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57
Citations
21273
World Ranking
13532
National Ranking
5740

Michael W. Smith publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael W. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 192 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Michael W. Smith D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael W. Smith is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple intersections of healthcare and technology, with a focus on areas such as electronic health records, genomics, and healthcare systems.

The scientist has published works in several venues, including:

  • Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Applied Clinical Informatics
  • Contraception
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Smith's recent publications include:

  • "Telemedicine strategy of the European Reference Network ITHACA for the diagnosis and management of patients with rare developmental disorders" (2020) in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • "Application of Human Factors Methods to Understand Missed Follow-up of Abnormal Test Results" (2020) in Applied Clinical Informatics
  • "Joint Activity Design Evaluation Tools for Conducting Staged-World Studies" (2022) in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • "CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE OF ABORTION LEGALITY FOLLOWING DOBBS" (2024) in Contraception
  • "A Starter Kit for Diversity-Oriented Communities for Undergraduates: Near-Peer Mentorship Programs" (2025) in arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Elizabeth Alexander, Ruta Marcinkute, Dorica Dan, Myfanwy Rawson, and Siddharth Banka.

Smith conducts research across several subfields such as:

  • Surgery
  • Genetics
  • Health Information Management
  • Social Psychology
  • Information Systems

Key topics addressed in their work entail:

  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety

Best Publications

  • Genetic Restriction of HIV-1 Infection and Progression to AIDS by a Deletion Allele of the CKR5 Structural Gene

    Michael Dean;Mary Carrington;Cheryl Winkler;Gavin A. Huttley

  • The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Floyd A. Reed;Françoise R. Friedlaender;Christopher Ehret

  • Contrasting Genetic Influence of CCR2 and CCR5 Variants on HIV-1 Infection and Disease Progression

    Michael W. Smith;Michael Dean;Mary Carrington;Cheryl Winkler

  • Genetic Restriction of AIDS Pathogenesis by an SDF-1 Chemokine Gene Variant

    Cheryl Winkler;William Modi;Michael W. Smith;George W. Nelson

  • Production and integration of the ATLAS Insertable B-Layer

    B. Abbott;A. Clark;S. Latorre;O. Crespo-Lopez

  • MYH9 is a major-effect risk gene for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

    Jeffrey B Kopp;Michael W Smith;George W Nelson;Randall C Johnson

  • MYH9 is associated with nondiabetic end-stage renal disease in African Americans

    W H Linda Kao;Michael J Klag;Lucy A Meoni;David Reich;David Reich

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • IN VITRO MUTAGENESIS

    Michael Smith

  • Methods for high-density admixture mapping of disease genes.

    Nick Patterson;Neil Hattangadi;Barton Lane;Kirk E. Lohmueller

  • GENETIC ACCELERATION OF AIDS PROGRESSION BY A PROMOTER VARIANT OF CCR5

    Maureen P. Martin;Michael Dean;Michael W. Smith;Cheryl Winkler

  • Strength training increases resting metabolic rate and norepinephrine levels in healthy 50- to 65-yr-old men

    R. Pratley;B. Nicklas;M. Rubin;J. Miller

  • Ethnic-affiliation estimation by use of population-specific DNA markers.

    Mark D. Shriver;Michael W. Smith;Li Jin;Amy Marcini

  • A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans

    Michael W. Smith;Michael W. Smith;Nick Patterson;James A. Lautenberger;Ann L. Truelove;Ann L. Truelove

  • Genome-wide scans for footprints of natural selection

    Taras K. Oleksyk;Michael W. Smith;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • Genetic restriction of HIV-1 pathogenesis to AIDS by promoter alleles of IL10.

    Hyoung Doo Shin;Cheryl Winkler;J. Claiborne Stephens;Jay Bream

  • A mitochondrial-like chaperonin 60 gene in Giardia lamblia: Evidence that diplomonads once harbored an endosymbiont related to the progenitor of mitochondria

    Roger Aj;Svärd Sg;Tovar J;Clark Cg

  • Mapping by admixture linkage disequilibrium: advances, limitations and guidelines.

    Michael W. Smith;Michael W. Smith;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • Admixture Mapping Comes of Age

    Cheryl A. Winkler;George W. Nelson;Michael W. Smith

  • Correction: Pain, catastrophizing, and depression in the rheumatic diseases

    Robert R. Edwards;Christine Cahalan;George Mensing;Michael Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert R. Edwards
Robert R. Edwards Brigham and Women's Hospital
Claudia M. Campbell
Claudia M. Campbell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
W. H. Linda Kao
W. H. Linda Kao Johns Hopkins University
Cheryl A. Winkler
Cheryl A. Winkler National Institutes of Health
David Vlahov
David Vlahov Yale University
James J. Goedert
James J. Goedert National Institutes of Health
Mary Carrington
Mary Carrington Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University

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