P.W. Crous

80.6k citations

801 papers · 43.8k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 111

Cell Biology top 0.01%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 729
Plant Science top 0.01%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 447
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance 97
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 63
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food 52
- Banana Cultivation and Research 48
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.05%
- Lichen and fungal ecology 45
Molecular Biology top 0.1%
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies 336
Horticulture top 0.5%

Co-authors: J.Z. Groenewald Michael J. Wingfield Uwe Braun J.H.C. Woudenberg Ulrike Damm L. Lombard Brenda D. Wingfield Kevin D. Hyde
Cited by: Cell Biology Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi (97 papers)Studies in Mycology (90 papers)Mycologia (72 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands South Africa United States

In The Last Decade

P.W. Crous

786 papers receiving 41.9k citations

Hit Papers

11 papers align trajectories log scale

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.

2018 Studies in Mycology
2015 Studies in Mycology
2015 Studies in Mycology
2013 Studies in Mycology
2013 Fungal Genetics and Biology
2013 Studies in Mycology
2012 Studies in Mycology
2012 Studies in Mycology
2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2006 Studies in Mycology
2004 Studies in Mycology

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside P.W. Crous, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Colletotrichum Causing Anthracnose of Citrus in Thailand Including C. kokhaense sp. nov. and a New Host Record for C. gigasporum Plant Disease ·Weixia Wang,P. W. J. Taylor,研一幡,Niloofar Vaghefi,Peter K. Ades,Jacqueline Edwards,P.W. Crous,Boonsom Bussaban	2025	0
2	Enemy or ally: a genomic approach to elucidate the lifestyle of Phyllosticta citrichinaensis G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·憲吉韮沢,J.Z. Groenewald,Sajeet Haridas,Kurt LaButti,Anna Lipzen,Francis Martin,Kerrie Barry,Igor V. Grigoriev,P.W. Crous,Michael Seidl	2022	2
3	The Architecture of Metabolism Maximizes Biosynthetic Diversity in the Largest Class of Fungi Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Emile Gluck‐Thaler,Sajeet Haridas,Manfred Binder,Igor V. Grigoriev,P.W. Crous,Joseph W. Spatafora,Kathryn E. Bushley,Jason C. Slot	2020	37
4	Soilborne diseases caused by Fusarium and Neocosmospora spp. on ornamental plants in Italy SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Vladimiro Guarnaccia,Dalia Aiello,G. Polizzi,P.W. Crous,Marcelo Sandoval‐Denis	2019	8
5	Species of Diaporthe on Camellia and Citrus in the Azores Islands SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Vladimiro Guarnaccia,P.W. Crous	2018	18
6	The Colletotrichum orbiculare species complex: Important pathogens of field crops and weeds Fungal Diversity ·Ulrike Damm,P. F. Cannon,Fang Liu,Robert W. Barreto,Eduardo Guatimosim,P.W. Crous	2013	88
7	Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria species associated with leaf diseases on Eucalyptus globulus in southern Brazil SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·I.P. Christensen,Maria Alves Ferreira,Lúcio Mauro da Silva Guimarães,Reginaldo Gonçalves Máfia,J.Z. Groenewald,P.W. Crous,Acelino C. Alfenas	2012	6
8	Phylogenetic diversity of insecticolous fusaria inferred from multilocus DNA sequence data and their molecular identification via FUSARIUM-ID and Fusarium MLST Mycologia ·Kerry O’Donnell,Richard A. Humber,David M. Geiser,Seogchan Kang,Bong Soo Park,Vincent A. R. G. Robert,P.W. Crous,Peter R. Johnston,Takayuki Aoki,Alejandro P. Rooney,Stephen A. Rehner	2012	169
9	A multi-locus backbone tree for Pestalotiopsis, with a polyphasic characterization of 14 new species Fungal Diversity ·Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Liang‐Dong Guo,Lei Cai,Ekachai Chukeatirote,Frederic Ivan L Ting,Xiang Sun,P.W. Crous,D. Jayarama Bhat,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Ali H. Bahkali,Kevin D. Hyde	2012	228
10	A multi-locus phylogenetic evaluation of Diaporthe (Phomopsis) Fungal Diversity ·Dhanushka Udayanga,Xingzhong Liu,P.W. Crous,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Ekachai Chukeatirote,Kevin D. Hyde	2012	212
11	Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria diseases of Eucalyptus; easily confused and with serious consequences Fungal Diversity ·Gavin C. Hunter,P.W. Crous,Angus J. Carnegie,Treena I. Burgess,Michael J. Wingfield	2011	54
12	Pleosporales Fungal Diversity ·Ying Zhang,P.W. Crous,Conrad L. Schoch,Kevin D. Hyde	2011	302
13	Pseudocercospora casuarinae. : Fungal Planet 66 Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·P.W. Crous,J.Z. Groenewald,Roger G. Shivas	2010	1
14	Devriesia xanthorrhoeae : Fungal Planet 67 Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·P.W. Crous,J.Z. Groenewald,Ian G. Pascoe,John C. Edwards	2010	3
15	Toxicocladosporium banksiae : Fungal Planet 63 Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·P.W. Crous,J.Z. Groenewald,Roger G. Shivas,Alistair R. McTaggart	2010	2
16	Strelitziana albiziae : Fungal Planet 56 Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·P.W. Crous,J.Z. Groenewald,محمود محمد سيد علام	2010	2
17	Togninia (Calosphaeriales) is confirmed as teleomorph of Phaeoacremonium by means of morphology, sexual compatibility and DNA phylogeny Mycologia ·L. Mostert,P.W. Crous,J.Z. Groenewald,W. Gams,Richard C. Summerbell	2003	32
18	Curvicladium gen. nov., a new hyphomycete genus from French Guiana Mycologia ·Cony Decock,P.W. Crous	1998	19
19	A Preliminary, Annotated List of Foliar Pathogens of Eucalyptus spp, in Chile South African Forestry Journal ·M. J. Wingfield,P.W. Crous,G.I. Espolai	1995	12
20	Systematic appraisal of species complexes within the genus Cylindrocladiella Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Masaki Higashikawa,P.W. Crous,B.J.H. Janse,Michael J. Wingfield,Acelino C. Alfenas	1994	0

About P.W. Crous

P.W. Crous is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, having authored 801 papers that have together received 43.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (729 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (447 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (336 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (97 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (63 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (52 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (48 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (45 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (37.7k citations), Plant Science (37.1k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.3k citations), Molecular Biology (16.2k citations) and Horticulture (198 citations). P.W. Crous has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, South Africa and United States. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, Studies in Mycology, Mycologia, IMA Fungus and Fungal Diversity.

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