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Neil Smyth

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
9251
World Ranking
17622
National Ranking
1390

Neil Smyth 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 Neil Smyth sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 104 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil Smyth 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 Neil Smyth sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Neil Smyth is a researcher affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly work spans fields primarily related to Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their research further delves into subfields including Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, and Ophthalmology.

Their research interest has concentrated significantly on topics such as Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Birth, Development, and Health, Retinal Development and Disorders, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Renal and related cancers, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity.

Neil Smyth has contributed to publications in various scientific journals, with recent papers appearing in venues such as Human Reproduction, Brain Communications, Placenta, Frontiers in Physiology, and Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

  • The duration of embryo culture after mouse IVF differentially affects cardiovascular and metabolic health in male offspring (2020, Human Reproduction)
  • Folding of the syncytiotrophoblast basal plasma membrane increases the surface area available for exchange in human placenta (2021, Placenta)
  • Preimplantation or gestation/lactation high-fat diet alters adult offspring metabolism and neurogenesis (2023, Brain Communications)
  • Advanced maternal age perturbs mouse embryo development and alters the phenotype of derived embryonic stem cells (2021, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease)
  • Blastocyst trophectoderm endocytic activation, a marker of adverse developmental programming (2021, Reproduction)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Judith J. Eckert, Tom P. Fleming, David S. Chatelet, Miguel A. Velazquez, and Bhavwanti Sheth. The number of collaborations with some co-authors ranges from two to five joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Absence of Basement Membranes after Targeting the LAMC1 Gene Results in Embryonic Lethality Due to Failure of Endoderm Differentiation

    Neil Smyth;H. Seda Vatansever;Patricia Murray;Michael Meyer

  • Epidermal transglutaminase (TGase 3) is the autoantigen of dermatitis herpetiformis.

    Miklós Sárdy;Sarolta Kárpáti;Barbara Merkl;Mats Paulsson

  • Matrix assembly, regulation, and survival functions of laminin and its receptors in embryonic stem cell differentiation

    Shaohua Li;David Harrison;Salvatore Carbonetto;Salvatore Carbonetto;Reinhard Fässler

  • Integrin α2-Deficient Mice Develop Normally, Are Fertile, but Display Partially Defective Platelet Interaction with Collagen

    Olaf Holtkötter;Bernhard Nieswandt;Neil Smyth;Werner Müller

  • Laminins: structure and genetic regulation.

    Patrick Tunggal;Neil Smyth;Mats Paulsson;Mark-Christoph Ott

  • Development of Skin Tumors in Mice Transgenic for Early Genes of Human Papillomavirus Type 8

    Inke Diana Schaper;Gian Paolo Marcuzzi;Sönke Jan Weissenborn;Hans Udo Kasper

  • Compound genetic ablation of nidogen 1 and 2 causes basement membrane defects and perinatal lethality in mice.

    Bernhard L. Bader;Neil Smyth;Neil Smyth;Sabine Nedbal;Nicolai Miosge

  • Preemptive ramipril therapy delays renal failure and reduces renal fibrosis in COL4A3-knockout mice with Alport syndrome.

    Oliver Gross;Bogdan Beirowski;Marie-Louise Koepke;Jeannine Kuck

  • Specific ablation of the nidogen-binding site in the laminin γ1 chain interferes with kidney and lung development

    Michael Willem;Nicolai Miosge;Willi Halfter;Neil Smyth

  • The absence of nidogen 1 does not affect murine basement membrane formation.

    Monzur Murshed;Neil Smyth;Nicolai Miosge;Jörg Karolat

  • Keratin 14 Cre Transgenic Mice Authenticate Keratin 14 as an Oocyte-Expressed Protein

    Martin Hafner;Jutta Wenk;Arianna Nenci;Manolis Pasparakis

  • Deposition of amyloid β in the walls of human leptomeningeal arteries in relation to perivascular drainage pathways in cerebral amyloid angiopathy

    Abby Keable;Kate Fenna;Ho Ming Yuen;David A. Johnston

  • The LIM-only Protein DRAL/FHL2 Binds to the Cytoplasmic Domain of Several α and β Integrin Chains and Is Recruited to Adhesion Complexes

    Viktor Wixler;Dirk Geerts;Emmanuel Laplantine;Daniel Westhoff

  • Characterization of SMOC-1, a Novel Modular Calcium-binding Protein in Basement Membranes

    Christian Vannahme;Neil Smyth;Nicolai Miosge;Silke Gösling

  • Recombinant human tissue transglutaminase ELISA for the diagnosis of gluten-sensitive enteropathy

    Miklós Sárdy;Miklós Sárdy;Uwe Odenthal;Sarolta Kárpáti;Mats Paulsson

  • Pathophysiology of diabetic macular edema.

    Antonia M. Joussen;Neil Smyth;Carien Niessen

  • Impaired epidermal wound healing in vivo upon inhibition or deletion of Rac1.

    Michael Tscharntke;Ruth Pofahl;Anna Chrostek-Grashoff;Neil Smyth

  • Electrocorticographic and deep intracerebral EEG recording in mice using a telemetry system.

    Marco Weiergräber;Margit Henry;Jürgen Hescheler;Neil Smyth

  • The LIM-only Proteins FHL2 and FHL3 Interact with α- and β-Subunits of the Muscle α7β1 Integrin Receptor

    Thomas Samson;Neil Smyth;Stefanie Janetzky;Olaf Wendler

  • Nidogens-Extracellular matrix linker molecules.

    Matthew S.P. Ho;Kerstin Böse;Sharada Mokkapati;Roswitha Nischt

Frequent Co-Authors

Mats Paulsson
Mats Paulsson University of Cologne
Tom P. Fleming
Tom P. Fleming University of Southampton
Toni Schneider
Toni Schneider University of Cologne
Nicolai Miosge
Nicolai Miosge University of Göttingen
Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler University of Cologne
Wilhelm Bloch
Wilhelm Bloch German Sport University Cologne
Thomas Krieg
Thomas Krieg University of Cologne
Klaus Addicks
Klaus Addicks University of Cologne
Otto L. Muskens
Otto L. Muskens University of Southampton
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council

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Jeffrey H. Miner

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Peter D. Yurchenco

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Beate Eckes

Beate Eckes

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Herbert Pfister

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Publications: 27

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Detlef Zillikens

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Publications: 24

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Katri Kaukinen

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Publications: 23

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Patricia Rousselle

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Mats Paulsson

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Manuel Koch

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Mark S. Cragg

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Publications: 20

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Andrea Sinz

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Publications: 19

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