Kerry O’Donnell

37.7k citations

231 papers · 24.8k · 10 hit papers · h-index 72

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.01%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Science top 0.01%
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance

Papers in

Cell Biology 186
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 183
Plant Science 176
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 99
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food 85
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 26
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 16

Co-authors: Elizabeth Cigelnik (13 shared papers)Harold Kistler (13 shared papers)Takayuki Aoki (45 shared papers)Helgard I. Nirenberg (12 shared papers)David M. Geiser (45 shared papers)Todd J. Ward (31 shared papers)R. C. Ploetz (6 shared papers)Ning Zhang (6 shared papers)
Journals: Mycologia (77 papers)Plant Disease (18 papers)Fungal Genetics and Biology (16 papers)Journal of Clinical Microbiology (14 papers)Phytopathology (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Kerry O’Donnell

230 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Kerry O’Donnell's Hit Papers

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A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data 2016 · 858 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.

2016 Mycologia
2013 Fungal Genetics and Biology
2013 Annual Review of Microbiology
2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2004 Fungal Genetics and Biology
2004 European Journal of Plant Pathology
2000 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 Mycologia
1997 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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1	Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologous Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1956
2	Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kerry O’Donnell, Harold Kistler, Elizabeth Cigelnik, R. C. Ploetz Hit paper breakdown →	1998	1873
3	A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data Mycologia ·Joseph W. Spatafora, Ying Chang, Gerald L. Benny, Katy Lazarus, Matthew E. Smith, Mary L. Berbee, Gregory Bonito, Nicolas Corradi, Igor V. Grigoriev, Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Timothy Y. James, Kerry O’Donnell, Robert W. Roberson, Thomas N. Taylor, Jessie Uehling, Rytas Vilgalys, Merlin M. White, Jason Stajich Hit paper breakdown →	2016	858
4	FUSARIUM-ID v. 1.0: A DNA Sequence Database for Identifying Fusarium European Journal of Plant Pathology ·David M. Geiser, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Seogchan Kang, Izabela Makałowska, Narayanan Veeraraghavan, Todd J. Ward, Ning Zhang, Gretchen A. Kuldau, Kerry O’Donnell Hit paper breakdown →	2004	850
5	Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Helgard I. Nirenberg Hit paper breakdown →	1998	814
6	Gene genealogies reveal global phylogeographic structure and reproductive isolation among lineages of Fusarium graminearum , the fungus causing wheat scab Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kerry O’Donnell, Harold Kistler, Beth K. Tacke, Howard H. Casper Hit paper breakdown →	2000	694
7	Genealogical concordance between the mating type locus and seven other nuclear genes supports formal recognition of nine phylogenetically distinct species within the Fusarium graminearum clade Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Kerry O’Donnell, Todd J. Ward, David M. Geiser, Harold Kistler, Takayuki Aoki Hit paper breakdown →	2004	619
8	FusariumPathogenomics Annual Review of Microbiology ·Li‐Jun Ma, David M. Geiser, Robert H. Proctor, Alejandro P. Rooney, Kerry O’Donnell, Frances Trail, Donald M. Gardiner, John M. Manners, Kemal Kazan Hit paper breakdown →	2013	498
9	A Multigene phylogeny of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex: Detection of additional phylogenetically distinct species Mycoscience ·Kerry O’Donnell, Helgard I. Nirenberg, Takayuki Aoki, Elizabeth Cigelnik	2000	484
10	Internet-Accessible DNA Sequence Database for Identifying Fusaria from Human and Animal Infections Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Kerry O’Donnell, Deanna A. Sutton, Michael G. Rinaldi, Brice A. J. Sarver, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Hans‐Josef Schroers, Richard C. Summerbell, Vincent A. R. G. Robert, P.W. Crous, Ning Zhang, Takayuki Aoki, Kyongyong Jung, Jongsun Park, Yong‐Hwan Lee, Seogchan Kang, Bongsoo Park, David M. Geiser Hit paper breakdown →	2010	457
