| Assessing effects of unreplicated perturbations: no simple solutions A Stewart-Oaten, JR Bence, CW Osenberg Ecology 73 (4), 1396-1404, 1992 | 315 | 1992 |
| Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web, 1970 2000 CP Madenjian, GL Fahnenstiel, TH Johengen, TF Nalepa, ... Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59 (4), 736-753, 2002 | 311 | 2002 |
| Temporal and spatial variation in environmental impact assessment A Stewart-Oaten, JR Bence Ecological monographs 71 (2), 305-339, 2001 | 297 | 2001 |
| Analysis of short time series: correcting for autocorrelation JR Bence Ecology 76 (2), 628-639, 1995 | 175 | 1995 |
| Prey size selection by the mosquitofish: relation to optimal diet theory JR Bence, WW Murdoch Ecology 67 (2), 324-336, 1986 | 163 | 1986 |
| Space‐limited recruitment in open systems: the importance of time delays JR Bence, RM Nisbet Ecology 70 (5), 1434-1441, 1989 | 132 | 1989 |
| A review of harvest policies: understanding relative performance of control rules JJ Deroba, JR Bence Fisheries Research 94 (3), 210-223, 2008 | 131 | 2008 |
| General predators and unstable prey populations WW Murdoch, J Bence Predation: direct and indirect impacts on aquatic communities, 17-30, 1987 | 131 | 1987 |
| Detecting the ecological effects of environmental impacts: a case study of kelp forest invertebrates SC Schroeter, JD Dixon, J Kastendiek, RO Smith, JR Bence Ecological Applications 3 (2), 331-350, 1993 | 127 | 1993 |
| Abundance, biomass, and production estimation DB Hayes, JR Bence, TJ Kwak, BE Thompson Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. American Fisheries …, 2007 | 124 | 2007 |
| Prey selection by freshwater predators with different foraging strategies SD Cooper, DW Smith, JR Bence Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42 (11), 1720-1732, 1985 | 114 | 1985 |
| Ecology of the Lake Huron fish community, 1970-1999 NE Dobiesz, DA McLeish, RL Eshenroder, JR Bence, LC Mohr, ... Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62 (6), 1432-1451, 2005 | 111 | 2005 |
| Indirect effects and biological control of mosquitoes by mosquitofish JR Bence Journal of Applied Ecology 25 (2), 505-521, 1988 | 108 | 1988 |
| Recruitment variability of alewives in Lake Michigan CP Madenjian, TO Höök, ES Rutherford, DM Mason, TE Croley, EB Szalai, ... Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134 (1), 218-230, 2005 | 99 | 2005 |
| Lake trout mortality and abundance in southern Lake Huron SP Sitar, JR Bence, JE Johnson, MP Ebener, WW Taylor North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19 (4), 881-900, 1999 | 84 | 1999 |
| An overview of recreational fisheries of the Great Lakes JR Bence, KD Smith Great Lakes fisheries policy and management: a binational perspective, 259-306, 1999 | 73 | 1999 |
| Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) parasite-host interactions in the Great Lakes JR Bence, RA Bergstedt, GC Christie, PA Cochran, MP Ebener, ... Journal of Great Lakes Research 29, 253-282, 2003 | 71 | 2003 |
| Yellow perch dynamics in southwestern Lake Michigan during 1986–2002 MJ Wilberg, JR Bence, BT Eggold, D Makauskas, DF Clapp North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25 (3), 1130-1152, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
| Estimating angling effort and catch from Michigan roving and access site angler survey data RN Lockwood, DM Benjamin, JR Bence Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, 1999 | 69 | 1999 |
| An approach to estimating rockfish biomass based on larval production, with application to Sebastes jordani S Ralston, JR Bence, MB Eldridge, WH Lenarz Fishery Bulletin 101 (1), 129-146, 2003 | 66 | 2003 |