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53
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16752
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15924
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6614

Stephen A. Rehner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen A. Rehner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 98 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Stephen A. Rehner D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen A. Rehner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen A. Rehner is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their work specifically addresses insect science, plant science, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and cell biology.

The main topics covered in Stephen A. Rehner's research include entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect resistance and genetics, nematode management and characterization studies, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, research on scale insects, and insect and arachnid ecology and behavior.

Frequent venues for publication by Stephen A. Rehner are the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Biological Control, Science, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and Microbiology Resource Announcements. These publications demonstrate a focus on the biological control of pests and fungal pathogen research related to insects and plants.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Several Metarhizium Species Produce Ergot Alkaloids in a Condition-Specific Manner," 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "The coevolution of fungus-ant agriculture," 2024, Science
  • "Local isolates of Beauveria bassiana for control of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei in Puerto Rico: Virulence, efficacy and persistence," 2021, Biological Control
  • "Genetic structure of Metarhizium species in western USA: Finite populations composed of divergent clonal lineages with limited evidence for recent recombination," 2020, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • "Genome Resources for the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Species Complex: 13 Tree Endophytes from the Neotropics and Paleotropics," 2023, Microbiology Resource Announcements

Stephen A. Rehner often collaborates with other researchers, including Vinson P. Doyle, Chiara Pedrazzini, Franco Widmer, J. Enkerli, and Giovana Matos Franco. These collaborations have contributed to various aspects of their research fields, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement and coauthorship in multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • A Beauveria phylogeny inferred from nuclear ITS and EF1-alpha sequences: evidence for cryptic diversification and links to Cordyceps teleomorphs.

    Stephen A. Rehner;Ellen Buckley

  • The evolution of mutualisms: exploring the paths between conflict and cooperation

    Edward Allen Herre;Nancy Knowlton;Nancy Knowlton;Ulrich Gerhard Mueller;Stuart A. Rehner

  • A multilocus phylogeny of the Metarhizium anisopliae lineage

    Joseph F. Bischoff;Stephen A. Rehner;Richard A. Humber

  • Phylogenetic relationships of agaric fungi based on nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences.

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;François M. Lutzoni;Stephen A. Rehner;Jacqui Johnson

  • Evolutionary History of the Symbiosis Between Fungus-Growing Ants and Their Fungi

    Ignacio H. Chapela;Stephen A. Rehner;Ted R. Schultz;Ulrich G. Mueller

  • Phylogeny and systematics of the anamorphic, entomopathogenic genus Beauveria

    Stephen A. Rehner;Andrew M. Minnis;Gi-Ho Sung;J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard

  • Phylogeny of mycoplasmalike organisms (Phytoplasmas): a basis for their classification.

    D. E. Gundersen;Ing-Ming Lee;S. A. Rehner;R. E. Davis

  • Phylogenetic analyses of RPB1 and RPB2 support a middle Cretaceous origin for a clade comprising all agriculturally and medically important fusaria

    Kerry O’Donnell;Alejandro P. Rooney;Robert H. Proctor;Daren W. Brown

  • Ancient tripartite coevolution in the attine ant-microbe symbiosis.

    Cameron Robert Currie;Bess Wong;Alison E. Stuart;Ted R. Schultz

  • Colletotrichum gloeosporioides s.l. associated with Theobroma cacao and other plants in Panama: multilocus phylogenies distinguish host-associated pathogens from asymptomatic endophytes.

    Enith I. Rojas;Stephen A. Rehner;Gary J. Samuels;Sunshine A. Van Bael

  • A phylogenetically-based nomenclature for Cordycipitaceae (Hypocreales).

    Ryan M. Kepler;J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard;Nigel L. Hywel-Jones;C. Alisha Quandt

  • Inoculation of coffee plants with the fungal entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales).

    Francisco Posada;M. Catherine Aime;Stephen W. Peterson;Stephen A. Rehner

  • 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

  • Clarification of generic and species boundaries for Metarhizium and related fungi through multigene phylogenetics

    Ryan Michael Kepler;Richard A. Humber;Joseph F. Bischoff;Stephen A. Rehner

  • Fungal endophyte diversity in coffee plants from Colombia, Hawai'i, Mexico and Puerto Rico

    Fernando E. Vega;Ann Simpkins;M. Catherine Aime;Francisco Posada

  • Phylogenetic diversity of insecticolous fusaria inferred from multilocus DNA sequence data and their molecular identification via FUSARIUM-ID and Fusarium MLST

    Kerry O’Donnell;Richard A. Humber;David M. Geiser;Seogchan Kang

  • Phylogenetic-based nomenclatural proposals for Ophiocordycipitaceae (Hypocreales) with new combinations in Tolypocladium.

    C. Alisha Quandt;Ryan M. Kepler;Walter Gams;João P.M. Araújo

  • Phylogeny and historical biogeography of true morels (Morchella) reveals an early Cretaceous origin and high continental endemism and provincialism in the Holarctic.

    Kerry O’Donnell;Alejandro P. Rooney;Gary L. Mills;Michael Kuo

  • Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

    David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  • Metarhizium frigidum sp. nov.: a cryptic species of M. anisopliae and a member of the M. flavoviride complex

    Joseph F. Bischoff;Stephen A. Rehner;Richard A. Humber

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Humber
Richard A. Humber Agricultural Research Service
Kerry O'Donnell
Kerry O'Donnell National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Ulrich G. Mueller
Ulrich G. Mueller The University of Texas at Austin
Alejandro P. Rooney
Alejandro P. Rooney National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Rytas Vilgalys
Rytas Vilgalys Duke University
M. Catherine Aime
M. Catherine Aime Purdue University West Lafayette
J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard
J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
David M. Geiser
David M. Geiser Pennsylvania State University
Vincent Robert
Vincent Robert Utrecht University
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University

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