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Michael J. Wingfield

Michael J. Wingfield

University of Pretoria
South Africa

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Plant Science and Agronomy
South Africa
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
128
Citations
75797
World Ranking
45
National Ranking
1

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.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 1,260 publications — 100th percentile

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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