Charles Benbrook

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Charles Benbrook is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Benbrook has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Charles Benbrook's work include Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (15 papers), Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (12 papers) and Genetically Modified Organisms Research (11 papers). Charles Benbrook is often cited by papers focused on Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (15 papers), Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (12 papers) and Genetically Modified Organisms Research (11 papers). Charles Benbrook collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Charles Benbrook's co-authors include Robin Mesnage, Michael Antoniou, Brian P. Baker, Philip J. Landrigan, Edward Groth, Wade V. Welshons, Theo Colborn, Lynn Carroll, Lorne G. Everett and Michael Hansén and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

In The Last Decade

Charles Benbrook

43 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally

2016 1.3k citations Charles Benbrook Environmental Sciences Europe profile →
Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement

2016 670 citations John Peterson Myers, Michael Antoniou et al. Environmental Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles Benbrook United States	17	1.9k	1.9k	453	394	383	47	3.1k
Gilles‐Éric Séralini France	29	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	668 1.5×	292 0.7×	716 1.9×	64	3.5k
Ilias G. Eleftherohorinos Greece	27	911 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	256 0.6×	558 1.4×	436 1.1×	98	3.4k
Md. Wasim Aktar India	10	628 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	402 0.9×	542 1.4×	406 1.1×	30	2.8k
Pieter Spanoghe Belgium	33	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	515 1.1×	784 2.0×	319 0.8×	153	3.6k
Palak Bakshi India	12	970 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	492 1.1×	319 0.8×	368 1.0×	19	2.9k
Ripu Daman Parihar India	12	832 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	454 1.0×	316 0.8×	385 1.0×	17	2.8k
Poonam Yadav India	20	916 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	749 1.7×	304 0.8×	343 0.9×	58	2.8k
Dwaipayan Sengupta India	7	494 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	334 0.7×	536 1.4×	386 1.0×	21	2.5k
Jia Lyu China	16	676 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	286 0.6×	340 0.9×	616 1.6×	35	2.8k
Neha Handa India	16	772 0.4×	2.2k 1.2×	367 0.8×	315 0.8×	540 1.4×	19	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Charles Benbrook

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Benbrook

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Benbrook

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Charles Benbrook. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Charles Benbrook based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Charles Benbrook. Charles Benbrook is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Benbrook, Charles. (2025). Hypothesis: glyphosate-based herbicides can increase risk of hematopoietic malignancies through extended persistence in bone. Environmental Sciences Europe. 37(1). 3 indexed citations

Klátyik, Szandra, G. Simon, Eszter Takács, et al.. (2025). Toxicological concerns regarding glyphosate, its formulations, and co-formulants as environmental pollutants: a review of published studies from 2010 to 2025. Archives of Toxicology. 99(8). 3169–3203. 3 indexed citations

Benbrook, Charles & Robin Mesnage. (2024). Enhanced Labeling to Promote Consumption of Nutrient Dense Foods and Healthier Diets. Foods. 13(21). 3377–3377. 1 indexed citations

Benbrook, Charles. (2023). Missing the mark -- new methods needed to detect and address high-risk pesticide residues in the global food supply. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 138. 105328–105328. 4 indexed citations

Mesnage, Robin & Charles Benbrook. (2023). Use of the concept ‘environmentally relevant level’ in linking the results of pesticide toxicity studies to public health outcomes. All Life. 16(1). 5 indexed citations

Benbrook, Charles. (2022). Tracking pesticide residues and risk levels in individual samples—insights and applications. Environmental Sciences Europe. 34(1). 6 indexed citations

Benbrook, Charles & Donald R. Davis. (2020). The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks. Environmental Health. 19(1). 103–103. 20 indexed citations

Mesnage, Robin, Charles Benbrook, & Michael Antoniou. (2019). Insight into the confusion over surfactant co-formulants in glyphosate-based herbicides. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 128. 137–145. 193 indexed citations

Benbrook, Charles. (2018). Why Regulators Lost Track and Control of Pesticide Risks: Lessons From the Case of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Genetically Engineered-Crop Technology. Current Environmental Health Reports. 5(3). 387–395. 20 indexed citations

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Benbrook, Charles, Donald R. Davis, Brad Heins, et al.. (2018). Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage‐based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes. Food Science & Nutrition. 6(3). 681–700. 64 indexed citations

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Vandenberg, Laura N., Bruce Blumberg, Michael Antoniou, et al.. (2017). Is it time to reassess current safety standards for glyphosate-based herbicides?. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 71(6). 613–618. 130 indexed citations

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Myers, John Peterson, Michael Antoniou, Bruce Blumberg, et al.. (2016). Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement. Environmental Health. 15(1). 19–19. 670 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benbrook, Charles. (2016). Enhancements Needed in GE Crop and Food Regulation in the U.S.. Frontiers in Public Health. 4. 59–59. 9 indexed citations

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Benbrook, Charles. (2016). Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally. Environmental Sciences Europe. 28(1). 3–3. 1329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benbrook, Charles, et al.. (2010). A Dairy Farm's Footprint: Evaluating the Impacts of Conventional and Organic Farming Systems. 8 indexed citations

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McCullum, Christine, et al.. (2003). Application of Modern Biotechnology to Food and Agriculture: Food Systems Perspective. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 35(6). 319–332. 17 indexed citations

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Baker, Brian P., et al.. (2002). Pesticide residues in conventional, integrated pest management (IPM)-grown and organic foods: insights from three US data sets. Food Additives & Contaminants. 19(5). 427–446. 231 indexed citations

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Benbrook, Charles, et al.. (1993). CHALLENGE AND CHANGE A Progressive Approach to Pesticide Regulation in California. 2 indexed citations

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Benbrook, Charles. (1991). Protecting Iowa's common wealth: Challenges for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 46(2). 89–95. 1 indexed citations

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Benbrook, Charles. (1985). Funding Agricultural Economics Research: Discussion. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 67(5). 1262–1263. 1 indexed citations

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