Robert A. Blanchette

17.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
257 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Blanchette is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Blanchette has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Plant Science, 98 papers in Cell Biology and 66 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Blanchette's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (98 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (67 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (46 papers). Robert A. Blanchette is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (98 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (67 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (46 papers). Robert A. Blanchette collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and New Zealand. Robert A. Blanchette's co-authors include Paul Ander, Karl–Erik L. Eriksson, Benjamin W. Held, Roberta L. Farrell, John I. Hedges, B. Arenz, Lewis Otjen, Michael J. Wingfield, Robert A. Zabel and Jeffrey J. Morrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Blanchette

250 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Wood and Wood Components

1990 1.1k citations Robert A. Blanchette et al. profile →
Effects of fungal degradation on the CuO oxidation products of lignin: A controlled laboratory study

1988 417 citations Robert A. Blanchette et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fungal and Bacterial Communities of the Red Turpentine Beetle (Dendroctonus valens LeConte) in the Great Lakes Region, USA 2025 ·Forests ·(unknown), (unknown), Benjamin W. Held, Kathryn E. Bushley, Brian H. Aukema, Robert A. Blanchette	0
2	Diverse Xylaria in the Ecuadorian Amazon and their mode of wood degradation 2023 ·Botanical studies ·(unknown), (unknown), Benjamin W. Held, (unknown), M. E. Ordoñez, (unknown), Robert A. Blanchette	8
3	Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene 2023 ·Antarctic Science ·Isaac Garrido‐Benavent, Robert A. Blanchette, Asunción de los Rı́os	2
4	Xylem characteristics in Ulmus americana cultivars and their potential use as a preliminary screening method for Dutch elm disease resistance 2020 ·Forest Pathology ·(unknown), Robert A. Blanchette	5
5	Antifungal Norditerpene Oidiolactones from the Fungus Oidiodendron truncatum, a Potential Biocontrol Agent for White-Nose Syndrome in Bats 2020 ·Journal of Natural Products ·(unknown), Michael B. Wilson, J.M. Williams, Benjamin W. Held, Robert A. Blanchette, (unknown), Christopher Lupfer, Christine Salomon	15
6	Resource capture and competitive ability of non-pathogenic Pseudogymnoascus spp. and P. destructans, the cause of white-nose syndrome in bats 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Michael B. Wilson, Benjamin W. Held, (unknown), Robert A. Blanchette, Christine Salomon	22
7	Aurantioporthe corni gen. et comb. nov., an endophyte and pathogen of Cornus alternifolia 2015 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Stan C. Hokanson, Scott T. Bates, Robert A. Blanchette	17
8	Fungal colonization of exotic substrates in Antarctica 2010 ·Fungal Diversity ·B. Arenz, Benjamin W. Held, Joel A. Jurgens, Robert A. Blanchette	40
9	Endophytic and canker-associated Botryosphaeriaceae occurring on non-native Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae trees in Uruguay 2010 ·Fungal Diversity ·Carlos A. Pérez, Michael J. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Nora Altier, Robert A. Blanchette	93
10	Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus and Native Myrtaceae in Uruguay 2008 ·Agrociencia ·Carlos A. Pérez, Nora Altier, (unknown), Michael J. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Robert A. Blanchette	15
11	Effect of wood particle size on fungal growth in a model biomechanical pulping process 2007 ·Wood and Fiber Science ·Irving B. Sachs, Robert A. Blanchette, Kory R. Cease, Gary F. Leatham	3
12	Survey of potential sapstain fungi on Pinus radiata in New Zealand 2005 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Roberta L. Farrell, Shona M. Duncan, (unknown), Robert A. Blanchette, (unknown), Yitzhak Hadar, T. C. Harrington, Douglas McNew	36
13	Haploporus odorus : A sacred fungus in traditional Native American culture of the northern plains 1997 ·Mycologia ·Robert A. Blanchette	2
14	Corn steep liquor lowers the amount of inoculum for biopulping 1997 ·TAPPI Journal ·Masood Akhtar, (unknown), Robert A. Blanchette, T. Kent Kirk	29
15	Metal ion adsorption by pseudosclerotial plates of Phellinus weirii 1996 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Robert A. Blanchette	4
16	Nineteenth Century Shaman Grave Guardians are Carved Fomitopsis Officinalis Sporophores 1992 ·Mycologia ·Robert A. Blanchette, (unknown), Nancy J. Turner, R. L. Gilbertson	17
17	Using Simons stain to evaluate fiber characteristics of biomechanical pulps 1992 ·TAPPI Journal ·Robert A. Blanchette, Majid Niaz Akhtar, (unknown)	17
18	Biomechanical pulping of loblolly pine with different strains of the white-rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora 1992 ·TAPPI Journal ·M. Akhtar, (unknown), Gary C. Myers, T. Kent Kirk, Robert A. Blanchette	46
19	Comparison of disease management strategies for control of soil-borne pathogens in a forest tree nursery. 1990 ·Scott A. Enebak, (unknown), Robert A. Blanchette	2
20	A SEM study of the effects of bacteria and yeasts on wood decay by brown- and white-rot fungi 1978 ·Robert A. Blanchette, Charles G. Shaw, (unknown)	8

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