Brendan Epstein

1.6k total citations
30 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Brendan Epstein is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendan Epstein has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Brendan Epstein's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (7 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (5 papers). Brendan Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (7 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (5 papers). Brendan Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Brendan Epstein's co-authors include Peter Tiffin, Andrew Storfer, Michael J. Sadowsky, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Liana T. Burghardt, Menna E. Jones, Nevin D. Young, Sarah A. Hendricks, Rodrigo Hamede and Barbara Schönfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brendan Epstein

30 papers receiving 824 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brendan Epstein United States 17 414 225 181 144 106 30 830
Hélène Blois United States 6 351 0.8× 415 1.8× 311 1.7× 198 1.4× 40 0.4× 7 947
Bárbara van Asch South Africa 17 230 0.6× 391 1.7× 196 1.1× 298 2.1× 12 0.1× 58 833
Agnès Vallier France 23 254 0.6× 256 1.1× 123 0.7× 310 2.2× 9 0.1× 44 1.7k
Mahender Singh India 14 146 0.4× 191 0.8× 124 0.7× 391 2.7× 29 0.3× 76 965
Graeme W. Knowles Australia 11 52 0.1× 88 0.4× 121 0.7× 58 0.4× 49 0.5× 18 703
Elise R. Morton United States 13 479 1.2× 92 0.4× 152 0.8× 329 2.3× 33 0.3× 18 935
Mark Henryon Denmark 19 386 0.9× 956 4.2× 112 0.6× 96 0.7× 170 1.6× 52 1.4k
J. Váhala Czechia 16 171 0.4× 324 1.4× 122 0.7× 163 1.1× 133 1.3× 56 648
Phil Cowan New Zealand 15 62 0.1× 123 0.5× 538 3.0× 72 0.5× 29 0.3× 41 792
Neeraj Sood India 20 49 0.1× 169 0.8× 164 0.9× 297 2.1× 37 0.3× 105 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Brendan Epstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brendan Epstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brendan Epstein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grillo, Michael A., et al.. (2022). Discordant population structure among rhizobium divided genomes and their legume hosts. Molecular Ecology. 32(10). 2646–2659. 11 indexed citations
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Burghardt, Liana T., et al.. (2022). Host-Associated Rhizobial Fitness: Dependence on Nitrogen, Density, Community Complexity, and Legume Genotype. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(15). e0052622–e0052622. 17 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brendan, Liana T. Burghardt, Katy D. Heath, et al.. (2022). Combining GWAS and population genomic analyses to characterize coevolution in a legume‐rhizobia symbiosis. Molecular Ecology. 32(14). 3798–3811. 15 indexed citations
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Shamseldin, Abdelaal, Brendan Epstein, Michael J. Sadowsky, & Qian Zhang. (2021). Comparative genomic analysis of diverse rhizobia and effective nitrogen-fixing clover-nodulating Rhizobium strains adapted to Egyptian dry ecosystems. Symbiosis. 84(1). 39–47. 2 indexed citations
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Stahlke, Amanda R., Brendan Epstein, Soraia Barbosa, et al.. (2021). Contemporary and historical selection in Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) support novel, polygenic response to transmissible cancer. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1951). 20210577–20210577. 13 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhen, Michael S. Crossley, Brendan Epstein, et al.. (2021). Using fine-scale relatedness to infer natural enemy movement. Biological Control. 160. 104662–104662. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brendan, et al.. (2021). Comparison of Nodule Endophyte Composition, Diversity, and Gene Content Between Medicago truncatula Genotypes. Phytobiomes Journal. 5(4). 400–407. 2 indexed citations
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Fraik, Alexandra K., Mark J. Margres, Brendan Epstein, et al.. (2020). Disease swamps molecular signatures of genetic‐environmental associations to abiotic factors in Tasmanian devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) populations. Evolution. 74(7). 1392–1408. 17 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhen, Amanda R. Meier, Brendan Epstein, et al.. (2020). Host plants and Wolbachia shape the population genetics of sympatric herbivore populations. Evolutionary Applications. 13(10). 2740–2753. 16 indexed citations
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Patton, Austin H., et al.. (2020). Hybridizing salamanders experience accelerated diversification. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 6566–6566. 22 indexed citations
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Burghardt, Liana T., Brendan Epstein, & Peter Tiffin. (2019). Legacy of prior host and soil selection on rhizobial fitness in planta. Evolution. 73(9). 2013–2023. 16 indexed citations
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Burghardt, Liana T., et al.. (2019). A Select and Resequence Approach Reveals Strain-Specific Effects of Medicago Nodule-Specific PLAT-Domain Genes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 463–471. 11 indexed citations
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Margres, Mark J., Menna E. Jones, Brendan Epstein, et al.. (2018). Large‐effect loci affect survival in Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) infected with a transmissible cancer. Molecular Ecology. 27(21). 4189–4199. 38 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brendan, Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab, Abdelaal Shamseldin, et al.. (2018). Genome-Wide Association Analyses in the Model Rhizobium Ensifer meliloti. mSphere. 3(5). 27 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhen, Brendan Epstein, Joanna L. Kelley, et al.. (2017). Using NextRAD sequencing to infer movement of herbivores among host plants. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177742–e0177742. 20 indexed citations
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Hendricks, Sarah A., Brendan Epstein, Barbara Schönfeld, et al.. (2017). Conservation implications of limited genetic diversity and population structure in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii). Conservation Genetics. 18(4). 977–982. 44 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brendan, Menna E. Jones, Rodrigo Hamede, et al.. (2016). Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12684–12684. 138 indexed citations
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Stanton‐Geddes, John, Timothy Paape, Brendan Epstein, et al.. (2013). Candidate Genes and Genetic Architecture of Symbiotic and Agronomic Traits Revealed by Whole-Genome, Sequence-Based Association Genetics in Medicago truncatula. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e65688–e65688. 119 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brendan, Antoine Branca, Joann Mudge, et al.. (2012). Population Genomics of the Facultatively Mutualistic Bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti and S. medicae. PLoS Genetics. 8(8). e1002868–e1002868. 59 indexed citations
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Asplen, Mark K., Emily L. Bruns, Aaron S. David, et al.. (2012). DO TRADE-OFFS HAVE EXPLANATORY POWER FOR THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANISMAL INTERACTIONS?. Evolution. 66(5). 1297–1307. 24 indexed citations

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