Benjamin D. Hoffmann

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin D. Hoffmann is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin D. Hoffmann has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Genetics, 71 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 38 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin D. Hoffmann's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (77 papers), Plant and animal studies (67 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (33 papers). Benjamin D. Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (77 papers), Plant and animal studies (67 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (33 papers). Benjamin D. Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Benjamin D. Hoffmann's co-authors include Alan N. Andersen, Anthony D. Griffiths, Franck Courchamp, Linda Broadhurst, WJ Müller, Greg Hill, Céline Bellard, Gloria M. Luque, Lori Lach and John Read and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin D. Hoffmann

97 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Responses of ant communities to dry sulfur deposition from mining emissions in semi‐arid tropical Australia, with implications for the use of functional groups
    2000 958 citations Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Alan N. Andersen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin D. Hoffmann Australia 28 2.6k 2.6k 1.2k 817 561 103 3.6k
Benoît Guénard Hong Kong 27 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 526 0.4× 620 0.8× 591 1.1× 119 2.9k
Alejandro G. Farji‐Brener Argentina 28 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 692 0.6× 768 0.9× 305 0.5× 145 2.5k
Philip J. DeVries United States 33 2.0k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 744 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 670 1.2× 97 3.9k
Martin H. Villet South Africa 34 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 1.7× 584 0.7× 945 1.7× 184 3.8k
Heloise Gibb Australia 32 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 1.4k 2.5× 101 3.6k
Woodruff W. Benson Brazil 29 1.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 927 0.8× 877 1.1× 599 1.1× 61 3.5k
Gustavo Q. Romero Brazil 32 666 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 636 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.8× 136 3.0k
Thomas Hovestadt Germany 32 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 421 0.3× 1.6k 1.9× 1.0k 1.9× 94 3.4k
Axel Hochkirch Germany 31 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 535 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 1.3k 2.4× 116 4.0k
David A. Holway United States 43 6.2k 2.3× 6.5k 2.5× 4.1k 3.4× 961 1.2× 1.4k 2.6× 93 8.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Andersen, Alan N., François Brassard, & Benjamin D. Hoffmann. (2025). Unrecognized Ant Megadiversity in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics: The Meranoplus unicolor Forel Complex. Entomological Research. 55(11).
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2024). Biosecurity interceptions of coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros. Management of Biological Invasions. 15(3). 437–443. 2 indexed citations
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Andersen, Alan N., François Brassard, & Benjamin D. Hoffmann. (2024). Unrecognised Ant Megadiversity in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics III: The Meranoplus ajax Forel Complex. Diversity. 16(2). 126–126. 3 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2024). Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren workers do not have ovaries. Insectes Sociaux. 71(1). 43–48.
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Bell, Karen L., Mariana Campos, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, et al.. (2024). Environmental DNA methods for biosecurity and invasion biology in terrestrial ecosystems: Progress, pitfalls, and prospects. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171810–171810. 18 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2023). Preparing to eradicate a novel invader of unknown biology: a case study from Australia. Management of Biological Invasions. 14(3). 421–436.
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2023). Efficacy, non-target impacts, and other considerations of unregistered fipronil-laced baits being used in multiple invasive ant eradication programs. Management of Biological Invasions. 14(3). 437–457. 4 indexed citations
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Andersen, Alan N., François Brassard, & Benjamin D. Hoffmann. (2023). Unrecognised Ant Megadiversity in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics: The Melophorus hirsutipes Heterick, Castelanelli & Shattuck Species Group. Diversity. 15(8). 892–892. 6 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2023). Spread of stinging ants to oceanic islands, and the need to raise awareness of prevention and treatment of ant stings. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 35(4). 560–563. 1 indexed citations
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Gruber, Monica A. M., Davide Santoro, Philip J. Lester, et al.. (2022). A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment. Ecological Applications. 32(4). e2577–e2577. 31 indexed citations
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Angulo, Elena, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Liliana Ballesteros‐Mejia, et al.. (2022). Economic costs of invasive alien ants worldwide. Biological Invasions. 24(7). 2041–2060. 64 indexed citations
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Caddy‐Retalic, Stefan, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Greg R. Guerin, et al.. (2018). Plant and ant assemblages predicted to decouple under climate change. Diversity and Distributions. 25(4). 551–567. 11 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., et al.. (2017). Indirect evidence of pathogen-associated altered oocyte production in queens of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, in Arnhem Land, Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 108(4). 451–460. 4 indexed citations
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Clouse, Ronald M., Milan Janda, Benjamin S. Blanchard, et al.. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of Indo-Pacific carpenter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Camponotus) reveals waves of dispersal and colonization from diverse source areas. CDU eSpace Institutional Repository (Charles Darwin University). 3 indexed citations
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Gruber, Monica A. M., Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Peter A. Ritchie, & Philip J. Lester. (2012). Genetic diversity is positively associated with fine‐scale momentary abundance of an invasive ant. Ecology and Evolution. 2(9). 2091–2105. 9 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Alan N. Andersen, & Greg Hill. (1999). Impact of an introduced ant on native rain forest invertebrates: Pheidole megacephala in monsoonal Australia. Oecologia. 120(4). 595–604. 139 indexed citations
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Kimeswenger, S., Benjamin D. Hoffmann, W. Schlosser, & Th. Schmidt‐Kaler. (1993). Photographic surface photometry of the Milky Way. VII: High-resolution B surface photometry of the southern Milky Way. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 97(2). 517–525. 1 indexed citations

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