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D-Index
49
Citations
9962
World Ranking
2242
National Ranking
182

David E. L. Cooke 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 David E. L. Cooke sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 142 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. L. Cooke 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 David E. L. Cooke sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

David E. L. Cooke spends much of his time researching Phytophthora, Botany, Phytophthora infestans, Genetics and Phytophthora plurivora. His Phytophthora study incorporates themes from Taxon, Phytophthora fragariae, Root rot and Internal transcribed spacer. His studies deal with areas such as Phytophthora citricola and Genetic marker as well as Botany.

His Phytophthora citricola research integrates issues from Phytophthora cryptogea and Phytophthora cambivora. His studies in Phytophthora infestans integrate themes in fields like Biotechnology, Oomycete, Population genetics and Genomics. His work investigates the relationship between Phytophthora plurivora and topics such as Fagaceae that intersect with problems in Ilex aquifolium, Fagus sylvatica, Phytophthora pseudosyringae, Beech and Quercus robur.

His most cited work include:

  • A molecular phylogeny of Phytophthora and related oomycetes. (779 citations)
  • Origin of a new Phytophthora pathogen through interspecific hybridization (310 citations)
  • Genome Analyses of an Aggressive and Invasive Lineage of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen (306 citations)

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

David E. L. Cooke mainly investigates Phytophthora, Botany, Phytophthora infestans, Blight and Genetics. His Phytophthora study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phylogenetic tree, Internal transcribed spacer, Taxon, Sporangium and Taxonomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Phytophthora cryptogea, Amplified fragment length polymorphism, Horticulture, Phytophthora citricola and Ribosomal DNA in addition to Botany.

The concepts of his Phytophthora citricola study are interwoven with issues in Phytophthora cambivora and Phytophthora plurivora. The Phytophthora infestans study combines topics in areas such as Genotype, Haplotype, Metalaxyl and Mating type. David E. L. Cooke combines subjects such as Plant disease resistance, Outbreak, Oomycete and DNA profiling with his study of Blight.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Phytophthora (44.35%)
  • Botany (43.55%)
  • Phytophthora infestans (33.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Phytophthora infestans (33.87%)
  • Blight (23.39%)
  • Genotype (14.52%)

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

David E. L. Cooke mostly deals with Phytophthora infestans, Blight, Genotype, Ecology and Phytophthora. His study on Phytophthora infestans is covered under Genetics. His research on Blight concerns the broader Botany.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Clade and Lineage. As part of one scientific family, David E. L. Cooke deals mainly with the area of Ecology, narrowing it down to issues related to the Outbreak, and often Woodland, Crop and Sporangium. He has researched Phytophthora in several fields, including Oomycete and Genus.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Insights into evolving global populations of Phytophthora infestans via new complementary mtDNA haplotype markers and nuclear SSRs. (18 citations)
  • Large sub-clonal variation in Phytophthora infestans from recent severe late blight epidemics in India (13 citations)
  • Phytophthora betacei, a new species within Phytophthora clade 1c causing late blight on Solanum betaceum in Colombia (7 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Phytophthora infestans, Blight, Genotype, Metalaxyl and Fungicide. His Phytophthora infestans research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phylogeography and Genetic diversity. His Genetic diversity study combines topics in areas such as Evolutionary biology and Haplotype.

His Blight study results in a more complete grasp of Botany. He focuses mostly in the field of Metalaxyl, narrowing it down to topics relating to Mating type and, in certain cases, Virulence, Microsatellite, Zoology and Sexual reproduction. His Fungicide research includes themes of Genetics, Pathogen, Population genetics, Phytosanitary certification and Genetic structure.

Best Publications

  • A molecular phylogeny of Phytophthora and related oomycetes.

    D.E.L. Cooke;A. Drenth;J.M. Duncan;G. Wagels

  • Origin of a new Phytophthora pathogen through interspecific hybridization

    C. M. Brasier;D. E. L. Cooke;J. M. Duncan

  • Genome Analyses of an Aggressive and Invasive Lineage of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen

    David E. L. Cooke;Liliana M. Cano;Sylvain Raffaele;Ruairidh A. Bain

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Phytophthora species based on ITS1 and ITS2 sequences of the ribosomal RNA gene repeat

    David E.L. Cooke;James M. Duncan

  • Phytophthora alni sp. nov. and its variants: designation of emerging heteroploid hybrid pathogens spreading on Alnus trees.

