OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Zoologica Scripta 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Phylogenomic analyses reveal a Palaeozoic radiation and support a freshwater origin for clitellate annelids	33
Refining the phylogeny of Crambidae with complete sampling of subfamilies (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea)	23
The phylogeny of Nereididae (Annelida) based on mitochondrial genomes	21
Phylogeny of Itaquasconinae in the light of the evolution of the flexible pharyngeal tube in Tardigrada	21
Mitochondrial ghost lineages blur phylogeography and taxonomy of Natrix helvetica and N. natrix in Italy and Corsica	19
Evolutionary history of Heptapteridae catfishes using ultraconserved elements (Teleostei, Siluriformes)	16
Species delineation in the speciation grey zone—The case of Diopatra (Annelida, Onuphidae)	16
Phylogenetic status and historical origins of the oviparous and viviparous gyrodactylids (Monogenoidea, Gyrodactylidea)	14
Densely sampled phylogenetic analyses of the Lesser Short‐toed Lark (Alaudala rufescens) — Sand Lark (A. raytal) species complex (Aves, Passeriformes) reveal cryptic diversity	14
Phylogenetic relationships among cryptic species of the Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	14
Molecular phylogeny and diversity of penaeid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) from South‐East Asian waters	13
Phylogeny of Veneridae (Bivalvia) based on mitochondrial genomes	12
Phylogeny of Meloini blister beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae) and patterns of island colonization in the Western Palaearctic	12
Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of Systomus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka	12
Mitogenomes provide new insights into the evolutionary history of Prodiamesinae (Diptera: Chironomidae)	12
Phylogeny of Neobursaridium reshapes the systematics of Paramecium (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora)	12
Congruence between molecular and morphological systematics of Alpine non‐biting midges (Chironomidae, Diamesinae)	12
When morphology does not match phylogeny: The puzzling case of two sibling nudibranchs (Gastropoda)	12
Systematics of tardigrada: A reanalysis of tardigrade taxonomy with specific reference to Guil et al. (2019)	11
Mitogenomics reveals phylogenetic relationships of Patellogastropoda (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and dynamic gene rearrangements	11
Species diversity in Friesea (Neanuridae) reveals similar biogeographic patterns among Antarctic Collembola	11
A molecular phylogeny of Tetrastemma and its allies (Nemertea, Monostilifera)	10
Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics	10
The Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in central Andes, systematics and description of a new species	10
Emerging patterns in phylogenetic studies of trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei, Siluriformes) and the contribution of Andean diversity	10

Cryptic variation in mole voles Ellobius (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) of Mongolia	9
Gene tree quality affects empirical coalescent branch length estimation	9
Molecular phylogeny and divergence of major clades in the Puntius complex (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)	8
Resolving the species status of overlooked West‐Palaearctic bumblebees	8
Reassessing the systematics of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) with emphasis in the South American species	8
Mitogenomic phylogeny resolves Cuneopsis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) as polyphyletic: The description of two new genera and a new species	8
Is ‘everything everywhere’? Unprecedented cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan flatworm Gyratrix hermaphroditus	8
Deep‐sea squat lobster biogeography (Munidopsidae: Leiogalathea) unveils Tethyan vicariance and evolutionary patterns shared by shallow‐water relatives	8
Extracting ‘legacy loci’ from an invertebrate sequence capture data set	8
Putative ITS2 secondary structure model and multi‐gene phylogenies of tetrahymenids (Ciliophora, Hymenostomatia) parasitizing planarians and crayfish worms	8
Total‐evidence phylogeny of the coastalCafiuscomplex (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its new generic concepts	8
Mitogenomic phylogeny of bee families confirms the basal position and monophyly of Melittidae	7
Convergent evolution: A new subfamily for bipaliin‐like Chilean land planarians (platyhelminthes)	7
The more you search, the more you find: Cryptic diversity and admixture within the Anatolian rock lizards (Squamata, Darevskia)	7
Mitogenomic phylogeny of mud snails of the mostly Atlantic/Mediterranean genus Tritia (Gastropoda: Nassariidae)	7
Phylogeny of European Pyrochroa (Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae) reveals cryptic taxa and different glacial histories	7
Revisiting Pholidopterini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): Rapid radiation causes homoplasy and phylogenetic instability	6
