Peter E. Mortimer

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Peter E. Mortimer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter E. Mortimer has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Plant Science, 74 papers in Cell Biology and 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Peter E. Mortimer's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (100 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (74 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (38 papers). Peter E. Mortimer is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (100 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (74 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (38 papers). Peter E. Mortimer collaborates with scholars based in China, Thailand and Kenya. Peter E. Mortimer's co-authors include Jianchu Xu, Kevin D. Hyde, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Alex J. Valentine, Heng Gui, María A. Pérez‐Fernández, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Itthayakorn Promputtha and Saowaluck Tibpromma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Peter E. Mortimer

148 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

The contribution of fungi to the global economy

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter E. Mortimer	2.5k	1.6k	733	715	638	148	3.6k
Stéphane Declerck	4.7k 1.9×	992 0.6×	633 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	905 1.4×	182	5.4k
Gregory Bonito	3.7k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	771 1.1×	962 1.3×	900 1.4×	141	4.9k
P. Jeffries	4.0k 1.6×	1.6k 1.0×	588 0.8×	675 0.9×	622 1.0×	105	4.7k
Leonor Costa Maia	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	637 0.9×	649 0.9×	374 0.6×	199	3.1k
Silvia Perotto	4.3k 1.7×	909 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	817 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	113	5.2k
Gregory M. Mueller	2.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	732 1.0×	572 0.9×	146	3.5k
Marc St‐Arnaud	4.0k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	423 0.6×	773 1.1×	845 1.3×	128	5.2k
Erica Lumini	3.7k 1.5×	813 0.5×	640 0.9×	765 1.1×	746 1.2×	80	5.0k
Valeria Bianciotto	3.1k 1.3×	815 0.5×	434 0.6×	774 1.1×	418 0.7×	70	3.6k
Mika Tarkka	2.6k 1.1×	516 0.3×	272 0.4×	576 0.8×	670 1.1×	85	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter E. Mortimer

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Okal, Eyalira Jacob, Jie Zhou, Yanfei Wu, et al.. (2025). Unveiling fungal degradation pathways for polyurethane and polyethylene through enrichment cultures and metabolic analysis. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 202. 106097–106097. 2 indexed citations

Xf, Liu, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, et al.. (2024). Understanding the role of bats as fungal vectors in the environment. IMA Fungus. 15(1). 28–28. 2 indexed citations

Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., et al.. (2024). Taxonomic novelties and global biogeography of Montagnula (Ascomycota, Didymosphaeriaceae). MycoKeys. 101. 191–232. 9 indexed citations

Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Akihiro Nakamura, Mahesh C. A. Galappaththi, et al.. (2022). The case of the missing mushroom: a novel bioluminescent species discovered within Favolaschia in southwestern China. Phytotaxa. 539(3). 244–256. 4 indexed citations

Monkai, Jutamart, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Danushka S. Tennakoon, et al.. (2022). Insight into the Taxonomic Resolution of Apiospora: Introducing Novel Species and Records from Bamboo in China and Thailand. Diversity. 14(11). 918–918. 12 indexed citations

Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., Rajesh Jeewon, Jutamart Monkai, et al.. (2022). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the novel rhytidhysteron-like collections in the Greater Mekong Subregion. MycoKeys. 86. 65–85. 11 indexed citations

Mortimer, Peter E., et al.. (2021). The nutrition, cultivation and biotechnology of Stropharia rugosoannulata. 13–25. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jian‐Kui, et al.. (2021). Amanita submelleialba sp. nov. in section Amanita from northern Thailand. Phytotaxa. 513(2). 129–140. 3 indexed citations

Yasanthika, Erandi, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Samantha C. Karunarathna, et al.. (2021). Taxonomic and phylogenetic insights into novel Ascomycota from contaminated soils in Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa. 513(3). 203–225. 1 indexed citations

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Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Lu Zhang, Samantha C. Karunarathna, et al.. (2021). Volatile Constituents of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Aquilaria sinensis with Descriptions of Two New Species of Nemania. Life. 11(4). 363–363. 19 indexed citations

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Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Kevin D. Hyde, Eric H. C. McKenzie, et al.. (2018). Fungal diversity notes 840–928: micro-fungi associated with Pandanaceae. Fungal Diversity. 93(1). 1–160. 186 indexed citations

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Shi, Lingling, Wenting Feng, Xin Jing, et al.. (2018). Contrasting responses of soil fungal communities and soil respiration to the above‐ and below‐ground plant C inputs in a subtropical forest. European Journal of Soil Science. 70(4). 751–764. 10 indexed citations

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Zang, Huadong, Peter E. Mortimer, Lingling Shi, et al.. (2018). Tree species and recovery time drives soil restoration after mining: A chronosequence study. Land Degradation and Development. 29(6). 1738–1747. 29 indexed citations

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Phookamsak, Rungtiwa, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Sinang Hongsanan, et al.. (2017). Towards a natural classification of Ophiobolus and ophiobolus-like taxa; introducing three novel genera Ophiobolopsis, Paraophiobolus and Pseudoophiobolus in Phaeosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales). Fungal Diversity. 87(1). 299–339. 38 indexed citations

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Barrios, Edmundo, Vivian Valencia, Mattias Jonsson, et al.. (2017). Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management. 14(1). 1–16. 127 indexed citations

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Phookamsak, Rungtiwa, Chada Norphanphoun, Kazuaki Tanaka, et al.. (2015). Towards a natural classification of Astrosphaeriella-like species; introducing Astrosphaeriellaceae and Pseudoastrosphaeriellaceae fam. nov. and Astrosphaeriellopsis, gen. nov.. Fungal Diversity. 74(1). 143–197. 72 indexed citations

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Phookamsak, Rungtiwa, Jian‐Kui Liu, Eric H. C. McKenzie, et al.. (2014). Revision of Phaeosphaeriaceae. Fungal Diversity. 68(1). 159–238. 141 indexed citations

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Hongsanan, Sinang, Yanmei Li, Jian‐Kui Liu, et al.. (2014). Revision of genera in Asterinales. Fungal Diversity. 68(1). 1–68. 50 indexed citations

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Shi, Lingling, Peter E. Mortimer, J. W. Ferry Slik, et al.. (2013). Variation in forest soil fungal diversity along a latitudinal gradient. Fungal Diversity. 64(1). 305–315. 124 indexed citations

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Mortimer, Peter E., Samantha C. Karunarathna, Heng Gui, et al.. (2012). Prized edible Asian mushrooms: ecology, conservation and sustainability. Fungal Diversity. 56(1). 31–47. 88 indexed citations

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