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Chemistry 169 70 39 1128 103242

Richard D. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard D. Smith between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard D. Smith published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 30.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 133 publications in 2014. 12 of the 2,082 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 133. Peak 133 publications in 2014. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 6 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 17 publications 1987: 29 publications 1988: 22 publications 1989: 21 publications 1990: 24 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 29 publications 1996: 37 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 29 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 37 publications 2001: 38 publications 2002: 68 publications 2003: 61 publications 2004: 52 publications 2005: 60 publications 2006: 81 publications 2007: 75 publications 2008: 88 publications 2009: 71 publications 2010: 76 publications 2011: 82 publications 2012: 74 publications 2013: 96 publications 2014: 133 publications 2015: 60 publications 2016: 75 publications 2017: 71 publications 2018: 65 publications 2019: 57 publications 2020: 49 publications 2021: 47 publications 2022: 128 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 3 publications
1958 2025

2,082 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard D. Smith: publications per year, 1958 to 2025
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 6
1977 6
1978 7
1979 5
1980 2
1981 3
1982 2
1983 10
1984 11
1985 13
1986 17
1987 29
1988 22
1989 21
1990 24
1991 17
1992 14
1993 21
1994 22
1995 29
1996 37
1997 22
1998 29
1999 19
2000 37
2001 38
2002 68
2003 61
2004 52
2005 60
2006 81
2007 75
2008 88
2009 71
2010 76
2011 82
2012 74
2013 96
2014 133
2015 60
2016 75
2017 71
2018 65
2019 57
2020 49
2021 47
2022 128
2023 34
2024 9
2025 3
Total 2,082
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Richard D. Smith publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,121–1,140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,128 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12 1,128
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Richard D. Smith D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 159+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 169 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98 169
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard D. Smith is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions also in various subfields such as Geophysics, Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization of human glioblastoma (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • Proteogenomic Landscape of Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapy (2020, Cell)
  • Proteogenomic Characterization of Endometrial Carcinoma (2020, Cell)
  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization across Major Histological Types of Pediatric Brain Cancer (2020, Cell)
  • Proteogenomic data and resources for pan-cancer analysis (2023, Cancer Cell)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard D. Smith include:

  • Yehia Ibrahim
  • Danny Orton
  • Kent Bloodsworth
  • Sean Colby
  • Christine Chang

Publication venues where the scientist's work frequently appears include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Richard D. Smith was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • New developments in biochemical mass spectrometry: electrospray ionization

    Richard D. Smith;Joseph A. Loo;Charles G. Edmonds;Charles J. Barinaga

  • Toward a Human Blood Serum Proteome Analysis By Multidimensional Separation Coupled With Mass Spectrometry

    Joshua N. Adkins;Susan M. Varnum;Kenneth J. Auberry;Ronald J. Moore

  • A common open representation of mass spectrometry data and its application to proteomics research

    Patrick G A Pedrioli;Jimmy K Eng;Robert Hubley;Mathijs Vogelzang

  • On-line mass spectrometric detection for capillary zone electrophoresis

    Jose A. Olivares;Nhung T. Nguyen;Clement R. Yonker;Richard D. Smith

  • Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

    Charles G. Edmonds;Richard D. Smith

  • Principles and practice of electrospray ionization—mass spectrometry for large polypeptides and proteins

    Richard D. Smith;Joseph A. Loo;Rachel R. Ogorzalek Loo;Mark Busman

  • Improved electrospray ionization interface for capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometry

    Richard D. Smith;Charles J. Barinaga;Harold R. Udseth

  • Reversed‐phase chromatography with multiple fraction concatenation strategy for proteome profiling of human MCF10A cells

    Yuexi Wang;Feng Yang;Marina A. Gritsenko;Yingchun Wang

  • Fundamentals of Traveling Wave Ion Mobility Spectrometry

    Alexandre A. Shvartsburg;Richard D. Smith

  • Rapid expansion of supercritical fluid solutions: solute formation of powders, thin films, and fibers

    Dean W. Matson;John L. Fulton;Robert C. Petersen;Richard D. Smith

  • Nanodroplet processing platform for deep and quantitative proteome profiling of 10-100 mammalian cells.

    Ying Zhu;Paul D. Piehowski;Rui Zhao;Jing Chen

  • Proteomics by FTICR mass spectrometry: top down and bottom up.

    Bogdan Bogdanov;Richard D. Smith

  • Capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometry using an electrospray ionization interface

    Richard D. Smith;Jose A. Olivares;Nhung T. Nguyen;Harold R. Udseth

  • Normalization Approaches for Removing Systematic Biases Associated with Mass Spectrometry and Label-Free Proteomics

    Stephen J. Callister;Richard C. Barry;Joshua N. Adkins;Ethan T. Johnson

  • An Interlaboratory Evaluation of Drift Tube Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Collision Cross Section Measurements.

    Sarah M. Stow;Tim J. Causon;Xueyun Zheng;Ruwan T. Kurulugama

  • An accurate mass tag strategy for quantitative and high-throughput proteome measurements.

    Richard D. Smith;Gordon A. Anderson;Mary S. Lipton;Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic

  • Reproducible workflow for multiplexed deep-scale proteome and phosphoproteome analysis of tumor tissues by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Philipp Mertins;Philipp Mertins;Lauren C. Tang;Karsten Krug;David J. Clark

  • Global analysis of the Deinococcus radiodurans proteome by using accurate mass tags.

    Mary S. Lipton;Ljiljana Paša-Tolić;Gordon A. Anderson;David J. Anderson

  • Mass spectrometry-based proteomics: existing capabilities and future directions

    Thomas E. Angel;Uma K. Aryal;Shawna M. Hengel;Erin Shammel Baker

  • Human Plasma N-Glycoproteome Analysis by Immunoaffinity Subtraction, Hydrazide Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

    Tao Liu;Wei Jun Qian;Marina A. Gritsenko;David G. Camp

  • A Perspective on the Maillard Reaction and the Analysis of Protein Glycation by Mass Spectrometry: Probing the Pathogenesis of Chronic Disease

    Qibin Zhang;Jennifer M. Ames;Richard D. Smith;John W. Baynes

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Camp
David G. Camp Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wei-Jun Qian
Wei-Jun Qian Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ronald J. Moore
Ronald J. Moore Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Gordon A. Anderson
Gordon A. Anderson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Matthew E. Monroe
Matthew E. Monroe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Harold R. Udseth
Harold R. Udseth Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Keqi Tang
Keqi Tang Ningbo University
Tao Liu
Tao Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Marina A. Gritsenko
Marina A. Gritsenko Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Joshua N. Adkins
Joshua N. Adkins Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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