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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 80 3471 3143 1133 952 200 20321

Steven O. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven O. Smith between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven O. Smith published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2009. 4 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2009. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1977 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven O. Smith: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 5
1985 4
1986 3
1987 3
1988 0
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 4
1993 5
1994 5
1995 9
1996 9
1997 8
1998 4
1999 7
2000 6
2001 3
2002 7
2003 4
2004 5
2005 10
2006 10
2007 4
2008 3
2009 17
2010 7
2011 3
2012 7
2013 7
2014 5
2015 6
2016 9
2017 3
2018 2
2019 6
2020 6
2021 5
2022 4
2023 4
2024 2
2025 2
Total 223
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Steven O. Smith publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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 Steven O. Smith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 200 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 200
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Steven O. Smith D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354 80
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Steven O. Smith is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's published work explores a variety of topics relevant to biomedical research. Major themes include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Major publication venues for Steven O. Smith include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • iScience
  • Journal of Structural Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • William E. Van Nostrand
  • Brandon A. Irizarry
  • Stefan N. Constantinescu
  • Xiaoyue Zhu
  • Nicolas Papadopoulos

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven O. Smith include:

  • "Human cerebral vascular amyloid contains both antiparallel and parallel in-register Aβ40 fibrils", 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Deconstructing the transmembrane core of class A G protein-coupled receptors", 2021, Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • "MPL mutations in essential thrombocythemia uncover a common path of activation with eltrombopag dependent on W491", 2020, Blood
  • "Mechanism of Activation of the Visual Receptor Rhodopsin", 2023, Annual Review of Biophysics
  • "An electrostatic cluster guides Aβ40 fibril formation in sporadic and Dutch-type cerebral amyloid angiopathy", 2024, Journal of Structural Biology

Best Publications

  • Ramped-Amplitude Cross Polarization in Magic-Angle-Spinning NMR

    G. Metz;Xiaoling Wu;S. O. Smith

  • Structural conversion of neurotoxic amyloid-[beta]1-42 oligomers to fibrils

    Mahiuddin Ahmed;Judianne Davis;Darryl Aucoin;Takeshi Sato

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • A binding pocket for a small molecule inhibitor of HIV-1 entry within the transmembrane helices of CCR5

    Tatjana Dragic;Alexandra Trkola;Daniah A. D. Thompson;Emmanuel G. Cormier

  • Variable-Amplitude Cross-Polarization MAS NMR

    O. B. Peersen;Xiaoling Wu;I. Kustanovich;S. O. Smith

  • Helix packing in polytopic membrane proteins: role of glycine in transmembrane helix association.

    Maryam M. Javadpour;Markus Eilers;Markus Eilers;Michel Groesbeek;Steven O. Smith

  • Electrostatic sequestration of PIP2 on phospholipid membranes by basic/aromatic regions of proteins.

    Alok Gambhir;Gyöngyi Hangyás-Mihályné;Irina Zaitseva;David S. Cafiso

  • Internal packing of helical membrane proteins

    Markus Eilers;Srinivasan C. Shekar;Ted Shieh;Steven O. Smith

  • High-resolution Atomic Force Microscopy of Soluble Aβ42 Oligomers

    Iris A. Mastrangelo;Mahiuddin Ahmed;Takeshi Sato;Wei Liu

  • Vibrational analysis of the all-trans-retinal chromophore in light-adapted bacteriorhodopsin

    Steven O. Smith;Mark S. Braiman;Anne B. Myers;Johannes A. Pardoen

  • Comparison of Helix Interactions in Membrane and Soluble α-Bundle Proteins

    Markus Eilers;Ashish B. Patel;Wei Liu;Steven O. Smith

  • Determination of retinal chromophore structure in bacteriorhodopsin with resonance Raman spectroscopy.

    Steven O. Smith;Johan Lugtenburg;Richard A. Mathies

  • Dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin contains 13-cis, 15-syn and all-trans, 15-anti retinal Schiff bases

    Gerard S. Harbison;Steven O. Smith;Johannes A. Pardoen;Chris Winkel

  • Crystallographic structure of the K intermediate of bacteriorhodopsin: conservation of free energy after photoisomerization of the retinal.

    Brigitte Schobert;Jill Cupp-Vickery;Viktor Hornak;Steven O. Smith

  • Solid-state 13C NMR detection of a perturbed 6-s-trans chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin.

    G. S. Harbison;S. O. Smith;J. A. Pardoen;J. M. L. Courtin

  • Inhibitors of amyloid toxicity based on beta-sheet packing of Abeta40 and Abeta42.

    Takeshi Sato;Pascal Kienlen-Campard;Mahiuddin Ahmed;Wei Liu

  • Conformational differences between two amyloid β oligomers of similar size and dissimilar toxicity

    Ali Reza A. Ladiwala;Jeffrey Litt;Ravi S. Kane;Darryl S. Aucoin

  • Helix movement is coupled to displacement of the second extracellular loop in rhodopsin activation.

    Shivani Ahuja;Viktor Hornak;Elsa C Y Yan;Elsa C Y Yan;Natalie Syrett

  • Structure and Activation of the Visual Pigment Rhodopsin

    Steven O. Smith

  • Active and Inactive Orientations of the Transmembrane and Cytosolic Domains of the Erythropoietin Receptor Dimer

    Nadine Seubert;Yohan Royer;Yohan Royer;Judith Staerk;Judith Staerk;Katharina F Kubatzky;Katharina F Kubatzky

  • Structure of the transmembrane dimer interface of glycophorin A in membrane bilayers

    Steven O. Smith;David Song;Srinivasan Shekar;Michel Groesbeek

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan N. Constantinescu
Stefan N. Constantinescu Ludwig Cancer Research
Saburo Aimoto
Saburo Aimoto Osaka University
Johan Lugtenburg
Johan Lugtenburg Leiden University
Richard A. Mathies
Richard A. Mathies University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Noël Octave
Jean-Noël Octave Université Catholique de Louvain
Mordechai Sheves
Mordechai Sheves Weizmann Institute of Science
Judith Herzfeld
Judith Herzfeld Brandeis University
Daniel DiMaio
Daniel DiMaio Yale University
Daniel P. Raleigh
Daniel P. Raleigh Stony Brook University

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