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Michael J. Wingfield

Michael J. Wingfield

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Plant Science and Agronomy
South Africa
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 128 45 43 1 1 1260 75797

Michael J. Wingfield publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Wingfield between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Wingfield published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 29.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2016. 52 of the 1,396 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2016. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 14 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 27 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 38 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 48 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 48 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 58 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 55 publications 2012: 52 publications 2013: 59 publications 2014: 43 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 68 publications 2017: 58 publications 2018: 54 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 55 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 20 publications
1979 2025

1,396 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Wingfield: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 3
1981 1
1982 4
1983 6
1984 1
1985 4
1986 2
1987 10
1988 14
1989 9
1990 9
1991 17
1992 12
1993 27
1994 16
1995 19
1996 19
1997 21
1998 20
1999 19
2000 30
2001 38
2002 28
2003 34
2004 48
2005 38
2006 48
2007 37
2008 36
2009 58
2010 55
2011 55
2012 52
2013 59
2014 43
2015 52
2016 68
2017 58
2018 54
2019 40
2020 55
2021 49
2022 29
2023 45
2024 32
2025 20
Total 1,396
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Michael J. Wingfield 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 Michael J. Wingfield sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 467+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 1,260 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99 1,260
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Michael J. Wingfield 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 Michael J. Wingfield sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 109+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99 128
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Michael J. Wingfield is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research broadly covers the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, Wingfield has worked extensively on subfields including Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The main topics of Michael J. Wingfield's scientific work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies, Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies.

Wingfield has published research articles in several recurring academic venues, with notable contributions in:

  • IMA Fungus
  • Forest Pathology
  • Fungal Systematics and Evolution
  • Mycological Progress
  • Plant Pathology

Frequent collaborators of Wingfield include Brenda D. Wingfield, Irene Barnes, Seonju Marincowitz, Tuan A. Duong, and Bernard Slippers.

Among Michael J. Wingfield's recent scholarly papers are:

  • "Scientists' warning on invasive alien species" (2020), published in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Global Geographic Distribution and Host Range of Fusarium circinatum, the Causal Agent of Pine Pitch Canker" (2020), published in Forests
  • "Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111" (2020), published in Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • "Evolution of lifestyles in Capnodiales" (2020), published in Studies in Mycology
  • "Fungal Planet description sheets: 1182-1283" (2021), published in Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Michael J. Wingfield has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa. This honor attests to their involvement in the scientific community within the region.

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

  • Scientists' warning on invasive alien species.

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher

  • Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact

    Bernard Slippers;Michael J. Wingfield

  • The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture

    A.J.L. Phillips;A. A. Alves;J. Abdollahzadeh;B. Slippers

  • Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae

    Pedro W. Crous;Bernard Slippers;Michael J. Wingfield;John Rheeder

  • Changes in planted forests and future global implications

    Tim Payn;Jean-Michel Carnus;Peter Freer-Smith;Mark Kimberley

  • The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

    Conrad L. Schoch;Gi Ho Sung;Francesc López-Giráldez;Jeffrey P. Townsend

  • A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

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

  • One fungus, which genes? Development and assessment of universal primers for potential secondary fungal DNA barcodes.

    J.B. Stielow;C.A. Lévesque;K.A. Seifert;W. Meyer

  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 1

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

  • The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature

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

  • Combined multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic characters differentiate several species previously identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea

    Bernard Slippers;Pedro W. Crous;Sandra Denman;Teresa A. Coutinho

  • Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy

    M. J. Wingfield;E. G. Brockerhoff;B. D. Wingfield;B. Slippers

  • Finding needles in haystacks: Linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Barbara Robbertse;Vincent Robert;Duong Vu

  • Phaeoacremonium gen. nov. associated with wilt and decline diseases of woody hosts and human infections

    Pedro W. Crous;Walter Gams;Michael J. Wingfield;P.S. van Wyk

  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 2.

    Y. Marin-Felix;M Hernández-Restrepo;Michael J. Wingfield;A. Akulov

  • Eucalyptus rust: a disease with the potential for serious international implications.

    T. A. Coutinho;M. J. Wingfield;A. C. Alfenas;P. W. Crous

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280

    P. W. Crous;R. G. Shivas;W. Quaedvlieg;M. van der Bank

  • The role of phytopathogenicity in bark beetle-fungus symbioses: a challenge to the classic paradigm.

    Diana L. Six;Michael J. Wingfield

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 469-557

    Pedro W. Crous;Pedro W. Crous;Michael J. Wingfield;Treena I. Burgess;G. E.St J. Hardy

  • Pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum — a growing threat to pine plantations and forests worldwide

    M. J. Wingfield;A. Hammerbacher;R. J. Ganley;E. T. Steenkamp

  • Sphaeropsis sapinea and Botryosphaeria dothidea endophytic in Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp. in South Africa.

    H. Smith;M.J. Wingfield;T.A. Coutinho;P.W. Crous

  • Botryosphaeria dothidea: a latent pathogen of global importance to woody plant health

    Angelica Marsberg;Martin Kemler;Fahimeh Jami;Jan Hendrik Nagel

  • Infection of maize by Fusarium species and contamination with fumonisin in africa

    P. Fandohan;K. Hell;W. F. O. Marasas;M. J. Wingfield

  • 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

  • Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Pathogenicity

    Michael J. Wingfield;Keith A. Seifert;Joan F. Webber

  • Leptographium wingfieldii introduced into North America and found associated with exotic Tomicus piniperda and native bark beetles

    Karin Jacobs;Dale R. Bergdahl;Michael J. Wingfield;Shari Halik

  • Eucalypt pests and diseases: growing threats to plantation productivity

    MJ Wingfield;B Slippers;BP Hurley;TA Coutinho

  • Biological invasions in forest ecosystems

    Andrew M. Liebhold;Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Susan Kalisz;Martin Andres Nuñez

  • Leptographium Species: Tree Pathogens, Insect Associates, and Agents of Blue-Stain

    Karin Jacobs;Michael J. Wingfield

  • Diversity and evolution of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex

    Marija Kvas;Walter F.O. Marasas;Brenda D. Wingfield;Michael J. Wingfield

  • Three new Lasiodiplodia spp. from the tropics, recognized based on DNA sequence comparisons and morphology

    Treena I. Burgess;Paul A. Barber;Sari Mohali;Geoff Pegg

  • Taxonomy, phylogeny and identification of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with pome and stone fruit trees in South Africa and other regions of the world

    Bernard Slippers;W.A. Smit;Pedro W. Crous;Pedro W. Crous;Teresa A. Coutinho

Frequent Co-Authors

Brenda D. Wingfield
Brenda D. Wingfield University of Pretoria
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Bernard Slippers
Bernard Slippers University of Pretoria
Jolanda Roux
Jolanda Roux University of Pretoria
Treena I. Burgess
Treena I. Burgess Murdoch University
Emma Theodora Steenkamp
Emma Theodora Steenkamp University of Pretoria
Teresa A. Coutinho
Teresa A. Coutinho University of Pretoria
Z. Wilhelm de Beer
Z. Wilhelm de Beer University of Pretoria
Irene Barnes
Irene Barnes University of Pretoria
Angus J. Carnegie
Angus J. Carnegie New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

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