World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
A. Elizabeth Arnold

A. Elizabeth Arnold

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 64 953 878 256 224 202 26002
Ecology and Evolution 62 2013 1928 731 689 168 24915

A. Elizabeth Arnold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by A. Elizabeth Arnold between 1952 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. A. Elizabeth Arnold published across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 24 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 12 publications
1952 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
A. Elizabeth Arnold: publications per year, 1952 to 2025
Year Publications
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 3
2006 5
2007 12
2008 9
2009 5
2010 9
2011 7
2012 9
2013 8
2014 12
2015 12
2016 27
2017 14
2018 13
2019 12
2020 5
2021 19
2022 10
2023 0
2024 12
2025 12
Total 229
Download as CSV

A. Elizabeth Arnold publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Elizabeth Arnold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–205 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 202 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71 202
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
Download as CSV

A. Elizabeth Arnold D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Elizabeth Arnold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59 64
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
Download as CSV

Overview

A. Elizabeth Arnold is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. The primary areas of their research encompass Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad fields, their work frequently intersects with subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Geophysics, Plant Science, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects that include ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geophysics and gravity measurements, earthquake detection and analysis, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and the interactions between plants and fungi.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by A. Elizabeth Arnold include:

  • Extending Plant Defense Theory to Seeds, 2020, published in Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale, 2021, published in Communications Biology
  • Ecological generalism drives hyperdiversity of secondary metabolite gene clusters in xylarialean endophytes, 2021, published in New Phytologist
  • Drivers and implications of distance decay differ for ectomycorrhizal and foliar endophytic fungi across an anciently fragmented landscape, 2021, published in The ISME Journal
  • Vertically transmitted microbiome protects eggs from fungal infection and egg failure, 2021, published in Animal Microbiome

The frequent coauthors associated with this scientist reflect collaborations within related ecological and biological fields. These include Laura Meredith, Holly Andrews, Elizabeth Eder, Marija Veličković, and Malak Tfaily.

Publication venues where the scientist's work appears often are:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • New Phytologist
  • Current Biology
  • Plant and Fungal Systematics
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Best Publications

  • Fungal endophytes: diversity and functional roles.

    R. J. Rodriguez;R. J. Rodriguez;J. F. White;A. E. Arnold;R. S. Redman

  • Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny

    Timothy Y. James;Frank Kauff;Conrad L. Schoch;P. Brandon Matheny

  • Fungal endophytes limit pathogen damage in a tropical tree

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;Luis Carlos Mejía;Damond Kyllo;Enith I. Rojas

  • Diversity and host range of foliar fungal endophytes: are tropical leaves biodiversity hotspots?

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;F. Lutzoni

  • Are tropical fungal endophytes hyperdiverse

    A.E. Arnold;Z. Maynard;G.S. Gilbert;P.D. Coley

  • Understanding the diversity of foliar endophytic fungi: progress, challenges, and frontiers

    A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Assembling the fungal tree of life: progress, classification, and evolution of subcellular traits

    François Lutzoni;Frank Kauff;Cymon J. Cox;David McLaughlin

  • Filling key gaps in population and community ecology

    Anurag A. Agrawal;David D. Ackerly;Fred Adler;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents of Theobroma cacao pathogens

    Luis C. Mejía;Luis C. Mejía;Enith I. Rojas;Zuleyka Maynard;Sunshine Van Bael

  • Diversity and phylogenetic affinities of foliar fungal endophytes in loblolly pine inferred by culturing and environmental PCR

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;Daniel A. Henk;Rebecca L. Eells;François Lutzoni

  • Canopy cover and leaf age affect colonization by tropical fungal endophytes: Ecological pattern and process in Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae)

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;Edward Allen Herre

  • Host and geographic structure of endophytic and endolichenic fungi at a continental scale

    Jana M. U'Ren;François Lutzoni;Jolanta Miadlikowska;Alexander D. Laetsch

  • A phylogenetic estimation of trophic transition networks for ascomycetous fungi: are lichens cradles of symbiotrophic fungal diversification?

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;A. Elizabeth Arnold;Jolanta Miadlikowska;K. Lindsay Higgins;K. Lindsay Higgins;Snehal D. Sarvate;Snehal D. Sarvate

  • A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina

    Joseph W. Spatafora;Gi Ho Sung;Desiree Johnson;Cedar Hesse

  • Phylogenetic relationships, host affinity, and geographic structure of boreal and arctic endophytes from three major plant lineages.

