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D-Index
37
Citations
4858
World Ranking
6924
National Ranking
701

Amanda Bretman publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amanda Bretman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 79 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Amanda Bretman D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amanda Bretman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Amanda Bretman is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work is primarily distributed across several subfields, notably ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, insect science, ecology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. This multidisciplinary approach allows for a broad investigation into animal behavior, reproduction, and insect ecology.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Insect Utilization and Effects

Their recent papers highlight a variety of subjects. Notable publications include:

  • "Temperatures that sterilize males better match global species distributions than lethal temperatures," 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • "Friends, neighbours and enemies: an overview of the communal and social biology of plants," 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • "Estimation of environmental, genetic and parental age at conception effects on telomere length in a wild mammal," 2020, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Early-life seasonal, weather and social effects on telomere length in a wild mammal," 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • "Plastic male mating behavior evolves in response to the competitive environment," 2020, Evolution

Frequent coauthors collaborate extensively with Amanda Bretman and include:

  • Tracey Chapman (15 coauthored works)
  • Emily K. Fowler (9 coauthored works)
  • Rhonda R. Snook (6 coauthored works)
  • Tom A. R. Price (6 coauthored works)
  • Stewart Leigh (5 coauthored works)

Their publications are frequently found in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 7 publications
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology with 3 publications
  • Molecular Ecology with 2 publications
  • Evolution with 2 publications
  • Ecology and Evolution with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Seminal fluid protein allocation and male reproductive success.

    Stuart Wigby;Laura K. Sirot;Jon R. Linklater;Norene Buehner

  • Plastic responses of male Drosophila melanogaster to the level of sperm competition increase male reproductive fitness.

    Amanda Bretman;Claudia Fricke;Tracey Chapman

  • The Impact of Climate Change on Fertility

    Benjamin S. Walsh;Steven R. Parratt;Ary A. Hoffmann;David Atkinson

  • Natural and Sexual Selection in a Wild Insect Population

    R. Rodriguez-Munoz;A. Bretman;A. Bretman;J. Slate;Craig Walling

  • Quick-change artists: male plastic behavioural responses to rivals.

    Amanda Bretman;Matthew J.G. Gage;Tracey Chapman

  • Molecular evidence of post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus.

    Amanda Bretman;Nina Wedell;Tom Tregenza

  • Males use multiple, redundant cues to detect mating rivals.

    Amanda Bretman;James D. Westmancoat;Matthew J.G. Gage;Tracey Chapman

  • Promiscuous females avoid inbreeding by controlling sperm storage.

    Amanda Bretman;Devi Newcombe;Tom Tregenza

  • Measuring polyandry in wild populations: a case study using promiscuous crickets.

    Amanda Bretman;Tom Tregenza;Tom Tregenza

  • Temperatures that sterilize males better match global species distributions than lethal temperatures

    Steven R. Parratt;Benjamin S. Walsh;Soeren Metelmann;Nicola White

  • Adult male nutrition and reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster

    Claudia Fricke;Amanda Bretman;Tracey Chapman

  • Exposure to rivals and plastic responses to sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster

    Amanda Bretman;Amanda Bretman;Claudia Fricke;Primrose Hetherington;Rachel Stone

  • Divergent allocation of sperm and the seminal proteome along a competition gradient in Drosophila melanogaster.

    B R Hopkins;I Sepil;Thézénas M-L.;J F Craig

  • Bone Preservation and Ancient DNA: The Application of Screening Methods for Predicting DNA Survival

    Susan Haynes;Jeremy B. Searle;Amanda Bretman;Keith M. Dobney

  • COSTS AND BENEFITS OF LIFETIME EXPOSURE TO MATING RIVALS IN MALE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

    Amanda Bretman;James D. Westmancoat;Matthew J. G. Gage;Tracey Chapman

  • Female nutritional status determines the magnitude and sign of responses to a male ejaculate signal in Drosophila melanogaster.

    C. Fricke;A. Bretman;A. Bretman;T. Chapman

  • Guarding Males Protect Females from Predation in a Wild Insect

    Rolando Rodríguez-Muñoz;Amanda Bretman;Amanda Bretman;Tom Tregenza

  • A mating plug protein reduces early female remating in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Amanda Bretman;Mara K.N. Lawniczak;James Boone;Tracey Chapman

  • Individual variation in early-life telomere length and survival in a wild mammal

    Sil H J van Lieshout;Sil H J van Lieshout;Amanda Bretman;Chris Newman;Christina D Buesching

  • Male control of mating duration following exposure to rivals in fruitflies.

    Amanda Bretman;James D. Westmancoat;Tracey Chapman

  • Sex Ratio Distorter Reduces Sperm Competitive Ability in an Insect

    Tom A. R. Price;Amanda J. Bretman;Amanda J. Bretman;Tomos D. Avent;Rhonda R. Snook

Frequent Co-Authors

Tracey Chapman
Tracey Chapman University of East Anglia
Tom Tregenza
Tom Tregenza University of Exeter
Rhonda R. Snook
Rhonda R. Snook Stockholm University
Matthew J. G. Gage
Matthew J. G. Gage University of East Anglia
Christina D. Buesching
Christina D. Buesching University of Oxford
Chris Newman
Chris Newman University of Oxford
Nina Wedell
Nina Wedell University of Exeter
Steven M. Sait
Steven M. Sait University of Leeds
David J. Hosken
David J. Hosken University of Exeter
Ary A. Hoffmann
Ary A. Hoffmann University of Melbourne

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