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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
29742
World Ranking
5214
National Ranking
127

Jos Houbraken publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 270 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jos Houbraken 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 Jos Houbraken sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jos Houbraken is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their work primarily spans across Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. Within these broader fields, their research includes subfields such as Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Pharmacology.

Research topics frequently addressed by Houbraken include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Antifungal Resistance and Susceptibility
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Fungal Infections and Studies

The scientist has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species, 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell, 2021, Studies in Mycology
  • Aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillosis: From basics to clinics, 2021, Studies in Mycology
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111, 2020, Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • Revisiting Metarhizium and the description of new species from Thailand, 2020, Studies in Mycology

Houbraken has published multiple research articles in prolific venues, including:

  • Studies in Mycology (12 publications)
  • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi (7 publications)
  • Journal of Fungi (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Mycopathologia (5 publications)

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as:

  • Cobus M. Visagie (14 collaborations)
  • Bart Kraak (14 collaborations)
  • P.W. Crous (11 collaborations)
  • Martin Meijer (10 collaborations)
  • Vít Hubka (10 collaborations)

This extensive network of coauthors and publications highlights Houbraken's involvement in fungal taxonomy, systematics, and the study of fungal diseases, particularly within agricultural and medical contexts. Their work contributes to understanding fungal diversity, taxonomy, and interactions with plants and hosts.

Best Publications

  • Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Keith A. Seifert;Sabine Huhndorf;Vincent Robert

  • Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus

    R.A. Samson;C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;S. B. Hong

  • Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium.

    C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;Jens Christian Frisvad;S. B. Hong

  • Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation.

    D Vu;Marizeth Groenewald;M de Vries;T Gehrmann

  • Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa

    N. N. Wijayawardene;K. D. Hyde;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. Tedersoo

  • One fungus, which genes? Development and assessment of universal primers for potential secondary fungal DNA barcodes.

    J.B. Stielow;C.A. Lévesque;K.A. Seifert;W. Meyer

  • Phylogeny of Penicillium and the segregation of Trichocomaceae into three families

    J. Houbraken;R.A. Samson

  • Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

    J. Houbraken;S. Kocsubé;C.M. Visagie;N. Yilmaz

  • Taxonomy of Aspergillus section Flavi and their production of aflatoxins, ochratoxins and other mycotoxins

    Jens Christian Frisvad;V. Hubka;C. N. Ezekiel;S. B. Hong

  • Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald P. de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

  • The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature

    David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth;Pedro W. Crous;Scott A. Redhead;Don R. Reynolds

  • Phylogeny and nomenclature of the genus Talaromyces and taxa accommodated in Penicillium subgenus Biverticillium.

    R.A. Samson;N. Yilmaz;J. Houbraken;H. Spierenburg

  • Diagnostic tools to identify black aspergilli

    Robert A. Samson;P. Noonim;P. Noonim;M. Meijer;J. Houbraken

  • Prospects for fungus identification using CO1 DNA barcodes, with Penicillium as a test case.

    Keith A. Seifert;Robert A. Samson;Jeremy R. DeWaard;Jos Houbraken

  • Finding needles in haystacks: Linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Barbara Robbertse;Vincent Robert;Duong Vu

  • Food and indoor fungi

    Robert A. Samson;Jos Houbraken;Ulf Thrane;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Purpureocillium, a new genus for the medically important Paecilomyces lilacinus

    Jennifer Luangsa-ard;Jos Houbraken;Tineke van Doorn;Seung-Beom Hong

  • Polyphasic taxonomy of the genus Talaromyces

    N. Yilmaz;C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Aspergillus species identification in the clinical setting.

    S.A. Balajee;J. Houbraken;P.E. Verweij;S.B. Hong

  • New ochratoxin A producing species of Aspergillus section Circumdati

    Jens Christian Frisvad;J.M. Frank;J.A.M.P. Houbraken;A.F.A. Kuijpers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
Robert A. Samson
Robert A. Samson Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Keith A. Seifert
Keith A. Seifert Carleton University
Ronald P. de Vries
Ronald P. de Vries Utrecht University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Vincent Robert
Vincent Robert Utrecht University
Giancarlo Perrone
Giancarlo Perrone National Research Council (CNR)
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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