K. A. Pirozynski

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

K. A. Pirozynski is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. A. Pirozynski has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Cell Biology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in K. A. Pirozynski's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (30 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (24 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (13 papers). K. A. Pirozynski is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (30 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (24 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (13 papers). K. A. Pirozynski collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. K. A. Pirozynski's co-authors include David W. Malloch, Peter H. Raven, David L. Hawksworth, D. B. O. Savile, C. S. Hodges, R. A. Shoemaker, B. C. Sutton, G. Morgan‐Jones, James Reid and S. J. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BioScience and Annual Review of Phytopathology.

In The Last Decade

K. A. Pirozynski

46 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The origin of land plants: A matter of mycotrophism 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. The origin of land plants: A matter of mycotrophism
    1975 417 citations K. A. Pirozynski et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. A. Pirozynski Canada 16 1.1k 632 630 342 189 47 1.5k
Kenneth W. Cullings United States 12 793 0.7× 321 0.5× 415 0.7× 295 0.9× 301 1.6× 14 1.1k
J. Pamela Ellis United Kingdom 10 493 0.4× 371 0.6× 275 0.4× 165 0.5× 67 0.4× 17 759
Martin B. Ellis United States 8 505 0.5× 382 0.6× 290 0.5× 161 0.5× 76 0.4× 9 784
Brigitte Demesure France 9 1.2k 1.1× 365 0.6× 1.3k 2.1× 1.1k 3.4× 180 1.0× 12 2.9k
Itziar Aguinagalde Spain 15 718 0.6× 179 0.3× 721 1.1× 595 1.7× 88 0.5× 28 2.0k
Alfred E. Szmidt Sweden 29 823 0.7× 310 0.5× 882 1.4× 978 2.9× 175 0.9× 83 2.3k
G.F. Smith United States 2 754 0.7× 304 0.5× 747 1.2× 552 1.6× 37 0.2× 2 1.4k
Kunio Iwatsuki Japan 24 542 0.5× 186 0.3× 1.6k 2.5× 669 2.0× 38 0.2× 88 2.0k
Mary Gibby United Kingdom 26 1.1k 1.0× 294 0.5× 1.7k 2.8× 854 2.5× 45 0.2× 71 2.6k
Vincent S. F. T. Merckx Netherlands 29 1.5k 1.3× 298 0.5× 1.7k 2.7× 1.1k 3.4× 313 1.7× 73 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by K. A. Pirozynski

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of K. A. Pirozynski's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by K. A. Pirozynski with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites K. A. Pirozynski more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by K. A. Pirozynski

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by K. A. Pirozynski. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by K. A. Pirozynski. The network helps show where K. A. Pirozynski may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. A. Pirozynski

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. A. Pirozynski. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. A. Pirozynski 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 K. A. Pirozynski. K. A. Pirozynski 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
1.
Hughes, S. J. & K. A. Pirozynski. (1994). New Zealand fungi 34. Endomeliola dingleyae , a new genus and new species of Meliolaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 32(1). 53–59. 6 indexed citations
2.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1989). Methods In Quaternary Ecology #9. Fungi. 16(3). 5 indexed citations
3.
Pirozynski, K. A., et al.. (1988). Palynology and mycology of organic clay balls accompanying mastodon bones—New Brunswick, Canada. Grana. 27(2). 123–139. 17 indexed citations
4.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1983). Pacific Mycogeography: An Appraisal. 13(10). 137–160. 25 indexed citations
5.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1977). Notes on Hyperparasitic Sphaeriales, Hypocreales and 'Hypocreoid Dothideales'. Kew Bulletin. 31(3). 595–595. 11 indexed citations
6.
Whitney, H. S., J. Reid, & K. A. Pirozynski. (1975). Some new fungi associated with needle blight of conifers. Canadian Journal of Botany. 53(24). 3051–3063. 16 indexed citations
7.
Pirozynski, K. A., et al.. (1975). A new Coelomycete (Dwayalomella vaccinii gen. and sp. nov.) from Vaccinium angustifolium in Canada. Canadian Journal of Botany. 53(23). 2866–2871. 5 indexed citations
8.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1974). Antipodium, a new genus of Hyphomycetes. Canadian Journal of Botany. 52(5). 1143–1146. 5 indexed citations
9.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1973). Three Hyperparasites of Ascomycetes. Mycologia. 65(4). 761–761. 9 indexed citations
10.
Pirozynski, K. A., et al.. (1972). Dicoccum Corda. Canadian Journal of Botany. 50(12). 2521–2534. 6 indexed citations
11.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1972). Microfungi of Tanzania. I. Miscellaneous fungi on oil palm. II. New Hyphomycetes.. 54 indexed citations
12.
Sutton, B. C., et al.. (1972). Microdochium Syd.. Canadian Journal of Botany. 50(9). 1899–1907. 9 indexed citations
13.
Hughes, S. J. & K. A. Pirozynski. (1971). New Zealand fungi 15. Beltraniella, Circinotrichum, and Gyrothrix (Syn. Peglionia)*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 9(1). 39–45. 10 indexed citations
14.
Pirozynski, K. A. & R. A. Shoemaker. (1970). Some Asterinaceae and Meliolaceae on conifers in Canada. Canadian Journal of Botany. 48(7). 1321–1328. 4 indexed citations
15.
Pirozynski, K. A.. (1969). Reassessment of the genus Amblyosporium. Canadian Journal of Botany. 47(2). 325–334. 9 indexed citations
16.
Reid, James & K. A. Pirozynski. (1968). Critical Notes on Genera of the Hemiphacidiaceae I. Gremmenia. Mycologia. 60(3). 526–531. 3 indexed citations
17.
UK, CAB International, C. Booth, & K. A. Pirozynski. (1967). Leptosphaerulina trifolii . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].. Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. 1 indexed citations
18.
Pirozynski, K. A., et al.. (1966). STUDIES ON THE PATELLARIACEAE: I. EUTRYBLIDIELLA SABINA (DE NOT.) HÖHN.. Canadian Journal of Botany. 44(5). 655–662. 4 indexed citations
19.
Reid, James & K. A. Pirozynski. (1966). A NEW LOCULOASCOMYCETE ON ABIES BALSAMEA (L.) MILL.. Canadian Journal of Botany. 44(3). 351–354. 2 indexed citations
20.
Sutton, B. C. & K. A. Pirozynski. (1963). Notes on British microfungi. I. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 46(4). 505–522. 19 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenneth W. Cullings Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Pamela Ellis Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Martin B. Ellis Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Brigitte Demesure Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Itziar Aguinagalde Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alfred E. Szmidt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G.F. Smith Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kunio Iwatsuki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mary Gibby Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Vincent S. F. T. Merckx
Rankless by CCL
2026