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Papers

(The median citation count of EvoDevo is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Shell field morphogenesis in the polyplacophoran mollusk Acanthochitona rubrolineata	102
Histone deacetylases regulate organ-specific growth in a horned beetle	64
Sea cucumbers: an emerging system in evo-devo	53
Stability in gene expression and body-plan development leads to evolutionary conservation	38
Linking the evolution of development of stem vascular system in Nyctaginaceae and its correlation to habit and species diversification	25
Shedding light on the embryogenesis and eye development of the troglophile cave spider Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 (Araneae: Agelenidae)	15
Correction to: Delayed differentiation of epidermal cells walls can underlie pedomorphosis in plants: the case of pedomorphic petals in the hummingbird-pollinated Caiophora hibiscifolia (Loasaceae, su	14
Comparative Hox genes expression within the dimorphic annelid Streblospio benedicti reveals patterning variation during development	12
Cell-specific expression and individual function of prohormone convertase PC1/3 in Tribolium larval growth highlights major evolutionary changes between beetle and fly neuroendocrine systems	12
Expression and possible functions of a horizontally transferred glycosyl hydrolase gene, GH6-1, in Ciona embryogenesis	11
The evolution of cephalic fins in manta rays and their relatives: functional evidence for initiation of domain splitting and modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway in the pectoral fin AER of the litt	10
East African cichlid fishes	10
Distal-less and spalt are distal organisers of pierid wing patterns	9
Periderm fate and independence of tooth formation are conserved across osteichthyans	9
The Cambrian fossil Pikaia, and the origin of chordate somites	9
Development of the hyolaryngeal architecture in horseshoe bats: insights into the evolution of the pulse generation for laryngeal echolocation	9
Feedback circuits are numerous in embryonic gene regulatory networks and offer a stabilizing influence on evolution of those networks	8
The role of non-additive gene action on gene expression variation in plant domestication	8
Duplication and expression patterns of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Campanulaceae	8
Germline-related molecular phenotype in Metazoa: conservation and innovation highlighted by comparative transcriptomics	8
Correction to: Breaking evolutionary and pleiotropic constraints in mammals: on sloths, manatees and homeotic mutations	8
Fossils and plant evolution: structural fingerprints and modularity in the evo-devo paradigm	7
Phloem wedges in Malpighiaceae: origin, structure, diversification, and systematic relevance	6
Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia	5
Single-cell sequencing suggests a conserved function of Hedgehog-signalling in spider eye development	5

Evolution and expression of LEAFY genes in ferns and lycophytes	4
Case not closed: the mystery of the origin of the carpel	4
Variation on a theme: pigmentation variants and mutants of anemonefish	4
Heterochrony and repurposing in the evolution of gymnosperm seed dispersal units	4
The embryology, metamorphosis, and muscle development of Schizocardium karankawa sp. nov. (Enteropneusta) from the Gulf of Mexico	3
Flower-like meristem conditions and spatial constraints shape architecture of floral pseudanthia in Apioideae	3
Whole body regeneration and developmental competition in two botryllid ascidians	3
Transcriptomic analysis of cave, surface, and hybrid samples of the isopod Asellus aquaticus and identification of chromosomal location of candidate genes for cave phenotype evolution	3
Daphnia as a versatile model system in ecology and evolution	3
Conservation of the dehiscence zone gene regulatory network in dicots and the role of the SEEDSTICK ortholog of California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) in fruit development	3