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D-Index
53
Citations
12106
World Ranking
1774
National Ranking
136

Martin J. Barbetti 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 Martin J. Barbetti sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 338 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin J. Barbetti 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 Martin J. Barbetti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
  • Fungus
  • Gene

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Leptosphaeria maculans, Agronomy, Brassica and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Plant disease resistance, Arabidopsis thaliana, Pathogen and Genetic diversity. Martin J. Barbetti has included themes like Canker, Blackleg and Phoma in his Leptosphaeria maculans study.

Agronomy and Soil conditioner are commonly linked in his work. His Brassica study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Horticulture. His work deals with themes such as Sclerotinia, Cotyledon and Tymovirales, which intersect with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

His most cited work include:

  • Epidemiology and management of Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) on oilseed rape in Australia, Canada and Europe (342 citations)
  • World-wide importance of phoma stem canker (Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa) on oilseed rape (Brassica napus) (314 citations)
  • A novel role for Trichoderma secondary metabolites in the interactions with plants (308 citations)

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

Martin J. Barbetti spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Brassica and Cultivar. His Plant disease resistance research extends to Agronomy, which is thematically connected. His Botany research integrates issues from Pathogen and Microbiology.

His work carried out in the field of Brassica brings together such families of science as Canola, Inoculation, Sclerotinia and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. His studies in Sclerotinia integrate themes in fields like Stem rot and Introgression. His research in Leptosphaeria maculans intersects with topics in Ascospore, Canker, Fungicide and Germination.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (41.64%)
  • Botany (38.49%)
  • Horticulture (31.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Horticulture (31.23%)
  • Brassica (28.08%)
  • Genetics (11.67%)

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

Martin J. Barbetti mostly deals with Horticulture, Brassica, Genetics, Plant disease resistance and Leaf spot. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Host and Spore. His work in Host addresses subjects such as Agronomy, which are connected to disciplines such as Food processing.

His Brassica research includes themes of Canola and Cotyledon. The Plant disease resistance study combines topics in areas such as Pathogen, Computational biology and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In the subject of general Botany, his work in Blight is often linked to Chalcone synthase, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Virome Characterization of a Collection of S. sclerotiorum from Australia. (44 citations)
  • A novel tomato Fusarium wilt tolerance gene (21 citations)
  • Abiotic and biotic factors affecting crop seed germination and seedling emergence: a conceptual framework (19 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Fungus
  • Gene

Martin J. Barbetti focuses on Genetics, Horticulture, Canola, Brassica and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. His Genetics research focuses on Germplasm and how it relates to Rapeseed, Genetic variation, Polyploid, Genome evolution and Genetic diversity. Martin J. Barbetti combines subjects such as Leaf spot and Alternaria with his study of Canola.

The various areas that Martin J. Barbetti examines in his Brassica study include Peduncle, Powdery mildew, Cultivar and Sowing. His Cultivar study is concerned with the field of Agronomy as a whole. His Sclerotinia sclerotiorum study combines topics in areas such as Sclerotinia and Introgression.

Best Publications

  • A novel role for Trichoderma secondary metabolites in the interactions with plants

    Francesco Vinale;K. Sivasithamparam;E. L. Ghisalberti;Roberta Marra

  • Epidemiology and management of Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) on oilseed rape in Australia, Canada and Europe

    Jon S. West;P. D. Kharbanda;M. J. Barbetti;Bruce D.L. Fitt

  • World-wide importance of phoma stem canker (Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa) on oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

    Bruce D.L. Fitt;Hortense Brun;M. J. Barbetti;S.R. Rimmer

  • New annual and short-lived perennial pasture legumes for Australian agriculture-15 years of revolution

    Phillip Nichols;A. Loi;B.J. Nutt;P.M. Evans

  • Pathogen Biocontrol Using Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPR): Role of Bacterial Diversity.

    Hao Wang;Runjin Liu;Ming Pei You;Martin J. Barbetti

  • Potential impact of climate change on plant diseases of economic significance to Australia

    S. Chakraborty;G.M. Murray;P.A. Magarey;T. Yonow

  • Screening techniques and sources of resistance to foliar diseases caused by major necrotrophic fungi in grain legumes

    Bernard Tivoli;Alain Baranger;Carmen M. Avila;Sabine Banniza

  • Analysis of Leptosphaeria maculans Race Structure in a Worldwide Collection of Isolates.

