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53
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15671
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15943
National Ranking
297

Richard Benton publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Benton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Richard Benton D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Benton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard Benton is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The body of work includes significant contributions to subfields such as:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Sensory Systems

The main topics covered by their research involve:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Notable recent papers by Richard Benton include:

  • Drosophila olfaction: past, present and future, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Olfactory receptor and circuit evolution promote host specialization, 2020, Nature
  • Molecular mechanisms of olfactory detection in insects: beyond receptors, 2020, Open Biology
  • Functional integration of "undead" neurons in the olfactory system, 2020, Science Advances
  • Mate discrimination among subspecies through a conserved olfactory pathway, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Benton are:

  • Thomas O. Auer
  • Steeve Cruchet
  • Liliane Abuin
  • Raquel Álvarez-Ocaña
  • J. Roman Arguello

The scientist's publications appear frequently in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Science Advances
  • Current Biology

Best Publications

  • Variant ionotropic glutamate receptors as chemosensory receptors in Drosophila.

    Richard Benton;Kirsten S. Vannice;Carolina Gomez-Diaz;Leslie B. Vosshall;Leslie B. Vosshall

  • Atypical Membrane Topology and Heteromeric Function of Drosophila Odorant Receptors In Vivo

    Richard Benton;Silke Sachse;Stephen W Michnick;Leslie B Vosshall

  • Ancient protostome origin of chemosensory ionotropic glutamate receptors and the evolution of insect taste and olfaction

    Vincent Croset;Raphael Rytz;Scott F. Cummins;Aidan Budd

  • An essential role for a CD36-related receptor in pheromone detection in Drosophila

    Richard Benton;Kirsten S. Vannice;Kirsten S. Vannice;Leslie B. Vosshall

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Functional Architecture of Olfactory Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors

    Liliane Abuin;Benoîte Bargeton;Maximilian H. Ulbrich;Ehud Y. Isacoff;Ehud Y. Isacoff

  • Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems

    Ana F. Silbering;Raphael Rytz;Yael Grosjean;Liliane Abuin

  • Drosophila PAR-1 and 14-3-3 Inhibit Bazooka/PAR-3 to Establish Complementary Cortical Domains in Polarized Cells

    Richard Benton;Daniel St Johnston

  • Ionotropic receptors (IRs): chemosensory ionotropic glutamate receptors in Drosophila and beyond.

    Raphael Rytz;Vincent Croset;Richard Benton

  • An olfactory receptor for food-derived odours promotes male courtship in Drosophila

    Yael Grosjean;Raphael Rytz;Jean-Pierre Farine;Liliane Abuin

  • Acid sensing by the Drosophila olfactory system

    Minrong Ai;Soohong Min;Yael Grosjean;Yael Grosjean;Charlotte Leblanc;Charlotte Leblanc

  • The Drosophila homolog of C. elegans PAR-1 organizes the oocyte cytoskeleton and directs oskar mRNA localization to the posterior pole.

    Joshua M Shulman;Richard Benton;Daniel St Johnston

  • Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile).

    Christopher D. Smith;Aleksey Zimin;Carson Holt;Ehab Abouheif

  • Draft genome of the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus

    Chris R. Smith;Christopher D. Smith;Hugh M. Robertson;Martin Helmkampf

  • Distinct combinations of variant ionotropic glutamate receptors mediate thermosensation and hygrosensation in Drosophila

    Zachary A. Knecht;Ana F. Silbering;Lina Ni;Mason Klein

  • The Ionotropic Receptors IR21a and IR25a mediate cool sensing in Drosophila.

    Lina Ni;Mason Klein;Kathryn V. Svec;Gonzalo Budelli

  • Extensive local adaptation within the chemosensory system following Drosophila melanogaster's global expansion.

    J. Roman Arguello;J. Roman Arguello;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Jennifer K. Grenier;Srikanth Gottipati

  • Bilateral olfactory sensory input enhances chemotaxis behavior.

    Matthieu Louis;Thomas Huber;Richard Benton;Richard Benton;Thomas P Sakmar

  • Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila

    Pavan Ramdya;Pawel Lichocki;Steeve Cruchet;Lukas Frisch

  • A conserved oligomerization domain in drosophila Bazooka/PAR-3 is important for apical localization and epithelial polarity.

    Richard Benton;Daniel St. Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Aravinthan D. T. Samuel
Aravinthan D. T. Samuel Harvard University
Daniel St Johnston
Daniel St Johnston University of Cambridge
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Markus Knaden
Markus Knaden Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Matteo Dal Peraro
Matteo Dal Peraro École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laurent Keller
Laurent Keller University of Lausanne
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Leslie B. Vosshall
Leslie B. Vosshall Rockefeller University
Konstantin G. Skryabin
Konstantin G. Skryabin Russian Academy of Sciences
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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