Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Papers
(The H4-Index of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Types, topotypes and vouchers are the key to progress in coral taxonomy: Comment on Wepfer et al. (2020)65
A thorny tale: The origin and diversification of Cirsium (Compositae)64
Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)63
A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the brachyuran crab superfamily Xanthoidea provides novel insights into its systematics and evolutionary history63
Phylogeny and evolution of the land snail tribe Clausiliini (Gastropoda: Clausiliidae)55
Phylogenetic systematics of Yphthimoides Forster, 1964 and related taxa, with notes on the biogeographical history of Yphthimoides species54
Gondwanan relic or recent arrival? The biogeographic origins and systematics of Australian tarantulas54
Editorial Board51
Recent evolution of extreme sexual dimorphism in the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris; Callaeidae)45
Taxonomic consistency and nomenclatural rules within oysters: Comment on Li et al. (2021)45
Resolving the deep phylogeny: Implications for early adaptive radiation, cryptic, and present-day ecological diversity of Papuan microhylid frogs44
Editorial Board43
Inclusivity is key to progressing coral biodiversity research: Reply to comment by Bonito et al. (2021)41
Editorial Board40
Population genomics indicate three different modes of divergence and speciation with gene flow in the green-winged teal duck complex40
The distribution and characteristic of two transposable elements in the genome of Cydia pomonella granulovirus and codling moth39
Editorial Board37
Multi-locus genetic analyses of Quasipaa from throughout its distribution37
Phylogenomic loci define the generic boundaries of Gochnatieae and improve resolution at the species level in Moquiniastrum (Compositae)37
Ultraconserved elements-based phylogenomic systematics of the snake superfamily Elapoidea, with the description of a new Afro-Asian family35
Rate accelerations in plastid and mitochondrial genomes of Cyperaceae occur in the same clades34
Historical specimens and the limits of subspecies phylogenomics in the New World quails (Odontophoridae)34
Plastid genomes and phylogenomics of liverworts (Marchantiophyta): Conserved genome structure but highest relative plastid substitution rate in land plants33
Complex patterns of gene flow and convergence in the evolutionary history of the spiral-horned antelopes (Tragelaphini)32
A global blueberry phylogeny: Evolution, diversification, and biogeography of Vaccinieae (Ericaceae)30
Phylogenomic analyses of mud dragons (Kinorhyncha)29
Editorial Board28
Evaluating the taxonomic status of the large sized Tricolia Risso, 1826 in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea28
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