Thomas Kirisits

Thomas Kirisits publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Thomas Kirisits 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 Thomas Kirisits sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe

  A. Santini;L. Ghelardini;C. de Pace;M. L. Desprez-Loustau

  624
  Citations

• Fungal Associates of European Bark Beetles With Special Emphasis on the Ophiostomatoid Fungi

  T. Kirisits

  341
  Citations

• Ash dieback: pathogen spread and diurnal patterns of ascospore dispersal, with special emphasis on Norway.

  V. Timmermann;I. Børja;A. M. Hietala;T. Kirisits

  250
  Citations

• Global geographic distribution and host range of Dothistroma species: a comprehensive review

  R. Drenkhan;V. Tomešová-Haataja;S. Fraser;R. E. Bradshaw

  125
  Citations

• Chalara fraxinea associated with dieback of narrow‐leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia)

  T. Kirisits;M. Matlakova;S. Mottinger-Kroupa;E. Halmschlager

  111
  Citations

• Population structure of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus and its genetic relationship to Hymenoscyphus albidus

  S.B.K. Bengtsson;R. Vasaitis;T. Kirisits;H. Solheim

  98
  Citations

• Do mites phoretic on elm bark beetles contribute to the transmission of Dutch elm disease

  John C. Moser;Heino Konrad;Stacy R. Blomquist;Thomas Kirisits

  96
  Citations

• Defence reactions of Norway spruce against bark beetles and the associated fungus Ceratocystis polonica in secondary pure and mixed species stands

  Unknown

  94
  Citations

• New host and country records of the Dothistroma needle blight pathogens from Europe and Asia

  Irene Barnes;Thomas Kirisits;A. Akulov;D.B. Chhetri

  89
  Citations

• Advanced spectroscopy-based phenotyping offers a potential solution to the ash dieback epidemic

  Caterina Villari;Caterina Villari;Arnaud Dowkiw;Rasmus Enderle;Rasmus Enderle;Marjan Ghasemkhani

  85
  Citations

• Population structure and diversity of an invasive pine needle pathogen reflects anthropogenic activity.

  Irene Barnes;Michael J. Wingfield;Ignazio Carbone;Thomas Kirisits

  85
  Citations

• Phoretic mites and nematode associates of Scolytus multistriatus and Scolytus pygmaeus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Austria

  John C. Moser;Heino Konrad;Thomas Kirisits;Lynn K. Carta

  82
  Citations

• Genetic evidence for natural hybridization between the Dutch elm disease pathogens Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ssp. novo-ulmi and O. novo-ulmi ssp. americana

  Heino Konrad;Thomas Kirisits;Markus Riegler;Erhard Halmschlager

  74
  Citations

• Yeasts associated with termites: a phenotypic and genotypic characterization and use of coevolution for dating evolutionary radiations in asco- and basidiomycetes

  Hansjörg Prillinger;Robert Messner;Helmut König;Robert Bauer

  74
  Citations

• Silvicultural strategies for Fraxinus excelsior in response to dieback caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

  Jens Peter Skovsgaard;Georg Josef Wilhelm;Iben M. Thomsen;Berthold Metzler

  73
  Citations

• The current situation of ash dieback caused by Chalara fraxinea in Austria

  Thomas Kirisits;Michaela Matlakova;Susanne Mottinger-Kroupa;Thomas L. Cech

  72
  Citations

• Phoretic mites of three bark beetles (Pityokteines spp.) on Silver fir

  Milan Pernek;Boris Hrasovec;Dinka Matosevic;Ivan Pilas

  71
  Citations

• Two new Ophiostoma species with Sporothrix anamorphs from Austria and Azerbaijan

  Dilzara N. Aghayeva;Michael J. Wingfield;Z. Wilhelm de Beer;Thomas Kirisits

  67
  Citations

• Identity and phylogenetic relationships of ophiostomatoid fungi associated with invasive and native Tetropium species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Atlantic Canada.

  Karin Jacobs;Keith A Seifert;Ken J Harrison;Thomas Kirisits

  64
  Citations

• Phylogenetic relationships between the European and Asian eight spined larch bark beetle populations (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) inferred from DNA sequences and fungal associates

  Unknown

  62
  Citations

• First report of the ash dieback pathogen Chalara fraxinea on Fraxinus excelsior in Austria

  E. Halmschlager;T. Kirisits

  61
  Citations

• Hymenoscyphus albidus is not associated with an anamorphic stage and displays slower growth than Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus on agar media

  T. Kirisits;L. Dämpfle;K. Kräutler

  41
  Citations

• Ash dieback associated with Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus in forest nurseries in Austria

  Thomas Kirisits;Peter Kritsch;Katharina Krauml;utler

  32
  Citations

• Ash dieback caused by Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus in a seed plantation of Fraxinus excelsior in Austria

  Thomas Kirisits;Christian Freinschlag

  31
  Citations