2026 Matt Smith: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	47	2550	2363	203	178	139	7794

Matt Smith publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matt Smith sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 467+

This scientist: 139 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Matt Smith D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matt Smith is affiliated with the University of Worcester in the United Kingdom and has a research focus spanning Environmental Science, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work predominantly addresses topics related to allergic rhinitis and sensitization, lichen and fungal ecology, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, as well as tree-ring climate responses, air quality and health impacts, forest insect ecology and management, and botany and plant ecology studies.

Smith's publication record highlights research contributions in a range of scientific journals with frequent publications appearing in Aerobiologia, Grana, The Science of The Total Environment, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, and Global Change Biology. These venues host studies connected to environmental monitoring, bioaerosol dynamics, and climate impacts on biological systems.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Smith include:

Effects of future climate change on birch abundance and their pollen load, 2021, Global Change Biology
Consequences of climate change on airborne pollen in Bavaria, Central Europe, 2021, Regional Environmental Change
Recent developments in monitoring and modelling airborne pollen, a review, 2020, Grana
Bioaerosols on the atmospheric super highway: An example of long distance transport of Alternaria spores from the Pannonian Plain to Poland, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
Particle size distribution of the major Alternaria alternata allergen, Alt a 1, derived from airborne spores and subspore fragments, 2020, Fungal Biology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Smith include:

Łukasz Grewling
Branko Šikoparija
Jesús Rojo
José María Maya-Manzano
Athanasios Damialis

Smith's work crosses disciplinary boundaries, integrating aspects of immunology and allergy, health toxicology and mutagenesis, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, and atmospheric science.

Best Publications

Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments

Stephen J. Thackeray;Timothy H. Sparks;Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Burthe

1017
Citations
Pollen monitoring: minimum requirements and reproducibility of analysis

C. Galán;M. Smith;M. Thibaudon;G. Frenguelli

533
Citations
Changes to Airborne Pollen Counts across Europe

Chiara Ziello;Tim H. Sparks;Nicole Estrella;Jordina Belmonte

413
Citations
Recommended terminology for aerobiological studies

C. Galán;A. Ariatti;M. Bonini;B. Clot

317
Citations
Common ragweed: a threat to environmental health in Europe.

Matt Smith;L. Cecchi;C. Skjøth;G. Karrer

263
Citations
Biological Flora of the British Isles: Ambrosia artemisiifolia.

Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Krisztina Biró;Dietmar Brandes;Olivier Broennimann

256
Citations
Variation of the group 5 grass pollen allergen content of airborne pollen in relation to geographic location and time in season.

Jeroen Buters;Marje Prank;Mikhail Sofiev;Gudrun Pusch

200
Citations
The long‐range transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Poland and Germany causes significant pre‐season concentrations in Denmark

C. Skjøth;J. Sommer;Alicja Stach;Matt Smith;Matt Smith

191
Citations
Release of Bet v 1 from birch pollen from 5 European countries. Results from the HIALINE study

Jeroen T.M. Buters;Michel Thibaudon;Matt Smith;Roy Kennedy

182
Citations
Long-range transport of Ambrosia pollen to Poland

Matthew Smith;Matthew Smith;C. Skjøth;D. Myszkowska;A. Uruska

156
Citations
Changes in the pollen seasons of the early flowering trees Alnus spp. and Corylus spp. in Worcester, United Kingdom, 1996-2005.

Jean Emberlin;Matt Smith;Matt Smith;Rebecca Close;Beverley Adams-Groom

154
Citations
Geographic and temporal variations in pollen exposure across Europe.

M. Smith;S. Jäger;U. Berger;B. Šikoparija

151
Citations
Examining Ambrosia pollen episodes at Poznań (Poland) using back-trajectory analysis

Alicja Stach;Matt Smith;Matt Smith;C. Skjøth;J. Brandt

139
Citations
The onset, course and intensity of the pollen season

Åslög Dahl;Carmen Galán;Lenka Hajkova;Andreas Pauling

130
Citations
A method for producing airborne pollen source inventories: an example of Ambrosia (ragweed) on the Pannonian Plain.

Carsten A. Skjøth;Matt Smith;Branko Šikoparija;Alicja Stach

118
Citations
Characteristics of grass pollen seasons in areas of southern Spain and the United Kingdom

Juan Antonio Sánchez Mesa;Matt Smith;Jean Emberlin;Ursula Allitt

116
Citations
The Pannonian plain as a source of Ambrosia pollen in the Balkans

B. Šikoparija;Matt Smith;C. Skjøth;P. Radišić

113
Citations
Airborne olive pollen counts are not representative of exposure to the major olive allergen Ole e 1.

C. Galan;C. Antunes;C. Antunes;R. Brandao;C. Torres

112
Citations
Analytical validation of a next generation sequencing liquid biopsy assay for high sensitivity broad molecular profiling.

Vincent Plagnol;Samuel Woodhouse;Karen Howarth;Stefanie Lensing

111
Citations
Monitoring, Modelling and Forecasting of the Pollen Season

Helfried Scheifinger;Jordina Belmonte;Jeroen Buters;Sevcan Celenk

106
Citations
Spread of invasive ragweed: climate change, management and how to reduce allergy costs.

Robert Richter;Uwe E. Berger;Stefan Dullinger;Franz Essl;Franz Essl

101
Citations
Long-term and short-term forecast models for Poaceae (grass) pollen in Poznań, Poland, constructed using regression analysis

Alicja Stach;Matt Smith;Matt Smith;J. C. Prieto Baena;J. C. Prieto Baena;Jean Emberlin

98
Citations
The Worldwide Spread, Success, and Impact of Ragweed (Ambrosia spp.)

C. Montagnani;R. Gentili;Matt Smith;M. F. Guarino

98
Citations
Pollen season and climate: Is the timing of birch pollen release in the UK approaching its limit?

R.M. Newnham;T.H. Sparks;C. Skjøth;C. Skjøth;K. Head

88
Citations
Airborne pollen transport.

Mikhail Sofiev;Jordina Belmonte;Regula Gehrig;Rebeca Izquierdo

85
Citations
A Mechanism For Long Distance Transport of Ambrosia Pollen From the Pannonian Plain

B. Šikoparija;C. Skjøth;C. Skjøth;K. Alm Kübler;Å. Dahl

83
Citations
Ragweed pollen source inventory for France – The second largest centre of Ambrosia in Europe

Michel Thibaudon;Branko Šikoparija;Gilles Oliver;Matt Smith

78
Citations
A 30-day-ahead forecast model for grass pollen in north London, United Kingdom

Matthew Smith;Jean Emberlin

77
Citations