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Lester W. Burgess

Lester W. Burgess

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
38
Citations
5252
World Ranking
4414
National Ranking
287

Lester W. Burgess 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 Lester W. Burgess sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 161 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lester W. Burgess 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 Lester W. Burgess sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Fusarium, Botany, Agronomy, Taxonomy and Mycology. His studies in Fusarium integrate themes in fields like Ecology, Mycotoxin and Common species. His studies deal with areas such as Subtropics and Arid as well as Botany.

Many of his research projects under Agronomy are closely connected to Chemical composition with Chemical composition, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His study in Taxonomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Species complex, Phylogenetic tree, Taxon, Soil water and Fungi imperfecti. His Soil water study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Grazing, Grassland, Conidium, Soil fungi and Fungus.

His most cited work include:

  • One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use (152 citations)
  • Characteristics of two populations of Fusarium roseum ‘Graminearum’ in Eastern Australia (119 citations)
  • Surveys of Fusaria associated with crown rot of wheat in eastern Australia (101 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Fusarium, Agronomy, Horticulture and Taxonomy. His work in Conidium, Fusarium oxysporum, Fungi imperfecti, Fungus and Mycology are all subfields of Botany research. His Fusarium oxysporum research incorporates themes from Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree.

As a part of the same scientific study, Lester W. Burgess usually deals with the Fusarium, concentrating on Sorghum and frequently concerns with Species diversity and Gibberella zeae. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil water and Crop residue. His work in Horticulture addresses issues such as Pathogenicity, which are connected to fields such as Pathogen.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (55.40%)
  • Fusarium (49.64%)
  • Agronomy (28.78%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Botany (55.40%)
  • Pathogenicity (7.19%)
  • Horticulture (20.14%)

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

Lester W. Burgess spends much of his time researching Botany, Pathogenicity, Horticulture, Fusarium and Bakanae. The study incorporates disciplines such as Pleosporales, Tubeufiaceae and Phylogenetic tree in addition to Botany. His work carried out in the field of Pathogenicity brings together such families of science as Pathogen and Exudate.

His Horticulture study typically links adjacent topics like Agronomy. Lester W. Burgess interconnects Cropping, Agriculture, Soil water and Incidence in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. Lester W. Burgess studies Head blight which is a part of Fusarium.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Six novel species of Fusarium from natural ecosystems in Australia (24 citations)
  • Phylogeny and origin of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vanillae in Indonesia (10 citations)
  • First report of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group AG-4 HG-I in the Lao PDR. (10 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

His primary areas of study are Botany, Horticulture, Root rot, Pathogenicity and Phylogenetics. The Botany study which covers Phylogenetic tree that intersects with Ecology. His Horticulture study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Agronomy.

His Root rot study incorporates themes from Anastomosis group, Rhizoctonia solani, Brassica oleracea, Collar rot and Seedling. Lester W. Burgess works mostly in the field of Phylogenetics, limiting it down to concerns involving Taxonomy and, occasionally, Fusarium. Lester W. Burgess combines subjects such as Biodiversity, Species diversity, Mycology and Sorghum with his study of Fusarium.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Survey of Fusarium species associated with crown rot of wheat and barley in eastern Australia

    D. Backhouse;A. A. Abubakar;L. W. Burgess;J. I. Dennis

  • 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

  • Characteristics of two populations of Fusarium roseum ‘Graminearum’ in Eastern Australia

    R.G. Francis;L.W. Burgess

  • Surveys of Fusaria associated with crown rot of wheat in eastern Australia

    LW Burgess;AH Wearing;TA Toussoun

  • Decomposition and chemical composition of cereal straw

    B.A. Summerell;L.W. Burgess

  • The name Fusarium moniliforme should no longer be used

    Keith A. Seifert;Takayuki Aoki;Robert P. Baayen;David Brayford

  • Climatic analysis of the distribution of Fusarium graminearum, F. pseudograminearum and F. culmorum on cereals in Australia

    D. Backhouse;L. W. Burgess

  • Genealogical concordance phylogenetic species recognition in the Fusarium oxysporum species complex.

    Matthew H. Laurence;Matthew H. Laurence;Brett A. Summerell;Lester W. Burgess;Edward C.Y. Liew

  • Fusarium species associated with plants in Australia

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

  • Fusarium species associated with vanilla stem rot in Indonesia.

    A. G. Pinaria;E. C. Y. Liew;L. W. Burgess

  • Mycogeography of Fusarium: survey of Fusarium species in subtropical and semi-arid grassland soils from Queensland, Australia

    L.W. Burgess;B.A. Summerell

  • Characterization and Distribution of Fusarium Nygamai, Sp. Nov.

    L. W. Burgess;D. Trimboli

  • Survey of Fusarium species associated with plant debris in South African soils

    W.F.O. Marasas;L.W. Burgess;R.Y. Anelich;S.C. Lamprecht

  • Head blight of wheat caused by Fusarium graminearum Group 1 in New South Wales in 1983

    L. W. Burgess;T. A. Klein;W. L. Bryden;N. F. Tobin

  • Laboratory manual for fusarium research: incorporating a key and descriptions of common species found in Australasia. 2nd ed.

    L W Burgess;C M Liddell;B A Summerell

  • Chickpea in wheat-based cropping systems of northern New South Wales. II. Influence on biomass, grain yield, and crown rot in the following wheat crop

    W. L. Felton;H. Marcellos;C. Alston;R. J. Martin

  • Mycogeography of Fusarium species in soils from tropical, arid and mediterranean regions of Australia

    A.E. Sangalang;L.W. Burgess;D. Backhouse;J. Duff

  • Distribution of Fusarium species in sections Roseum, Arthrosporiella, Gibbosum and Discolor recovered from grassland, pasture and pine nursery soils of Eastern Australia.

    L. W. Burgess;Paul E. Nelson;T. A. Toussoun;G. A. Forbes

  • Distribution of Fusarium roseum ‘Graminearum’ Group 1 and its mode of survival in eastern Australian wheat belt soils

    A.H. Wearing;L.W. Burgess

Frequent Co-Authors

Brett A. Summerell
Brett A. Summerell Royal Botanic Gardens
Paul E. Nelson
Paul E. Nelson Pennsylvania State University
John F. Leslie
John F. Leslie Kansas State University
Wade H. Elmer
Wade H. Elmer Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Kerry O'Donnell
Kerry O'Donnell National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Antonio Logrieco
Antonio Logrieco National Research Council (CNR)
Sofia Noemi Chulze
Sofia Noemi Chulze National University of Río Cuarto
Paul Holford
Paul Holford Western Sydney University
Robert H. Proctor
Robert H. Proctor United States Department of Agriculture
Wayne L. Bryden
Wayne L. Bryden University of Queensland

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