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D-Index
159
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100117
World Ranking
812
National Ranking
458

Neal L. Benowitz publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neal L. Benowitz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 879 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Neal L. Benowitz D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neal L. Benowitz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 159 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Neal L. Benowitz is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a total of 183 publications, and subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers major topics such as Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling.

Recent publications by Neal L. Benowitz include the following:

  • "Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes", 2021, American Journal of Public Health
  • "Nicotine delivery and cigarette equivalents from vaping a JUULpod", 2021, Tobacco Control
  • "The E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Epidemic: Pathogenesis, Management, and Future Directions: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report", 2022, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • "Effect of Pod e-Cigarettes vs Cigarettes on Carcinogen Exposure Among African American and Latinx Smokers", 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Tobacco use disorder and cardiovascular health", 2021, Addiction

Neal L. Benowitz frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include Dorothy K. Hatsukami, Peyton Jacob, Judith J. Prochaska, Eric C. Donny, and Nancy A. Rigotti.

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Tobacco Control, and Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

Among professional recognitions, Neal L. Benowitz is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Metabolism and Disposition Kinetics of Nicotine

    Janne Hukkanen;Pleyton Jacob;Neal L. Benowitz

  • Levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapour from electronic cigarettes

    Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz;Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz;Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz;Jakub Knysak;Michal Gawron;Leon Kosmider

  • Nicotine Chemistry, Metabolism, Kinetics and Biomarkers

    Neal L. Benowitz;Janne Hukkanen;Janne Hukkanen;Peyton Jacob;Peyton Jacob

  • E-Cigarettes: A Scientific Review

    Rachel Grana;Neal Benowitz;Stanton A. Glantz

  • Drug therapy. Pharmacologic aspects of cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction.

    Neal L. Benowitz

  • Cotinine as a Biomarker of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure

    Neal L. Benowitz

  • Adverse cardiovascular and central nervous system events associated with dietary supplements containing ephedra alkaloids

    C.A Haller;N.L Benowitz

  • Cigarette smoking and infection.

    Lidia Arcavi;Neal L. Benowitz

  • Neuropsychiatric safety and efficacy of varenicline, bupropion, and nicotine patch in smokers with and without psychiatric disorders (EAGLES): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    Robert M Anthenelli;Neal L Benowitz;Robert West;Lisa St Aubin

  • Pharmacology of Nicotine: Addiction, Smoking-Induced Disease, and Therapeutics

    Neal L. Benowitz

  • Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

    Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  • Drug interactions with tobacco smoking. An update.

    Shoshana Zevin;Neal L. Benowitz

  • Pharmacology of nicotine: addiction and therapeutics

    Neal L. Benowitz

  • Nicotine absorption and cardiovascular effects with smokeless tobacco use: comparison with cigarettes and nicotine gum.

    Neal L Benowitz;Neal L Benowitz;Herve Porchet;Herve Porchet;Lewis Sheiner;Lewis Sheiner;Peyton Jacob;Peyton Jacob

  • Nicotine metabolism and intake in black and white smokers.

    Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable;Brenda Herrera;Peyton Jacob;Neal L. Benowitz

  • Cardiovascular Toxicity of Nicotine: Implications for Nicotine Replacement Therapy

    Neal L Benowitz;Steven G Gourlay

  • Cotinine disposition and effects.

    Neal L Benowitz;Florence Kuyt;Peyton Jacob;Reese T Jones

  • Daily intake of nicotine during cigarette smoking.

    Neal L Benowitz;Neal L Benowitz;Peyton Jacob;Peyton Jacob

  • Smokers of Low-Yield Cigarettes Do Not Consume Less Nicotine

    Benowitz Nl;Hall Sm;Herning Ri;Jacob P rd

  • Optimal Serum Cotinine Levels for Distinguishing Cigarette Smokers and Nonsmokers Within Different Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States Between 1999 and 2004

    Neal L. Benowitz;John T. Bernert;Ralph S. Caraballo;David B. Holiday

Frequent Co-Authors

Peyton Jacob
Peyton Jacob University of California, San Francisco
Rachel F. Tyndale
Rachel F. Tyndale University of Toronto
Dorothy K. Hatsukami
Dorothy K. Hatsukami University of Minnesota
Caryn Lerman
Caryn Lerman University of Southern California
Gary E. Swan
Gary E. Swan Stanford University
Eric C. Donny
Eric C. Donny Wake Forest University
Sharon M. Hall
Sharon M. Hall University of California, San Francisco
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia Brown University
Andrew W. Bergen
Andrew W. Bergen Oregon Research Institute
Judith J. Prochaska
Judith J. Prochaska Stanford University

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