R. L. Smith

University of Ghana

Professor, Tohoku University, since 1997per ORCID

Publishing since 1979, latest 2018

Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Environmental Chemistry
Molecular Biology

In their own words

supercritical
supercritical fluids
ionic liquids
clathrate hydrates
physical properties
materials
phosphors
printed electronics
biomass
microalgae

Publications: 51979–2018
Citations: 255to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 3.021.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 60%3 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 20%1 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Graduate School of Environmental StudiesTohoku Universitysince 1997

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology1985

Publications

5 in all

The reliability of identifying the Omega sign using axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
2018The Neuroradiology JournalJournalOpen access3 citations10.1177/1971400918762140
The 13 Principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering for a Greener Africa
2011Green Chemistry

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmacology240%
Biochemistry120%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics120%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism120%
Environmental Chemistry120%
Molecular Biology120%
Neurology120%
Ophthalmology120%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine120%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging120%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Adrenal Hormones and Disorders1
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications1
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology1
Botanical Research and Chemistry1
Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms1
Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases1
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering1
Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity1
Fungal Plant Pathogen Control1
Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism1
Plant-based Medicinal Research1
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

80% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Germany1
Egypt1
Ethiopia1
Japan1
Nigeria1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

St Mary's HospitalGB2 papers
Henry Ford HealthUS1 paper
Henry Ford HospitalUS1 paper
Tohoku UniversityJP1 paper
University of BonnDE1 paper
University of NottinghamGB1 paper
University College Hospital, IbadanNG1 paper
Nile UniversityEG1 paper
Addis Ababa UniversityET1 paper
University of IbadanNG1 paper

Where they publish

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics2
Green Chemistry1
The Neuroradiology Journal1
Xenobiotica1

How it can be read

20% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3

Most cited

Debrisoquin hydroxylation polymorphism among Ghanaians and Caucasians
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics1
197986 citationsWorld top 10%
Dissociation of co-regulatory control of debrisoquin/phenformin and sparteine oxidation in Ghanaians
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics1
198564 citationsWorld top 10%
A study of the debrisoquine hydroxylation polymorphism in a Nigerian population