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D-Index
83
Citations
31584
World Ranking
368
National Ranking
127

Gary A. Strobel 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 Gary A. Strobel sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 365 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.

Gary A. Strobel 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 Gary A. Strobel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1968 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Fungus

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Endophyte, Microbiology, Fungus and Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense. His studies deal with areas such as Microorganism and Bioassay as well as Botany. The various areas that Gary A. Strobel examines in his Endophyte study include Muscodor, Muscodor albus, Biotechnology, Pestalotiopsis and Fungi imperfecti.

Gary A. Strobel has included themes like Amino acid, Biochemistry and Bacteria in his Microbiology study. His Fungus research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Phoma, Phloem, Cercospora and Spore. Gary A. Strobel combines subjects such as Biodiversity, Identification, Microbial ecology, Functional diversity and Plant ecology with his study of Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense.

His most cited work include:

  • Bioprospecting for Microbial Endophytes and Their Natural Products (1386 citations)
  • Taxol and Taxane Production by Taxomyces andreanae, an Endophytic Fungus of Pacific Yew (1181 citations)
  • Natural products from endophytic microorganisms. (1007 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Microbiology, Endophyte, Biochemistry and Fungus. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Bioassay, Phytotoxin and Bacteria. His research investigates the connection with Phytotoxin and areas like Stereochemistry which intersect with concerns in Biological activity.

His Microbiology research incorporates themes from Strain and Streptomyces. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Endophyte, Muscodor is strongly linked to Muscodor albus. His Fungi imperfecti research includes themes of Phytotoxicity, Weed and Drechslera.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.53%)
  • Microbiology (20.60%)
  • Endophyte (17.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Botany (45.53%)
  • Endophyte (17.62%)
  • Fungus (16.26%)

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

Gary A. Strobel focuses on Botany, Endophyte, Fungus, Organic chemistry and Microbiology. His research combines Ribosomal DNA and Botany. His work carried out in the field of Endophyte brings together such families of science as Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Potato dextrose agar, Muscodor albus and Phytophthora palmivora.

His Fungus research incorporates elements of Group, Strain, Conidium, Hypha and Diaporthe. As a member of one scientific family, Gary A. Strobel mostly works in the field of Strain, focusing on Terpenoid and, on occasion, Terpene and Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense. His studies in Microbiology integrate themes in fields like Nonribosomal peptide, Bacillibactin, Surfactin, Polyketide and Actinobacteria.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Diversity and Anti-Microbial Activity of Endophytic Actinomycetes Isolated from Medicinal Plants in Panxi Plateau, China (125 citations)
  • An endophytic Phomopsis sp. possessing bioactivity and fuel potential with its volatile organic compounds. (100 citations)
  • Hypoxylon sp., an endophyte of Persea indica, producing 1,8-cineole and other bioactive volatiles with fuel potential. (97 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Fungus

Gary A. Strobel mainly focuses on Botany, Endophyte, Fungus, Terpenoid and Colletotrichum. Gary A. Strobel is involved in the study of Botany that focuses on Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense in particular. His Endophyte research includes elements of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Potato dextrose agar, Muscodor albus, Phoma and Rhizosphere.

His Fungus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cercospora and Microbiology, Hypha. His Terpenoid study also includes fields such as

  • Organic chemistry which is related to area like Microorganism,
  • Strain which is related to area like Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The Colletotrichum study which covers Verticillium that intersects with Botrytis, Phomopsis, Pythium and Trichoderma.

Best Publications

  • Bioprospecting for Microbial Endophytes and Their Natural Products

    Gary Strobel;Bryn Daisy

  • Taxol and Taxane Production by Taxomyces andreanae, an Endophytic Fungus of Pacific Yew

    Andrea Stierle;Gary Strobel;Donald Stierle

  • Natural products from endophytic microorganisms.

    Gary Strobel;Bryn Daisy;Uvidelio Castillo;James Harper

  • Endophytes as sources of bioactive products.

    Gary A. Strobel

  • Taxol from Pestalotiopsis microspora, an endophytic fungus of Taxus wallachiana.

