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Papers

(The median citation count of Fungal Biology Reviews is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mycoparasitism as a mechanism of Trichoderma-mediated suppression of plant diseases	98
The one health problem of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: current insights and future research agenda	86
Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain	75
Nanoparticle and nanomineral production by fungi	48
No need for speed: slow development of fungi in extreme environments	38
Sporobolomyces and Sporidiobolus – non-conventional yeasts for use in industries	37
A review of mycotoxin biosynthetic pathways: associated genes and their expressions under the influence of climatic factors	34
CRISPR_Cas systems for fungal research	32
Fungi took a unique evolutionary route to multicellularity: Seven key challenges for fungal multicellular life	29
The hunt for sustainable biocontrol of oomycete plant pathogens, a case study of Phytophthora infestans	28
Ganoderma lucidum: A potential pleiotropic approach of ganoderic acids in health reinforcement and factors influencing their production	26
Detection and identification of fungal species by electronic nose technology: A systematic review	25
The rise in cases of mucormycosis, candidiasis and aspergillosis amidst COVID19	23
The molecular mechanism of stipe cell wall extension for mushroom stipe elongation growth	23
Intragenomic variation in nuclear ribosomal markers and its implication in species delimitation, identification and barcoding in fungi	22
Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi	21
Pathogenic fungi of marine animals: A taxonomic perspective	21
Wood decay fungi and their bacterial interaction partners in the built environment – A systematic review on fungal bacteria interactions in dead wood and timber	20
Nutrient sensing and acquisition in fungi: mechanisms promoting pathogenesis in plant and human hosts	20
The occurrence and function of alternative splicing in fungi	20
Symbiotic fungi as biotechnological tools: Methodological challenges and relative benefits in agriculture and forestry	20
Role and genetic basis of specialised secondary metabolites in Trichoderma ecophysiology	19
Oleaginous yeasts: Biodiversity and cultivation	19
Effects of disinfectants on inactivation of mold spores relevant to the food industry: a review	19
Beat the heat: correlates, compounds, and mechanisms involved in fungal thermotolerance	18

Beneficial interactions between bacteria and edible mushrooms	18
Biodeterioration of collagen-based cultural relics: A review	18
Pathogenicity of animal and plant parasitic Aphanomyces spp and their economic impact on aquaculture and agriculture	16
Reviewing the contributions of macrofungi to forest ecosystem processes and services	14
Current knowledge of Chytridiomycota diversity in Northern Europe and future research needs	13
Production of kojic acid by Aspergillus species: Trends and applications	13
Potential benefits and harms: a review of poisonous mushrooms in the world	13
The use of mutant and engineered microbial agents for biological control of plant diseases caused by Pythium: Achievements versus challenges	12
Go with the flow: mechanisms driving water transport during vegetative growth and fruiting	12
Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host–pathogen interactions	10
Cellular heterogeneity: yeast-side story	10
Targeting Ascomycota genomes: what and how big?	10
Transformation systems, gene silencing and gene editing technologies in oomycetes	10
The phosphatome of opportunistic pathogen Candida species	9
Exploring the Citrus Sour Rot pathogen: biochemical aspects, virulence factors, and strategies for disease management - a review	9
Natural folding of airborne fungal spores: a mechanism for dispersal and long-term survival?	9
The human fungal pathogen Malassezia and its role in cancer	8
Taxus associated fungal endophytes: anticancerous to other biological activities	8
Impact of global megatrends on the spread of microscopic fungi in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region	8
The molecular dialog between oomycete effectors and their plant and animal hosts	8
Systemic fungal infections: A pharmacist/researcher perspective	8
Fungal spore attachment to substrata	8
Current practices and emerging possibilities for reducing the spread of oomycete pathogens in terrestrial and aquatic production systems in the European Union	7
Repurposing benzimidazoles to fight Cryptococcus	7
Signaling pathways involved in virulence and stress response of plant-pathogenic Fusarium species	6
Myco-chitinases as versatile biocatalysts for translation of coastal residual resources to eco-competent chito-bioactives	6
Penicillium species as chassis for biomanufacturing and environmental sustainability in the modern era: Progress, challenges, and future perspective	5
LysM proteins in mammalian fungal pathogens	5
Next-generation sequencing provides important insights into the biology and evolution of the Botryosphaeriaceae	5
Molecular, physiological, and biochemical properties of sclerotia metamorphosis in Rhizoctonia solani	5
Discoveries and identification methods of metal oxalates in lichens and their mineral associations: A review of past studies and analytical options for lichenologists	5
Concentration, cellular exposure and specificity of organelle selective fluorescent dyes in fungal cell biology	5
Advances in molecular interactions on the Rhizoctonia solani-sugar beet pathosystem	4
Distribution and ecology of dictyostelids in China	4
The putative role of zinc homeostasis in grain formation by Madurella mycetomatis during mycetoma infection	4
Advancements, deficiencies, and future necessities of studying Saprolegniales: A semi-quantitative review of 1073 published papers	4
Drosophila melanogaster as an emerging model host for entomopathogenic fungi	4
Action and inertia in the study of hyphal growth	4