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D-Index
88
Citations
33219
World Ranking
13034
National Ranking
6659

Wade S. Smith publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 266 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Wade S. Smith D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Wade S. Smith is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Neurology and related subfields including Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's recent publications span topics related to stroke and neurocritical care. Selected recent papers include:

  • Collateral Circulation in Thrombectomy for Stroke After 6 to 24 Hours in the DAWN Trial, 2021, Stroke
  • Preserving stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Neurology
  • TESLA Trial: Rationale, Protocol, and Design, 2023, Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
  • Proceedings of the Second Curing Coma Campaign NIH Symposium: Challenging the Future of Research for Coma and Disorders of Consciousness, 2022, Neurocritical Care
  • The Utility of Domain-Specific End Points in Acute Stroke Trials, 2021, Stroke

Wade S. Smith frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • David S. Liebeskind
  • Jeffrey L. Saver
  • Ashutosh P. Jadhav
  • Dileep R. Yavagal
  • Kevin J Keenan

The scientist publishes regularly in several notable journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Stroke
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
  • Neurology
  • BMJ Neurology Open

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Best Publications

  • Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct.

    Raul G. Nogueira;Ashutosh P. Jadhav;Diogo C. Haussen;Alain Bonafe

  • Safety and efficacy of mechanical embolectomy in acute ischemic stroke: results of the MERCI trial.

    Wade S. Smith;Gene Sung;Sidney Starkman;Jeffrey L. Saver

  • Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Final Results of the Multi MERCI Trial

    Wade S. Smith;Gene Sung;Jeffrey Saver;Ronald Budzik

  • Trevo versus Merci retrievers for thrombectomy revascularisation of large vessel occlusions in acute ischaemic stroke (TREVO 2): a randomised trial

    Raul G Nogueira;Helmi L Lutsep;Rishi Gupta;Tudor G Jovin

  • An evidence-based causative classification system for acute ischemic stroke

    Hakan Ay;Karen L. Furie;Aneesh Singhal;Wade S. Smith

  • Intravascular stent and endovascular coil placement for a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery. Case report and review of the literature.

    Randall T. Higashida;Wade Smith;Daryl Gress;Ross Urwin

  • Effect of a Balloon-Expandable Intracranial Stent vs Medical Therapy on Risk of Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis The VISSIT Randomized Clinical Trial

    Osama O. Zaidat;Brian Fred Fitzsimmons;Britton Keith Woodward;Zhigang Wang

  • Aneurysm Growth Occurs at Region of Low Wall Shear Stress. Patient-Specific Correlation of Hemodynamics and Growth in a Longitudinal Study

    Loic Boussel;Vitaliy Rayz;Charles McCulloch;Alastair Martin

  • Significance of Large Vessel Intracranial Occlusion Causing Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA

    Wade S. Smith;Michael H. Lev;Joey D. English;Erica C. Camargo

  • Safety of mechanical thrombectomy and intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke. Results of the multi Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) trial, part I.

    W.S. Smith

  • Systematic comparison of perfusion-CT and CT-angiography in acute stroke patients

    Jessica C. Tan;William P. Dillon;Songling Liu;Felix Adler

  • Collateral Vessels on CT Angiography Predict Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Matthew B. Maas;Michael H. Lev;Hakan Ay;Aneesh B. Singhal

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection.

    Wade S. Smith;S. C. Johnston;E. J. Skalabrin;M. Weaver

  • Predictors of Good Clinical Outcomes, Mortality, and Successful Revascularization in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Thrombectomy Pooled Analysis of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) and Multi MERCI Trials

    Raul G. Nogueira;David S. Liebeskind;Gene Sung;Gary Duckwiler

  • The Pattern of Leptomeningeal Collaterals on CT Angiography Is a Strong Predictor of Long-Term Functional Outcome in Stroke Patients With Large Vessel Intracranial Occlusion

    Fabricio O. Lima;Karen L. Furie;Gisele S. Silva;Michael H. Lev

  • Arterial dissection and stroke in children.

    Heather J. Fullerton;S. Claiborne Johnston;Wade S. Smith

  • Accuracy of dynamic perfusion CT with deconvolution in detecting acute hemispheric stroke.

    Max Wintermark;Nancy J. Fischbein;Wade S. Smith;Nerissa U. Ko

  • Vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: utility of perfusion CT and CT angiography on diagnosis and management.

    M Wintermark;N U Ko;W S Smith;S Liu

  • Mechanical thrombectomy of intracranial internal carotid occlusion: pooled results of the MERCI and Multi MERCI Part I trials.

    Alexander C. Flint;Gary R. Duckwiler;Ronald F. Budzik;David S. Liebeskind

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Liebeskind
David S. Liebeskind University of California, Los Angeles
Randall T. Higashida
Randall T. Higashida University of California, San Francisco
Michael T. Lawton
Michael T. Lawton Barrow Neurological Institute
William P. Dillon
William P. Dillon University of California, San Francisco
Tudor G. Jovin
Tudor G. Jovin Cooper University Hospital
Michael H. Lev
Michael H. Lev Harvard University
Van V. Halbach
Van V. Halbach University of California, San Francisco
Karen L. Furie
Karen L. Furie Brown University
Max Wintermark
Max Wintermark Stanford University
S. Claiborne Johnston
S. Claiborne Johnston The University of Texas at Austin

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