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59
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11436
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2462
National Ranking
162

Overview

James N. M. Smith is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans primarily the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Materials Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering.

Their work extensively covers topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, and air quality and health impacts. Other key topics in their research include atmospheric aerosols and clouds, catalytic processes in materials science, air quality monitoring and forecasting, and vehicle emissions and performance.

James N. M. Smith has published numerous papers, including recent notable ones such as:

  • "Size-dependent influence of NO x on the growth rates of organic aerosol particles" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Tropical and Boreal Forest - Atmosphere Interactions: A Review" (2022, Tellus B)
  • "Insufficient Condensable Organic Vapors Lead to Slow Growth of New Particles in an Urban Environment" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "PTR-TOF-MS eddy covariance measurements of isoprene and monoterpene fluxes from an eastern Amazonian rainforest" (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • "Atmospheric clusters to nanoparticles: Recent progress and challenges in closing the gap in chemical composition" (2020, Journal of Aerosol Science)

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues including:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)

Collaborations play a significant role in their work. Frequent coauthors include Adam E. Thomas, Véronique Perraud, Michael J. Lawler, Markku Kulmala, and Jingkun Jiang.

Best Publications

  • Impact of food and predation on the snowshoe hare cycle.

    Charles J. Krebs;Stan Boutin;Rudy Boonstra;A. R. E. Sinclair

  • Effects of population density and supplemental food on reproduction in song sparrows

    Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith

  • Selection against inbred song sparrows during a natural population bottleneck

    Lukas F. Keller;Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith;Wesley M. Hochachka

  • Balancing food and predator pressure induces chronic stress in songbirds

    Michael Clinchy;Liana Zanette;Rudy Boonstra;John C. Wingfield

  • FOOD-SEARCHING BEHAVIOR OF TITMICE IN PATCHY ENVIRONMENTS'

    James N. M. Smith;Hugh P. A. Sweatman

  • Immigration and the ephemerality of a natural population bottleneck: evidence from molecular markers.

    Lukas F. Keller;Kathryn J. Jeffery;Peter Arcese;Mark A. Beaumont

  • Effects of Age and Breeding Experience on Seasonal Reproductive Success in the Song Sparrow

    Erica Nol;James N. M. Smith

  • Nest predation by cowbirds and its consequences for passerine demography

    Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith;Margret I. Hatch

  • Phenotypic correlates and ecological consequences of dominance in song sparrows

    P. Arcese;J. N. M. Smith

  • Stability, Regulation, and the Determination of Abundance in an Insular Song Sparrow Population

    Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith;Wesley M. Hochachka;Christopher M. Rogers

  • Population changes of the vertebrate community during a snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s boreal forest

    Stan Boutin;C. J. Krebs;R. Boonstra;M. R. T. Dale

  • The hunting behaviour of individual great tits in relation to spatial variations in their food density

    James N.M. Smith;Richard Dawkins

  • Population biology of snowshoe hares. I: Demography of food-supplemented populations in the southern Yukon, 1976-1984

    Charles J. Krebs;B. S. Gilbert;S. Boutin;A. R. E. Sinclair

  • Darwin's finches: population variation and natural selection

    P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;J. N. M. Smith;I. J. Abbott

  • Seasonal Variation in Feeding Habits of Darwin's Ground Finches

    James N. M. Smith;P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;I. J. Abbott

  • How Fit are Floaters? Consequences of Alternative Territorial Behaviors in a Nonmigratory Sparrow

    James N. M. Smith;Peter Arcese

  • DOES HIGH FECUNDITY REDUCE SURVIVAL IN SONG SPARROWS

    James N. M. Smith

  • Cowbird Parasitism, Host Fitness, and Age of the Host Female in an Island Song Sparrow Population

    James N. M. Smith

  • NATURAL SELECTION ON BEAK AND BODY SIZE IN THE SONG SPARROW.

    Dolph Schluter;James N. M. Smith

  • Can the solar cycle and climate synchronize the snowshoe hare cycle in Canada? Evidence from tree rings and ice cores

    A. R. E. Sinclair;J. M. Gosline;G. Holdsworth;C. J. Krebs

  • Relation of Terrestrial‐Breeding Amphibian Abundance to Tree‐Stand Age

    Linda A. Dupuis;James N.M. Smith;Fred Bunnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Arcese
Peter Arcese University of British Columbia
Liana Zanette
Liana Zanette University of Western Ontario
Lukas F. Keller
Lukas F. Keller University of Zurich
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto
Wesley M. Hochachka
Wesley M. Hochachka Cornell University
Charles J. Krebs
Charles J. Krebs University of British Columbia
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Michael Clinchy
Michael Clinchy University of Victoria
Dolph Schluter
Dolph Schluter University of British Columbia
Stan Boutin
Stan Boutin University of Alberta

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