11	Multistate Outbreak of Fusarium Keratitis Associated With Use of a Contact Lens Solution JAMA ·Douglas C. Chang, Gavin B. Grant, Kerry O’Donnell, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Judith Noble‐Wang, Carol Y. Rao, Lara M. Jacobson, Claudia S. Crowell, Rodlescia Sneed, Felicia M. T. Lewis, Joshua K. Schaffzin, Marion Kainer, Carol A. Genese, Eduardo C. Alfonso, Dan B. Jones, Arjun Srinivasan, Scott K. Fridkin, Benjamin J. Park, for the Fusarium Keratitis Investigation Team	2006	433
12	Ancestral polymorphism and adaptive evolution in the trichothecene mycotoxin gene cluster of phytopathogenic Fusarium Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Todd J. Ward, Joseph P. Bielawski, Harold Kistler, Eileen Brainne Sullivan, Kerry O’Donnell	2002	416
13	New Fusarium species and combinations within the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex Mycologia ·Helgard I. Nirenberg, Kerry O’Donnell	1998	413
14	Global molecular surveillance reveals novel Fusarium head blight species and trichothecene toxin diversity Fungal Genetics and Biology ·David E. Starkey, Todd J. Ward, Takayuki Aoki, Liane Rosewich Gale, Harold Kistler, David M. Geiser, Haruhisa Suga, Beáta Tóth, János Varga, Kerry O’Donnell	2007	401
15	Molecular Systematics and Phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Helgard I. Nirenberg	1998	401
16	An adaptive evolutionary shift in Fusarium head blight pathogen populations is driving the rapid spread of more toxigenic Fusarium graminearum in North America Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Todd J. Ward, Randall M. Clear, Alejandro P. Rooney, Kerry O’Donnell, Don Gaba, Susan K. Patrick, David E. Starkey, Jeannie Gilbert, David M. Geiser, T. W. Nowicki	2007	396
17	Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity, Multilocus Haplotype Nomenclature, and In Vitro Antifungal Resistance within theFusarium solaniSpecies Complex Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Kerry O’Donnell, Deanna A. Sutton, Annette W. Fothergill, Dora I. McCarthy, Michael G. Rinaldi, Mary E. Brandt, Ning Zhang, David M. Geiser	2008	381
18	Phylogenetic analyses of RPB1 and RPB2 support a middle Cretaceous origin for a clade comprising all agriculturally and medically important fusaria Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Kerry O’Donnell, Alejandro P. Rooney, Robert H. Proctor, Daren W. Brown, Susan P. McCormick, Todd J. Ward, Rasmus John Normand Frandsen, Erik Lysøe, Stephen A. Rehner, Takayuki Aoki, Vincent A. R. G. Robert, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, Seogchan Kang, David M. Geiser Hit paper breakdown →	2013	348
19	Molecular phylogeny of theNectria haematococca-Fusarium solanispecies complex Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell	2000	344
20	Gene Genealogies and AFLP Analyses in the Fusarium oxysporum Complex Identify Monophyletic and Nonmonophyletic Formae Speciales Causing Wilt and Rot Disease Phytopathology ·R. P. Baayen, Kerry O’Donnell, P.J.M. Bonants, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Laurens P. N. M. Kroon, E.J.A. Roebroeck, Cees Waalwijk	2000	328

About Kerry O’Donnell

Kerry O’Donnell is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Pharmacology, having authored 231 papers that have together received 24.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (183 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (99 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (85 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (26 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (24 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (16 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (16 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (19.2k citations), Plant Science (20.0k citations), Pharmacology (2.1k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.1k citations) and Insect Science (1.2k citations). Kerry O’Donnell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Elizabeth Cigelnik, Harold Kistler, Takayuki Aoki, Helgard I. Nirenberg, David M. Geiser, Todd J. Ward, R. C. Ploetz, Ning Zhang, Seogchan Kang and Howard H. Casper. Their work appears in journals such as Mycologia, Plant Disease, Fungal Genetics and Biology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Phytopathology.

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