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Elliot W. Kitajima

Elliot W. Kitajima

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
43
Citations
6789
World Ranking
3245
National Ranking
57

Elliot W. Kitajima 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 Elliot W. Kitajima sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 354 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elliot W. Kitajima 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 Elliot W. Kitajima sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

    Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

  • First Report of a Huanglongbing-Like Disease of Citrus in Sao Paulo State, Brazil and Association of a New Liberibacter Species, “<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter americanus”, with the Disease

    Unknown

  • The nonstructural protein (NSs) encoded by the ambisense S RNA segment of tomato spotted wilt virus is associated with fibrous structures in infected plant cells.

    R. Kormelink;E.W. Kitajima;P. de Haan;D. Zuidema

  • Citrus Leprosis: Centennial of an Unusual Mite–Virus Pathosystem

    Unknown

  • Novel insights into the genomic basis of citrus canker based on the genome sequences of two strains of Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii.

    Leandro M Moreira;Leandro M Moreira;Nalvo F Almeida;Neha Potnis;Luciano A Digiampietri;Luciano A Digiampietri

  • Generation of envelope and defective interfering RNA mutants of tomato spotted wilt virus by mechanical passage.

    R. de Oliveira Resende;P. de Haan;A. C. de Ávila;E. W. Kitajima

  • Screening of tropically derived, multi-trait plant growth- promoting rhizobacteria and evaluation of corn and soybean colonization ability.

    Bruna Durante Batista;Paulo Teixeira Lacava;Andrea Ferrari;Natalia de Sousa Teixeira-Silva

  • Brevipalpus-Transmitted Plant Virus and Virus-Like Diseases: Cytopathology and Some Recent Cases

    Unknown

  • Association of ‘<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter solanacearum’ with a Vegetative Disorder of Celery in Spain and Development of a Real-Time PCR Method for Its Detection

    Unknown

  • Development of a molecular tool for the diagnosis of leprosis, a major threat to citrus production in the Americas.

    Eliane Cristina Locali;Juliana Freitas-Astua;Alessandra Alves de Souza;Marco Aurélio Takita

  • Ultrastructure of the natural and factitious host eggs of Trichogramma galloi Zucchi and Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

    F.L Cônsoli;E.W Kitajima;J.R.P Parra

  • An annotated list of ornamentals naturally found infected by Brevipalpus mite-transmitted viruses

    Unknown

  • Citrus leprosis and its status in Florida and Texas: past and present.

    C.C. Childers;J.C.V. Rodrigues;K.S. Derrick;D.S. Achor

  • The citrus leprosis pathosystem

    Marinês Bastianel;Juliana Freitas-Astúa;Juliana Freitas-Astúa;Elliot Watanabe Kitajima;Marcos Antonio Machado

  • Identification and Genomic Characterization of a New Virus (Tymoviridae Family) Associated with Citrus Sudden Death Disease

    Walter Maccheroni;Marcos C. Alegria;Christian C. Greggio;João Paulo Piazza

  • Plant virions in plasmodesmata

    Unknown

  • Detection of avocado sunblotch viroid in chloroplasts of avocado leaves by in situ hybridization.

    M. I. Lima;M. E. N. Fonseca;R. Flores;E. W. Kitajima

  • A new eriophyid mite-borne membrane-enveloped virus-like complex isolated from plants

    Joanna M. Skare;Ineke Wijkamp;Ivey Denham;Jorge A.M. Rezende

  • Expression of Xylella fastidiosa Fimbrial and Afimbrial Proteins during Biofilm Formation

    R. Caserta;R. Caserta;M. A. Takita;M. L. Targon;L. K. Rosselli-Murai

  • Sensilla on the antenna and ovipositor of the parasitic wasps Trichogramma galloi Zucchi and T. pretiosum Riley (Hym., trichogrammatidae).

    Fernando Luís Cônsoli;Fernando Luís Cônsoli;Elliot Watanabe Kitajima;José Roberto Postali Parra

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcos Antonio Machado
Marcos Antonio Machado American Physical Therapy Association
João Lúcio de Azevedo
João Lúcio de Azevedo Universidade de São Paulo
Vicente Pallás
Vicente Pallás Universitat Politècnica de València
Ricardo Flores
Ricardo Flores Universitat Politècnica de València
Joseph M. Bové
Joseph M. Bové University of Bordeaux
Ralf G. Dietzgen
Ralf G. Dietzgen University of Queensland
José-Antonio Daròs
José-Antonio Daròs Universitat Politècnica de València
Armando Bergamin Filho
Armando Bergamin Filho Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de Queiroz
Richard Kormelink
Richard Kormelink Wageningen University & Research
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University

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