2026 Allan M. Smith: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	42	7633	7041	450	410	92	7211

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Overview

Allan M. Smith is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and specializes in medical research with a primary focus on radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Their work spans several subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, economics and econometrics, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

The research topics covered by Allan M. Smith include:

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Allan M. Smith has published extensively in venues that focus on nuclear medicine and medical imaging. The most frequent publication venues include:

EJNMMI Physics
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
Molecular Imaging and Biology
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Selected recent papers by Allan M. Smith are:

Assessment of population-based input functions for Patlak imaging of whole body dynamic 18F-FDG PET (2020) - EJNMMI Physics
Clinical validation of a population-based input function for 20-min dynamic whole-body 18F-FDG multiparametric PET imaging (2022) - EJNMMI Physics
Design and Implementation of Automated Clinical Whole Body Parametric PET With Continuous Bed Motion (2020) - IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
The RSNA QIBA Profile for Amyloid PET as an Imaging Biomarker for Cerebral Amyloid Quantification (2022) - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Test-Retest Repeatability of Patlak Slopes versus Standardized Uptake Values for Hypermetabolic Lesions and Normal Organs in an Oncologic PET/CT Population (2024) - Molecular Imaging and Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Richard L. Wahl
Richard Laforest
Tyler J. Fraum
Vijay Shah
Semra İnce

Best Publications

Cerebellar neuronal activity related to whole-arm reaching movements in the monkey.

P. A. Fortier;J. F. Kalaska;A. M. Smith

483
Citations
The coactivation of antagonist muscles

Allan M. Smith

449
Citations
Importance of cutaneous feedback in maintaining a secure grip during manipulation of hand-held objects.

Anne-Sophie Augurelle;Allan M. Smith;Thierry Lejeune;Jean-Louis Thonnard

422
Citations
The Effects of Digital Anesthesia on Force Control Using a Precision Grip

Joël Monzée;Yves Lamarre;Allan M. Smith

346
Citations
Friction, not texture, dictates grip forces used during object manipulation

Genevieve Cadoret;Allan M. Smith

308
Citations
Relation of activity in precentral cortical neurons to force and rate of force change during isometric contractions of finger muscles

A. M. Smith;M. C. Hepp-Reymond;U. R. Wyss

291
Citations
Role of friction and tangential force variation in the subjective scaling of tactile roughness

Allan M. Smith;C. Elaine Chapman;Mélanie Deslandes;Jean-Sébastien Langlais

284
Citations
The cutaneous contribution to adaptive precision grip.

Alice G. Witney;Alan Wing;Jean-Louis Thonnard;Allan M. Smith

235
Citations
The Meissner corpuscle revised: a multiafferented mechanoreceptor with nociceptor immunochemical properties.

Michel Paré;Robert Elde;Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz;Allan M. Smith

235
Citations
Comparison of cerebellar and motor cortex activity during reaching: directional tuning and response variability.

P. A. Fortier;A. M. Smith;J. F. Kalaska

208
Citations
Distribution and terminal arborizations of cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the glabrous finger pads of the monkey.

Michel Paré;Allan M. Smith;Frank L. Rice

197
Citations
Responses of cerebellar Purkinje cells to slip of a hand-held object.

Claude Dugas;Allan M. Smith

196
Citations
Deployment of fingertip forces in tactile exploration.

Allan M. Smith;Geneviève Gosselin;Bryan Houde

183
Citations
Internal models of the motor system that explain predictive grip force control

Alice G. Witney;Alan Wing;Jean-Louis Thonnard;Allan M. Smith

175
Citations
Locomotor deficits in the mutant mouse, Lurcher.

P. A. Fortier;A. M. Smith;S. Rossignol

173
Citations
The effects of muscimol inactivation of small regions of motor and somatosensory cortex on independent finger movements and force control in the precision grip.

Thomas Brochier;Marie-Josée Boudreau;Michel Paré;Allan M. Smith

169
Citations
Subjective Scaling of Smooth Surface Friction

Allan M. Smith;Stephen H. Scott

149
Citations
Cerebellar nuclear cell activity during antagonist cocontraction and reciprocal inhibition of forearm muscles.

R. Wetts;J. F. Kalaska;A. M. Smith

146
Citations
The activity of supplementary motor area neurons during a maintained precision grip

Allan M. Smith

123
Citations
Comparison of the neuronal activity in the SMA and the ventral cingulate cortex during prehension in the monkey.

Geneviève Cadoret;Allan M. Smith

120
Citations