Nsikak U. Benson

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nsikak U. Benson is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nsikak U. Benson has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Pollution, 35 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 22 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Nsikak U. Benson's work include Heavy metals in environment (31 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (18 papers). Nsikak U. Benson is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (31 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (18 papers). Nsikak U. Benson collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United States and South Africa. Nsikak U. Benson's co-authors include Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu, Palanisami Thavamani, David E. Bassey, Akan B. Williams, Olusegun O. Ayejuyo, Adebusayo E. Adedapo, Joseph P. Essien, Abass A. Olajire, Oladotun P. Bolade and Geetika Bhagwat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nsikak U. Benson

99 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

COVID pollution: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint

2021 436 citations Nsikak U. Benson, David E. Bassey et al. Heliyon profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nsikak U. Benson Nigeria	29	1.9k	999	747	397	352	101	3.2k
Md. Refat Jahan Rakib Bangladesh	31	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	485 0.6×	449 1.1×	142 0.4×	64	2.8k
Sang Soo Lee South Korea	30	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	651 0.9×	772 1.9×	561 1.6×	72	5.8k
Christian Ebere Enyoh Nigeria	29	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	468 0.6×	403 1.0×	277 0.8×	146	3.1k
Chitsan Lin Taiwan	42	2.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	719 1.8×	427 1.2×	172	5.2k
Vito Felice Uricchio Italy	27	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	629 0.8×	523 1.3×	294 0.8×	81	4.0k
Sina Dobaradaran Iran	32	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	323 0.8×	184 0.5×	67	3.3k
Reza Saeedi Iran	33	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	1.2k 2.9×	481 1.4×	137	4.3k
Anders Lagerkvist Sweden	30	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	630 0.8×	501 1.3×	231 0.7×	108	4.5k
Surindra Suthar India	47	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 2.3×	476 0.6×	1.3k 3.3×	163 0.5×	125	5.9k
Shakeel A. Khan India	21	2.0k 1.0×	576 0.6×	976 1.3×	880 2.2×	250 0.7×	57	4.6k

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Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H., et al.. (2024). Microplastics and chemical contamination in aquaculture ecosystems: The role of climate change and implications for food safety—a review. Environmental Sciences Europe. 36(1). 15 indexed citations

Benson, Nsikak U., et al.. (2023). Microplastics in aquatic environments: a growing, unresolved concern. 3(1). 8–22. 1 indexed citations

Benson, Nsikak U., et al.. (2023). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in intertidal sediment and water from Lagos lagoon: Baseline report on occurrence, distribution and ecotoxicological risk assessment. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 12. 100372–100372. 9 indexed citations

Benson, Nsikak U., et al.. (2023). Dataset for PCBs and OCPs in intertidal sediment and surface-mixed layer water from Lagos lagoon, southwest coast of Nigeria. Data in Brief. 51. 109645–109645. 2 indexed citations

Ebong, Godwin Asukwo, et al.. (2022). Occurrence and spatial distribution of heavy metals in landfill leachates and impacted freshwater ecosystem: An environmental and human health threat. PLoS ONE. 17(2). e0263279–e0263279. 52 indexed citations

Benson, Nsikak U., Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu, & Olusegun O. Ayejuyo. (2022). Data on macro(micro)plastics and hydrophobic organic contaminants in the Gulf of Guinea coastal psammitic beaches. Data in Brief. 45. 108623–108623. 1 indexed citations

Asitok, Atim, Maurice Ekpenyong, Ubong C. Ben, et al.. (2022). Stochastic modeling and meta-heuristic multivariate optimization of bioprocess conditions for co-valorization of feather and waste frying oil toward prodigiosin production. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology. 53(6). 690–703. 9 indexed citations

Bolade, Oladotun P., Anuoluwa Abimbola Akinsiku, Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi, Akan B. Williams, & Nsikak U. Benson. (2021). Biogenic iron oxide nanoparticles and activated sodium persulphate for hydrocarbon remediation in contaminated soil. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23. 101719–101719. 12 indexed citations

Oyedeji, Abdulrasaq O., Titus A.M. Msagati, Akan B. Williams, & Nsikak U. Benson. (2021). Detection and quantification of multiclass antibiotic residues in poultry products using solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. Heliyon. 7(12). e08469–e08469. 29 indexed citations

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Baraket, Abdoullatif, Mounir Ben Ali, Nadia Zine, et al.. (2021). Capacitance Electrochemical pH Sensor Based on Different Hafnium Dioxide (HfO2) Thicknesses. Chemosensors. 9(1). 13–13. 18 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., David E. Bassey, & Palanisami Thavamani. (2021). COVID pollution: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint. Heliyon. 7(2). e06343–e06343. 436 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H., Olusegun O. Ayejuyo, & Nsikak U. Benson. (2020). Dataset on microplastics and associated trace metals and phthalate esters in sandy beaches of tropical Atlantic ecosystems, Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 105755–105755. 27 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., Adebusayo E. Adedapo, Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu, et al.. (2018). A new method for assessment of sediment-associated contamination risks using multivariate statistical approach. MethodsX. 5. 268–276. 58 indexed citations

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Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H., et al.. (2018). Chemical Speciation and Characterization of Trace Metals in Dry Camellia sinensis and Herbal Tea Marketed in Nigeria. Journal of Health and Pollution. 8(19). 180912–180912. 6 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu, Winifred U. Anake, Adebusayo E. Adedapo, & Abass A. Olajire. (2017). Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH4) in Some Popular Tea Brands in Nigeria. 4(5). 3 indexed citations

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Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H. & Nsikak U. Benson. (2017). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Occurrence and Toxicity inCamellia sinensisand Herbal Tea. Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 39(4). 383–393. 14 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., et al.. (2016). Trace Metal Contamination Characteristics and Health Risks Assessment ofCommelina africanaL. and Psammitic Sandflats in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2016. 1–14. 14 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., et al.. (2011). Assessment of contamination by organochlorine pesticides in Solanum lycopersicum L. and Capsicum annuum L.: A market survey in Nigeria. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 5(6). 437–442. 18 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U. & Joseph P. Essien. (2009). Petroleum hydrocarbons contamination of sediments and accumulation in Tympanotonus fuscatus var. radula from the Qua Iboe Mangrove Ecosystem, Nigeria. Current Science. 96(2). 238–244. 14 indexed citations

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Benson, Nsikak U., Joseph P. Essien, Akan B. Williams, & David E. Bassey. (2007). Mercury accumulation in fishes from tropical aquatic ecosystems in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Current Science. 92(6). 781–785. 44 indexed citations

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