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Researcher · Rhodes University · South Africa

Eric W. Smith

Eric W. Smith publishes mostly in Dermatology, Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Biology, on topics such as Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Contact Dermatitis and Allergies.

OpenAlex
World rank
#3,402,516
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#14,781
of 29,826
Works
88
Citations
1.3k
Citations per work
15.0
h-index
17
i10-index 30Top 22% in Dermatology
Eric W. Smith

What does Eric W. Smith research?

Eric W. Smith's work is mostly in Medicine (31%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%).

Everything else: 37 works · 41.9% of their workHealth Sciences: 27 works · 31.1% of their workMedicine: 27 works · 31.1% of their workDermatology: 23 works · 25.7% of their workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 works · 2.7% of their workEpidemiology: 2 works · 2.7% of their workLife Sciences: 21 works · 24.3% of their workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 works · 20.7% of their workPharmaceutical Science: 18 works · 20.7% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 works · 3.6% of their workMolecular Biology: 3 works · 3.6% of their workPhysical Sciences: 2 works · 2.7% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 works · 2.7% of their workGeophysics: 2 works · 2.7% of their workTHEIR WORKEric W. Smith88works
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences31%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
  1. Everything else3741.9%
    1. Medicine2731.1%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1820.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.6%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.7%
  1. 1Dermatology26% of their works
  2. 2Pharmaceutical Science21% of their works
  3. 3Molecular Biology4% of their works
  4. 4Geophysics3% of their works
  5. 5Epidemiology3% of their works
  6. 6Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Eric W. Smith's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Microneedles, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, Filaggrin, Skin Microbiome, Contact Allergy, Skin Sensitization, Antimicrobial Activity and Chitosan.

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. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Microneedles351 topic
  2. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles351 topic
  3. Filaggrin321 topic
  4. Skin Microbiome321 topic
  5. Contact Allergy171 topic
  6. Skin Sensitization171 topic
  7. Antimicrobial Activity92 topics
  8. Chitosan91 topic
  9. Nanoparticles91 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress71 topic
  11. UV Radiation71 topic
  12. Honey51 topic
  13. Propolis51 topic
  14. Adrenal Insufficiency41 topic
  15. Corticosteroid Therapy41 topic
  16. Essential Oils41 topic
  17. Food Preservation41 topic

Where does Eric W. Smith work?

Eric W. Smith's main affiliation in the publication record is Rhodes University, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Eric W. Smith have?

OpenAlex counts 88 works and 1,322 citations for Eric W. Smith, an h-index of 17, ranking #3,402,516 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation 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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