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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
7377
World Ranking
3364
National Ranking
372

Brian 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 Brian D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 125 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian 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 Brian D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Brian D. Smith is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a notable focus on molecular biology and ecology as subfields.

The research topics covered by Brian D. Smith include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Brian D. Smith has published papers in several prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Molecular Cancer Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers including:

  • "London's river of plastic: High levels of microplastics in the Thames water column" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "High prevalence of plastic ingestion by Eriocheir sinensis and Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Thames Estuary" (2020) in Environmental Pollution
  • "The ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation" (2022) in People and Nature
  • "Safeguarding human-wildlife cooperation" (2022) in Conservation Letters
  • "Status, ecology and conservation of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in Malampaya Sound, Palawan, Philippines" (2023) in The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue"

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brian D. Smith include:

  • Dwight V. Nissley
  • Frank McCormick
  • Anna Maciąg
  • Raúl Urrutia
  • Marcin Dyba

Their work has led to awards such as the fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Dolphins, whales and porpoises : 2002-2010 conservation action plan for the world's cetaceans

    Randall R. Reeves;Brian D. Smith;Enrique A. Crespo;Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara

  • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

    Paul D. Jepson;Rob Deaville;Jonathan L. Barber;Àlex Aguilar

  • Trace-metal detoxification and tolerance of the estuarine worm Hediste diversicolor chronically exposed in their environment

    Catherine Mouneyrac;O Mastain;JC Amiard;Claude Amiard-Triquet

  • Bycatch in gillnet fisheries threatens critically endangered small cetaceans and other aquatic megafauna

    Robert L. Brownell;Randall R. Reeves;Andrew J. Read;Brian D. Smith

  • Re-assessment of the Conservation Status of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Using the IUCN Red List Criteria

    Thomas A Jefferson;Brian D Smith

  • Cellular internalization of silver nanoparticles in gut epithelia of the estuarine polychaete Nereis diversicolor.

    Javier García-Alonso;Farhan R. Khan;Superb K. Misra;Mark Turmaine

  • The alien Chinese mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura), in the thames catchment

    Paul F. Clark;Philip S. Rainbow;Roni S. Robbins;Brian Smith

  • Biomonitoring of trace metals in the Gulf of Gdansk, using mussels (Mytilus trossulus) and barnacles (Balanus improvisus)

    P.S Rainbow;M Wolowicz;W Fialkowski;B.D Smith

  • Accumulation and soluble binding of cadmium, copper, and zinc in the polychaete Hediste diversicolor from coastal sites with different trace metal bioavailabilities.

    B. Berthet;C. Mouneyrac;J. C. Amiard;C. Amiard-Triquet

  • London's river of plastic: High levels of microplastics in the Thames water column.

    Katharine H. Rowley;Anna-Christina Cucknell;Brian D. Smith;Paul F. Clark

  • Partitioning of accumulated trace metals in the talitrid amphipod crustacean Orchestia gammarellus: a cautionary tale on the use of metallothionein-like proteins as biomarkers

    C Mouneyrac;J.C Amiard;C Amiard-Triquet;A Cottier

  • Comparative biomonitors of coastal trace metal contamination in tropical South America (N. Brazil).

    Carlos Augusto R. e Silva;Brian D. Smith;Philip S. Rainbow

  • Biomonitoring of trace metal contamination in the Potengi estuary, Natal (Brazil), using the oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae, a local food source.

    C.A.R Silva;P.S Rainbow;B.D Smith;Z.L Santos

  • From biomarkers to population responses in Nereis diversicolor: Assessment of stress in estuarine ecosystems

    Cyril Durou;Cyril Durou;Brian D. Smith;Michèle Roméo;Philip S. Rainbow

  • The Trichoptera barcode initiative: a strategy for generating a species-level Tree of Life.

    Xin Zhou;Paul B. Frandsen;Ralph W. Holzenthal;Clare R. Beet

  • Contaminants in cetaceans from UK waters: Status as assessed within the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme from 1990 to 2008

    Robin J. Law;Jon Barry;Jonathan L. Barber;Philippe Bersuder

  • Bioaccumulation dynamics and modeling in an estuarine invertebrate following aqueous exposure to nanosized and dissolved silver

    Farhan R. Khan;Superb K. Misra;Superb K. Misra;Javier García-Alonso;Javier García-Alonso;Brian D. Smith

  • HIV risks among two types of male migrants in Shanghai, China: money boys vs. general male migrants.

    Na He;Frank Wong;Z Huang;Yingying Ding

  • Integrating multiple lines of evidence to better understand the evolutionary divergence of humpback dolphins along their entire distribution range: a new dolphin species in Australian waters?

    Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Thomas A. Jefferson;Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis;Michael Krützen

  • Geographical and seasonal variation of trace metal bioavailabilities in the Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea using mussels ( Mytilus trossulus ) and barnacles ( Balanus improvisus ) as biomonitors

    P. S. Rainbow;W. Fialkowski;A. Sokolowski;B. D. Smith

  • Biology and conservation of freshwater cetaceans in Asia

    Randall R. Reeves;Brian D. Smith;Toshio Kasuya

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip S. Rainbow
Philip S. Rainbow Natural History Museum
Samuel N. Luoma
Samuel N. Luoma University of California, Davis
Eugenia Valsami-Jones
Eugenia Valsami-Jones University of Birmingham
Jean-Claude Amiard
Jean-Claude Amiard University of Nantes
Catherine Mouneyrac
Catherine Mouneyrac Catholic University of the West
Paul Jepson
Paul Jepson Zoological Society of London
Claude Amiard-Triquet
Claude Amiard-Triquet University of Nantes
Robin J. Law
Robin J. Law Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Nicolas R. Bury
Nicolas R. Bury University of Southampton
Jonathan L. Barber
Jonathan L. Barber Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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Catherine Mouneyrac

Catherine Mouneyrac

Catholic University of the West

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Philip S. Rainbow

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Natural History Museum

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Eugenia Valsami-Jones

Eugenia Valsami-Jones

University of Birmingham

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Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

Sao Paulo State University

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Christian Sonne

Christian Sonne

Aarhus University

Publications: 22

Rosa Freitas

Rosa Freitas

University of Aveiro

Publications: 22

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

University of Aveiro

Publications: 22

Samuel N. Luoma

Samuel N. Luoma

University of California, Davis

Publications: 21

Jean-Claude Amiard

Jean-Claude Amiard

University of Nantes

Publications: 21

Paul Jepson

Paul Jepson

Zoological Society of London

Publications: 20

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Claude Amiard-Triquet

University of Nantes

Publications: 19

Etelvina Figueira

Etelvina Figueira

University of Aveiro

Publications: 18

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Ursula Siebert

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation

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Julián Blasco

Spanish National Research Council

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Stuart L. Simpson

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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