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Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun acknowledges the support of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) grant "Total fungal diversity in a given forest area with implications towards species numbers, chemical diversity and biotechnology" (grant no. N42A650547). Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun and Chayanard Phukhamsakda would like to thank Mae Fah Luang University for the basic research scholar 2567 grant. Wei Dong thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 32200015), the foundation of Guangzhou bureau of science and technology (grant No. 2023A04J1425) and the foundations of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education (2022KCXTD015; 2022ZDJS020). Mingkwan Doilom acknowledges the foundation of Guangzhou bureau of Science and Technology (grant No. 2023A04J1426), the Guangdong Provincial College Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Fruit and Vegetable Pests and Diseases (grant No. KA21031C502) and the Talent Program of Zhongkai University of Agricultural and Engineering (KA22016B746). Neza Cadez acknowledges the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0116, J4-4552 and MRIC-UL ZIM, IP-0510) for financial support. Jadson D.P. Bezerra thanks the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) and the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Goias (FAPEG) for financial support and scholarship. Ruvishika S Jayawardena thanks the Eminent scholar offered by Kyun Hee University. Saowaluck Tibpromma thanks Yunnan Revitalization Talents Support Plan (High-End Foreign Experts Program) for support.

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What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

Publicated to:Studies In Mycology. 108 (1): 1-411 - 2024-01-01 108(1), DOI: 10.3114/sim.2024.108.01

Authors: Bhunjun, C S; Chen, Y J; Phukhamsakda, C; Boekhout, T; Groenewald, J Z; McKenzie, E H C; Francisco, E C; Frisvad, J C; Groenewald, M; Hurdeal, V G; Luangsa-ard, J; Perrone, G; Visagie, C M; Bai, F Y; Blaszkowski, J; Braun, U; de Souza, F A; de Queiroz, M B; Dutta, A K; Gonkhom, D; Goto, B T; Guarnaccia, V; Hagen, F; Houbraken, J; Lachance, M A; Li, J J; Luo, K Y; Magurno, F; Mongkolsamrit, S; Robert, V; Roy, N; Tibpromma, S; Wanasinghe, D N; Wang, D Q; Wei, D P; Zhao, C L; Aiphuk, W; Ajayi-Oyetunde, O; Arantes, T D; Araujo, J C; Begerow, D; Bakhshi, M; Barbosa, R N; Behrens, F H; Bensch, K; Bezerra, J D P; Bilanski, P; Bradley, C A; Bubner, B; Burgess, T I; Cadez, N; Cai, L; Calaca, F J S; Campbell, L J; Chaverri, P; Chen, Y Y; Chethana, K W T; Coetzee, B; Costa, M M; Chen, Q; Custodio, F A; Dai, Y C; Damm, U; Santiago, A L C M A; Angelini, R M De Miccolis; Dijksterhuis, J; Dissanayake, A J; Doilom, M; Dong, W; Alvarez-Duarte, E; Fischer, M; Gajanayake, A J; Gene, J; Gomdola, D; Gomes, A A M; Hausner, G; He, M Q; Hou, L; Iturrieta-Gonzalez, I; Jami, F; Jankowiak, R; Jayawardena, R S; Kandemir, H; Kiss, L; Kobmoo, N; Kowalski, T; Landi, L; Lin, C G; Liu, J K; Liu, X B; Loizides, M; Luangharn, T; Maharachchikumbura, S S N; Mkhwanazi, G J Makhathini; Manawasinghe, I S; Marin-Felix, Y; McTaggart, A R; Moreau, P A; Morozova, O V; Mostert, L; Osiewacz, H D; Pem, D; Phookamsak, R; Pollastro, S; Pordel, A; Poyntner, C; Phillips, A J L; Phonemany, M; Promputtha, I; Rathnayaka, A R; Rodrigues, A M; Romanazzi, G; Rothmann, L; Salgado-Salazar, C; Sandoval-Denis, M; Saupe, S J; Scholler, M; Scott, P; Shivas, R G; Silar, P; Silva-Filho, A G S; Souza-Motta, C M; Stchigel, A M; Sterflinger, K; Summerbell, R C; Svetasheva, T Y; Takamatsu, S; Theelen, B; Theodoro, C; Thines, M; Thongklang, N; Torres, R; Turchetti, B; van den Brule, T; Wang, X W; Wartchow, F; Welti, S; Wijesinghe, S N; Wu, F; Xu, R; Yang, Z L; Yilmaz, N; Yurkov, A; Zhao, L; Zhao, R L; Zhou, N; Hyde, K D; Crous, P W

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The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they represent a major component of biodiversity on our planet, and play essential ecological roles, supporting life as we know it. Although approximately 20 000 fungal genera are presently recognised, the ecology of most remains undetermined. Despite all this diversity, the mycological community actively researches some fungal genera more commonly than others. This poses an interesting question: why have some fungal genera impacted mycology and related fields more than others? To address this issue, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to identify the top 100 most cited fungal genera. A thorough database search of the Web of Science, Google Scholar, and PubMed was performed to establish which genera are most cited. The most cited 10 genera are Saccharomyces, Candida, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Botrytis, Pichia, Cryptococcus and Alternaria. Case studies are presented for the 100 most cited genera with general background, notes on their ecology and economic significance and important research advances. This paper provides a historic overview of scientific research of these genera and the prospect for further research.

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