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Richard J.H. Smith

Richard J.H. Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
137
Citations
71288
World Ranking
324
National Ranking
218

Medicine

D-Index
140
Citations
76595
World Ranking
1688
National Ranking
976

Richard J.H. 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 Richard J.H. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,043 publications — 100th percentile

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

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

Richard J.H. 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 Richard J.H. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 137 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard J.H. Smith is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, with a total of 203 publications. Within this broad domain, their subfields of study focus on Immunology, Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Hematology, and Sensory Systems.

Smith's research topics include:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Their work has been published in several frequent venues, demonstrating a consistent contribution to journals in relevant fields. These venues include:

  • Immunobiology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Human Genetics
  • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
  • Kidney International

Smith has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Carla Nester
  • Ehab Y. Hanna
  • Dennis H. Kraus
  • John H. Krouse
  • Lawrence R. Lustig

Notable recent papers authored by Smith include:

  • "Standardized practices for RNA diagnostics using clinically accessible specimens reclassifies 75% of putative splicing variants", 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for the Use of Aminoglycosides Based on MT-RNR1 Genotype", 2021, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "Insights into the pathophysiology of DFNA10 hearing loss associated with novel EYA4 variants", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference", 2024, Kidney International
  • "Proteomic Analysis of Complement Proteins in Membranous Nephropathy", 2020, Kidney International Reports

In addition to articles, Smith has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Pluto Press eBooks:

  • "China's Engine of Environmental Collapse", 2020

Best Publications

  • A common haplotype in the complement regulatory gene factor H (HF1/CFH) predisposes individuals to age-related macular degeneration

    Gregory S. Hageman;Don H. Anderson;Lincoln V. Johnson;Lisa S. Hancox

  • Body mass in comparative primatology

    Richard J. Smith;William L. Jungers

  • Integrative analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome by the modENCODE project

    Mark B. Gerstein;Zhi John Lu;Eric L. Van Nostrand;Chao Cheng

  • Sensorineural hearing loss in children

    Richard J H Smith;James F Bale;Karl R White

  • CLASP - A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA AMONG 9364 PREGNANT-WOMEN

    G Beroyz;R Casale;A Farreiros;M Palermo

  • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

  • C3 glomerulopathy: consensus report

    Matthew C. Pickering;Vivette D. D'agati;Carla M. Nester;Richard J. Smith

  • GJB2 mutations and degree of hearing loss: a multicenter study.

    Rikkert L. Snoeckx;Patrick L M Huygen;Delphine Feldmann;Sandrine Marlin

  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

    Sergio Stagno;David W. Reynolds;Eng-Shang Huang;Shirley D. Thames

  • Forty-six genes causing nonsyndromic hearing impairment: which ones should be analyzed in DNA diagnostics?

    Nele Hilgert;Richard J.H. Smith;Guy Van Camp

  • Usher Syndrome 1D and Nonsyndromic Autosomal Recessive Deafness DFNB12 Are Caused by Allelic Mutations of the Novel Cadherin-Like Gene CDH23

    Julie M. Bork;Linda M. Peters;Saima Riazuddin;Saima Riazuddin;Steve L. Bernstein

  • Use and misuse of the reduced major axis for line-fitting

    Richard J. Smith

  • NONSYNDROMIC HEARING IMPAIRMENT: UNPARALLELED HETEROGENEITY

    G. Van Camp;P. J. Willems;R. J. H. Smith

  • Intrathecal baclofen for intractable spasticity of spinal origin: results of a long-term multicenter study

    Robert J. Coffey;David Cahill;William Steers;T. S. Park

  • Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (Dense Deposit Disease): An Update

    Gerald B. Appel;H. Terence Cook;Gregory Hageman;J. Charles Jennette

  • Comprehensive genetic testing in the clinical evaluation of 1119 patients with hearing loss

    Christina M. Sloan-Heggen;Amanda O. Bierer;A. Eliot Shearer;Diana L. Kolbe

  • Carrier rates in the midwestern United States for GJB2 mutations causing inherited deafness.

    Glenn E. Green;Daryl A. Scott;Joshua M. McDonald;George G. Woodworth

  • SIX1 mutations cause branchio-oto-renal syndrome by disruption of EYA1-SIX1-DNA complexes.

    Rainer G. Ruf;Pin-Xian Xu;Derek Silvius;Edgar A. Otto

  • The hereditary hearing loss homepage

    G. Van Camp;R.J.H. Smith

  • ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME AND C3 GLOMERULOPATHY: CONCLUSIONS FROM A «KIDNEY DISEASE: IMPROVING GLOBAL OUTCOMES» (KDIGO) CONTROVERSIES CONFERENCE

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Van Camp
Guy Van Camp University of Antwerp
Hossein Najmabadi
Hossein Najmabadi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
William J. Kimberling
William J. Kimberling University of Iowa
Sanjeev Sethi
Sanjeev Sethi Mayo Clinic
Kimia Kahrizi
Kimia Kahrizi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Jonas T. Johnson
Jonas T. Johnson University of Pittsburgh
Randal S. Weber
Randal S. Weber The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Simon J. T. Pollard
Simon J. T. Pollard Cranfield University
Chintalapalle V. Ramana
Chintalapalle V. Ramana The University of Texas at El Paso

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