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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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	90
Advancements, deficiencies, and future necessities of studying Saprolegniales: A semi-quantitative review of 1073 published papers	70
In search of the phytohormone functions in Fungi:Cytokinins	53
Manganese and fungal pathogens: Metabolism and potential association with virulence	50
Challenges in maize production: A review on late wilt disease control strategies	48
Editorial: Opening a new year with updated guidelines, a new cover, and thought-provoking insights in fungal biology	42
Editorial Board	38
Advances in molecular interactions on the Rhizoctonia solani-sugar beet pathosystem	36
Omics approaches in Cryptococcosis: Molecular insights into host alterations	36
Lichen hydration, moisture dynamics and climate change: A synthesis of established methods and potential new directions	34
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in desert ecosystems: Adaptive mechanisms to co-occurring drought, temperature, and salinity stress	32
The versatility of Schizophyllum commune in nature and application	31
Editorial: Together we raise the mycologists of the future	28
Fungal spore attachment to substrata	27
Sphingolipids in fungi: Biosynthesis and key roles in biological processes	25
Novel fungal diversity: A new prospect for the commercial production of future anti-cancer compounds	25
Discoveries and identification methods of metal oxalates in lichens and their mineral associations: A review of past studies and analytical options for lichenologists	23
Production of kojic acid by Aspergillus species: Trends and applications	21
Nanoparticle and nanomineral production by fungi	20
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in filamentous fungi, focusing on mushrooms and plant-pathogenic fungi	19
Pestalotiopsis-like species: host network and lifestyle on tea crop	18
Editorial: Fungal Biology Reviews as a repository of valuable scientific photographs and graphics	17
Copper acquisition and detoxification machineries are conserved in dimorphic fungi	16
Editorial: 2025 mycological book news	16
Current knowledge on the cave fungi in Brazilian biomes	15

Taxol is NOT produced sustainably by endophytic fungi ! – A case study for the damage that scientific papermills can cause for the scientific communities	14
Molecular, physiological, and biochemical properties of sclerotia metamorphosis in Rhizoctonia solani	14
Action and inertia in the study of hyphal growth	13
Proteomics in Metarhizium parasitism of arthropods	13
Editorial Board	13
From host to host: The taxonomic and geographic expansion of Botryosphaeriaceae	13
Exploring the Citrus Sour Rot pathogen: biochemical aspects, virulence factors, and strategies for disease management - a review	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	12
Potential benefits and harms: a review of poisonous mushrooms in the world	11
Nutrient degradation by fungal pathogens in bamboo: Mechanisms and implications for the conservation of giant pandas	11
Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora musae: Understanding the relationship between biology and epidemiology	10
Introducing article numbering to Fungal Biology Reviews	10
Editorial Board	10
Unseen fungal biodiversity and complex inter-organismal interactions in Protea flower heads	10
Taxus associated fungal endophytes: anticancerous to other biological activities	10
Editorial Board	9
Effect of light spectra on cereal fungal pathogens, a review	9
Editorial Board	8
Editorial: Fungal Biology Reviews highlights novel books on mycology	8
Opportunities for diversified usage of metabarcoding data for fungal biogeography through increased metadata quality	8
Wood decay fungi and their bacterial interaction partners in the built environment – A systematic review on fungal bacteria interactions in dead wood and timber	7
Involvement of mitochondrial respiratory chains in virulence factors of Candida albicans	7
Dematophora necatrix: From taxonomy to molecular advances	7
Editorial Board	6
2024 Mycological book news	6
Current research on the medical importance of Trametes species	6
Editorial Board	6
An appraisal of the protection conferred by foliar Epichloë endophytes against root herbivores in plants: A meta-analysis	6
Interplay of host-immunity in fungal eye infections	6
Exophiala as a polyextremotolerant fungal model: Ecology, adaptive strategies, and the emergence of “urban oligotrophic specialists”	6
“Living together” with Epichloë – Exploring the significance of non-plant partners in the fungal symbiotic network	5
A systematic review of abiotic factors influencing the production of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes in Botryosphaeriaceae	5
Utilization of Raman spectroscopy for identification and characterization of fungal pathogens	5
Fungi for Planetary Health: superb collaborators, effective parasites, and essential partners of the biosphere	5
Can wheat drought resistance be increased by applying endophytic fungi?	5
Navigating the labyrinth – Searching for mechanistic clues to explain the evolution of sequestrate Agaricales with labyrinthine internal chambers	5
Editorial Board	5
Which fungus it might be? Calling for a collaborative DNA barcoding exercise for mycologists	5
Myco-chitinases as versatile biocatalysts for translation of coastal residual resources to eco-competent chito-bioactives	5
Foreshadowing an exponential market: A brief story, applications, and perspectives of CRISPR/Cas system for the production of (hemi-)cellulases in filamentous fungi	4
Nutritional requirements of the human pathogenic fungus, Trichophyton rubrum, and nutritional immunity of the human skin as barrier against colonization	4
Go with the flow: mechanisms driving water transport during vegetative growth and fruiting	4
Hawksworth's canons of philosophical mycology	4
Intragenomic variation in nuclear ribosomal markers and its implication in species delimitation, identification and barcoding in fungi	4
Oleaginous yeasts: Biodiversity and cultivation	4
Deciphering the oxidative stress response in Candida albicans	4
Fungi-mediated nanomaterials: Advances, synthesis pathways, and limitations	4
Agaricales from Antarctica: Diversity of basidiomata, research challenges, and future perspectives in polar environments	4