Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Systematics and Evolution is 2. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
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A new red alga preserved with possible reproductive bodies from the 518‐million‐year‐old Qingjiang biota97
Phenotypic and transcriptional features of Araliaceae species under distinct light environments83
Characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide insights into trait evolution of four grapevine species74
Back to the brink: Phylogeography and demographic history of the endangeredTorreya jackii58
Phylogenomic, morphological, and niche differentiation analyses unveil species delimitation and evolutionary history of endangered maples inAcerseriesCampestria(Sapindaceae)47
Vegetation history of the central Tibetan region during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene32
Gynoecial diversity in the Annonaceae and the evolution of functional traits that overcome the limitations of apocarpy25
Phylogenetics and reticulation among koelerioid clades, part I: Contraction of Trisetum, expansion of Acrospelion, Graphephorum, and Tzveleviochloa; Graciliotrisetum24
Phylogenomic insights into species relationships, reticulate evolution, and biogeographic diversification of the ginseng genus Panax (Araliaceae), with an emphasis on the diversification in the22
Phylogenomics and rapid diversification of the genus Eutrema on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and adjacent regions21
Solid‐phase microextraction and cuticular hydrocarbon differences related to reproductive activity in juniper bark borer Semanotus bifasciatus Motschulsky21
Miocene Ethiopian amber: A new source of fossil cryptogams20
Biogeographic patterns of polyploid species for the angiosperm flora in China20
Phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of Afrotrichloris, Apochiton, Coelachyrum, Dinebra, Eleusine, Leptochloa, Schoenefeldia, and a new genus, Schoenefeldiella (Poaceae: Chloridoi18
Revisiting the phylogeny of Primulaceae s.l. using whole plastid genomes: Highlighting phylogenetic conflicts and their implications16
Current and historical factors drive variation of reproductive traits in unisexual mosses in Europe: A case study16
Herbaceous eudicot Fairlingtonia from the Lower Cretaceous of Jiuquan Basin, Northwest China and its radiation in Laurasia15
Herbicides and their potential to disrupt plant–insect chemical communication14
Thermophilization and reshuffling of montane leaf beetle communities over a two‐decade period14
Pre‐ and postpollination barriers between a widespread and a narrow endemic species with one‐by‐one stamen movement14
Floral scent emission is the highest at the second night of anthesis in Lonicera japonica (Caprifoliaceae)14
Patterns of change in floral color and odor of Lonicera calcarata are in relation to pollinator behavior14
An integrative taxonomy of Oecanthinae in China (Orthoptera: Grylloidea; Oecanthidae) and its implication as a model for investigating sexual selection13
Miocene climatic fluctuations likely explain the species diversification of Lysionotus (Gesneriaceae) in Pan‐Himalaya13
Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation, and adaptive evolution in the Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae)13
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Comparative genomics reveals convergent adaptations in lipid metabolism and low genetic diversity in carnivorous bats12
Phylogenetic regionalization of the Pan‐Himalayan vascular flora12
Integration of hotspot identification, gap analysis, and niche modeling supports the conservation of Chinese threatened higher plants12
Fossil endocarps of Menispermaceae from the late Paleocene of Paris Basin, France12
The evolutionary rate of leaf osmotic strength drives diversification of Primulina species in karst regions12
Assessing conservation priorities of threatened medicinal plants in China: A new comprehensive phylogenetic scoring system12
The near‐complete genome assembly of Reynoutria multiflora reveals the genetic basis of stilbene and anthraquinone biosynthesis11
Evolutionary history mediates adaptation through shaping genetic variance11
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Plastomic data shed new light on the phylogeny, biogeography, and character evolution of the family Crassulaceae11
First fossil evidence of samaras ofVentilagoGaertn. (Rhamnaceae) from India and its implications11
Linking South American dry regions by the Gran Chaco: Insights from the evolutionary history and ecological diversification of Gomphrena s.str. (Gomphrenoideae, Amaranthaceae)11
The genetic diversity in the ancient human population of Upper Xiajiadian culture10
Uplift history and biological evolution of the Himalaya (I)10
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Genomic differentiation and gene flow among Rattus species distributed in China and adjacent regions10
Cenozoic Ampelopsis and Nekemias leaves (Vitaceae, Ampelopsideae) from Eurasia: Paleobiogeographic and paleoclimatic implications9
Genomic vulnerability and local adaptation of an arid tolerant tree species on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau9
