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Plant Pathogens and Resistance

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Dié Tang
Sichuan Agricultural University
2
Hequan Sun
Xi'an Jiaotong University
3
Isabel Corkley
Rothamsted Research
4
Rouaa Daou
Saint Joseph University
5
Genevieve M. Hoopes
Michigan State University
6
Jeewan Pandey
Texas A&M University
7
Xiao Lin
North Sichuan Medical University
8
Kulendu Kashyap Chakraborty
Unknown
9
Michael A. Hardigan
Agricultural Research Service
10
Nivine Bachir
Lebanese University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato
Nature|2025
35 cit.
2
Harmonizing low-cost and regulatory air quality monitoring networks with interpretable semi-supervised learning: Reducing exposure misclassification in underrepresented communities
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2025
7 cit.
3
Delaying Infection Through Phytosanitary Soybean‐Free Periods Contributes to Fungicide Resistance Management in <i>Phakopsora pachyrhizi</i> : A Modelling Analysis
Plant Pathology|2025
6 cit.
4
The identification and analysis of meristematic mutations within the apple tree that developed the RubyMac sport mutation
BMC Plant Biology|2024
5 cit.
5
findGSEP: estimating genome size of polyploid species using<i>k</i>-mer frequencies
Bioinformatics|2024
4 cit.
6
From Cow’s Milk to Cheese, Yogurt, and Labneh: Evaluating aflatoxin M <sub>1</sub> fate in Traditional Lebanese Dairy Processing and the Efficacy of Regulations through a Risk Assessment Approach
Food Additives & Contaminants Part A|2025
4 cit.
7
Parallel Seeds: From Foundation Models to Foundation Intelligence for Agricultural Sustainability
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica|2025
3 cit.
8
Dose Splitting Increases Selection for Both Target‐Site and Non‐Target‐Site Fungicide Resistance—A Modelling Analysis
Plant Pathology|2025
3 cit.
9
Derivation of a no significant risk level (NSRL) of acrylamide in potato-based synthetic models and validation by NIR spectroscopy
Food Chemistry Advances|2024
2 cit.
10
Dual balanced augmented topological noncoding RNA disease triplet association in heterogeneous graphs
Briefings in Bioinformatics|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Serge Maeder
Philip Morris International (Switzerland)
2
Marília Horta Jung
Mendel University in Brno
3
Hong Zhu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Danyu Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University
5
Mehdi Nasr‐Esfahani
Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research
6
Katja Iselin
Luzerner Kantonsspital
7
Laura J. Grenville‐Briggs
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
8
Lei Zhou
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
9
Vidyasagar Sathuvalli
Hermitage Museum
10
Mark Angelo Balendres
De La Salle University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Drones in Plant Disease Assessment, Efficient Monitoring, and Detection: A Way Forward to Smart Agriculture
Agronomy|2023
220 cit.
2
Development of Novel Rice Germplasm for Salt-Tolerance at Seedling Stage Using CRISPR-Cas9
Sustainability|2022
54 cit.
3
Worldwide forest surveys reveal forty-three new species in <i> Phytophthora</i> major Clade 2 with fundamental implications for the evolution and biogeography of the genus and global plant biosecurity
Studies in Mycology|2024
43 cit.
4
Genetic variability and virulence of some Iranian Rhizoctonia solani isolates associated with stem canker and black scurf of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Journal of Plant Protection Research|2023
25 cit.
5
Extensive morphological and behavioural diversity among fourteen new and seven described species in <i> Phytophthora</i> Clade 10 and its evolutionary implications
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi|2022
24 cit.
6
Harnessing fungal bio-electricity: a promising path to a cleaner environment
Frontiers in Microbiology|2024
23 cit.
7
Rice false smut pathogen: implications for mycotoxin contamination, current status, and future perspectives
Frontiers in Microbiology|2024
23 cit.
8
Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Dynamic and Rapid Transcriptional Reprogramming Involved in Cold Stress and Related Core Genes in the Rice Seedling Stage
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2023
18 cit.
9
Non-targeted analytical comparison of a heated tobacco product aerosol against mainstream cigarette smoke: does heating tobacco produce an inherently different set of aerosol constituents?
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry|2024
17 cit.
10
<i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> associated with fruit anthracnose of persimmon
Journal of Phytopathology|2022
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Sophien Kamoun
Sainsbury Laboratory
2
R. W. Allard
McGill University Health Centre
3
Niklaus J. Grünwald
Agricultural Research Service
4
Rick Kesseli
University of Massachusetts Boston
5
Jonathan D. G. Jones
University of East Anglia
6
Francine Govers
Wageningen University & Research
7
P.W. Crous
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
8
Richard W. Michelmore
University of Belgrade
9
Jiming Jiang
Michigan State University
10
Emanuele De Paoli
University of Udine

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Ribosomal DNA spacer-length polymorphisms in barley: mendelian inheritance, chromosomal location, and population dynamics.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1984
5.2k cit.
2
Identification of markers linked to disease-resistance genes by bulked segregant analysis: a rapid method to detect markers in specific genomic regions by using segregating populations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1991
4.6k cit.
3
The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution
Nature|2012
3.4k cit.
4
<i>Poppr</i> : an R package for genetic analysis of populations with clonal, partially clonal, and/or sexual reproduction
PeerJ|2014
3.2k cit.
5
A Plant miRNA Contributes to Antibacterial Resistance by Repressing Auxin Signaling
Science|2006
2k cit.
6
Principles of Plant Breeding.
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club|1961
1.8k cit.
7
<i>Arabidopsis</i> gp91 <sup>phox</sup> homologues <i>AtrbohD</i> and <i>AtrbohF</i> are required for accumulation of reactive oxygen intermediates in the plant defense response
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2001
1.7k cit.
8
Genome-Wide Analysis of NBS-LRR–Encoding Genes in Arabidopsis[W]
The Plant Cell|2003
1.6k cit.
9
Development of reliable PCR-based markers linked to downy mildew resistance genes in lettuce
Theoretical and Applied Genetics|1993
1.3k cit.
10
PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES
Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology|1997
1.2k cit.

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