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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 84 287 243 54 45 626 26360

Richard Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Smith between 1957 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Smith published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 232 publications in 2022. 11 of the 1,080 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 232. Peak 232 publications in 2022. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 17 publications 1986: 14 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 43 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 67 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 232 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications
1957 2025

1,080 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Smith: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 2
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 10
1982 7
1983 8
1984 11
1985 17
1986 14
1987 16
1988 17
1989 8
1990 3
1991 6
1992 5
1993 6
1994 3
1995 7
1996 9
1997 7
1998 13
1999 10
2000 13
2001 20
2002 16
2003 43
2004 23
2005 22
2006 34
2007 38
2008 26
2009 29
2010 22
2011 30
2012 19
2013 39
2014 67
2015 28
2016 19
2017 30
2018 25
2019 27
2020 26
2021 27
2022 232
2023 30
2024 8
2025 3
Total 1,080
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Richard Smith publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 570+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 626 publications — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100 626
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Richard Smith D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15 84
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Richard Smith is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong emphasis on Earth and Planetary Sciences, supported by 131 publications in this main area of study. Within this domain, their subfields include Geophysics, Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics focus primarily on Seismic Waves and Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications. Other significant topics they work on include Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Richard Smith has contributed frequently to notable publication venues, including:

  • 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

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with proteogenomics and cancer research. Notable publications include:

  • 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

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including Yehia Ibrahim, Danny Orton, Kent Bloodsworth, Sean Colby, and Christine Chang.

Best Publications

  • Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals

    Richard Smith

  • Joining together to combat poverty: everybody welcome and needed.

    Andy Haines;Iona Heath;Richard Smith

  • Responding to global infectious disease outbreaks: lessons from SARS on the role of risk perception, communication and management.

    Richard D. Smith

  • Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies.

    Richard Smith

  • Medical Tourism: treatments, markets and health system implications: a scoping review

    N Lunt;R Smith;Mark Exworthy;ST Green

  • The true cost of antimicrobial resistance

    Richard Smith;Joanna Coast

  • Theory versus practice: a review of ‘willingness‐to‐pay’ in health and health care

    Jan Abel Olsen;Richard D. Smith

  • The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: What economics can contribute

    Laurence S. J. Roope;Laurence S. J. Roope;Laurence S. J. Roope;Richard D. Smith;Koen B. Pouwels;Koen B. Pouwels;James Buchanan;James Buchanan

  • The effect of rising food prices on food consumption: systematic review with meta-regression

    Rosemary Green;Laura Cornelsen;Alan D Dangour;Rachel Turner

  • Does home based medication review keep older people out of hospital? The HOMER randomised controlled trial

    Richard Holland;Elizabeth Lenaghan;Ian Harvey;Richard Smith

  • Proteogenomic insights into the biology and treatment of HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Chen Huang;Lijun Chen;Sara R. Savage;Rodrigo Vargas Eguez

  • Antimicrobial resistance: a global response

    Richard D. Smith;Joanna Coast

  • The economic impact of SARS: How does the reality match the predictions?

    Marcus Richard Keogh-Brown;Richard David Smith

  • Precautionary Behavior in Response to Perceived Threat of Pandemic Influenza

    M. Zia Sadique;W. John Edmunds;Richard D. Smith;William Jan Meerding

  • Trade in health-related services.

    Richard D Smith;Rupa Chanda;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • A good death: An important aim for health services and for us all

    Richard Smith

  • The Trouble With Medical Journals

    Richard Smith

  • The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education

    Nigel Blake;Paul Smeyers;Richard D. Smith;Paul Standish

  • Weighting and valuing quality-adjusted life-years using stated preference methods: preliminary results from the Social Value of a QALY Project

    R. Baker;Ian Bateman;C. Donaldson;M. Jones-Lee

  • Socioeconomic development as an intervention against malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Lucy S Tusting;Barbara Willey;Henry Lucas;John Thompson

  • New labour, new NHS?

    Jennife Dixon;Nicholas Mays

  • Joining together to combat poverty: everybody welcome and needed

    Andy Haines;Iona Heath;Fiona Moss

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanna Coast
Joanna Coast University of Bristol
Jan Abel Olsen
Jan Abel Olsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ian Harvey
Ian Harvey University of East Anglia
Michael Millar
Michael Millar Barts Health NHS Trust
Steven Cummins
Steven Cummins London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David L. Heymann
David L. Heymann London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Itzhak Gilboa
Itzhak Gilboa Tel Aviv University
Jeff Richardson
Jeff Richardson Monash University
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge

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