James N. Benardini

1.5k total citations
39 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

James N. Benardini is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James N. Benardini has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in James N. Benardini's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (19 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (16 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers). James N. Benardini is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (19 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (16 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers). James N. Benardini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. James N. Benardini's co-authors include Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Myron T. La Duc, Parag Vaishampayan, David Newcombe, Andrew C. Schuerger, Gary L. Andersen, R. Tanner, Alexander J. Probst, Wayne L. Nicholson and John E. Sawyer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

James N. Benardini

36 papers receiving 768 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James N. Benardini United States 14 289 268 264 229 78 39 787
Shariff Osman United States 17 434 1.5× 236 0.9× 312 1.2× 243 1.1× 138 1.8× 24 1.1k
Petra Schwendner United States 12 164 0.6× 287 1.1× 134 0.5× 172 0.8× 30 0.4× 24 586
Ivan G. Paulino‐Lima United States 13 193 0.7× 89 0.3× 271 1.0× 70 0.3× 51 0.7× 23 687
Corinna Panitz Germany 15 317 1.1× 666 2.5× 142 0.5× 399 1.7× 21 0.3× 35 997
S. Direito United Kingdom 12 207 0.7× 299 1.1× 173 0.7× 51 0.2× 17 0.2× 19 620
Anne Dekas United States 21 1.0k 3.5× 105 0.4× 611 2.3× 116 0.5× 84 1.1× 50 1.7k
Cyprien Verseux Germany 14 201 0.7× 259 1.0× 119 0.5× 217 0.9× 20 0.3× 32 616
Courtney K. Robinson United States 15 259 0.9× 72 0.3× 325 1.2× 54 0.2× 26 0.3× 22 824
Tomoaki Ichijo Japan 11 120 0.4× 49 0.2× 64 0.2× 148 0.6× 226 2.9× 29 545
T. A. Kral United States 15 96 0.3× 444 1.7× 51 0.2× 122 0.5× 44 0.6× 54 658

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James N. Benardini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spry, J. Andy, et al.. (2025). Status update of NASAs assessment of the biological contamination threat of crewed mars surface missions. Life Sciences in Space Research. 45. 25–33.
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Benardini, James N., et al.. (2023). Updates in NASA Policy and Practice in Planetary Protection. 1–8.
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Benardini, James N., et al.. (2023). Planetary Protection Policy and Technology Needs to Enable Future Robotic and Crewed Missions. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. 103(3). 683–686. 1 indexed citations
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Highlander, Sarah K., Jason M. Wood, John D. Gillece, et al.. (2023). Multi-faceted metagenomic analysis of spacecraft associated surfaces reveal planetary protection relevant microbial composition. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0282428–e0282428. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Alvin L., Rocco L. Mancinelli, Wayne Schubert, et al.. (2021). Biological safety in the context of backward planetary protection and Mars Sample Return: conclusions from the Sterilization Working Group. International Journal of Astrobiology. 20(1). 1–28. 18 indexed citations
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Gribok, Andrei, et al.. (2021). Application of a Bayesian Statistical Framework for Planetary Protection as a Means of Verifying Low-Biomass, Zero-Inflated Test Data from Spacecraft. Life Sciences in Space Research. 30. 39–44. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Jason M., et al.. (2021). Performance of Multiple Metagenomics Pipelines in Understanding Microbial Diversity of a Low-Biomass Spacecraft Assembly Facility. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 685254–685254. 10 indexed citations
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Danko, David, Maria A. Sierra, James N. Benardini, et al.. (2021). A comprehensive metagenomics framework to characterize organisms relevant for planetary protection. Microbiome. 9(1). 82–82. 19 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, Ryan C., et al.. (2020). Planetary Protection Implementation of the InSight Mission Launch Vehicle and Associated Ground Support Hardware. Astrobiology. 20(10). 1158–1167. 1 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, Ryan C., et al.. (2020). Planetary Protection Implementation on the Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport Mission. Astrobiology. 20(10). 1151–1157. 8 indexed citations
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Benardini, James N., et al.. (2018). Real-time Quantification of Size-resolved Bioaerosols and Inert Particles In Spacecraft Assembly Cleanrooms.. 42. 1 indexed citations
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Schubert, Wayne, et al.. (2017). An Overview of Surface Heat Microbial Reduction as a Viable Microbial Reduction Modality for Spacecraft Surfaces. 4 indexed citations
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White, Lauren M., M. S. Anderson, Brian K. Blakkolb, et al.. (2017). Organic and inorganic contamination control approaches for return sample investigation on Mars 2020. 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Benardini, James N. & Kasthuri Venkateswaran. (2016). Application of the ATP assay to rapidly assess cleanliness of spacecraft surfaces: a path to set a standard for future missions. AMB Express. 6(1). 113–113. 7 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, Ryan C., et al.. (2014). InSight Planetary Protection Status. 40. 1 indexed citations
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Kwan, Kenny, Moogega Cooper, Myron T. La Duc, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of Procedures for the Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Biomolecules from Low-Biomass Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(9). 2943–2953. 47 indexed citations
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Cooper, Moogega, Myron T. La Duc, Alexander J. Probst, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Innovative Molecular Approaches and Standard Spore Assays for Assessment of Surface Cleanliness. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(15). 5438–5444. 27 indexed citations
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Benardini, James N., et al.. (2005). International Space Station Internal Active Thermal Control System: An Initial Assessment of the Microbial Communities within Fluid from Ground Support and Flight Hardware. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations
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Benardini, James N., John E. Sawyer, Kasthuri Venkateswaran, & Wayne L. Nicholson. (2003). Spore UV and Acceleration Resistance of Endolithic Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis Isolates Obtained from Sonoran Desert Basalt: Implications for Lithopanspermia. Astrobiology. 3(4). 709–717. 66 indexed citations

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