James K. Mitchell

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

James K. Mitchell is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Mitchell has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in James K. Mitchell's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (11 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (6 papers). James K. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (11 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (6 papers). James K. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. James K. Mitchell's co-authors include Mei Zhen, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Andrew Chisholm, Daniel Witvliet, Ben Mulcahy, Yaron Meirovitch, Douglas Holmyard, Daniel R. Berger, Richard Schalek and Yuelong Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James K. Mitchell

41 papers receiving 721 citations

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Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation

2021 200 citations Daniel Witvliet, Ben Mulcahy et al. Nature profile →

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Athanasios Metaxakis Greece

Kanyan Xu China

Matthew D. Nelson United States

Ravi D. Nath United States

Gal Haspel United States

Elizabeth A. Kane United States

Haifang Wang China

John Majercak United States

Marios Chatzigeorgiou United Kingdom

Sagi Levy Israel

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Bradshaw, Michael, et al.. (2025). Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 8: Podosphaera sect. Tridactyla. Mycologia. 118(1). 116–129.

Bradshaw, Michael, Uwe Braun, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast, et al.. (2025). Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 7: Phyllactinieae. Mycologia. 117(4). 640–700. 4 indexed citations

Bradshaw, Michael, et al.. (2024). Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 6: Erysiphe (the “ Microsphaera lineage” part 2). Mycologia. 117(1). 110–165. 9 indexed citations

Mitchell, James K., David L. Hawksworth, & Shaun R. Pennycook. (2024). Report of the Special-purpose Committee on Names of Fungi with the Same Epithet, established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China. IMA Fungus. 15(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations

Mulcahy, Ben, Daniel Witvliet, James K. Mitchell, et al.. (2022). Post-embryonic remodeling of the C. elegans motor circuit. Current Biology. 32(21). 4645–4659.e3. 13 indexed citations

Pfister, Donald H., Rosanne Healy, Katherine F. LoBuglio, et al.. (2022). South American morels in the Elata group: mitosporic states, distributions, and commentary. Mycological Progress. 21(12). 3 indexed citations

Witvliet, Daniel, Ben Mulcahy, James K. Mitchell, et al.. (2021). Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation. Nature. 596(7871). 257–261. 200 indexed citations breakdown →

Mitchell, James K., Isaac Garrido‐Benavent, Luis Quijada, & Donald H. Pfister. (2021). Sareomycetes: more diverse than meets the eye. IMA Fungus. 12(1). 6–6. 9 indexed citations

Beimforde, Christina, Alexander R. Schmidt, Jouko Rikkinen, & James K. Mitchell. (2020). Sareomycetes cl. nov.: A new proposal for placement of the resinicolous genus Sarea (Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina). PubMed. 6(1). 25–37. 11 indexed citations

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Quijada, Luis, James K. Mitchell, Е. С. Попов, & Donald H. Pfister. (2019). The Asian‐Melanesian bambusicolous genus Myriodiscus is related to the genus Tympanis, the North American‐European tree pathogen. Forest Pathology. 49(4). 2 indexed citations

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Meng, Jun, Xiaoxia Ma, Xia Jin, et al.. (2017). Myrf ER-Bound Transcription Factors Drive C. elegans Synaptic Plasticity via Cleavage-Dependent Nuclear Translocation. Developmental Cell. 41(2). 180–194.e7. 27 indexed citations

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Jerison, Elizabeth R., Sergey Kryazhimskiy, James K. Mitchell, et al.. (2017). Genetic variation in adaptability and pleiotropy in budding yeast. eLife. 6. 49 indexed citations

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Yu, Clare C. & James K. Mitchell. (2017). Non-randomness of the anatomical distribution of tumors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Amanda R., Amanda L. Robinson, M.A. Drake, et al.. (2013). Enumeration of Sublethally Injured Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 43895 and Escherichia coli Strain B-41560 Using Selective Agar Overlays versus Commercial Methods. Journal of Food Protection. 76(4). 674–679. 7 indexed citations

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Veach, Allison M., Melody J. Bernot, & James K. Mitchell. (2011). The influence of six pharmaceuticals on freshwater sediment microbial growth incubated at different temperatures and UV exposures. Biodegradation. 23(4). 497–507. 13 indexed citations

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Mitchell, James K., et al.. (2003). Development of a submerged-liquid sporulation medium for the johnsongrass bioherbicide Gloeocercospora sorghi. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 30(10). 599–605. 5 indexed citations

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Mitchell, James K., et al.. (1996). Endomycorrhizae and Growth of `Sweetheart' Strawberry Seedlings. HortScience. 31(6). 951–954. 12 indexed citations

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Mitchell, James K., et al.. (1994). 799 PB 077 SUSCEPTIBILITY OF AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, AND INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID GRAPE CULTIVARS TO THE FUNGUS SEPTORIA AMPELINA. HortScience. 29(5). 547f–547. 1 indexed citations

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Mitchell, James K., et al.. (1994). Susceptibility of American, European, and Interspecific Hybrid Grape Cultivars to the Fungus Septoria ampelina. HortScience. 29(1). 31–32. 2 indexed citations

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Mitchell, James K.. (1986). Factors Affecting the Biological Control ofCercosporidiumLeaf Spot of Peanuts byDicyma pulvinata. Phytopathology. 76(10). 990–990. 7 indexed citations

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