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M. Catherine Aime

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1998
Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesPlant Pathogens and ResistanceLichen and fungal ecology

Publications

349

Citations

21,156

Est. group size

~10

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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M. Catherine Aime studies fungi, with particular focus on plant pathogens such as rust fungi and other disease-causing microbes, as well as fungal diversity and evolutionary relationships (taxonomy). Her work includes describing new fungal species, genera, and higher taxonomic groups, documenting new disease occurrences around the world, and examining fungal ecology and interactions with plants and insects.

Fungal taxonomy and species discoveryPlant pathogenic fungi (rusts and related diseases)Fungal biodiversity and evolutionary classificationMycorrhizal and plant-fungal interactionsDisease reporting and plant pathology surveillance

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly 14 and 25 papers per year without a clear long-term increase or decline.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 18.0/year recently
2017: 18 publications172018: 22 publications182019: 16 publications192020: 25 publications25202021: 19 publications212022: 23 publications222023: 15 publications232024: 20 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 18 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Mycologia×22
  • Plant Disease×22
  • IMA Fungus×12
  • Mycological Progress×10
  • Figshare×10
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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