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D-Index
36
Citations
4287
World Ranking
4951
National Ranking
1220

Helga Förster 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 Helga Förster sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 88 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Helga Förster 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 Helga Förster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Sequence Analysis of the Small Subunit Ribosomal Rnas of Three Zoosporic Fungi and Implications for Fungal Evolution

    Helga Förster;Michael O. Coffey;Hille Elwood;Mitchell L. Sogin

  • Comparative Efficacy of the New Postharvest Fungicides Azoxystrobin, Fludioxonil, and Pyrimethanil for Managing Citrus Green Mold

    Loukas Kanetis;Helga Förster;James E Adaskaveg

  • Studies on the etiology of tuber necrotic ringspot disease in potato

    Unknown

  • Phytophthora sojae races have arisen by clonal evolution and by rare outcrosses.

    H. Förster;B. M. Tyler;M. D. Coffey

  • Effect of Phosphite on Tomato and Pepper Plants and on Susceptibility of Pepper to Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot in Hydroponic Culture

    H. Förster;J. E. Adaskaveg;D. H. Kim;M. E. Stanghellini

  • Inheritance of avirulence factors and restriction fragment length polymorphism markers in outcrosses of the oomycete Phytophthora sojae

    B. M. Tyler;H. Förster;M. D. Coffey

  • Spiral gradient dilution, a rapid method for determining growth responses and 50% effective concentration values in fungus-fungicide interactions.

    Helga Förster;Loukas Kanetis;James E Adaskaveg

  • Characterization of genetic and biochemical mechanisms of fludioxonil and pyrimethanil resistance in field isolates of Penicillium digitatum.

    L. Kanetis;H. Förster;C. A. Jones;K. A. Borkovich

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Phytophthora species based on ribosomal ITS I DNA sequence analysis with emphasis on Waterhouse groups V and VI

    Helga Förster;Michael P. Cummings;Michael D. Coffey

  • Postharvest Decay Management for Stone Fruit Crops in California Using the "Reduced-Risk" Fungicides Fludioxonil and Fenhexamid.

    H Förster;G F Driever;D C Thompson;J E Adaskaveg

  • Characterization of Streptomycin Resistance in Isolates of Erwinia amylovora in California

    Helga Förster;Gayle C. McGhee;George W. Sundin;James E. Adaskaveg

  • Potential Role of Elicitins in the Interaction between Phytophthora Species and Tobacco.

    Sophien Kamoun;Mary Young;Helga Förster;Michael D. Coffey

  • Taxonomic structure of Phytophthora cryptogea and P. drechsleri based on isozyme and mitochondrial DNA analyses.

    Scott D. Mills;Helga Förster;Michael D. Coffey

  • Identification of Subpopulations of Colletotrichum acutatum and Epidemiology of Almond Anthracnose in California.

    Unknown

  • Restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the mitochondrial DNA of Phytophthora megasperma isolated from soybean, alfalfa, and fruit trees.

    Helga Förster;T. G. Kinscherf;S. A. Leong;Douglas P. Maxwell

  • Optimizing Efficacy of New Postharvest Fungicides and Evaluation of Sanitizing Agents for Managing Citrus Green Mold.

    Loukas Kanetis;Helga Förster;James E Adaskaveg

  • Molecular taxonomy of Phytophthora megasperma based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA polymorphisms

    Helga Förster;Michael D. Coffey

  • Identification and Etiology of Visible Quiescent Infections of Monilinia fructicola and Botrytis cinerea in Sweet Cherry Fruit

    J E Adaskaveg;H Förster;D F Thompson

  • Early brown rot infections in sweet cherry fruit are detected by monilinia-specific DNA primers.

    Unknown

  • Efficacy and Application Strategies for Propiconazole as a New Postharvest Fungicide for Managing Sour Rot and Green Mold of Citrus Fruit.

    A. H. McKay;H. Förster;J. E. Adaskaveg

  • COSEGREGATION OF AVR4 AND AVR6 IN PHYTOPHTHORA SOJAE

    Mark Gijzen;Helga Förster;Michael D. Coffey;Brett Tyler

  • Identification and Pathogenicity of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Stem-End Rot of Avocado in California

    M. Twizeyimana;H. Förster;V. McDonald;D. H. Wang

  • Natamycin, a New Biofungicide for Managing Crown Rot of Strawberry Caused by QoI-Resistant Colletotrichum acutatum.

    Stacey E Haack;Kelly L Ivors;Gerald J Holmes;Helga Förster

  • Subcuticular-Intracellular Hemibiotrophic and Intercellular Necrotrophic Development of Colletotrichum acutatum on Almond.

    J Diéguez-Uribeondo;H Förster;A Soto-Estrada;J E Adaskaveg

  • Evaluation of New Oomycota Fungicides for Management of Phytophthora Root Rot of Citrus in California.

    Wei Hao;Morgan A Gray;Helga Förster;James E Adaskaveg

  • Efficacy of Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate and Propiconazole in Managing Armillaria Root Rot of Almond on Peach Rootstock

    James E. Adaskaveg;Helga Förster;Layne Wade;David F. Thompson

  • Visualization of localized pathogen-Induced pH modulation in almond tissues infected by Colletotrichum acutatum using confocal scanning laser microscopy.

    J. Diéguez-Uribeondo;H. Förster;J. E. Adaskaveg

  • Genotypes of the late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans) in British Columbia and other regions of Canada during 1993-1997

    Z.K. Punja;H. Förster;I. Cunningham;M.D. Coffey

  • Reduced-risk fungicides help manage brown rot and other fungal diseases of stone fruit - eScholarship

    James E. Adaskaveg;Helga Förster;W. Doug Gubler;Beth L. Teviotdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Brett M. Tyler
Brett M. Tyler Oregon State University
M. E. Stanghellini
M. E. Stanghellini University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia
Michael P. Cummings
Michael P. Cummings University of Maryland, College Park
George W. Sundin
George W. Sundin Michigan State University
Kurt Mendgen
Kurt Mendgen University of Konstanz
Akif Eskalen
Akif Eskalen University of California, Davis
Frank N. Martin
Frank N. Martin United States Department of Agriculture
Barry M. Pryor
Barry M. Pryor University of Arizona
Mark Gijzen
Mark Gijzen Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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