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Cheryl R. Kuske publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl R. Kuske sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Cheryl R. Kuske D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl R. Kuske sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cheryl R. Kuske is affiliated with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics centered on fungal interactions, soil microbial ecology, and plant physiology. Main areas of research include:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Lichen and Fungal Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Cheryl R. Kuske has been involved in numerous publications, with notable frequent publication venues listed as:

  • Mycologia
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers illustrating their research include:

  • "Ectomycorrhizal and Dark Septate Fungal Associations of Pinyon Pine Are Differentially Affected by Experimental Drought and Warming," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery of Dryland Soil Bacterial Communities Across Multiple Disturbances," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Keratinophilic fungi: Specialized fungal communities in a desert ecosystem identified using cultured-based and Illumina sequencing approaches," 2020, Microbiological Research
  • "Seasonal variation and potential roles of dark septate fungi in an arid grassland," 2021, Mycologia
  • "Benefits of symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi to plant water relations depend on plant genotype in pinyon pine," 2023, Scientific Reports

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Andrea Porras-Alfaro
  • John Dunbar
  • Catherine A. Gehring
  • Sanna Sevanto
  • Adair Patterson

Best Publications

  • Ribosomal Database Project: data and tools for high throughput rRNA analysis

    James R. Cole;Qiong Wang;Jordan A. Fish;Benli Chai

  • Microbial biogeography : putting microorganisms on the map

    Jennifer B.Hughes Martiny;Brendan J.M. Bohannan;James H. Brown;Robert K. Colwell

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina).

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

    Naomi L. Ward;Jean F. Challacombe;Jean F. Challacombe;Peter H. Janssen;Peter H. Janssen;Bernard Henrissat

  • Phylogenetic specificity and reproducibility and new method for analysis of terminal restriction fragment profiles of 16S rRNA genes from bacterial communities.

    John Dunbar;Lawrence O. Ticknor;Cheryl R. Kuske

  • COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE

    Thomas G. Whitham;William P. Young;Gregory D. Martinsen;Catherine A. Gehring

  • Levels of bacterial community diversity in four arid soils compared by cultivation and 16S rRNA gene cloning.

    John Dunbar;Shannon Takala;Susan M. Barns;Jody A. Davis

  • Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Four Southwestern United States Soils by 16S rRNA Gene Terminal Restriction Fragment Analysis

    John Dunbar;Lawrence O. Ticknor;Cheryl R. Kuske

  • Wide distribution and diversity of members of the bacterial kingdom Acidobacterium in the environment.

    Susan M. Barns;Shannon L. Takala;Cheryl R. Kuske

  • Small-Scale DNA Sample Preparation Method for Field PCR Detection of Microbial Cells and Spores in Soil

    Cheryl R. Kuske;Kaysie L. Banton;Dante L. Adorada;Peter C. Stark

  • Diverse uncultivated bacterial groups from soils of the arid southwestern United States that are present in many geographic regions.

    Cheryl R. Kuske;Susan M. Barns;Joseph D. Busch

  • Stoichiometry of microbial carbon use efficiency in soils

    Robert L. Sinsabaugh;Benjamin L. Turner;Jennifer M. Talbot;Bonnie G. Waring

  • Empirical and theoretical bacterial diversity in four Arizona soils.

    John Dunbar;Susan M. Barns;Lawrence O. Ticknor;Cheryl R. Kuske

  • Molecular evolution and diversity in Bacillus anthracis as detected by amplified fragment length polymorphism markers

    Paul Keim;Abdulahi Kalif;James Schupp;Karen Hill

  • Comparison of soil bacterial communities in rhizospheres of three plant species and the interspaces in an arid grassland.

    Cheryl R. Kuske;Lawrence O. Ticknor;Mark E. Miller;John M. Dunbar

  • Acidobacteria Phylum Sequences in Uranium-Contaminated Subsurface Sediments Greatly Expand the Known Diversity within the Phylum

    Susan M. Barns;Elizabeth C. Cain;Leslie Sommerville;Cheryl R. Kuske

  • A COMPARISON OF TAXON CO-OCCURRENCE PATTERNS FOR MACRO- AND MICROORGANISMS

    M. Claire Horner-Devine;Jessica M. Silver;Mathew A. Leibold;Brendan J.M. Bohannan

  • Diazotrophic Community Structure and Function in Two Successional Stages of Biological Soil Crusts from the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan Desert

    Chris M. Yeager;Jennifer L. Kornosky;David C. Housman;Edmund E. Grote

  • Analysis of stomach and gut microbiomes of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) from coastal Louisiana, USA.

    Gary M. King;Craig Judd;Cheryl R. Kuske;Conor Smith

  • Corrigendum: Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina)

    Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thomas Brettin
Thomas Brettin Argonne National Laboratory
David Bruce
David Bruce Pebble Labs
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Susan Lucas
Susan Lucas Joint Genome Institute
Gary Xie
Gary Xie Los Alamos National Laboratory

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