Christer Löfstedt Lund University

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