Martin Urban

Martin Urban 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 Urban sits on this spectrum.

Martin Urban 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 Urban sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The Fusarium graminearum Genome Reveals a Link Between Localized Polymorphism and Pathogen Specialization

  Christina A. Cuomo;Ulrich Güldener;Jin Rong Xu;Frances Trail

  1055
  Citations

• The a mating type locus of U. maydis specifies cell signaling components.

  Michael Bölker;Martin Urban;Regine Kahmann

  493
  Citations

• Ensembl Genomes 2020-enabling non-vertebrate genomic research.

  Kevin L. Howe;Bruno Contreras-Moreira;Nishadi De Silva;Gareth Maslen

  467
  Citations

• An ATP-driven efflux pump is a novel pathogenicity factor in rice blast disease.

  Martin Urban;Tishina Bhargava;John E. Hamer

  311
  Citations

• PHI-base: the pathogen–host interactions database

  Martin Urban;Alayne Cuzick;James Seager;Valerie Wood

  300
  Citations

• The CPKA gene of Magnaporthe grisea is essential for appressorial penetration

  Jin-Rong Xu;Martin Urban;James A. Sweigard;John E. Hamer

  298
  Citations

• The infection biology of Fusarium graminearum: defining the pathways of spikelet to spikelet colonisation in wheat ears.

  Neil A. Brown;Martin Urban;Allison M.L. van de Meene;Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

  288
  Citations

• The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base): additions and future developments

  Martin Urban;Rashmi Pant;Arathi Raghunath;Alistair G. Irvine

  247
  Citations

• The completed genome sequence of the pathogenic ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum

  Robert King;Martin Urban;Michael C. U. Hammond-Kosack;Keywan Hassani-Pak

  213
  Citations

• PHI-base update: additions to the pathogen–host interaction database

  Rainer Winnenburg;Martin Urban;Andrew M. Beacham;Thomas K. Baldwin

  199
  Citations

• Characterization of the sterol 14α‐demethylases of Fusarium graminearum identifies a novel genus‐specific CYP51 function

  Jieru Fan;Jieru Fan;Martin Urban;Josie E. Parker;Helen C. Brewer

  197
  Citations

• IDENTIFICATION OF THE PHEROMONE RESPONSE ELEMENT IN USTILAGO MAYDIS

  M. Urban;R. Kahmann;M. Bölker

  183
  Citations

• The Fusarium graminearum MAP1 gene is essential for pathogenicity and development of perithecia

  Martin Urban;Ellie Mott;Tom Farley;Kim Hammond-Kosack

  178
  Citations

• Arabidopsis is susceptible to the cereal ear blight fungal pathogens Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum.

  Martin Urban;Steve Daniels;Ellie Mott;Kim Hammond-Kosack

  152
  Citations

• PHI-base in 2022: a multi-species phenotype database for Pathogen-Host Interactions.

  Martin Urban;Alayne Cuzick;James Seager;Valerie Wood

  152
  Citations

• Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Leptosphaeria spp. and Oculimacula spp. with the reef coral gene DsRed and the jellyfish gene gfp

  Maria Eckert;Kerry Maguire;Martin Urban;Simon Foster

  139
  Citations

• The velvet gene, FgVe1, affects fungal development and positively regulates trichothecene biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

  Jawad Merhej;Martin Urban;Marie Dufresne;Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

  127
  Citations

• RNAi as an emerging approach to control Fusarium head blight disease and mycotoxin contamination in cereals.

  Ana Karla Machado;Neil Andrew Brown;Neil Andrew Brown;Martin Urban;Kostya Kanyuka

  121
  Citations

• Fusarium graminearum gene deletion mutants map1 and tri5 reveal similarities and differences in the pathogenicity requirements to cause disease on Arabidopsis and wheat floral tissue

  Alayne Cuzick;Martin Urban;Kim Hammond-Kosack

  112
  Citations

• The biallelic a mating type locus of Ustilago maydis: remnants of an additional pheromone gene indicate evolution from a multiallelic ancestor.

  M. Urban;R. Kahmann;M. Bölker

  98
  Citations