Gene S. Helfman

7.7k citations

38 papers · 5.5k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 26

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
Ecology top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Aquatic Science top 0.2%

Co-authors: Judy L. Meyer E. F. Benfield Douglas E. Facey Bruce B. Collette Jon S. Harding P. V. Bolstad Mark C. Scott Eric T. Schultz
Topics: Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers)Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers)Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Aquatic Science Ecology
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ecology
Partner nations: United States

In The Last Decade

Gene S. Helfman

37 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Stream biodiversity: The ghost of land use past

1998 818 citations E. F. Benfield, Gene S. Helfman et al. profile →
The Diversity of Fishes

1997 567 citations Gene S. Helfman, Bruce B. Collette et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
The Contribution of Headwater Streams to Biodiversity in River Networks¹

2007 548 citations Judy L. Meyer, Gene S. Helfman et al. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association profile →
Threat-sensitive predator avoidance in damselfish-trumpetfish interactions

1989 518 citations Gene S. Helfman Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology profile →
The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology

2009 505 citations Gene S. Helfman Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gene S. Helfman

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecologybreakdown → 2009 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Gene S. Helfman	505
2	Linking stream and landscape trajectories in the southern Appalachians 2008 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·(unknown),Andrew B. Sutherland,Rebecca J. Bixby,Mark C. Scott,Judy L. Meyer,Gene S. Helfman,E. F. Benfield,C. M. Pringle,Paul V. Bolstad,David N. Wear	20
3	Fish Assemblage Responses to Forest Cover 2007 ·Environmental Management ·(unknown),Matthew E. McTammany,E. F. Benfield,Gene S. Helfman	27
4	MULTISCALE INFLUENCES ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STREAM CONDITIONS ACROSS BLUE RIDGE LANDSCAPES¹ 2002 ·JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association ·Mark C. Scott,Gene S. Helfman,Matthew E. McTammany,E. F. Benfield,Paul V. Bolstad	86
5	Native Invasions, Homogenization, and the Mismeasure of Integrity of Fish Assemblages 2001 ·Fisheries ·Mark C. Scott,Gene S. Helfman	267
6	Effects of Riparian Forest Removal on Fish Assemblages in Southern Appalachian Streams 1999 ·Conservation Biology ·(unknown),Gene S. Helfman,(unknown),Paul V. Bolstad	235
7	Threat Sensitivity in Bicolor Damselfish: Effects of Sociality and Body Size 1997 ·Ethology ·Gene S. Helfman,Dana L. Winkelman	77
8	The Diversity of Fishesbreakdown → 1997 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Gene S. Helfman,Bruce B. Collette,Douglas E. Facey	567
9	Energy Trade‐Offs and Foraging Mode Choice in American Eels 1991 ·Ecology ·Gene S. Helfman,Dana L. Winkelman	23
10	Safety in numbers: shoal size choice by minnows under predatory threat 1991 ·Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology ·(unknown),Gene S. Helfman	184
11	Use of low-salinity water and gel-coating to minimize handling mortality of spot, Leiostomus xanthurus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) 1990 ·Aquaculture ·L. Stanton Hales,(unknown),Gene S. Helfman	7
12	Patterns in the life history of anguillid eels 1988 ·SIL Proceedings 1922-2010 ·Gene S. Helfman	1
13	Diel Distribution and Activity of American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in a Cave-Spring 1986 ·Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ·Gene S. Helfman	15
14	Size, Age, and Sex of American Eels in a Georgia River 1984 ·Transactions of the American Fisheries Society ·Gene S. Helfman,(unknown),(unknown)	57
15	Social transmission of behavioural traditions in a coral reef fish 1984 ·Animal Behaviour ·Gene S. Helfman,Eric T. Schultz	159
16	Fish Schools: An Asset to Corals 1983 ·Science ·Judy L. Meyer,Eric T. Schultz,Gene S. Helfman	213
17	Twilight Activities and Temporal Structure in a Freshwater Fish Community 1981 ·Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ·Gene S. Helfman	132
18	Diversity and Adaptation in Fish Behaviour 1980 ·Copeia ·Gene S. Helfman,Miles H. A. Keenleyside	48
19	Twilight Activities of Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens 1979 ·Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada ·Gene S. Helfman	52
20	Palauan Fish Names 1973 ·Gene S. Helfman,John E. Randall	5

About Gene S. Helfman

Gene S. Helfman is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Physiology and Aquatic Science, having authored 38 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.1k citations), Aquatic Science (926 citations) and Ecology (2.9k citations). Gene S. Helfman has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Judy L. Meyer, E. F. Benfield, Douglas E. Facey, Bruce B. Collette, Jon S. Harding, P. V. Bolstad, Mark C. Scott, Eric T. Schultz, David L. Strayer and Sue L. Eggert. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

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