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D-Index
76
Citations
16015
World Ranking
519
National Ranking
157

John F. Leslie 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 John F. Leslie sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 211 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Leslie 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 John F. Leslie sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - 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:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

John F. Leslie spends much of his time researching Fusarium, Botany, Gibberella fujikuroi, Genetics and Mycotoxin. His Fusarium research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecology, Sorghum, Identification, Fungi imperfecti and Genotype. His study in the field of Gibberella zeae, Fusarium subglutinans and Fusarium proliferatum also crosses realms of Veterinary medicine.

His studies deal with areas such as Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium sacchari as well as Fusarium proliferatum. John F. Leslie combines subjects such as Mating, Gibberella, Nitrite reductase, Nitrate reductase and Mating type with his study of Gibberella fujikuroi. His work carried out in the field of Genetics brings together such families of science as Nitrate, Hermaphrodite and Genetic diversity.

His most cited work include:

  • The Fusarium laboratory manual. (2345 citations)
  • FUNGAL VEGETATIVE COMPATIBILITY (570 citations)
  • Nitrate reduction mutants of fusarium moniliforme (gibberella fujikuroi). (313 citations)

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

John F. Leslie focuses on Fusarium, Botany, Genetics, Gibberella fujikuroi and Mycotoxin. His Fusarium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Sorghum and Agronomy. His Botany study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Amplified fragment length polymorphism.

His studies in Gibberella fujikuroi integrate themes in fields like Species complex, Fumonisin B1, Mating type and Mating. His study in Mycotoxin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Food safety, Environmental planning, Food contaminant and Aflatoxin. John F. Leslie has researched Gibberella in several fields, including Heterothallic and Microbiology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fusarium (43.60%)
  • Botany (36.63%)
  • Genetics (29.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Fusarium (43.60%)
  • Mycotoxin (20.93%)
  • Agronomy (9.88%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Fusarium, Mycotoxin, Agronomy, Genetics and Food science. His research in Fusarium intersects with topics in Evolutionary biology, Taxonomy and Genetic variation. His Mycotoxin study combines topics in areas such as Food safety and Aflatoxin.

His Genetics research integrates issues from Ranking and Nominal group. His research integrates issues of Incubation period, Incubation and Secondary metabolite in his study of Food science. His Fusarium subglutinans research is within the category of Botany.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use (152 citations)
  • Ecological Networks in Stored Grain: Key Postharvest Nodes for Emerging Pests, Pathogens, and Mycotoxins (43 citations)
  • Population structure and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus Sect. Flavi from maize in Nigeria and Ghana. (35 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

His main research concerns Mycotoxin, Fusarium, Integrated pest management, Agronomy and Food security. The concepts of his Mycotoxin study are interwoven with issues in Protein structure, Food processing and International trade. In his research, he performs multidisciplinary study on Fusarium and Protein primary structure.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Resource, Zearalenone, Food chain, Preharvest and Head blight. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Agriculture, Environmental resource management, Biota, Ecological network and Postharvest. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Food safety and Food security.

Best Publications

  • FUNGAL VEGETATIVE COMPATIBILITY

    John F. Leslie

  • Production of fusaric acid by Fusarium species.

    C W Bacon;J K Porter;W P Norred;J F Leslie

  • A Utilitarian Approach to Fusarium Identification.

    Brett A Summerell;Baharuddin Salleh;John F Leslie

  • Nitrate reduction mutants of fusarium moniliforme (gibberella fujikuroi).

    C.J.R. Klittich;J.F. Leslie

  • Fusarium spp. from corn, sorghum, and soybean fields in the central and eastern United States

    J. F. Leslie;C. A. S. Pearson;P. E. Nelson;T. A. Toussoun

  • Gibberella fujikuroi: available populations and variable traits

    John F. Leslie

  • Sexual Recombination in Gibberella zeae

    Robert L. Bowden;John F. Leslie

  • One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use

    David M. Geiser;Takayuki Aoki;Charles W. Bacon;Scott E. Baker

  • A genetic map of Gibberella fujikuroi mating population A (Fusarium moniliforme).

    Jin-rong Xu;John F. Leslie

  • Biogeography and phylogeography of Fusarium: a review

    Brett A. Summerell;Matthew H. Laurence;Edward C. Y. Liew;John F. Leslie

  • Female Fertility and Mating Type Effects on Effective Population Size and Evolution in Filamentous Fungi

    John F. Leslie;Keith K. Klein

  • Fumonisin B1 production by strains from different mating populations of Gibberella fujikuroi (Fusarium section Liseola).

    J. F. Leslie;R. D. Plattner;A. E. Desjardins;C. J. R. Klittich

  • Mating populations in Gibberella fujikuroi (Fusarium section Liseola).

    J. F. Leslie

  • PCR-Based Identification of MAT-1 and MAT-2 in the Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex

    Emma T. Steenkamp;Brenda D. Wingfield;Teresa A. Coutinho;Kurt A. Zeller

  • Toxicity, pathogenicity, and genetic differentiation of five species of Fusarium from sorghum and millet.

    John F. Leslie;Kurt A. Zeller;Sandra C. Lamprecht;John P. Rheeder

  • Relative severity of aflatoxin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa.

    Ranajit Bandyopadhyay;Manjula Kumar;John F Leslie

  • Genetic Diversity and Fitness of Fusarium graminearum Populations from Rice in Korea

    Jungkwan Lee;In-Young Chang;Hun Kim;Sung-Hwan Yun

  • Population differentiation and recombination in wheat scab populations of Gibberella zeae from the United States

    Kurt A. Zeller;Robert L. Bowden;John F. Leslie

  • Genetic analysis of fumonisin production and virulence of Gibberella fujikuroi mating population A (Fusarium moniliforme) on maize (Zea mays) seedlings.

    A E Desjardins;R D Plattner;T C Nelsen;J F Leslie

  • Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

    David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  • Pre- and postharvest management of aflatoxin in maize: an African perspective.

    K. Hell;P. Fandohan;Ranajit Bandyopadhyay;S. Kiewnick

  • Fusarium thapsinum (Gibberella thapsina): A new species in section Liseola from sorghum

    Carla J. R. Klittich;John F. Leslie;Paul E. Nelson;Walter F. O. Marasas

  • Mycotoxins: Detection Methods, Management, Public Health and Agricultural Trade

    J. F. Leslie;R. Bandyopadhyay;A. Visconti

  • Production of Beauvericin, Moniliformin, Fusaproliferin, and Fumonisins B1, B2, and B3 by Fifteen Ex-Type Strains of Fusarium Species

    Joseph Fotso;John F. Leslie;J. Scott Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Brett A. Summerell
Brett A. Summerell Royal Botanic Gardens
Antonio Logrieco
Antonio Logrieco National Research Council (CNR)
Robert L. Bowden
Robert L. Bowden US Department of Agriculture
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Sofia Noemi Chulze
Sofia Noemi Chulze National University of Río Cuarto
Walter F. O. Marasas
Walter F. O. Marasas Stellenbosch University
Jin-Rong Xu
Jin-Rong Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Lester W. Burgess
Lester W. Burgess University of Sydney
Angelo Visconti
Angelo Visconti International Sleep Products Association
Michael J. Wingfield
Michael J. Wingfield University of Pretoria

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