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D-Index
66
Citations
15504
World Ranking
8673
National Ranking
3891

Stephen B. 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 Stephen B. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 267 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen B. 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 Stephen B. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen B. Smith is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, their work addresses subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Smith's research emphasizes topics including Meat and Animal Product Quality, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Pharmacological Effects and Assays, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock.

Selected recent publications by Stephen B. Smith include:

  • Producing high-oleic acid beef and the impact of ground beef consumption on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: A review, 2020, Meat Science
  • Cattle adapted to tropical and subtropical environments: social, nutritional, and carcass quality considerations, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • High dietary oleic acid in olive oil-supplemented diet enhanced omega-3 fatty acid in blood plasma of rats, 2020, Food Science & Nutrition
  • Vitamin A regulates intramuscular adipose tissue and muscle development: promoting high-quality beef production, 2021, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Maternal Nutrient Restriction and Skeletal Muscle Development: Consequences for Postnatal Health, 2020, Advances in experimental medicine and biology

Frequent co-authors with whom Smith has collaborated are:

  • Steven E. Riechman
  • Gyoungok Gang
  • Kim Margarette C. Nogoy
  • Seong Ho Choi
  • Dana R. Smith

Notable publication venues for Smith include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Nutrients
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Meat Science
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Best Publications

  • Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Teresa A. Davis;Sung Woo Kim

  • Relative contributions of acetate, lactate and glucose to lipogenesis in bovine intramuscular and subcutaneous adipose tissue.

    Stephen B. Smith;John D. Crouse

  • Board-invited review: the biology and regulation of preadipocytes and adipocytes in meat animals.

    G. J. Hausman;M. V. Dodson;K. Ajuwon;M. Azain

  • Dietary L-arginine supplementation increases muscle gain and reduces body fat mass in growing-finishing pigs.

    Bie Tan;Yulong Yin;Zhiqiang Liu;Xinguo Li

  • Beneficial effects of l-arginine on reducing obesity: potential mechanisms and important implications for human health

    Jason R. McKnight;M. Carey Satterfield;Wenjuan S. Jobgen;Stephen B. Smith

  • Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Reduces White Fat Gain and Enhances Skeletal Muscle and Brown Fat Masses in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

    Wenjuan Jobgen;Cynthia J. Meininger;Scott C. Jobgen;Peng Li

  • Mechanisms associated with the variation in tenderness of meat from brahman and hereford cattle

    T. L. Wheeler;J. W. Savell;H. R. Cross;D. K. Lunt

  • Effect of breed type and sex on the fatty acid composition of subcutaneous and intramuscular lipids of finishing steers and heifers

    M. Zembayashi;K. Nishimura;D. K. Lunt;S. B. Smith

  • Regulation of Fat and Fatty Acid Composition in Beef Cattle

    Stephen B. Smith;Clare A. Gill;David K. Lunt;Matthew A. Brooks

  • Fatty acid profiles and sensory and carcass traits of tissues from steers and swine fed an elevated monounsaturated fat diet.

    L. C. St John;C. R. Young;D. A. Knabe;L. D. Thompson

  • Adiposity, fatty acid composition, and delta‐9 desaturase activity during growth in beef cattle

    Stephen B. Smith;David K. Lunt;Ki Y. Chung;Chang B. Choi

  • Dietary l-arginine supplementation differentially regulates expression of lipid-metabolic genes in porcine adipose tissue and skeletal muscle

    Bie Tan;Yulong Yin;Zhiqiang Liu;Wenjie Tang

  • High Fat Feeding and Dietary L-arginine Supplementation Differentially Regulate Gene Expression in Rat White Adipose Tissue

    Wenjuan Jobgen;Wenjiang J. Fu;Wenjiang J. Fu;Haijun Gao;Peng Li

  • Fatty acid elongation and desaturation enzyme activities of bovine liver and subcutaneous adipose tissue microsomes.

    L. C. Saint John;D. K. Lunt;S. B. Smith

  • Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissues and M. longissimus dorsi of Wagyu cattle.

    C.A. Sturdivant;D.K. Lunt;G.C. Smith;S.B. Smith

  • Conjugated linoleic acid depresses the delta9 desaturase index and stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase enzyme activity in porcine subcutaneous adipose tissue.

    S. B. Smith;T. S. Hively;G. M. Cortese;J. J. Han

  • Cellular regulation of bovine intramuscular adipose tissue development and composition.

    S. B. Smith;H. Kawachi;C. B. Choi;C. W. Choi

  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid Inhibits Proliferation but Stimulates Lipid Filling of Murine 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes

    David L. Satory;Stephen B. Smith

  • Fatty acid composition and fatty acid elongase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase activities in tissues of steers fed high oleate sunflower seed.

    Joyce H. P. Chang;David K. Lunt;Stephen B. Smith

  • Adipose tissue, longissimus muscle and anterior pituitary growth and function in clenbuterol-fed heifers.

    M. F. Miller;D. K. Garcia;M. E. Coleman;P. A. Ekeren

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Lunt
David K. Lunt Texas A&M University
J. W. Savell
J. W. Savell Texas A&M University
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University
H.R. Cross
H.R. Cross Texas A&M University
Ronald L. Prior
Ronald L. Prior United States Department of Agriculture
Tryon A Wickersham
Tryon A Wickersham Texas A&M University
Gordon E. Carstens
Gordon E. Carstens Texas A&M University
Chris R. Kerth
Chris R. Kerth Texas A&M University
James O. Sanders
James O. Sanders Texas A&M University

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