FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield on being included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2024 for the eight consecutive year! This is a significant achievement and recognition of Mike’s passion for plant pathology and tree health. He is one of only eight South African academics to be included on the list of 6886 researchers recognised globally for their excellence in their respective fields and the only permanently appointed staff member at the University of Pretoria included on this year’s list. FABI also congratulates Prof. Pedro Crous of the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute and Prof. Yves van der Peer of Ghent University for being included on this list along with FABI research collaborator, Prof. Marc Stadler of the Helmholtz Association who was a recent visitor to the Institute.

Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade.