R. C. Ploetz

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

R. C. Ploetz is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Ploetz has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Plant Science, 112 papers in Cell Biology and 52 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. C. Ploetz's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (112 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (58 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (49 papers). R. C. Ploetz is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (112 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (58 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (49 papers). R. C. Ploetz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and South Africa. R. C. Ploetz's co-authors include Harold Kistler, Kerry O’Donnell, Elizabeth Cigelnik, Michael J. Wingfield, Sharon A. Inch, Jason A. Smith, Tyler J. Dreaden, Jiří Hulcr, G.H.J. Kema and Joshua L. Konkol and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Ploetz

181 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panam... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies
    1998 1.9k citations Kerry O’Donnell, R. C. Ploetz et al. profile →
  2. Fusarium Wilt of Banana
    2015 330 citations R. C. Ploetz Phytopathology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. C. Ploetz United States 43 5.8k 4.7k 1.8k 1.3k 1.1k 186 7.6k
M. J. Wingfield South Africa 40 4.0k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 746 0.6× 1.8k 1.7× 206 5.5k
Jolanda Roux South Africa 39 3.4k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 803 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 224 5.1k
Acelino C. Alfenas Brazil 37 4.1k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 345 0.3× 2.4k 2.2× 273 5.5k
João Lúcio de Azevedo Brazil 43 4.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 645 0.3× 861 0.7× 2.0k 1.9× 216 6.5k
Ilaria Pertot Italy 45 4.8k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 604 0.3× 759 0.6× 948 0.9× 215 6.0k
Emma T. Steenkamp South Africa 40 3.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 291 0.2× 1.4k 1.3× 178 4.7k
Bernard Slippers South Africa 53 7.6k 1.3× 7.6k 1.6× 3.5k 1.9× 1.9k 1.4× 3.4k 3.2× 286 10.8k
Alan J. L. Phillips Portugal 49 6.9k 1.2× 7.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.7× 202 0.2× 2.7k 2.6× 153 8.1k
C. André Lévesque Canada 39 4.9k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 454 0.2× 386 0.3× 1.8k 1.7× 115 5.8k
G. L. Hartman United States 53 9.1k 1.6× 2.4k 0.5× 377 0.2× 1.9k 1.5× 3.1k 2.9× 305 10.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. C. Ploetz

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All Works

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Fernández-Pavía, Sylvia Patricia, Gerardo Vázquez‐Marrufo, Armando Equihua-Martínez, et al.. (2021). First Look Into the Ambrosia Beetle–Fungus Symbiosis Present in Commercial Avocado Orchards in Michoacán, Mexico. Environmental Entomology. 51(2). 385–396. 7 indexed citations
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Aoki, Takayuki, Joshua L. Konkol, R. C. Ploetz, et al.. (2021). Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing multiseptate “dolphin-shaped” conidia, and an augmented description of Fusarium kuroshium. Mycologia. 113(5). 1–21. 5 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Kerry, Mark Busman, Martha Vaughan, et al.. (2021). Malformation Disease in Tabebuia rosea (Rosy Trumpet) Caused by Fusarium pseudocircinatum in Mexico. Plant Disease. 105(10). 2822–2829. 3 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C., et al.. (2016). Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus. Mycologia. 108(4). 657–667. 22 indexed citations
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Simmons, D. Rabern, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Craig Bateman, et al.. (2016). New Raffaelea species (Ophiostomatales) from the USA and Taiwan associated with ambrosia beetles and plant hosts. IMA Fungus. 7(2). 265–273. 27 indexed citations
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Castro, Ana Isabel de, et al.. (2015). Detection of Laurel Wilt Disease in Avocado Using Low Altitude Aerial Imaging. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124642–e0124642. 45 indexed citations
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Otero-Colina, Gabriel, Gerardo Rodríguez‐Alvarado, Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía, et al.. (2010). Identification and Characterization of a Novel Etiological Agent of Mango Malformation Disease in Mexico, Fusarium mexicanum sp. nov.. Phytopathology. 100(11). 1176–1184. 52 indexed citations
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Wyk, Marelize Van, A. O. Al Adawi, Iqrar Ahmad Khan, et al.. (2007). Ceratocystis manginecans sp. nov., causal agent of a destructive mango wilt disease in Oman and Pakistan. Fungal Diversity. 27. 213–230. 91 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C.. (2004). Influence of Temperature on Pythium Splendens — Induced Root Disease on Carambola, Averrhoa Carambola. Mycopathologia. 157(2). 225–231. 10 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C., Qiaolin Zheng, Aimé Vázquez, & Munavvar Abdul Sattar. (2002). Current status and impact of mango malformation in Egypt. International Journal of Pest Management. 48(4). 279–285. 33 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C., et al.. (2000). The epidemiology, control and cause of sooty blotch of carambola, Averrhoa carambola L., in South Florida.. Fruits. 55(4). 241–252. 2 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C.. (2000). Black Sigatoka(バナナのシガトカ病). Pesticide Outlook. 11(1). 19–23. 13 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C., J. L. Haynes, Aimé Vázquez, & David Benscher. (2000). Performance of New Banana Germplasm in South Florida. HortScience. 35(1). 120–124.
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Ploetz, R. C., et al.. (1996). Current status of Panama disease in Thailand. Fruits. 51(51). 387–395. 4 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C., et al.. (1994). Panama disease on East African highland bananas.. Fruits. 49(4). 253–260. 3 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Bruce & R. C. Ploetz. (1989). Net Gas Exchange as a Damage Indicator for Phytophthora Root Rot of Flooded and Nonflooded Avocado. HortScience. 24(4). 653–655. 21 indexed citations
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Ploetz, R. C. & D. J. Mitchell. (1987). Root rot of bamboo palm caused by phytophthora arecae. Phytopathology. 77(12). 1733. 1 indexed citations

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