OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Organisms Diversity & Evolution is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Observations on flower and fruit anatomy in dioecious species of Cordia (Cordiaceae, Boraginales) with evolutionary interpretations	41
Integrated evidence sheds light on the taxonomy of the widespread Tantilla melanocephala species complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) and indicates the existence of a new species from southern South Americ	28
Application of genomic markers generated for ray-finned fishes in chondrichthyan Phylogenomics	28
Evolution of chromosome number in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae)	23
Checklist of tardigrades in Germany as a contribution to biodiversity research	20
Symbiodiniaceae diversity and characterization of palytoxin in various zoantharians (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia)	16
Integrated analysis reveals a new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the lower Iguassu River, Brazil	15
Molecular footprint of parasite co-introduction with Nile tilapia in the Congo Basin	13
Turtle and tortoise mitogenomes under contrasting positive selection pressure	13
Analysis of major sperm proteins in two nematode species from two classes, Enoplus brevis (Enoplea, Enoplida) and Panagrellus redivivus (Chromadorea, Rhabditida), reveals similar localization, but les	13
Echiniscus quasiporus sp. nov. reveals a new type of cuticular plate puncturing in Echiniscoidea (Heterotardigrada)	12
Species delimitation in Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) from Southwestern Mexico, in light of reproductive and climatic diversification	12
DNA barcoding and genetic variability of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) with new records from Mizoram, India	11
Taxonomic, ecological and morphological diversity of Ponto-Caspian gammaroidean amphipods: a review	11
Loss of complexity from larval towards adult nervous systems in Chaetopteridae (Chaetopteriformia, Annelida) unveils evolutionary patterns in Annelida	11
New Cretaceous fossil mantispids highlight the palaeodiversity of the extinct subfamily Doratomantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)	10
Independent acquisition of sulfide tolerance in a population of tubificine worms: a habitat extension for the Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri complex	10
Complete mitochondrial genomes of Chionomys roberti and Chionomys nivalis (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Turkey: Insight into their phylogenetic position within Arvicolinae	10
Towards a global list of accepted species III. Independence and stakeholder inclusion	8
An integrative description of a new species of the genus Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Poland	8
Digging into boring bryozoans: new characters and new species of Immergentiidae	8
Integrative taxonomy of the seasonally polyphenic scorpionfly Panorpa liui Hua, 1997 (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)	7
Phylogeography and evolutionary history of the burrowing scorpion genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) in the Mediterranean Basin	7
South! Phylogeography of the Antarctic fairy shrimp Branchinecta gaini and its closest Patagonian congener Branchinecta granulosa reveals a long-term association of freshwater fauna with the southern	7
Novel distribution records of marine Tardigrada from abyssal sediments of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean	7

Cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the genus Poecilocricus Schubart, 1962 (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Rhinocricidae)	7
Lights on tardigrade biodiversity: integrative redescription of Eremobiotus alicatai (Eutardigrada, Isohypsibiidae) with new insights on its morphology, phylogeny, and biogeography	7
Molecular evolution of the mitochondrial genome underlies semi-aquatic adaptation in lutrinae	7
Is the copulation of silver-washed fritillary inverted? Function of the female genital projection (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Argynnini)	6
The sperm aggregation in a whirligig beetle (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae): structure, functions, and comparison with related taxa	6
Mitochondrial marker–based analyses provide new insights into role of coral reef ecosystems in molluscan speciation	6
Correction to: Ramisyllis kingghidorahi n. sp., a new branching annelid from Japan	6
Contrasting phylogeographic patterns of intertidal mites (Acari, Oribatida) along the South African shoreline	6
Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of the poorly known genus Spalerosophis (Serpentes: Colubridae)	6
Cryptic subterranean diversity: regional phylogeography of the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 in the wider Namib region	6
Alcyonidium kuklinskii sp. nov., a new species of Antarctic ctenostome bryozoan with a key to all Antarctic species of the genus	6
Slow and steady saves the race: molecular and morphological analysis of three new cryptic species of Iberus land snails from the Iberian Peninsula	6
From clustering to overdispersion: a north to south gradient in the patterns of phylogenetic structure in North American hummingbird assemblages	5
Towards a global list of accepted species IV: Overcoming fragmentation in the governance of taxonomic lists	5
Intermediary floral traits between natural hybrid and its parents in the Xiquexique (Cactaceae)	5
A strong backbone for an invertebrate group: anchored phylogenomics improves the resolution of genus-level relationships within the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Crassiclitellata)	5
A new Loriciferan, Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., links the Higgins larva and the aberrant Shira larva	5
Diversity of the scenedesmacean genus Chodatodesmus (Chlorophyta) and new cryptic species in the algae flora of Lake Baikal revealed by an integrative approach	5
Size does matter: integrative taxonomy and size evolution of threatened charopid land snails on Lord Howe Island (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)	5
Revealing morphological characteristics of Goniodorididae genera (Mollusca: Nudibranchia)	5
A widespread commensal loses its identity: suggested taxonomic revision for Indotyphlops braminus (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) based on molecular data	4
Comparative cytogenetics of Lachnaia species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) reveals a novel telomeric motif (TTTGG) in insects	4
Evolution of egg deposition strategies, exaptations of exuvia, and thanatochresis in tardigrades	4
Phylogeography reveals a panmictic population of the Chilean nylon shrimp along its exploitation range in the southeast Pacific Ocean	4
Phylogenetic and functional diversity of Chrysophyceae in inland waters	4
Molecular investigation and description of Iberozospeum n. gen., including the description of one new species (Eupulmonata, Ellobioidea, Carychiidae)	4
Species delimitation in Neotropical fishes of Mesonauta Günther 1862 (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)	4
Phylogenomic analysis with improved taxon sampling corroborates an Alydidae + Hydarinae + Pseudophloeinae clade (Heteroptera: Coreoidea: Alydidae, Coreidae)	4
Morphological and genetic data suggest a complex pattern of inter-island colonisation and differentiation for mining bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila: Andrena) on the Macaronesian Islands	4
Clonal thermal preferences affect the strength of the temperature-size rule	4
The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the orthonectid Rhopalura litoralis (Orthonectida) or what parasitism can do to an annelid	4
Differentiation of skull morphology and cranial kinesis in common toads	4
Connected across the ocean: taxonomy and biogeography of deep-water Nudibranchia from the Northwest Pacific reveal trans-Pacific links and two undescribed species	4
Multilocus phylogenetics of Palearctic Amelini shed light on the long-standing taxonomic puzzle of the dwarf-mantises Ameles, Pseudoyersinia, and Apteromantis	4
Towards a global list of accepted species VI: The Catalogue of Life checklist	4