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Pamela S. Soltis

Florida Museum of Natural History ·
Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions.
h-index
194
citations
160,802
works
1,478
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Harnessing natural history collections for collaborative pandemic preparedness
BioScience 2025cited by 7position: lastdoi
Rapid Radiation of a Plant Lineage Sheds Light on the Assembly of Dry Valley Biomes
Molecular Biology and Evolution 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Phylogenetic Resolution and Conflict in the Species-Rich Flowering Plant Family Leguminosae
Systematic Biology 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
The polyploid continuum and the landscape of polyploid genomic variation
American Journal of Botany 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Genome assemblies of 11 bamboo species highlight diversification induced by dynamic subgenome dominance
Nature Genetics 2024cited by 80position: middledoi
Shifts in evolutionary lability underlie independent gains and losses of root-nodule symbiosis in a single clade of plants
Nature Communications 2024cited by 39position: middledoi
ZW sex chromosome structure in Amborella trichopoda
Nature Plants 2024cited by 26position: middledoi
An integrative framework reveals widespread gene flow during the early radiation of oaks and relatives in Quercoideae (Fagaceae)
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Rapid <i>in situ</i> diversification rates in Rhamnaceae explain the parallel evolution of high diversity in temperate biomes from global to local scales
New Phytologist 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
nQuack: An R package for predicting ploidal level from sequence data using site‐based heterozygosity
Applications in Plant Sciences 2024cited by 16position: lastdoi
Coping with alpine habitats: genomic insights into the adaptation strategies of <i>Triplostegia glandulifera</i> (Caprifoliaceae)
Horticulture Research 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Phylogenetic evidence clarifies the history of the extrusion of Indochina
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Phylogenomics, reticulation, and biogeographical history of Elaeagnaceae
Plant Diversity 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2023cited by 177position: middledoi
Deep reticulation: the long legacy of hybridization in vascular plant evolution
The Plant Journal 2023cited by 164position: middledoi
Phylogeny and Biogeography of Morus (Moraceae)
Agronomy 2023cited by 24position: middledoi
Chromosome‐level genome of putative autohexaploid <i>Actinidia deliciosa</i> provides insights into polyploidisation and evolution
The Plant Journal 2023cited by 17position: middledoi
Angiosperm phylogenetic diversity is lower in Africa than South America
Science Advances 2023cited by 12position: lastdoi
The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 362position: middledoi
The Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants
Nature Plants 2022cited by 233position: middledoi
Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern
Nature Plants 2022cited by 194position: middledoi
Why sequence all eukaryotes?
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 121position: middledoi
Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 106position: middledoi
Phylotranscriptomics of Theaceae: generic-level relationships, reticulation and whole-genome duplication
Annals of Botany 2022cited by 65position: middledoi
Phylogenomic analysis of the hemp family (Cannabaceae) reveals deep cyto‐nuclear discordance and provides new insights into generic relationships
Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2022cited by 36position: middledoi
Biotic colonization of subtropical East Asian caves through time
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 33position: middledoi
Plant and fungal species interactions differ between aboveground and belowground habitats in mountain forests of eastern China
Science China Life Sciences 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Evolution and Diversification Dynamics of Butterflies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2022cited by 13position: middledoi
Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships of all flowering plant families
BMC Biology 2021cited by 290position: middledoi
Gene duplications and phylogenomic conflict underlie major pulses of phenotypic evolution in gymnosperms
Nature Plants 2021cited by 171position: middledoi

