Benis N. Egoh

11.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
69 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Benis N. Egoh is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benis N. Egoh has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 17 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Benis N. Egoh's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (35 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (32 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Benis N. Egoh is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (35 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (32 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Benis N. Egoh collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Italy. Benis N. Egoh's co-authors include Belinda Reyers, Mathieu Rouget, David M. Richardson, Evangelia G. Drakou, Patrick O’Farrell, Camino Liquete, Louise Willemen, Joachim Maes, David C. Le Maître and Richard M. Cowling and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Benis N. Egoh

62 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union

2012 723 citations Joachim Maes, Benis N. Egoh et al. Ecosystem Services profile →
Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think

2019 688 citations Benis N. Egoh, Patrick O’Farrell et al. profile →
A blueprint for mapping and modelling ecosystem services

2013 566 citations Benis N. Egoh, Joachim Maes et al. Ecosystem Services profile →
Linkages between biodiversity attributes and ecosystem services: A systematic review

2014 494 citations Benis N. Egoh et al. Ecosystem Services profile →
Current Status and Future Prospects for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Review

2013 456 citations Camino Liquete, Benis N. Egoh et al. profile →
Ecosystem services classification: A systems ecology perspective of the cascade framework

2016 343 citations Alessandra La Notte, Maria Luisa Paracchini et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benis N. Egoh United States	28	4.9k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	69	6.9k
Heather Tallis United States	34	5.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	911 0.9×	61	7.4k
Joshua Goldstein United States	23	5.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	731 0.7×	56	6.6k
Felix Müller Germany	38	4.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	896 0.8×	686 0.6×	98	6.5k
Louise Willemen Netherlands	25	5.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	570 0.5×	59	6.5k
N. D. Crossman Australia	39	5.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	190	8.6k
Benjamin Burkhard Germany	41	7.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	732 0.7×	125	8.9k
Joachim Maes Italy	51	6.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	144	9.3k
Leon Braat Netherlands	10	6.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	617 0.6×	13	7.5k
Weihua Xu China	38	3.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	759 0.5×	682 0.6×	947 0.9×	120	6.1k
Roy Haines‐Young United Kingdom	36	4.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	869 0.8×	94	6.1k

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Ayompe, L.M., et al.. (2025). Review of conceptual frameworks for smallholder farmers to achieve sustainable palm oil production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 506. 145525–145525. 2 indexed citations

Ayompe, L.M., et al.. (2025). Mapping ecosystem services change under land use change for oil palm expansion. 12. 100176–100176.

Ayompe, L.M., et al.. (2025). Insect-based organic waste management: a sustainable pathway to enhanced ecosystem services and food security. Frontiers in Sustainability. 6. 1 indexed citations

Chung, Min Gon, Charity Nyelele, Benis N. Egoh, et al.. (2024). Valuation of forest‐management and wildfire disturbance on water and carbon fluxes in mountain headwaters. Ecohydrology. 17(3). 3 indexed citations

Ayompe, L.M., et al.. (2023). Impacts of palm oil trade on ecosystem services: Cameroon as a case study. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 2 indexed citations

Schaafsma, Marije, L.M. Ayompe, Benis N. Egoh, et al.. (2023). Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Development. 31(4). 2363–2385. 12 indexed citations

Ayompe, L.M., et al.. (2023). Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub‐Saharan Africa. Sustainable Development. 32(1). 529–541. 7 indexed citations

Eriksson, Max, Mohammad Safeeq, Lace Padilla, et al.. (2023). Drivers of social acceptance of natural-resource management: A comparison of the public and professionals in California. Journal of Environmental Management. 345. 118605–118605. 3 indexed citations

Schaafsma, Marije, L.M. Ayompe, Benis N. Egoh, et al.. (2022). A framework to understand the social impacts of agricultural trade. Sustainable Development. 31(1). 138–150. 8 indexed citations

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Egoh, Benis N., et al.. (2022). Mapping and modeling the impact of climate change on recreational ecosystem services using machine learning and big data. Environmental Research Letters. 17(5). 54025–54025. 22 indexed citations

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Rouget, Mathieu, et al.. (2021). Can an El Niño induced drought hamper the reforestation of the subtropical forest?. South African Journal of Botany. 141. 152–157.

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Mwampamba, Tuyeni H., Benis N. Egoh, Israel Borokini, & Kevin Y. Njabo. (2021). Challenges encountered when doing research back home: Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(5). 14 indexed citations

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Ayompe, L.M., Marije Schaafsma, & Benis N. Egoh. (2020). Towards sustainable palm oil production: The positive and negative impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 278. 123914–123914. 167 indexed citations

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Egoh, Benis N., et al.. (2020). Setting the scene for achievable post-2020 convention on biological diversity targets: A review of the impacts of invasive alien species on ecosystem services in Africa. Journal of Environmental Management. 261. 110171–110171. 25 indexed citations

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Seymour, Colleen L., Lindsey Gillson, Matthew F. Child, et al.. (2019). Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science. AMBIO. 49(6). 1211–1221. 18 indexed citations

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Rouget, Mathieu, Benis N. Egoh, Sershen Naidoo, et al.. (2017). An Assessment of a Community-Based, Forest Restoration Programme in Durban (eThekwini), South Africa. Forests. 8(8). 255–255. 15 indexed citations

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Karabulut, Armağan Aloe, Benis N. Egoh, Denis Lanzanova, et al.. (2015). Mapping water provisioning services to support the ecosystem–water–food–energy nexus in the Danube river basin. Ecosystem Services. 17. 278–292. 204 indexed citations

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Notte, Alessandra La, Camino Liquete, Bruna Grizzetti, et al.. (2014). An ecological-economic approach to the valuation of ecosystem services to support biodiversity policy. A case study for nitrogen retention by Mediterranean rivers and lakes. Ecological Indicators. 48. 292–302. 46 indexed citations

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Egoh, Benis N., Belinda Reyers, Mathieu Rouget, et al.. (2013). Identifying priority areas for ecosystem services management in South Africa.. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 1770–1774. 1 indexed citations

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Rouget, Mathieu, et al.. (2004). Mapping the potential ranges of major plant invaders in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland using climatic suitability. Diversity and Distributions. 10(5-6). 475–484. 160 indexed citations

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