Andy F. S. Taylor

16.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Andy F. S. Taylor is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andy F. S. Taylor has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Insect Science and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Andy F. S. Taylor's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (61 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (34 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (19 papers). Andy F. S. Taylor is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (61 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (34 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (19 papers). Andy F. S. Taylor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway. Andy F. S. Taylor's co-authors include Urmas Kõljalg, Leho Tedersoo, Kessy Abarenkov, R. Henrik Nilsson, Ian J. Alexander, Peter G. Kennedy, Frank Oliver Glöckner, Irja Saar, Thomas Stjernegaard Jeppesen and Dmitry Schigel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Andy F. S. Taylor

71 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications

2018 2.4k citations Andy F. S. Taylor, Urmas Kõljalg et al. profile →
UNITE: a database providing web‐based methods for the molecular identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi

2005 880 citations Urmas Kõljalg, Karl‐Henrik Larsson et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andy F. S. Taylor United Kingdom	37	4.8k	2.3k	1.6k	1.6k	1.4k	74	6.9k
Rasmus Kjøller Denmark	36	4.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	69	5.8k
Tesfaye Wubet Germany	44	3.6k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	124	7.0k
Nhu Nguyen United States	30	4.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	64	5.8k
Kabir Peay United States	43	6.2k 1.3×	3.3k 1.4×	2.4k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	98	8.5k
Miranda M. Hart Canada	45	6.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	127	9.0k
Mohammad Bahram Estonia	49	5.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.7×	129	9.5k
Taina Pennanen Finland	43	3.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	101	7.1k
Kessy Abarenkov Estonia	31	5.9k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	3.0k 1.9×	2.5k 1.8×	54	9.4k
Sara Branco United States	23	3.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	42	5.1k
Håvard Kauserud Norway	44	4.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	155	6.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Biketova, Alona Yu., Tatyana Svetasheva, Andy F. S. Taylor, et al.. (2025). Morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of the genus Hortiboletus (Boletaceae). IMA Fungus. 16. e144731–e144731.

Mitchell, Ruth J., S. D. Albon, Paul E. Bellamy, et al.. (2025). Sprucing up the UK’s Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forests: can tree species diversification benefit biodiversity?. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research.

Fielding, Debbie A., et al.. (2024). Nucleation in temperate woodland regeneration: dual mycorrhizal Salix facilitate ectomycorrhizal tree establishment. Oikos. 2025(4). 1 indexed citations

Taylor, Andy F. S., et al.. (2023). Maintenance of host specialisation gradients in ectomycorrhizal symbionts. New Phytologist. 242(4). 1426–1435. 6 indexed citations

Harder, Christoffer Bugge, Synnøve Botnen, Bálint Dima, et al.. (2023). Mycena species can be opportunist‐generalist plant root invaders. Environmental Microbiology. 25(10). 1875–1893. 20 indexed citations

Taylor, Andy F. S., Thomas E. Freitag, Lucinda Robinson, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen deposition and temperature structure fungal communities associated with alpine moss-sedge heath in the UK. Fungal ecology. 60. 101191–101191. 3 indexed citations

Mitchell, Ruth J., Paul E. Bellamy, Alice Broome, et al.. (2021). Cumulative impact assessments of multiple host species loss from plant diseases show disproportionate reductions in associated biodiversity. Journal of Ecology. 110(1). 221–231. 4 indexed citations

Taylor, Andy F. S., Glenn R. Iason, Ben D. Moore, et al.. (2021). Location, but not defensive genotype, determines ectomycorrhizal community composition in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings. Ecology and Evolution. 11(9). 4826–4842. 4 indexed citations

Liang, Minxia, David Johnson, David F. R. P. Burslem, et al.. (2020). Soil fungal networks maintain local dominance of ectomycorrhizal trees. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2636–2636. 107 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Ruth J., Paul E. Bellamy, Christopher J. Ellis, et al.. (2019). OakEcol: A database of Oak-associated biodiversity within the UK. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25. 104120–104120. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Xubing, David F. R. P. Burslem, John D. Taylor, et al.. (2018). Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests. Ecology Letters. 21(5). 713–723. 108 indexed citations

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Taylor, Andy F. S., et al.. (2013). Semantic Visualisation of Gene Expression Information.. 1040. 10–20. 2 indexed citations

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Taylor, Andy F. S., et al.. (2013). Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in Scotland: exploring the biogeography of undiscovered fungal communities. Karstenia. 53(1-2). 39–47. 5 indexed citations

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Velmala, Sannakajsa, Tuomas Rajala, Matti Haapanen, Andy F. S. Taylor, & Taina Pennanen. (2012). Genetic host-tree effects on the ectomycorrhizal community and root characteristics of Norway spruce. Mycorrhiza. 23(1). 21–33. 53 indexed citations

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Eberhardt, Ursula, et al.. (2008). Growth on nitrate and occurrence of nitrate reductase‐encoding genes in a phylogenetically diverse range of ectomycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist. 180(4). 875–889. 77 indexed citations

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Edqvist, Johan, et al.. (2007). Detection of extracellular protease activity in different species and genera of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza. 17(3). 241–248. 59 indexed citations

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Toljander, Jonas, et al.. (2006). Species composition of an ectomycorrhizal fungal community along a local nutrient gradient in a boreal forest. New Phytologist. 170(4). 873–884. 196 indexed citations

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Taylor, Andy F. S.. (2005). Common mycelial networks: life‐lines and radical addictions. New Phytologist. 169(1). 6–8. 12 indexed citations

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Taylor, Andy F. S., et al.. (2002). A fresh look at xerocomoid fungi. Field Mycology. 3(3). 89–102. 3 indexed citations

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Kõljalg, Urmas, A. Dahlberg, Andy F. S. Taylor, et al.. (2000). Diversity and abundance of resupinate thelephoroid fungi as ectomycorrhizal symbionts in Swedish boreal forests. Molecular Ecology. 9(12). 1985–1996. 159 indexed citations

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