Darren Smith

Darren Smith

Northumbria University

H-index: 43

Europe-United Kingdom

About Darren Smith

Darren Smith, With an exceptional h-index of 43 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Northumbria University, specializes in the field of Phage Biology, Microbiology, Virology, DNA Sequencing, Bioinformatics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Influence of maternal folate depletion on Art3 DNA methylation in the murine adult brain; potential consequences for brain and neurocognitive health

Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study

The long and short of it: benchmarking viromics using Illumina, Nanopore and PacBio sequencing technologies

Structure and rational engineering of the PglX methyltransferase and specificity factor for BREX phage defence

Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes

Built environment microbiomes transition from outdoor to human-associated communities after construction and commissioning

Lineage replacement and evolution captured by 3 years of the United Kingdom Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey

SARS-CoV-2 variant evasion of monoclonal antibodies based on in vitro studies

Darren Smith Information

University

Position

Professor of Bacteriophage Biology

Citations(all)

11852

Citations(since 2020)

11090

Cited By

1717

hIndex(all)

43

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

77

i10Index(since 2020)

71

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Darren Smith Skills & Research Interests

Phage Biology

Microbiology

Virology

DNA Sequencing

Bioinformatics

Top articles of Darren Smith

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Influence of maternal folate depletion on Art3 DNA methylation in the murine adult brain; potential consequences for brain and neurocognitive health

Mutagenesis

Dieuwertje E Kok

Rachael Saunders

Andrew Nelson

Darren Smith

Dianne Ford

...

2024/2/28

Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study

Nature

Mahan Ghafari

Matthew Hall

Tanya Golubchik

Daniel Ayoubkhani

Thomas House

...

2024/2/21

The long and short of it: benchmarking viromics using Illumina, Nanopore and PacBio sequencing technologies

Microbial Genomics

Ryan Cook

Nathan Brown

Branko Rihtman

Slawomir Michniewski

Tamsin Redgwell

...

2024/2/20

Structure and rational engineering of the PglX methyltransferase and specificity factor for BREX phage defence

bioRxiv

Sam C Went

David M Picton

Richard D Morgan

Andrew Nelson

David TF Dryden

...

2024

Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes

Journal of Hospital Infection

S Cotton

MP McHugh

R Dewar

JG Haas

K Templeton

...

2023/5/1

Built environment microbiomes transition from outdoor to human-associated communities after construction and commissioning

Scientific Reports

Gregory R Young

Angela Sherry

Darren L Smith

2023/9/22

Lineage replacement and evolution captured by 3 years of the United Kingdom Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Katrina A Lythgoe

Tanya Golubchik

Matthew Hall

Thomas House

Roberto Cahuantzi

...

2023/10/18

SARS-CoV-2 variant evasion of monoclonal antibodies based on in vitro studies

MacGregor Cox

Thomas P Peacock

William T Harvey

Joseph Hughes

Derek W Wright

...

2023/2

Evaluating the cost implications of integrating SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing for infection prevention and control investigation of nosocomial transmission within hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Monica Panca

James Blackstone

Oliver Stirrup

M-T Cutino-Moguel

Emma Thomson

...

2023/9/1

Chronic supplementation of a multi-ingredient herbal supplement increases speed of cognitive task performance alongside changes in the urinary metabolism of dopamine and the …

Frontiers in Nutrition

Emma Wightman

Julie Khan

Ellen Smith

Vivien Rolfe

Darren Smith

...

2023/10/10

High number of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections uncovered through genetic analysis of samples from a large community-based surveillance study

medRxiv

Mahan Ghafari

Matthew Hall

Tanya Golubchik

Daniel Ayoubkhani

Thomas House

...

2023/1/30

Viral burden is associated with age, vaccination, and viral variant in a population-representative study of SARS-CoV-2 that accounts for time-since-infection-related sampling bias

PLoS pathogens

Helen R Fryer

Tanya Golubchik

Matthew Hall

Christophe Fraser

Robert Hinch

...

2023/8/14

Vanillin cross-linked chitosan film with controlled release of green tea polyphenols for active food packaging

ACS Food Science & Technology

Jessica R Westlake

Maisem Laabei

Yunhong Jiang

Wen Chyin Yew

Darren L Smith

...

2023/10/9

Factors affecting turnaround time of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing for inpatient infection prevention and control decision making: analysis of data from the COG-UK HOCI study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Hayley Colton

Matthew D Parker

Oliver Stirrup

James Blackstone

Matthew Loose

...

2023/1/1

OP05 Use of qualitative, epidemiological and genomic data from COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons in the North East of England in 2020 to identify lessons for improved outbreak control

Hannah Jary

Matthew Crown

Matthew Bashton

Darren Smith

Stephanie Baker

...

2023/8/1

Correction: Viral burden is associated with age, vaccination, and viral variant in a population-representative study of SARS-CoV-2 that accounts for time-since-infection …

PLoS pathogens

Helen R Fryer

Tanya Golubchik

Matthew Hall

Christophe Fraser

Robert Hinch

...

2023/10/6

Dissemination of carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae and associated resistance determinants through global food systems

Richard Harding‐Crooks

Darren Smith

Séamus Fanning

Edward M Fox

2023/7

Bacteriophage communities are a reservoir of unexplored microbial diversity in neonatal health and disease

Gregory R Young

Andrew Nelson

Christopher J Stewart

Darren L Smith

2023/10/1

The core phageome and its interrelationship with preterm human milk lipids

Cell Reports

Wen C Yew

Gregory R Young

Andrew Nelson

William Cheung

Christopher J Stewart

...

2023/11/28

Gut microbial stability is associated with greater endurance performance in athletes undertaking dietary periodization

Msystems

Matthew JW Furber

Gregory R Young

Giles S Holt

Simone Pyle

Glen Davison

...

2022/6/28

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