OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoologica Scripta 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evolutionary history of Heptapteridae catfishes using ultraconserved elements (Teleostei, Siluriformes)	20
Mitogenomes provide new insights into the evolutionary history of Prodiamesinae (Diptera: Chironomidae)	19
Phylogenetic relationships among cryptic species of the Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	18
Congruence between molecular and morphological systematics of Alpine non‐biting midges (Chironomidae, Diamesinae)	14
Systematics of tardigrada: A reanalysis of tardigrade taxonomy with specific reference to Guil et al. (2019)	14
Mitogenomics reveals phylogenetic relationships of Patellogastropoda (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and dynamic gene rearrangements	14
The Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in central Andes, systematics and description of a new species	14
When morphology does not match phylogeny: The puzzling case of two sibling nudibranchs (Gastropoda)	14
Mitogenomic phylogeny resolves Cuneopsis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) as polyphyletic: The description of two new genera and a new species	13
Phylogeny of Neobursaridium reshapes the systematics of Paramecium (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora)	13
Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics	12
Emerging patterns in phylogenetic studies of trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei, Siluriformes) and the contribution of Andean diversity	12
A molecular phylogeny of Tetrastemma and its allies (Nemertea, Monostilifera)	12
Phylogeny of Meloini blister beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae) and patterns of island colonization in the Western Palaearctic	12
Neogastropod (Mollusca, Gastropoda) phylogeny: A step forward with mitogenomes	11
Species diversity in Friesea (Neanuridae) reveals similar biogeographic patterns among Antarctic Collembola	11
Extracting ‘legacy loci’ from an invertebrate sequence capture data set	10
Gene tree quality affects empirical coalescent branch length estimation	10
Mitogenomic phylogeny of mud snails of the mostly Atlantic/Mediterranean genusTritia(Gastropoda: Nassariidae)	10
Total‐evidence phylogeny of the coastalCafiuscomplex (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its new generic concepts	10
Convergent evolution: A new subfamily for bipaliin‐like Chilean land planarians (platyhelminthes)	9
Integrative systematics of the scleractinian coral genera Caulastraea, Erythrastrea and Oulophyllia	9
Resolving the species status of overlooked West‐Palaearctic bumblebees	9
Phylogeny of European Pyrochroa (Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae) reveals cryptic taxa and different glacial histories	9
Putative ITS2 secondary structure model and multi‐gene phylogenies of tetrahymenids (Ciliophora, Hymenostomatia) parasitizing planarians and crayfish worms	9

Mitogenomics supports the monophyly of Mysidacea and Peracarida (Malacostraca)	8
Reassessing the systematics of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) with emphasis in the South American species	8
Late Cenozoic environmental changes drove the diversification of a weevil genus endemic to the Cape Floristic Region	8
Genomic assessment of the Phyllodactylus tuberculosus complex (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) in America	8
Is ‘everything everywhere’? Unprecedented cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan flatworm Gyratrix hermaphroditus	8
Revisiting Pholidopterini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): Rapid radiation causes homoplasy and phylogenetic instability	7
Phylogeography of mangrove pit vipers (Viperidae, Trimeresurus erythrurus‐purpureomaculatus complex)	7
The more you search, the more you find: Cryptic diversity and admixture within the Anatolian rock lizards (Squamata, Darevskia)	7
Phylogeography and systematics ofAlgyroides(Sauria: Lacertidae) of the Balkan Peninsula	7
Mitogenomic phylogeny of bee families confirms the basal position and monophyly of Melittidae	7
The (non) accuracy of mitochondrial genomes for family‐level phylogenetics in Erebidae (Lepidoptera)	7
Host specialization is ancestral in Torymus (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) cynipid gall parasitoids	7
Phylogeography of a widespread Palaearctic forest bird species: The White‐backed Woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)	7
Geometric morphometrics reveal sister species in sympatry and a cline in genital morphology in a ghost spider genus	7
Evolution of calling songs in the grasshopper subfamily Gomphocerinae (Orthoptera, Acrididae)	6
Species delimitation of rice seed bugs complex: Insights from mitochondrial genomes and ddRAD‐seq data	6
Confirming the systematic position of two enigmatic shrimps, Amphionides and Procarididae (Crustacea: Decapoda)	6
Systematics and cryptic diversification of Leptodactylus frogs in the Brazilian campo rupestre	6
The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence	6
Reassessing North Eastern Atlantic‐Mediterranean species of Trapania (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)	6
Fine‐scale population structure within an Eastern Nearctic snake complex (Pituophis melanoleucus)	6
Historical biogeography of Heteropterinae skippers via Beringian and post‐Tethyan corridors	6
End of a mystery: Integrative approach reveals the phylogenetic position of an enigmatic Antarctic tardigrade genus Ramajendas (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada)	6
Decrypting species in the Nacobbus aberrans (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) complex using integrative taxonomy	6
Within‐island diversification in the land snail genus Formosana (Gastropoda, Clausiliidae) in Taiwan	5
Evolution and biogeography of Anablepsoides killifishes shaped by Neotropical geological events (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae)	5
A renaissance of microRNAs as taxonomic and phylogenetic markers in animals	5
Molecular systematics, higher‐rank classification and Gondwanan origins of Cryptocephalinae leaf beetles	5
A mitogenomic phylogeny of the Entomobryoidea (Collembola): A comparative perspective	5
Biogeographic reconstruction of the migratory Neotropical fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)	5
Insights into the phylogeny of three systematically controversial subfamilies of urostylid ciliates based on rDNA	5
Phylogenomic resolution of the monotypic and enigmatic Amarsipus, the Bagless Glassfish (Teleostei, Amarsipidae)	5
Entangled Aeglidae (Decapoda, Anomura): Additional evidence for cryptic species	5
Phylogeny of Urostylididae (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea) reveals rapid radiation and challenges traditional classification	5
Diversification in highlands: phylogeny and taxonomy of pikas of the subgenus Conothoa (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae)	5
Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long‐distance dispersal in the Middle East	5
Overlooked biodiversity of mitochondrial lineages in Hemiodus (Ostariophysi, Characiformes)	5
Integrative ichthyological species delimitation in the Greenthroat Darter complex (Percidae: Etheostomatinae)	4
Concatenated data and dense taxon sampling clarify phylogeny and ecological transitions within Hypotricha	4
On the end of evolution – Humankind and the annihilation of species	4
Genome‐wide SNPs confirm plumage polymorphism and hybridisation within a Cyornis flycatcher species complex	4
The wealth of shared resources: Improving molecular taxonomy using eDNA and public databases	4
Integrative taxonomy tests possible hybridisation between Central Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera)	4
Factors affecting the accuracy of molecular delimitation in minute herbivorous mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea)	4
Stable climate corridors promote gene flow in the Cape sand snake species complex (Psammophiidae)	4
Mitogenomic phylogeny of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)	4
Genomic analysis of Bornean geckos (Gekkonidae:Cyrtodactylus) reveals need for updated taxonomy	4
The role of systematics for understanding ecosystem functions: Proceedings of the Zoologica Scripta Symposium, Oslo, Norway, 25 August 2022	4
First multigene phylogeny of Cumacea (crustacea: Peracarida)	4
Multilocus species delimitation and phylogeny of the genus Calommata (Araneae, Atypidae) in southern China	4