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Benny K. K. Chan

Benny K. K. Chan

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4388
World Ranking
7626
National Ranking
11

Benny K. K. Chan publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 268 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Benny K. K. Chan D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benny K. K. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Benny K. K. Chan is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and specializes in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary areas, with a primary focus on marine biology and ecology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, Chan's subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change

The key topics of their work cover diverse aspects of marine ecosystems and organismal biology:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Chan has contributed to numerous publications, frequently publishing in a range of specialized scientific journals. Common venues for their research outputs include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Marine Biodiversity
  • Journal of Crustacean Biology
  • PubMed

Among the recent papers authored by Chan is the 2020 publication titled "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms" appearing in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Other recent notable works related to marine biology and environmental impacts include research on microplastics in marine organisms conducted by coauthors, which appear in venues such as Environmental Pollution and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

Chan collaborates regularly with several researchers in the field. Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Niklas Dreyer
  • Gregory A. Kolbasov
  • Jens T. Høeg
  • Jørgen Olesen
  • Yao-Feng Tsao

The scope of Chan's research reflects active engagement in the study of marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and the environmental factors affecting marine species. Their extensive scientific output and interdisciplinary approach illustrate a focus on ecological relationships and environmental concerns within marine and coastal environments.

Best Publications

  • The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms

    Benny K K Chan;Niklas Dreyer;Andy S Gale;Andy S Gale;Henrik Glenner;Henrik Glenner

  • A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures

    Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Peter D. Steinberg;Peter D. Steinberg;Maria Vozzo;Maria Vozzo;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston

  • Burrow Architecture of the Ghost Crab Ocypode ceratophthalma on a Sandy Shore in Hong Kong

    Benny Kwok Kan Chan;Benny Kwok Kan Chan;Karen Kit Yu Chan;Philip Cheuk Man Leung

  • Host‐associated speciation in the coral barnacle Wanella milleporae (Cirripedia: Pyrgomatidae) inhabiting the Millepora coral

    Ling Ming Tsang;Benny Kwok Kan Chan;Fu-Long Shih;Ka Hou Chu

  • Morphological and genetic differentiation of the acorn barnacle Tetraclita squamosa (Crustacea, Cirripedia) in East Asia and description of a new species of Tetraclita

    Benny K. K. Chan;L. M. Tsang;K. H. Chu

  • Variations in intertidal assemblages and zonation patterns between vertical artificial seawalls and natural rocky shores: a case study from Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.

    Nelson W.Y. Lam;Richard Huang;Benny K.K. Chan

  • Summer mortality: effects on the distribution and abundance of the acorn barnacle Tetraclita japonica on tropical shores

    Benny K. K. Chan;David Morritt;Maurizio De Pirro;Kenneth M. Y. Leung

  • Genetic differentiation, hybridization and adaptive divergence in two subspecies of the acorn barnacle Tetraclita japonica in the northwestern Pacific.

    Ling Ming Tsang;Benny K. K. Chan;Benny K. K. Chan;Ka Yan Ma;Ka Hou Chu

  • Setal morphology and cirral setation of thoracican barnacle cirri: adaptations and implications for thoracican evolution

    B. K. K. Chan;Anders Garm;J. T. Hoeg

  • Cryptic Diversity of the Tetraclita squamosa Complex (Crustacea: Cirripedia) in Asia: Description of a New Species from Singapore

    Benny Kwok-Kan Chan;Ling-Ming Tsang;Ka-Hou Chu

  • Antennular sensory organs in cyprids of balanomorphan cirripedes: standardizing terminology using Megabalanus rosa

    Jan Bielecki;Benny K.K. Chan;Jens T. Hoeg;Alireza Sari

  • Urban blue: A global analysis of the factors shaping people's perceptions of the marine environment and ecological engineering in harbours.

    E. M. A. Strain;E. M. A. Strain;K. A. Alexander;S. Kienker;R. Morris;R. Morris

  • Zoogeography of intertidal communities in the West Indian Ocean as determined by ocean circulation systems: patterns from the Tetraclita barnacles.

    Ling Ming Tsang;Yair Achituv;Ka Hou Chu;Benny Kwok Kan Chan

  • Diversity of intertidal, epibiotic, and fouling barnacles (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from Gujarat, northwest India.

    Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi;Mahima Doshi;Krupal J. Patel;Benny K. K. Chan

  • Remotely-sensed L4 SST underestimates the thermal fingerprint of coastal upwelling

    Claudia Meneghesso;Rui Seabra;Bernardo R. Broitman;David S. Wethey

  • Phylogeography of the cold‐water barnacle Chthamalus challengeri in the north‐western Pacific: effect of past population expansion and contemporary gene flow

    Chi Chiu Cheang;Chi Chiu Cheang;Ling Ming Tsang;Wai Chuen Ng;Gray A. Williams

  • Community Structure of Macrobiota and Environmental Parameters in Shallow Water Hydrothermal Vents off Kueishan Island, Taiwan.

    Benny Kwok Kan Chan;Teng-Wei Wang;Pin-Chen Chen;Chia-Wei Lin

  • The gut retention time of microplastics in barnacle naupliar larvae from different climatic zones and marine habitats.

    Sing-Pei Yu;Masahiro Nakaoka;Benny K.K. Chan

  • First study on gene expression of cement proteins and potential adhesion-related genes of a membranous-based barnacle as revealed from Next-Generation Sequencing technology.

    Hsiuchin Lin;Yue Him Wong;Ling Ming Tsang;Ka Hou Chu

  • Host-Specific Phenotypic Plasticity of the Turtle Barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria: A Widespread Generalist Rather than a Specialist

    Chi Chiu Cheang;Chi Chiu Cheang;Ling Ming Tsang;Ka Hou Chu;I-Jiunn Cheng

  • Morphological and host specificity evolution in coral symbiont barnacles (Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae) inferred from a multi-locus phylogeny.

    Ling Ming Tsang;Ka Hou Chu;Yoko Nozawa;Benny Kwok Kan Chan

  • Population differentiation in the barnacle Chthamalus malayensis: postglacial colonization and recent connectivity across the Pacific and Indian Oceans

    Ling Ming Tsang;Benny K. K. Chan;Tsz Huen Wu;Wai Chuen Ng

  • Descriptions of four new sponge-inhabiting barnacles (Thoracica: Archaeobalanidae: Acastinae).

    Meng-Chen Yu;Gregory A. Kolbasov;Andrew M. Hosie;Tse-Min Lee

  • The origins and evolution of dwarf males and habitat use in thoracican barnacles.

    Hsiu-Chin Lin;Hsiu-Chin Lin;Jens T. Høeg;Yoichi Yusa;Benny K.K. Chan

  • Genetic and Morphological Differentiation of the Indo-West Pacific Intertidal Barnacle Chthamalus malayensis

    Ling Ming Tsang;Tsz Huen Wu;Hsi-Te Shih;Gray A. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Ka Hou Chu
Ka Hou Chu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gray A. Williams
Gray A. Williams University of Hong Kong
Jens T. Høeg
Jens T. Høeg University of Copenhagen
Yair Achituv
Yair Achituv Bar-Ilan University
Tin-Yam Chan
Tin-Yam Chan National Taiwan Ocean University
Hsi-Te Shih
Hsi-Te Shih National Chung Hsing University
Marcos Pérez-Losada
Marcos Pérez-Losada George Washington University
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Kenneth M.Y. Leung
Kenneth M.Y. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University

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