Peter Buchanan

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Buchanan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Buchanan has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 25 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Buchanan's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (39 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (27 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (25 papers). Peter Buchanan is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (39 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (27 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (25 papers). Peter Buchanan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Japan and United States. Peter Buchanan's co-authors include Robert B. Allen, Barbara Paulus, Jean‐Marc Moncalvo, J. Paula Wilkie, Duckchul Park, Ian A. Dickie, Tadashi Fukami, Peter R. Johnston, Eric H. C. McKenzie and Leif Ryvarden and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Ecology Letters and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Buchanan

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Assembly history dictates ecosystem functioning: evidence from wood decomposer communities
    2010 477 citations Duckchul Park, Peter Buchanan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Buchanan 1.1k 570 495 449 361 60 1.5k
R. Greg Thorn 1.6k 1.4× 525 0.9× 760 1.5× 290 0.6× 530 1.5× 57 1.9k
Audrius Menkis 1.4k 1.3× 466 0.8× 873 1.8× 631 1.4× 355 1.0× 94 2.1k
Neale L. Bougher 2.0k 1.8× 587 1.0× 853 1.7× 588 1.3× 523 1.4× 65 2.2k
Bradley R. Kropp 1.3k 1.2× 365 0.6× 533 1.1× 460 1.0× 298 0.8× 65 1.5k
Machiel E. Noordeloos 1.6k 1.4× 599 1.1× 1.1k 2.2× 205 0.5× 473 1.3× 114 2.0k
Yolande Dalpé 1.8k 1.6× 318 0.6× 507 1.0× 364 0.8× 606 1.7× 85 2.0k
Armelle Gollotte 2.0k 1.8× 250 0.4× 430 0.9× 408 0.9× 637 1.8× 24 2.3k
Olivier Raspé 1.3k 1.2× 759 1.3× 692 1.4× 127 0.3× 492 1.4× 88 1.9k
Liang‐Dong Guo 1.2k 1.1× 365 0.6× 530 1.1× 482 1.1× 329 0.9× 56 1.8k
Jose G. Maciá‐Vicente 1.1k 1.0× 311 0.5× 673 1.4× 159 0.4× 254 0.7× 45 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Buchanan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Buchanan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter Buchanan. 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 Peter Buchanan. The network helps show where Peter Buchanan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Buchanan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Buchanan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Buchanan 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 Peter Buchanan. Peter Buchanan 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
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May, Tom W., et al.. (2014). It's time for a global strategy for plant and fungus conservation. Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 22(4). 22–23. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Peter R., Peter Buchanan, Duckchul Park, et al.. (2006). The basidiomycete genus Favolaschia in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 44(1). 65–87. 15 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Eric H. C., Peter R. Johnston, & Peter Buchanan. (2006). Checklist of fungi on teatree ( Kunzea and Leptospermum species) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 44(3). 293–335. 22 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Eric H. C., Peter Buchanan, & Peter R. Johnston. (2005). Checklist of fungi on cabbage trees (Cordyline spp.) and New Zealand flaxes (Phormium spp.) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43(1). 119–139. 2 indexed citations
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McKenzie, E. H. C., Peter Buchanan, & Peter R. Johnston. (2004). Checklist of fungi on nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida and R. baueri var. cheesemanii) , in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 42(2). 335–355. 9 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter & Tom W. May. (2003). Conservation of New Zealand and Australian fungi. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 41(3). 407–421. 16 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Akira, et al.. (2003). Saprobic and ectomycorrhizal ammonia fungi in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 41(3). 391–406. 8 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Eric H. C., Peter Buchanan, & Peter R. Johnston. (2002). Checklist of fungi on kauri ( Agathis australis ) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 40(2). 269–296. 22 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Eric H. C., Peter Buchanan, & Peter R. Johnston. (2000). Checklist of fungi on Nothofagus species in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(4). 635–720. 64 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter, et al.. (2000). An annotated checklist of polypore and polypore‐like fungi recorded from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(2). 265–323. 40 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter & Leif Ryvarden. (2000). New Zealand polypore fungi: Six new species and a redetermination. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(2). 251–263. 12 indexed citations
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Clinton, Peter W., Peter Buchanan, & Robert B. Allen. (1999). Nutrient composition of epigeous fungal sporocarps growing on different substrates in a New Zealand mountain beech forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(1). 149–153. 14 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Eric H. C., Peter Buchanan, & Peter R. Johnston. (1999). Fungi on pohutukawa and other Metrosideros species in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(2). 335–354. 13 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter & Leif Ryvarden. (1998). New Zealand polypore fungi (Aphyllophorales): Three new species and a new record. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36(2). 219–231. 10 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter, et al.. (1995). The genus Psilocybe (Agaricales) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33(3). 379–388. 7 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter & I. A. Hood. (1992). New species and new records of Aphyllophorales (Basidiomycetes) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 30(1). 95–112. 21 indexed citations
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Stalpers, Joost A. & Peter Buchanan. (1991). Type studies of the species of Pellicularia and Peniophora described by G. H. Cunningham. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29(3). 331–340. 12 indexed citations
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Bandoni, R. J. & Peter Buchanan. (1990). Two new species of Tremella from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 28(4). 451–454. 1 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter. (1984). Ascochyta paspali , a fungal parasite of Paspalum dilatatum. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 22(4). 515–523. 8 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Peter. (1984). Systemic growth of Ascochyta paspali in paspalum. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(3). 451–457. 6 indexed citations

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