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Cassandra L. Smith

Cassandra L. Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
54
Citations
13419
World Ranking
3629
National Ranking
1574

Cassandra L. Smith publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cassandra L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 199 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Cassandra L. Smith D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cassandra L. Smith is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work spans several subfields including genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, and instrumentation.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Aortic disease and treatment approaches
  • Cardiac valve diseases and treatments
  • Astronomy and astrophysical research
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Radio astronomy observations and technology
  • Veterinary equine medical research

Recent publications by Cassandra L. Smith include:

  • Utility of genome sequencing and group-enrichment to support splice variant interpretation in Marfan syndrome, 2025, Genetics in Medicine
  • Correction to: The Van Allen Probes Electric Field and Waves Instrument: Science Results, Measurements, and Access to Data, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • Comparison of distal extremity magnetic resonance imaging findings in Australian racing Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds, 2024, Australian Veterinary Journal
  • Elevated Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor Signaling Contributes to β-cell Dysfunction and Failure in Type 2 Diabetes, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A-152 Associations between Cognitive Functioning and Self-Report Mood Measures in a Veteran Clinical Population, 2022, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Cassandra L. Smith are:

  • Susan Walker
  • David J. Bunyan
  • Huw B. Thomas
  • Yeşim Kesim
  • Christopher J. Kershaw

The main venues where Cassandra L. Smith's work is published include:

  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Australian Veterinary Journal

Best Publications

  • Immuno-PCR: very sensitive antigen detection by means of specific antibody-DNA conjugates.

    Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

  • Oligonucleotide-directed self-assembly of proteins: semisynthetic DNA—streptavidin hybrid molecules as connectors for the generation of macroscopic arrays and the construction of supramolecular bioconjugates

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

  • Positional sequencing by hybridization

    Charles R. Cantor;Marek Przetakiewicz;Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L. Smith

  • Hypomethylation of MB-COMT promoter is a major risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky;Kuang-hung Cheng;Stephen V. Faraone;Marsha Wilcox

  • A physical map of the Escherichia coli K12 genome.

    Cassandra L. Smith;Jason G. Econome;Andrew Schutt;Stephanie Klco

  • Content and organization of the human Ig VH locus: definition of three new VH families and linkage to the Ig CH locus.

    J. E. Berman;S. J. Mellis;R. Pollock;C. L. Smith

  • Hypermethylation of the reelin (RELN) promoter in the brain of schizophrenic patients: a preliminary report.

    Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky;Kuang-hung Cheng;Andrea Russo;Cassandra L. Smith

  • Purification, specific fragmentation, and separation of large DNA molecules.

    Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

  • Complete physical map of the WAGR region of 11p13 localizes a candidate Wilms' tumor gene

    Elise A. Rose;Thomas M Glaser;Carol Jones;Cassandra L. Smith

  • Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and the technology of large DNA molecules.

    C. L. Smith;S. R. Klco;C. R. Cantor;K. E. Davies

  • Methylomics in psychiatry: Modulation of gene-environment interactions may be through DNA methylation.

    Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky;Cassandra L. Smith;Stephen V. Faraone;Stephen V. Faraone;Rahim Shafa

  • Enhanced DNA sequencing by hybridization

    Natalia E. Broude;Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

  • Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of very large DNA molecules.

    C R Cantor;C L Smith;M K Mathew

  • Probing the genetic population structure of Trypanosoma cruzi with polymorphic microsatellites

    Riva P. Oliveira;Natalia E. Broude;Andrea M. Macedo;Charles R. Cantor

  • An electrophoretic karyotype for Schizosaccharomyces pombe by pulsed field gel electrophoresis

    Cassandra L. Smith;Tomohiro Matsumoto;Osami Niwa;Stephanie Klco

  • Positional sequence determination by hybrid formation

    Charles Cantor;Marek Przetakiewicz;Takeshi Sano;Cassandra L Smith

  • Construction of a Not I restriction map of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome

    Jian-Bing Fan;Yuji Chikashige;Cassandra L. Smith;Osami Niwa

  • A histidine-rich protein gene marks a linkage group favored strongly in a genetic cross of Plasmodium falciparum.

    Thomas E. Wellems;David Walliker;Cassandra L. Smith;Virgilio E. do Rosario

  • A strategy for rapid and efficient DNA sequencing by mass spectrometry

    Hubert Köster;Kai Tang;Dong Jing Fu;Andreas Braun

  • Sequence-specific DNA purification by triplex affinity capture.

    Takashi Ito;Cassandra L. Smith;Charles R. Cantor

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles R. Cantor
Charles R. Cantor Boston University
Ming T. Tsuang
Ming T. Tsuang University of California, San Diego
Hubert Köster
Hubert Köster Sequenom (United States)
Sandor Vajda
Sandor Vajda Boston University
Takashi Ito
Takashi Ito Kyushu University
Jan Fang Cheng
Jan Fang Cheng Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sherman M. Weissman
Sherman M. Weissman Yale University
Ricardo Amils
Ricardo Amils Spanish National Research Council
Clinton T. Baldwin
Clinton T. Baldwin Boston University
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health

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