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Alden C. Dirks

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · University of Michigan

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Early career · publishing since 2018Rising activity
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesLichen and fungal ecologyProtist diversity and phylogenySilymarin and Mushroom Poisoning

Publications

30

Citations

254

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

In context
Among 123 early career Agricultural and Biological Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 254cohort median 126
Publications / year (recent): 5.2cohort median 2.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 56% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 10 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 8 publications8222023: 2 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 5 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 4 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×7
  • Mycologia×2
  • Mycological Progress×2
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
  • PubMed×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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