Joseph W. Spatafora

30.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
163 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Joseph W. Spatafora is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph W. Spatafora has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Plant Science, 98 papers in Cell Biology and 54 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joseph W. Spatafora's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (102 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (98 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (31 papers). Joseph W. Spatafora is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (102 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (98 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (31 papers). Joseph W. Spatafora collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Joseph W. Spatafora's co-authors include Gi‐Ho Sung, Nigel L. Hywel‐Jones, Conrad L. Schoch, Meredith Blackwell, David S. Hibbett, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Bhushan Shrestha, P.W. Crous, Igor V. Grigoriev and Jason Stajich and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Joseph W. Spatafora

161 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data

2016 858 citations Joseph W. Spatafora, Ying Chang et al. Mycologia profile →
Phylogenetic classification of Cordyceps and the clavicipitaceous fungi

2007 785 citations Gi‐Ho Sung, Joseph W. Spatafora et al. profile →
A genome-scale phylogeny of the kingdom Fungi

2021 180 citations Yuanning Li, Jacob L. Steenwyk et al. Current Biology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph W. Spatafora United States	59	8.4k	5.8k	3.5k	2.7k	2.6k	163	12.0k
David S. Hibbett United States	64	10.4k 1.2×	6.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.4×	1.5k 0.6×	164	12.5k
Stephen A. Rehner United States	46	6.7k 0.8×	4.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	3.9k 1.5×	88	10.0k
A. Elizabeth Arnold United States	51	8.5k 1.0×	7.4k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	5.5k 2.0×	1.1k 0.4×	155	12.6k
Brenda D. Wingfield South Africa	60	10.8k 1.3×	10.7k 1.8×	4.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	523	14.8k
W. Gams Netherlands	51	8.5k 1.0×	7.2k 1.2×	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	248	12.2k
Karl‐Henrik Larsson Sweden	36	5.4k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	105	6.8k
Franz Oberwinkler Germany	50	7.2k 0.9×	4.2k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	958 0.4×	310	8.8k
François Lutzoni United States	57	7.7k 0.9×	5.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	6.3k 2.3×	615 0.2×	138	10.7k
David M. Geiser United States	52	10.7k 1.3×	9.8k 1.7×	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	608 0.2×	117	13.6k
Bernard Slippers South Africa	53	7.6k 0.9×	7.6k 1.3×	3.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	286	10.8k

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Stajich, Jason, et al.. (2025). Absolute abundance unveils Basidiobolus as a cross-domain bridge indirectly bolstering gut microbiome homeostasis. The ISME Journal. 19(1).

Czajka, Jeffrey J., Yichao Han, Joonhoon Kim, et al.. (2024). Genome-scale model development and genomic sequencing of the oleaginous clade Lipomyces. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1356551–1356551. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yuanning, Jacob L. Steenwyk, Ying Chang, et al.. (2021). A genome-scale phylogeny of the kingdom Fungi. Current Biology. 31(8). 1653–1665.e5. 180 indexed citations breakdown →

Gluck‐Thaler, Emile, Sajeet Haridas, Manfred Binder, et al.. (2020). The Architecture of Metabolism Maximizes Biosynthetic Diversity in the Largest Class of Fungi. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(10). 2838–2856. 37 indexed citations

Tabima, Javier F., Ying Chang, Yan Wang, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic Analyses of Non-Dikarya Fungi Supports Horizontal Gene Transfer Driving Diversification of Secondary Metabolism in the Amphibian Gastrointestinal Symbiont, Basidiobolus. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(9). 3417–3433. 25 indexed citations

Mujic, Alija B., et al.. (2019). The Cedrus -associated truffle Trappeindia himalayensis is a morphologically unique and phylogenetically divergent species of Rhizopogon. Mycologia. 111(2). 225–234. 3 indexed citations

Knapp, Dániel G., Kerrie Barry, Matthieu Hainaut, et al.. (2018). Comparative genomics provides insights into the lifestyle and reveals functional heterogeneity of dark septate endophytic fungi. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6321–6321. 129 indexed citations

Walker, Allison K., Keith A. Seifert, J. David Miller, et al.. (2016). Full Genome of Phialocephala scopiformis DAOMC 229536, a Fungal Endophyte of Spruce Producing the Potent Anti-Insectan Compound Rugulosin. Genome Announcements. 4(1). 20 indexed citations

Miettinen, Otto, Robert Riley, Kerrie Barry, et al.. (2016). Draft Genome Sequence of the White-Rot Fungus Obba rivulosa 3A-2. Genome Announcements. 4(5). 13 indexed citations

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Spatafora, Joseph W. & Kathryn E. Bushley. (2015). Phylogenomics and evolution of secondary metabolism in plant-associated fungi. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 26. 37–44. 18 indexed citations

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Sanjuán, Tatiana, Javier F. Tabima, Silvia Restrepo, et al.. (2014). Entomopathogens of Amazonian stick insects and locusts are members of the Beauveria species complex ( Cordyceps sensu stricto). Mycologia. 106(2). 260–275. 36 indexed citations

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Kumar, T. K. Arun, Rosanne Healy, Joseph W. Spatafora, Meredith Blackwell, & David J. McLaughlin. (2012). Orbilia ultrastructure, character evolution and phylogeny of Pezizomycotina. Mycologia. 104(2). 462–476. 22 indexed citations

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Kepler, Ryan M., Gi‐Ho Sung, Sayaka Ban, et al.. (2012). New teleomorph combinations in the entomopathogenic genus Metacordyceps. Mycologia. 104(1). 182–197. 100 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2010). A species of Ophiocordyceps new to China.. Anhui Nongye Daxue xuebao. 37(4). 709–711. 2 indexed citations

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Giachini, Admir José, et al.. (2001). Molecular phylogenetics of Ramaria and related genera: evidence from nuclear large subunit and mitochondrial small subunit rDNA sequences. Mycologia. 93(3). 465–477. 40 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Raymond F., et al.. (2001). Features and phylogenetic status of an enigmatic clavicipitalean fungus Neoclaviceps monostipa gen. et sp. nov.. Mycologia. 93(1). 90–99. 4 indexed citations

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Grubisha, Lisa C., James M. Trappe, Randy Molina, & Joseph W. Spatafora. (2001). Biology of the ectomycorrhizal genus Rhizopogon . V. Phylogenetic relationships in the Boletales inferred from LSU rDNA sequences. Mycologia. 93(1). 82–89. 34 indexed citations

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Kohlmeyer, Jan, Joseph W. Spatafora, & Brigitte Volkmann‐Kohlmeyer. (2000). Lulworthiales, a new order of marine Ascomycota. Mycologia. 92(3). 453–458. 22 indexed citations

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Suh, Sung‐Oui, et al.. (1998). Molecular phylogenetic study of a termite pathogen Cordycepioideus bisporus. Mycologia. 90(4). 611–617. 14 indexed citations

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Spatafora, Joseph W. & Meredith Blackwell. (1993). Molecular Systematics of Unitunicate Perithecial Ascomycetes: The Clavicipitales-Hypocreales Connection. Mycologia. 85(6). 912–922. 141 indexed citations

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