R. C. Ploetz

11.7k citations

186 papers · 7.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Plant Science top 0.1%
Cell Biology top 0.05%
Ecology top 1%
Insect Science top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 10%

Co-authors: Harold Kistler Kerry O’Donnell Elizabeth Cigelnik Michael J. Wingfield Sharon A. Inch Jason A. Smith Tyler J. Dreaden Jiří Hulcr
Topics: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (112 papers)Banana Cultivation and Research (58 papers)Forest Insect Ecology and Management (49 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Horticulture Plant Science
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States Mexico South Africa

In The Last Decade

R. C. Ploetz

181 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

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 →
Fusarium Wilt of Banana

2015 330 citations R. C. Ploetz Phytopathology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	First Look Into the Ambrosia Beetle–Fungus Symbiosis Present in Commercial Avocado Orchards in Michoacán, Mexico 2021 ·Environmental Entomology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía,Gerardo Vázquez‐Marrufo,Armando Equihua-Martínez,Alejandro F. Barrientos-Priego,R. C. Ploetz,Joshua L. Konkol,(unknown),Romina Gazis	7
2	Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing multiseptate “dolphin-shaped” conidia, and an augmented description of Fusarium kuroshium 2021 ·Mycologia ·Takayuki Aoki,(unknown),Joshua L. Konkol,R. C. Ploetz,Jason A. Smith,Matt T. Kasson,Stanley Freeman,David M. Geiser,Kerry O’Donnell	5
3	Malformation Disease in Tabebuia rosea (Rosy Trumpet) Caused by Fusarium pseudocircinatum in Mexico 2021 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown),Kerry O’Donnell,Mark Busman,Martha Vaughan,Susan P. McCormick,(unknown),(unknown),Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía,R. C. Ploetz,Julieta Benítez‐Malvido,(unknown),Gerardo Rodríguez‐Alvarado	3
4	Partnerships Between Ambrosia Beetles and Fungi: Lineage-Specific Promiscuity Among Vectors of the Laurel Wilt Pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola 2018 ·Microbial Ecology ·(unknown),R. C. Ploetz,Joshua L. Konkol,Daniel Carrillo,Romina Gazis	34
5	Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus 2016 ·Mycologia ·(unknown),R. C. Ploetz,Tyler J. Dreaden,Paul E. Kendra,Wayne S. Montgomery	22
6	New Raffaelea species (Ophiostomatales) from the USA and Taiwan associated with ambrosia beetles and plant hosts 2016 ·IMA Fungus ·D. Rabern Simmons,Z. Wilhelm de Beer,(unknown),Craig Bateman,(unknown),Tyler J. Dreaden,You Li,R. C. Ploetz,Adam Black,Hou‐Feng Li,Chi‐Yu Chen,Michael J. Wingfield,Jiří Hulcr	27
7	Detection of Laurel Wilt Disease in Avocado Using Low Altitude Aerial Imaging 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Ana Isabel de Castro,Reza Ehsani,R. C. Ploetz,Jonathan H. Crane,(unknown)	45
8	Effect of Chipping on Emergence of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Recovery of the Laurel Wilt Pathogen From Infested Wood Chips 2013 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·(unknown),Jason A. Smith,R. C. Ploetz,Jiří Hulcr,Lukasz L. Stelinski	17
9	Field and Growth Chamber Inoculations Demonstrate Persea indica as a Newly Recognized Host for the Laurel Wilt Pathogen, Raffaelea laurciola 2013 ·Plant Health Progress ·Marc A. Hughes,(unknown),R. C. Ploetz,Jason A. Smith	11
10	Identification and Characterization of a Novel Etiological Agent of Mango Malformation Disease in Mexico, Fusarium mexicanum sp. nov. 2010 ·Phytopathology ·Gabriel Otero-Colina,Gerardo Rodríguez‐Alvarado,Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía,Marcel Maymon,R. C. Ploetz,Takayuki Aoki,Kerry O’Donnell,Stanley Freeman	52
11	Ceratocystis manginecans sp. nov., causal agent of a destructive mango wilt disease in Oman and Pakistan 2007 ·Fungal Diversity ·Marelize Van Wyk,A. O. Al Adawi,Iqrar Ahmad Khan,(unknown),(unknown),Brenda D. Wingfield,R. C. Ploetz,Michael J. Wingfield	91
12	Influence of Temperature on Pythium Splendens — Induced Root Disease on Carambola, Averrhoa Carambola 2004 ·Mycopathologia ·R. C. Ploetz	10
13	Current status and impact of mango malformation in Egypt 2002 ·International Journal of Pest Management ·R. C. Ploetz,Qiaolin Zheng,Aimé Vázquez,Munavvar Abdul Sattar	33
14	The epidemiology, control and cause of sooty blotch of carambola, Averrhoa carambola L., in South Florida. 2000 ·Fruits ·R. C. Ploetz,David Benscher,(unknown),Aimé Vázquez	2
15	Black Sigatoka(バナナのシガトカ病) 2000 ·Pesticide Outlook ·R. C. Ploetz	13
16	Performance of New Banana Germplasm in South Florida 2000 ·HortScience ·R. C. Ploetz,J. L. Haynes,Aimé Vázquez,David Benscher	0
17	Current status of Panama disease in Thailand 1996 ·Fruits ·R. C. Ploetz,Ana Vázquez,(unknown),David Benscher,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen,(unknown),(unknown)	4
18	Panama disease on East African highland bananas. 1994 ·Fruits ·R. C. Ploetz,Dennis Jones,(unknown),W. K. Tushemereirwe	3
19	Net Gas Exchange as a Damage Indicator for Phytophthora Root Rot of Flooded and Nonflooded Avocado 1989 ·HortScience ·Bruce Schaffer,R. C. Ploetz	21
20	Root rot of bamboo palm caused by phytophthora arecae 1987 ·Phytopathology ·R. C. Ploetz,D. J. Mitchell	1

About R. C. Ploetz

R. C. Ploetz is a scholar working on Horticulture, Cell Biology and Plant Science, having authored 186 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (112 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (58 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (49 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (4.7k citations), Horticulture (181 citations) and Plant Science (5.8k citations). R. C. Ploetz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and South Africa. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

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