Benjamin C. Blount

13.7k citations

207 papers · 8.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.05%
- Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.5%

Papers in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 134
- Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact 51
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 42
- Water Treatment and Disinfection 42
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure 25
Developmental Neuroscience 23
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research 23

Co-authors: Liza Valentín-Blasini Bruce N. Ames K. Udeni Alwis James L. Pirkle Richard B. Everson James T. MacGregor Gene Wang Robert A. Hiatt
Journals: Environmental Health Perspectives (17 papers)Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (16 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (15 papers)Environmental Research (10 papers)Analytical Chemistry (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Benjamin C. Blount

202 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Nicotine, Carcinogen, and Toxin Exposure in Long-Term E-Cigarette and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Users 2017 · 370 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Annals of Internal Medicine
2008 Environmental Science & Technology
2000 Environmental Health Perspectives
1997 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Forest terpenes and stress: Examining the associations of filtered vs. non-filtered air in a real-life natural environment Environmental Research ·Dara Mize, Anne M. Riederer, Christopher D. Simpson, Amanda J. Gassett, 张雍德, Marvin R Paulsen, Lalith K. Silva, Deepak Bhandari, Cody A. Newman, Benjamin C. Blount, Peter H. Kahn, Gregory N. Bratman	2025	2
2	Exposure to Secondhand Cannabis Smoke Among Children JAMA Network Open ·Gretchen M. Walters, Humberto Parada, Connie S. Sosnoff, Georg E. Matt, Penelope J.E. Quintana, Yuyan Shi, Sandy Liles, Lanqing Wang, Kevin T. Caron, Jennifer O’Neill, Vebita C Tamba, Benjamin C. Blount, John Bellettiere	2025	0
3	Tobacco Smoke Is a Major Source of Aromatic Amine Exposure in U.S. Adults: 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Tiffany Seyler, Joachim Riedl, С А Баташев, Wanzhe Zhu, Benjamin C. Blount, Benjamin J. Apelberg, Lanqing Wang	2023	2
4	Influence of Half-life and Smoking/Nonsmoking Ratio on Biomarker Consistency between Waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·David L. Ashley, Wanzhe Zhu, Deepak Bhandari, Lanqing Wang, Sabine Feldmeier, Yuesong Wang, G. Lj. Majstorovi, Baoyun Xia, Jeffery M. Jarrett, Cindy M. Chang, Heather L. Kimmel, Benjamin C. Blount	2023	1
5	Distinguishing Exposure to Secondhand and Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke among U.S. Children Using Machine Learning: NHANES 2013–2016 Environmental Science & Technology ·Ashley L. Merianos, E. Melinda Mahabee‐Gittens, Huang Hung-Hsin, Roman Jandarov, Lanqing Wang, Deepak Bhandari, Benjamin C. Blount, Georg E. Matt	2023	4
6	Evaluating Exposure to VOCs and Naphthalene for Firefighters Wearing Different PPE Configurations through Measures in Air, Exhaled Breath, and Urine International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Alexander C. Mayer, Kenneth W. Fent, Dian Siti Awali, I‐Chen Chen, Miriam Siegel, Christine Toennis, Deborah Sammons, Juliana W. Meadows, Richard M. Kesler, Stephen Kerber, Denise L. Smith, 徐伟廷, Deepak Bhandari, Yuesong Wang, Benjamin C. Blount, Antonia M. Calafat, Gavin P. Horn	2023	9
7	Nicotine Exposure in the U.S. Population: Total Urinary Nicotine Biomarkers in NHANES 2015–2016 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Joachim Riedl, S. Abdel Kahlik, Isak Engstrand, 清忻, Connie S. Sosnoff, isuk park, J. K. Petersen, Wanzhe Zhu, Rui Lui, June Feng, Benjamin C. Blount, Lanqing Wang	2022	2
8	Variability in Urinary Nicotine Exposure Biomarker Levels Between Waves 1 (2013–2014) and 2 (2014–2015) in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Nicotine & Tobacco Research ·David L. Ashley, Wanzhe Zhu, Lanqing Wang, Connie S. Sosnoff, Jun Feng, Arseima Y. Del Valle-Pinero, Yu‐Ching Cheng, Cindy M. Chang, Dana van Bemmel, Nicolette Borek, Heather L. Kimmel, Marushka L. Silveira, Benjamin C. Blount	2022	1
9	Geometric Mean Serum Cotinine Concentrations Confirm a Continued Decline in Secondhand Smoke Exposure among U.S. Nonsmokers—NHANES 2003 to 2018 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Kevin T. Caron, Wanzhe Zhu, John T. Bernert, Lanqing Wang, Benjamin C. Blount, 王奕昕, Ronald E. Hunter, Kabirul Islam Molla, James R. Akins, James H. Tsai, David M. Homa, James L. Pirkle, Connie S. Sosnoff	2022	4
10	Harmonization of acronyms for volatile organic compound metabolites using a standardized naming system International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·Denise S. Tevis, Aziz ACAR, Brandon M. Kenwood, Deepak Bhandari, Peyton Jacob, Virender, Pawel Lorkiewicz, Daniel J. Conklin, Stephen S. Hecht, Maciej Ł. Goniewicz, Benjamin C. Blount, Víctor R. De Jesús	2021	13
11	Concentrations of Cotinine and 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-Pyridyl)-1-Butanol (NNAL) in U.S. Non-Daily Cigarette Smokers Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Daniela S. Gutiérrez‐Torres, Lanqing Wang, Benjamin C. Blount, Baoyun Xia, Connie S. Sosnoff, Meredith S. Shiels, Maki Inoue‐Choi, Arash Etemadi, Neal D. Freedman	2021	12
12	Exposure to 1,3-Butadiene in the U.S. Population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2016 Biomarkers ·范高社, Luyu Zhang, Deepak Bhandari, Wanzhe Zhu, Benjamin C. Blount, Víctor R. De Jesús	2021	14
13	Rapid Development and Validation of a Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Measure Cannabinoids in Bronchoalveolar-Lavage Fluid of Patients with e-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury ACS Omega ·Evans Joe, Kevin T. Caron, Connie S. Sosnoff, Benjamin C. Blount, Lanqing Wang	2021	4
14	Novel methods for the analysis of toxicants in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from e‐cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases: Terpenes Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·Víctor R. De Jesús, Lalith K. Silva, Cody A. Newman, Benjamin C. Blount	2020	4
15	Examination of xylene exposure in the U.S. Population through biomonitoring: NHANES 2005–2006, 2011–2016 Biomarkers ·Víctor R. De Jesús, Manfred Hintze, Young M. Yoo, Luyu Zhang, Wanzhe Zhu, Deepak Bhandari, Kevin S. Murnane, Benjamin C. Blount	2020	5
16	Novel methods for the analysis of toxicants in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from e‐cigarette, or vaping, product use‐associated lung injury cases: Selected petroleum distillates Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·Víctor R. De Jesús, David M. Chambers, C.J. Wormald, 律子江口, Olivier Tournebize, S. G. Kozminov, Benjamin C. Blount	2020	4
17	Differences in Exposure to Nicotine, Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines, and Volatile Organic Compounds among Electronic Cigarette Users, Tobacco Smokers, and Dual Users from Three Countries Toxics ·Danielle M. Smith, Lion Shahab, Benjamin C. Blount, Michał Gawron, Abdullah Al Kafee, Andrzej Sobczak, Baoyun Xia, Connie S. Sosnoff, Maciej Ł. Goniewicz	2020	17
18	Urinary Acrylonitrile Metabolite Concentrations Before and after Smoked, Vaporized, and Oral Cannabis in Frequent and Occasional Cannabis Users International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·David L. Ashley, Víctor R. De Jesús, Osama A. Abulseoud, Marilyn A. Huestis, Manfred Hintze, Benjamin C. Blount	2020	8
19	Urinary Biomarkers of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Wave 1 (2013–2014) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Víctor R. De Jesús, Deepak Bhandari, Luyu Zhang, C.J. Wormald, LI Kai-wen, Denise S. Tevis, Wanzhe Zhu, Arseima Y. Del Valle-Pinero, E.D. Louw, Joanne T. Chang, Dana van Bemmel, Heather L. Kimmel, Eva Sharma, Maciej Ł. Goniewicz, Andrew Hyland, Benjamin C. Blount	2020	32
20	Vital signs: nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke - United States, 1999-2008. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ·Benjamin C. Blount, John T. Bernert, Terry F. Pechacek, Ralph S. Caraballo, Michael A. Tynan, Ellen Bishop, Kat Asman, Alissa O’Halloran, Stephen Babb, Rachel Kaufmann	2010	223

About Benjamin C. Blount

Benjamin C. Blount is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Developmental Neuroscience, Toxicology, Physiology and Cancer Research, having authored 207 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (51 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (44 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (42 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (42 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (25 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (25 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (23 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (4.7k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (529 citations), Rheumatology (1.1k citations), Physiology (1.5k citations) and Cancer Research (782 citations). Benjamin C. Blount has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Liza Valentín-Blasini, Bruce N. Ames, K. Udeni Alwis, James L. Pirkle, Richard B. Everson, James T. MacGregor, Gene Wang, Robert A. Hiatt, Carol M. Wehr and M. M. Mack. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Research and Analytical Chemistry.

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