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Marc-André Lachance

Marc-André Lachance

University of Western Ontario
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9903
World Ranking
15156
National Ranking
534

Marc-André Lachance publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 245 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc-André Lachance 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 Marc-André Lachance sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marc-André Lachance is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on yeasts, fungal genetics, and molecular biology, contributing extensively to the understanding of fungal species classification and yeast taxonomy.

The scientist's work spans key fields of study including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader domains, their subfields of expertise include Molecular Biology, Food Science, Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Main topics of Lachance's research include:

  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant and animal studies

Recent publications by Lachance highlight their focus on genome-informed fungal classification and yeast species delineation. Selected papers include:

  • A genome-informed higher rank classification of the biotechnologically important fungal subphylum Saccharomycotina, 2023, published in Studies in Mycology
  • The evolving species concepts used for yeasts: from phenotypes and genomes to speciation networks, 2021, published in Fungal Diversity
  • Delineating yeast species with genome average nucleotide identity: a calibration of ANI with haplontic, heterothallic Metschnikowia species, 2020, published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Towards yeast taxogenomics: lessons from novel species descriptions based on complete genome sequences, 2020, published in FEMS Yeast Research
  • The role of plant-pollinator interactions in structuring nectar microbial communities, 2021, published in Journal of Ecology

Lachance has frequently collaborated with other researchers in the field. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Carlos A. Rosa
  • Ana Raquel O. Santos
  • Katharina O. Barros
  • Paula B. Morais
  • Gisele F. L. Souza

The scientist's work appears prominently in several publication venues, with multiple papers featured in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. Other regular venues include FEMS Yeast Research, Yeast, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Fungal Diversity.

Best Publications

  • Biogeography of the yeasts of ephemeral flowers and their insects

    Marc-André Lachance;William T. Starmer;Carlos A. Rosa;Jane M. Bowles

  • Malassezia nana sp. nov., a novel lipid-dependent yeast species isolated from animals.

    Asuka Hirai;Rui Kano;Koichi Makimura;Eduardo Robson Duarte

  • Kodamaea kakaduensis and Candida tolerans, two new ascomycetous yeast species from Australian Hibiscus flowers.

    Marc-André Lachance;Jane M Bowles;William T Starmer;J Stuart F. Barker

  • Chronic intake of fermented floral nectar by wild treeshrews

    Frank Wiens;Annette Zitzmann;Marc-André Lachance;Michel Yegles

  • The ecological role of killer yeasts in natural communities of yeasts.

    William T. Starmer;Philip F. Ganter;Virginia Aberdeen;Marc-Andre Lachance

  • Yeast communities associated with stingless bees.

    Carlos A Rosa;Marc André Lachance;Janaína O C Silva;Ana Carolina P Teixeira

  • Yeast communities in a natural tequila fermentation

    Marc-André Lachance

  • Phylogenetics of Saccharomycetales, the ascomycete yeasts.

    Sung-Oui Suh;Meredith Blackwell;Cletus P. Kurtzman;Marc-André Lachance

  • Diversity and physiological characterization of D-xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from the Brazilian Amazonian Forest.

    Raquel M Cadete;Monaliza A. Melo;Kelly J Dussán;Rita C. L. B. Rodrigues

  • On the reclassification of species assigned to Candida and other anamorphic ascomycetous yeast genera based on phylogenetic circumscription

    Heide-Marie Daniel;Marc-André Lachance;Cletus P. Kurtzman

  • Spathaspora arborariae sp. nov., a d-xylose-fermenting yeast species isolated from rotting wood in Brazil.

    Raquel M. Cadete;Renata O. Santos;Monaliza A. Melo;Adriane Mouro

  • The D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit rDNA of the yeast species Clavispora lusitaniae is unusually polymorphic

    Marc Andre Lachance;Heide-Marie Daniel;Wieland Meyer;Gandham S Prasad

  • Nectar yeasts of two southern Spanish plants: the roles of immigration and physiological traits in community assembly

    María I. Pozo;María I. Pozo;Marc-André Lachance;Carlos M. Herrera

  • Ecology and yeasts

    Marc-André Lachance;William T. Starmer

  • Genomics and the making of yeast biodiversity.

    Chris Todd Hittinger;Chris Todd Hittinger;Antonis Rokas;Feng Yan Bai;Teun Boekhout

  • Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts associated with spontaneous fermentations during the production of sour cassava starch in Brazil.

    Inayara C A Lacerda;Rose L Miranda;Beatriz M Borelli;Alvaro C Nunes

  • The yeast genus Starmerella gen. nov. and Starmerella bombicola sp. nov., the teleomorph of Candida bombicola (Spencer, Gorin & Tullock) Meyer & Yarrow

    Carlos A. Rosa;Marc-André Lachance

  • The biogeogrqphy of yeasts associated with decaying cactus tissue in North America, the Caribbean, and Northern Venezuela

    W. T. Starmer;M.-A. Lachance;H. J. Phaff;W. B. Heed

  • Genetic Relatedness of Heterocystous Cyanobacteria by Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Deoxyribonucleic Acid Reassociation

    MARC-ANDRé Lachance

  • Starmerella meliponinorum sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast species associated with stingless bees.

    Ana C. P. Teixeira;Marjorie M. Marini;Jacques R. Nicoli;Yasmine Antonini

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
William T. Starmer
William T. Starmer Syracuse University
Herman J. Phaff
Herman J. Phaff University of California, Davis
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Cletus P. Kurtzman National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Chris Todd Hittinger
Chris Todd Hittinger University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carlos M. Herrera
Carlos M. Herrera Spanish National Research Council
Tom Hsiang
Tom Hsiang University of Guelph
Teun Boekhout
Teun Boekhout University of Amsterdam
T. Michael Anderson
T. Michael Anderson Wake Forest University
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Publications: 128

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Publications: 61

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Publications: 43

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Chris Todd Hittinger

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Publications: 34

Carlos M. Herrera

Carlos M. Herrera

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Publications: 30

Takashi Sugita

Takashi Sugita

Meiji Pharmaceutical University

Publications: 30

Marizeth Groenewald

Marizeth Groenewald

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

Publications: 26

Antonis Rokas

Antonis Rokas

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Publications: 20

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Publications: 19

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Tadashi Fukami

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