D. A. Benson

26.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
40 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

D. A. Benson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Benson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in D. A. Benson's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). D. A. Benson is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). D. A. Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States. D. A. Benson's co-authors include James Ostell, David J. Lipman, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, Mark S. Boguski, Eric W Sayers, Karen Clark, Mark Cavanaugh, David Wheeler, Grace H. Yeni–Komshian and Robert D. Hienz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Benson

40 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

The National Center for Biotechnology Information 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2012 2004 2000 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The National Center for Biotechnology Information
    1990 3.8k citations D. A. Benson, Mark S. Boguski et al. Genomics profile →
  2. GenBank
    2012 2.3k citations D. A. Benson, Mark Cavanaugh et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  3. GenBank
    2004 869 citations D. A. Benson Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  4. GenBank
    2000 705 citations D. A. Benson Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  5. GenBank
    2007 656 citations D. A. Benson, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  6. GenBank
    2008 560 citations D. A. Benson, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  7. GenBank
    2017 509 citations D. A. Benson, Mark Cavanaugh et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  8. GenBank
    2010 477 citations D. A. Benson, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  9. GenBank
    2011 472 citations D. A. Benson, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  10. GenBank
    2016 461 citations D. A. Benson, Mark Cavanaugh et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. A. Benson United States 32 7.7k 2.4k 2.1k 1.9k 936 40 15.7k
Owen White United States 42 7.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 993 1.1× 90 11.5k
Phil Green United Kingdom 38 8.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.8× 3.5k 1.9× 690 0.7× 173 17.9k
Jonathan A. Eisen United States 80 9.6k 1.2× 6.1k 2.5× 4.1k 1.9× 2.0k 1.1× 772 0.8× 324 24.4k
Peter Langfelder United States 29 14.1k 1.8× 1.1k 0.5× 3.5k 1.6× 2.9k 1.5× 428 0.5× 45 24.4k
David Lloyd United Kingdom 67 6.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 581 0.3× 976 1.0× 749 20.0k
Paul W. Sternberg United States 97 13.9k 1.8× 2.1k 0.9× 3.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.4× 440 0.5× 579 33.1k
İnanç Birol Canada 36 9.0k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 4.9k 2.3× 2.5k 1.3× 794 0.8× 148 15.4k
David Wheeler United States 25 9.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 618 0.7× 86 14.0k
Antoine Danchin France 72 12.4k 1.6× 3.1k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 6.3k 3.3× 1.1k 1.1× 426 18.4k
Laurie Issel‐Tarver United States 9 22.2k 2.9× 1.5k 0.6× 3.4k 1.6× 4.1k 2.2× 540 0.6× 11 31.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. A. Benson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. A. Benson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. A. Benson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. A. Benson 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 D. A. Benson. D. A. Benson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benson, D. A., Mark Cavanaugh, Karen Clark, et al.. (2017). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 46(D1). D41–D47. 509 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A., Mark Cavanaugh, Karen Clark, et al.. (2016). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(D1). D37–D42. 461 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A., Karen Clark, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, et al.. (2014). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(D1). D30–D35. 324 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., Karen Clark, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, et al.. (2013). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(D1). D32–D37. 297 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, Karen Clark, et al.. (2011). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(D1). D48–D53. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A., Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, David J. Lipman, James Ostell, & Eric W Sayers. (2010). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(Database). D32–D37. 477 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A., Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, David J. Lipman, James Ostell, & Eric W Sayers. (2008). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(Database). D26–D31. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A., Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi, David J. Lipman, James Ostell, & David Wheeler. (2007). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(Database). D25–D30. 656 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wood, Fred B., et al.. (2005). Use of Internet Audience Measurement Data to Gauge Market Share for Online Health Information Services. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 7(3). e31–e31. 22 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A.. (2005). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(90001). D16–D20. 372 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A.. (2004). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 33(Database issue). D34–D38. 869 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benson, D. A.. (2003). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 31(1). 23–27. 265 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A.. (2002). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 30(1). 17–20. 402 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., Mark S. Boguski, David J. Lipman, et al.. (1999). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 27(1). 12–17. 451 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A.. (1996). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 24(1). 1–5. 107 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., Mark S. Boguski, David J. Lipman, & James Ostell. (1994). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(17). 3441–3444. 157 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., David J. Lipman, & James Ostell. (1993). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(13). 2963–2965. 201 indexed citations
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Rudd, Kenneth E., Webb Miller, James Ostell, & D. A. Benson. (1990). Alignment of Escherichia coli K12 DNA sequences to a genomic restriction map. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(2). 313–321. 90 indexed citations
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Benson, D. A., Mark S. Boguski, David J. Lipman, & James Ostell. (1990). The National Center for Biotechnology Information. Genomics. 6(2). 389–391. 3765 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harman, Donna, et al.. (1988). IRX : An Information Retrieval System for Experimentation and User Applications.. 839–849. 1 indexed citations

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