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D-Index
36
Citations
5904
World Ranking
1584
National Ranking
92

Lee D. Smythe publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lee D. Smythe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Lee D. Smythe D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lee D. Smythe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lee D. Smythe is affiliated with Queensland Health in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work encompasses subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Pharmacy, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics focus on several areas including:

  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Smythe are:

  • "Does a distal radial fracture lead to osteoarthritis? Re-examining the evidence for early treatment," 2025, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
  • "Co-occurring functional neurological disorder and autism: an exploratory study of comorbidities in a retrospective cohort study using TriNetX," 2025, Journal of Neurology
  • "Clinical Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Functional Neurological Disorders," 2025, BJPsych Open

Lee D. Smythe has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • David Warwick
  • Sherif Fetouh
  • Livia Asan
  • Timothy R. Nicholson
  • Francesca Happé

Their publications have appeared predominantly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
  • Journal of Neurology
  • BJPsych Open

Best Publications

  • Climate change, flooding, urbanisation and leptospirosis: fuelling the fire?

    Colleen L. Lau;Lee D. Smythe;Scott B. Craig;Scott B. Craig;Philip Weinstein

  • Leptospirosis in the Asia Pacific region

    Ann Florence B Victoriano;Lee D Smythe;Nina Gloriani-Barzaga;Lolita L Cavinta

  • A quantitative PCR (TaqMan) assay for pathogenic Leptospira spp

    Lee D Smythe;Ina L Smith;Greg A Smith;Michael F Dohnt

  • Fool's Gold: Why Imperfect Reference Tests Are Undermining the Evaluation of Novel Diagnostics: A Reevaluation of 5 Diagnostic Tests for Leptospirosis

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Elizabeth L. Turner;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Janjira Thaipadungpanit

  • A Dominant Clone of Leptospira interrogans Associated with an Outbreak of Human Leptospirosis in Thailand

    Janjira Thaipadungpanit;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Wirongrong Chierakul;Lee D. Smythe

  • Leptospirosis: an emerging disease in travellers.

    Colleen Lau;Lee Smythe;Philip Weinstein

  • A single multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for seven pathogenic Leptospira species.

    Siriphan Boonsilp;Janjira Thaipadungpanit;Premjit Amornchai;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

  • Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene.

    Andrew T Slack;Meegan L Symonds;Michael F Dohnt;Lee D Smythe

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting 16S rRNA and lipl32 Genes for Human Leptospirosis in Thailand: A Case-Control Study

    Janjira Thaipadunpanit;Janjira Thaipadunpanit;Wirongrong Chierakul;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Direk Limmathurotsakul

  • The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is an unreliable predictor of infecting Leptospira serovar in Thailand.

    Lee D. Smythe;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Wirongrong Chierakul;Yupin Suputtamongkol

  • Leptospira kmetyi sp. nov., isolated from an environmental source in Malaysia.

    Andrew T. Slack;Siti Khairani-Bejo;Meegan L. Symonds;Michael F. Dohnt

  • Leptospirosis Outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2008: Lessons for Assessing the Global Burden of Disease

    Suneth B. Agampodi;Sharon J. Peacock;Sharon J. Peacock;Vasanthi Thevanesam;Danaseela B. Nugegoda

  • Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand.

    Andrew T. Slack;Thareerat Kalambaheti;Meegan L. Symonds;Michael F. Dohnt

  • Optimization of Culture of Leptospira from Humans with Leptospirosis

    Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Wirongrong Chierakul;Direk Limmathurotsakul;Lee D. Smythe

  • Evaluation of a modified Taqman assay detecting pathogenic Leptospira spp. against culture and Leptospira-specific IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a clinical environment.

    Andrew Slack;Meegan Symonds;Michael Dohnt;Christopher Harris

  • Clinical diagnosis and geographic distribution of leptospirosis, Thailand.

    Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Nisa Sirisukkarn;Prayad Daengsupa;Prangyong Sakaraserane

  • Leptospirosis in American Samoa – Estimating and Mapping Risk Using Environmental Data

    Colleen L. Lau;Archie C. A. Clements;Chris Skelly;Annette J. Dobson

  • Development of a Multiple-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) for Leptospira interrogans and its application to Leptospira interrogans serovar Australis isolates from Far North Queensland, Australia.

    Andrew T Slack;Michael F Dohnt;Meegan L Symonds;Lee D Smythe

  • Identification of pathogenic Leptospira genospecies by continuous monitoring of fluorogenic hybridization probes during rapid-cycle PCR.

    Tony H. S. Woo;B. K. C. Patel;Lee D. Smythe;Meegan L. Symonds

  • Limited diagnostic capacities of two commercial assays for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies in Laos.

    Stuart D. Blacksell;Stuart D. Blacksell;Stuart D. Blacksell;Lee Smythe;Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh;Michael Dohnt

  • Identification of Leptospira inadai by Continuous Monitoring of Fluorescence During Rapid Cycle PCR

    Tony H.S. Woo;Bharat K.C. Patel;Lee D. Smythe;Meegan L. Symonds

  • Flying foxes as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species.

    T. E. Cox;L. D. Smythe;L. K.-P. Leung

  • The epidemiology of leptospirosis and the emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea in Queensland, Australia, 1998–2004

    A. T. Slack;M. L. Symonds;M. F. Dohnt;L. D. Smythe

  • Leptospirosis in American Samoa 2010: epidemiology, environmental drivers, and the management of emergence.

    Colleen L. Lau;Annettee J. Dobson;Lee D. Smythe;Emily J. Fearnley

  • Classification of Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5 as Leptospira alstonii sp. nov., Leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., Leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and Leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively.

    Lee D Smythe;Ben Adler;Rudy Hartskeerl;R L Galloway

  • Comparison of Two Multilocus Sequence Based Genotyping Schemes for Leptospira Species

    Ahmed Ahmed;Janjira Thaipadungpanit;Janjira Thaipadungpanit;Siriphan Boonsilp;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

  • The infective causes of hepatitis and jaundice amongst hospitalised patients in Vientiane, Laos.

    Bounkong Syhavong;Bouachanh Rasachack;Lee Smythe;Jean-Marc Rolain

  • Leptospiral Antibodies in Flying Foxes in Australia

    L. D. Smythe;H. E. Field;L. J. Barnett;C. S. Smith

  • Cross-sectional study of canine leptospirosis in animal shelter populations in mainland Australia.

    R J G Zwijnenberg;L D Smythe;M I Symonds;M F Dohnt

  • Rapid Isolation and Susceptibility Testing of Leptospira spp. Using a New Solid Medium, LVW Agar

    Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Premjit Amornchai;Daniel H. Paris;Daniel H. Paris;Sayan Langla

  • The role of fruit bats in the transmission of pathogenic leptospires in Australia

    S M Tulsiani;R N Cobbold;G C Graham;M F Dohnt

  • Rapid distinction between Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira biflexa by PCR amplification of 23S ribosomal DNA

    Tony H.S Woo;Lee D Smythe;Meegan L Symonds;Michelle A Norris

  • Emergence of new leptospiral serovars in American Samoa - ascertainment or ecological change?

    Colleen L Lau;Chris Skelly;Lee D Smythe;Scott B Craig;Scott B Craig

  • Review of leptospirosis notifications in Queensland and Australia: January 1998-June 1999.

    Lee Smythe;Michael Dohnt;Meegan Symonds;Leonie Barnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
Stuart D. Blacksell
Stuart D. Blacksell Mahidol University
Bharat K. C. Patel
Bharat K. C. Patel Griffith University
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Philip Weinstein
Philip Weinstein University of Adelaide
Paul N. Newton
Paul N. Newton University of Oxford
Rudy A. Hartskeerl
Rudy A. Hartskeerl Royal Tropical Institute
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Paul N. Levett
Paul N. Levett University of Regina

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