Rytas Vilgalys

38.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
241 papers, 24.6k citations indexed

About

Rytas Vilgalys is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rytas Vilgalys has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 24.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Plant Science, 119 papers in Cell Biology and 61 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rytas Vilgalys's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (150 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (118 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (46 papers). Rytas Vilgalys is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (150 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (118 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (46 papers). Rytas Vilgalys collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Rytas Vilgalys's co-authors include Jean‐Marc Moncalvo, Jason A. Jackson, Thomas G. Mitchell, Timothy Y. James, Robert B. Jackson, Noah Fierer, Gregory Bonito, Jeri Lynn Parrent, Marc A. Cubeta and François Lutzoni 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

Rytas Vilgalys

238 papers receiving 23.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Rapid genetic identification and mapping of enzymatically amplified ribosomal DNA from several Cryptococcus species

1990 4.8k citations Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →
Assessment of Soil Microbial Community Structure by Use of Taxon-Specific Quantitative PCR Assays

2005 1.3k citations Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →
A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data

2016 858 citations Matthew E. Smith, Gregory Bonito et al. Mycologia profile →
Fungal Community Analysis by Large-Scale Sequencing of Environmental Samples

2005 711 citations Jean‐Marc Moncalvo, Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →
One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics

2002 584 citations Jean‐Marc Moncalvo, Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →
Endemism and functional convergence across the North American soil mycobiome

2014 405 citations Thomas D. Bruns, Sara Branco et al. profile →
The Populus holobiont: dissecting the effects of plant niches and genotype on the microbiome

2018 312 citations Melissa A. Cregger, Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rytas Vilgalys

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Time-series RNA metabarcoding of the active Populus tremuloides root microbiome reveals hidden temporal dynamics and dormant core members 2025 ·mSystems ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher W. Schadt, Melissa A. Cregger, (unknown), Rytas Vilgalys	0
2	Genomic determination of breeding systems and trans-specific evolution of HD MAT genes in suilloid fungi 2023 ·Genetics ·(unknown), Sara Branco, Anna Bazzicalupo, Nhu Nguyen, Hui‐ling Liao, Peter G. Kennedy, Thomas D. Bruns, Alan Kuo, Kurt LaButti, Kerrie Barry, Igor V. Grigoriev, Rytas Vilgalys	1
3	The Early Terrestrial Fungal Lineage of Conidiobolus—Transition from Saprotroph to Parasitic Lifestyle 2022 ·Journal of Fungi ·Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Yong Nie, Ann E. Hajek, Kathie T. Hodge, Xiaoyong Liu, (unknown), Kerstin Voigt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rytas Vilgalys, Bo Huang, Jason Stajich	11
4	Vegetation and microbes interact to preserve carbon in many wooded peatlands 2021 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Hongjun Wang, Jianqing Tian, Huai Chen, Mengchi Ho, Rytas Vilgalys, Zhao‐Jun Bu, Xingzhong Liu, Curtis J. Richardson	36
5	New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence 2013 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Terry W. Henkel, Gregory Bonito, Rytas Vilgalys, Matthew E. Smith	14
6	New North American truffles ( Tuber spp.) and their ectomycorrhizal associations 2013 ·Mycologia ·Gonzalo Guevara, Gregory Bonito, James M. Trappe, Efrén Cázares, (unknown), Rosanne Healy, Christopher W. Schadt, Rytas Vilgalys	32
7	New species of Clavulina (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) with resupinate and effused basidiomata from the Guiana Shield 2012 ·Mycologia ·Jessie Uehling, Terry W. Henkel, M. Catherine Aime, Rytas Vilgalys, Matthew E. Smith	21
8	Evolution of the Bipolar Mating System of the Mushroom Coprinellus disseminatus From Its Tetrapolar Ancestors Involves Loss of Mating-Type-Specific Pheromone Receptor Function 2006 ·Genetics ·Timothy Y. James, (unknown), Ursula Kües, Rytas Vilgalys	94
9	Biology, Food, Medicinal, and Biotechnological Applications of the Tropical Mushroom Pleurotus tuberregium (Rumph.:Fr.) Singer 2005 ·International journal of medicinal mushrooms ·Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, Paul Stamets, Rytas Vilgalys	1
10	Biology, Food, Medicinal, and Biotechnological Applications of the Tropical Mushroom Pleurotus tuberregium (Rumph.:Fr.) Singer 2005 ·International journal of medicinal mushrooms ·Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, Paul Stamets, Rytas Vilgalys	1
11	Genetic diversity ofRhizoctonia solaniAG-3 from potato and tobacco in North Carolina 2002 ·Mycologia ·Paulo Cézar Ceresini, H. D. Shew, Rytas Vilgalys, Marc A. Cubeta	32
12	Ribosomal DNA systematics ofCeratobasidiumandThanatephoruswithRhizoctoniaanamorphs 2001 ·Mycologia ·Dolores González, D. E. Carling, Shiro Kuninaga, Rytas Vilgalys, Marc A. Cubeta	136
13	Phylogenetic systematics of Lepiota sensu lato based on nuclear large subunit rDNA evidence 1998 ·Mycologia ·Jacqui Johnson, Rytas Vilgalys	52
14	Phylogenetic relationships among coprinoid taxa and allies based on data from restriction site mapping of nuclear rDNA 1994 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Rytas Vilgalys	162
15	Assessment of species distributions in Pleurotus based on trapping of airborne basidiospores 1994 ·Mycologia ·Rytas Vilgalys, (unknown)	24
16	Reassessment of Heterokaryon Formation in Rhizoctonia Solani Anastomosis Group 4 1993 ·Mycologia ·Marc A. Cubeta, (unknown), Rytas Vilgalys	21
17	Systematics of Lyophyllum Section Difformia Based on Evidence from Culture Studies and Ribosomal DNA Sequences 1993 ·Mycologia ·Jean‐Marc Moncalvo, Stephen A. Rehner, Rytas Vilgalys	60
18	Spatial Distribution and Genetic Relationships Among Individuals in a Natural Population of the Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus Ostreatus 1992 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Rytas Vilgalys	47
19	Speciation and Species Concepts in the Collybia Dryophila Complex 1991 ·Mycologia ·Rytas Vilgalys	50
20	Biological Species in the Collybia Dryophila Group in North America 1983 ·Mycologia ·Rytas Vilgalys, Orson K. Miller	22

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