Benjamin Maurer

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 797 citations indexed

About

Benjamin Maurer is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Pollution and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Maurer has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 797 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 3 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Maurer's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (3 papers), Geological formations and processes (3 papers) and Wave and Wind Energy Systems (3 papers). Benjamin Maurer is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (3 papers), Geological formations and processes (3 papers) and Wave and Wind Energy Systems (3 papers). Benjamin Maurer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Benjamin Maurer's co-authors include Manuel Blum, Colin McMillen, Luis von Ahn, David Abraham, P. F. Linden, Diogo Bolster, Brian Polagye, Scott Jenne, Zhuoran Duan and Michael Lawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Maurer

11 papers receiving 736 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.

reCAPTCHA: Human-Based Character Recognition via Web Security Measures

2008 713 citations Luis von Ahn, Benjamin Maurer et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Maurer United States	7	279	271	204	170	120	11	797
Nathan Yau United States	5	291 1.0×	59 0.2×	169 0.8×	165 1.0×	33 0.3×	8	647
William Pike United States	13	81 0.3×	98 0.4×	204 1.0×	343 2.0×	113 0.9×	29	992
Rebecca Strachan United Kingdom	15	92 0.3×	136 0.5×	295 1.4×	60 0.4×	67 0.6×	56	942
Panagiotis Mitzias Greece	4	55 0.2×	247 0.9×	317 1.6×	84 0.5×	39 0.3×	15	901
Pip Laurenson United Kingdom	5	55 0.2×	228 0.8×	297 1.5×	85 0.5×	38 0.3×	11	908
Yashar Moshfeghi United Kingdom	16	49 0.2×	296 1.1×	352 1.7×	140 0.8×	45 0.4×	69	879
Jeffrey M. Rzeszotarski United States	13	281 1.0×	85 0.3×	190 0.9×	139 0.8×	23 0.2×	28	593
Katayoun Farrahi United Kingdom	15	48 0.2×	118 0.4×	126 0.6×	188 1.1×	122 1.0×	37	816
Alvin Chin China	13	113 0.4×	143 0.5×	125 0.6×	64 0.4×	30 0.3×	63	689
Ling Cen United Arab Emirates	16	64 0.2×	78 0.3×	183 0.9×	99 0.6×	181 1.5×	57	950

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Maurer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Maurer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Maurer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Maurer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benjamin Maurer. Benjamin Maurer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Yang, Zhaoqing, Tianbo Wang, K. Liu, et al.. (2025). Modeling the microplastic distribution along the Delaware River Estuary: Accumulation patterns and hydrodynamic influences. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 217. 118074–118074. 1 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Forecast-based stochastic optimization for a load powered by wave energy. Renewable Energy. 226. 120330–120330. 2 indexed citations

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Cowger, Win, Lisa Roscher, Ali Chamas, et al.. (2024). Generation of macro- and microplastic databases by high-throughput FTIR analysis with microplate readers. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 416(6). 1311–1320. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Ziyi, Tianbo Wang, Ning Sun, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the influence of size, shape, and density of microplastics on their transport modes: A modeling approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 203. 116461–116461. 13 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Cost-optimal wave-powered persistent oceanographic observation. Renewable Energy. 181. 504–521. 13 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Influence of heave plate topology on reaction force. Ocean Engineering. 241. 110054–110054. 4 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin, et al.. (2020). Hydrodynamics of an asymmetric heave plate for a point absorber wave energy converter. Ocean Engineering. 215. 107915–107915. 11 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin & P. F. Linden. (2014). Intrusion-generated waves in a linearly stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 752. 282–295. 9 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin. (2011). Gravity-driven intrusions in stratified fluids. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Maurer, Benjamin, Diogo Bolster, & P. F. Linden. (2010). Intrusive gravity currents between two stably stratified fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 647. 53–69. 21 indexed citations

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Ahn, Luis von, Benjamin Maurer, Colin McMillen, David Abraham, & Manuel Blum. (2008). reCAPTCHA: Human-Based Character Recognition via Web Security Measures. Science. 321(5895). 1465–1468. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

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