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D-Index
100
Citations
45932
World Ranking
8178
National Ranking
4241

Nicholas L. 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 Nicholas L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 350 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas L. 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 Nicholas L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas L. Smith is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research output includes a significant number of publications focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study for this scientist are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Genetics
  • Hematology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

The main topics covered in Smith's work are:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

Smith has published numerous articles in a variety of venues. Their most frequent publication outlets include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Nature Communications
  • Blood

Some of Smith's notable recent publications are:

  • Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes, 2020, Nature
  • Genome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Interleukin-6 Signaling Effects on Ischemic Stroke and Other Cardiovascular Outcomes, 2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • The choline transporter Slc44a2 controls platelet activation and thrombosis by regulating mitochondrial function, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cross-Ancestry Investigation of Venous Thromboembolism Genomic Predictors, 2022, Circulation

Frequent co-authors in Smith's collaborations include:

  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Alanna C. Morrison
  • Jennifer A. Brody
  • Paul S. de Vries
  • Ramachandran S. Vasan

Best Publications

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • The Risk of Myocardial Infarction Associated With Antihypertensive Drug Therapies

    Bruce M. Psaty;Susan R. Heckbert;Thomas D. Koepsell;David S. Siscovick

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.

    Alexander G Bick;Joshua S Weinstock;Satish K Nandakumar;Satish K Nandakumar;Charles P Fulco;Charles P Fulco

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Testosterone treatment and mortality in men with low testosterone levels.

    Molly M. Shores;Nicholas L. Smith;Christopher W. Forsberg;Bradley D. Anawalt

  • Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Philip C Haycock;Stephen Burgess;Aayah Nounu

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T. Ellinor;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Nicole L. Glazer;Arne Pfeufer

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Common variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study.

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Mark Eijgelsheim;Kenneth M Rice;Paul I W de Bakker;Paul I W de Bakker

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Joshua C. Bis
Joshua C. Bis University of Washington
Thomas Lumley
Thomas Lumley University of Auckland
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University

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