Chemicals mediate the interaction between plant‐associated fungi and insects9
Comparative analysis of 343 plastid genomes of Solanum section Petota: Insights into potato diversity, phylogeny, and species discrimination9
A cytosystematic study of the Dianthus virgineus complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Central Mediterranean9
Plant–insect chemical communication in ecological communities: An information theory perspective9
Climatic niche evolution in Smilacaceae (Liliales) drives patterns of species diversification and richness between the Old and New World9
Ancient genome of Empress Ashina reveals the Northeast Asian origin of Göktürk Khanate9
The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees9
Phylogenetic diversity and interspecies competition shaped species diversity in adaptive radiated Ligustrum (Oleaceae)9
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Plant scent and plant–insect interactions—Review and outlook from a macroevolutionary perspective8
Molecular evolution of the rbcS multiple gene family in Oryza punctata8
Fruits of Firmiana and Craigia (Malvaceae) from the Eocene of the Central Tibetan Plateau with emphasis on biogeographic history8
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Genetic admixture of Chinese Tajik people inferred from genome‐wide array genotyping and mitochondrial genome sequencing8
Reproductive and vegetative remains of an eucalypt (Myrtaceae) from the early Eocene of India8
Phylogenetic diversity and regionalization in the temperate arid zone8
Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant8
Extensive ethnolinguistic diversity at the crossroads of North China and South Siberia reflects multiple sources of genetic diversity8
Biogeographic history of Pterocarya (Juglandaceae) inferred from phylogenomic and fossil data8
Floral morphogenesis of the Maddenia and Pygeum groups of Prunus (Rosaceae), with an emphasis on the perianth7
Unique morphological characters and possible mating behavior of a new species of †Praeaulacidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from Cretaceous Kachin amber7
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Genome‐wide RAD sequencing data suggest predominant role of vicariance in Sino‐Japanese disjunction of the monotypic genus Conandron (Gesneriaceae)7
Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal the reticulate evolution in Dennstaedtiaceae7
Hybrid capture resolves the phylogeny of Tetradium (Rutaceae) and supports the inclusion of a species from Sulawesi7
Gondwanan survivor lineages and the high‐risk biogeography of Anthropocene Southeast Asia7
Larger variation in female than male floral allocation in a sexually polymorphic herb Geranium transversale7
Recent structural variations in the Medicago chloroplast genomes and their horizontal transfer into nuclear chromosomes7
The evolution of tachinid pollination in Neotinea ustulata is related to floral cuticular composition and the combined high relative production of (Z)‐11‐C23/C25enes7
Interspecies transcriptomic comparisons reveal potential molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the evolutionary development of dimorphic flowers in Viola7
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Landscape and evolutionary dynamics of Helitron transposons in plant genomes as well as construction of online database HelDB6
An integrative taxonomic approach reveals exceptional species diversity of Burmoniscus from China (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)6
Resolving relationships despite past hybridization in Aliciella subsection Subnuda (Polemoniaceae)6
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A deep dive into bryophyte genome space reveals opposing evolutionary trends in the sister lineages, mosses and liverworts6
The Australasian grass flora in a global context6
Cryptic diversity and evolutionary history of the fish species Xenotoca variata (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae) in the Mexican Plateau: Implications for taxonomy and conservation6
Expansions and contractions of the inverted repeat, as well as gene loss and potential pseudogenization shape plastome evolution in Hechtioideae (Bromeliaceae, Poales)6
Phylogenomics and biogeography of Torreya (Taxaceae)—Integrating data from three organelle genomes, morphology, and fossils and a practical method for reducing missing data from RAD‐seq6
Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of phylogenetic structure of liverworts along a long elevational gradient in the central Himalaya6
Parrotiaflower blooming in Miocene rainforest5
Integrative taxonomy of the stalk‐eyed bug genus Chauliops (Heteroptera: Malcidae: Chauliopinae) reveals orogeny‐driven speciation5
Target enrichment data reveal rapid divergence with reticulate evolution of Maianthemum (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae) in the Himalayan‐Hengduan Mountains and eastern Asia5
Rise of herbaceous diversity at the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: First insight from fossils5
