Kerry O’Donnell

37.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
231 papers, 24.8k citations indexed

About

Kerry O’Donnell is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerry O’Donnell has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 24.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Cell Biology, 176 papers in Plant Science and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kerry O’Donnell's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (183 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (99 papers) and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (85 papers). Kerry O’Donnell is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (183 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (99 papers) and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (85 papers). Kerry O’Donnell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Kerry O’Donnell's co-authors include Elizabeth Cigelnik, Harold Kistler, Takayuki Aoki, Helgard I. Nirenberg, David M. Geiser, Todd J. Ward, R. C. Ploetz, Ning Zhang, Seogchan Kang and Howard H. Casper and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Kerry O’Donnell

230 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

Two Divergent Intragenomi... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1998 2016 2004 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologous
    1997 2.0k citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik profile →
  2. Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies
    1998 1.9k citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik et al. profile →
  3. A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data
    2016 858 citations Gerald L. Benny, Gregory Bonito et al. Mycologia profile →
  4. FUSARIUM-ID v. 1.0: A DNA Sequence Database for Identifying Fusarium
    2004 850 citations David M. Geiser, Seogchan Kang et al. profile →
  5. Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex
    1998 814 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik et al. Mycologia profile →
  6. Gene genealogies reveal global phylogeographic structure and reproductive isolation among lineages of Fusarium graminearum , the fungus causing wheat scab
    2000 694 citations Kerry O’Donnell et al. profile →
  7. Genealogical concordance between the mating type locus and seven other nuclear genes supports formal recognition of nine phylogenetically distinct species within the Fusarium graminearum clade
    2004 619 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Todd J. Ward et al. profile →
  8. FusariumPathogenomics
    2013 498 citations David M. Geiser, Robert H. Proctor et al. profile →
  9. Internet-Accessible DNA Sequence Database for Identifying Fusaria from Human and Animal Infections
    2010 457 citations Kerry O’Donnell, S. Arunmozhi Balajee et al. Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →
  10. Phylogenetic analyses of RPB1 and RPB2 support a middle Cretaceous origin for a clade comprising all agriculturally and medically important fusaria
    2013 348 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Alejandro P. Rooney et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kerry O’Donnell 20.0k 19.2k 4.7k 2.1k 2.1k 231 24.8k
David M. Geiser 10.7k 0.5× 9.8k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 117 13.6k
Rytas Vilgalys 17.5k 0.9× 10.8k 0.6× 6.3k 1.4× 3.8k 1.8× 6.4k 3.0× 241 24.6k
J.Z. Groenewald 18.0k 0.9× 18.2k 0.9× 7.5k 1.6× 1.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 292 21.5k
Keith A. Seifert 8.0k 0.4× 7.1k 0.4× 2.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 226 11.5k
P.W. Crous 37.1k 1.9× 37.7k 2.0× 16.2k 3.5× 3.2k 1.5× 6.3k 3.0× 801 43.8k
Sarah J. Gurr 8.0k 0.4× 3.2k 0.2× 4.1k 0.9× 805 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 112 13.4k
Sybren de Hoog 10.9k 0.5× 15.9k 0.8× 5.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 3.3k 1.6× 719 29.6k
Josep Guarro 6.3k 0.3× 9.1k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 647 19.8k
Matthew C. Fisher 5.3k 0.3× 4.6k 0.2× 3.1k 0.7× 733 0.3× 2.4k 1.2× 204 18.5k
Timothy Y. James 5.2k 0.3× 2.8k 0.1× 3.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 167 9.1k

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All Works

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Hanada, Rogério Eiji, et al.. (2022). Population Genetic Analysis of Fusarium decemcellulare, a Guaraná Pathogen, Reveals High Genetic Diversity in the Amazonas State, Brazil. Plant Disease. 107(5). 1343–1354. 1 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Briana K. Whitaker, Imane Laraba, et al.. (2021). DNA Sequence-Based Identification ofFusarium: A Work in Progress. Plant Disease. 106(6). 1597–1609. 114 indexed citations
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Liber, Julian, Alessandro Desirò, Hyunsoo Na, et al.. (2020). Resolving the Mortierellaceae phylogeny through synthesis of multi-gene phylogenetics and phylogenomics. Fungal Diversity. 104(1). 267–289. 67 indexed citations
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Ward, Todd J., Dauri José Tessmann, Emerson M. Del Ponte, et al.. (2018). Fusarium subtropicale, sp. nov., a novel nivalenol mycotoxin–producing species isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare) in Brazil and sister to F. praegraminearum. Mycologia. 110(5). 860–871. 6 indexed citations
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Laraba, Imane, Houda Boureghda, Martha Vaughan, et al.. (2017). Fusarium algeriense , sp. nov., a novel toxigenic crown rot pathogen of durum wheat from Algeria is nested in the Fusarium burgessii species complex. Mycologia. 109(6). 935–950. 19 indexed citations
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Edwards, Jacqueline, Brett A. Summerell, Takayuki Aoki, et al.. (2016). Fusarium agapanthi sp. nov., a novel bikaverin and fusarubin-producing leaf and stem spot pathogen of Agapanthus praecox (African lily) from Australia and Italy. Mycologia. 108(5). 981–992. 32 indexed citations
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Aoki, Takayuki, et al.. (2012). Fusarium azukicola sp. nov., an exotic azuki bean root-rot pathogen in Hokkaido, Japan. Mycologia. 104(5). 1068–1084. 25 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Richard A. Humber, David M. Geiser, et al.. (2012). Phylogenetic diversity of insecticolous fusaria inferred from multilocus DNA sequence data and their molecular identification via FUSARIUM-ID and Fusarium MLST. Mycologia. 104(2). 427–445. 169 indexed citations
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Kuo, Michael, Kerry O’Donnell, Stephen A. Rehner, et al.. (2012). Taxonomic revision of true morels ( Morchella ) in Canada and the United States. Mycologia. 104(5). 1159–1177. 70 indexed citations
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Balajee, S. Arunmozhi, Andrew M. Borman, Mary E. Brandt, et al.. (2008). Sequence-Based Identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium , and Mucorales Species in the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Where Are We and Where Should We Go from Here?. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47(4). 877–884. 257 indexed citations
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Clear, R. M., Susan K. Patrick, Don Gaba, et al.. (2006). Trichothecene and zearalenone production, in culture, by isolates of Fusarium pseudograminearum from western Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 28(1). 131–136. 15 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, & Gerald L. Benny. (1998). Phylogenetic relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales. Mycologia. 90(4). 624–639. 62 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Nancy S. Weber, & James M. Trappe. (1997). Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Mycologia. 89(1). 48–65. 228 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry & David J. McLaughlin. (1984). Ultrastructure of Meiosis in Ustilago Maydis. Mycologia. 76(3). 468–485. 52 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry & E. S. Beneke. (1973). Apothecial Formation by Peziza Quelepidotia in Pure Culture. Mycologia. 65(4). 913–915. 4 indexed citations

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