| Host genotype and age shape the leaf and root microbiomes of a wild perennial plant MR Wagner, DS Lundberg, TG Del Rio, SG Tringe, JL Dangl, ... Nature communications 7 (1), 12151, 2016 | 1016* | 2016 |
| Research priorities for harnessing plant microbiomes in sustainable agriculture DJL Busby PE, Soman C, Wagner MR, Friesen ML, Kremer J, Bennett A, Morsy M ... PLoS Biology 15 (3), e2001793, 2017 | 911 | 2017 |
| Natural soil microbes alter flowering phenology and the intensity of selection on flowering time in a wild Arabidopsis relative MR Wagner, DS Lundberg, D Coleman‐Derr, SG Tringe, JL Dangl, ... Ecology letters 17 (6), 717-726, 2014 | 363 | 2014 |
| Adaptive evolution: evaluating empirical support for theoretical predictions CF Olson-Manning, MR Wagner, T Mitchell-Olds Nature Reviews Genetics 13 (12), 867-877, 2012 | 289 | 2012 |
| The evolution of quantitative traits in complex environments JT Anderson, MR Wagner, CA Rushworth, K Prasad, T Mitchell-Olds Heredity 112 (1), 4-12, 2014 | 145 | 2014 |
| Heterosis of leaf and rhizosphere microbiomes in field‐grown maize MR Wagner, JH Roberts, P Balint‐Kurti, JB Holland New Phytologist 228 (3), 1055-1069, 2020 | 118 | 2020 |
| Microbe-dependent heterosis in maize MR Wagner, C Tang, F Salvato, KM Clouse, A Bartlett, S Vintila, L Phillips, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (30), e2021965118, 2021 | 106 | 2021 |
| Prioritizing host phenotype to understand microbiome heritability in plants MR Wagner New Phytologist 232 (2), 502-509, 2021 | 86 | 2021 |
| Analysis of leaf microbiome composition of near‐isogenic maize lines differing in broad‐spectrum disease resistance MR Wagner, PE Busby, P Balint‐Kurti New Phytologist 225 (5), 2152-2165, 2020 | 79 | 2020 |
| Microbial effects on plant phenology and fitness AM O'Brien, NA Ginnan, M Rebolleda‐Gómez, MR Wagner American journal of botany 108 (10), 1824-1837, 2021 | 66 | 2021 |
| Plant genetics as a tool for manipulating crop microbiomes: opportunities and challenges KM Clouse, MR Wagner Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9, 567548, 2021 | 51 | 2021 |
| Plasticity of plant defense and its evolutionary implications in wild populations of Boechera stricta MR Wagner, T Mitchell-Olds Evolution 72 (5), 1034-1049, 2018 | 50 | 2018 |
| Utility of large subunit for environmental sequencing of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi CS Delavaux, SL Sturmer, MR Wagner, U Sch€ utte, JB Morton, JD Bever The New Phytologist 229 (6), 3048-3052, 2021 | 46 | 2021 |
| Long-term structural and biomass dynamics of virgin Tsuga canadensis–Pinus strobus forests after hurricane disturbance AW D'Amato, DA Orwig, DR Foster, A Barker Plotkin, PK Schoonmaker, ... Ecology 98 (3), 721-733, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
| Ecological factors influence balancing selection on leaf chemical profiles of a wildflower LN Carley, JP Mojica, B Wang, CY Chen, YP Lin, KVSK Prasad, E Chan, ... Nature ecology & evolution 5 (8), 1135-1144, 2021 | 30 | 2021 |
| Out of sight, but no longer out of mind–towards an increased recognition of the role of soil microbes in plant speciation J Geml, MR Wagner New Phytologist 217 (3), 965-967, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
| The Boechera model system for evolutionary ecology CA Rushworth, MR Wagner, T Mitchell‐Olds, JT Anderson American Journal of Botany 109 (11), 1939-1961, 2022 | 23 | 2022 |
| Drought stress homogenizes maize growth responses to diverse natural soil microbiomes JF Swift, MR Kolp, A Carmichael, NE Ford, PM Hansen, BA Sikes, ... Plant and Soil 509 (1), 181-199, 2025 | 16* | 2025 |
| Evaluation of ready-to-use freezer stocks of a synthetic microbial community for maize root colonization JJ Parnell, S Vintila, C Tang, MR Wagner, M Kleiner Microbiology Spectrum 12 (1), e02401-23, 2024 | 14 | 2024 |
| Screening the Maize Rhizobiome for Consortia that Improve Azospirillum Brasilense Root Colonization and Plant Growth Outcomes N Barua, KM Clouse, DA Ruiz Diaz, MR Wagner, TG Platt, RR Hansen Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7, 219, 2023 | 11 | 2023 |
Thomas Mitchell-OldsProfessor of Biology, Duke UniversityVerified email at duke.edu
