Christopher L. Schardl

15.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
181 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher L. Schardl is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher L. Schardl has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 75 papers in Molecular Biology and 53 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher L. Schardl's work include Plant and fungal interactions (145 papers), Botanical Research and Chemistry (74 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (53 papers). Christopher L. Schardl is often cited by papers focused on Plant and fungal interactions (145 papers), Botanical Research and Chemistry (74 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (53 papers). Christopher L. Schardl collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Switzerland. Christopher L. Schardl's co-authors include Adrian Leuchtmann, Keith Clay, Martin J. Spiering, Heather H. Wilkinson, Daniel G. Panaccione, Kelly D. Craven, Malcolm R. Siegel, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Lowell P. Bush and Christina D. Moon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Schardl

176 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolutionary Origins and ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2004 2014 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Evolutionary Origins and Ecological Consequences of Endophyte Symbiosis with Grasses
    2002 757 citations Christopher L. Schardl et al. profile →
  2. SYMBIOSES OF GRASSES WITH SEEDBORNE FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES
    2004 643 citations Christopher L. Schardl, Adrian Leuchtmann et al. Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →
  3. Nomenclatural realignment of Neotyphodium species with genus Epichloë
    2014 342 citations Adrian Leuchtmann, Charles W. Bacon et al. Mycologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher L. Schardl United States 58 7.8k 4.4k 4.1k 3.0k 1.7k 181 10.5k
Paul Tudzynski Germany 53 3.0k 0.4× 3.9k 0.9× 6.3k 1.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 130 9.0k
Barry Scott New Zealand 40 2.4k 0.3× 2.2k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 1.0× 95 4.8k
Daniel G. Panaccione United States 34 1.9k 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 1000 0.3× 935 0.5× 90 3.4k
Carolyn A. Young United States 33 2.0k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.5× 857 0.3× 697 0.4× 104 3.9k
Bettina Hause Germany 63 1.6k 0.2× 5.1k 1.1× 10.8k 2.6× 487 0.2× 569 0.3× 201 13.0k
Susan P. McCormick United States 63 1.2k 0.1× 5.0k 1.1× 10.0k 2.4× 4.7k 1.6× 1.1k 0.6× 219 11.7k
Themis J. Michailides United States 48 3.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 7.1k 1.7× 5.2k 1.7× 277 0.2× 281 8.4k
Pietro D. Spanu United Kingdom 37 691 0.1× 2.4k 0.5× 5.7k 1.4× 2.4k 0.8× 540 0.3× 90 7.2k
B. Gillian Turgeon United States 46 780 0.1× 3.6k 0.8× 5.5k 1.3× 3.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 112 7.6k
Guillaume Bécard France 46 2.8k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 10.0k 2.4× 730 0.2× 1.5k 0.9× 68 10.7k

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All Works

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Nagabhyru, Padmaja, Randy D. Dinkins, & Christopher L. Schardl. (2022). Transcriptome analysis of Epichloë strains in tall fescue in response to drought stress. Mycologia. 114(4). 697–712. 10 indexed citations
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Chakrabarti, Manohar, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Christopher L. Schardl, & Randy D. Dinkins. (2022). Differential gene expression in tall fescue tissues in response to water deficit. The Plant Genome. 15(2). e20199–e20199. 16 indexed citations
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Nagabhyru, Padmaja, Randy D. Dinkins, & Christopher L. Schardl. (2018). Transcriptomics of Epichloë-Grass Symbioses in Host Vegetative and Reproductive Stages. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 32(2). 194–207. 22 indexed citations
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Shazhou, An, Carolyn A. Young, Daniel G. Panaccione, et al.. (2017). Toxin-producing Epichloë bromicola strains symbiotic with the forage grass Elymus dahuricus in China. Mycologia. 109(6). 847–859. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinge, Padmaja Nagabhyru, & Christopher L. Schardl. (2017). Epichloë festucae endophytic growth in florets, seeds, and seedlings of perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne ). Mycologia. 109(5). 691–700. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Li, Chunjie Li, Carolyn A. Young, et al.. (2015). Two distinct Epichloë species symbiotic with Achnatherum inebrians , drunken horse grass. Mycologia. 107(4). 863–873. 62 indexed citations
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Iannone, Leopoldo J., et al.. (2014). Species diversity of Epichloë symbiotic with two grasses from southern Argentinean Patagonia. Mycologia. 106(2). 339–352. 22 indexed citations
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Leuchtmann, Adrian, Charles W. Bacon, Christopher L. Schardl, James F. White, & Mariusz Tadych. (2014). Nomenclatural realignment of Neotyphodium species with genus Epichloë. Mycologia. 106(2). 202–215. 342 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steiner, Ulrike, et al.. (2011). Periglandula , a new fungal genus within the Clavicipitaceae and its association with Convolvulaceae. Mycologia. 103(5). 1133–1145. 46 indexed citations
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Li, Chunjie, et al.. (2007). Disease and pest resistance of endophyte infected and non-infected drunken horse grass. NZGA Research and Practice Series. 13. 111–114. 17 indexed citations
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Schardl, Christopher L., Robert B. Grossman, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Jerome R. Faulkner, & U.P. Mallik. (2007). Loline alkaloids: Currencies of mutualism. Phytochemistry. 68(7). 980–996. 223 indexed citations
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Schardl, Christopher L., Adrian Leuchtmann, & Martin J. Spiering. (2004). SYMBIOSES OF GRASSES WITH SEEDBORNE FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 55(1). 315–340. 643 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schardl, Christopher L. & Adrian Leuchtmann. (1999). Three new species of Epichloë symbiotic with North American grasses. Mycologia. 91(1). 95–107. 53 indexed citations
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Kuldau, Gretchen A., Huei‐Fung Tsai, & Christopher L. Schardl. (1999). Genome sizes of Epichloë species and anamorphic hybrids. Mycologia. 91(5). 776–782. 9 indexed citations
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Chung, Kuang-Ren & Christopher L. Schardl. (1997). Vegetative compatibility between and within Epichloë species. Mycologia. 89(4). 558–565. 37 indexed citations
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Kuldau, Gretchen A., et al.. (1997). Molecular systematics of Clavicipitaceae supporting monophyly of genus Epichloë and form genus Ephelis. Mycologia. 89(3). 431–441. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, David A., et al.. (1992). An extracellular enzyme fromFusarium solanif. sp.phaseoliwhich catalyses hydration of the isoflavonoid phytoalexin, phaseollidin. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 94(1-2). 187–190. 16 indexed citations

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