Multilocus and morphological analysis of south‐eastern Iberian Wall lizards (Squamata, Podarcis)	6
Phylogeography of a widespread Palaearctic forest bird species: The White‐backed Woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)	6
Integrative systematics of the scleractinian coral genera Caulastraea, Erythrastrea and Oulophyllia	6
How many species of angulate tortoises occur in Southern Africa? (Testudines: Testudinidae: Chersina)	6
Neogastropod (Mollusca, Gastropoda) phylogeny: A step forward with mitogenomes	6
Incipient genetic divergence or cryptic speciation? Procamallanus (Nematoda) in freshwater fishes (Astyanax)	6
Host specialization is ancestral in Torymus (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) cynipid gall parasitoids	6
Lessons from Timor: Shells are poor taxonomic indicators in Asperitas land snails (Stylommatophora, Dyakiidae)	6
Reassessing North Eastern Atlantic‐Mediterranean species of Trapania (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)	6
Evolution of the African slippery frogs (Anura: Conraua), including the world’s largest living frog	5
A mitogenomic phylogeny of the Entomobryoidea (Collembola): A comparative perspective	5
Multilocus phylogeny and systematics of Iberian endemic Squalius (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae)	5
End of a mystery: Integrative approach reveals the phylogenetic position of an enigmatic Antarctic tardigrade genus Ramajendas (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada)	5
Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long‐distance dispersal in the Middle East	5
Decrypting species in the Nacobbus aberrans (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) complex using integrative taxonomy	5
Phylogeny and diversification of the gallopheasants (Aves: Galliformes): Testing roles of sexual selection and environmental niche divergence	5
Mitogenomics supports the monophyly of Mysidacea and Peracarida (Malacostraca)	5
Historical biogeography of Heteropterinae skippers via Beringian and post‐Tethyan corridors	5
The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence	5
Genomic assessment of the Phyllodactylus tuberculosus complex (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) in America	5
Insights into the phylogeny of three systematically controversial subfamilies of urostylid ciliates based on rDNA	5
Speciation in sympatric species of land snails from the genus Trochulus (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae)	5
Overlooked biodiversity of mitochondrial lineages in Hemiodus (Ostariophysi, Characiformes)	5
Late Cenozoic environmental changes drove the diversification of a weevil genus endemic to the Cape Floristic Region	5
Species delimitation of rice seed bugs complex: Insights from mitochondrial genomes and ddRAD‐seq data	5
Phylogeography of mangrove pit vipers (Viperidae, Trimeresurus erythrurus‐purpureomaculatus complex)	5
Genome‐wide SNPs confirm plumage polymorphism and hybridisation within a Cyornis flycatcher species complex	5
Confirming the systematic position of two enigmatic shrimps, Amphionides and Procarididae (Crustacea: Decapoda)	5
Phylogeography and systematics of Algyroides (Sauria: Lacertidae) of the Balkan Peninsula	4
Diversification in highlands: phylogeny and taxonomy of pikas of the subgenus Conothoa (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae)	4
Molecular and morphological systematics of the Bunomys division (Rodentia: Muridae), an endemic radiation on Sulawesi	4
Geographic distribution of microsatellite alleles in geladas (Primates, Cercopithecidae): Evidence for three evolutionary units	4
Phylogenomic resolution of the monotypic and enigmatic Amarsipus, the Bagless Glassfish (Teleostei, Amarsipidae)	4

Fine‐scale population structure within an Eastern Nearctic snake complex (Pituophis melanoleucus)	4
Concatenated data and dense taxon sampling clarify phylogeny and ecological transitions within Hypotricha	4
A 28S rDNA‐based phylogeny of the nematode family Acuariidae (Spirurida) parasitic in vertebrates	4
The (non) accuracy of mitochondrial genomes for family‐level phylogenetics in Erebidae (Lepidoptera)	4
Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the genus Platycerus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) in East Asia	4
Entangled Aeglidae (Decapoda, Anomura): Additional evidence for cryptic species	4
Integrative ichthyological species delimitation in the Greenthroat Darter complex (Percidae: Etheostomatinae)	4
The role of systematics for understanding ecosystem functions: Proceedings of the Zoologica Scripta Symposium, Oslo, Norway, 25 August 2022	4
Biogeographic reconstruction of the migratory Neotropical fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)	4
Molecular phylogeny of protobranch bivalves and systematic implications of their shell microstructure	4
Geometric morphometrics reveal sister species in sympatry and a cline in genital morphology in a ghost spider genus	4
Evolution of calling songs in the grasshopper subfamily Gomphocerinae (Orthoptera, Acrididae)	4
Molecular phylogenetics and premating isolation in the punctoid land snails of Belau (Republic of Palau, Oceania)	3
