Bernard Slippers

16.6k citations

290 papers · 11.0k · 4 hit papers · h-index 54

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Cell Biology top 0.02%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Science top 0.1%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance

Papers in

Plant Science 167
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 111
Cell Biology 151
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 151

Co-authors: Michael J. Wingfield (156 shared papers)Brenda D. Wingfield (60 shared papers)P.W. Crous (24 shared papers)Teresa A. Coutinho (21 shared papers)Brett P. Hurley (69 shared papers)J.Z. Groenewald (8 shared papers)Treena I. Burgess (20 shared papers)Jolanda Roux (23 shared papers)
Journals: Mycologia (16 papers)Fungal Biology (13 papers)Forest Pathology (12 papers)Biological Invasions (11 papers)South African Journal of Science (11 papers)
Partner nations: South Africa Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Bernard Slippers

278 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Bernard Slippers's Hit Papers

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Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy 2015 · 328 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Science
2013 Studies in Mycology
2007 Fungal Biology Reviews
2006 Studies in Mycology

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1	The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture Studies in Mycology ·Alan J. L. Phillips, Artur Alves, Jafar Abdollahzadeh, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous Hit paper breakdown →	2013	791
2	Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact Fungal Biology Reviews ·Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield Hit paper breakdown →	2007	741
3	Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae Studies in Mycology ·P.W. Crous, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, John P. Rheeder, Walter F. O. Marasas, Alan J L Philips, Artur Alves, Treena I. Burgess, P.A. Barber, J.Z. Groenewald Hit paper breakdown →	2006	678
4	Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy Science ·Michael J. Wingfield, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Brenda D. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers Hit paper breakdown →	2015	328
5	Combined Multiple Gene Genealogies and Phenotypic Characters Differentiate Several Species Previously Identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea Mycologia ·Bernard Slippers, P.W. Crous, Sandra Denman, Teresa A. Coutinho, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield	2004	292
6	Botryosphaeria dothidea : a latent pathogen of global importance to woody plant health Molecular Plant Pathology ·Angelica Marsberg, Martin Kemler, Fahimeh Jami, Jan H. Nagel, Alisa Postma‐Smidt, Sanushka Naidoo, Michael J. Wingfield, P.W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Cedar Hesse, Barbara Robbertse, Bernard Slippers	2016	232
7	Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriales: a systematic and evolutionary framework Studies in Mycology ·Bernard Slippers, Émilie Boissin, Alan J. L. Phillips, J.Z. Groenewald, L. Lombard, Michael J. Wingfield, Anneke Postma, Treena I. Burgess, P.W. Crous	2013	219
8	Eucalypt pests and diseases: growing threats to plantation productivity Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science ·M. J. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Brett P. Hurley, Teresa A. Coutinho, Brenda D. Wingfield, Jolanda Roux	2008	208
9	Combined multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic characters differentiate several species previously identified asBotryosphaeria dothidea Mycologia ·Bernard Slippers, P.W. Crous, Sandra Denman, Teresa A. Coutinho, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield	2004	180
10	Taxonomy, phylogeny and identification of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with pome and stone fruit trees in South Africa and other regions of the world Plant Pathology ·Bernard Slippers, W. A. Smit, P.W. Crous, Teresa A. Coutinho, Brenda D. Wingfield, M. J. Wingfield	2006	157
11	One fungus, one name promotes progressive plant pathology Molecular Plant Pathology ·Michael J. Wingfield, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Bernard Slippers, Brenda D. Wingfield, J.Z. Groenewald, Lorenzo Lombard, P.W. Crous	2011	155
12	A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio , in the southern hemisphere Agricultural and Forest Entomology ·Brett P. Hurley, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield	2007	153
13	Seven new species of the Botryosphaeriaceae from baobab and other native trees in Western Australia Mycologia ·Draginja Pavlic, Michael J. Wingfield, P.A. Barber, Bernard Slippers, G.E.St.J. Hardy, Treena I. Burgess	2008	147
14	Worldwide Movement of Exotic Forest Fungi, Especially in the Tropics and the Southern Hemisphere BioScience ·Michael J. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Jolanda Roux, Brenda D. Wingfield	2001	133
15	Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: eco-evolutionary and management consequences Biological Invasions ·Jeff R. Garnas, Marie‐Anne Auger‐Rozenberg, Alain Roques, Cléo Bertelsmeier, Michael J. Wingfield, Davina L. Saccaggi, Helen E. Roy, Bernard Slippers	2016	122
16	Multiple gene genealogies and microsatellite markers reflect relationships between morphotypes of Sphaeropsis sapinea and distinguish a new species of Diplodia Mycological Research ·Juanita De Wet, Treena I. Burgess, Bernard Slippers, Oliver Preisig, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield	2003	121
17	Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Terminalia catappa in Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar Mycological Progress ·B.A.D. Begoude, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, Jolanda Roux	2009	121
18	Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts Biological Invasions ·Brett P. Hurley, Jeff R. Garnas, Michael J. Wingfield, Manuela Branco, David M. Richardson, Bernard Slippers	2016	119
19	The challenge of understanding the origin, pathways and extent of fungal invasions: global populations of the Neofusicoccum parvum–N. ribis species complex Diversity and Distributions ·Monique L. Sakalidis, Bernard Slippers, Brenda D. Wingfield, G.E.St.J. Hardy, Treena I. Burgess	2013	103
20	Diversity in the Botryosphaeriales: Looking back, looking forward Fungal Biology ·Bernard Slippers, P.W. Crous, Fahimeh Jami, J.Z. Groenewald, Michael J. Wingfield	2017	98

About Bernard Slippers

Bernard Slippers is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 290 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (151 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (117 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (111 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (67 papers), Plant and animal studies (47 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers), Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (29 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (7.6k citations), Plant Science (7.6k citations), Insect Science (1.9k citations), Ecology (3.5k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.9k citations). Bernard Slippers has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Michael J. Wingfield, Brenda D. Wingfield, P.W. Crous, Teresa A. Coutinho, Brett P. Hurley, J.Z. Groenewald, Treena I. Burgess, Jolanda Roux, M. J. Wingfield and Artur Alves. Their work appears in journals such as Mycologia, Fungal Biology, Forest Pathology, Biological Invasions and South African Journal of Science.

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