Matthew E. Smith

19.2k citations

192 papers · 6.5k · 5 hit papers · h-index 33

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Insect Science top 0.1%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Cell Biology top 0.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Papers in

Plant Science 172
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 161
Cell Biology 120
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 119

Co-authors: Leho Tedersoo (5 shared papers)Tom W. May (2 shared papers)Terry W. Henkel (24 shared papers)Rytas Vilgalys (17 shared papers)David M. Rizzo (7 shared papers)Gregory Bonito (23 shared papers)Greg W. Douhan (8 shared papers)M. Catherine Aime (14 shared papers)
Journals: Mycologia (41 papers)Mycorrhiza (13 papers)New Phytologist (9 papers)Mycological Progress (8 papers)Fungal Biology (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Argentina Japan

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Matthew E. Smith

179 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Matthew E. Smith's Hit Papers

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A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data 2016 · 869 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
2014 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2013 Fungal Biology Reviews
2012 Molecular Ecology
2009 Mycorrhiza

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1	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	869
2	Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages Mycorrhiza ·Leho Tedersoo, Tom W. May, Matthew E. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2009	729
3	Lineages of ectomycorrhizal fungi revisited: Foraging strategies and novel lineages revealed by sequences from belowground Fungal Biology Reviews ·Leho Tedersoo, Matthew E. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2013	417
4	Endemism and functional convergence across the North American soil mycobiome Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jennifer M. Talbot, Thomas D. Bruns, John W. Taylor, Dylan P. Smith, Sara Branco, Sydney I. Glassman, Sonya Erlandson, Rytas Vilgalys, Hui‐ling Liao, Matthew E. Smith, Kabir Peay Hit paper breakdown →	2014	411
5	Towards global patterns in the diversity and community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi Molecular Ecology ·Leho Tedersoo, Mohammad Bahram, Märt Toots, Abdala Gamby Diédhiou, Terry W. Henkel, Rasmus Kjøller, Melissa H. Morris, Kazuhide Nara, Eduardo Nouhra, Kabir Peay, Sergei Põlme, Martin Ryberg, Matthew E. Smith, Urmas Kõljalg Hit paper breakdown →	2012	328
6	Historical Biogeography and Diversification of Truffles in the Tuberaceae and Their Newly Identified Southern Hemisphere Sister Lineage PLoS ONE ·Gregory Bonito, Matthew E. Smith, Michael Nowak, Rosanne Healy, Gonzalo Guevara, Efrén Cázares, Akihiko Kinoshita, Eduardo Nouhra, Laura S. Domínguez, Leho Tedersoo, Claude Murat, Yun Wang, Baldomero Arroyo Moreno, Donald H. Pfister, Kazuhide Nara, Alessandra Zambonelli, James M. Trappe, Rytas Vilgalys	2013	192
7	Ectomycorrhizal community structure in a xericQuercuswoodland based on rDNA sequence analysis of sporocarps and pooled roots New Phytologist ·Matthew E. Smith, Greg W. Douhan, David M. Rizzo	2007	172
8	Contrasting ectomycorrhizal fungal communities on the roots of co‐occurring oaks (Quercus spp.) in a California woodland New Phytologist ·Melissa H. Morris, Matthew E. Smith, David M. Rizzo, Marcel Rejmánek, Caroline S. Bledsoe	2008	134
9	Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure on three co-occurring leguminous canopy tree species in a Neotropical rainforest New Phytologist ·Matthew E. Smith, Terry W. Henkel, M. Catherine Aime, Alexander K. Fremier, Rytas Vilgalys	2011	133
10	Ectomycorrhizal associations in the tropics – biogeography, diversity patterns and ecosystem roles New Phytologist ·Adriana Corrales, Terry W. Henkel, Matthew E. Smith	2018	117
11	Intra-specific and intra-sporocarp ITS variation of ectomycorrhizal fungi as assessed by rDNA sequencing of sporocarps and pooled ectomycorrhizal roots from a Quercus woodland Mycorrhiza ·Matthew E. Smith, Greg W. Douhan, David M. Rizzo	2007	101
12	Ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarp diversity and discovery of new taxa in Dicymbe monodominant forests of the Guiana Shield Biodiversity and Conservation ·Terry W. Henkel, M. Catherine Aime, MIMI CHIN, Steven L. Miller, Rytas Vilgalys, Matthew E. Smith	2011	88
13	Influence of host species on ectomycorrhizal communities associated with two co-occurring oaks (Quercus spp.) in a tropical cloud forest FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Melissa H. Morris, Miguel A. PÃ©rez-PÃ©rez, Matthew E. Smith, Caroline S. Bledsoe	2009	83
14	Leveraging single-cell genomics to expand the fungal tree of life Nature Microbiology ·Steven Ahrendt, C. Alisha Quandt, Doina Ciobanu, Alicia Clum, Asaf Salamov, Bill Andreopoulos, Jan‐Fang Cheng, Tanja Woyke, Adrian Pelin, Bernard Henrissat, Nicole K. Reynolds, Gerald L. Benny, Matthew E. Smith, Timothy Y. James, Igor V. Grigoriev	2018	81
15	Ectomycorrhizal fungi and soil enzymes exhibit contrasting patterns along elevation gradients in southern Patagonia New Phytologist ·Camille Truong, Luciano A. Gabbarini, Adriana Corrales, Alija B. Mujic, Julio Escobar, Alicia Moretto, Matthew E. Smith	2019	80
16	How many fungi make sclerotia? Fungal ecology ·Matthew E. Smith, Terry W. Henkel, Jeffrey A. Rollins	2014	79
17	The Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community in a Neotropical Forest Dominated by the Endemic Dipterocarp Pakaraimaea dipterocarpacea PLoS ONE ·Matthew E. Smith, Terry W. Henkel, Jessie Uehling, Alexander K. Fremier, H. David Clarke, Rytas Vilgalys	2013	71
18	Phylogenetic lineages in Entomophthoromycota Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi ·Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Richard A. Humber, Matthew E. Smith, Kathie T. Hodge, Bo Huang, Kerstin Voigt, Rytas Vilgalys	2013	68
19	Molecular phylogeny of the Entomophthoromycota Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Richard A. Humber, Matthew E. Smith, Jolanta Miadlikovska, Steven Wu, Kerstin Voigt, Grit Walther, Iryna M. Anishchenko, Rytas Vilgalys	2012	67
20	Phylogenomics of Endogonaceae and evolution of mycorrhizas within Mucoromycota New Phytologist ·Ying Chang, Alessandro Desirò, Hyunsoo Na, Laura Sandor, Anna Lipzen, Alicia Clum, Kerrie Barry, Igor V. Grigoriev, Francis Martin, Jason Stajich, Matthew E. Smith, Gregory Bonito, Joseph W. Spatafora	2018	61

About Matthew E. Smith

Matthew E. Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Molecular Biology, having authored 192 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (161 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (119 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (55 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (48 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (28 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (15 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (12 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (2.1k citations), Cell Biology (2.5k citations), Plant Science (5.3k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.8k citations) and Pharmacology (1.1k citations). Matthew E. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Leho Tedersoo, Tom W. May, Terry W. Henkel, Rytas Vilgalys, David M. Rizzo, Gregory Bonito, Greg W. Douhan, M. Catherine Aime, Melissa H. Morris and Jessie Uehling. Their work appears in journals such as Mycologia, Mycorrhiza, New Phytologist, Mycological Progress and Fungal Biology.

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