Gene S. Helfman

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
38 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Gene S. Helfman is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gene S. Helfman has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 20 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Gene S. Helfman's 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). Gene S. Helfman is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers). Gene S. Helfman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gene S. Helfman's co-authors include Judy L. Meyer, E. F. Benfield, Douglas E. Facey, Bruce B. Collette, P. V. Bolstad, Jon S. Harding, Mark C. Scott, Eric T. Schultz, David L. Strayer and J. Bruce Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

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 Jon S. Harding, E. F. Benfield et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Diversity of Fishes

1997 567 citations Gene S. Helfman 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gene S. Helfman United States	26	3.1k	2.9k	1.6k	932	926	38	5.5k
M. C. Healey Canada	44	4.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	431 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	103	5.8k
Gary D. Grossman United States	40	4.9k 1.6×	3.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	435 0.5×	1.8k 2.0×	126	6.1k
W. B. Scott United States	16	4.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	327 0.4×	1.8k 1.9×	62	6.1k
David L. G. Noakes Canada	44	3.9k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	822 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	187	5.6k
Christian Skov Denmark	38	3.1k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	468 0.5×	972 1.0×	120	4.4k
James W. A. Grant Canada	38	3.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 2.1×	816 0.9×	121	5.2k
Sigurd Einum Norway	33	3.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	105	4.8k
Benjamin H. Letcher United States	43	3.9k 1.3×	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	410 0.4×	859 0.9×	124	5.5k
John R. Post Canada	48	6.6k 2.1×	4.8k 1.7×	3.6k 2.2×	1.0k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	122	8.9k
Joel C. Trexler United States	43	2.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	918 1.0×	482 0.5×	130	5.0k

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Helfman, Gene S.. (2009). The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

Sutherland, Andrew B., Rebecca J. Bixby, Mark C. Scott, et al.. (2008). Linking stream and landscape trajectories in the southern Appalachians. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 156(1-4). 17–36. 20 indexed citations

McTammany, Matthew E., et al.. (2007). Fish Assemblage Responses to Forest Cover. Environmental Management. 41(3). 336–346. 27 indexed citations

Scott, Mark C., Gene S. Helfman, Matthew E. McTammany, E. F. Benfield, & Paul V. Bolstad. (2002). MULTISCALE INFLUENCES ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STREAM CONDITIONS ACROSS BLUE RIDGE LANDSCAPES¹. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 38(5). 1379–1392. 86 indexed citations

Scott, Mark C. & Gene S. Helfman. (2001). Native Invasions, Homogenization, and the Mismeasure of Integrity of Fish Assemblages. Fisheries. 26(11). 6–15. 267 indexed citations

Helfman, Gene S., et al.. (1999). Effects of Riparian Forest Removal on Fish Assemblages in Southern Appalachian Streams. Conservation Biology. 13(6). 1454–1465. 235 indexed citations

Harding, Jon S., et al.. (1998). Stream biodiversity: The ghost of land use past. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(25). 14843–14847. 818 indexed citations breakdown →

Helfman, Gene S. & Dana L. Winkelman. (1997). Threat Sensitivity in Bicolor Damselfish: Effects of Sociality and Body Size. Ethology. 103(5). 369–383. 77 indexed citations

Helfman, Gene S., et al.. (1991). Safety in numbers: shoal size choice by minnows under predatory threat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 29(4). 271–276. 184 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S. & Dana L. Winkelman. (1991). Energy Trade‐Offs and Foraging Mode Choice in American Eels. Ecology. 72(1). 310–318. 23 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S.. (1988). Patterns in the life history of anguillid eels. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 23(3). 1663–1669. 1 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S.. (1986). Diel Distribution and Activity of American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in a Cave-Spring. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 43(8). 1595–1605. 15 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S. & Jennifer B. Clark. (1986). Rotational Feeding: Overcoming Gape-Limited Foraging in Anguillid Eels. Copeia. 1986(3). 679–679. 60 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S., et al.. (1984). Size, Age, and Sex of American Eels in a Georgia River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 113(2). 132–141. 57 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S. & Eric T. Schultz. (1984). Social transmission of behavioural traditions in a coral reef fish. Animal Behaviour. 32(2). 379–384. 159 indexed citations

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Meyer, Judy L., Eric T. Schultz, & Gene S. Helfman. (1983). Fish Schools: An Asset to Corals. Science. 220(4601). 1047–1049. 213 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S.. (1981). Twilight Activities and Temporal Structure in a Freshwater Fish Community. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 38(11). 1405–1420. 132 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S. & Miles H. A. Keenleyside. (1980). Diversity and Adaptation in Fish Behaviour. Copeia. 1980(3). 567–567. 48 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S.. (1979). Twilight Activities of Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 36(2). 173–179. 52 indexed citations

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Helfman, Gene S.. (1978). Patterns of community structure in fishes: summary and overview. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 3(1). 129–148. 167 indexed citations

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