George Newcombe

George Newcombe publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Newcombe sits on this spectrum.

George Newcombe D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Newcombe sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Fungal endophytes: modifiers of plant disease.

  Posy E. Busby;Posy E. Busby;Mary Ridout;George Newcombe

  456
  Citations

• A community of unknown, endophytic fungi in western white pine.

  Rebecca J. Ganley;Steven J. Brunsfeld;George Newcombe

  317
  Citations

• Fungal endophytes in seeds and needles of Pinus monticola

  Rebecca J. Ganley;George Newcombe

  283
  Citations

• Common foliar fungi of Populus trichocarpa modify Melampsora rust disease severity

  Posy E. Busby;Posy E. Busby;Kabir G. Peay;George Newcombe

  204
  Citations

• Resistance of Hybrid Plants and Animals to Herbivores, Pathogens, and Parasites

  Robert S. Fritz;Catherine Moulia;George Newcombe

  203
  Citations

• Melampsora ‹columbiana, a natural hybrid of M. medusae and M. occidentalis

  G. Newcombe;B. Stirling;S. McDonald;H.D. Bradshaw

  187
  Citations

• Endophyte-mediated resistance against white pine blister rust in Pinus monticola

  Rebecca J. Ganley;Richard A. Sniezko;George Newcombe

  182
  Citations

• Hidden diversity of endophytic fungi in an invasive plant.

  Alexey Shipunov;George Newcombe;Anil K. H. Raghavendra;Cort L. Anderson

  177
  Citations

• Fungal endophytes directly increase the competitive effects of an invasive forb

  Erik T. Aschehoug;Kerry L. Metlen;Ragan M. Callaway;George Newcombe

  128
  Citations

• A major gene for resistance to Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae in a hybrid poplar pedigree

  G. Newcombe;H. D. Bradshaw;G. A. Chastagner;R. F. Stettler

  126
  Citations

• Symbiotic sequencing for the Populus mesocosm

  F. Martin;G. A. Tuskan;S. P. DiFazio;P. Lammers

  125
  Citations

• The contribution of foliar endophytes to quantitative resistance to Melampsora rust.

  Anil K. H. Raghavendra;George Newcombe

  97
  Citations

• A novel plant-fungal mutualism associated with fire.

  Melissa Baynes;George Newcombe;Linley Dixon;Lisa Castlebury

  96
  Citations

• Suppressed recombination around the MXC3 locus, a major gene for resistance to poplar leaf rust

  B. Stirling;G. Newcombe;J. Vrebalov;I. Bosdet

  94
  Citations

• The specificity of fungal pathogens of Populus

  George Newcombe

  86
  Citations

• Fungal endophyte increases the allelopathic effects of an invasive forb

  Erik T. Aschehoug;Erik T. Aschehoug;Ragan M. Callaway;George Newcombe;Nishanth Tharayil

  82
  Citations

• Endophytes influence protection and growth of an invasive plant

  George Newcombe;Alexey Shipunov;S. D. Eigenbrode;Anil K.H. Raghavendra

  77
  Citations

• A Hypothetical Bottleneck in the Plant Microbiome.

  George Newcombe;Abby Harding;Mary Ridout;Posy E Busby

  77
  Citations

• Priority effects of wheat seed endophytes on a rhizosphere symbiosis

  Mary E. Ridout;Kurtis L. Schroeder;Samuel S. Hunter;James Styer

  66
  Citations

• Molecular and morphological characterization of the willow rust fungus, Melampsora epitea, from arctic and temperate hosts in North America.

  Jason A. Smith;Robert A. Blanchette;George Newcombe

  65
  Citations

• Abundant Pathogenic Variation in the New Hybrid Rust Melampsora ×columbiana on Hybrid Poplar

  George Newcombe;Brigid Stirling;H. D. Bradshaw

  59
  Citations

• Leaf endophytes and Populus genotype affect severity of damage from the necrotrophic leaf pathogen, Drepanopeziza populi.

  Posy E. Busby;Naupaka Zimmerman;David J. Weston;Sara S. Jawdy

  39
  Citations

• Full length article Endophyte-mediated resistance against white pine blister rust in Pinus monticola

  Rebecca J. Ganley;Richard A. Sniezko;George Newcombe

  0
  Citations