Reinterpreting the phylogenetic position and taxonomic revision of the genus Pterocyclus (Apiaceae, Apioideae) based on nrITS, complete plastid genome, and morphological evidence5
Novel classification and biogeography ofLeptolejeunea(Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) with implications for the origin and evolution of the Asian evergreen broad‐leaved forests5
Two species of the Rhodiola yunnanensis species complex distributed around the Sichuan Basin of China: Speciation in a ring?5
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Selection to attract pollinators and to confuse antagonists specializes fig–pollinator chemical communications5
Grasses through space and time: An overview of the biogeographical and macroevolutionary history of Poaceae5
Genetic diversity and evolution of the plastome in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium spp.)5
Lineage‐specific trait variations and plasticity of obligate parthenogenetic animals following the expansion of distribution range to a continental archipelago5
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New insights into infrageneric relationships of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae) as revealed by nuclear ribosomal DNA cistron data and plastid phylogenomics5
Assembling an illustrated family‐level tree of life for exploration in mobile devices5
Phylogenomics of the Bupleurum in East Asia: Insights into distribution patterns and diversification5
Cryptic diversity and significant cophylogenetic signal detected by DNA barcoding the rust fungi (Pucciniaceae) of Cyperaceae–Juncaceae5
Gene co‐option behind the shape‐color association of radiate capitula is evolutionarily conserved in the tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae)5
DNA barcoding of recently diverging legume genera: Assessing the temperate Asian Caragana (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae)5
Herbarium phylogenomics: Resolving the generic status of the enigmatic Pseudobartsia (Orobanchaceae)4
Northern gene flow into southeastern East Asians inferred from genome‐wide array genotyping4
A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update4
Collections‐based systematics in the new age of discovery: Celebrating the legacy and life of Professor Wen‐Tsai Wang4
Phylogenetic reconstruction of Didymocarpus and related genera in Gesneriaceae with establishment of two new genera4
The origin and dispersal of Firmiana danxiaensis among isolated specific landscapes4
First recognition of the extinct eudicot genus Palibinia in North America: Leaves and fruits of Palibinia comptonifolia (R.W.Br.) comb. nov. from the Eocene of Utah and Colorado, USA4
Reconstructing evolutionary history of Chinese walnuts (Juglans)4
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Linked selection and recombination rate generate both shared and lineage‐specific genomic islands of divergence in two independent Quercus species pairs4
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Dense infraspecific sampling reveals cryptic differentiation in the enigmatic hemiparasitic love vine Cassytha filiformis (Lauraceae)4
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One plus one makes seven: Intricate phylogeographic patterns in Odontites vernus (Orobanchaceae: Rhinantheae) in the Iberian Peninsula4
Phylogenomics reveals the impacts of the African arid corridor on the evolution of Trichoneura (Poaceae)4
A comparative analysis of gamete production in distylous Primula: Associations with floral traits and elevation4
Exceptionally well‐preserved seed cones of a new fossil species of hemlock, Tsuga weichangensis sp. nov. (Pinaceae), from the Lower Miocene of Hebei Province, North China4
Cyperaceae in a data‐rich era: New evolutionary insights from solid frameworks4
A biogeographical analysis of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Muhlenbergiinae)4
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Reconstructing the genetic admixture history of Tai‐Kadai and Sinitic people: Insights from genome‐wide SNP data from South China4
Phylogeny and biogeography of the fern genus Hymenasplenium (Aspleniaceae), with special reference to island speciation4
Rapid structural evolution of Dendrobium mitogenomes and mito‐nuclear phylogeny discordances in Dendrobium (Orchidaceae)4
Qineryangia, a new genus from the Hengduan Mountains and new insights into the phylogeny of the subtribe Crepidinae (Cichorieae, Asteraceae)3
Transposable elements and gene expression variation in the intraspecific hybrids of Capsella rubella3
Combining population genomics and ecological niche modeling to assess taxon limits between Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa3
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Hermaphroditic sex allocation evolves with developmental trade‐offs between flowers and fruits in Berchemia and Tapiscia: Insights into the evolution of androdioecy3
A new giant Jurassic lacewing larva reveals a particular aquatic habit and its significance to the palaeoecology3
Chemical communication between plants and insects3
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Capturing single‐copy nuclear genes, organellar genomes, and nuclear ribosomal DNA from deep genome skimming data for plant phylogenetics: A case study in Vitaceae3
