Benjamin W. Held

3.8k total citations
55 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Benjamin W. Held is a scholar working on Ecology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin W. Held has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Cell Biology and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin W. Held's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (26 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (18 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (17 papers). Benjamin W. Held is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (26 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (18 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (17 papers). Benjamin W. Held collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Canada. Benjamin W. Held's co-authors include Robert A. Blanchette, Roberta L. Farrell, Joel A. Jurgens, B. Arenz, Shona M. Duncan, Christine Salomon, Jason A. Smith, Andrew L. Loyd, Douglas McNew and T. C. Harrington and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin W. Held

51 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin W. Held United States 24 547 506 423 412 221 55 1.4k
Daniela Isola Italy 26 516 0.9× 555 1.1× 569 1.3× 769 1.9× 326 1.5× 46 1.8k
Joel A. Jurgens United States 16 566 1.0× 178 0.4× 197 0.5× 318 0.8× 215 1.0× 17 946
B. Arenz United States 13 401 0.7× 319 0.6× 252 0.6× 262 0.6× 202 0.9× 22 862
Idalia Kasprzyk Poland 28 197 0.4× 584 1.2× 116 0.3× 916 2.2× 75 0.3× 90 2.1k
Lucía Muggia Italy 32 393 0.7× 2.0k 4.0× 1.1k 2.5× 2.2k 5.4× 361 1.6× 96 2.8k
M. B. Ellis United Kingdom 11 167 0.3× 1.7k 3.3× 1.6k 3.8× 750 1.8× 488 2.2× 36 2.5k
John Paul Schmit United States 18 480 0.9× 917 1.8× 623 1.5× 418 1.0× 212 1.0× 38 1.6k
Stefano Ventura Italy 23 832 1.5× 245 0.5× 98 0.2× 493 1.2× 522 2.4× 67 1.7k
Björn Hoppe Germany 20 354 0.6× 901 1.8× 194 0.5× 315 0.8× 110 0.5× 45 1.3k
Martin Unterseher Germany 26 393 0.7× 1.5k 2.9× 1.0k 2.4× 714 1.7× 487 2.2× 43 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin W. Held

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All Works

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Blanchette, Robert A., et al.. (2025). Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 9142–9142.
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Held, Benjamin W., et al.. (2024). Ovicidal Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, Eggs. Forests. 15(12). 2170–2170.
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Held, Benjamin W., et al.. (2023). Diverse Xylaria in the Ecuadorian Amazon and their mode of wood degradation. Botanical studies. 64(1). 30–30. 8 indexed citations
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Held, Benjamin W., et al.. (2023). Wood Decay Fungi Associated with Galleries of the Emerald Ash Borer. Forests. 14(3). 576–576. 2 indexed citations
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Blanchette, Robert A., et al.. (2021). Fungi attacking historic wood of Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the High Arctic. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0246049–e0246049. 24 indexed citations
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Held, Benjamin W., et al.. (2021). Fungal Diversity in Multiple Post-harvest Aged Red Pine Stumps and Their Potential Influence on Heterobasidion Root Rot in Managed Stands Across Minnesota. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 782181–782181. 5 indexed citations
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Held, Benjamin W., et al.. (2021). Fungi associated with galleries of the emerald ash borer. Fungal Biology. 125(7). 551–559. 14 indexed citations
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Wilson, Michael B., J.M. Williams, Benjamin W. Held, et al.. (2020). Antifungal Norditerpene Oidiolactones from the Fungus Oidiodendron truncatum, a Potential Biocontrol Agent for White-Nose Syndrome in Bats. Journal of Natural Products. 83(2). 344–353. 15 indexed citations
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Matthiesen, Henning, Robert A. Blanchette, Gry Alfredsen, et al.. (2020). Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14577–14577. 28 indexed citations
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Schilling, Jonathan S., et al.. (2020). Using Wood Rot Phenotypes to Illuminate the “Gray” Among Decomposer Fungi. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1288–1288. 45 indexed citations
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Held, Benjamin W., Christine Salomon, & Robert A. Blanchette. (2020). Diverse subterranean fungi of an underground iron ore mine. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234208–e0234208. 27 indexed citations
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Loyd, Andrew L., et al.. (2018). Elucidating wood decomposition by four species of Ganoderma from the United States. Fungal Biology. 122(4). 254–263. 31 indexed citations
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Loyd, Andrew L., Charles W. Barnes, Benjamin W. Held, et al.. (2018). Elucidating "lucidum": Distinguishing the diverse laccate Ganoderma species of the United States. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0199738–e0199738. 54 indexed citations
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Wilson, Michael B., et al.. (2017). Resource capture and competitive ability of non-pathogenic Pseudogymnoascus spp. and P. destructans, the cause of white-nose syndrome in bats. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178968–e0178968. 22 indexed citations
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Held, Benjamin W. & Robert A. Blanchette. (2016). Deception Island, Antarctica, harbors a diverse assemblage of wood decay fungi. Fungal Biology. 121(2). 145–157. 44 indexed citations
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Floudas, Dimitrios, Benjamin W. Held, Robert Riley, et al.. (2015). Evolution of novel wood decay mechanisms in Agaricales revealed by the genome sequences of Fistulina hepatica and Cylindrobasidium torrendii. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 76. 78–92. 116 indexed citations
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Párraga, Mario, Ivo Carrasco‐Wong, Eduardo de la Vega, et al.. (2014). Investigations of Biodeterioration by Fungi in Historic Wooden Churches of Chiloé, Chile. Microbial Ecology. 67(3). 568–575. 25 indexed citations
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Arenz, B., Benjamin W. Held, Joel A. Jurgens, & Robert A. Blanchette. (2010). Fungal colonization of exotic substrates in Antarctica. Fungal Diversity. 49(1). 13–22. 40 indexed citations
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Blanchette, Robert A., Benjamin W. Held, B. Arenz, et al.. (2010). An Antarctic Hot Spot for Fungi at Shackleton's Historic Hut on Cape Royds. Microbial Ecology. 60(1). 29–38. 77 indexed citations

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