Bret Boyd

Bret Boyd

Virginia Commonwealth University

H-index: 14

North America-United States

About Bret Boyd

Bret Boyd, With an exceptional h-index of 14 and a recent h-index of 13 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializes in the field of Bioinformatics, Genomics, Phylogenetics, Evolution, Symbiosis.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Genomic diversity in the endosymbiotic bacteria of human head lice

The mosquito Aedes aegypti requires a gut microbiota for normal fecundity, longevity and vector competence

Genome-wide analysis of the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) reveals geographically structured genetic populations

Long-distance dispersal of pigeons and doves generated new ecological opportunities for host-switching and adaptive radiation by their parasites

Data from: Phylogenomics from whole genome sequences using aTRAM

Evolutionary genomics of APSE: a tailed phage that lysogenically converts the bacerium Hamiltonella defensa into a heritable protective symbiont of aphids

Global shifts in species richness have shaped carpet shark evolution

The reduced genome of a heritable symbiont from an ectoparasitic feather feeding louse

Bret Boyd Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

761

Citations(since 2020)

616

Cited By

362

hIndex(all)

14

hIndex(since 2020)

13

i10Index(all)

18

i10Index(since 2020)

14

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Virginia Commonwealth University

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Bret Boyd Skills & Research Interests

Bioinformatics

Genomics

Phylogenetics

Evolution

Symbiosis

Top articles of Bret Boyd

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Genomic diversity in the endosymbiotic bacteria of human head lice

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Bret M Boyd

Niyomi House

Christopher W Carduck

David L Reed

2024/4

The mosquito Aedes aegypti requires a gut microbiota for normal fecundity, longevity and vector competence

Communications Biology

Ruby E Harrison

Xiushuai Yang

Jai Hoon Eum

Vincent G Martinson

Xiaoyi Dou

...

2023/11/13

Genome-wide analysis of the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) reveals geographically structured genetic populations

Authorea Preprints

Niyomi House

Aida Miro-Herrans

Julie Allen

Muhammad Ashfaq

Bret Boyd

...

2023/4/4

Long-distance dispersal of pigeons and doves generated new ecological opportunities for host-switching and adaptive radiation by their parasites

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Bret M Boyd

Nam-Phuong Nguyen

Julie M Allen

Robert M Waterhouse

Kyle B Vo

...

2022/3/9

Data from: Phylogenomics from whole genome sequences using aTRAM

Julie M Allen

Bret Boyd

Nam-Phuong Nguyen

Pranjal Vachaspati

Tandy Warnow

...

2021/5/19

Evolutionary genomics of APSE: a tailed phage that lysogenically converts the bacerium Hamiltonella defensa into a heritable protective symbiont of aphids

Virology journal

Bret M Boyd

Germain Chevignon

Vilas Patel

Kerry M Oliver

Michael R Strand

2021/12

Global shifts in species richness have shaped carpet shark evolution

BMC Ecology and Evolution

BM Boyd

JC Seitz

2021

The reduced genome of a heritable symbiont from an ectoparasitic feather feeding louse

BMC Ecology and Evolution

Leila Alickovic

Kevin P Johnson

Bret M Boyd

2021/6/2

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Co-Authors

H-index: 74
Tandy Warnow

Tandy Warnow

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 55
Mark R. Brown

Mark R. Brown

University of Georgia

H-index: 39
John McCutcheon

John McCutcheon

Arizona State University

H-index: 37
David L. Reed

David L. Reed

University of Florida

H-index: 32
Kerry M. Oliver

Kerry M. Oliver

University of Georgia

H-index: 29
Lawrence Mugisha

Lawrence Mugisha

Makerere University

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