Larry D. Benson

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Larry D. Benson is a scholar working on Classics, Language and Linguistics and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry D. Benson has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Classics, 5 papers in Language and Linguistics and 5 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Larry D. Benson's work include Medieval Literature and History (21 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (5 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (4 papers). Larry D. Benson is often cited by papers focused on Medieval Literature and History (21 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (5 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (4 papers). Larry D. Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Larry D. Benson's co-authors include Geoffrey Chaucer, Derek Pearsall, Morton W. Bloomfield, Siegfried Wenzel, B. J. Whiting, Theodore Andersson, Stephen A. Barney, Francis Robinson and Ian D. Bishop and has published in prestigious journals such as The Modern Language Review, College & Research Libraries and PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America.

In The Last Decade

Larry D. Benson

20 papers receiving 346 citations

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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.

The Riverside Chaucer

1986 815 citations Geoffrey Chaucer, Larry D. Benson Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Larry D. Benson United States	12	886	445	358	254	123	30	1.1k
Paul Zumthor Netherlands	11	197 0.2×	119 0.3×	170 0.5×	116 0.5×	66 0.5×	70	524
Morton W. Bloomfield United States	13	230 0.3×	128 0.3×	85 0.2×	135 0.5×	73 0.6×	65	509
Seth Lerer United States	12	222 0.3×	190 0.4×	165 0.5×	63 0.2×	61 0.5×	69	500
J. Reginald O’Donnell	5	201 0.2×	158 0.4×	170 0.5×	67 0.3×	77 0.6×	11	605
G. D. Kilpatrick United Kingdom	11	169 0.2×	100 0.2×	40 0.1×	105 0.4×	197 1.6×	57	575
G. Blakemore Evans United States	5	65 0.1×	91 0.2×	353 1.0×	31 0.1×	117 1.0×	15	620
Gregory Nagy United States	14	123 0.1×	28 0.1×	142 0.4×	153 0.6×	123 1.0×	89	1.0k
Janet Coleman United Kingdom	11	213 0.2×	157 0.4×	78 0.2×	41 0.2×	89 0.7×	36	525
Paul Strohm United States	12	172 0.2×	125 0.3×	60 0.2×	35 0.1×	51 0.4×	30	351
Paul F. Grendler Canada	13	136 0.2×	307 0.7×	63 0.2×	25 0.1×	80 0.7×	73	563

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Benson, Larry D.. (1995). Scholarly Research and Reference Service in the Automated Environment. The Reference Librarian. 22(48). 57–69. 4 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1993). A glossarial concordance to the Riverside Chaucer. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D., et al.. (1990). Escultura olmeca y maya sobre canto en Abaj Takalik: su desarrollo e importancia. Arqueología. 77–84. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1990). The Serials Catalog:. The Reference Librarian. 12(27-28). 123–139. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D., et al.. (1989). An Evaluation of Reference Desk Service. College & Research Libraries. 50(4). 468–483. 10 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1988). A Concordance to John Gower's "Confessio Amantis". J. D. Pickles , J. L. Dawson. Speculum. 63(4). 977–978. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1986). King Arthur's death. 13 indexed citations

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Chaucer, Geoffrey & Larry D. Benson. (1986). The Riverside Chaucer. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 815 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benson, Larry D.. (1984). The “Queynte” Punnings of Chaucer’s Critics. Studies in the age of Chaucer. 1984(1). 23–47. 6 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1983). P. L. Heyworth, ed., Medieval Studies for J. A. W. Bennett. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Pp. xi, 425; 4 black-and-white plates and frontispiece. £27.50.. Speculum. 58(2). 555–555. 1 indexed citations

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Bloomfield, Morton W., Larry D. Benson, & Siegfried Wenzel. (1982). The Wisdom of Poetry: Essays in Early English Literature in Honor of Morton W. Bloomfield. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 42 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1976). Malory's <i>Morte Darthur</i>. Harvard University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1976). Malory's Morte Darthur. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations

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Pearsall, Derek & Larry D. Benson. (1976). King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Stanzaic 'Morte Arthur' and Alliterative 'Morte Arthure'. The Modern Language Review. 71(1). 125–125. 31 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D. & Theodore Andersson. (1971). The literary context of Chaucer's fabliaux : texts and translations. 6 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1970). A Concordance to Beowulf. J. B. Bessinger, Jr.. Speculum. 45(2). 273–275. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1965). Art and tradition in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 39 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1963). Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Stylistic and Metrical Study. Modern Language Quarterly. 24(3). 307–308. 11 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1961). Chaucer's historical present, its meaning and uses. English Studies. 42(1-6). 65–77. 1 indexed citations

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Benson, Larry D.. (1961). The Source of the Beheading Episode in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Modern Philology. 59(1). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

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