    M.H. Balesdent;Martin Barbetti;Hua Li;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam

  • Influence of climate change on plant disease infections and epidemics caused by viruses and bacteria

    R. A. C. Jones

  • Revisiting Sustainability of Fungicide Seed Treatments for Field Crops

    Jay Ram Lamichhane;Ming Pei You;Veronique Laudinot;Martin J. Barbetti

  • The Leptosphaeria maculans-Leptosphaeria biglobosa species complex in the American continent.

    A. Dilmaghani;M.H. Balesdent;J.P. Didier;C. Wu

  • Abiotic and biotic factors affecting crop seed germination and seedling emergence: a conceptual framework

    Jay Ram Lamichhane;Philippe Debaeke;Christian Steinberg;Ming Pei You

  • Genome structure impacts molecular evolution at the AvrLm1 avirulence locus of the plant pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans.

    Lilian Gout;Marie Line Kuhn;Lucie Vincenot;Sylvie Bernard-Samain

  • The infection processes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in cotyledon tissue of a resistant and a susceptible genotype of Brassica napus

    Harsh Garg;Hua Li;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;John Kuo

  • Improved resistance management for durable disease control : A case study of phoma stem canker of oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

    J.N. Aubertot;J.S. West;L. Bousset-Vaslin;M.U. Salam

  • Current Status and Challenges in Identifying Disease Resistance Genes in Brassica napus

    Ting Xiang Neik;Martin J. Barbetti;Jacqueline Batley

  • Blackleg sporacle: a model for predicting onset of pseudothecia maturity and seasonal ascospore showers in relation to blackleg of canola.

    M.U. Salam;R.K. Khangura;A.J. Diggle;Martin Barbetti

  • Blackleg of rapeseed

    A Bokor;M. J. Barbetti;A. G. P. Brown;G. C. Mac Nish

  • Dual control of avirulence in Leptosphaeria maculans towards a Brassica napus cultivar with ‘sylvestris-derived’ resistance suggests involvement of two resistance genes

    A.P. Van De Wouw;S.J. Marcroft;Martin Barbetti;L [No Value] Hua

  • A cosmopolitan fungal pathogen of dicots adopts an endophytic lifestyle on cereal crops and protects them from major fungal diseases.

    Binnian Tian;Jiatao Xie;Yanping Fu;Jiasen Cheng

  • Virome Characterization of a Collection of S. sclerotiorum from Australia.

    Fan Mu;Jiatao Xie;Shufen Cheng;Ming Pei You

  • Expression of field resistance under Western Australian conditions to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Chinese and Australian Brassica napus and Brassica juncea germplasm and its relation with stem diameter

    Caixia Li;Hua Li;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;T.D. Fu

  • Effects of soil temperature and moisture on the pathogenicity of fungi associated with root rot of subterranean clover

    DH Wong;MJ Barbetti;K Sivasithamparam

  • High level of resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in introgression lines derived from hybridization between wild crucifers and the crop Brassica species B. napus and B. juncea

    Harsh Garg;Chhaya Atri;Prabhjodh S. Sandhu;Balvir Kaur

  • Reduced severity and impact of Fusarium wilt on strawberry by manipulation of soil pH, soil organic amendments and crop rotation

    Xiangling Fang;Ming Pei You;Martin John Barbetti

  • Challenges for crop production and management from pathogen biodiversity and diseases under current and future climate scenarios – Case study with oilseed Brassicas

    Martin J. Barbetti;Surinder S. Banga;Phillip A. Salisbury;Phillip A. Salisbury

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming Pei You
Ming Pei You University of Western Australia
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam University of Western Australia
Roger A. C. Jones
Roger A. C. Jones University of Western Australia
Michael Renton
Michael Renton University of Western Australia
Patrick M. Finnegan
Patrick M. Finnegan University of Western Australia
John Kuo
John Kuo University of Western Australia
Megan H. Ryan
Megan H. Ryan University of Western Australia
Emilio L. Ghisalberti
Emilio L. Ghisalberti University of Western Australia
Gavin R. Flematti
Gavin R. Flematti University of Western Australia
Evans Lagudah
Evans Lagudah Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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