Journal of Fungi | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 on Fungal Diversity

To keep you informed of recent advancements in the study of fungal diversity, the Journal of Fungi (JoF, ISSN 2309-608X) is pleased to present a selection of our most highly cited papers published in 2024 and 2025.

We hope that you find inspiration in these cutting-edge studies.

1. “Seven New Species of Entoloma Subgenus Cubospora (Entolomataceae, Agaricales) from Subtropical Regions of China”
by Lin-Gen Chen, Ling Ding, Hong Chen, Hui Zeng, Zhi-Heng Zeng, Sheng-Nan Wang and Jun-Qing Yan
J. Fungi 2024, 10(8), 594; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10080594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/8/594

2. “A Taxonomic Study of Candolleomyces Specimens from China Revealed Seven New Species”
by Xi-Xi Han, Dorji Phurbu, Guo-Fei Ma, You-Zhi Li, Yu-Jiao Mei, Dong-Mei Liu, Fu-Cheng Lin, Rui-Lin Zhao, Naritsada Thongklang and Bin Cao
J. Fungi 2024, 10(7), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10070499
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/7/499

3. “Annotated Checklist of Poroid Hymenochaetoid Fungi in Central Asia: Taxonomic Diversity, Ecological Roles, and Potential Distribution Patterns”
by Yusufjon Gafforov, Manzura Yarasheva, Xue-Wei Wang, Milena Rašeta, Yelena Rakhimova, Lyazzat Kyzmetova, Kanaim Bavlankulova, Sylvie Rapior, Jia-Jia Chen, Ewald Langer et al.
J. Fungi 2025, 11(1), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11010037
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/1/37

4. “Updating the Species Diversity of Pestalotioid Fungi: Four New Species of Neopestalotiopsis and Pestalotiopsis”
by Weishan Zhang, Yixuan Li, Lu Lin, Aoli Jia and Xinlei Fan
J. Fungi 2024, 10(7), 475; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10070475
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/7/475

5. “Lichens and Health—Trends and Perspectives for the Study of Biodiversity in the Antarctic Ecosystem”
by Tatiana Prado, Wim Maurits Sylvain Degrave and Gabriela Frois Duarte
J. Fungi 2025, 11(3), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11030198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/3/198

6. “New and Interesting Pine-Associated Hyphomycetes from China”
by Wen-Hui Tian, Yan Jin, Yue-Chi Liao, Turki Kh. Faraj, Xin-Yong Guo and Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
J. Fungi 2024, 10(8), 546; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10080546
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/8/546

7. “Diversity of Cytospora Species Associated with Trunk Diseases of Prunus persica (Peach) in Northern China”
by Zhizheng He, Pranami D. Abeywickrama, Linna Wu, Yueyan Zhou, Wei Zhang, Jiye Yan, Qiaoxia Shang, Ying Zhou and Shifang Li
J. Fungi 2024, 10(12), 843; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10120843
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/12/843

8. “Global Analysis of Natural Products Biosynthetic Diversity Encoded in Fungal Genomes”
by Shu Zhang, Guohui Shi, Xinran Xu, Xu Guo, Sijia Li, Zhiyuan Li, Qi Wu and Wen-Bing Yin
J. Fungi 2024, 10(9), 653; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10090653
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/9/653

9. “Diversity of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Temperate Orchid Species: Comparison of Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods”
by Sophie Mennicken, Caio César Pires de Paula, Hélène Vogt-Schilb and Jana Jersáková
J. Fungi 2024, 10(2), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10020092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/2/92

10. “Soil Fungal Diversity, Community Structure, and Network Stability in the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau”
by Shiqi Zhang, Zhenjiao Cao, Siyi Liu, Zhipeng Hao, Xin Zhang, Guoxin Sun, Yong Ge, Lin Zhang and Bin Chen
J. Fungi 2025, 11(5), 389; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11050389
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/5/389