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72
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16986
World Ranking
6367
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2980

David F. Smith publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 233 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David F. Smith D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

David F. Smith is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's main research topics include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Escherichia coli research studies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, and Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research.

Recent published papers by David F. Smith demonstrate a focus on carbohydrate-related molecular interactions and virology:

  • A Useful Guide to Lectin Binding: Machine-Learning Directed Annotation of 57 Unique Lectin Specificities, 2022, ACS Chemical Biology
  • Structural analysis of carbohydrate binding by the macrophage mannose receptor CD206, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Novel fold of rotavirus glycan-binding domain predicted by AlphaFold2 and determined by X-ray crystallography, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Structural Characterization of Cuta- and Tusavirus: Insight into Protoparvoviruses Capsid Morphology, 2020, Viruses
  • Increased Antibody Response to Fucosylated Oligosaccharides and Fucose-Carrying Bacteroides Species in Crohn's Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Richard D. Cummings
  • Yi Lasanajak
  • Xuezheng Song
  • Tongzhong Ju
  • Matthew R. Kudelka

David F. Smith has published multiple articles in prominent venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, ACS Chemical Biology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Communications Biology, and Viruses. In particular, two publications appear in Frontiers in Immunology, demonstrating engagement with immunological aspects of their research topics.

Best Publications

  • Detection of gangliosides that bind cholera toxin: direct binding of 125I-labeled toxin to thin-layer chromatograms.

    John L. Magnani;David F. Smith;Victor Ginsburg

  • Galectin-1, -2, and -3 Exhibit Differential Recognition of Sialylated Glycans and Blood Group Antigens

    Sean R. Stowell;Connie M. Arthur;Padmaja Mehta;Kristen A. Slanina

  • A monosialoganglioside is a monoclonal antibody-defined antigen of colon carcinoma.

    John L. Magnani;Manfred Brockhaus;David F. Smith;Victor Ginsburg

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Immunization by Avian H5 Influenza Hemagglutinin Mutants with Altered Receptor Binding Specificity

    Zhi Yong Yang;Chih Jen Wei;Wing Pui Kong;Lan Wu

  • Innate immune lectins kill bacteria expressing blood group antigen

    Sean R Stowell;Connie M Arthur;Marcelo Dias-Baruffi;Lilian C Rodrigues

  • Interactions of p60, a mediator of progesterone receptor assembly, with heat shock proteins hsp90 and hsp70.

    S Chen;V Prapapanich;R A Rimerman;B Honoré

  • The selectin GMP-140 binds to sialylated, fucosylated lactosaminoglycans on both myeloid and nonmyeloid cells.

    Qun Zhou;K. L. Moore;D. F. Smith;A. Varki

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Incorporation of a non-human glycan mediates human susceptibility to a bacterial toxin.

    Emma Byres;Adrienne W Paton;James C Paton;Jonas C Lofling

  • Novel Fluorescent Glycan Microarray Strategy Reveals Ligands for Galectins

    Xuezheng Song;Baoyun Xia;Sean R. Stowell;Yi Lasanajak

  • Receptor binding specificity of recent human H3N2 influenza viruses

    Kshama Kumari;Shelly Gulati;David F Smith;Upma Gulati

  • Acylation-dependent protein export in Leishmania.

    Paul W. Denny;Suzanne Gokool;David G. Russell;Mark C. Field

  • Microbial glycan microarrays define key features of host-microbial interactions

    Sean R Stowell;Connie M Arthur;Ryan McBride;Oren Berger

  • Reconstitution of progesterone receptor with heat shock proteins.

    David F. Smith;David B. Schowalter;Susan L. Kost;David O. Toft

  • Transfer and expression of a murine UDP-Gal:beta-D-Gal-alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase gene in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells. Competition reactions between the alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase and the endogenous alpha 2,3-sialyltransferase.

    D F Smith;R D Larsen;S Mattox;J B Lowe

  • Shotgun glycomics: a microarray strategy for functional glycomics

    Xuezheng Song;Yi Lasanajak;Baoyun Xia;Jamie Heimburg-Molinaro

  • Tn and sialyl-Tn antigens, aberrant O-glycomics as human disease markers.

    Tongzhong Ju;Yingchun Wang;Rajindra P. Aryal;Sylvain D. Lehoux

  • Glycan reductive isotope labeling for quantitative glycomics

    Baoyun Xia;Christa L. Feasley;Goverdhan P. Sachdev;David F. Smith

  • Oxidative release of natural glycans for functional glycomics

    Xuezheng Song;Hong Ju;Yi Lasanajak;Matthew R Kudelka

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Cummings
Richard D. Cummings Harvard Medical School
Kelley W. Moremen
Kelley W. Moremen University of Georgia
John J. Kopchick
John J. Kopchick Ohio University
Gillian M. Air
Gillian M. Air University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Xi Chen
Xi Chen University of California, Davis
Els J. M. Van Damme
Els J. M. Van Damme Ghent University
James C. Paulson
James C. Paulson Scripps Research Institute
Victor Ginsburg
Victor Ginsburg National Institutes of Health
Paul Proost
Paul Proost KU Leuven
Anne Dell
Anne Dell Imperial College London

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