David L. Hawksworth

33.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
615 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

David L. Hawksworth is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Hawksworth has authored 615 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 421 papers in Plant Science, 341 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 292 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in David L. Hawksworth's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (292 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (288 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (276 papers). David L. Hawksworth is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (292 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (288 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (276 papers). David L. Hawksworth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. David L. Hawksworth's co-authors include Robert Lücking, Paul M. Kirk, D.N. Pegler, Francis L. Rose, Ana Crespo, P. W. James, B. C. Sutton, Amy Y. Rossman, John L. Harper and B. J. Coppins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David L. Hawksworth

587 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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 magnitude of fungal diversity: the 1.5 million species estimate revisited

2001 1.0k citations David L. Hawksworth profile →
The fungal dimension of biodiversity: magnitude, significance, and conservation

1991 950 citations David L. Hawksworth profile →
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)

2012 907 citations John McNeill, Fred R. Barrie et al. profile →
Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species

2017 793 citations David L. Hawksworth, Robert Lücking profile →
Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi

1971 537 citations David L. Hawksworth, Paul M. Kirk et al. profile →
Lichenology: Progress and Problems

1976 475 citations David L. Hawksworth et al. profile →
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) adopted by the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress Melbourne, Australia

2012 471 citations John McNeill, Fred R. Barrie et al. profile →
Qualitative Scale for estimating Sulphur Dioxide Air Pollution in England and Wales using Epiphytic Lichens

1970 420 citations David L. Hawksworth et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David L. Hawksworth United Kingdom	61	12.9k	10.2k	7.3k	3.6k	2.0k	615	19.3k
R. Henrik Nilsson Sweden	53	9.2k 0.7×	3.2k 0.3×	5.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.2×	3.8k 1.9×	132	14.8k
Lynne Boddy United Kingdom	59	8.5k 0.7×	4.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	2.8k 1.4×	258	13.0k
François Lutzoni United States	57	7.7k 0.6×	6.3k 0.6×	5.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	138	10.7k
Jan Stenlid Sweden	64	11.4k 0.9×	3.4k 0.3×	5.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	4.2k 2.1×	313	16.1k
Leho Tedersoo Estonia	74	17.1k 1.3×	5.7k 0.6×	6.3k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	5.7k 2.8×	225	24.3k
Urmas Kõljalg Estonia	40	7.5k 0.6×	3.0k 0.3×	3.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	101	10.9k
Ari Jumpponen United States	56	6.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.3×	2.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	2.7k 1.3×	143	10.3k
Stanley H. Faeth United States	48	3.5k 0.3×	6.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	3.6k 1.8×	129	14.7k
David S. Hibbett United States	64	10.4k 0.8×	3.9k 0.4×	6.7k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	705 0.4×	164	12.5k
Alastair Fitter United Kingdom	80	16.7k 1.3×	4.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	3.8k 1.9×	180	23.8k

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Quan, Yu, Retno Wahyuningsih, Anuradha Chowdhary, et al.. (2025). Potential predictive value of phylogenetic novelties in clinical fungi, illustrated by Histoplasma. IMA Fungus. 16. e145658–e145658.

Hawksworth, David L.. (2024). 2024 Mycological book news. Fungal Biology Reviews. 50. 100399–100399. 1 indexed citations

Lücking, Robert, Steven D. Leavitt, & David L. Hawksworth. (2021). Species in lichen-forming fungi: balancing between conceptual and practical considerations, and between phenotype and phylogenomics. Fungal Diversity. 109(1). 99–154. 61 indexed citations

Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (2020). A newPsamminaspecies with exceptionally long conidial arms, with a key to the ten known species of the genus. The Lichenologist. 52(5). 337–343. 2 indexed citations

Hawksworth, David L. & Patricia E.J. Wiltshire. (2015). Forensic mycology: current perspectives. 75–75. 20 indexed citations

Stadler, Marc, David L. Hawksworth, & Jacques Fournier. (2014). The application of the name Xylaria hypoxylon, based on Clavaria hypoxylon of Linnaeus. IMA Fungus. 5(1). 57–66. 26 indexed citations

Ariyawansa, Hiran A., David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, et al.. (2014). Epitypification and neotypification: guidelines with appropriate and inappropriate examples. Fungal Diversity. 69(1). 57–91. 123 indexed citations

McNeill, John, Fred R. Barrie, Will Buck, et al.. (2012). International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) adopted by the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress Melbourne, Australia. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

Halıcı, Mehmet Gökhan, David L. Hawksworth, Mehmet Candan, & Ayşen Özdemir Türk. (2010). A new lichenicolous species of Capronia (Ascomycota, Herpotrichiellaceae), with a key to the known lichenicolous species of the genus. Fungal Diversity. 40(1). 37–40. 21 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (2002). Lichenopeltella heterodermiicola, a new lichenicolous ascomycete on Heterodermia speciosa in Arkansas. Mycotaxon. 83. 391–396. 5 indexed citations

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Brussaard, L., V. M. Behan-Pelletier, David E. Bignell, et al.. (1997). Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil. AMBIO. 26(8). 563–570. 411 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (1997). Biodiversity information : needs and options : proceedings of the 1996 International Workshop on Biodiversity Information. CAB International eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Greuter, Werner, et al.. (1997). The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) announces: Registration of Plant Names. Test and Trial Phase (1998–1999). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 131(2). 159–160. 1 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (1992). Litmus tests for ecosystem health: the potential of bioindicators in the monitoring of biodiversity.. Global Food Security. 184–204. 5 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L.. (1991). Biological diversity in fungi, bacteria and viruses.. 8(1). 57–62. 1 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L.. (1989). Interacciones hongo-alga en simbiosis liquénicas y liquenoides. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 46(1). 235–247. 2 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (1979). Bimuria novae‐zelandiae gen. et sp. nov., a remarkable ascomycete isolated from a New Zealand barley field. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17(3). 267–273. 11 indexed citations

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Chahal, D. S. & David L. Hawksworth. (1976). Chaetomium Cellulolyticum , A New Thermotolerant and Cellulolytic Chaetomium I. Isolation, Description and Growth Rate. Mycologia. 68(3). 600–610. 24 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L. & C. Booth. (1976). Some Observations on Nectria Heterospora. Mycologia. 68(1). 195–200. 7 indexed citations

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Hawksworth, David L., et al.. (1973). Ornamentation on the terminal hairs in Chaetomium Kunze ex fr. and some allied genera. 23 indexed citations

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