Matthew A. Back

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 965 citations indexed

About

Matthew A. Back is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew A. Back has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 965 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Matthew A. Back's work include Nematode management and characterization studies (32 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (13 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers). Matthew A. Back is often cited by papers focused on Nematode management and characterization studies (32 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (13 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers). Matthew A. Back collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kenya and Sweden. Matthew A. Back's co-authors include P. P. J. Haydock, Peter Jenkinson, Simon Edwards, Samuel Imathiu, Rumiana V. Ray, Martin C. Hare, Ivan G. Grove, Mohammed Ahmed, Melanie Sapp and Gerrit Karssen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Food Microbiology and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Matthew A. Back

55 papers receiving 933 citations

Hit Papers

Pine wilt disease: A global threat to forestry 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40
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. Pine wilt disease: A global threat to forestry
    2024 43 citations Matthew A. Back, Luís Bonifácio et al. Plant Pathology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew A. Back United Kingdom 15 882 274 128 102 90 58 965
Amgad A. Saleh Saudi Arabia 15 689 0.8× 433 1.6× 60 0.5× 116 1.1× 52 0.6× 47 836
Richard E. Baird United States 17 964 1.1× 422 1.5× 135 1.1× 120 1.2× 96 1.1× 93 1.1k
Damaris Desgarennes Mexico 12 711 0.8× 249 0.9× 165 1.3× 169 1.7× 215 2.4× 28 970
Hanna Kwaśna Poland 16 679 0.8× 417 1.5× 170 1.3× 112 1.1× 94 1.0× 102 831
Alessandra Salvioli Italy 16 1.0k 1.2× 234 0.9× 146 1.1× 162 1.6× 57 0.6× 20 1.1k
Ulrike Krauss Costa Rica 22 669 0.8× 330 1.2× 114 0.9× 122 1.2× 185 2.1× 44 1.2k
M. Talavera Spain 19 905 1.0× 113 0.4× 170 1.3× 60 0.6× 65 0.7× 70 990
S.L.H. Viljanen-Rollinson New Zealand 10 583 0.7× 163 0.6× 45 0.4× 99 1.0× 44 0.5× 27 659
Ricardo Goenaga United States 15 528 0.6× 126 0.5× 94 0.7× 164 1.6× 86 1.0× 118 780
José X. Chaparro United States 20 801 0.9× 169 0.6× 95 0.7× 401 3.9× 52 0.6× 85 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew A. Back

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew A. Back

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All Works

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Khan, Ibrahim, Matthew A. Back, Da‐Sol Lee, et al.. (2025). Bioactive chitin hydrolysates from chitinase-producing rhizobacteria enhance soybean tolerance to cobalt stress through pattern-triggered immunity activation and antioxidant modulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 337(Pt 2). 149467–149467.
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Ahmed, Mohammed, et al.. (2024). Temporal monitoring of free-living nematode communities for evaluation of soil health in an arable crop rotation. Pedobiologia. 104. 150959–150959. 1 indexed citations
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Neilson, Roy, et al.. (2024). Management of and future perspectives on plant parasitic nematodes associated with Narcissus grown in the UK. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 100(2). 211–220. 1 indexed citations
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Azevedo, Ricardo Antunes, et al.. (2024). Special issue on entomology: A tribute to Prof. Simon R. Leather. Annals of Applied Biology. 185(2). 120–123. 2 indexed citations
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Back, Matthew A., Luís Bonifácio, Maria L. Inácio, Manuel Mota, & E. Boa. (2024). Pine wilt disease: A global threat to forestry. Plant Pathology. 73(5). 1026–1041. 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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Back, Matthew A., et al.. (2023). Screening of Fungicides and Comparison of Selective Media for Isolation of Fusarium graminearum from Soil and Plant Material. Pathogens. 12(2). 197–197. 1 indexed citations
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Edwards, Simon, et al.. (2022). Biofumigation for the Management of Fusarium graminearum in a Wheat-Maize Rotation. Pathogens. 11(12). 1427–1427.
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Edwards, Simon, et al.. (2022). Antifungal Effect of Brassica Tissues on the Mycotoxigenic Cereal Pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Antibiotics. 11(9). 1249–1249. 6 indexed citations
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Edwards, Simon, et al.. (2021). In vitro activity of isothiocyanates against Fusarium graminearum. Plant Pathology. 71(3). 594–601. 7 indexed citations
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Edwards, Simon, et al.. (2020). Comparing the efficiency of six common methods for DNA extraction from root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.). Nematology. 23(4). 415–423. 4 indexed citations
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Grove, Ivan G., et al.. (2020). Root‐lesion nematodes of potato: Current status of diagnostics, pathogenicity and management. Plant Pathology. 69(3). 405–417. 31 indexed citations
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Back, Matthew A., et al.. (2017). Interactions between Heterodera schachtii and sugar beet.. Aspects of applied biology. 81–88. 2 indexed citations
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Grove, Ivan G., et al.. (2017). Persistence of the nematicide fluensulfone in potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) beds under field conditions. Nematology. 19(6). 739–747. 7 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Mohammed, et al.. (2016). Technological advancements and their importance for nematode identification. SOIL. 2(2). 257–270. 14 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Mohammed, et al.. (2015). Nematode taxonomy: from morphology to metabarcoding. 9 indexed citations
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Edwards, Simon, Samuel Imathiu, Rumiana V. Ray, Matthew A. Back, & Martin C. Hare. (2012). Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 156(2). 168–175. 80 indexed citations
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Back, Matthew A., et al.. (2010). Potential use of plant extracts in potato cyst nematode management.. Aspects of applied biology. 75–81. 4 indexed citations
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Back, Matthew A., P. P. J. Haydock, & Peter Jenkinson. (2002). The effect of granular nematicides on the development of Rhizoctonia solani diseases and their interaction with Globodera rostochiensis on potato.. 777–780. 1 indexed citations

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