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Drew A. Larson

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionGenetic diversity and population structureChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Publications

19

Citations

838

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Drew A. Larson studies the evolutionary history and family tree of plants using large-scale DNA and RNA sequencing. Much of the work reconstructs how flowering plant lineages (such as oaks, Brazil nut relatives, and primroses) are related, including how whole-genome duplication and conflicting genetic signals shape these relationships. The research also explores technical approaches like assembling reference genomes and recovering genetic material from herbarium (preserved plant collection) specimens.

Plant phylogenomics (reconstructing plant family trees from genomic data)Genome assembly and whole-genome duplicationCytonuclear and gene-tree conflict analysisPlant diversity, biogeography, and evolutionSequencing historical/herbarium DNA and RNA

Publication activity has been modest for most of the decade but grew sharply in 2024, giving an average of about 2.8 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
17182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 8 publications8242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • New Phytologist×3
  • Nature×1
  • PeerJ×1
  • American Journal of Botany×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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