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6316
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James W. Kronstad publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James W. Kronstad sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 233 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

James W. Kronstad D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James W. Kronstad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James W. Kronstad is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their academic contributions focus extensively on the intersection of medicine, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research spans a diverse range of subfields including plant science, epidemiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and cell biology. Their main topics of investigation include fungal infections and studies, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, fungal and yeast genetics research, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, and parasitic infections and diagnostics.

Notable recent publications highlight this scope of work:

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture (2020, mBio)
  • The phosphate language of fungi (2021, Trends in Microbiology)
  • The future of fungi: threats and opportunities (2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics)
  • Fungal impacts on Earth's ecosystems (2025, Nature)
  • Respiring to infect: Emerging links between mitochondria, the electron transport chain, and fungal pathogenesis (2021, PLoS Pathogens)

Their frequent co-authors include Guanggan Hu, Won Hee Jung, Christopher W. J. Lee, Mélissa Caza, and Linda C. Horianopoulos, with collaborative counts ranging from 11 to 21 joint publications.

James W. Kronstad has published regularly in a variety of scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with seven publications, mBio and Journal of Fungi with six publications each, Frontiers in Microbiology with three, and Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology also with three publications.

The scientist's work has been recognized by professional bodies, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis

    Jörg Kämper;Regine Kahmann;Michael Bölker;Li-Jun Ma

  • The Genome of the Basidiomycetous Yeast and Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Neoformans

    Brendan J. Loftus;Eula Fung;Paola Roncaglia;Don Rowley

  • Dandruff-associated Malassezia genomes reveal convergent and divergent virulence traits shared with plant and human fungal pathogens

    Jun Xu;Charles W. Saunders;Ping Hu;Raymond A. Grant

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture.

    Matthew C. Fisher;Sarah J. Gurr;Christina A. Cuomo;David S. Blehert

  • Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

    Guilhem Janbon;Kate L. Ormerod;Damien Paulet;Edmond J. Byrnes

  • Expanding fungal pathogenesis: Cryptococcus breaks out of the opportunistic box

    James W. Kronstad;Rodgoun Attarian;Brigitte Cadieux;Jaehyuk Choi

  • The Case for Adopting the "Species Complex" Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis.

    Kyung J. Kwon-Chung;John E. Bennett;Brian L. Wickes;Wieland Meyer

  • cAMP regulates morphogenesis in the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis.

    S Gold;G Duncan;K Barrett;J Kronstad

  • Mating type in filamentous fungi.

    J. W. Kronstad;C. Staben

  • Diversity of locations for Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein genes.

    J W Kronstad;H E Schnepf;H R Whiteley

  • Spread of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and Detection in the Pacific Northwest, USA

    Laura MacDougall;Sarah Elizabeth Kidd;Eleni Galanis;Sunny Mak

  • Shared and distinct mechanisms of iron acquisition by bacterial and fungal pathogens of humans

    Mélissa Caza;James W. Kronstad

  • Characterization of environmental sources of the human and animal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

    Sarah Elizabeth Kidd;Yat Chow;Sunny Mak;Paxton J Bach

  • Identification of a cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit required for virulence and morphogenesis in Ustilago maydis

    Franz Dürrenberger;Katherine Wong;James W. Kronstad

  • Adenylyl Cyclase Functions Downstream of the Gα Protein Gpa1 and Controls Mating and Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

    J. Andrew Alspaugh;Read Pukkila-Worley;Toshiaki Harashima;Lora M. Cavallo

  • Iron Regulation of the Major Virulence Factors in the AIDS-Associated Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

    Won Hee Jung;Anita Sham;Rick White;James W Kronstad

  • Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts

    C. A. D’Souza;J. W. Kronstad;G. Taylor;R. Warren

  • Signaling via cAMP in Fungi: Interconnections with Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways

    James Kronstad;Adriana De Maria;Deanna L. Funnell;R. David Laidlaw

  • Of smuts, blasts, mildews, and blights: cAMP signaling in phytopathogenic fungi

    Nancy Lee;Cletus A D'Souza;James W Kronstad

  • The Ustilago maydis regulatory subunit of a cAMP-dependent protein kinase is required for gall formation in maize.

    Scott E. Gold;Stephen M. Brogdon;Maria E. Mayorga;James W. Kronstad

Frequent Co-Authors

Guus Bakkeren
Guus Bakkeren Environment and Climate Change Canada
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Daniel Croll
Daniel Croll University of Neuchâtel
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Scott E. Gold
Scott E. Gold US Department of Agriculture
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Jennifer K. Lodge
Jennifer K. Lodge Washington University in St. Louis
Sarah Kidd
Sarah Kidd South Australia Pathology
Jason E. Stajich
Jason E. Stajich University of California, Riverside

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