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 L. Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 328 publications — 69th percentile
69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
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 L. Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 77 D-Index — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Richard L. Smith is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and specializes in the field of Engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.
Their work addresses a variety of topics, notably in Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Biofuel production and bioconversion, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.
Notable recent papers include:
Frequent co-authors in Richard L. Smith's publications include Haixin Guo, Xinhua Qi, Janet Kiholm Smith, Richard T. Bliss, and Feng Shen.
Their research has been published in several venues with recurrent contributions to UNC Libraries, Green Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Journal, Renewable Energy, and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
In addition to journal articles, Richard L. Smith has contributed to book publications. One such publication is titled "Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Sustainable Recycling of Organic Solid Waste," released in 2022 by Springer Nature (Netherlands).
Richard L. Smith received the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1964.
Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku Aida;Richard Lee Jr. Smith
Jia Luo;Zhen Fang;Richard L. Smith
Masaki Ota;Kenji Morohashi;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe
Zhen Fang;Takafumi Sato;Richard L. Smith;Hiroshi Inomata
Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith
Samantha L. Y. Tang;Richard L. Smith;Martyn Poliakoff
Masaru Watanabe;Takafumi Sato;Hiroshi Inomata;Richard Lee Smith
Kazuhiko Suzuki;Haruhusa Sue;Masahiro Itou;Richard Lee Jr. Smith
Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith
Masaki Ota;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe;Richard L. Smith
Feng Guo;Zhen Fang;C. Charles Xu;Richard L. Smith
Hu Li;Hu Li;Hu Li;Zhen Fang;Zhen Fang;Richard L. Smith;Song Yang
Samantha Y. Tang;Richard A. Bourne;Richard L. Smith;Martyn Poliakoff
Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith
Masafumi Takesue;Hiromichi Hayashi;Richard L. Smith
Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard Lee Smith
Taku Michael Aida;Kiyohiko Tajima;Masaru Watanabe;Yuki Saito
Linfeng Zhu;Feng Shen;Richard L. Smith;Lulu Yan
Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith
Xinhua Qi;Haixin Guo;Luyang Li;Richard Lee Jr. Smith
Z. Fang;T. Minowa;R. L. Smith;T. Ogi
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