John I. Pitt

20.0k citations

177 papers · 13.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 57

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.05%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Science top 0.05%
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Papers in

Cell Biology 95
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 95
Plant Science 130
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food 99
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 22
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 16

Co-authors: Ailsa D. Hocking Robert A. Samson Marta Hiromi Taniwaki John W. Taylor Maren A. Klich David M. Geiser Beatriz Thie Iamanaka A. Douglas King
Journals: Mycologia (25 papers)International Journal of Food Microbiology (17 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (6 papers)Advances in experimental medicine and biology (5 papers)Taxon (5 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Brazil

In The Last Decade

John I. Pitt

174 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Fungi and Food Spoilage 1997 · 2.0k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B))
1979 Medical Entomology and Zoology

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1	Fungal communities in rice cultivated in different Brazilian agroclimatic zones: From field to market Food Microbiology ·Н. Н. Клишевич, Ligia Manoel Martins, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli Fungaro, Josué José da Silva, John I. Pitt, Jens C. Frisvad, Marta Hiromi Taniwaki	2019	14
2	The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems. I. General concepts Mycology&#58 An International Journal on Fungal Biology ·Frank H. Gleason, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, John I. Pitt, Anthony W. D. Larkum	2017	25
3	The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems. II. Potential facultatively parasitic anamorphic ascomycetes can cause disease in corals and molluscs Mycology&#58 An International Journal on Fungal Biology ·Frank H. Gleason, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, John I. Pitt, Anthony W. D. Larkum	2017	11
4	Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxins in Brazilian rice: From field to market International Journal of Food Microbiology ·Н. Н. Клишевич, Ligia Manoel Martins, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli Fungaro, Josué José da Silva, Jens C. Frisvad, John I. Pitt, Marta Hiromi Taniwaki	2017	44
5	Aspergillus , its sexual states and the new International Code of Nomenclature Mycologia ·John I. Pitt, John W. Taylor	2014	36
6	Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. from Brazil Nuts PLoS ONE ·Marta Hiromi Taniwaki, John I. Pitt, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, Daniele Sartori, Marina Venturini Copetti, 庚辰, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli Fungaro, Jens C. Frisvad	2012	24
7	Ochratoxigenic fungi and ochratoxin A in cocoa during farm processing International Journal of Food Microbiology ·Marina Venturini Copetti, José Pereira, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, John I. Pitt, Marta Hiromi Taniwaki	2010	72
8	An update on ochratoxin A in coffee after 10 years of research. Marta Hiromi Taniwaki, Arthur A. Teixeira, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli Fungaro, سمیه سادات تیموری, John I. Pitt	2009	1
9	Important mycotoxins and the fungi which produce them Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Jens C. Frisvad, Ulf Thrane, Robert A. Samson, John I. Pitt	2006	167
10	Phylogenetic Analysis of Two Ribosomal Dna Regions Indicates Multiple Independent Losses of a Sexual Talaromyces State Among Asexual Penicillium Species in Subgenus Biverticillium Mycologia ·Katherine F. LoBuglio, John I. Pitt, John W. Taylor	1993	133
11	Production of Fumonisins and Fusarins by Fusarium Moniliforme from Southeast Asia Mycologia ·J. David Miller, Marc E. Savard, Демина Людмила Денисовна, Sylvie Rapior, Ailsa D. Hocking, John I. Pitt	1993	30
12	Production of trichothecene mycotoxins by Australian Fusarium species Food Additives & Contaminants ·A. McLachlan, Megan Tranter, Ailsa D. Hocking, John I. Pitt, F. Yuksel	1992	11
13	Influence of pH on the growth of some toxigenic species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium International Journal of Food Microbiology ·Kathryn A. Wheeler, Sevda Aksünger, John I. Pitt	1991	152
14	Approaches to Penicillium and Aspergillus systematics. Studies in Mycology ·John I. Pitt, Robert A. Samson	1990	15
15	Penicillium Allii A New Species from Egyptian Garlic Mycologia ·Michael A. Vincent, John I. Pitt	1989	15
16	Two New Species of Xerophilic Fungi and a Further Record of Eurotium Halophilicum Mycologia ·Ailsa D. Hocking, John I. Pitt	1988	28
17	An Appraisal of Identification Methods for Penicillium Species: Novel Taxonomic Criteria Based on Temperature and Water Relations Mycologia ·John I. Pitt	1973	129
18	The Parasexual Cycle in Yeasts of the Genus Metschnikowia Mycologia ·John I. Pitt, M. W. Miller	1970	10
19	Sporulation in Candida Pulcherrima, Candida Reukaufii and Chlamydozyma Species: Their Relationships with Metschnikowia Mycologia ·John I. Pitt, M. W. Miller	1968	47
20	Water Relations of Xerophilic Fungi Isolated from Prunes Applied Microbiology ·John I. Pitt, J. H. B. Christian	1968	97

About John I. Pitt

John I. Pitt is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Pharmacology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, having authored 177 papers that have together received 13.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (99 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (95 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (25 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (22 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (16 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (16 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (15 papers) and Plant and fungal interactions (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (5.6k citations), Plant Science (9.3k citations), Biotechnology (1.7k citations), Food Science (2.6k citations) and Pharmacology (1.7k citations). John I. Pitt has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Ailsa D. Hocking, Robert A. Samson, Marta Hiromi Taniwaki, John W. Taylor, Maren A. Klich, David M. Geiser, Beatriz Thie Iamanaka, A. Douglas King, M. A. Klich and Jens C. Frisvad. Their work appears in journals such as Mycologia, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Advances in experimental medicine and biology and Taxon.

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