Neil Coombes

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Neil Coombes is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Coombes has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Neil Coombes's work include Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (7 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (6 papers) and Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica (6 papers). Neil Coombes is often cited by papers focused on Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (7 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (6 papers) and Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica (6 papers). Neil Coombes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hungary. Neil Coombes's co-authors include B. R. Cullis, Alison Smith, D. Lemerle, B. Verbeek, Harsh Raman, Roger Cousens, Rosy Raman, David J. Luckett, David Edwards and Jacqueline Batley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Plant Cell & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Neil Coombes

37 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

On the design of early generation variety trials with cor... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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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.

  1. On the design of early generation variety trials with correlated data
    2006 641 citations B. R. Cullis, Alison Smith et al. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics profile →

Peers

Neil Coombes
Leonardo Lopes Bhering Brazil
W. T. Schapaugh United States
Bailian Li United States
D. A. Sleper United States
Alessandro Tondelli Italy
Gerald J. Seiler United States
Ndiaga Cissé Senegal
F. R. Clarke Canada
Jeffery D. Ray United States
N. J. Mendham Australia
Leonardo Lopes Bhering Brazil
Neil Coombes
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Coombes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Coombes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Coombes 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 Neil Coombes. Neil Coombes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Raman, Rosy, Yu Qiu, Neil Coombes, & Harsh Raman. (2025). Identification and validation of genomic regions for pod shatter resistance in Brassica rapa using QTL-seq and traditional QTL mapping. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 175–175. 3 indexed citations
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Raman, Rosy, Simon Diffey, Denise M. Barbulescu, et al.. (2020). Genetic and physical mapping of loci for resistance to blackleg disease in canola (Brassica napus L.). Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4416–4416. 13 indexed citations
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Raman, Rosy, Yu Qiu, Neil Coombes, et al.. (2017). Molecular Diversity Analysis and Genetic Mapping of Pod Shatter Resistance Loci in Brassica carinata L.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1765–1765. 29 indexed citations
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Raman, Harsh, Rosy Raman, Neil Coombes, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide Association Study Identifies New Loci for Resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Canola. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1513–1513. 43 indexed citations
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Raman, Harsh, Rosy Raman, Neil Coombes, et al.. (2015). Genome‐wide association analyses reveal complex genetic architecture underlying natural variation for flowering time in canola. Plant Cell & Environment. 39(6). 1228–1239. 83 indexed citations
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Raman, Harsh, Rosy Raman, Andrzej Kilian, et al.. (2014). Genome-Wide Delineation of Natural Variation for Pod Shatter Resistance in Brassica napus. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101673–e101673. 166 indexed citations
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Raman, Rosy, S. J. Marcroft, Jiri Stiller, et al.. (2012). Molecular mapping of qualitative and quantitative loci for resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans causing blackleg disease in canola (Brassica napus L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 125(2). 405–418. 72 indexed citations
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Raman, Harsh, Rosy Raman, Paul Eckermann, et al.. (2012). Genetic and physical mapping of flowering time loci in canola (Brassica napus L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126(1). 119–132. 81 indexed citations
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Raman, Rosy, et al.. (2012). Molecular mapping and validation of Rlm1 gene for resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in canola (Brassica napus L.). Crop and Pasture Science. 63(10). 1007–1017. 26 indexed citations
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Dominiak, Bernard C. & Neil Coombes. (2010). Review of the Impact of the Tristate Community Fruit Fly Awareness Program on Road Travellers - 1999/2000. Plant protection quarterly. 25(1). 2–8. 10 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Colin, Julian Taylor, Oscar Larroque, et al.. (2010). Sponge and dough bread making: genetic and phenotypic relationships with wheat quality traits. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 121(5). 815–828. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Hanwen, S. Walker, G. Robinson, & Neil Coombes. (2010). Control of Flaxleaf Fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) in Wheat and Sorghum. Weed Technology. 24(2). 102–107. 17 indexed citations
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Coombes, Neil, et al.. (2009). Fruit Carrying Characteristics of Travellers into a Quarantine Zone in New South Wales in 1999/2000. Plant protection quarterly. 24(1). 14–19. 15 indexed citations
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Kvedaras, Olivia L., Marcus J. Byrne, Neil Coombes, & M. G. Keeping. (2009). Influence of plant silicon and sugarcane cultivar on mandibular wear in the stalk borer Eldana saccharina. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 11(3). 301–306. 65 indexed citations
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Smith, Malcolm W., et al.. (2008). Field Evaluation of 64 Rootstocks for Growth and Yield of ‘Kensington Pride’ Mango. HortScience. 43(6). 1720–1725. 20 indexed citations
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Stevens, Mark M., Russell Reinke, Neil Coombes, Stuart Helliwell, & Jianhua Mo. (2007). Influence of imidacloprid seed treatments on rice germination and early seedling growth. Pest Management Science. 64(3). 215–222. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Junping, Harsh Raman, Meixue Zhou, et al.. (2007). High-resolution mapping of the Alp locus and identification of a candidate gene HvMATE controlling aluminium tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 115(2). 265–276. 101 indexed citations
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Cullis, B. R., Alison Smith, & Neil Coombes. (2006). On the design of early generation variety trials with correlated data. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics. 11(4). 381–393. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stevens, Mark M., et al.. (1999). Effect of fipronil seed treatments on the germination and early growth of rice. Pesticide Science. 55(5). 517–523. 1 indexed citations
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Stevens, Mark M., et al.. (1999). Effect of fipronil seed treatments on the germination and early growth of rice. Pesticide Science. 55(5). 517–523. 6 indexed citations

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