Ernest F. Benfield

582 total citations
20 papers, 423 citations indexed

About

Ernest F. Benfield is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest F. Benfield has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 423 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ernest F. Benfield's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (9 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (7 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (7 papers). Ernest F. Benfield is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (9 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (7 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (7 papers). Ernest F. Benfield collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ernest F. Benfield's co-authors include Jackson R. Webster, Arthur L. Buikema, Kevin S. Simon, Matthew E. McTammany, Elizabeth M. Hagen, John J. Hutchens, John Cairns, Robert T. Dillon, Albert C. Hendricks and Robert M. Northington and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oikos and Freshwater Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ernest F. Benfield

20 papers receiving 361 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernest F. Benfield United States 12 306 137 101 64 53 20 423
Cummins South Africa 3 476 1.6× 314 2.3× 112 1.1× 55 0.9× 52 1.0× 5 619
J.V. Ward United States 5 545 1.8× 367 2.7× 117 1.2× 82 1.3× 42 0.8× 6 662
John F. Flannagan Canada 13 571 1.9× 391 2.9× 84 0.8× 73 1.1× 67 1.3× 28 731
Bernard Cellot France 14 481 1.6× 302 2.2× 134 1.3× 78 1.2× 23 0.4× 24 621
Jan Helešic Czechia 12 520 1.7× 313 2.3× 90 0.9× 68 1.1× 97 1.8× 43 673
Randall L. Fuller United States 17 568 1.9× 398 2.9× 130 1.3× 51 0.8× 25 0.5× 28 631
L. W. G. Higler Netherlands 12 397 1.3× 162 1.2× 113 1.1× 89 1.4× 22 0.4× 43 497
Richard C. Harrel United States 9 221 0.7× 165 1.2× 40 0.4× 67 1.0× 33 0.6× 23 348
José M. González Spain 14 455 1.5× 332 2.4× 126 1.2× 78 1.2× 39 0.7× 34 557
F. M. Chutter South Africa 11 518 1.7× 356 2.6× 77 0.8× 88 1.4× 29 0.5× 16 607

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ernest F. Benfield

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (2015). Variable infection of stream salamanders in the southern Appalachians by the trematode Metagonimoides oregonensis (family: Heterophyidae). Parasitology Research. 114(8). 3159–3165. 5 indexed citations
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Northington, Robert M., et al.. (2013). Ecosystem Function in Appalachian Headwater Streams during an Active Invasion by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61171–e61171. 11 indexed citations
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Northington, Robert M., Ernest F. Benfield, Stephen H. Schoenholtz, et al.. (2011). An assessment of structural attributes and ecosystem function in restored Virginia coalfield streams. Hydrobiologia. 671(1). 51–63. 21 indexed citations
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Hagen, Elizabeth M., Matthew E. McTammany, Jackson R. Webster, & Ernest F. Benfield. (2010). Shifts in allochthonous input and autochthonous production in streams along an agricultural land-use gradient. Hydrobiologia. 655(1). 61–77. 56 indexed citations
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Webster, Jackson R., et al.. (2004). The role of floods in particulate organic matter dynamics of a southern Appalachian river–floodplain ecosystem. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 23(2). 198–213. 40 indexed citations
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Simon, Kevin S. & Ernest F. Benfield. (2002). Ammonium retention and whole-stream metabolism in cave streams. Hydrobiologia. 482(1-3). 31–39. 29 indexed citations
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Hutchens, John J., Ernest F. Benfield, & Jackson R. Webster. (1997). Diet and growth of a leaf-shredding caddisfly in southern Appalachian streams of contrasting disturbance history. Hydrobiologia. 346(1-3). 193–201. 38 indexed citations
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Yousten, Allan A., Ernest F. Benfield, & Fred J. Genthner. (1995). Bacillus sphaericus mosquito pathogens in the aquatic environment. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 90(1). 125–129. 3 indexed citations
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Yousten, Allan A., et al.. (1991). Fate of Bacillus sphaericus 2362 spores following ingestion by nontarget invertebrates. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 58(3). 427–435. 5 indexed citations
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Dillon, Robert T. & Ernest F. Benfield. (1982). Distribution of puimonate snails in the New River of Virginia and North Carolina, U.S.A.: interaction between alkalinity and stream drainage area. Freshwater Biology. 12(2). 179–186. 19 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1980). Preference-avoidance reactions of crayfish to sublethal concentrations of cadmium. Hydrobiologia. 74(2). 105–112. 7 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1979). Influence of Exposure Technique on Leaf Breakdown Rates in Streams. Oikos. 33(3). 386–386. 50 indexed citations
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Buikema, Arthur L. & Ernest F. Benfield. (1979). Use of Macroinvertebrate Life History Information in Toxicity Tests. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 36(3). 321–328. 47 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1978). Effects of thermal discharge on leaf decomposition in a river ecosystem. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 20(3). 1759–1766. 14 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1977). Species composition, distribution, and abundance of oligochaetes in the Kanawha River, West Virginia. Hydrobiologia. 54(1). 81–91. 14 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1977). Zooplankton of a swamp water ecosystem. Hydrobiologia. 55(2). 177–185. 9 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., et al.. (1977). Effects of Thermal Shocks on Drifting Aquatic Insects: A Laboratory Simulation. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 34(4). 529–536. 7 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F., Albert C. Hendricks, & John Cairns. (1974). Proficiencies of two artificial substrates in collecting stream macroinvertebrates. Hydrobiologia. 45(4). 431–440. 12 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F.. (1974). Autohemorrhage in Two Stoneflies (Plecoptera) and its Effectiveness as a Defense Mechanism. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 67(5). 739–742. 6 indexed citations
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Benfield, Ernest F.. (1972). A Defensive Secretion of Dineutes discolor (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae)1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 65(6). 1324–1327. 30 indexed citations

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