LabCompass

John Bonkowski

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2015Rising activity
Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Disease Management Techniques

Publications

29

Citations

122

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
AI-generated

John Bonkowski works in plant pathology, identifying and characterizing diseases affecting crops (like corn, soybean, watermelon, strawberry) and woody ornamental plants (such as redbud) in the United States. His research involves diagnosing new or emerging plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes), tracking their geographic spread, and developing molecular and genomic tools to detect them. Much of the work is applied, aimed at helping growers and extension services recognize and manage crop and ornamental plant diseases.

Plant disease diagnosis and first reportsEmerging pathogens of woody ornamentals (e.g., vascular streak dieback)Corn and soybean pathogens (tar spot, corn stunt, red crown rot)Genomic and molecular marker development for pathogen detectionPlant pathogen population genetics and distribution tracking

Publication output has grown notably over the last decade, rising from occasional single papers before 2021 to a steady 4-7 papers per year from 2022 through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 7 publications7252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Plant Disease×12
  • Plant Health Progress×7
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Phytopathology×2
  • Journal of Nematology×2
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap
  • Tom Creswell

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • Francesca Peduto Hand

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

  • Gail E. Ruhl

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • Paula Andrea Gómez-Zapata

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • Daniel S. Egel

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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 20, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile