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D-Index
41
Citations
14043
World Ranking
3572
National Ranking
134

Claude Murat 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 Claude Murat sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 99 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claude Murat 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 Claude Murat sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Fungus
  • Gene

Claude Murat mainly investigates Botany, Genome, Ecology, Genetics and Gene. His study in the field of Fungus, Agaricomycetes and Mycelium also crosses realms of Laccaria bicolor. His Ecology research integrates issues from Tuber melanosporum, Truffle and Pyrosequencing.

The various areas that Claude Murat examines in his Truffle study include Evolutionary biology, Sister group and Genetic variation. His work on Comparative genomics and Haustorium is typically connected to Fungal genetics as part of general Genetics study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Gene study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus.

His most cited work include:

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes (1059 citations)
  • 454 Pyrosequencing analyses of forest soils reveal an unexpectedly high fungal diversity (722 citations)
  • Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists. (527 citations)

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

Claude Murat spends much of his time researching Botany, Truffle, Tuber melanosporum, Ecology and Genome. His work on Fungus as part of general Botany research is often related to Pezizomycetes, thus linking different fields of science. In Fungus, he works on issues like Tuber magnatum, which are connected to Thelephoraceae and Molecular typing.

His studies deal with areas such as Genotype, Genetic structure and Horticulture, Orchard as well as Truffle. Claude Murat combines subjects such as Sexual reproduction, Black truffle, Genetic variability and Heterothallic, Mating type with his study of Tuber melanosporum. His work in the fields of Genome, such as Genomics and Genome size, overlaps with other areas such as Fungal genetics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (69.16%)
  • Truffle (57.01%)
  • Tuber melanosporum (34.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Truffle (57.01%)
  • Botany (69.16%)
  • Fungus (28.97%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Truffle, Botany, Fungus, Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum. His Truffle research incorporates themes from Mating type and Horticulture, Orchard. His work in the fields of Hypha overlaps with other areas such as Pezizomycetes.

His Fungus study incorporates themes from Phenotype, Gene expression, Genome and Gene. His Genome research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Evolutionary biology, Mucoromycotina, Ascomycota, Cantharellales and Thelephorales. His Tuber melanosporum study which covers Heterothallic that intersects with Reproduction, Genetic structure, Genotype and Sexual reproduction.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomics depict ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as versatile saprotrophs and plant mutualists (68 citations)
  • Pezizomycetes genomes reveal the molecular basis of ectomycorrhizal truffle lifestyle (37 citations)
  • Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits. (25 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Fungus
  • Gene

His main research concerns Botany, Tuber melanosporum, Truffle, Genome and Comparative genomics. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Meiosis and Mating. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Heterothallic and Horticulture, Orchard.

In his research on the topic of Genome, Phylogenetics is strongly related with Russulales. His Comparative genomics study is concerned with the field of Gene as a whole. The Tuber aestivum study combines topics in areas such as Range, Fungus and Abiotic component.

Best Publications

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

    Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Robert Riley;Kerrie Barry

  • 454 Pyrosequencing analyses of forest soils reveal an unexpectedly high fungal diversity

    M. Buée;M. Reich;C. Murat;E. Morin

  • Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists.

    Annegret Kohler;Annegret Kohler;Alan Kuo;Laszlo G Nagy;Laszlo G Nagy;Emmanuelle Morin;Emmanuelle Morin

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

    Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

  • Obligate biotrophy features unraveled by the genomic analysis of rust fungi

    Sébastien Duplessis;Christina A. Cuomo;Yao-Cheng Lin;Andrea Aerts

  • Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis

    Francis Martin;Annegret Kohler;Claude Murat;Raffaella Balestrini

  • The Plant Cell Wall–Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi

    Daniel C. Eastwood;Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Andrzej Majcherczyk

  • Endophytic Life Strategies Decoded by Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of the Mutualistic Root Symbiont Piriformospora indica

    Alga Zuccaro;Urs Lahrmann;Ulrich Güldener;Gregor Langen

  • Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits.

    Shingo Miyauchi;Enikő Kiss;Alan Kuo;Elodie Drula

  • Genome sequence of the button mushroom Agaricus bisporus reveals mechanisms governing adaptation to a humic-rich ecological niche

    Emmanuelle Morin;Annegret Kohler;Adam R. Baker;Marie Foulongne-Oriol

  • Pyrosequencing reveals a contrasted bacterial diversity between oak rhizosphere and surrounding soil

    Stéphane Uroz;Marc Buée;Claude Murat;Pascale Frey-Klett

  • Unearthing the roots of ectomycorrhizal symbioses

    Francis Martin;Annegret Kohler;Claude Murat;Claire Veneault-Fourrey

  • Insight into trade‐off between wood decay and parasitism from the genome of a fungal forest pathogen

    Åke Olson;Andrea Aerts;Fred Asiegbu;Lassaad Belbahri

  • Historical biogeography and diversification of Truffles in the Tuberaceae and their newly identified southern hemisphere sister lineage

    Gregory Bonito;Matthew E. Smith;Michael Nowak;Rosanne A. Healy

  • Truffles: much more than a prized and local fungal delicacy

    Antonietta Mello;Claude Murat;Paola Bonfante

  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomics depict ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as versatile saprotrophs and plant mutualists

    Elena Martino;Elena Martino;Emmanuelle Morin;Gwen‐Aëlle Grelet;Alan Kuo

  • Polymorphism at the ribosomal DNA ITS and its relation to postglacial re-colonization routes of the Perigord truffle Tuber melanosporum.

    Claude Murat;Claude Murat;Jesús Díez;Jesús Díez;Patricia Luis;Patricia Luis;Christine Delaruelle

  • Ectomycorrhizal ecology is imprinted in the genome of the dominant symbiotic fungus Cenococcum geophilum

    Martina Peter;Annegret Kohler;Robin A. Ohm;Robin A. Ohm;Alan Kuo

  • Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the genus Tuber, the ‘true truffles’

    Sylvain Jeandroz;Claude Murat;Yongjin Wang;Paola Bonfante

  • ITS-1 versus ITS-2 pyrosequencing: a comparison of fungal populations in truffle grounds

    Antonietta Mello;Chiara Napoli;Claude Murat;Emmanuelle Morin

  • Morphological and molecular typing of the below-ground fungal community in a natural Tuber magnatum truffle-ground

    Claude Murat;Claude Murat;Alfredo Vizzini;Paola Bonfante;Antonietta Mello

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis Martin
Francis Martin University of Lorraine
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paola Bonfante
Paola Bonfante University of Turin
Annegret Kohler
Annegret Kohler University of Lorraine
Silvia Perotto
Silvia Perotto University of Turin
Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist United States Department of Energy
Robin A. Ohm
Robin A. Ohm Utrecht University
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy
Pedro M. Coutinho
Pedro M. Coutinho Aix-Marseille University

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