P.W. Crous

82.1k citations
806 papers · 44.8k · 11 hit papers · h-index 113

Impact in

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

Papers in

  • Cell Biology 725
    • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 725
  • Plant Science 699
    • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 438
    • Plant Pathogens and Resistance 95
    • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 63
    • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food 51
    • Banana Cultivation and Research 47
Co-authors
J.Z. Groenewald (251 shared papers)Michael J. Wingfield (129 shared papers)Uwe Braun (54 shared papers)J.H.C. Woudenberg (16 shared papers)Ulrike Damm (24 shared papers)L. Lombard (31 shared papers)Brenda D. Wingfield (47 shared papers)Kevin D. Hyde (40 shared papers)
Journals
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi (98 papers)Studies in Mycology (90 papers)Mycologia (73 papers)IMA Fungus (51 papers)Fungal Diversity (28 papers)
Partner nations
NetherlandsSouth AfricaUnited States

In The Last Decade

P.W. Crous

790 papers receiving 42.9k citations

P.W. Crous's Hit Papers

Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation 2018 · 686 citations
6860+7+14Years since publication250500750
What are hit papers?

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.
  1. 2018 Studies in Mycology
  2. 2015 Studies in Mycology
  3. 2015 Studies in Mycology
  4. 2013 Fungal Genetics and Biology
  5. 2013 Studies in Mycology
  6. 2013 Studies in Mycology
  7. 2012 Studies in Mycology
  8. 2012 Studies in Mycology
  9. 2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  10. 2006 Studies in Mycology
  11. 2004 Studies in Mycology

Peers

P.W. Crous
Comparison fields: 5 of 151
  • Cell Biology 37.8k
  • Plant Science 36.8k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.3k
  • Molecular Biology 16.0k
  • Horticulture 206
Replace Michael J. Wingfield with:
Michael J. Wingfield South Africa
J.Z. Groenewald Netherlands
Rytas Vilgalys United States
Kerry O’Donnell United States
Thomas D. Bruns United States
Robert A. Samson Netherlands
Gabriele Berg Austria
Brenda D. Wingfield South Africa
Jeffery L. Dangl United States
Corné M. J. Pieterse Netherlands
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All Works

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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 →		2013791
2
The Colletotrichum acutatum species complex
Studies in Mycology ·Ulrike Damm, P. F. Cannon, J.H.C. Woudenberg, P.W. Crous
Hit paper breakdown →		2012719
3
Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation
Studies in Mycology ·Duong Vu, Marizeth Groenewald, Michèl de Vries, Thies Gehrmann, J. Benjamin Stielow, Ursula Eberhardt, Abdullah M. S. Al‐Hatmi, J.Z. Groenewald, Gianluigi Cardinali, Jos Houbraken, Teun Boekhout, P.W. Crous, Vincent Robert, G.J.M. Verkley
Hit paper breakdown →		2018686
4
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 →		2006678
5
Alternaria redefined
Studies in Mycology ·J.H.C. Woudenberg, J.Z. Groenewald, Maria Binder, P.W. Crous
Hit paper breakdown →		2013642
6
MycoBank: an online initiative to launch mycology into the 21st century
Studies in Mycology ·P.W. Crous, W. Gams, Joost A. Stalpers, Vincent Robert, Gerrit Stegehuis
Hit paper breakdown →		2004604
7
The genus Cladosporium
Studies in Mycology ·Konstanze Bensch, Uwe Braun, J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous
Hit paper breakdown →		2012535
8
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 →		2010466
9
AlternariasectionAlternaria: Species,formae specialesor pathotypes?
Studies in Mycology ·J.H.C. Woudenberg, Michael Seidl, J.Z. Groenewald, Michèl de Vries, J. Benjamin Stielow, Bart P. H. J. Thomma, P.W. Crous
Hit paper breakdown →		2015452
10
Morphological and molecular data reveal cryptic speciation in Lasiodiplodia theobromae.
Fungal Diversity ·Artur Alves, P.W. Crous, Ana C. R. Barros Correia, Alan J. L. Phillips
2008377
11
A multigene phylogeny of the Dothideomycetes using four nuclear loci
Mycologia ·Conrad L. Schoch, R. A. Shoemaker, Keith A. Seifert, Sarah Hambleton, Joseph W. Spatafora, P.W. Crous
2006374
12
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 →		2013352
13
Generic concepts in Nectriaceae
Studies in Mycology ·L. Lombard, Nicolaas A. van der Merwe, J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous
Hit paper breakdown →		2015338
14
The Colletotrichum boninense species complex
Studies in Mycology ·Ulrike Damm, P. F. Cannon, J.H.C. Woudenberg, Peter R. Johnston, Bevan Weir, Yu Pei Tan, Roger G. Shivas, P.W. Crous
2012330
15
Pleosporales
Fungal Diversity ·Ying Zhang, P.W. Crous, Conrad L. Schoch, Kevin D. Hyde
2011305
16
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
2004292
17
Phylogenetic lineages in the Capnodiales
Studies in Mycology ·P.W. Crous, Conrad L. Schoch, Kevin D. Hyde, Alan R. Wood, Cécile Gueidan, Sybren de Hoog, J.Z. Groenewald
2009289
18
Resolving thePhomaenigma
Studies in Mycology ·Q Chen, Jiarui Jiang, G.Z. Zhang, (unknown), P.W. Crous
2015266
19
DNA Phylogeny, Morphology and Pathogenicity of Botryosphaeria Species on Grapevines
Mycologia ·J. M. van Niekerk, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, Paul H. Fourie, F. Halleen
2004264
20
Resolving the phylogenetic and taxonomic status of dark-spored teleomorph genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi ·Alan J. L. Phillips, Artur Alves, Shaun R. Pennycook, Peter R. Johnston, Annette W. Ramaley, Alexander Akulov, P.W. Crous
2008257

About P.W. Crous

P.W. Crous is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology, having authored 806 papers that have together received 44.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (725 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (438 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (328 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (95 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (63 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (51 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (47 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (45 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (37.8k citations), Plant Science (36.8k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.3k citations), Molecular Biology (16.0k citations) and Horticulture (206 citations). P.W. Crous has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, South Africa and United States. Frequent co-authors include J.Z. Groenewald, Michael J. Wingfield, Uwe Braun, J.H.C. Woudenberg, Ulrike Damm, L. Lombard, Brenda D. Wingfield, Kevin D. Hyde, Bernard Slippers and Alan J. L. Phillips. Their work appears in journals such as Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, Studies in Mycology, Mycologia, IMA Fungus and Fungal Diversity.

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