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D-Index
37
Citations
14310
World Ranking
4508
National Ranking
1108

Carol A. Shearer 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 Carol A. Shearer sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 136 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol A. Shearer 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 Carol A. Shearer sits on this spectrum.

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: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Keith A. Seifert;Sabine Huhndorf;Vincent Robert

  • Families of Dothideomycetes

    Kevin D. Hyde;E. B.Gareth Jones;Jian Kui Liu;Hiran Ariyawansa

  • A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

    C. L. Schoch;P. W. Crous;J. Z. Groenewald;E. W. A. Boehm

  • Fungal biodiversity in aquatic habitats

    Carol A. Shearer;Enrique Descals;Brigitte Kohlmeyer;Jan Kohlmeyer

  • The molecular phylogeny of freshwater Dothideomycetes

    C. A. Shearer;H. A. Raja;Andrew Nicholas Miller;P. Nelson

  • Recommendations for competing sexual-asexually typified generic names in Sordariomycetes (except Diaporthales, Hypocreales, and Magnaporthales).

    Martina Réblová;Andrew Nicholas Miller;Amy Y. Rossman;Keith A. Seifert

  • A checklist of mangrove-associated fungi, their geographical distribution and known host plants

    John Paul Schmit;Carol A. Shearer

  • COMPARISON OF THREE TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY OF AQUATIC HYPHOMYCETE COMMUNITIES

    C. A. Shearer;L. C. Lane

  • Latitudinal, habitat and substrate distribution patterns of freshwater ascomycetes in the Florida Peninsula

    Huzefa A. Raja;John Paul Schmit;Carol A. Shearer

  • FUNGI OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. III. THE DISTRIBUTION OF WOOD‐INHABITING ASCOMYCETES AND FUNGI IMPERFECTI OF THE PATUXENT RIVER

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  • Testing the phylogenetic utility of Mcm7 in the Ascomycota

    Huzefa A. Raja;Conrad L. Schoch;Vincent P. Hustad;Carol A. Shearer

  • A molecular phylogenetic assessment of Massarina ingoldiana sensu lato

    Kazuyuki Hirayama;Kazuaki Tanaka;Huzefa A. Raja;Andrew Nicholas Miller

  • Massarinolins A-C: new bioactive sesquiterpenoids from the aquatic fungus massarina tunicata

    Hyuncheol Oh;James B. Gloer;Carol A. Shearer

  • Stachybotrins A and B: novel bioactive metabolites from a brackish water isolate of the fungus Stachybotrys sp

    Xuemin Xu;Florecita S. De Guzman;James B. Gloer;Carol A. Shearer

  • In vitro hyphal interactions among wood- and leaf-inhabiting ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti from freshwater habitats

    C. A. Shearer;H. Zare-Maivan

  • EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME PRODUCTION AND CELL WALL DEGRADATION BY FRESHWATER LIGNICOLOUS FUNGI

    H. Zare-Maivan;C. A. Shearer

  • Aquatic hyphomycete communities in the River Teign I. Longitudinal distribution patterns

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  • FUNGI OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. I. PATUXENT RIVER

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  • Patterns of Occurrence of Ascomycetes Associated with Decomposing Twigs in a Midwestern Stream

    C. A. Shearer;S. B. Von Bodman

  • Aquatic hyphomycete communities in the river Teign. IV : Twig colonization

    C.A. Shearer;J. Webster

  • Massarilactones A and B: novel secondary metabolites from the freshwater aquatic fungus Massarina tunicata

    Hyuncheol Oh;Dale C Swenson;James B Gloer;Carol A Shearer

  • Phylogenetic Relationships Among Taxa in the Jahnulales Inferred From 18S and 28S Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Sequences

    Jinx CampbellJ. Campbell;Jinx CampbellJ. Campbell;Jinx CampbellJ. Campbell;Astrid FerrerA. Ferrer;Astrid FerrerA. Ferrer;Astrid FerrerA. Ferrer;Huzefa A. RajaH.A. Raja;Huzefa A. RajaH.A. Raja;Huzefa A. RajaH.A. Raja;Somsak SivichaiS. Sivichai;Somsak SivichaiS. Sivichai;Somsak SivichaiS. Sivichai

  • Annulusmagnus and Ascitendus, two new genera in the Annulatascaceae

    Jinx Campbell;Carol A. Shearer

  • Annularins A−H: New Polyketide Metabolites from the Freshwater Aquatic Fungus Annulatascus triseptatus

    Chen Li;Meaghan V. Nitka;James B. Gloer;Jinx Campbell

  • New bioactive metabolites from a freshwater isolate of the fungus Kirschsteiniothelia sp.

    Gregory K. Poch;James B. Gloer;Carol A. Shearer

  • Systematics of Halosarpheia based on morphological and molecular data.

    J. Campbell;J. L. Anderson;C. A. Shearer

  • Freshwater ascomycetes: new and noteworthy species from aquatic habitats in Florida

    Huzefa A. Raja;Carol A. Shearer

  • Geographic and host distribution of lignicolous mangrove microfungi

    John Paul Schmit;Carol A. Shearer

Frequent Co-Authors

James B. Gloer
James B. Gloer University of Iowa
Kazuaki Tanaka
Kazuaki Tanaka Hirosaki University
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Dale C. Swenson
Dale C. Swenson University of Iowa
Nicholas H. Oberlies
Nicholas H. Oberlies University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Conrad L. Schoch
Conrad L. Schoch National Institutes of Health
Keith A. Seifert
Keith A. Seifert Carleton University
Michael J. Wingfield
Michael J. Wingfield University of Pretoria

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