2026 Paul F. Smith: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	3012	7	321	15431

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Neuroscience

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Paul F. Smith is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and medicine. Their work predominantly spans subfields such as neurology, sensory systems, cognitive neuroscience, ophthalmology, and physical therapy, sports therapy, and rehabilitation.

Their research topics focus mainly on vestibular and auditory disorders, hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics, and associated sensory functions. Additional key areas include glaucoma and retinal disorders, hearing loss and rehabilitation, olfactory and sensory function studies, balance, gait, and falls prevention, as well as ophthalmology and eye disorders.

The following publications highlight some of their recent contributions to the field:

Aging, Vestibular Function, and Balance: Proceedings of a National Institute on Aging/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Workshop, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
Hearing loss versus vestibular loss as contributors to cognitive dysfunction, 2021, Journal of Neurology
Vestibular function and cortical and sub-cortical alterations in an aging population, 2020, Heliyon
Recent developments in the understanding of the interactions between the vestibular system, memory, the hippocampus, and the striatum, 2022, Frontiers in Neurology
Efficacy of nGVS to improve postural stability in people with bilateral vestibulopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors include:

Yiwen Zheng
Denise Taylor
Ruth McLaren
Dirk De Ridder
Grant D. Searchfield

Their work often appears in venues such as Frontiers in Neurology, Hearing Research, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Frontiers in Neuroscience, and Scientific Reports.

Paul F. Smith has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by the University of Warwick titled "Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows: 'The Most Beautiful Blue'" released in 2021.

Best Publications

Vestibular loss causes hippocampal atrophy and impaired spatial memory in humans

Thomas Brandt;Franz Schautzer;Derek A. Hamilton;Roland Brüning

718
Citations
Mechanisms of recovery following unilateral labyrinthectomy: a review

Paul F. Smith;Ian S. Curthoys

592
Citations
The neuroprotective properties of the Ginkgo biloba leaf: a review of the possible relationship to platelet-activating factor (PAF)

Paul F. Smith;Karyn Maclennan;Cynthia L. Darlington

469
Citations
Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide.

Janice Hopkins Tanne;Erika Hayasaki;Mark Zastrow;Priyanka Pulla

466
Citations
The CNS effects of Ginkgo biloba extracts and ginkgolide B

Karyn M Maclennan;Cynthia L Darlington;Paul F Smith

420
Citations
Vestibular pathways involved in cognition.

Martin Hitier;Stephane Besnard;Paul F. Smith

407
Citations
Expression of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor in the rat cerebellum: an immunohistochemical study.

John C. Ashton;Deborah Friberg;Cynthia L. Darlington;Paul F. Smith

296
Citations
A comparison of random forest regression and multiple linear regression for prediction in neuroscience

Paul F. Smith;Siva Ganesh;Ping Liu

296
Citations
Cannabis and psychosis

David M Fergusson;Richie Poulton;Paul F Smith;Joseph M Boden

232
Citations
Long-Term Effects of Permanent Vestibular Lesions on Hippocampal Spatial Firing

Noah A. Russell;Arata Horii;Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

229
Citations
Neuronal activity in the ipsilateral medial vestibular nucleus of the guinea pig following unilateral labyrinthectomy.

Paul F. Smith;Ian S. Curthoys

218
Citations
Cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer.

Amy Alexander;Paul F. Smith;Rhonda J. Rosengren

198
Citations
Vestibular–hippocampal interactions

Paul F. Smith

197
Citations
The vestibular system and cognition.

Paul F. Smith

194
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of recovery from vestibular damage in mammals: recent advances.

Cynthia L. Darlington;Paul F. Smith

190
Citations
From ear to uncertainty: vestibular contributions to cognitive function

Paul F. Smith;Yiwen Zheng

174
Citations
Lesions of the Vestibular System Disrupt Hippocampal Theta Rhythm in the Rat

Noah A. Russell;Arata Horii;Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

168
Citations
Does vestibular damage cause cognitive dysfunction in humans

Paul F. Smith;Yiwen Zheng;Arata Horii;Cynthia L. Darlington

157
Citations
Evidence that spatial memory deficits following bilateral vestibular deafferentation in rats are probably permanent

Jean Ha Baek;Yiwen Zheng;Cynthia L. Darlington;Paul F. Smith

138
Citations
Move it or lose it--is stimulation of the vestibular system necessary for normal spatial memory?

Paul F. Smith;Cynthia. L. Darlington;Yiwen Zheng

130
Citations
Research reportNeuronal activity in the contralateral medial vestibular nucleus of the guinea pig following unilateral labyrinthectomy

Paul F. Smith;Ian S. Curthoys

125
Citations
The NMDA antagonists MK801 and CPP disrupt compensation for unilateral labyrinthectomy in the guinea pig.

Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

91
Citations
The effect of visual deprivation on vestibular compensation in the guinea pig.

Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington;Ian S. Curthoys

85
Citations
Postural compensation in the guinea pig following unilateral labyrinthectomy.

I.S. Curthoys;P.F. Smith;C.L. Darlington

79
Citations