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Researcher · McGill University · Canada

Donald L. Smith

Donald L. Smith publishes mostly in Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology, on topics such as Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

World rank
#81,215
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Canada
#2,622
of 38,960
Works
78
Citations
594
Citations per work
7.6

What does Donald L. Smith research?

Plant Science: 33.0%Agronomy and Crop Science: 15.6%Molecular Biology: 9.2%Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 4.6%other fields: 37.6%33%top field
Plant Science33.0%Agronomy and Crop Science15.6%Molecular Biology9.2%Electrical and Electronic Engineering4.6%other fields37.6%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Plant Science33% of their works
  2. 2Agronomy and Crop Science16% of their works
  3. 3Molecular Biology9% of their works
  4. 4Electrical and Electronic Engineering5% of their works
  5. 5Soil Science4% of their works
  6. 6Mechanics of Materials4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Donald L. Smith's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Nitrogen Fixation, Host Recognition, Legumes, Symbiosis, Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural Productivity, Intercropping and Genetic Improvement.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Nitrogen Fixation222 topics
  2. Host Recognition162 topics
  3. Legumes131 topic
  4. Symbiosis131 topic
  5. Sustainable Agriculture122 topics
  6. Agricultural Productivity91 topic
  7. Intercropping91 topic
  8. Genetic Improvement82 topics
  9. Maize Yield51 topic
  10. Nitrogen Uptake51 topic
  11. Genetic Diversity41 topic
  12. Soybean41 topic
  13. Bioenergy Crops31 topic
  14. Nematodes31 topic
  15. Nitrogen31 topic
  16. Phosphorus31 topic
  17. Plant Hormones31 topic
  18. Plant-Parasitic31 topic
  19. Strigolactones31 topic
  20. Switchgrass31 topic

Where does Donald L. Smith work?

Donald L. Smith's main affiliation in the publication record is McGill University, Canada.

How many publications and citations does Donald L. Smith have?

Science Explorer counts 78 works and 594 citations for Donald L. Smith, ranking #81,215 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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