    Clive M. Brasier;Susan A. Kirk;Jose Delcan;David E.L. Cooke

  • Phytophthora quercina sp. nov., causing root rot of European oaks

    T. Jung;D.E.L. Cooke;H. Blaschke;J.M. Duncan

  • The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

    Erica M. Goss;Javier F. Tabima;David E. L. Cooke;Silvia Restrepo

  • Novel microsatellite markers for the analysis of Phytophthora infestans populations

    A. K. Lees;R. Wattier;D. S. Shaw;L. Sullivan

  • Multiple new phenotypic taxa from trees and riparian ecosystems in Phytophthora gonapodyides-P. megasperma ITS Clade 6, which tend to be high-temperature tolerant and either inbreeding or sterile.

    Clive M. Brasier;David E.L. Cooke;James M. Duncan;Everett M. Hansen

  • Detection and identification of Phytophthora fragariae Hickman by the polymerase chain reaction

    P. Bonants;M. Hagenaar-de Weerdt;M. van Gent-Pelzer;I. Lacourt

  • Phytophthora pseudosyringae sp. nov., a new species causing root and collar rot of deciduous tree species in Europe.

    Thomas Jung;Jan Nechwatal;David E.L. Cooke;Günther Hartmann

  • Markers, old and new, for examining Phytophthora infestans diversity

    D. E. L. Cooke;A. K. Lees

  • A potato gene encoding a WRKY-like transcription factor is induced in interactions with Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and Phytophthora infestans and is coregulated with class I endochitinase expression.

    Alia Dellagi;Jacqueline Heilbronn;Anna O. Avrova;Marcos Montesano

  • Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum, P. kernoviae, P. citricola and P. quercina in symptomatic leaves by multiplex real-time PCR

    Leonardo Schena;Kelvin J. D. Hughes;Da Vid E. L. Cooke

  • Development and application of a PCR‐based ‘molecular tool box’ for the identification of Phytophthora species damaging forests and natural ecosystems

    L. Schena;J. M. Duncan;D. E. L. Cooke

  • Efficient multiplex simple sequence repeat genotyping of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Ying Li;David E.L. Cooke;Evert Jacobsen;Theo van der Lee

  • Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polymorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants

    Eleanor M. Gilroy;Susan Breen;Susan Breen;Stephen C. Whisson;Julie Squires

  • Elevating crop disease resistance with cloned genes

    Jonathan D. G. Jones;Kamil Witek;Walter Verweij;Florian Jupe

  • Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Phytophthora infestans populations in Scotland (1995–97)

    D. E. L. Cooke;V. Young;P. R. J. Birch;R. Toth

  • Assessing the potential of regions of the nuclear and mitochondrial genome to develop a "molecular tool box" for the detection and characterization of Phytophthora species.

    Leonardo Schena;David E.L. Cooke

  • TOOLS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY AND MONITOR PHYTOPHTHORA SPECIES IN NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

    D.E.L. Cooke;L. Schena;S.O. Cacciola

  • Detection and quantification of Phytophthora species which are associated with root-rot diseases in European deciduous forests by species-specific polymerase chain reaction

    R. Schubert;G. Bahnweg;J. Nechwatal;T. Jung

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
William E. Fry
William E. Fry Cornell University
Santa Olga Cacciola
Santa Olga Cacciola University of Catania
Leonardo Schena
Leonardo Schena University of Reggio Calabria
Thomas Jung
Thomas Jung Mendel University Brno
Niklaus J. Grünwald
Niklaus J. Grünwald Oregon State University
Clive M. Brasier
Clive M. Brasier Forestry Commission England
Ingo Hein
Ingo Hein James Hutton Institute
Silvia Restrepo
Silvia Restrepo Cornell University
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia

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