Elizabeth Cigelnik

8.0k citations

13 papers · 6.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 12

Cell Biology top 0.05%
Plant Science top 0.1%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
Pharmacology top 2%

Co-authors: Kerry O’Donnell Helgard I. Nirenberg Harold Kistler R. C. Ploetz Takayuki Aoki Nancy S. Weber James M. Trappe Kerstin Voigt
Topics: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers)Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers)Infectious Diseases and Mycology (3 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Plant Science Microbiology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Clinical Microbiology Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth Cigelnik

13 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

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 →
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 →
Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex

1998 814 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik et al. Mycologia profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Multigene phylogeny of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex: Detection of additional phylogenetically distinct species 2000 ·Mycoscience ·Kerry O’Donnell,Helgard I. Nirenberg,Takayuki Aoki,Elizabeth Cigelnik	484
2	Gene Genealogies and AFLP Analyses in the Fusarium oxysporum Complex Identify Monophyletic and Nonmonophyletic Formae Speciales Causing Wilt and Rot Disease 2000 ·Phytopathology ·R. P. Baayen,Kerry O’Donnell,P.J.M. Bonants,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Laurens P. N. M. Kroon,E.J.A. Roebroeck,Cees Waalwijk	328
3	Phylogeny of VCGs and formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum and F. redolens 1999 ·Phytoparasitica ·R. P. Baayen,Kerry O’Donnell,Cees Waalwijk,P.J.M. Bonants,Elizabeth Cigelnik,E.J.A. Roebroeck	2
4	Phylogeny and PCR Identification of Clinically Important Zygomycetes Based on Nuclear Ribosomal-DNA Sequence Data 1999 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Kerstin Voigt,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Kerry O’Donnell	173
5	Phylogenetic relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales 1998 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Gerald L. Benny	62
6	Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complexbreakdown → 1998 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Helgard I. Nirenberg	814
7	Molecular Phylogenetic, Morphological, and Mycotoxin Data Support Reidentification of the Quorn Mycoprotein Fungus asFusarium venenatum 1998 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Howard H. Casper	111
8	Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogiesbreakdown → 1998 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kerry O’Donnell,Harold Kistler,Elizabeth Cigelnik,R. C. Ploetz	1873
9	Phylogenetic Relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales 1998 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Gerald L. Benny	30
10	Molecular Systematics and Phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex 1998 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Helgard I. Nirenberg	401
11	Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis 1997 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Nancy S. Weber,James M. Trappe	228
12	Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologousbreakdown → 1997 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik	1956
13	Phylogenetic Relationships among Ascomycetous Truffles and the True and False Morels Inferred from 18S and 28S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis 1997 ·Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Elizabeth Cigelnik,Nancy S. Weber,James M. Trappe	100

About Elizabeth Cigelnik

Elizabeth Cigelnik is a scholar working on Microbiology, Cell Biology and Small Animals, having authored 13 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (5.8k citations), Plant Science (5.6k citations) and Microbiology (33 citations). Elizabeth Cigelnik has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kerry O’Donnell, Helgard I. Nirenberg, Harold Kistler, R. C. Ploetz, Takayuki Aoki, Nancy S. Weber, James M. Trappe, Kerstin Voigt, Cees Waalwijk and P.J.M. Bonants. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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