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Last published 2026
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Benjamin J. Swanson

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Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2025); University of Nebraska at Omaha (2021); University of Iowa (2023); Nebraska Medical Center (2003–2019); Johns Hopkins University (2013); Henry Ford Health (2015–2025); University of California, San Francisco (2011); University of Michigan (2010–2014); The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (2015); Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (2021–2024); The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2013–2021); Henry Ford Hospital (2017–2024); University of Florida (2024); National Hospital (2023); Washington University Medical Center (2013); Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center (2021–2024); The Ohio State University (2014–2017); University of Nebraska Medical Center (2003–2026); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2013)

32 h-index 117 pubs 6,333 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Intestinal Mucosa

Biography and Research Information

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Benjamin J. Swanson's research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression, with a particular emphasis on pancreatic cancer. His work has investigated the role of specific signaling pathways and molecules, such as Sonic Hedgehog and NF-κB, in promoting tumor growth and influencing the tumor microenvironment. He has explored the interplay between immune cells and tumor development, including the regulation of macrophage surveillance by factors like GDF-15.

His publications also extend to germline cancer susceptibility gene mutations in early-onset colorectal cancer and the landscape of genetic alterations in oral cancers. Swanson has examined the therapeutic potential of antibody blockade combinations in murine models of pancreatic cancer. His research metrics include an h-index of 32, with over 6,300 citations across 117 publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 32
  • Publications: 117
  • Citations: 6,333

Selected Publications

  • Reward Deficits in Co‐Occurring Social Anxiety and Depression: The Roles of Anhedonia, Boredom, Loneliness, and COVID‐19 Social Restriction (2026)
    Journal of Clinical Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Depression history and deficits in executive control following stress: A role for the expected value of control (2026)
    Journal of Affective Disorders DOI OpenAlex
  • LPP slopes index attention dynamics: Evidence from mindfulness inductions (2026)
    Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience DOI OpenAlex
  • Indirect effects of threat processing on worry: The roles of emotion dysregulation and contrast avoidance (2026)
    International Journal of Psychophysiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Elucidating Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Depression-Related Differences in Executive Control Under Stress (2025)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex
  • The Temporal Dynamics of Attention to Threat and <scp>GAD</scp> Symptoms: A Study of <scp>LPP</scp> Slopes (2025)
    Psychophysiology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anxiety Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty Uniquely Explain the Association of the Late Positive Potential With Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms (2025)
    Psychophysiology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Explaining Brain-Behavior Relations: Inhibitory Control as an Intermediate Phenotype Between the N2 ERP and the Externalizing Spectrum in Childhood (2024)
    Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Developmentally Informed Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Strength of General Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence (2023)
    Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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