Integrative taxonomy of Flatbill Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) reveals a new species from the Amazonian lowlands	3
Revealing diagnostic characters through morphological evolution in cleptoparasitic spider wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae, Ceropales)	3
Mitogenomic phylogeny of Trochoidea (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda): New insights from increased complete genomes	3
Assessing phenovariant species pairs of moray eels: Hybridization, introgression, and morphology	3
Multilocus species delimitation and phylogeny of the genus Calommata (Araneae, Atypidae) in southern China	3
A double‐edged sword: Unrecognized cryptic diversity and taxonomic impediment in Eois (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)	3
Factors affecting the accuracy of molecular delimitation in minute herbivorous mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea)	3
Corrigendum to the paper: Reassessing the systematics of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) with emphasis in the South American species	3
First multigene phylogeny of Cumacea (crustacea: Peracarida)	3
Glacial refuges and cryptic speciation in a Southern Palearctic tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)	3
Systematics and cryptic diversification of Leptodactylus frogs in the Brazilian campo rupestre	3
Within‐island diversification in the land snail genus Formosana (Gastropoda, Clausiliidae) in Taiwan	3
On the end of evolution – Humankind and the annihilation of species	3
Phylogeny and species reassessment of Hyalopterus (Aphididae, Aphidinae)	3
Evolution and biogeography of Anablepsoides killifishes shaped by Neotropical geological events (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae)	3
Stable climate corridors promote gene flow in the Cape sand snake species complex (Psammophiidae)	3
Taxonomic revision of the Tropiocolotes nattereri (Squamata, Gekkonidae) species complex, with the description of a new species from Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia	2
The diversification of termites: Inferences from a complete species‐level phylogeny	2
Mitogenomic phylogeny of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)	2
Phylogeny of Adramini (Diptera, Tephritidae) based on integrative evidence	2
The effect of the Messinian salinity crisis on the early diversification of the Tettigettalna cicadas	2
Multilocus phylogenetics of smooth clam shrimps (Branchiopoda, Laevicaudata)	2
Improved phylogenetic resolution within Neritidae (Gastropoda, Nertimorpha) with implications for the evolution of shell traits and habitat	2
Integrative taxonomy tests possible hybridisation between Central Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera)	2
Molecular systematics and biogeographic insights of the Calomys callosus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	2
Incisor enamel microstructure places New and Old World Eomyidae outside Geomorpha (Rodentia, Mammalia)	2
Integrative approach resolves the systematics of barred wolf snakes in the Lycodon striatus complex (Reptilia, Colubridae)	2
Ancistroceruswasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from the Centre of Europe: Phylogeny, cryptic species, neutral and non‐neutral markers	2
Family–level phylogeny of infraorder Systellognatha (Insecta: Plecoptera) inferred from mitochondrial genomes	2
Alone on an island: The reassessment of an enigmatic species of Handmaiden Moth (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) endemic to Mauritius	2
Population genetic structure and implication for adaptive differentiation of the snail (Gastropoda, Provannidae) in deep‐sea chemosynthetic ecosystems	2
The Sulawesi Thrush (Cataponera turdoides; Aves: Passeriformes) belongs to the genus Turdus	2
Evolutionary divergence of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae): The role of the Balkans and Anatolia	2
Mitogenomes provide insights into the phylogeny and evolution of brittle stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea)	2
Selection underlies phenotypic divergence in the insular Azores woodpigeon	2
Systematics of the shrimp genus Atya (Decapoda, Atyidae) in the light of multigene‐based phylogenetic and species delimitation inference	2
From five to one: Sandyella species (Palaemonidae) are distinct ontogenetic stages of a single species	2
Molecular systematics, higher‐rank classification and Gondwanan origins of Cryptocephalinae leaf beetles	2
The wealth of shared resources: Improving molecular taxonomy using eDNA and public databases	2
Genomic analysis of Bornean geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) reveals need for updated taxonomy	2
Cryptic genetic lineages of a colonial ascidian host distinct microbiomes	2
Phylogeny of Urostylididae (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea) reveals rapid radiation and challenges traditional classification	2
Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic characterization of Leptopsylla segnis and Leptopsylla taschenbergi (Siphonaptera)	2