# Drought increases Norway spruce susceptibility to the Eurasian spruce bark beetle and its associated fungi

*PRI Rank #20 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #20 |
| 18m citations | 30 |
| Journal | New Phytologist |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/nph.19635 |
| Corresponding authors | Sigrid Netherer |
| Institution | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/plant-pathogens-and-fungal-diseases/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/nph.19635](https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19635)

## Topics

Norway spruce · Ips typographus · Endoconidiophora polonica · Grosmannia penicillata · drought stress · resin flow · predawn twig water potential · terpene concentrations · monoterpenes · diterpenes · phenolic concentrations · carbohydrate reserves · bark beetle attack · fungal lesion length · host selection · tree defense mechanisms · carbon fixation · bark beetle-fungus symbiosis · field bioassays · roof-induced drought

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