Steven L. Stephenson Data-verified

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Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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37 h-index 444 pubs 7,820 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Steven L. Stephenson's research focuses on the study of fungi, particularly their interactions with plants and their potential applications. His work includes investigations into endophytic fungi associated with various plants, such as coffee and aloe vera, examining their antagonistic properties against bacterial and fungal pathogens. He has also explored the diversity and biosynthetic activities of fungi associated with agarwood, and the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sustainable agriculture. A significant portion of his work involves the taxonomy and phylogeny of fungi, including the use of genetic data to support taxonomic rearrangements, as seen in his research on the family Didymiaceae (Myxomycetes).

Stephenson has published extensively on these topics, with a notable h-index of 37 and over 7,800 citations across more than 444 publications. His research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He maintains an active lab website to disseminate his research findings.

Metrics

  • h-index: 37
  • Publications: 444
  • Citations: 7,820

Selected Publications

  • Myxomycetes associated with Dicymbe corymbosa in Guyana (2026)
  • A comprehensive morphological study of type specimens of nine species of myxomycetes described from the United States in 1929–1986 (2026)
  • Myxomycete biodiversity on five islands of the Seychelles (2026)
  • A new species Pseudoplagiostoma dipterocarpicola (Pseudoplagiostomataceae, Diaporthales) found in northern Thailand on members of the Dipterocarpaceae (2026)
  • Chromosome-level genome assembly of the social amoeba Heterostelium pallidum (2026)
  • Linking the Metabolic Activity of Plastic-Degrading Fungi to Their Taxonomy and Evolution (2025)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cultivation of <i>Ganoderma</i> : methodologies and hurdles (2025)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Species evolution: cryptic species and phenotypic noise with a particular focus on fungal systematics (2025)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bioremediation petroleum wastewater and oil-polluted soils by the non-toxigenic indigenous fungi (2024)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant‐associated fungi (2024)
    93 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of resistance patterns and bioremoval efficiency of hydrocarbons and heavy metals by the mycobiome of petroleum refining wastewater in Jazan with assessment of molecular typing and cytotoxicity of Scedosporium apiospermum JAZ-20 (2024)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Slime molds (Myxomycetes) causing a “disease” in crop plants and cultivated mushrooms (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Diversity of Cellular Slime Molds (Dictyostelids) in the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve and Geographical Distribution Comparisons with Other Representative Nature Reserves in Different Climate Zones of China (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Roles of mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of contaminated eco-systems (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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