Grants

BII: Polyploidy: Integration Across Scales and Biological Systems
NSF2320251$6,345,7202024–2030PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Integrating Traits, Phylogenies and Distributional Data to Forecast Risks and Resilience of North American Plants
NSF2325836$799,4582024–2026PIRePORTER
Conference: Broadening Participation and Supporting Early-Career Scientists at the International Polyploidy Conference, May 9-12, 2023 in Palm Coast (FL)
NSF2327644$25,0002023–2024PIRePORTER
Infrastructure for Predicting, Understanding, and Mitigating Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks
NSF2037937$77,1282020–2024PIRePORTER
Dimensions US-China: Collaborative Research: How historical constraints, local adaptation, and species interactions shape biodiversity across an ancient floristic disjunction
NSF1442280$1,203,8362015–2020PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The developmental genetics of floral size variation in Saltugilia (Polemoniaceae): Linking cellular phenotypes, genetics, floral size, and pollinator shifts
NSF1406650$19,2912014–2016PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Reticulation and chromosomal evolution in Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae
NSF1310839$18,9792013–2015PIRePORTER
Workshop: Paleocollections Digitization Workshop to be held April 26-28, 2012 in Gainesville, FL
NSF1231447$32,0002012–2014PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Out of the Bushes and Into the Trees: Alternative Approaches to a Problematic Lamiaceae Phylogeny
NSF1210671$14,7642012–2014PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The evolution of leaf developmental genetics in carnivorous pitcher plants
NSF1110432$13,4232011–2014PIRePORTER
Chromosomal Evolution, Genetic Diversity, and Speciation Mechanisms in Polyploid Tragopogon (Asteraceae)
NSF0922003$356,4202009–2014PIRePORTER
Enhancements for the Genetic Resources of the Florida Museum of Natural History
NSF0545232$263,2462006–2011PIRePORTER
Workshop on Understanding Species Diversity on Earth - Unifying Field, Museum and Laboratory Scientists in Global Biodiversity Study, Washington, DC, November 2005
NSF0543766$55,4102005–2007PIRePORTER
A Workshop on Establishing a Comprehensive Database for Plant Systematics to be held in Gainesville, FL, 2004.
NSF0402795$50,0002004–2006PIRePORTER
BIOCOMPLEXITY--INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Genome Evolution and Macroevolutionary Diversification in Green Plants
NSF0196412$100,0002001–2005PIRePORTER
BIOCOMPLEXITY--INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Genome Evolution and Macroevolutionary Diversification in Green Plants
NSF0083659$100,0002000–2001PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Genetic Diversity in Different Forms of Rarity: Computer Models and Empirical Data from Lomatium (Apiaceae)
NSF0073137$7,5052000–2001PIRePORTER
Angiosperm Phylogeny: Evidence From rbcL, 18S rDNA, and atpB
NSF9707868$92,6191997–2000PIRePORTER
An Automated DNA Sequencer for Studies of Phylogeny, Population Structure, Coevolution, and Development
NSF9512890$62,4251996–1998PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Polyploid in Tragopogon: Multiple Origins and Mating System Diversification
NSF9624643$8,3331996–1998PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Evolution in Linanthus and Leptodactylon (Polemoniaceae): Phylogenetic Relationships and Speciation Processes
NSF9411538$7,8781994–1996PIRePORTER
SGER: Miocene Fossil DNA: The Potential and Limitations of Molecular Paleobotany
NSF9201749$49,7611991–1993PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Speciation Processes in Serpentine Endemics: A Molecular Systematic Study of the Streptanthus glanduloses Complex (Cruciferae)
NSF9100679$9,1001991–1993PIRePORTER
Phylogeny of Lomatium (Apiaceae): Infrageneric Systematics for Studies of Speciation and Endemism
NSF8918247$191,5881990–1993PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Phylogenetic Relationships and Speciation Processes in the Ipomopsis aggregata Complex (Polemoniaceae)
NSF8800978$8,2501988–1990PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Douglas E. Soltis · Florida Museum of Natural History18 papers (2017–2025)Li D · State Forestry and Grassland Administration13 papers (2015–2025) · 13 papers (2017–2025)Ryan A. Folk · University of Florida10 papers (2018–2025)Gregory W. Stull · University of Florida10 papers (2020–2025)Stephen A. Smith · University of Michigan8 papers (2013–2025) · 8 papers (2012–2025)Heather R. Kates · Florida Museum of Natural History6 papers (2022–2024)Elizabeth R. Ellwood · Florida Museum of Natural History6 papers (2017–2020)Matthew A. Gitzendanner · University of Florida5 papers (2012–2021)Hua Peng · Kunming Institute of Botany5 papers (2012–2022) · 5 papers (2017–2022)Bryan T. Drew · University of Florida5 papers (2015–2025) · 5 papers (2014–2024)Jian‐Jun Jin · Columbia University5 papers (2017–2025)Hongtao Li · Nanjing Agricultural University5 papers (2017–2025)Wei Wang · Nantong University4 papers (2015–2024)David C. Tank · University of Idaho4 papers (2013–2018)Emily B. Sessa · New York Botanical Garden4 papers (2014–2020)Gil Nelson · University of Florida4 papers (2017–2019)