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Kenneth Smith publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 429 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kenneth Smith D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kenneth Smith is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has a significant research footprint in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several important subfields including cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, orthopedics and sports medicine, and rehabilitation.

Smith's work covers a range of topics primarily centered on muscle metabolism and nutrition, muscle physiology and disorders, nutrition and health in aging, diet and metabolism studies, sports performance and training, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, and exercise and physiological responses.

Frequent publication venues for Smith include:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • GeroScience
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • The Journal of Physiology

Notable recent papers by Smith include:

  • Links Between Testosterone, Oestrogen, and the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis and Resistance Exercise Muscle Adaptations, 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Overexpression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy, 2020, Molecular Metabolism
  • Age-related alterations in muscle architecture are a signature of sarcopenia: the ultrasound sarcopenia index, 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • High-intensity interval training produces a significant improvement in fitness in less than 31 days before surgery for urological cancer: a randomised control trial, 2020, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
  • CORP: The use of deuterated water for the measurement of protein synthesis, 2020, Journal of Applied Physiology

Smith frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Philip J. Atherton
  • Daniel J. Wilkinson
  • Bethan E. Phillips
  • Matthew S. Brook
  • Joseph J. Bass

Best Publications

  • Acute Skeletal Muscle Wasting in Critical Illness

    Zudin A. Puthucheary;Jaikitry Rawal;Mark McPhail;Mark McPhail;Bronwen Connolly;Bronwen Connolly

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Anabolic signaling deficits underlie amino acid resistance of wasting, aging muscle

    Daniel Cuthbertson;Kenneth Smith;Kenneth Smith;John Babraj;Graham Leese

  • Prevention of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis with low dose aspirin: Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) trial

    J O'Brien;H Duncan;G Kirsh;V Allen

  • Age‐related differences in the dose–response relationship of muscle protein synthesis to resistance exercise in young and old men

    Vinod Kumar;Anna Selby;Debbie Rankin;Rekha Patel

  • Perivascular spaces in the brain: anatomy, physiology and pathology

    Joanna M. Wardlaw;Helene Benveniste;Berislav V. Zlokovic

  • Demyelination: the role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.

    Kenneth J. Smith;Raju Kapoor;Paul A. Felts

  • Coordinated collagen and muscle protein synthesis in human patella tendon and quadriceps muscle after exercise

    Benjamin F. Miller;Jens L. Olesen;Mette Hansen;Simon Døssing

  • Selective activation of AMPK-PGC-1α or PKB-TSC2-mTOR signaling can explain specific adaptive responses to endurance or resistance training-like electrical muscle stimulation

    Philip J. Atherton;Philip J. Atherton;Philip J. Atherton;John A. Babraj;Kenneth Smith;Jaipaul Singh

  • The role of nitric oxide in multiple sclerosis.

    Kenneth J Smith;Hans Lassmann

  • Myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis rates subsequent to a meal in response to increasing doses of whey protein at rest and after resistance exercise

    Oliver C Witard;Sarah R Jackman;Leigh Breen;Kenneth Smith

  • Disassociation between the effects of amino acids and insulin on signaling, ubiquitin ligases, and protein turnover in human muscle.

    Paul L. Greenhaff;Leonidas Karagounis;Nicholas Peirce;Elizabeth J Simpson

  • Effects of leucine and its metabolite β‐hydroxy‐β‐methylbutyrate on human skeletal muscle protein metabolism

    D. J. Wilkinson;T. Hossain;D. S. Hill;B. E. Phillips

  • Pathogenesis Of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

    R.A.C. Hughes;R.D.M. Hadden;N.A. Gregson;K.J. Smith

  • Immobilization induces anabolic resistance in human myofibrillar protein synthesis with low and high dose amino acid infusion

    Elisa I. Glover;Stuart M. Phillips;Bryan R. Oates;Jason E. Tang

  • Understanding the role of glucocorticoids in obesity: tissue-specific alterations of corticosterone metabolism in obese Zucker rats.

    Dawn E. W. Livingstone;Gregory C. Jones;Ken Smith;Pauline M. Jamieson

  • Muscle full effect after oral protein: time-dependent concordance and discordance between human muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling

    Philip J Atherton;Timothy Etheridge;Peter W Watt;Daniel Wilkinson

  • Effect of growth hormone and resistance exercise on muscle growth in young men

    K. E. Yarasheski;J. A. Campbell;K. Smith;M. J. Rennie

  • Muscle protein synthesis in response to nutrition and exercise

    P. J. Atherton;K. Smith

  • An overview of technical considerations for Western blotting applications to physiological research.

    Joseph J. Bass;Daniel J. Wilkinson;Debbie Rankin;Bethan E. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Rennie
Michael J. Rennie University of Nottingham
Paul L. Greenhaff
Paul L. Greenhaff University of Nottingham
Stuart M. Phillips
Stuart M. Phillips McMaster University
Michael R. Duchen
Michael R. Duchen University College London
Hans Lassmann
Hans Lassmann Medical University of Vienna
Daniel R. Altmann
Daniel R. Altmann Imperial College London
Richard A. C. Hughes
Richard A. C. Hughes University College London
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
DH Miller
DH Miller University of Leeds
Ilias Tachtsidis
Ilias Tachtsidis University College London

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