Christopher W. Benson
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
Publications
17
Citations
97
Est. group size
~1
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
9
Publishing since 2018
Christopher W. Benson's research focuses on plant genomics, particularly the assembly and analysis of grass genomes (such as Poa annua and Poa trivialis) and the role of transposable elements (mobile DNA sequences that can copy and reposition themselves within a genome) in shaping genome structure and evolution. His work also includes building computational tools to simulate genome and transposable element behavior. Earlier in his record, he contributed to Arctic environmental and paleoclimate studies, though his more recent output centers on genomics.
Publication output has been irregular but increased notably around 2023, with continued activity through 2024-2026, averaging about 2.4 papers per year over the last five years.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- TEgenomeSimulator: A Flexible Framework for Simulating Genomes with Configurable Transposable Element Landscapes
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026
- PrinTE: A Forward Simulation Framework for Studying the Role of Transposable Elements in Genome Expansion and Contraction
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
- Chromosome‐scale genome assembly of <scp><i>Poa trivialis</i></scp> and population genomics reveal widespread gene flow in a cool‐season grass seed production system
Plant Direct · 2024
- Four Strategies for Whole-Genome Annotation of Transposable Elements and Repeats in Maize
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols · 2024
- Navigating the Maze of Maize Genomics: The Impact of Transposable Elements and Tandem Repeats
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols · 2024
- Homoeologous evolution of the allotetraploid genome of Poa annua L.
BMC Genomics · 2023
- The genome of <i>Salmacisia buchloëana</i>, the parasitic puppet master pulling strings of sexual phenotypic monstrosities in buffalograss
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2023
- Homoeologous evolution of the allotetraploid genome of Poa annua L.
Research Square · 2023
- The genome of <i>Salmacisia buchloëana</i> , the parasitic puppetmaster pulling strings of sexual phenotypic monstrosities in buffalograss
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
- Correction: Homoeologous evolution of the allotetraploid genome of Poa annua L
BMC Genomics · 2023
- Chromosome-scale genome assembly of <i>Poa trivialis</i> and population genomics reveals widespread gene flow in a cool-season grass seed production system
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
- Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly and Annotation of Allotetraploid Annual Bluegrass (<i>Poa annua</i> L.)
Genome Biology and Evolution · 2022
- Global DNA methylation predicts epigenetic reprogramming and transgenerational plasticity in <i>Poa annua</i> L
Crop Science · 2020
- An Arctic watershed observatory at Lake Peters, Alaska: weather–glacier–river–lake system data for 2015–2018
Earth system science data · 2019
- A 16,000-yr-long sedimentary sequence from Lakes Peters and Schrader (Neruokpuk Lakes), northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska
Quaternary Research · 2019
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
- BMC Genomics×2
- Cold Spring Harbor Protocols×2
- Genome Biology and Evolution×1
- Crop Science×1
- Phillip SanMiguel
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Shujun Ou
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Stephen O. Opiyo
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Sujoung Shim
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Jianxin Ma
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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