Rebecca Smith

Pharmacist I

UAMS

Also affiliated: Tulane University (2001); University of Kentucky HealthCare (2018); MACOM (United States) (2024); New Brunswick Theological Seminary (2007); University of Louisville (2006–2013); University of Kentucky (2005–2025); University of Hull (2009); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2012); Tulane Medical Center (2001); Hull Royal Infirmary (2008); North Kansas City Hospital (2017); University Medical Center New Orleans (2001); Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (2013); Derriford Hospital (2012); University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (2016–2020); Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2021); Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (2021); Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute (1993); Kentucky Science Center (2009); Regional Medical Center (2018–2019); University of Louisville Hospital (2013); Hexham General Hospital (1982); Neurological Surgery (2008–2013); Plymouth Hospital (2016); University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (2016); New Brunswick Museum (2007); Columbia University (2018); University of California, Davis (2013)

Faculty Researcher

CORE IOP NC, College of Integrated Clinical Enterprise

18 h-index 55 pubs 1,297 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Rebecca Smith's research has explored a range of topics within health sciences, with recent work focusing on molecular biology techniques and disease mechanisms. Publications include a high-throughput single-cell RNA expression profiling method to identify pericyte markers and investigations into plasma S100β as a predictor for Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive decline. Smith has also examined the pharmacologic inhibition of myostatin in diabetic mice and the comparison of cisatracurium titration methods in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Further research includes an analysis of variables impacting mortality in thermal or inhalation injury patients and the application of implementation science to reduce opioid administration in surgical intensive care units. Smith has a h-index of 18 with 55 total publications and 1,290 citations. Key collaborators include Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Allison Jenkins, Richard Betzold, and Allison Wells, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 55
Citations: 1,297

Selected Publications

Opioid Administration in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Association of Persistent Opioid Use (2025)

The American Surgeon DOI OpenAlex
Dissemination and Impact of a Multimodal Pain Regimen on Analgesia Prescribing at an Academic Hospital (2025)

Southern Medical Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Using implementation science to decrease variation and high opioid administration in a surgical ICU (2024)

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Comprehensive, Retrospective Analysis of Variables for Potential Mortality Impact in Patients With Thermal or Inhalation Injury (2022)

Journal of Burn Care & Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Gender inequity and sexual harassment in the pharmacy profession: Evidence and call to action executive summary (2021)

JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Gender inequity and sexual harassment in the pharmacy profession: Evidence and call to action (2021)

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
Comparison of fixed dose versus train-of-four titration of cisatracurium in acute respiratory distress syndrome (2021)

Journal of Critical Care 8 citations DOI OpenAlex