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Stuart 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 Stuart Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 94 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stuart 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 Stuart Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stuart Smith is affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected areas primarily within neuroscience and psychology, focusing on cognitive processes and their broader implications.

The main fields of study for Smith include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these fields, Smith has contributed notably to several subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Plant Science

Smith's research topics cover diverse areas, integrating scientific and philosophical perspectives. The main topics include:

  • Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

Their publication record shows a focus on journals that address interdisciplinary themes relevant to posthumanism and cognitive studies. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Posthuman Studies
  • TEXT

Recent papers authored by Smith illustrate engagement with questions of time and subjectivity, alongside explorations of embodied cognition in literature. These papers include:

  • Temporal Relativism and the Objective Present, 2021, Journal of Posthuman Studies
  • Temporal Subjectivity, 2023, Journal of Posthuman Studies
  • Literary paths for posthuman exploration: The emotional contagion of embodied empathy, 2025, TEXT

Smith's work reflects an integration of empirical neuroscience with philosophical inquiry, addressing issues such as the nature of the present moment and the embodied experience of empathy. Their interdisciplinary approach also extends to studying the physiological underpinnings of cognition, including plant electrophysiology, and ethical considerations surrounding biomedical innovations.

Best Publications

  • Conversion of a beta-ketoacyl synthase to a malonyl decarboxylase by replacement of the active-site cysteine with glutamine.

    Andrzej Witkowski;Anil K. Joshi;Ylva Lindqvist;Stuart Smith

  • Structural and functional organization of the animal fatty acid synthase.

    Stuart Smith;Andrzej Witkowski;Anil K Joshi

  • The animal fatty acid synthase: one gene, one polypeptide, seven enzymes.

    Stuart Smith

  • The type I fatty acid and polyketide synthases: a tale of two megasynthases.

    Stuart Smith;Shiou-Chuan Tsai

  • Rfx6 directs islet formation and insulin production in mice and humans

    Stuart B. Smith;Hui Qi Qu;Nadine Taleb;Nina Y. Kishimoto

  • Sox9 coordinates a transcriptional network in pancreatic progenitor cells

    F. C. Lynn;S. B. Smith;M. E. Wilson;K. Y. Yang

  • Paired-homeodomain transcription factor PAX4 acts as a transcriptional repressor in early pancreatic development.

    Stuart B. Smith;Hooi C. Ee;Jennifer R. Conners;Michael S. German

  • Structure and molecular organization of mammalian fatty acid synthase.

    Francisco J Asturias;James Z Chadick;Iris K Cheung;Helga Stark

  • Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of Escherichia coli thioesterase II.

    J Naggert;M L Narasimhan;L DeVeaux;H Cho

  • Convergence of the Insulin and Serotonin Programs in the Pancreatic β-Cell

    Yasuharu Ohta;Yasuhiro Kosaka;Nina Kishimoto;Juehu Wang

  • Crystal structure of the Escherichia coli thioesterase II, a homolog of the human Nef binding enzyme.

    Jia Li;Urszula Derewenda;Zbigniew Dauter;Stuart Smith

  • Neurogenin3 and Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1 Cooperate in Activating Pancreatic Expression of Pax4

    Stuart B. Smith;Rosa Gasa;Hirotaka Watada;Juehu Wang

  • PAX4 gene variations predispose to ketosis-prone diabetes

    Franck Mauvais-Jarvis;Stuart B. Smith;Cédric Le May;Suzanne M. Leal

  • Structural organization of the multifunctional animal fatty-acid synthase.

    Andrzej Witkowski;Vangipuram S. Rangan;Zafar I. Randhawa;Christopher M. Amy

  • Conformational flexibility of metazoan fatty acid synthase enables catalysis

    Edward J Brignole;Stuart Smith;Francisco J Asturias

  • Insulin acutely decreases hepatic fatty acid synthase activity.

    Sonia M. Najjar;Yan Yang;Mats A. Fernström;Sang Jun Lee

  • Cloning, expression, characterization, and interaction of two components of a human mitochondrial fatty acid synthase. Malonyltransferase and acyl carrier protein.

    Lei Zhang;Anil K. Joshi;Stuart Smith

  • Down-regulation of Mitochondrial Acyl Carrier Protein in Mammalian Cells Compromises Protein Lipoylation and Respiratory Complex I and Results in Cell Death *

    Dejiang Feng;Andrzej Witkowski;Stuart Smith

  • Construction, expression, and characterization of a mutated animal fatty acid synthase deficient in the dehydrase function.

    A K Joshi;S Smith

  • Cloning, expression, and characterization of a human 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase with broad substrate specificity.

    Anil K. Joshi;Lei Zhang;Vangipuram S. Rangan;Stuart Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. German
Michael S. German University of California, San Francisco
Hirotaka Watada
Hirotaka Watada Juntendo University
Jens Knudsen
Jens Knudsen University of Southern Denmark
Jianping Ye
Jianping Ye Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Udo Oppermann
Udo Oppermann University of Oxford
Zygmunt S. Derewenda
Zygmunt S. Derewenda University of Virginia
Ken Dewar
Ken Dewar McGill University
Constantin Polychronakos
Constantin Polychronakos McGill University Health Centre
Pieter J. de Jong
Pieter J. de Jong UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Suzanne M. Leal
Suzanne M. Leal Columbia University Medical Center

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