P.W. Crous

80.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
801 papers, 43.8k citations indexed

About

P.W. Crous is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, P.W. Crous has authored 801 papers receiving a total of 43.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 729 papers in Cell Biology, 711 papers in Plant Science and 357 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in P.W. Crous's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (729 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (447 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (336 papers). P.W. Crous is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (729 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (447 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (336 papers). P.W. Crous collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, South Africa and United States. P.W. Crous's co-authors include J.Z. Groenewald, Michael J. Wingfield, Uwe Braun, J.H.C. Woudenberg, Ulrike Damm, L. Lombard, Brenda D. Wingfield, Kevin D. Hyde, Bernard Slippers and Alan J. L. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

P.W. Crous

786 papers receiving 41.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known fr... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2013 2012 2006 2018 2013 250 500 750
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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. The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture
    2013 769 citations Michael J. Wingfield, J.Z. Groenewald et al. profile →
  2. The Colletotrichum acutatum species complex
    2012 694 citations Ulrike Damm, P. F. Cannon et al. profile →
  3. Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae
    2006 669 citations P.W. Crous, Michael J. Wingfield et al. profile →
  4. Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation
    2018 661 citations J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous et al. profile →
  5. Alternaria redefined
    2013 620 citations J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous et al. profile →
  6. MycoBank: an online initiative to launch mycology into the 21st century
    2004 597 citations P.W. Crous, W. Gams et al. profile →
  7. The genus Cladosporium
    2012 523 citations J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous et al. profile →
  8. Internet-Accessible DNA Sequence Database for Identifying Fusaria from Human and Animal Infections
    2010 457 citations Kerry O’Donnell, Richard C. Summerbell et al. profile →
  9. AlternariasectionAlternaria: Species,formae specialesor pathotypes?
    2015 435 citations Michael Seidl, J.Z. Groenewald et al. 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 →
  11. Generic concepts in Nectriaceae
    2015 326 citations J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous 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
P.W. Crous Netherlands 111 37.7k 37.1k 16.2k 6.3k 4.3k 801 43.8k
Rytas Vilgalys United States 77 10.8k 0.3× 17.5k 0.5× 6.3k 0.4× 6.4k 1.0× 3.2k 0.7× 241 24.6k
J.Z. Groenewald Netherlands 83 18.2k 0.5× 18.0k 0.5× 7.5k 0.5× 3.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 292 21.5k
Michael J. Wingfield South Africa 81 22.9k 0.6× 22.1k 0.6× 9.9k 0.6× 3.9k 0.6× 12.4k 2.9× 983 33.2k
Kerry O’Donnell United States 72 19.2k 0.5× 20.0k 0.5× 4.7k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 231 24.8k
Gabriele Berg Austria 87 4.8k 0.1× 18.8k 0.5× 7.0k 0.4× 2.9k 0.5× 5.1k 1.2× 418 27.4k
Robert A. Samson Netherlands 88 12.2k 0.3× 15.1k 0.4× 5.0k 0.3× 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 373 25.7k
Jeffery L. Dangl United States 108 5.1k 0.1× 48.1k 1.3× 17.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.6× 228 55.9k
Leho Tedersoo Estonia 74 6.3k 0.2× 17.1k 0.5× 4.2k 0.3× 5.7k 0.9× 5.7k 1.3× 225 24.3k
R. Henrik Nilsson Sweden 53 5.5k 0.1× 9.2k 0.2× 4.3k 0.3× 3.2k 0.5× 3.8k 0.9× 132 14.8k
Brenda D. Wingfield South Africa 60 10.7k 0.3× 10.8k 0.3× 4.7k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 4.8k 1.1× 523 14.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.W. Crous

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Weixia, P. W. J. Taylor, Niloofar Vaghefi, et al.. (2025). Colletotrichum Causing Anthracnose of Citrus in Thailand Including C. kokhaense sp. nov. and a New Host Record for C. gigasporum. Plant Disease. 110(2). 506–516.
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Groenewald, J.Z., Sajeet Haridas, Kurt LaButti, et al.. (2022). Enemy or ally: a genomic approach to elucidate the lifestyle of Phyllosticta citrichinaensis. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(5). 2 indexed citations
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Gluck‐Thaler, Emile, Sajeet Haridas, Manfred Binder, et al.. (2020). The Architecture of Metabolism Maximizes Biosynthetic Diversity in the Largest Class of Fungi. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(10). 2838–2856. 37 indexed citations
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Guarnaccia, Vladimiro, Dalia Aiello, G. Polizzi, P.W. Crous, & Marcelo Sandoval‐Denis. (2019). Soilborne diseases caused by Fusarium and Neocosmospora spp. on ornamental plants in Italy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations
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Guarnaccia, Vladimiro & P.W. Crous. (2018). Species of Diaporthe on Camellia and Citrus in the Azores Islands. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations
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Damm, Ulrike, P. F. Cannon, Fang Liu, et al.. (2013). The Colletotrichum orbiculare species complex: Important pathogens of field crops and weeds. Fungal Diversity. 61(1). 29–59. 88 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Maria Alves, Lúcio Mauro da Silva Guimarães, Reginaldo Gonçalves Máfia, et al.. (2012). Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria species associated with leaf diseases on Eucalyptus globulus in southern Brazil. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 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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Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Liang‐Dong Guo, Lei Cai, et al.. (2012). A multi-locus backbone tree for Pestalotiopsis, with a polyphasic characterization of 14 new species. Fungal Diversity. 56(1). 95–129. 228 indexed citations
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Udayanga, Dhanushka, Xingzhong Liu, P.W. Crous, et al.. (2012). A multi-locus phylogenetic evaluation of Diaporthe (Phomopsis). Fungal Diversity. 56(1). 157–171. 212 indexed citations
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Hunter, Gavin C., P.W. Crous, Angus J. Carnegie, Treena I. Burgess, & Michael J. Wingfield. (2011). Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria diseases of Eucalyptus; easily confused and with serious consequences. Fungal Diversity. 50(1). 145–166. 54 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ying, P.W. Crous, Conrad L. Schoch, & Kevin D. Hyde. (2011). Pleosporales. Fungal Diversity. 53(1). 1–221. 302 indexed citations
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Crous, P.W., J.Z. Groenewald, & Roger G. Shivas. (2010). Pseudocercospora casuarinae. : Fungal Planet 66. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Crous, P.W., J.Z. Groenewald, Ian G. Pascoe, & John C. Edwards. (2010). Devriesia xanthorrhoeae : Fungal Planet 67. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 3 indexed citations
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Crous, P.W., J.Z. Groenewald, Roger G. Shivas, & Alistair R. McTaggart. (2010). Toxicocladosporium banksiae : Fungal Planet 63. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Crous, P.W., et al.. (2010). Strelitziana albiziae : Fungal Planet 56. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Mostert, L., P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, W. Gams, & Richard C. Summerbell. (2003). Togninia (Calosphaeriales) is confirmed as teleomorph of Phaeoacremonium by means of morphology, sexual compatibility and DNA phylogeny. Mycologia. 95(4). 646–659. 32 indexed citations
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Decock, Cony & P.W. Crous. (1998). Curvicladium gen. nov., a new hyphomycete genus from French Guiana. Mycologia. 90(2). 276–281. 19 indexed citations
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Wingfield, M. J., et al.. (1995). A Preliminary, Annotated List of Foliar Pathogens of Eucalyptus spp, in Chile. South African Forestry Journal. 173(1). 53–57. 12 indexed citations
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Crous, P.W., et al.. (1994). Systematic appraisal of species complexes within the genus Cylindrocladiella. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).

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