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Joseph W. Spatafora

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
36075
World Ranking
2404
National Ranking
1275

Joseph W. Spatafora publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph W. Spatafora D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joseph W. Spatafora is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and focuses primarily on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses key areas such as Plant Science, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, and studies involving Small Animals.

Spatafora's research topics address:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications by Spatafora and collaborators include:

  • "Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A genome-scale phylogeny of the kingdom Fungi," 2021, Current Biology
  • "101 Dothideomycetes genomes: A test case for predicting lifestyles and emergence of pathogens," 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • "Diploid-dominant life cycles characterize the early evolution of Fungi," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Phylogenomic Analyses of Non-Dikarya Fungi Supports Horizontal Gene Transfer Driving Diversification of Secondary Metabolism in the Amphibian Gastrointestinal Symbiont, Basidiobolus," 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Spatafora include:

  • Jason Stajich
  • Igor V. Grigoriev
  • Anna Lipzen
  • Kurt LaButti
  • Jasmyn Pangilinan

Spatafora's publications often appear in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • Fungal Ecology

Best Publications

  • A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi

    David S Hibbett;Manfred Binder;Joseph F Bischoff;Meredith Blackwell

  • Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny

    Timothy Y. James;Frank Kauff;Conrad L. Schoch;P. Brandon Matheny

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

    Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Robert Riley;Kerrie Barry

  • Phylogenetic classification of Cordyceps and the clavicipitaceous fungi

    Gi Ho Sung;Nigel L. Hywel-Jones;Jae Mo Sung;J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard

  • A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data

    Joseph W. Spatafora;Ying Chang;Gerald L. Benny;Katy Lazarus

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

    Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

  • Assembling the fungal tree of life: progress, classification, and evolution of subcellular traits

    François Lutzoni;Frank Kauff;Cymon J. Cox;David McLaughlin

  • The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

    Conrad L. Schoch;Gi Ho Sung;Francesc López-Giráldez;Jeffrey P. Townsend

  • Evolution of microRNA genes by inverted duplication of target gene sequences in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Edwards Allen;Zhixin Xie;Adam M Gustafson;Gi-Ho Sung

  • A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

    C. L. Schoch;P. W. Crous;J. Z. Groenewald;E. W. A. Boehm

  • Diverse Lifestyles and Strategies of Plant Pathogenesis Encoded in the Genomes of Eighteen Dothideomycetes Fungi

    Robin A. Ohm;Nicolas Feau;Bernard Henrissat;Conrad L Schoch

  • A multigene phylogeny of the Dothideomycetes using four nuclear loci.

    Conrad L. Schoch;Robert A. Shoemaker;Keith A. Seifert;Sarah Hambleton

  • Effector diversification within compartments of the Leptosphaeria maculans genome affected by Repeat-Induced Point mutations

    Thierry Rouxel;Jonathan Grandaubert;James K. Hane;Claire Hoede

  • A multi-gene phylogeny of Clavicipitaceae (Ascomycota, Fungi): identification of localized incongruence using a combinational bootstrap approach.

    Gi-Ho Sung;Jae-Mo Sung;Nigel L. Hywel-Jones;Joseph W. Spatafora

  • Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts

    Nicholas Rhind;Zehua Chen;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Dawn A. Thompson

  • Ancient tripartite coevolution in the attine ant-microbe symbiosis.

    Cameron Robert Currie;Bess Wong;Alison E. Stuart;Ted R. Schultz

  • A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina

    Joseph W. Spatafora;Gi Ho Sung;Desiree Johnson;Cedar Hesse

  • Primer -- The Fungi

    Jason E. Stajich;Mary L. Berbee;Meredith Blackwell;David S. Hibbett

  • Phylogenetic evidence for an animal pathogen origin of ergot and the grass endophytes.

    JW Spatafora;GH Sung;JM Sung;NL Hywel-Jones

  • Diverse Lifestyles and Strategies of Plant Pathogenesis Encoded in the Genomes of Eighteen Dothideomycetes Fungi

    R.A. Ohm;N. Feau;B. Henrissat;C.L. Schoch

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Conrad L. Schoch
Conrad L. Schoch National Institutes of Health
Robin A. Ohm
Robin A. Ohm Utrecht University
David S. Hibbett
David S. Hibbett Clark University
Jason E. Stajich
Jason E. Stajich University of California, Riverside
Anna Lipzen
Anna Lipzen United States Department of Energy
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Kurt LaButti
Kurt LaButti United States Department of Energy

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