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Richard S. Smith

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
25412
World Ranking
2725
National Ranking
84

Richard S. 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 S. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 340 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard S. 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 S. Smith sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Richard S. Smith is affiliated with Laurentian University in Canada. Their research covers multiple areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology. Their work extends into subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their main research topics include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Reproductive Biology, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Tree Root and Stability Studies, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and Plant responses to water stress.

Recent papers authored by Richard S. Smith illustrate the scope and diversity of their research. These include:

  • A digital 3D reference atlas reveals cellular growth patterns shaping the Arabidopsis ovule (2021, eLife)
  • Robust organ size requires robust timing of initiation orchestrated by focused auxin and cytokinin signalling (2020, Nature Plants)
  • The root meristem is shaped by brassinosteroid control of cell geometry (2021, Nature Plants)
  • Cell biology of the leaf epidermis: Fate specification, morphogenesis, and coordination (2021, The Plant Cell)
  • Regulation of shoot meristem shape by photoperiodic signaling and phytohormones during floral induction of Arabidopsis (2020, eLife)

Richard S. Smith collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Soeren Strauss
  • Brendan Lane
  • Mateusz Majda
  • Miltos Tsiantis
  • Arezki Boudaoud

Their publications are distributed in various notable venues, with a concentration in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Plants
  • New Phytologist
  • eLife

Best Publications

  • Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases

    Abdallah S. Daar;Peter A. Singer;Deepa Leah Persad;Stig K. Pramming

  • A plausible model of phyllotaxis

    Richard Simon Smith;Soazig Guyomarc'h;Therese Mandel;Didier Reinhardt

  • Axons of retinal ganglion cells are insulted in the optic nerve early in DBA/2J glaucoma

    Gareth R. Howell;Richard T. Libby;Tatjana C. Jakobs;Richard S. Smith

  • Essential iris atrophy, pigment dispersion, and glaucoma in DBA/2J mice.

    Simon W M John;Richard S. Smith;Olga V. Savinova;Norman L. Hawes

  • Mutations in Col4a1 cause perinatal cerebral hemorrhage and porencephaly.

    Douglas B. Gould;F. Campbell Phalan;Guido J. Breedveld;Saskia E. van Mil

  • MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D

    Pierre Barbier de Reuille;Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska;Daniel Kierzkowski;George W Bassel

  • Mutations in genes encoding melanosomal proteins cause pigmentary glaucoma in DBA/2J mice.

    Michael G Anderson;Richard S Smith;Norman L Hawes;Adriana Zabaleta

  • Comprehensive assessment of array-based platforms and calling algorithms for detection of copy number variants

    Dalila Pinto;Katayoon Darvishi;Xinghua Shi;Diana Rajan

  • Inherited glaucoma in DBA/2J mice: pertinent disease features for studying the neurodegeneration.

    Richard T. Libby;Michael G. Anderson;Iok-Hou Pang;Zachary H. Robinson

  • CRB1 is essential for external limiting membrane integrity and photoreceptor morphogenesis in the mammalian retina

    Adrienne K. Mehalow;Shuhei Kameya;Richard S. Smith;Norman L. Hawes

  • Susceptibility to Neurodegeneration in a Glaucoma Is Modified by Bax Gene Dosage

    Richard T Libby;Yan Li;Olga V Savinova;Joseph Barter

  • Control of bud activation by an auxin transport switch

    Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz;Scott Crawford;Richard Simon Smith;Karin Ljung

  • Integration of transport-based models for phyllotaxis and midvein formation

    Emmanuelle Bayer;Richard Simon Smith;Therese Mandel;Naomi Nakayama

  • Haploinsufficiency of the transcription factors FOXC1 and FOXC2 results in aberrant ocular development

    Richard S. Smith;Adriana Zabaleta;Tsutomu Kume;Tsutomu Kume;Olga V. Savinova

  • Innovations present in the primate interneuron repertoire.

    Fenna M. Krienen;Fenna M. Krienen;Melissa Goldman;Melissa Goldman;Qiangge Zhang;Qiangge Zhang;Ricardo C. H. del Rosario

  • Leaf shape evolution through duplication, regulatory diversification, and loss of a homeobox gene.

    Daniela Vlad;Daniel Kierzkowski;Madlen I. Rast;Francesco Vuolo

  • Elastic Domains Regulate Growth and Organogenesis in the Plant Shoot Apical Meristem

    Daniel Kierzkowski;Naomi Nakayama;Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska;Alain Weber

  • A bHLH complex controls embryonic vascular tissue establishment and indeterminate growth in Arabidopsis.

    Bert De Rybel;Barbara Möller;Saiko Yoshida;Ilona Grabowicz

  • Interacting loci cause severe iris atrophy and glaucoma in DBA/2J mice.

    Bo Chang;Richard S Smith;Norman L Hawes;Michael G Anderson

  • Targeted Disruption of the Myocilin Gene (Myoc) Suggests that Human Glaucoma-Causing Mutations Are Gain of Function.

    Byong Su Kim;Olga V. Savinova;Mark V. Reedy;Janice Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon W. M. John
Simon W. M. John Columbia University
Patsy M. Nishina
Patsy M. Nishina Tufts University
Bo Chang
Bo Chang University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher A. Walsh
Christopher A. Walsh Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cris Kuhlemeier
Cris Kuhlemeier University of Bern
Carmel Mothersill
Carmel Mothersill McMaster University
Jürgen K. Naggert
Jürgen K. Naggert University of Salerno
Miltos Tsiantis
Miltos Tsiantis Max Planck Society
Gareth R. Howell
Gareth R. Howell The Jackson Laboratory
Muriel T. Davisson
Muriel T. Davisson University of California, Los Angeles

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