J. Ginns

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

J. Ginns is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Ginns has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Plant Science, 47 papers in Cell Biology and 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J. Ginns's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (53 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (47 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (32 papers). J. Ginns is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (53 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (47 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (32 papers). J. Ginns collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. J. Ginns's co-authors include R. L. Gilbertson, Leif Ryvarden, Joost A. Stalpers, W. Jülich, Thomas Nilsson, Scott A. Redhead, Karen K. Nakasone, P. L. Sholberg, Sarah C. Stokes and Alan R. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Taxon and Mycologia.

In The Last Decade

J. Ginns

80 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

North American Polypores 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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. North American Polypores
    1986 514 citations J. Ginns 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
J. Ginns Canada 17 1.6k 1.0k 796 544 348 85 1.9k
Harold H. Burdsall United States 20 1.1k 0.7× 719 0.7× 467 0.6× 473 0.9× 216 0.6× 117 1.3k
Ronald H. Petersen United States 24 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 839 1.1× 720 1.3× 579 1.7× 226 2.3k
G. Morgan‐Jones United States 24 1.6k 1.0× 855 0.9× 716 0.9× 158 0.3× 568 1.6× 163 2.3k
Tuomo Niemelä Finland 23 1.5k 0.9× 674 0.7× 936 1.2× 500 0.9× 218 0.6× 78 1.7k
Nils Hallenberg Sweden 20 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 911 1.1× 532 1.0× 512 1.5× 72 2.3k
Antonella Faccio Italy 26 2.1k 1.3× 414 0.4× 710 0.9× 327 0.6× 505 1.5× 41 2.4k
S. J. Hughes Canada 21 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 758 1.0× 222 0.4× 696 2.0× 92 2.2k
I.C. Tommerup Australia 27 2.0k 1.2× 909 0.9× 211 0.3× 329 0.6× 590 1.7× 74 2.2k
Natalia Requena Germany 28 2.7k 1.6× 326 0.3× 281 0.4× 588 1.1× 509 1.5× 47 3.0k
Stefano Ghignone Italy 22 1.3k 0.8× 508 0.5× 332 0.4× 297 0.5× 369 1.1× 58 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Ginns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Ginns

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. Ginns. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. Ginns based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J. Ginns. J. Ginns is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ghobad‐Nejhad, Masoomeh, Ewald Langer, Karen K. Nakasone, et al.. (2021). Digging Up the Roots: Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Disentanglements in Corticiaceae s.s. (Corticiales, Basidiomycota) and Evolution of Nutritional Modes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 704802–704802. 8 indexed citations
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Ginns, J. & David W. Malloch. (2003). Filobasidiella depauperata (Tremellales): Haustorial branches and parasitism of Verticillium lecanii. Mycological Progress. 2(2). 137–140. 7 indexed citations
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Ginns, J. & S. J. Darbyshire. (2001). A tribute to Douglas Barton Osborne Savile, 1909-2000 [Obituary]. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 115(2). 357–364. 1 indexed citations
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Ginns, J. & Annarosa Bernicchia. (2000). Filobasidiella lutea: parasitism of Hypochnicium vellereum. Karstenia. 40(1-2). 49–51. 7 indexed citations
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Watling, Roy & J. Ginns. (1998). E. J. H. Corner, 1906–1996. Mycologia. 90(4). 732–737. 2 indexed citations
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Bandoni, R. J. & J. Ginns. (1993). On some species of Tremella associated with Corticiaceae.. 34(1). 21–36. 4 indexed citations
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Ginns, J., et al.. (1993). The Development of the Hymenophoral Trama in the Aphyllophorales and the Agaricales. Mycologia. 85(4). 718–718. 16 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1990). Aleurodiscus Occidentals Sp. Nov., A. Thujae Sp. Nov. , And the A. Tsugae Complex in North America. Mycologia. 82(6). 753–758. 1 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1988). Irene Mounce, 1894–1987. Mycologia. 80(5). 607–608. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Scott A., J. Ginns, & R. A. Shoemaker. (1987). The Xerula (Collybia, Oudemansiella) radicata complex in Canada. Mycotaxon. 30. 357–405. 13 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1986). The Genus Syzygospora (Heterobasidiomycetes: Syzygosporaceae). Mycologia. 78(4). 619–636. 18 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1984). Hericium coralloides N. Amer. auct. (=Hericium americanum sp. nov.) and the European Hericium alpestre and Hericium coralloides.. Mycotaxon. 20(1). 39–43. 6 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1982). THE WOOD-INHABITING FUNGUS, ALEURODISCUS DENDROIDEUS, SP. NOV., AND THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN A. GRANTII AND A. AMORPHUS. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 96(2). 131–138. 2 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1980). North American species of Lactarius, by L. R. Hester and A. H. Smith [Review]. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 94(4). 483–484. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Scott A. & J. Ginns. (1980). Cyptotrama asprata (Agaricales) from North America and notes on the five other species of Cyptotrama sect. Xerulina. Canadian Journal of Botany. 58(6). 731–740. 11 indexed citations
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Ginns, J. & David Malloch. (1977). Halocyphina , A Marine Basidiomycete (Aphyllophorales). Mycologia. 69(1). 53–58. 7 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1971). The Genus Merulius V. Taxa Proposed by Bresadola, Bourdot & Galzin, Hennings, Rick, and Others. Mycologia. 63(4). 800–818. 3 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1971). The Genus Merulius IV. Species Proposed by Berkeley, By Berkeley and Curtis, and By Berkeley and Broome. Mycologia. 63(2). 219–236. 10 indexed citations
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Ginns, J., et al.. (1969). Ecology of Slash Pine Stumps: Fungal Colonization and Infection by Fomes Annosus. Forest Science. 15(1). 2–10. 13 indexed citations
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Ginns, J.. (1969). The Genus Merulius II. Species of Merulius and Phlebia Proposed by Lloyd. Mycologia. 61(2). 357–357. 6 indexed citations

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