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Vedene H. Smith

Vedene H. Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 50 14484 397 281 8091

Vedene H. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vedene H. Smith between 1960 and 2012, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vedene H. Smith published across 53 years, from 1960 to 2012, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1993. 2 of the 385 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2012. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1993. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 4 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 8 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 9 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 17 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 13 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 16 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 20 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications
1960 2012

385 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vedene H. Smith: publications per year, 1960 to 2012
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 2
1965 2
1966 1
1967 4
1968 3
1969 3
1970 6
1971 5
1972 8
1973 4
1974 9
1975 8
1976 4
1977 17
1978 10
1979 2
1980 13
1981 6
1982 8
1983 6
1984 16
1985 6
1986 9
1987 15
1988 8
1989 10
1990 7
1991 10
1992 14
1993 20
1994 20
1995 18
1996 7
1997 8
1998 7
1999 5
2000 6
2001 9
2002 8
2003 20
2004 14
2005 8
2006 5
2007 0
2008 2
2009 9
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2
Total 385
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Vedene H. 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 Vedene H. 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, 281–300 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: 281 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 281
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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Vedene H. 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 Vedene H. 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, 50–51 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: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 50
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
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

Vedene H. Smith is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada, where the research focuses primarily on materials science and chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research interests cover a range of topics related to nanomaterials and molecular structures, with specific attention to fullerene chemistry and applications, boron and carbon nanomaterials research, and molecular junctions and nanostructures. Additional topics include boron compounds in chemistry and graphene research and applications.

Smith has published several papers at UNC Libraries, concentrating on the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of complex molecular systems. Notable recent publications include:

  • Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of heterofullerene C48B12 (2021) at UNC Libraries
  • Tailorable Acceptor C 60 − n B n and Donor C 60 − m N m Pairs for Molecular Electronics (2021) at UNC Libraries
  • First-principles calculations of structural, electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of C60 and C48N12: A comparative study (2021) at UNC Libraries

In collaboration, Smith has frequently worked with Garnett W. Bryant, Jijun Zhao, Lasse Jensen, Rui Hua Xie, and Rui-Hua Xie. These partnerships have contributed to the exploration of nanostructures and molecular electronic properties.

The combination of Smith's work in fullerene chemistry with their investigations into boron and carbon nanomaterials situates their research at the intersection of chemistry and advanced materials science. Their cross-disciplinary approach integrates computational methods and experimental analysis in understanding molecular and electronic characteristics of novel materials.

Best Publications

  • Compact and accurate integral-transform wave functions. I. The 1 S 1 state of the helium-like ions from H − through Mg 1 0 +

    Ajit J. Thakkar;Vedene H. Smith

  • Evaluation of 〈S2〉 in restricted, unrestricted Hartree–Fock, and density functional based theories

    Jiahu Wang;Axel D. Becke;Vedene H. Smith

  • Evaluation of Momentum Distributions and Compton Profiles for Atomic and Molecular Systems

    Per Kaijser;Vedene H. Smith

  • Derivation of net atomic charges from molecular electrostatic potentials

    R. J. Woods;M. Khalil;W. Pell;S. H. Moffat

  • The Laplacian of the charge density and its relationship to the shell structure of atoms and ions

    Robin P. Sagar;Andrew C. T. Ku;Vedene H. Smith;Alfredo M. Simas

  • The electron—electron cusp condition for the spherical average of the intracule matrix

    Ajit J. Thakkar;Vedene H. Smith

  • Positronium hydrides and the Ps 2 molecule: Bound-state properties, positron annihilation rates, and hyperfine structure

    Alexei M. Frolov;Vedene H. Smith

  • Characterization of aromatic-thiol π-type hydrogen bonding and phenylalanine-cysteine side chain interactions through ab initio calculations and protein database analyses

    Guilin Duan;Vedene H. Smith;Donald F. Weaver

  • On Different Criteria for the Best Independent‐Particle Model Approximation

    Werner Kutzelnigg;Vedene H. Smith

  • Chemical binding and electron correlation effects in x-ray and high energy electron scattering

    Jiahu Wang;Awadh N. Tripathi;Vedene H. Smith

  • Tailorable acceptor C(60-n)B(n) and donor C(60-m)N(m) pairs for molecular electronics.

    Rui-Hua Xie;Garnett W. Bryant;Jijun Zhao;Vedene H. Smith

  • First-principles calculations of structural, electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of C60 and C48N12: A comparative study

    Rui Hua Xie;Garnett W. Bryant;Lasse Jensen;Jijun Zhao

  • Theoretical Determination and Analysis of Electronic Charge Distributions

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  • Tailorable AcceptorC60−nBnand DonorC60−mNmPairs for Molecular Electronics

    Rui-Hua Xie;Garnett W. Bryant;Jijun Zhao;Vedene H. Smith

  • Characterization of Aromatic−Amide(Side-Chain) Interactions in Proteins through Systematic ab Initio Calculations and Data Mining Analyses

    Guilin Duan;Vedene H. Smith;Donald F. Weaver

  • Accurate charge densities and two‐electron intracule functions for the heliumlike ions

    Ajit J. Thakkar;Vedene H. Smith

  • Molecular similarity based on information entropies and distances

    Minhhuy Hồ;Vedene H. Smith;Donald F. Weaver;Carlo Gatti

  • Statistical electron correlation coefficients for the five lowest states of the heliumlike ions

    Ajit J. Thakkar;Vedene H. Smith

  • Compact and accurate integral-transform wave functions. II. The 2 /sup 1/S, 2 /sup 3/S, 2 /sup 1/P, and 2 /sup 3/P states of the helium-like ions from He through Mg/sup 10 +/

    Ajit J. Thakkar;Vedene H. Smith

  • Physical interpretation of information entropy: Numerical evidence of the Collins conjecture.

    Rodolfo O. Esquivel;Ana L. Rodríguez;Robin P. Sagar;Minhhuy Hô

  • First-principles calculations of the structural, electronic, vibrational and magnetic properties of C_{60} and C_{48}N_{12}: a comparative study

    Rui-Hua Xie;Garnett W. Bryant;Lasse Jensen;Jijun Zhao

  • The radial charge distribution and the shell structure of atoms and ions

    Alfred M. Simas;Robin P. Sagar;Andrew C. T. Ku;Vedene H. Smith

  • Applied Quantum Chemistry

    Vedene H. Smith;Henry F. Schaefer;Keiji Morokuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Ajit J. Thakkar
Ajit J. Thakkar University of New Brunswick
Garnett W. Bryant
Garnett W. Bryant National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robert J. Woods
Robert J. Woods University of Georgia
Lasse Jensen
Lasse Jensen Pennsylvania State University
Michael C. Baird
Michael C. Baird Queen's University
Geerd H. F. Diercksen
Geerd H. F. Diercksen Max Planck Society
Dennis R. Salahub
Dennis R. Salahub University of Calgary
Werner Kutzelnigg
Werner Kutzelnigg Ruhr University Bochum
Aldo Di Carlo
Aldo Di Carlo University of Rome Tor Vergata
Florian Müller-Plathe
Florian Müller-Plathe Technical University of Darmstadt

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