Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 84k research works in it since 1950. 16.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diversity, evolution, and pathogenicity of fungal pathogens, with a focus on endophytic fungi, phylogenetic analysis, genomic characterization, plant pathogenesis, species recognition, molecular identification, host specificity, and taxonomic revision.
- Fungal Pathogens
- Endophytic Fungi
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Genomic Characterization
- Plant Pathogenesis
- Species Recognition
- Molecular Identification
- Host Specificity
- Pathogen Diversity
- Taxonomic Revision
- Research works
- 84k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 14k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.2k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Guizhou University publishes the most Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research, followed by University of Florida and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Guizhou UniversityChina 94 works
- 2 University of FloridaUnited States 68 works
- 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 66 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 65 works
- 5 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 63 works
- 6 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 53 works
- 7 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 52 works
- 8 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 51 works
- 9 Mae Fah Luang UniversityThailand 49 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 48 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases include Folke Skoog, Todd J. Ward and Kevin D. Hyde.
- 1 Folke Skoog United States 11k citations
- 2 Todd J. Ward United States 5.3k citations
- 3 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 4 Roderick J. Hay United Kingdom 4k citations
- 5 Hamid Badali Iran 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research done?
The largest centres of Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Kunming (China), Guiyang (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chiang Rai.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Chiang RaiTH · 50.2 works68×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Nanjing Agricultural University and Mae Fah Luang University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 67.3 | 44.3% | 9.8× | 51 | -11.5% |
| 2 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 66.3 | 46.2% | 9.1× | 47 | -2.0% |
| 3 | Mae Fah Luang UniversityThailand | 63.0 | 17.0% | 79.3× | 49 | +118.8% |
| 4 | University of the PunjabPakistan | 61.6 | 12.7% | 12.1× | 46 | +149.8% |
| 5 | Guizhou UniversityChina | 60.7 | 26.8% | 13.5× | 94 | -44.5% |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 59.9 | 18.3% | 13.1× | 40 | +143.9% |
| 7 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 59.5 | 16.7% | 13.2× | 28 | +195.0% |
| 8 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 59.2 | 19.7% | 13.6× | 52 | +74.2% |
| 9 | Jiangsu UniversityChina | 58.8 | 56.9% | 2.0× | 20 | +322.9% |
| 10 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 58.2 | 28.3% | 10.2× | 32 | +39.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.