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Robert C. Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
50
Citations
12621
World Ranking
5369
National Ranking
2937

Robert C. Smith publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 180 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Robert C. Smith D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert C. Smith is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research centers on medicine, with a specific focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, general health professions, surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and psychiatry and mental health.

The topics most frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Surgical Simulation and Training

Recent published papers associated with or relevant to the broader research context include:

  • Making the biopsychosocial model more scientific-its general and specific models, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • Archway Phase 3 Trial of the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2-Year Results, 2023, Ophthalmology
  • A Novel Expert Coaching Model in Urology, Aimed at Accelerating the Learning Curve in Robotic Prostatectomy, 2022, Journal of surgical education
  • Assessing the quality and making appropriate use of historical negative control data: A report of the International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT), 2023, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
  • Addressing health inequities for children in immigrant families: Psychologists as leaders and links across systems., 2023, American Psychologist

Frequent collaborators in their scholarly work include:

  • Miles Dalby
  • Rand Wilcox Vanden Berg
  • Jonathan Coleman
  • Behfar Ehdaie
  • Alvin C. Goh

In terms of publication venues, the scientist has substantial contributions in:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Heart Journal
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • National Review of Black Politics

Best Publications

  • Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome

    Jun Horiguchi;Magdolna Hornyak;Ulrich Voderholzer;Meir Kryger

  • Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome

    Arthur S. Walters;Michael S. Aldrich;Richard Allen;Sonia Ancoli‐Israel

  • Interventions for providers to promote a patient‐centred approach in clinical consultations

    Francesca Dwamena;Margaret Holmes‐Rovner;Carolyn M Gaulden;Sarah Jorgenson

  • The patient's story: integrating the patient- and physician-centered approaches to interviewing.

    Robert C. Smith;Ruth B. Hoppe

  • The Effectiveness of Intensive Training for Residents in Interviewing: A Randomized, Controlled Study

    Robert C. Smith;Judith S. Lyles;Jennifer Mettler;Bertram E. Stoffelmayr

  • Psychosocial factors are associated with health care seeking rather than diagnosis in irritable bowel syndrome.

    Robert C. Smith;David S. Greenbaum;Jeffery B. Vancouver;Rebecca C. Henry

  • "Tell me about yourself": The patient-centered interview.

    Frederic W. Platt;David L. Gaspar;John L. Coulehan;Lucy Fox

  • An evidence-based patient-centered method makes the biopsychosocial model scientific

    Robert C. Smith;Auguste H. Fortin;Francesca Dwamena;Richard M. Frankel

  • Primary Care Clinicians Treat Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Robert C. Smith;Judith S. Lyles;Joseph C. Gardiner;Corina Sirbu

  • Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognition, symptoms, and smoking in schizophrenia: A randomized controlled study.

    Robert C. Smith;Sylvia Boules;Sanela Mattiuz;Mary Youssef

  • Recognition of depression by internists in primary care: a comparison of internist and "gold standard" psychiatric assessments.

    Paul D. Gerber;James Barrett;Jane Barrett;Eric Manheimer

  • Hyperglycemia associated with the use of atypical antipsychotics.

    Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer;Ann-Marie Nathan;Robert C. Smith

  • Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method

    Robert C. Smith

  • Exploration of DSM-IV criteria in primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms.

    Robert C. Smith;Joseph C. Gardiner;Judith S. Lyles;Corina Sirbu

  • Classification and Diagnosis of Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms

    Robert C. Smith;Francesca C. Dwamena

  • The relationship of presenting physical complaints to depressive symptoms in primary care patients.

    Paul D. Gerber;James E. Barrett;Jane A. Barrett;Thomas E. Oxman

  • Goodpasture's Syndrome Associated with Influenza A2 Virus Infection

    Curtis B. Wilson;Robert C. Smith

  • Treating patients with medically unexplained symptoms in primary care.

    Robert C. Smith;Catherine Lein;Clare Collins;Judith S. Lyles

  • Gender differences in Manning criteria in the irritable bowel syndrome.

    Robert C. Smith;David S. Greenbaum;Jeffrey B. Vancouver;Rebecca C. Henry

  • A strategy for improving patient satisfaction by the intensive training of residents in psychosocial medicine: a controlled, randomized study.

    R C Smith;J S Lyles;J A Mettler;A A Marshall

  • Evidence-based guidelines for teaching patient-centered interviewing

    Robert C. Smith;Alicia A. Marshall-Dorsey;Gerald G. Osborn;Valerie Shebroe

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Frankel
Richard M. Frankel Washington University in St. Louis
Barbara A. Given
Barbara A. Given Michigan State University
Clare E. Collins
Clare E. Collins University of Newcastle Australia
Richard P. Allen
Richard P. Allen Johns Hopkins University
Richard N. Baumgartner
Richard N. Baumgartner University of Louisville
Robert I. Haddad
Robert I. Haddad Harvard University
Ann G. Zauber
Ann G. Zauber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ahmedin Jemal
Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society
David E. Kern
David E. Kern Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen

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