Ben J. Kefford

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
105 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ben J. Kefford is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben J. Kefford has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Ecology, 48 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 38 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Ben J. Kefford's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (50 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (44 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (37 papers). Ben J. Kefford is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (50 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (44 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (37 papers). Ben J. Kefford collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United States. Ben J. Kefford's co-authors include Ralf B. Schäfer, Dayanthi Nugegoda, Matthias Liess, Mikhail A. Beketov, Miguel Cañedo‐Argüelles, Christophe Piscart, Narcı́s Prat, Claus‐Jürgen Schulz, Leon Metzeling and Carolyn G. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ben J. Kefford

101 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Pesticides reduce regional biodiversity of stream invertebrates

2013 606 citations Ben J. Kefford, Ralf B. Schäfer et al. profile →
Salinisation of rivers: An urgent ecological issue

2012 586 citations Miguel Cañedo‐Argüelles, Ben J. Kefford et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Framework for Modelling Thermal Load Sensitivity Across Life 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·Pieter A. Arnold, Daniel W. A. Noble, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Michael Kearney, Enrico L. Rezende, Samuel C. Andrew, (unknown), Lauren B. Buckley, Keith A. Christian, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, Sonya R. Geange, Lydia K. Guja, (unknown), Ben J. Kefford, Vanessa Kellermann, Andrea Leigh, Renée M. Marchin, Karel Mokany, Joanne M. Bennett	3
2	Macroinvertebrate community and leaf litter breakdown measures lack concordance associated with singular or multiple stressors 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ben J. Kefford, Andrew J. Brooks, Susan J. Nichols, Jon P. Bray	0
3	The thermal breadth of temperate and tropical freshwater insects supports the climate variability hypothesis 2024 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Alisha A. Shah, Jane Hughes, N. LeRoy Poff, Ross M. Thompson, Ben J. Kefford	6
4	Evidence for a metal disease refuge: The amphibian-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is inhibited by environmentally-relevant concentrations of metals tolerated by amphibians 2024 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Richard P. Duncan, Ben J. Kefford, Tariq Ezaz, Simon Clulow	0
5	Do magnesium and chloride ameliorate high sodium bicarbonate concentrations? A comparison between laboratory and mesocosm toxicity experiments 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ben J. Kefford, Ross V. Hyne, Andrew J. Brooks, (unknown), (unknown), Susan J. Nichols, Jon P. Bray	3
6	The cumulative impacts of anthropogenic stressors vary markedly along environmental gradients 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Ben J. Kefford, Susan J. Nichols, Richard P. Duncan	23
7	Leaf litter breakdown along an elevational gradient in Australian alpine streams 2022 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Mirco Bundschuh, Simon M. Mitrovic, Richard P. Lim, Ben J. Kefford	3
8	Assessing the Relative Toxicity of Different Road Salts and Effect of Temperature on Salinity Toxicity: LCx Values versus No-Effect Concentration (NEC) Values 2022 ·Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·(unknown), Guillaume Kon Kam King, (unknown), Jon P. Bray, Susan J. Nichols, Ben J. Kefford	6
9	Interactions in statistical models: Three things to know 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Richard P. Duncan, Ben J. Kefford	34
10	Sub-organism (acetylcholinesterase activity), population (survival) and chemical concentration responses reinforce mechanisms of antagonism associated with malathion toxicity 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Jon P. Bray, Ana F. Miranda, (unknown), Sarit Kaserzon, (unknown), (unknown), Susan J. Nichols, Ross M. Thompson, Dayanthi Nugegoda, Ben J. Kefford	15
11	The Effects of Road De-icing Salts on Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates in Australian Alpine Areas 2021 ·Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·(unknown), Susan J. Nichols, Jon P. Bray, (unknown), Ben J. Kefford	14
12	Energetics as a lens to understanding aquatic insect's responses to changing temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity regimes 2020 ·Current Opinion in Insect Science ·Wilco C. E. P. Verberk, David B. Buchwalter, Ben J. Kefford	44
13	Interactions among stressors may be weak: Implications for management of freshwater macroinvertebrate communities 2018 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Jarrod Kath, James R. Thomson, Ross M. Thompson, Ben J. Kefford, Fiona Dyer, Ralph Mac Nally	26
14	Chronic effects of atrazine exposure and recovery in freshwater benthic diatoms from two communities with different pollution histories 2017 ·Aquatic Toxicology ·Rebecca J. Wood, Simon M. Mitrovic, Richard P. Lim, Ben J. Kefford	19
15	Salinized rivers: degraded systems or new habitats for salt-tolerant faunas? 2016 ·Biology Letters ·Ben J. Kefford, David B. Buchwalter, Miguel Cañedo‐Argüelles, Jenny Davis, Richard P. Duncan, Ary A. Hoffmann, Ross M. Thompson	123
16	Response of stream invertebrate communities to vegetation damage from overgrazing by exotic rabbits on subantarctic Macquarie Island 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·L. C. Marchant, Ben J. Kefford, Jane Wasley, Catherine K. King, (unknown), Dayanthi Nugegoda	7
17	Risk assessment of salinity and turbidity in Victoria (Australia) to stream insects' community structure does not always protect functional traits 2011 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ben J. Kefford, Ralf B. Schäfer, Leon Metzeling	32
18	Size of anal papillae in chironomids: Does it indicate their salinity stress? 2010 ·Limnologica ·Ben J. Kefford, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dayanthi Nugegoda	12
19	Using silicone passive samplers to detect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wildfires in streams and potential acute effects for invertebrate communities 2010 ·Water Research ·Ralf B. Schäfer, Laurence Hearn, Ben J. Kefford, Jochen F. Mueller, Dayanthi Nugegoda	44
20	Are preference experiments a good method to rapidly determine the sub lethal effect? Freshwater invertebrates response to gradients of salinity and turbidity 2007 ·RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) ·Ben J. Kefford, William T. Salter, Jason E. Dunlop, (unknown), Dayanthi Nugegoda	1

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