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David J. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David J. Smith between 1951 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David J. Smith published across 75 years, from 1951 to 2025, averaging 38.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 187 publications in 2012. 23 of the 2,920 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 187. Peak 187 publications in 2012. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 6 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 8 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 12 publications 1980: 13 publications 1981: 26 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 49 publications 1984: 42 publications 1985: 34 publications 1986: 37 publications 1987: 28 publications 1988: 28 publications 1989: 41 publications 1990: 42 publications 1991: 32 publications 1992: 29 publications 1993: 34 publications 1994: 34 publications 1995: 47 publications 1996: 44 publications 1997: 44 publications 1998: 75 publications 1999: 54 publications 2000: 63 publications 2001: 62 publications 2002: 71 publications 2003: 65 publications 2004: 75 publications 2005: 71 publications 2006: 76 publications 2007: 83 publications 2008: 72 publications 2009: 68 publications 2010: 95 publications 2011: 133 publications 2012: 187 publications 2013: 124 publications 2014: 92 publications 2015: 103 publications 2016: 106 publications 2017: 133 publications 2018: 100 publications 2019: 110 publications 2020: 74 publications 2021: 60 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
1951 2025

2,920 publications in total across all disciplines

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David J. Smith: publications per year, 1951 to 2025
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 1
1961 0
1962 2
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 3
1968 6
1969 3
1970 8
1971 8
1972 2
1973 4
1974 7
1975 6
1976 4
1977 4
1978 10
1979 12
1980 13
1981 26
1982 16
1983 49
1984 42
1985 34
1986 37
1987 28
1988 28
1989 41
1990 42
1991 32
1992 29
1993 34
1994 34
1995 47
1996 44
1997 44
1998 75
1999 54
2000 63
2001 62
2002 71
2003 65
2004 75
2005 71
2006 76
2007 83
2008 72
2009 68
2010 95
2011 133
2012 187
2013 124
2014 92
2015 103
2016 106
2017 133
2018 100
2019 110
2020 74
2021 60
2022 26
2023 17
2024 14
2025 9
Total 2,920
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David J. Smith publication distribution in Physics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,469+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,954 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100 1,954
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David J. Smith D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 170–171 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 171 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9 171
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For his internationally recognized leadership in the development and application of atomic-resolution electron microscopy to materials, his tireless promotion of the technique through education and his dedicated service to MSA.
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1976 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

David J. Smith is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with notable contributions to subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's work focuses on topics related to semiconductor materials and devices, particularly GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials. Other main topics in their research include Ga2O3 and related materials, semiconductor quantum structures and devices, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, ZnO doping and properties, and semiconductor materials and interfaces.

David J. Smith has published extensively, with frequent publication venues including arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Applied Physics, Microscopy and Microanalysis, AIP Advances, and Applied Physics Letters.

  • Reverse Leakage Analysis for As-Grown and Regrown Vertical GaN-on-GaN Schottky Barrier Diodes (2020), IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
  • Enhancement-Mode Gate-Recess-Free GaN-Based p-Channel Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistor With Ultra-Low Subthreshold Swing (2021), IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Know, Know Where, Knowwheregraph: A Densely Connected, Cross-Domain Knowledge Graph and Geo-Enrichment Service Stack for Applications in Environmental Intelligence (2022), AI Magazine
  • Selective area regrowth and doping for vertical gallium nitride power devices: Materials challenges and recent progress (2021), Materials Today
  • β-Ga2O3 on Si (001) grown by plasma-assisted MBE with γ-Al2O3 (111) buffer layer: Structural characterization (2021), AIP Advances

Among frequent collaborators, the scientist has worked closely with Martha R. McCartney, Prudhvi Peri, Yuji Zhao, Saurabh Vishwakarma, and Kai Fu.

  • Martha R. McCartney
  • Prudhvi Peri
  • Yuji Zhao
  • Saurabh Vishwakarma
  • Kai Fu

David J. Smith has been recognized through multiple honors and fellowships. These include the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Mineralogical Society of America in 2014 and a Fellow position awarded by the same society in 2013 for leadership in atomic-resolution electron microscopy techniques and service contributions.

Additional distinctions include Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada awarded in 1976 and again in 1997 within the Academy of the Arts and Humanities, as well as Fellowship of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Geant4—a simulation toolkit

    S. Agostinelli;J. Allison;K. Amako;J. Apostolakis

  • Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Geant4 developments and applications

    J. Allison;K. Amako;J. Apostolakis;H. Araujo

  • Search for dark matter candidates and large extra dimensions in events with a jet and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • The BABAR detector

    B. Aubert;A. Bazan;A. Boucham;D. Boutigny

  • Atezolizumab Versus Docetaxel for Patients With Previously Treated Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (POPLAR): A Multicentre, Open-Label, Phase 2 Randomised Controlled Trial

    Louis Fehrenbacher;Alexander Spira;Marcus Ballinger;Marcin Kowanetz

  • Performance of the ATLAS Trigger System in 2010

    G. Aad;G. Aad;B. Abbott;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Experimental observation of isolated large transverse energy electrons with associated missing energy at $\sqrt s$ = 540 GeV

    G. Arnison;A. Astbury;G. Grayer;W.J. Haynes

  • The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance

    Matthew Joseph Griffin;A. Abergel;A. Abreu;Peter A. R. Ade

  • Evidence for neutrino oscillations from the observation of $ar{ u}_e$ appearance in a $ar{ u}_\mu$ beam

    A. Aguilar;L. B. Auerbach;R. L. Burman;D. O. Caldwell

  • Measurement of the jet fragmentation function and transverse profile in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Luminosity Determination in pp Collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV Using the ATLAS Detector at the LHC

    D. Aad;D. Aad;B. Abbott;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Combined Measurement of the Higgs Boson Mass in pp Collisions at √s=7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS and CMS Experiments

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;O. Abdinov

  • Measurement of isolated-photon pair production in pp collisions at s√=7TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Identification of heavy-flavour jets with the CMS detector in pp collisions at 13 TeV

    A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan;W. Adam;F. Ambrogi

  • Do women with pre-eclampsia, and their babies, benefit from magnesium sulphate? The Magpie Trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

    Douglas Altman;Guillermo Carroli;Lelia Duley;Barbara Farrell

  • Memory Metamaterials

    Tom Driscoll;Hyun-Tak Kim;Byung-Gyu Chae;Bong-Jun Kim

  • Search for high-mass resonances decaying to dilepton final states in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Observation of a centrality-dependent dijet asymmetry in lead-lead collisions at √sNN=2.76 Tev with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang East China University of Science and Technology

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