Michael J. Benton

36.2k citations
641 papers · 26.1k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 85

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Michael J. Benton

612 papers receiving 24.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity 2021 · 190 citations
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Michael J. Benton
Comparison fields: 5 of 218
  • Paleontology 18.8k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.5k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 1.1k
  • Earth-Surface Processes 1.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 2.8k
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All Works

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Palaeoecology, taphonomy, and dating of Permo-Triassic reptiles from Elgin, north-east Scotland
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About Michael J. Benton

Michael J. Benton is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Geology, Earth-Surface Processes and Ecological Modeling, having authored 641 papers that have together received 26.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (356 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (345 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (159 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (136 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (66 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (55 papers), Geological formations and processes (32 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (18.8k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.5k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.1k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (1.2k citations) and Atmospheric Science (2.8k citations). Michael J. Benton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Philip C. J. Donoghue, Zhong‐Qiang Chen, Marcello Ruta, Richard J. Twitchett, Max C. Langer, Sarda Sahney, Stephen L. Brusatte, Graeme T. Lloyd, Andrew J. Newell and David W. E. Hone. Their work appears in journals such as Palaeontology, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Nature, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

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