2026 Brad M. Potts: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	72	634	585	68	62	415	17999

Overview

Brad M. Potts is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work explores complex ecological and genetic interactions in plant species, particularly in forest ecosystems.

The main fields of study covered by Brad M. Potts include:

Environmental Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their research concentrates on various subfields such as:

Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Plant Science
Cell Biology

Brad M. Potts' research topics include:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Forest ecology and management
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant and animal studies
Forest Insect Ecology and Management
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Genetic diversity and population structure

Their work is published across several recurring academic venues, indicating a focus on ecological and forest sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

Ecological Management & Restoration
Tree Genetics & Genomes
Forests
Remote Sensing
Annals of Botany

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brad M. Potts cover a range of topics from tree productivity and genome shaping by environmental factors to genetics applied in restoration efforts. Some notable recent publications are:

"From Drones to Phenotype: Using UAV-LiDAR to Detect Species and Provenance Variation in Tree Productivity and Structure" (2020, Remote Sensing)
"Pests, diseases, and aridity have shaped the genome of Corymbia citriodora" (2021, Communications Biology)
"Embedding genetics experiments in restoration to guide plant choice for a degraded landscape with a changing climate" (2021, Ecological Management & Restoration)
"Population Divergence along a Genetic Line of Least Resistance in the Tree Species Eucalyptus globulus" (2020, Genes)
"Radial variation in modulus of elasticity, microfibril angle and wood density of veneer logs from plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens" (2020, Annals of Forest Science)

Collaborations form a significant component of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

René E. Vaillancourt
Peter A. Harrison
Julianne M. O'Reilly-Wapstra
Judith Ssali Nantongo
Hugh Fitzgerald

Best Publications

A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

Thomas G. Whitham;Joseph K. Bailey;Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

1221
Citations
The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

1032
Citations
Climate-adjusted provenancing: a strategy for climate-resilient ecological restoration

Suzanne Mary Prober;Margaret Byrne;Elizabeth H McLean;Dorothy A Steane;Dorothy A Steane

362
Citations
Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus

Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;René E. Vaillancourt;Merv Shepherd;Bala R. Thumma

328
Citations
Interspecific hybridization of Eucalyptus: key issues for breeders and geneticists

Brad M. Potts;Brad M. Potts;Heidi S. Dungey;Heidi S. Dungey

265
Citations
PLANT HYBRID ZONES AFFECT BIODIVERSITY: TOOLS FOR A GENETIC‐BASED UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY STRUCTURE

Thomas G. Whitham;Gregory D. Martinsen;Paul Keim;Kevin D. Floate

243
Citations
Geographic Patterns of Genetic Variation in Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus and a Revised Racial Classification

G. W. Dutkowski;B. M. Potts

240
Citations
Plant genetics affects arthropod community richness and composition: evidence from a synthetic eucalypt hybrid population.

Heidi S. Dungey;Brad M. Potts;Thomas G. Whitham;H.-F. Li

229
Citations
Partitioning and distribution of RAPD variation in a forest tree species, Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

KA Nesbitt;KA Nesbitt;BM Potts;RE Vaillancourt;AK West

202
Citations
Genetic pollution of native eucalypt gene pools—identifying the risks

BM Potts;RC Barbour;AB Hingston;RE Vaillancourt

198
Citations
Monitoring forest structure to guide adaptive management of forest restoration: a review of remote sensing approaches

Nicolò Camarretta;Peter A. Harrison;Peter A. Harrison;Tanya Bailey;Tanya Bailey;Brad Potts

194
Citations
HYBRIDIZATION AS A DISPERSAL MECHANISM

Bradley M. Potts;James B. Reid

183
Citations
CHLOROPLAST SHARING IN THE TASMANIAN EUCALYPTS

René E. Vaillancourt;Hamish D. Jackson;Bradley M. Potts

183
Citations
A geographic mosaic of genetic variation within a foundation tree species and its community-level consequences.

Robert C. Barbour;Julianne M. O'Reilly-Wapstra;David W. De Little;Gregory J. Jordan

174
Citations
Genetic divergence in forest trees: understanding the consequences of climate change

Antoine Kremer;Antoine Kremer;Brad M. Potts;Sylvain Delzon;Sylvain Delzon

173
Citations
Plasticity of functional traits varies clinally along a rainfall gradient in Eucalyptus tricarpa

Elizabeth H. Mclean;Suzanne M. Prober;William D. Stock;Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane

162
Citations
The natural distribution of Eucalyptus species in Tasmania

KJ Williams;BM Potts

159
Citations
Strong, independent, quantitative genetic control of the timing of vegetative phase change and first flowering in eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)

Gregory J Jordan;Bradley M Potts;Robert J E Wiltshire

153
Citations
Glacial refugia and reticulate evolution: the case of the Tasmanian eucalypts

Gregory J. Jordan;René E. Vaillancourt;Dorothy A. Steane

151
Citations
Genetic parameters for growth, wood density and pulp yield in Eucalyptus globulus

João Costa e Silva;João Costa e Silva;Nuno M. G. Borralho;José A. Araújo;René E. Vaillancourt

149
Citations
Higher-level relationships among the eucalypts are resolved by ITS-sequence data

DA Steane;D Nicolle;GE McKinnon;RE Vaillancourt

141
Citations
Parallel evolution of dwarf ecotypes in the forest tree Eucalyptus globulus

Susan A. Foster;Dorothy A. Steane;Brad M. Potts

138
Citations
Genome‐wide scans detect adaptation to aridity in a widespread forest tree species

Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane;Brad M. Potts;Elizabeth McLean;Suzanne M. Prober

136
Citations
Genetic Variation in the Chemical Components of Eucalyptus globulus Wood

Desmond J. Stackpole;Desmond J. Stackpole;René E. Vaillancourt;Ana Alves;José Rodrigues

135
Citations
Mycosphaerella leaf disease: genetic variation in damage to Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus globulus, and their F1 hybrid

H S Dungey;B M Potts;A J Carnegie;P K Ades

130
Citations
Comparison of contemporary mating patterns in continuous and fragmented Eucalyptus globulus native forests

Makiko Mimura;Robert C. Barbour;Brad M. Potts;René E. Vaillancourt

126
Citations
Genotype by environment interaction for growth of Eucalyptus globulus in Australia

João Costa e Silva;João Costa e Silva;Brad M. Potts;Gregory W. Dutkowski

125
Citations
Additive and non-additive genetic parameters from clonally replicated and seedling progenies of Eucalyptus globulus

João Costa e Silva;Nuno M. G. Borralho;Brad M. Potts

122
Citations