Elizabeth Cigelnik

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth Cigelnik is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth Cigelnik has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cell Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth Cigelnik's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (3 papers). Elizabeth Cigelnik is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (3 papers). Elizabeth Cigelnik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Elizabeth Cigelnik's co-authors include Kerry O’Donnell, Helgard I. Nirenberg, R. C. Ploetz, Harold Kistler, Takayuki Aoki, Nancy S. Weber, James M. Trappe, Kerstin Voigt, R. P. Baayen and P.J.M. Bonants and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth Cigelnik

13 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monop... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1998 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologous
    1997 2.0k citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution profile →
  2. Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies
    1998 1.9k citations Kerry O’Donnell, Harold Kistler et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex
    1998 814 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik 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
Elizabeth Cigelnik United States 12 5.8k 5.6k 1.5k 579 511 13 6.6k
Helgard I. Nirenberg Germany 34 4.7k 0.8× 5.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 520 0.9× 495 1.0× 69 5.7k
Takayuki Aoki Japan 36 4.8k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 882 0.6× 457 0.8× 333 0.7× 87 5.9k
Ignazio Carbone United States 43 5.8k 1.0× 6.8k 1.2× 2.6k 1.7× 1.2k 2.1× 624 1.2× 100 8.4k
Harold Kistler United States 57 9.3k 1.6× 11.7k 2.1× 3.2k 2.1× 1.0k 1.8× 1.1k 2.2× 113 13.0k
J.H.C. Woudenberg Netherlands 20 3.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 2.2× 316 0.6× 33 4.7k
Eva H. Stukenbrock Germany 41 2.2k 0.4× 4.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 562 1.0× 279 0.5× 107 5.5k
G.J.M. Verkley Netherlands 27 3.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 789 1.4× 428 0.8× 77 3.8k
C. André Lévesque Canada 39 3.1k 0.5× 4.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 398 0.7× 124 0.2× 115 5.8k
Eric H. C. McKenzie New Zealand 43 5.3k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 2.1× 1.1k 2.1× 188 6.1k
Michael G. Milgroom United States 47 3.2k 0.5× 6.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 742 1.3× 158 0.3× 121 6.7k

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Helgard I. Nirenberg, Takayuki Aoki, & Elizabeth Cigelnik. (2000). A Multigene phylogeny of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex: Detection of additional phylogenetically distinct species. Mycoscience. 41(1). 61–78. 484 indexed citations
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Baayen, R. P., Kerry O’Donnell, P.J.M. Bonants, et al.. (2000). Gene Genealogies and AFLP Analyses in the Fusarium oxysporum Complex Identify Monophyletic and Nonmonophyletic Formae Speciales Causing Wilt and Rot Disease. Phytopathology. 90(8). 891–900. 328 indexed citations
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Baayen, R. P., Kerry O’Donnell, Cees Waalwijk, et al.. (1999). Phylogeny of VCGs and formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum and F. redolens. Phytoparasitica. 27. 71–71. 2 indexed citations
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Voigt, Kerstin, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Kerry O’Donnell. (1999). Phylogeny and PCR Identification of Clinically Important Zygomycetes Based on Nuclear Ribosomal-DNA Sequence Data. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37(12). 3957–3964. 173 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Gerald L. Benny. (1998). Phylogenetic relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales. Mycologia. 90(4). 624–639. 62 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Helgard I. Nirenberg. (1998). Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex. Mycologia. 90(3). 465–493. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Harold Kistler, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & R. C. Ploetz. (1998). Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(5). 2044–2049. 1873 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Howard H. Casper. (1998). Molecular Phylogenetic, Morphological, and Mycotoxin Data Support Reidentification of the Quorn Mycoprotein Fungus asFusarium venenatum. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 23(1). 57–67. 111 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Gerald L. Benny. (1998). Phylogenetic Relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales. Mycologia. 90(4). 624–624. 30 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Helgard I. Nirenberg. (1998). Molecular Systematics and Phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex. Mycologia. 90(3). 465–465. 401 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Nancy S. Weber, & James M. Trappe. (1997). Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Mycologia. 89(1). 48–65. 228 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry & Elizabeth Cigelnik. (1997). Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologous. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 7(1). 103–116. 1956 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Nancy S. Weber, & James M. Trappe. (1997). Phylogenetic Relationships among Ascomycetous Truffles and the True and False Morels Inferred from 18S and 28S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis. Mycologia. 89(1). 48–48. 100 indexed citations

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