Kenneth E. Bencala

9.8k citations

74 papers · 7.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
Water Science and Technology top 0.1%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Papers in

Environmental Chemistry 53
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 34
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques 21
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation 5
Geochemistry and Petrology 16
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry 16

Co-authors: Diane M. McKnight Judson W. Harvey George M. Hornberger Roy A. Walters Gary W. Zellweger M. N. Gooseff Briant A. Kimball B. L. McGlynn
Journals: Water Resources Research (22 papers)Hydrological Processes (6 papers)Journal of Hydrology (4 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (3 papers)Biogeochemistry (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Italy

In The Last Decade

Kenneth E. Bencala

74 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hydrologic connectivity between landscapes and streams: Transferring reach‐ and plot‐scale understanding to the catchment scale 2009 · 470 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Water Resources Research
1993 Water Resources Research
1983 Water Resources Research

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1	Hydrologic connectivity between landscapes and streams: Transferring reach‐ and plot‐scale understanding to the catchment scale Water Resources Research ·Kelsey Jencso, B. L. McGlynn, M. N. Gooseff, Steven M. Wondzell, Kenneth E. Bencala, Lucy Marshall Hit paper breakdown →	2009	470
2	Variability of Near-stream, Sub-surface Major-ion and Tracer Concentrations in an Acid Mine Drainage Environment AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Kenneth E. Bencala, Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel	2006	1
3	Automated calibration of a stream solute transport model: implications for interpretation of biogeochemical parameters Journal of the North American Benthological Society ·Durelle Scott, M. N. Gooseff, Kenneth E. Bencala, Robert L. Runkel	2003	55
4	Annual maxima in Zn concentrations during spring snowmelt in streams impacted by mine drainage Environmental Geology ·P. D. Brooks, Diane M. McKnight, Kenneth E. Bencala	2001	21
5	Modeling methods in the study of surface-subsurface hydrologic interactions Aaron I. Packman, Kenneth E. Bencala	2000	13
6	Response characteristics of DOC flushing in an alpine catchment Hydrological Processes ·Elizabeth W. Boyer, George M. Hornberger, Kenneth E. Bencala, Diane M. McKnight	1997	10
7	Reactive Solute Transport in Streams: 1. Development of an Equilibrium‐Based Model Water Resources Research ·Robert L. Runkel, Kenneth E. Bencala, Robert E. Broshears, Steven C. Chapra	1996	64
8	Reactive Solute Transport in an Acidic Stream: Experimental pH Increase and Simulation of Controls on pH, Aluminum, and Iron Environmental Science & Technology ·Robert E. Broshears, Robert L. Runkel, Briant A. Kimball, Diane M. McKnight, Kenneth E. Bencala	1996	75
9	Overview of a simple model describing variation of dissolved organic carbon in an upland catchment Ecological Modelling ·Elizabeth W. Boyer, George M. Hornberger, Kenneth E. Bencala, Diane M. McKnight	1996	118
10	The Effect of streambed topography on surface‐subsurface water exchange in mountain catchments Water Resources Research ·Judson W. Harvey, Kenneth E. Bencala Hit paper breakdown →	1993	554
11	Modelling within the stream-catchment continuum Kenneth E. Bencala, John H. Duff, Judson W. Harvey, Alan P. Jackman, Frank J. Triska	1993	18
12	Humic substances and trace metals associated with Fe and Al oxides deposited in an acidic mountain stream The Science of The Total Environment ·Diane M. McKnight, Robert L. Wershaw, Kenneth E. Bencala, Gary W. Zellweger, G. Feder	1992	20
13	Reactive iron transport in an acidic mountain stream in Summit County, Colorado: A hydrologic perspective Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Diane M. McKnight, Kenneth E. Bencala	1989	59
14	Diel Variations in Iron Chemistry in an Acidic Stream in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research ·Diane M. McKnight, Kenneth E. Bencala	1988	1
15	Iron Photoreduction and Oxidation in an Acidic Mountain Stream Science ·Diane M. McKnight, Briant A. Kimball, Kenneth E. Bencala	1988	217
16	Evaluation of natural tracers in an acidic and metal‐rich stream Water Resources Research ·Kenneth E. Bencala, Diane M. McKnight, Gary W. Zellweger	1987	72
17	Data on the solute concentration within the subsurface flows of Little Lost Man Creek in response to a transport experiment, Redwood National Park, northwest California Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Gary W. Zellweger, V.C. Kennedy, Kenneth E. Bencala, Ronald J. Avanzino, Alan P. Jackman, Frank J. Triska	1986	8
18	Results of a solute transport experiment at Uvas Creek, September 1972, California Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Ronald J. Avanzino, Gary W. Zellweger, Vance C. Kennedy, Diane E. Hindman, Kenneth E. Bencala	1984	10
19	Sediment/freshwater interaction Sedimentary Geology ·Kenneth E. Bencala	1983	10
20	Kinetic analysis of strontium and potassium sorption onto sands and gravels in a natural channel Water Resources Research ·Kenneth E. Bencala, Alan P. Jackman, Vance C. Kennedy, Ronald J. Avanzino, Gary W. Zellweger	1983	31

About Kenneth E. Bencala

Kenneth E. Bencala is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Pollution, having authored 74 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (34 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (30 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (27 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (21 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (16 papers), Water Quality and Resources Studies (11 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers) and Arsenic contamination and mitigation (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (4.9k citations), Water Science and Technology (4.2k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.4k citations), Environmental Engineering (2.6k citations) and Ecology (2.0k citations). Kenneth E. Bencala has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Diane M. McKnight, Judson W. Harvey, George M. Hornberger, Roy A. Walters, Gary W. Zellweger, M. N. Gooseff, Briant A. Kimball, B. L. McGlynn, Elizabeth W. Boyer and Steven M. Wondzell. Their work appears in journals such as Water Resources Research, Hydrological Processes, Journal of Hydrology, Environmental Science & Technology and Biogeochemistry.

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