2026 Naresh Magan: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	93	236	25	449	28559

Naresh Magan 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 Naresh Magan sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 467+

This scientist: 449 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Naresh Magan 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 Naresh Magan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naresh Magan was affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. They contributed to 114 publications in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 41 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The subfields of study most associated with their work included:

Plant Science
Cell Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science
Biotechnology

Magan's research covered significant topics such as:

Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Plant and fungal interactions
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Insect and Pesticide Research
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

The scientist published in several prominent venues, with multiple contributions including:

Microorganisms (6 publications)
World Mycotoxin Journal (5 publications)
Fungal Biology (4 publications)
Frontiers in Microbiology (3 publications)
Toxins (3 publications)

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Magan included:

Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in a Climate Change Scenario: Ecology, Genomics, Distribution, Prediction and Prevention of the Risk, 2020, Microorganisms
Electrospinning alginate/polyethylene oxide and curcumin composite nanofibers, 2020, Materials Letters
Inhibitory effects of climate change on the growth and extracellular enzyme activities of a widespread Antarctic soil fungus, 2020, Global Change Biology
Interacting Abiotic Factors Affect Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Production Profiles of Aspergillus flavus Strains on Pistachio-Based Matrices and Pistachio Nuts, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
Improvements within the peanut production chain to minimize aflatoxins contamination: An Ethiopian case study, 2021, Food Control

Magan also contributed to book publications, including a work published by Springer International Publishing titled How Research Can Stimulate the Development of Commercial Biological Control Against Plant Diseases in 2020.

Frequent collaborators with Magan included the following researchers:

Ángel Medina
Esther García-Cela
Carol Verheecke-Vaessen
Xiangming Xu
Alessandra Marcon Gasperini

Best Publications

Use of hyphomycetous fungi for managing insect pests.

G. D. Inglis;M. S. Goettel;T. M. Butt;H. Strasser

902
Citations
Post-harvest control strategies: Minimizing mycotoxins in the food chain

Naresh Magan;David Aldred

824
Citations
Fungi as Biocontrol Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential

T. M. Butt;C. Jackson;N. Magan

720
Citations
Electronic noses and disease diagnostics

Anthony P. F. Turner;Naresh Magan

535
Citations
Toxic metabolites of fungal biocontrol agents.

A. Vey;R. E. Hoagland;T. M. Butt;C. Jackson

499
Citations
Possible climate-change effects on mycotoxin contamination of food crops pre- and postharvest

N. Magan;A. Medina;D. Aldred

481
Citations
Post-harvest fungal ecology: Impact of fungal growth and mycotoxin accumulation in stored grain

Naresh Magan;Russell Hope;Victoria Cairns;David Aldred

467
Citations
Mycotoxins in food: detection and control.

N. Magan;M. Olsen

371
Citations
Volatiles as an indicator of fungal activity and differentiation between species, and the potential use of electronic nose technology for early detection of grain spoilage.

N Magan;P Evans

364
Citations
Studies on Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from maize in northern Italy.

Paola Giorni;N. Magan;Amedeo Pietri;Terenzio Bertuzzi

357
Citations
Effect of climate change on Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin B1 production

Angel Medina;Alicia Rodriguez;Naresh Magan

319
Citations
Commercial use of fungi as plant disease biological control agents: status and prospects.

J. M. Whipps;R. D. Lumsden;T. M. Butt;C. Jackson

295
Citations
Production, stabilization and formulation of fungal biocontrol agents.

S. P. Wraight;M. A. Jackson;S. L. de Kokc;T. M. Butt

292
Citations
Effect of water activity, temperature and substrate on interactions between field and storage fungi

N. Magan;J. Lacey

286
Citations
Climate change, food security and mycotoxins: Do we know enough?

Angel Medina;Asya Akbar;Alaa Baazeem;Alicia Rodriguez

276
Citations
Effect of temperature and pH on water relations of field and storage fungi

N. Magan;J. Lacey

271
Citations
Culture Age, temperature, and pH affect the polyol and trehalose contents of fungal propagules

John E. Hallsworth;Naresh Magan

267
Citations
Relationship between growth and mycotoxin production by Fusarium species, biocides and environment

N. Magan;R. Hope;A. Colleate;E. S. Baxter

255
Citations
Introduction - fungal biological control agents: progress, problems and potential.

T. M. Butt;C. W. Jackson;N. Magan;C. Jackson

254
Citations
Fungi in cereal grains: their occurrence and water and temperature relationships

J. Lacey;N. Magan

254
Citations
Water activity, temperature, and pH effects on growth of Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum isolates from maize

Sonia Marin;Vicente Sanchis;Naresh Magan

251
Citations
Comparison of environmental profiles for growth and deoxynivalenol production by Fusarium culmorum and F. graminearum on wheat grain

R. Hope;D. Aldred;N. Magan

237
Citations
Stress induction of mycotoxin biosynthesis genes by abiotic factors

Markus Schmidt-Heydt;Naresh Magan;Rolf Geisen

230
Citations