W. J. Botha
Impact in
- Cell Biology top 5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Science top 5%
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Papers in
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- Plant Pathogens and Resistance 13
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 6
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 5
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 4
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 4
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies 3
- Cell Biology 15
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 15
- Co-authors
- P.G. Eriksson (2 shared papers)Roger M. H. Smith (1 shared paper)A. McLeod (8 shared papers)Christoffel F. J. Spies (8 shared papers)Yared Tesfai Tewoldemedhin (3 shared papers)Mark Mazzola (3 shared papers)L. Mostert (4 shared papers)Ian J. Law (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Plant Disease (4 papers)South African Journal of Geology (3 papers)European Journal of Plant Pathology (2 papers)Microbiological Research (2 papers)Fungal Biology (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
W. J. Botha
35 papers receiving 968 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 71
- Cell Biology 405
- Plant Science 693
- Paleontology 108
- Earth-Surface Processes 87
- Geology 64
Countries citing papers authored by W. J. Botha
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. J. Botha
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. J. Botha, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | 187 | |
| 2 | 2011 | 120 | |
| 3 | 2006 | 98 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 80 | |
| 5 | 2010 | 52 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 52 | |
| 7 | 2008 | 51 | |
| 8 | 2009 | 50 | |
| 9 | 1993 | 45 | |
| 10 | 2004 | 35 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 26 | |
| 12 | 1993 | 26 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 24 | |
| 14 | 2010 | 23 | |
| 15 | A hypothesis on the nature of the Pretoria Group basin | 1988 | 19 |
| 16 | 1991 | 18 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 17 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 16 | |
| 19 | 2013 | 14 | |
| 20 | 2020 | 12 |
About W. J. Botha
W. J. Botha is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Geophysics, having authored 35 papers that have together received 1.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (15 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (13 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (6 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (6 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (5 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (4 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (4 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (405 citations), Plant Science (693 citations), Paleontology (108 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (87 citations) and Geology (64 citations). W. J. Botha has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include P.G. Eriksson, Roger M. H. Smith, A. McLeod, Christoffel F. J. Spies, Yared Tesfai Tewoldemedhin, Mark Mazzola, L. Mostert, Ian J. Law, A. Eicker and Emma T. Steenkamp. Their work appears in journals such as Plant Disease, South African Journal of Geology, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Microbiological Research and Fungal Biology.
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