Publication statistics

Publication Statistics

New Publications Journal Articles Book Chapters Books Editorials / Commentaries News & Views Statistics

2 454

Journal articles since 1998

301

Journal articles 2023–2025

107 854

Total citations

1 996

Papers with a citation count

Most cited of all time

The ten most-cited FABI journal articles
#	Paper	Journal	Year	Citations
1	Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Schoch, C. L., Seifert, K. A., Huhndorf, S. et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	2012	5 251
2	Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches MISEV Consortium, Motaung T Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	2024	4 499
3	Scientists' warning on invasive alien species Pysek P, Hulme PE, Simberloff D et al. Biological Reviews	Biological Reviews	2020	2 283
4	The evolutionary significance of polyploidy Van de Peer Y, Mizrachi E, Marchal K Nature Reviews Genetics	Nature Reviews Genetics	2017	1 945
5	Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators Vanbergen, Adam J., Baude, Mathilde, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C. et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment	2013	1 409
6	FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles Põlme, Sergei, Abarenkov, Kessy, Henrik Nilsson, R. et al. Fungal Diversity	Fungal Diversity	2021	1 201
7	The genome of Eucalyptus grandis Myburg, Alexander A., Grattapaglia, Dario, Tuskan, Gerald A. et al. Nature	Nature	2014	1 004
8	The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture Phillips AJL, Alves A, Abdollahzadeh J et al. Studies in Mycology	Studies in Mycology	2013	1 002
9	Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact Slippers B, Wingfield MJ Fungal Biology Reviews	Fungal Biology Reviews	2007	969
10	A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells Whisson SC, Boevink PC, Moleleki L et al. Nature	Nature	2007	877

Most cited papers published in 2025

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The ten most-cited FABI journal articles published in 2025
#	Paper	Journal	Year	Citations
1	Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1866 Crous, P W, Catcheside, D E A, Catcheside, P S et al. Persoonia	Persoonia	2025	22
2	The Pine pathogen Diplodia sapinea: Expanding frontiers Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Barnes I et al. Current Forestry Reports	Current Forestry Reports	2025	20
3	Mycotoxins: An ongoing challenge to food safety and security Yilmaz N, Verheecke-Vaessen C PLOS Pathogens	PLOS Pathogens	2025	16
4	Silent invaders: The hidden threat of asymptomatic phytobiomes to forest biosecurity Tanney JB, Kemler M, Vivas M et al. New Phytologist	New Phytologist	2025	15
5	A review of the use of phosphonates in the management of Phytophthora nicotianae in citrus in South Africa Theron E, van Niekerk JM, van der Waals JE Phytoparasitica	Phytoparasitica	2025	13
6	Managing wilding pines in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Progress and prospects Martin G, Canavan K, Chikowore G et al. South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany	2025	11
7	Branch canker battles: understanding and managing the Botryosphaeriaceae in avocado Möller H, Slippers B, van den Berg N Phytoparasitica	Phytoparasitica	2025	11
8	From chaos to tranquillity: a modern approach to the identification, nomenclature and phylogeny of Aspergillus, Penicillium and other Eurotiales, including an updated accepted species list Visagie CM, Houbraken J, Overy DP et al. Studies in Mycology	Studies in Mycology	2025	10
9	Elsinoe species: The rise of scab diseases Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Barnes I et al. Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology	2025	9
10	The impact of past and current district-level climatic shifts on maize production and the implications for South African farmers Mangani R, Mazarura J, Matlou S et al. Theoretical and Applied Climatology	Theoretical and Applied Climatology	2025	9

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