What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

C.S. Bhunjun; Y.J. Chen; C. Phukhamsakda; T. Boekhout; J.Z. Groenewald; E.H.C. Mckenzie; E.C. Francisco; J.C. Frisvad; M. Groenewald; V.G. Hurdeal; J. Luangsa-Ard; G. Perrone; C.M. Visagie; F.Y. Bai; J. Błaszkowski; U. Braun; F.A. de Souza; M.B. de Queiroz; A.K. Dutta; D. Gonkhom; B.T. Goto; V. Guarnaccia; F. Hagen; J. Houbraken; M.A. Lachance; J.J. Li; K.Y. Luo; F. Magurno; S. Mongkolsamrit; V. Robert; N. Roy; S. Tibpromma; D.N. Wanasinghe; D.Q. Wang; D.P. Wei; C.L. Zhao; W. Aiphuk; O. Ajayi-Oyetunde; T.D. Arantes; J.C. Araujo; D. Begerow; M. Bakhshi; R.N. Barbosa; F.H. Behrens; K. Bensch; J.D.P. Bezerra; P. Bilaski; C.A. Bradley; B. Bubner; T.I. Burgess; B. Buyck; N. Adež; L. Cai; F.J.S. Calaça; L.J. Campbell; P. Chaverri; Y.J. Chen; K.W.T. Chethana; B. Coetzee; M.M. Costa; Q. Chen; F.A. Custódio; Y.C. Dai; U. Damm; A.L.C.M.A. Santiago; R.M. Miccolis De Angelini; J. Dijksterhuis; A.J. Dissanayake; M. Doilom; W. Dong; E. álvarez-Duarte; M. Fischer; A.J. Gajanayake; J. Gené; D. Gomdola; A.A.M. Gomes; G. Hausner; M.Q. He; L. Hou; I. Iturrieta-González; F. Jami; R. Jankowiak; R.S. Jayawardena; H. Kandemir; L. Kiss; N. Kobmoo; T. Kowalski; L. Landi; C.G. Lin; J.K. Liu; X.B. Liu; M. Loizides; T. Luangharn; S.S.N. Maharachchikumbura; G.J. Makhathini Mkhwanazi; I.S. Manawasinghe; Y. Marin-Felix; A.R. Mctaggart; P.A. Moreau; O.V. Morozova; L. Mostert; H.D. Osiewacz; D. Pem; R. Phookamsak; S. Pollastro; A. Pordel; C. Poyntner; A.J.L. Phillips; M. Phonemany; I. Promputtha; A.R. Rathnayaka; A.M. Rodrigues; G. Romanazzi; L. Rothmann; C. Salgado-Salazar; M. Sandoval-Denis; S.J. Saupe; M. Scholler; P. Scott; R.G. Shivas; P. Silar; A.G.S. Silva-Filho; C.M. Souza-Motta; C.F.J. Spies; A.M. Stchigel; K. Sterflinger; R.C. Summerbell; T.Y. Svetasheva; S. Takamatsu; B. Theelen; R.C. Theodoro; M. Thines; N. Thongklang; R. Torres; B. Turchetti; T. Van Den Brule; X.W. Wang; F. Wartchow; S. Welti; S.N. Wijesinghe; F. Wu; R. Xu; Z.L. Yang; N. Yilmaz; A. Yurkov; L. Zhao; R.L. Zhao; N. Zhou; K.D. Hyde; P.W. Crous

What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

C.S. Bhunjun, Y.J. Chen, C. Phukhamsakda, T. Boekhout, J.Z. Groenewald, E.H.C. Mckenzie, E.C. Francisco, J.C. Frisvad, M. Groenewald, V.G. Hurdeal, J. Luangsa-Ard, G. Perrone, C.M. Visagie, F.Y. Bai, J. Błaszkowski, U. Braun, F.A. de Souza, M.B. de Queiroz, A.K. Dutta, D. GonkhomB.T. Goto, V. Guarnaccia, F. Hagen, J. Houbraken, M.A. Lachance, J.J. Li, K.Y. Luo, F. Magurno, S. Mongkolsamrit, V. Robert, N. Roy, S. Tibpromma, D.N. Wanasinghe, D.Q. Wang, D.P. Wei, C.L. Zhao, W. Aiphuk, O. Ajayi-Oyetunde, T.D. Arantes, J.C. Araujo, D. Begerow, M. Bakhshi, R.N. Barbosa, F.H. Behrens, K. Bensch, J.D.P. Bezerra, P. Bilaski, C.A. Bradley, B. Bubner, T.I. Burgess, B. Buyck, N. Adež, L. Cai, F.J.S. Calaça, L.J. Campbell, P. Chaverri, Y.J. Chen, K.W.T. Chethana, B. Coetzee, M.M. Costa, Q. Chen, F.A. Custódio, Y.C. Dai, U. Damm, A.L.C.M.A. Santiago, R.M. Miccolis De Angelini, J. Dijksterhuis, A.J. Dissanayake, M. Doilom, W. Dong, E. álvarez-Duarte, M. Fischer, A.J. Gajanayake, J. Gené, D. Gomdola, A.A.M. Gomes, G. Hausner, M.Q. He, L. Hou, I. Iturrieta-González, F. Jami, R. Jankowiak, R.S. Jayawardena, H. Kandemir, L. Kiss, N. Kobmoo, T. Kowalski, L. Landi, C.G. Lin, J.K. Liu, X.B. Liu, M. Loizides, T. Luangharn, S.S.N. Maharachchikumbura, G.J. Makhathini Mkhwanazi, I.S. Manawasinghe, Y. Marin-Felix, A.R. Mctaggart, P.A. Moreau, O.V. Morozova, L. Mostert, H.D. Osiewacz, D. Pem, R. Phookamsak, S. Pollastro, A. Pordel, C. Poyntner, A.J.L. Phillips, M. Phonemany, I. Promputtha, A.R. Rathnayaka, A.M. Rodrigues, G. Romanazzi, L. Rothmann, C. Salgado-Salazar, M. Sandoval-Denis, S.J. Saupe, M. Scholler, P. Scott, R.G. Shivas, P. Silar, A.G.S. Silva-Filho, C.M. Souza-Motta, C.F.J. Spies, A.M. Stchigel, K. Sterflinger, R.C. Summerbell, T.Y. Svetasheva, S. Takamatsu, B. Theelen, R.C. Theodoro, M. Thines, N. Thongklang, R. Torres, B. Turchetti, T. Van Den Brule, X.W. Wang, F. Wartchow, S. Welti, S.N. Wijesinghe, F. Wu, R. Xu, Z.L. Yang, N. Yilmaz, A. Yurkov, L. Zhao, R.L. Zhao, N. Zhou, K.D. Hyde, P.W. Crous

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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 Saccharomyces, Candida, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Botrytis, Pichia, Cryptococcus and Alternaria. 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.

Original language	English
Pages	1-412
Number of pages	412
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2024

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Bibliometric analysis
fungi
highly-cited
Web of Science

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Bhunjun, C. S., Chen, Y. J., Phukhamsakda, C., Boekhout, T., Groenewald, J. Z., Mckenzie, 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., ... Crous, P. W. (2024). What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?. 1-412. https://doi.org/10.3114/sim.2024.108.01

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