William M. Benzel

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 876 citations indexed

About

William M. Benzel is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Pollution and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Benzel has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 876 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 5 papers in Pollution and 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William M. Benzel's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (6 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (4 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers). William M. Benzel is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (6 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (4 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers). William M. Benzel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. William M. Benzel's co-authors include Heather Lowers, R. N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, Todd M. Hoefen, Rhonda L. Driscoll, Keith E. Livo, Richard Wise, Raymond F. Kokaly, Neil Pearson and Donald L. Graf and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

William M. Benzel

30 papers receiving 839 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.

USGS Spectral Library Version 7

2017 483 citations Raymond F. Kokaly, R. N. Clark et al. Data series profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William M. Benzel United States	12	268	188	145	121	109	31	876
Rhonda L. Driscoll United States	8	274 1.0×	189 1.0×	121 0.8×	85 0.7×	74 0.7×	16	683
Stephen J. Sutley United States	8	428 1.6×	333 1.8×	164 1.1×	181 1.5×	95 0.9×	13	1.2k
Andrew Gunn United Kingdom	14	256 1.0×	36 0.2×	73 0.5×	35 0.3×	107 1.0×	40	687
Roger P. Ashley United States	15	1.1k 4.0×	660 3.5×	411 2.8×	62 0.5×	171 1.6×	43	1.5k
Bernard Cervelle France	14	171 0.6×	39 0.2×	303 2.1×	33 0.3×	37 0.3×	50	847
D. Ramakrishnan India	13	139 0.5×	129 0.7×	360 2.5×	9 0.1×	61 0.6×	41	880
Amba Shetty India	17	195 0.7×	181 1.0×	349 2.4×	11 0.1×	48 0.4×	91	973
V. Carrère France	16	192 0.7×	148 0.8×	91 0.6×	19 0.2×	27 0.2×	38	724
Sankaran Rajendran Oman	20	727 2.7×	579 3.1×	353 2.4×	7 0.1×	124 1.1×	77	1.2k
J.F. Huntington Australia	18	1.1k 4.0×	1.1k 5.7×	272 1.9×	15 0.1×	276 2.5×	38	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William M. Benzel

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Izbicki, John A., et al.. (2023). Chromium in minerals and selected aquifer materials. USGS professional paper.

Shanks, Wayne C., Lisa A. Morgan, William M. Benzel, Christopher T. Mills, & Richard J. Moscati. (2019). Geochemistry of Hydrothermally Altered Sediments, Pore Fluids, and Hydrothermal Explosion Deposits from Yellowstone Lake. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Griffin, Dale W., William M. Benzel, Michael J. Focazio, et al.. (2019). The presence of antibiotic resistance genes in coastal soil and sediment samples from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191(S2). 300–300. 15 indexed citations

Swayze, Gregg A., Heather Lowers, William M. Benzel, et al.. (2018). Characterizing the source of potentially asbestos-bearing commercial vermiculite insulation using in situ IR spectroscopy. American Mineralogist. 103(4). 517–549. 15 indexed citations

Defne, Zafer, Neil K. Ganju, Daniel K. Jones, et al.. (2017). Exposure potential of salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge to environmental health stressors. USGS DOI Tool Production Environment. 1 indexed citations

Kokaly, Raymond F., R. N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, et al.. (2017). USGS Spectral Library Version 7. Data series. 483 indexed citations breakdown →

Mills, Christopher T., Carleton R. Bern, Ruth E. Wolf, et al.. (2017). Modifications to EPA Method 3060A to Improve Extraction of Cr(VI) from Chromium Ore Processing Residue-Contaminated Soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(19). 11235–11243. 34 indexed citations

Plumlee, Geoffrey S., William M. Benzel, Todd M. Hoefen, et al.. (2016). Environmental implications of the use of sulfidic back-bay sediments for dune reconstruction — Lessons learned post Hurricane Sandy. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 107(2). 459–471. 3 indexed citations

Ehlmann, B. L., Gregg A. Swayze, R. E. Milliken, et al.. (2016). Discovery of alunite in Cross crater, Terra Sirenum, Mars: Evidence for acidic, sulfurous waters. American Mineralogist. 101(7). 1527–1542. 60 indexed citations

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Reilly, Timothy J., Daniel K. Jones, Michael J. Focazio, et al.. (2015). Strategy to evaluate persistent contaminant hazards resulting from sea-level rise and storm-derived disturbances—Study design and methodology for station prioritization. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations

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Reilly, Timothy J., Daniel K. Jones, William M. Benzel, et al.. (2015). Standard operating procedures for collection of soil and sediment samples for the Sediment-bound Contaminant Resiliency and Response (SCoRR) strategy pilot study. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 8 indexed citations

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Fischer, Jeffrey M., Patrick J. Phillips, Timothy J. Reilly, et al.. (2015). Estuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013. Data series. 15 indexed citations

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Gallegos, Tanya J., Kate M. Campbell, Robert A. Zielinski, et al.. (2015). Persistent U(IV) and U(VI) following in-situ recovery (ISR) mining of a sandstone uranium deposit, Wyoming, USA. Applied Geochemistry. 63. 222–234. 23 indexed citations

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Bern, Carleton R., Anjana K. Shah, William M. Benzel, & Heather Lowers. (2015). The distribution and composition of REE-bearing minerals in placers of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, USA. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 162. 50–61. 23 indexed citations

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Driscoll, Rhonda L., et al.. (2014). Assessment of the geoavailability of trace elements from selected zinc minerals. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Lowers, Heather, Stephen A. Wilson, Todd M. Hoefen, William M. Benzel, & Gregory P. Meeker. (2012). Preparation and characterization of "Libby Amphibole" toxicological testing material. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. i–20. 7 indexed citations

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Driscoll, Rhonda L., et al.. (2012). Assessment of the geoavailability of trace elements from minerals in mine wastes: analytical techniques and assessment of selected copper minerals. Scientific investigations report. 7 indexed citations

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Mumford, Adam C., et al.. (2012). Microbial transformations of arsenic: Mobilization from glauconitic sediments to water. Water Research. 46(9). 2859–2868. 50 indexed citations

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Benzel, William M., et al.. (1997). Perforation Damage Studies in Unconsolidated Sands: Changes in Formation Particle Sizes and the Distribution as a Function of Shaped Charge Design. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 10 indexed citations

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Benzel, William M. & Donald L. Graf. (1984). Studies of smectite membrane behavior: Importance of layer thickness and fabric in experiments at 20°C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 48(9). 1769–1778. 45 indexed citations

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