Integrated analyses reveal extensive cytonuclear discordance and two new members of Rhodiola3
RAD‐seq data provide new insights into biogeography, diversity anomaly, and species delimitation in eastern Asian–North American disjunct clade Benthamidia of Cornus (Cornaceae)3
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Enhanced precipitation has driven the evolution of subtropical evergreen broad‐leaved forests in eastern China since the early Miocene: Evidence from ring‐cupped oaks3
Integrating fossil and extant plant communities to calibrate paleoelevation of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau3
A test of island plant syndromes using resource‐use traits3
A comprehensive analysis of higher‐level phylogenetic relationships of Hemiptera based on transcriptome data3
Phylogeny, biogeography, reticulation, and classification of Agrostis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae) with expansion of Polypogon to include Lachnagrostis (in part)3
Areas of endemism of the orchids of Megamexico: Hotspots of biotic interactions with pollinators3
Genetic formation of Sui populations in southwest China3
Stable persistence of relict populations involved evolutionary shifts of reproductive characters in the genus Tanakaea (Saxifragaceae)3
A phylogenetic analysis of scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) based on genomic and transcriptomic data3
Geographic patterns and climatic correlates of deep evolutionary legacies for angiosperm assemblages in China3
Comprehensive phylogenomic analyses revealed higher‐level phylogenetic relationships within the Cucujiformia3
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Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny of leafless Vanilla orchids from the South‐West Indian Ocean region reveal two new Malagasy species2
Mitochondrial genome phylogeny reveals the deep‐time origin of Gomphomastacinae (Orthoptera: Eumastacidae) and its alpine genera in China2
Banksia (Proteaceae) contains less phylogenetic diversity than expected in Southwestern Australia2
Biogeographic analysis based on phylogenomic data supports multiple ancient dispersals that facilitated the eastern Asia–North America–Mexico disjunction in the subfamily Linnaeoideae (Caprifoliaceae)2
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Nuclear and plastid phylogenomic analyses provide insights into the reticulate evolution, species delimitation, and biogeography of the Sino‐Japanese disjunctive Diabelia (Caprifoliaceae)2
Phylogenomics shed light on the complex evolutionary history of a gymnosperm genus showing East Asian–Tethyan disjunction2
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Phylogeography and introgression between Pinus kesiya and Pinus yunnanensis in Southeast Asia2
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First buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) fossil flowers from India2
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PyNCBIminer: A platform for assembling phylogenetic data sets via GenBank datamining2
Pangenome reveals large‐scale gene loss as a key strategy for adaptive evolution in Agaricus bisporus2
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Comparative analysis of 326 chloroplast genomes in Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba): Structural variations, horizontal gene transfer events, and evolutionary patterns impacting its domesticatio2
Plant species richness hotspots and related drivers across spatial scales in small Mediterranean islands2
Continuous genetic adaptation to high elevations of alpine bamboos in the Hengduan Mountains, Southwest China2
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A phylogenomic approach to disentangling the evolution of the large and diverse daisy tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae)2
Generation of genomic resources and phylogenetic contributions in Oxalis from desert fog oases in Peru2
Time‐calibrated phylogeny of Daphne (Thymelaeaceae): Pre‐mediterranean temporal origin of the sclerophyllous Daphne gnidium2
Plant diversity and ecology on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau2
A haplotype‐resolved genome for Rhododendron×pulchrum and the expression analysis of heat shock genes2
Inconsistent geographical patterns of phylogenetic relatedness among different plant growth forms: A case study in woody and herbaceous angiosperms of China2
Lineage‐specific duplication of a CYCLOIDEA2 gene and the diversification of capitula in the tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae)2
Revisiting Xylaria diversity in Southern China: Descriptions of 40 new species2
Fast and furious: The rapid turnover of microRNAs in plants2
Evolutionary breakdown of distyly to homostyly is accompanied by reductions of floral scent inPrimula oreodoxa2
Phylogenetic relationships, hybridization events, and drivers of diversification of East Asian wild grapes as revealed by phylogenomic analyses2
Phylogeography of Scots pine in Europe and Asia based on mtDNA polymorphisms2
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