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Ecology and Evolution

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153
Citations
93965
World Ranking
25
National Ranking
1

Microbiology

D-Index
153
Citations
94995
World Ranking
26
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Kevin D. Hyde is affiliated with Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand. Their research spans primarily the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields of study include Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics focus notably on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Fungal Biology and Applications, Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies, Lichen and fungal ecology, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Kevin D. Hyde has contributed substantially to various publication venues, with numerous papers appearing in Phytotaxa, Fungal Diversity, MycoKeys, Journal of Fungi, and Biodiversity Data Journal.

  • Phytotaxa
  • Fungal Diversity
  • MycoKeys
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Biodiversity Data Journal

Frequent co-authors include researchers Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Peter E. Mortimer, and K. W. Thilini Chethana.

  • Ruvishika S. Jayawardena
  • Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe
  • Fatimah Al-Otibi
  • Peter E. Mortimer
  • K. W. Thilini Chethana

Notable recent papers by Kevin D. Hyde include:

  • Fungal diversity notes 1151-1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa, 2020, Fungal Diversity
  • FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles, 2020, Fungal Diversity
  • Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?, 2020, IMA Fungus
  • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell, 2021, Studies in Mycology
  • New scientific discoveries: Plants and fungi, 2020, Plants People Planet

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

  • A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi

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

  • FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles

    Sergei Põlme;Sergei Põlme;Kessy Abarenkov;R. Henrik Nilsson;Björn D. Lindahl

  • The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

    Kevin D. Hyde;Jianchu Xu;Jianchu Xu;Sylvie Rapior;Rajesh Jeewon

  • Families of Dothideomycetes

    Kevin D. Hyde;E. B.Gareth Jones;Jian Kui Liu;Hiran Ariyawansa

  • A polyphasic approach for studying Colletotrichum

    L. Cai;K. D. Hyde;P. W. J. Taylor;B. S. Weir

  • The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny and human impacts

    Subashini C. Jayasiri;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Jayarama Bhat

  • A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

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

  • 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

  • Fungal diversity notes 111–252—taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

    Guo Jie Li;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Rui Lin Zhao;Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan

  • The sooty moulds

    Putarak Chomnunti;Putarak Chomnunti;Sinang Hongsanan;Begoña Aguirre-Hudson;Qing Tian

  • Single spore isolation of fungi

    YW Choi;KD Hyde;WH Ho

  • Fungal diversity notes 367–490: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

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  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 1

    Y. Marin-Felix;J.Z. Groenewald;L. Cai;Q. Chen

  • Pestalotiopsis revisited

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  • Characterization and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose on chilli (Capsicum spp.) in Thailand

    P. P. Than;R. Jeewon;K. D. Hyde;S. Pongsupasamit

  • Fungal diversity notes 1–110: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal species

    Jian Kui Liu;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;E. B. Gareth Jones;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Hiran A. Ariyawansa

  • Colletotrichum - names in current use

    K.D. Hyde;L. Cai;P.F. Cannon;J.A. Crouch

  • Identification of endophytic fungi from Livistona chinensis based on morphology and rDNA sequences.

    L. D. Guo;K. D. Hyde;E. C. Y. Liew

  • A Phylogenetic Evaluation of Whether Endophytes Become Saprotrophs at Host Senescence

    Itthayakorn Promputtha;Saisamorn Lumyong;Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran;Eric Huge Charles McKenzie

  • The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature

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

  • The genus Phomopsis: biology, applications, species concepts and names of common phytopathogens

    Dhanushka Udayanga;Dhanushka Udayanga;Xingzhong Liu;Eric H. C. McKenzie;Ekachai Chukeatirote

  • Biodiversity of endophytic fungi associated with 29 traditional Chinese medicinal plants

    WY Huang;YZ Cai;KD Hyde;H Corke

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ali H. Bahkali
Ali H. Bahkali King Saud University
Rajesh Jeewon
Rajesh Jeewon University of Mauritius
Eric H. C. McKenzie
Eric H. C. McKenzie Landcare Research
Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Peter E. Mortimer
Peter E. Mortimer Kunming Institute of Botany
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe King Saud University
Jian-Kui Liu
Jian-Kui Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Samantha C. Karunarathna
Samantha C. Karunarathna Kunming Institute of Botany
Saisamorn Lumyong
Saisamorn Lumyong Chiang Mai University

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