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Jean B. Ristaino 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 Jean B. Ristaino sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 143 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.

Jean B. Ristaino 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 Jean B. Ristaino sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2020 - 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:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Botany

Jean B. Ristaino mainly investigates Phytophthora, Oomycete, Genetics, Phytophthora infestans and Agronomy. His Phytophthora study is associated with Botany. Many of his studies on Botany apply to Genome as well.

Jean B. Ristaino works mostly in the field of Phytophthora infestans, limiting it down to topics relating to Ecology and, in certain cases, Disease management, as a part of the same area of interest. His work deals with themes such as Soil fertility and Soil conditioner, which intersect with Agronomy. His work carried out in the field of Blight brings together such families of science as Fungicide, Whole genome sequencing, Phytophthora capsici, Pepper and Gene.

His most cited work include:

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans. (1066 citations)
  • Organic and synthetic fertility amendments influence soil microbial, physical and chemical properties on organic and conventional farms (461 citations)
  • The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology (338 citations)

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

Jean B. Ristaino spends much of his time researching Phytophthora infestans, Botany, Phytophthora, Blight and Horticulture. His Phytophthora infestans research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ecology, Genotype, Haplotype and Oomycete. His study in the field of Phytophthora capsici and Metalaxyl is also linked to topics like Veterinary medicine.

His studies deal with areas such as Root rot, Phylogenetics, Ribosomal DNA, Biological dispersal and Polymerase chain reaction as well as Phytophthora. His Blight research integrates issues from Fungicide and Herbarium. The Restriction fragment length polymorphism, Internal transcribed spacer and Genome research Jean B. Ristaino does as part of his general Genetics study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Microsatellite, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Phytophthora infestans (38.14%)
  • Botany (29.66%)
  • Phytophthora (27.97%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Blight (27.12%)
  • Phytophthora infestans (38.14%)
  • Plant disease (7.63%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Blight, Phytophthora infestans, Plant disease, Early detection and Ecology. His Blight study often links to related topics such as Agroforestry. His Phytophthora infestans research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Oomycete, Digital polymerase chain reaction, Herbarium, Genotype and Hydroxynaphthol blue.

His work on Oomycete is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Pseudomonas fluorescens. His research in Genotype intersects with topics in Evolutionary biology, Genetic similarity and Lineage. His studies in Ecology integrate themes in fields like Fungicide, Metalaxyl, Phytosanitary certification, Population biology and Phylogeography.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Non-invasive plant disease diagnostics enabled by smartphone-based fingerprinting of leaf volatiles. (36 citations)
  • Extraction of Plant DNA by Microneedle Patch for Rapid Detection of Plant Diseases. (23 citations)
  • Large sub-clonal variation in Phytophthora infestans from recent severe late blight epidemics in India (13 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • DNA

His primary scientific interests are in Phytophthora infestans, Blight, Pathogen detection, Plant disease and Early detection. The Phytophthora infestans study combines topics in areas such as Ecology and Virology. His Blight research includes elements of Fungicide, Metalaxyl, Phytosanitary certification, Genotype and Phylogeography.

Pathogen detection combines with fields such as Oomycete, Horticulture, Non invasive, Cell wall and Sample preparation in his investigation. His Cell wall research incorporates elements of Chromatography, DNA extraction, Polymerase chain reaction and DNA. His Early detection study overlaps with Phytophthora, Hydroxynaphthol blue, Digital polymerase chain reaction, Loop-mediated isothermal amplification and Detection limit.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

    Sophien Kamoun;Oliver Furzer;Jonathan D. G. Jones;Howard S. Judelson

  • Organic and synthetic fertility amendments influence soil microbial, physical and chemical properties on organic and conventional farms

    L. R. I. I. I. Bulluck;M. Brosius;G. K. Evanylo;J. B. Ristaino

  • DNA barcoding of oomycetes with cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and internal transcribed spacer.

    Gregg P Robideau;Gregg P Robideau;Arthur W A M De Cock;Michael D Coffey;Hermann Voglmayr

  • The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security

    Jean B. Ristaino;Pamela K. Anderson;Pamela K. Anderson;Daniel P. Bebber;Kate A. Brauman

  • Soil microbial biomass and activity in organic tomato farming systems: Effects of organic inputs and straw mulching.

    Cong Tu;Jean B. Ristaino;Shuijin Hu

  • Five Reasons to Consider Phytophthora infestans a Reemerging Pathogen

    W. E. Fry;P. R. J. Birch;H. S. Judelson;N. J. Grünwald

  • Ecologically Based Approaches to Management of Phytophthora Blight on Bell Pepper

    Jean Beagle Ristaino;Stephen A. Johnston

  • Agriculture, methyl bromide, and the ozone hole: can we fill the gaps?

    Jean Beagle Ristaino;William Thomas

  • Resistance to Mefenoxam and Metalaxyl Among Field Isolates of Phytophthora capsici Causing Phytophthora Blight of Bell Pepper.

    Gregory Parra;Jean Beagle Ristaino

  • Non-invasive plant disease diagnostics enabled by smartphone-based fingerprinting of leaf volatiles.

    Zheng Li;Rajesh Paul;Taleb Ba Tis;Amanda C Saville

  • PCR amplification of the Irish potato famine pathogen from historic specimens

    Jean B. Ristaino;Carol Trout Groves;Carol Trout Groves;Gregory Parra

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • PCR Amplification of Ribosomal DNA for Species Identification in the Plant Pathogen Genus Phytophthora

    Jean B. Ristaino;Michael Madritch;Carol L. Trout;Gregory Parra

  • Effect of synthetic and organic soil fertility amendments on southern blight, soil microbial communities, and yield of processing tomatoes.

    L. R. Bulluck;J. B. Ristaino

  • New Frontiers in the Study of Dispersal and Spatial Analysis of Epidemics Caused by Species in the Genus Phytophthora

    Jean Beagle Ristaino;Marcia L. Gumpertz

  • Influences of organic and synthetic soil fertility amendments on nematode trophic groups and community dynamics under tomatoes

    L.R Bulluck;K.R Barker;J.B Ristaino

  • An Andean origin of Phytophthora infestans inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene genealogies.

    Luis Gómez-Alpizar;Ignazio Carbone;Jean Beagle Ristaino

  • Real-time monitoring of plant stresses via chemiresistive profiling of leaf volatiles by a wearable sensor

    Zheng Li;Zheng Li;Yuxuan Liu;Oindrila Hossain;Rajesh Paul

  • Long-term effects of organic and synthetic soil fertility amendments on soil microbial communities and the development of southern blight

    Bo Liu;Marcia L. Gumpertz;Shuijin Hu;Jean Beagle Ristaino

  • Effect of organic, sustainable, and conventional management strategies in grower fields on soil physical, chemical, and biological factors and the incidence of Southern blight

    Bo Liu;Cong Tu;Shuijin Hu;Marcia Gumpertz

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Fry
William E. Fry Cornell University
Howard S. Judelson
Howard S. Judelson University of California, Riverside
Niklaus J. Grünwald
Niklaus J. Grünwald Oregon State University
Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research
Christine D. Smart
Christine D. Smart Cornell University
Michael C. Zody
Michael C. Zody New York Genome Center
Gary A. Secor
Gary A. Secor North Dakota State University
Hermann Voglmayr
Hermann Voglmayr University of Vienna

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