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Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
105
Citations
43177
World Ranking
123
National Ranking
6

Microbiology

D-Index
107
Citations
45588
World Ranking
277
National Ranking
20

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Robert A. Samson is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their academic work centers on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broad fields, their subfields of study include cell biology, plant science, molecular biology, insect science, and infectious diseases.

The research focus of Robert A. Samson spans several main topics: plant pathogens and fungal diseases, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, yeasts and rust fungi studies, entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control, mycotoxins in agriculture and food, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, and nematode management and characterization studies.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Jos Houbraken, Jens C. Frisvad, Cobus M. Visagie, Neriman Yılmaz, and Vít Hubka.

Their most common venues for publication include Studies in Mycology, Fungal Systematics and Evolution, MycoKeys, Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, and Mycological Progress.

Notable recent papers by Robert A. Samson are:

  • Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species, 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • Revisiting Metarhizium and the description of new species from Thailand, 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • New and Interesting Fungi. 4, 2021, Fungal Systematics and Evolution
  • New section and species in Talaromyces, 2020, MycoKeys
  • A review of recently introduced Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and other Eurotiales species, 2024, Studies in Mycology

Best Publications

  • Introduction to food- and airborne fungi.

    R.A. Samson;E.S. Hoekstra;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Introduction to food-borne fungi.

    R. A. Samson;E. S. Hoekstra;C. A. N. Van Oorschot

  • Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus

    R.A. Samson;C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;S. B. Hong

  • Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium.

    C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;Jens Christian Frisvad;S. B. Hong

  • Paecilomyces and some allied hyphomycetes

    R. A. Samson

  • Emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and spread of a single resistance mechanism.

    Eveline Snelders;Henrich A. L van der Lee;Judith Kuijpers;Anthonius J. M. M Rijs

  • Penicillium subgenus Penicillium - A guide to identification of food and air-borne terverticillate Penicillia and their mycotoxins

    Jens Christian Frisvad;R.A. Samson

  • Atlas of Entomopathogenic Fungi

    Robert A. Samson;Harry C. Evans;Jean-Paul Latgé

  • Mycotoxins, drugs and other extrolites produced by species in Penicillium subgenus Penicillium

    Jens Christian Frisvad;Jørn Smedsgaard;Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen;R.A. Samson

  • Phylogeny of Penicillium and the segregation of Trichocomaceae into three families

    J. Houbraken;R.A. Samson

  • CBS course of mycology.

    W. Gams;H. A. Van der Aa;A. J. Van der Plaats-Niterink;R. A. Samson

  • Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

    J. Houbraken;S. Kocsubé;C.M. Visagie;N. Yilmaz

  • Taxonomy of Aspergillus section Flavi and their production of aflatoxins, ochratoxins and other mycotoxins

    Jens Christian Frisvad;V. Hubka;C. N. Ezekiel;S. B. Hong

  • Entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito control: A review

    Ernst-Jan Scholte;Bart G.J. Knols;Robert A. Samson;Willem Takken

  • Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald P. de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

  • The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature

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

  • Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus fumigatus and related species

    Seung Beom Hong;Seung Joo Go;Hyeon Dong Shin;Jens C. Frisvad

  • Phylogeny and nomenclature of the genus Talaromyces and taxa accommodated in Penicillium subgenus Biverticillium.

    R.A. Samson;N. Yilmaz;J. Houbraken;H. Spierenburg

  • Diagnostic tools to identify black aspergilli

    Robert A. Samson;P. Noonim;P. Noonim;M. Meijer;J. Houbraken

  • Fumonisin B2 production by Aspergillus niger.

    Jens Christian Frisvad;Jørn Smedsgaard;Robert A. Samson;Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen

  • Biodiversity of Aspergillus species in some important agricultural products

    G. Perrone;A. Susca;G. Cozzi;K. Ehrlich

  • Prospects for fungus identification using CO1 DNA barcodes, with Penicillium as a test case.

    Keith A. Seifert;Robert A. Samson;Jeremy R. DeWaard;Jos Houbraken

  • Indoor fungal composition is geographically patterned and more diverse in temperate zones than in the tropics

    Anthony S. Amend;Keith A. Seifert;Robert Samson;Thomas D. Bruns

  • Integration of modern taxonomic methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus classification

    Robert A. Samson;John I. Pitt

  • Introduction to Food-Borne Fungi

    Martha Christensen;R. A. Samson;E. S. van Reenen-Hoekstra

  • The Genus Penicillium and Its Teleomorphic States Eupenicillium and Talaromyces

    Robert A. Samson;John I. Pitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
Jos Houbraken
Jos Houbraken Utrecht University
János Varga
János Varga University of Szeged
Keith A. Seifert
Keith A. Seifert Carleton University
John I. Pitt
John I. Pitt Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Harry C. Evans
Harry C. Evans CAB International
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Ulf Thrane
Ulf Thrane Technical University of Denmark
Giancarlo Perrone
Giancarlo Perrone National Research Council (CNR)
Stephen W. Peterson
Stephen W. Peterson National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

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