G. A. Forbes

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

G. A. Forbes is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, G. A. Forbes has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Plant Science, 43 papers in Cell Biology and 26 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in G. A. Forbes's work include Plant Pathogens and Resistance (81 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (57 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (43 papers). G. A. Forbes is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Resistance (81 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (57 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (43 papers). G. A. Forbes collaborates with scholars based in Peru, United States and Kenya. G. A. Forbes's co-authors include Karen A. Garrett, Robert J. Hijmans, William E. Fry, M. E. Ordoñez, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, Jonathan Yuen, Pedro J. Oyarzún, Peter Kromann, Thomas S. Walker and Adam Sparks and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

G. A. Forbes

106 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains

2025 49 citations Michael L. Machala, Xi Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. A. Forbes Peru	32	2.6k	1.0k	629	400	156	107	3.0k
Ewen Mullins Ireland	23	1.7k 0.6×	493 0.5×	164 0.3×	935 2.3×	138 0.9×	101	2.2k
Shelley Jansky United States	32	2.5k 1.0×	416 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	434 1.1×	143 0.9×	101	2.9k
Frank J. Louws United States	28	3.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	123 0.2×	553 1.4×	116 0.7×	109	3.8k
S. Pande India	35	3.0k 1.2×	539 0.5×	131 0.2×	373 0.9×	280 1.8×	118	3.3k
Jean‐Noël Aubertot France	21	1.7k 0.7×	333 0.3×	135 0.2×	265 0.7×	258 1.7×	41	2.4k
Lílian Amorim Brazil	32	3.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	220 0.3×	673 1.7×	399 2.6×	206	3.9k
Ahmed Abdelfattah Austria	29	1.7k 0.6×	886 0.9×	318 0.5×	436 1.1×	181 1.2×	86	2.4k
E. Adipala Uganda	23	1.7k 0.6×	233 0.2×	201 0.3×	201 0.5×	102 0.7×	234	1.9k
J.C. Zadoks Netherlands	26	2.6k 1.0×	711 0.7×	105 0.2×	509 1.3×	276 1.8×	166	3.0k
E. Duveiller Mexico	33	3.6k 1.4×	691 0.7×	117 0.2×	356 0.9×	259 1.7×	116	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. A. Forbes

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20 of 20 papers shown

Machala, Michael L., Xi Chen, G. A. Forbes, et al.. (2025). Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains. Nature Communications. 16(1). 988–988. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

Buddenhagen, Christopher E., Yanru Xing, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, et al.. (2021). Where to Invest Project Efforts for Greater Benefit: A Framework for Management Performance Mapping with Examples for Potato Seed Health. Phytopathology. 112(7). 1431–1443. 13 indexed citations

Xing, Yanru, John Fredy Hernández Nopsa, K. F. Andersen, et al.. (2020). Global Cropland Connectivity: A Risk Factor for Invasion and Saturation by Emerging Pathogens and Pests. BioScience. 70(9). 744–758. 31 indexed citations

Grünwald, Niklaus J., et al.. (2018). Phytophthora urerae sp. nov., a new clade 1c relative of the Irish famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans from South America. Plant Pathology. 68(3). 557–565. 2 indexed citations

Andersson, Björn, et al.. (2018). Greater aggressiveness in the 2_A1 lineage of Phytophthora infestans may partially explain its rapid displacement of the US ‐1 lineage in east Africa. Plant Pathology. 68(3). 566–575. 10 indexed citations

Oliva, Ricardo, G. A. Forbes, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, et al.. (2018). Characterization of tuber blight‐suppressive soils from four provinces of the Ecuadorean Andes. Plant Pathology. 67(7). 1562–1573. 1 indexed citations

Thomas‐Sharma, Sara, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, John Fredy Hernández Nopsa, et al.. (2017). A Risk Assessment Framework for Seed Degeneration: Informing an Integrated Seed Health Strategy for Vegetatively Propagated Crops. Phytopathology. 107(10). 1123–1135. 50 indexed citations

Garrett, Karen A., K. F. Andersen, Frank Asche, et al.. (2017). Resistance Genes in Global Crop Breeding Networks. Phytopathology. 107(10). 1268–1278. 36 indexed citations

Buddenhagen, Christopher E., John Fredy Hernández Nopsa, K. F. Andersen, et al.. (2017). Epidemic Network Analysis for Mitigation of Invasive Pathogens in Seed Systems: Potato in Ecuador. Phytopathology. 107(10). 1209–1218. 37 indexed citations

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Forbes, G. A., et al.. (2016). Identification of an A2 population of Phythophthora andina attacking tree tomato in Peru indicates a risk of sexual reproduction in this pathosystem. Plant Pathology. 65(7). 1109–1117. 7 indexed citations

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Tusiime, G., et al.. (2015). Displacement of US ‐1 clonal lineage by a new lineage of Phytophthora infestans on potato in Kenya and Uganda. Plant Pathology. 65(4). 587–592. 19 indexed citations

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Thomas‐Sharma, Sara, Sajid Ali, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, et al.. (2015). Seed degeneration in potato: the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries. Plant Pathology. 65(1). 3–16. 133 indexed citations

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Kromann, Peter, et al.. (2011). Use of the Environmental Impact Quotient to Estimate Health and Environmental Impacts of Pesticide Usage in Peruvian and Ecuadorian Potato Production. Journal of Environmental Protection. 2(5). 581–591. 28 indexed citations

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Oyarzún, Pedro J., Carla D. Garzón, Diego González De León, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of host susceptibility, pathogen aggressiveness and sporangial survival in soil as factors affecting incidence of potato tuber infection by Phytophthora infestans in Ecuador. Tropical Plant Pathology. 36(3). 141–149. 2 indexed citations

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Manandhar, Hira Kaji, et al.. (2011). Efficacy of fungicides against Phytophthora infestans in potato under laboratory and field conditions.. 11. 28–39. 7 indexed citations

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Forbes, G. A.. (2009). Late blight in developing countries and the role of the Global Initiative on Late Blight GILB.. 37–44. 3 indexed citations

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Andrade-Piedra, Jorge, et al.. (2007). Aggressiveness of Phytophthora infestans and phenotypic analysis of resistance in wild Petota accessions in Ecuador. Plant Pathology. 56(4). 549–561. 10 indexed citations

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Forbes, G. A., et al.. (1992). A Review of Sorghum Grain Mold. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 55 indexed citations

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Forbes, G. A., R. A. Frederiksen, & Larry M. Seitz. (1989). Assessment of sorghum grain mould: disease severity and crop loss. Seed Science and Technology. 17(2). 297–307. 14 indexed citations

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Forbes, G. A., et al.. (1983). Screening for resistance to bacterial stripe on sorghum with dried infested leaf material.. 26. 106–107. 1 indexed citations

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