    Gary Strobel;Xianshu Yang;Joe Sears;Robert Kramer

  • Volatile antimicrobials from Muscodor crispans, a novel endophytic fungus.

    Angela M. Mitchell;Gary A. Strobel;Emily Moore;Richard Robison

  • Munumbicins, wide-spectrum antibiotics produced by Streptomyces NRRL 30562, endophytic on Kennedia nigriscans.

    Uvidelio F. Castillo;Gary A. Strobel;Eugene J. Ford;Wilford M. Hess

  • Pestacin: a 1,3-dihydro isobenzofuran from Pestalotiopsis microspora possessing antioxidant and antimycotic activities

    James K. Harper;Atta M. Arif;Eugene J. Ford;Gary A. Strobel

  • Isopestacin, an isobenzofuranone from Pestalotiopsis microspora, possessing antifungal and antioxidant activities

    Gary Strobel;Eugene Ford;Jeerepun Worapong;James K. Harper

  • Volatile antimicrobials from Muscodor albus, a novel endophytic fungus.

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  • Rainforest Endophytes and Bioactive Products

    Gary A Strobel

  • Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by Muscodor vitigenus, a novel endophytic fungus.

    Bryn H. Daisy;Gary A. Strobel;Uvidelio Castillo;David Ezra

  • New endophytic isolates of Muscodor albus, a volatile-antibiotic-producing fungus.

    David Ezra;W. M. Hess;Gary A. Strobel

  • Involvement of a plasmid in the hairy root disease of plants caused by Agrobacterium rhizogenes.

    Larry Moore;Guylyn Warren;Gary Strobel

  • Coronamycins, peptide antibiotics produced by a verticillate Streptomyces sp. (MSU-2110) endophytic on Monstera sp.

    David Ezra;Uvidelio F. Castillo;Gary A. Strobel;Wilford M. Hess

  • Endophytic taxol-producing fungi from bald cypress, Taxodium distichum

    Jia-yao Li;Gary Strobel;Rajinder Sidhu;W. M. Hess

  • Cryptocandin, a potent antimycotic from the endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis cf. quercina.

    Gary A. Strobel;R. Vincent Miller;Concepcion Martinez-Miller;Margaret M. Condron

  • The search for a taxol-producing microorganism among the endophytic fungi of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia.

    Andrea Stierle;Gary Strobel;Donald Stierle;Paul Grothaus

  • Taxol from fungal endophytes and the issue of biodiversity

    GA Strobel;WM Hess;E. Ford;RS Sidhu

  • Kakadumycins, novel antibiotics from Streptomyces sp NRRL 30566, an endophyte of Grevillea pteridifolia.

    Uvidelio Castillo;James K Harper;Gary A Strobel;Joseph Sears

  • An endophytic Gliocladium sp. of Eucryphia cordifolia producing selective volatile antimicrobial compounds

    Merritt Stinson;David Ezra;Wilford M. Hess;Joe Sears

  • Chemical and functional diversity of natural products from plant associated endophytic fungi.

    Vijay C. Verma;Ravindra N. Kharwar;Gary A. Strobel

  • Ambuic acid, a highly functionalized cyclohexenone with antifungal activity from Pestalotiopsis spp. and Monochaetia sp.

    J.Y. Li;James K. Harper;David M. Grant;Bob Oka Tombe

  • Harnessing endophytes for industrial microbiology.

    Gary Strobel

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilford M. Hess
Wilford M. Hess Brigham Young University
Jon Clardy
Jon Clardy Harvard University
Scott A. Strobel
Scott A. Strobel Yale University
Isaac Barash
Isaac Barash Tel Aviv University
David B. Teplow
David B. Teplow University of California, Los Angeles
Emil B. Lobkovsky
Emil B. Lobkovsky Cornell University
Ulrich Matern
Ulrich Matern Philipp University of Marburg
James B. Jensen
James B. Jensen Michigan State University
Atta M. Arif
Atta M. Arif University of Utah

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