The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where B. Douglas Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 370 publications — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where B. Douglas Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
B. Douglas Smith is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has a robust research presence in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on hematology. Their research covers a broad range of subfields, including genetics, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and oncology.
The primary topics in their work emphasize leukemia research, especially acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia treatments. Other research areas include chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myeloproliferative neoplasms relating to diagnosis and treatment, retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, and eosinophilic disorders and syndromes.
B. Douglas Smith's publication record includes papers in several notable venues. The most frequent journals where their work appears include:
Key recent papers authored or co-authored by B. Douglas Smith include:
Their frequent co-authors include Gabriel Ghiaur, Amy E. DeZern, Mark J. Levis, Ivana Gojo, and Jonathan Webster, reflecting ongoing collaborative work in hematology and leukemia research.
Donald B. Smith;Kevin S. Johnson
Donald B. Smith;Jens Bukh;Carla Kuiken;A. Scott Muerhoff
William H Matsui;Carol Ann Huff;Qiuju Wang;Matthew T Malehorn
Peter Simmonds;Paul Becher;Jens Bukh;Ernest A. Gould
B. Douglas Smith;Mark Levis;Mark Levis;Miloslav Beran;Miloslav Beran;Francis Giles;Francis Giles
Donald B. Smith;Peter Simmonds;Shahid Jameel
Stossel Tp;Chaponnier C;Ezzell Rm;Hartwig Jh
William Matsui;Qiuju Wang;James P. Barber;Sarah Brennan
B Robertson;G Myers;C Howard;T Brettin
Mark Levis;Jeffrey Allebach;Kam-Fai Tse;Rui Zheng
Steven D. Gore;Stephen Baylin;Elizabeth Sugar;Hetty E. Carraway
Leo Luznik;Javier Bolaños-Meade;Marianna Zahurak;Allen R. Chen
Mark Levis;Farhad Ravandi;Eunice S. Wang;Maria R. Baer
Jorge E. Cortes;Florian H. Heidel;Andrzej Hellmann;Walter Fiedler
P. Simmonds;D. B. Smith;F. McOmish;P. L. Yap
Donald B. Smith;Peter Simmonds;Jacques Izopet;Edmilson F. Oliveira-Filho
Donald B. Smith;Steve Pathirana;Fiona Davidson;Emer Lawlor
Shannon R. McCurdy;Jennifer A. Kanakry;Margaret M. Showel;Hua Ling Tsai
Donald B. Smith;Janet Mellor;Lisa M. Jarvis;Fiona Davidson
Robert A. Brodsky;Michelle Petri;B. Douglas Smith;Eric J. Seifter
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