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D-Index
54
Citations
16979
World Ranking
1657
National Ranking
143

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

His main research concerns Botany, Fusarium, Eucalyptus, Genus and Phyllosticta. Microfungi, Fusarium oxysporum, Mycology, Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense and Endophyte are subfields of Botany in which his conducts study. In the field of Fusarium oxysporum, his study on Fusarium redolens overlaps with subjects such as Investigation methods.

He has included themes like Taxon, Species complex and Identification in his Fusarium study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Hyphomycetes, Capnodiales and Phylogenetic tree in addition to Genus. His Phyllosticta study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Lasiodiplodia and Neofusicoccum.

His most cited work include:

  • The Fusarium laboratory manual. (2345 citations)
  • A Utilitarian Approach to Fusarium Identification. (228 citations)
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280 (209 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Brett A. Summerell focuses on Botany, Fusarium, Fusarium oxysporum, Taxonomy and Ecology. His study in Botany concentrates on Mycology, Eucalyptus, Conidium, Gibberella and Genus. His Eucalyptus research integrates issues from Pseudocercospora, Phyllosticta and Mycosphaerella.

His Genus research incorporates elements of Hyphomycetes and Diaporthales. His Fusarium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biodiversity, Sorghum, Agronomy and Species diversity. His work carried out in the field of Fusarium oxysporum brings together such families of science as Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (60.00%)
  • Fusarium (34.67%)
  • Fusarium oxysporum (14.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Botany (60.00%)
  • Fusarium (34.67%)
  • Phylogenetics (7.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Fusarium, Phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree and Eucalyptus. Botany is closely attributed to Neofusicoccum in his work. His research integrates issues of Entomology, Zoology, Genus and Grassland in his study of Fusarium.

His Phylogenetics study combines topics in areas such as Evolutionary biology and Taxonomy. Brett A. Summerell has researched Phylogenetic tree in several fields, including Veterinary medicine and Fusarium oxysporum. His Fusarium oxysporum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ecology, Genetic diversity and Effector.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280 (209 citations)
  • One stop shop: backbones trees for important phytopathogenic genera: I (2014) (146 citations)
  • Introducing the Consolidated Species Concept to resolve species in the Teratosphaeriaceae. (129 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

Brett A. Summerell spends much of his time researching Botany, Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus globulus, Phyllosticta and Phylogenetics. His work on Neofusicoccum expands to the thematically related Botany. His study in the field of Eucalyptus dalrympleana is also linked to topics like Diaporthe.

His Phyllosticta research includes elements of Botryosphaeriaceae, Phaeosphaeria, Diplodia, Epiphyllum and Cycas. His work deals with themes such as Evolutionary biology, Fusarium oxysporum, DNA sequencing and Phylogenetic tree, which intersect with Phylogenetics. His research in Fusarium oxysporum intersects with topics in Taxonomy, Concordance, Species complex and Genetic diversity.

Best Publications

  • The Fusarium Laboratory Manual

    John F. Leslie;Brett A. Summerell

  • A Utilitarian Approach to Fusarium Identification.

    Brett A Summerell;Baharuddin Salleh;John F Leslie

  • One stop shop: backbones trees for important phytopathogenic genera: I (2014)

    Kevin D. Hyde;R. Henrik Nilsson;S. Aisyah Alias;Hiran A. Ariyawansa

  • Introducing the Consolidated Species Concept to resolve species in the Teratosphaeriaceae.

    W. Quaedvlieg;M. Binder;J.Z. Groenewald;B.A. Summerell

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280

    P. W. Crous;R. G. Shivas;W. Quaedvlieg;M. van der Bank

  • One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use

    David M. Geiser;Takayuki Aoki;Charles W. Bacon;Scott E. Baker

  • Species and ecological diversity within the Cladosporium cladosporioides complex (Davidiellaceae, Capnodiales)

    K. Bensch;J.Z. Groenewald;J. Dijksterhuis;M. Starink-Willemse

  • Resolving Fusarium: Current Status of the Genus

    Brett A. Summerell

  • Biogeography and phylogeography of Fusarium: a review

    Brett A. Summerell;Matthew H. Laurence;Edward C. Y. Liew;John F. Leslie

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 785–867

    P.W. Crous;J.J. Luangsa-ard;M.J. Wingfield;A.J. Carnegie

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 625-715

    P.W. Crous;M.J. Wingfield;T.I. Burgess;A.J. Carnegie

  • Pestalotiopsis guepinii, a taxol-producing endophyte of the Wollemi pine, Wollemia nobilis

    Gary A. Strobel;W. M. Hess;Jia-Yao Li;Eugene Ford

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 107–127

    P.W. Crous;B.A. Summerell;R.G. Shivas;T.I. Burgess

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 281-319

    P. W. Crous;M. J. Wingfield;R. K. Schumacher;B. A. Summerell

  • Unravelling Mycosphaerella: do you believe in genera?

    Pedro W. Crous;Brett A. Summerell;Angus J. Carnegie;Michael J. Wingfield

  • New and Interesting Fungi. 2.

    Crous Pw;Schumacher Rk;Akulov A;Thangavel R

  • Myrtaceae, a cache of fungal biodiversity

    R. Cheewangkoon;J.Z. Groenewald;B.A. Summerell;K.D. Hyde

  • Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

    David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  • Fungal Planet 280 – 10 June 2014

    P.W. Crous;R.G. Shivas;W. Quaedvlieg;M. van der Bank

  • Decomposition and chemical composition of cereal straw

    B.A. Summerell;L.W. Burgess

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

  • Phylogeny and taxonomy of obscure genera of microfungi

    Pedro W. Crous;Uwe Braun;Michael J. Wingfield;A.R. Wood

  • Fifty years of Fusarium: how could nine species have ever been enough?

    Brett Anthony Summerell;John F. Leslie

Frequent Co-Authors

Lester W. Burgess
Lester W. Burgess University of Sydney
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Johannes Z. Groenewald
Johannes Z. Groenewald Utrecht University
John F. Leslie
John F. Leslie Kansas State University
Michael J. Wingfield
Michael J. Wingfield University of Pretoria
Angus J. Carnegie
Angus J. Carnegie New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Roger G. Shivas
Roger G. Shivas University of Southern Queensland
Josep Guarro
Josep Guarro Rovira i Virgili University
David M. Geiser
David M. Geiser Pennsylvania State University
Treena I. Burgess
Treena I. Burgess Murdoch University

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