What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

Bhunjun, C.S.; Chen, Y.J.; Phukhamsakda, C.; Boekhout, T.; Groenewald, J.Z.; McKenzi, E.H.C.; Francisco, E.C.; Frisvad, J.C.; Groenewald, M.; Hurdeal, V.G.; Luangsa-ard, J.; Perrone, G.; Visagie, C.M.; Bai, F.Y.; Błaszkowski, J.; Braun, U.; de Souza, F.A.; de Queiroz, M.B.; Dutta, A.K.; Gonkhom, D.

What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

Resource type

Journal article

Creator (person)

Bhunjun, C.S.

Chen, Y.J.

Phukhamsakda, C.

Boekhout, T.

Groenewald, J.Z.

McKenzi, E.H.C.

Francisco, E.C.

Frisvad, J.C.

Groenewald, M.

Hurdeal, V.G.

Luangsa-ard, J.

Perrone, G.

Visagie, C.M.

Bai, F.Y.

Błaszkowski, J.

Braun, U.

de Souza, F.A.

de Queiroz, M.B.

Dutta, A.K.

Gonkhom, D.

Goto, B.T.

Guarnaccia, V.

Hagen, F.

Houbraken, J.

Lachance, M.A.

Li, J.J.

Luo, K.Y.

Magurno, F.

Mongkolsamrit, S.

Robert, V.

Roy, N.

Tibpromma, S.

Wanasinghe, D.N.

Wang, D.Q.

Wei, D.P.

Zhao, C.L.

Aiphuk, W.

Ajayi-Oyetunde, O.

Arantes, T.D.

Araujo, J.C.

Begerow, D.

Bakhshi, M.

ORCID

Barbosa, R.N.

Behrens, F.H.

Bensch, K.

Bezerra, J.D.P.

Bilański, P.

Bradley, C.A.

Bubner, B.

Burgess, T.I.

Buyck, B.

Čadež, N.

Cai, L.

Calaça, F.J.S.

Campbell, L.J.

Chaverri, P.

Chen, Y.Y.

Chethana, K.W.T.

Coetzee, B.

Costa, M.M.

Chen, Q.

Custódio, F.A.

Dai, Y.C.

Damm, U.

Santiago, A.L.C.M.A.

De Miccolis Angelini, R.M.

Dijksterhuis, J.

Dissanayake, A.J.

Doilom, M.

Dong, W.

Álvarez-Duarte, E.

Fischer, M.

Gajanayake, A.J.

Gené, J.

Gomdola, D.

Gomes, A.A.M.

Hausner, G.

He, M.Q.

Hou, L.

Iturrieta-González, I.

Jami, F.

Jankowiak, R.

Jayawardena, R.S.

Kandemir, H.

Kiss, L.

Kobmoo, N.

Kowalski, T.

Landi, L.

Lin, C.G.

Liu, J.K.

Liu, X.B.

Loizides, M.

Luangharn, T.

Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N.

Makhathini Mkhwanazi, G.J.

Manawasinghe, I.S.

Marin-Felix, Y.

McTaggart, A.R.

Moreau, P.A.

Morozova, O.V.

Mostert, L.

Osiewacz, H.D.

Pem, D.

Phookamsak, R.

Pollastro, S.

Pordel, A.

Poyntner, C.

Phillips, A.J.L.

Phonemany, M.

Promputtha, I.

Rathnayaka, A.R.

Rodrigues, A.M.

Romanazzi, G.

Rothmann, L.

Salgado-Salazar, C.

Sandoval-Denis, M.

Saupe, S.J.

Scholler, M.

Scott, P.

Shivas, R.G.

Silar, P.

Silva-Filho, A.G.S.

Souza-Motta, C.M.

Spies, C.F.J.

Stchigel, A.M.

Sterflinger, K.

Summerbell, R.C.

Svetasheva, T.Y.

Takamatsu, S.

Theelen, B.

Theodoro, R.C.

Thines, M.

Thongklang, N.

Torres, R.

Turchetti, B.

van den Brule, T.

Wang, X.W.

Wartchow, F.

Welti, S.

Wijesinghe, S.N.

Wu, F.

Xu, R.

Yang, Z.L.

Yilmaz, N.

Yurkov, A.

Zhao, L.

Zhao, R.L.

Zhou, N.

Hyde, K.D.

Crous, P.W.

Date published

July 15, 2024

Abstract

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they represent a major component of biodiversity on our planet, and play essential ecological roles, supporting life as we know it. Although approximately 20 000 fungal genera are presently recognised, the ecology of most remains undetermined. Despite all this diversity, the mycological community actively researches some fungal genera more commonly than others. This poses an interesting question: why have some fungal genera impacted mycology and related fields more than others? To address this issue, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to identify the top 100 most cited fungal genera. A thorough database search of the Web of Science, Google Scholar, and PubMed was performed to establish which genera are most cited. The most cited 10 genera are , , , , , , , , and . Case studies are presented for the 100 most cited genera with general background, notes on their ecology and economic significance and important research advances. This paper provides a historic overview of scientific research of these genera and the prospect for further research.

Project(s)

Priority 4: Accelerated Taxonomy

Funder

Funder name	Awards
National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand	“Total fungal diversity in a given forest area with implications towards species numbers, chemical diversity and biotechnology” (grant no. N42A650547)
Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand	Basic Research Scholar 2567 grant
National Natural Science Foundation of China, China	Grant No. 32200015
Foundation of Guangzhou Bureau of Science and Technology, China	Grant no. 2023A04J1425 - Grant no. 2023A04J1426
Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, China	2022KCXTD015 - 2022ZDJS020
Guangdong Provincial College Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Fruit and Vegetable Pests and Diseases, China	Grant no. KA21031C502
Talent Program, Zhongkai University of Agricultural and Engineering, China	KA22016B746
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency, Slovenia	P4–0116 - J4-4552 - MRIC-UL ZIM - IP-0510
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás, Brazil
Kyung Hee University, South Korea	Eminent Scholar
Yunnan Revitalization Talents Support Plan, China	High-End Foreign Experts Program