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D-Index
35
Citations
6457
World Ranking
5485
National Ranking
1880

Overview

Glenn S. Smith is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research specializes primarily in the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several specific subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Statistical and Nonlinear Physics; Communication; and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist has extensively explored topics including Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies, Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics, Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media, Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, as well as Geophysics and Sensor Technology.

Smith's scholarly contributions are documented through multiple publications, with frequent appearances in the European Journal of Physics and the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. The list of recent papers includes the following:

  • Long-Distance Radio Communication 100 Years Ago: The Alexanderson System at Radio Central [Historically Speaking], 2025, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • An experimental demonstration for a well-known example of Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, 2020, European Journal of Physics
  • John Ambrose Fleming's early measurement of the skin effect in round wires, 2022, European Journal of Physics
  • Another look at the current-carrying wire in special relativity, 2024, European Journal of Physics
  • Long-Distance Radio Communication 100 Years Ago: Harold Beverage and the Wave Antenna [Historically Speaking], 2025, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Collaboration is a component of Smith's research efforts, with frequent coauthorship alongside Trevor S. Bird, reflecting ongoing joint work over several papers.

Best Publications

  • Antennas in Matter: Fundamentals, Theory, and Applications

    R. W. P. King;G. S. Smith;M. Owens;T. T. Wu

  • Accurate computation of the radiation from simple antennas using the finite-difference time-domain method

    J.G. Maloney;G.S. Smith;W.R. Scott

  • A reconfigurable aperture antenna based on switched links between electrically small metallic patches

    L.N. Pringle;P.H. Harms;S.P. Blalock;G.N. Kiesel

  • A fully three-dimensional simulation of a ground-penetrating radar: FDTD theory compared with experiment

    J.M. Bourgeois;G.S. Smith

  • Electric field probes--A review

    H. Bassen;G. Smith

  • Optimization of bow-tie antennas for pulse radiation

    K.L. Shlager;G.S. Smith;J.G. Maloney

  • An Introduction to Classical Electromagnetic Radiation

    Glenn Stanley Smith

  • The efficient modeling of thin material sheets in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method

    J.G. Maloney;G.S. Smith

  • The use of surface impedance concepts in the finite-difference time-domain method

    J.G. Maloney;G.S. Smith

  • A direct derivation of a single-antenna reciprocity relation for the time domain

    G.S. Smith

  • Directive properties of antennas for transmission into a material half-space

    G. Smith

  • A simple FDTD model for transient excitation of antennas by transmission lines

    J.G. Maloney;K.L. Shlager;G.S. Smith

  • Antenna design with the use of photonic band‐gap materials as all‐dielectric planar reflectors

    Morris P. Kesler;James G. Maloney;Brian L. Shirley;Glenn S. Smith

  • Land mine detection using a ground-penetrating radar based on resistively loaded Vee dipoles

    T.P. Montoya;G.S. Smith

  • A study of pulse radiation from several broad-band loaded monopoles

    T.P. Montoya;G.S. Smith

  • A design study for the basic TEM horn antenna

    R.T. Lee;G.S. Smith

  • A study of transient radiation from the Wu-King resistive monopole-FDTD analysis and experimental measurements

    J.G. Maloney;G.S. Smith

  • Accurate analysis of TEM horn antennas for pulse radiation

    K.L. Shlager;G.S. Smith;J.G. Maloney

  • A complete electromagnetic simulation of the separated-aperture sensor for detecting buried land mines

    J.R. Bourgeois;G.S. Smith

  • A comparison of methods for modeling electrically thin dielectric and conducting sheets in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method

    J.G. Maloney;G.S. Smith

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