    K. Lindsay Higgins;A. Elizabeth Arnold;Jolanta Miadlikowska;Snehal D. Sarvate

  • Fungal endophytes in dicotyledonous neotropical trees: patterns of abundance and diversity

    A. Elizabeth Arnold;Zuleyka Maynard;Gregory S. Gilbert

  • Seed survival in soil: interacting effects of predation, dormancy and the soil microbial community

    James W. Dalling;James W. Dalling;Adam S. Davis;Brian J. Schutte;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • New insights into classification and evolution of the Lecanoromycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota) from phylogenetic analyses of three ribosomal RNA- and two protein-coding genes

    Jolanta Miadlikowska;Frank Kauff;Valérie Hofstetter;Emily Fraker

  • A multigene phylogenetic synthesis for the class Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota): 1307 fungi representing 1139 infrageneric taxa, 317 genera and 66 families

    Jolanta Miadlikowska;Frank Kauff;Filip Högnabba;Jeffrey C. Oliver

  • Diverse bacteria inhabit living hyphae of phylogenetically diverse fungal endophytes.

    Michele T. Hoffman;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Contemporaneous radiations of fungi and plants linked to symbiosis

    François Lutzoni;Michael D. Nowak;Michael E. Alfaro;Valérie Reeb

  • Fungal endophyte diversity in coffee plants from Colombia, Hawai'i, Mexico and Puerto Rico

    Fernando E. Vega;Ann Simpkins;M. Catherine Aime;Francisco Posada

  • Improving ITS sequence data for identification of plant pathogenic fungi

    R. Henrik Nilsson;Kevin D. Hyde;Julia Pawłowska;Martin Ryberg

  • The fruits the agouti ate: Hymenaea courbaril seed fate when its disperser is absent

    Nigel M. Asquith;John Terborgh;A. Elizabeth Arnold;C. Mailén Riveros

  • Bioactivity of fungal endophytes as a function of endophyte taxonomy and the taxonomy and distribution of their host plants.

    Sarah J. Higginbotham;A. Elizabeth Arnold;Alicia Ibañez;Carmenza Spadafora

  • Contributions of North American endophytes to the phylogeny, ecology, and taxonomy of Xylariaceae (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota).

    Jana M U'Ren;Jolanta Miadlikowska;Naupaka B Zimmerman;François Lutzoni

  • Not every fungus is everywhere: scaling to the biogeography of fungal–plant interactions across roots, shoots and ecosystems

    Kabir G. Peay;Martin I. Bidartondo;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • DIVERSITY, HOST AFFINITY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED‐INFECTING FUNGI: A CASE STUDY WITH CECROPIA

    Rachel E. Gallery;James W. Dalling;James W. Dalling;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Soilborne fungi have host affinity and host-specific effects on seed germination and survival in a lowland tropical forest

    Carolina Sarmiento;Paul-Camilo Zalamea;James W. Dalling;James W. Dalling;Adam S. Davis

  • Culturing and direct PCR suggest prevalent host generalism among diverse fungal endophytes of tropical forest grasses

    K. Lindsay Higgins;Phyllis D. Coley;Thomas A. Kursar;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Host availability drives distributions of fungal endophytes in the imperilled boreal realm.

    Jana M. U’Ren;François Lutzoni;Jolanta Miadlikowska;Naupaka B. Zimmerman

  • Tissue storage and primer selection influence pyrosequencing-based inferences of diversity and community composition of endolichenic and endophytic fungi.

    Jana M. U'Ren;Jakob M. Riddle;James T. Monacell;Ignazio Carbone

  • Sesquiterpene quinones and related metabolites from Phyllosticta spinarum, a fungal strain endophytic in Platycladus orientalis of the Sonoran Desert.

    E M Kithsiri Wijeratne;Priyani A Paranagama;Marilyn T Marron;Malkanthi K Gunatilaka

  • Smardaesidins A-G, isopimarane and 20-nor-isopimarane diterpenoids from Smardaea sp., a fungal endophyte of the moss Ceratodon purpureus.

    Xiao Ning Wang;Xiao Ning Wang;Bharat P. Bashyal;E. M.Kithsiri Wijeratne;Jana M. U'Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Dalling
James W. Dalling University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
François Lutzoni
François Lutzoni Duke University
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka University of Arizona
Phyllis D. Coley
Phyllis D. Coley University of Utah
Thomas A. Kursar
Thomas A. Kursar University of Utah
Adam S. Davis
Adam S. Davis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ignazio Carbone
Ignazio Carbone North Carolina State University
Edward Allen Herre
Edward Allen Herre Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Cécile Gueidan
Cécile Gueidan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking Freie Universität Berlin

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing A. Elizabeth Arnold

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles