OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoologica Scripta 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Integrative taxonomy documents two additional crypticErithacusspecies on the Canary Islands (Aves)	20
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Unilocus delimitation methods reveal the underestimated species diversity of Thomasomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	14
A renaissance of microRNAs as taxonomic and phylogenetic markers in animals	14
A complete COI library of Samoan butterflies reveals layers of endemic diversity on oceanic islands	14
Diversity and phylogeny of demosponge fauna in the abyssal nodule fields of the eastern Clarion‐Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean	13
Phylogenomic resolution of the monotypic and enigmatic Amarsipus, the Bagless Glassfish (Teleostei, Amarsipidae)	12
Mito‐nuclear discordance and phylogeography of the surf clam Mesodesma donacium along the Southeast Pacific coast	12
Unveiling the spatiotemporal evolutionary patterns of eriophyoid mites in China	11
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Diversity of Siphonaria Sowerby I, 1823 (Gastropoda, Siphonariidae) in the Seychelles Bank and beyond	10
Total‐evidence phylogeny of the coastalCafiuscomplex (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its new generic concepts	10
Decrypting species in the Nacobbus aberrans (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) complex using integrative taxonomy	10
Species identification and population genetics of the Antarctic fish genera Lepidonotothen and Nototheniops (Perciformes, Notothenioidei)	10
Untangling deep‐sea corals systematics: Description of a new family, Stephanocyathidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia), through a genomic approach	9
Reassessing North Eastern Atlantic‐Mediterranean species of Trapania (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)	9
Integrative systematics of the scleractinian coral genera Caulastraea, Erythrastrea and Oulophyllia	9
Phylogeny of European Pyrochroa (Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae) reveals cryptic taxa and different glacial histories	9
Multilocus species delimitation and phylogeny of the genus Calommata (Araneae, Atypidae) in southern China	9
Sperm phylogeny of Characidae (Teleostei, Characiformes)	8
Revisiting the genus Pseudocuneopsis (Bivalvia, Unionidae): Morphology, mitochondrial phylogenomics, and the description of a new species	8
Integrative taxonomy reveals inflated biodiversity in the European Temnothorax unifasciatus complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	8
Revealing cryptic diversity and population divergence in subtropical aphids throughDNAbarcoding	8
An integrative species delimitation approach uncovers eriophyoid mite Diptilomiopus ligustri species complex (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea)	8

Phylogenetic conflict between species tree and mitochondrial gene trees in Murininae (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and validation of the genus Harpiola	7
Mapping the congruence between larval morphology and molecular phylogeny: Convergent adaptations of freshwater shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea)	7
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Description of a new genus and species of deep‐sea mysids (Malacostraca, Peracarida, Mysida) from the Caroline Ridge, Northwest Pacific, with a systematic analysis of the order	6
Unexpected pathway for intercontinental movement into the Nearctic revealed by phylogenetic analyses	6
Assessing phenovariant species pairs of moray eels: Hybridization, introgression, and morphology	6
Deep genetic divergence among bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) of the Southwestern Atlantic	6
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Integrative approach resolves the systematics of barred wolf snakes in the Lycodon striatus complex (Reptilia, Colubridae)	6
Phylogenetic relationships among horseshoe bats within the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum group (Mammalia, Chiroptera)	6
Phylogeography of Agathistoma (Turbinidae, Tegulinae) snails in tropical and southwestern Atlantic	6
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Insights into the systematics of Alluaudinella and allied Aethiopomyia and Ochromusca (Muscidae, Diptera)	5
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Molecular phylogeny of the marine snail genus Haminoea (Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea): A framework to study marine diversity and speciation	5
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Tightly linked evolution of Franco‐Iberian earthworms (Prosellodrilini, Lumbricidae) and the Pyrenean Mountains supported by molecular phylogenetics	5
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Comparative phylogeography and integrative systematic revision of Iberian endemic earthworms (Crassiclitellata, Lumbricidae)	5
Zooming in on amphibians: Which is the smallest vertebrate in the world?	4
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The (non) accuracy of mitochondrial genomes for family‐level phylogenetics in Erebidae (Lepidoptera)	4
Confirming the systematic position of two enigmatic shrimps, Amphionides and Procarididae (Crustacea: Decapoda)	4
Identification of tiger and lion skulls: An illustrated guide for science and practice	4
Genomic assessment of the Phyllodactylus tuberculosus complex (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) in America	4
Stable climate corridors promote gene flow in the Cape sand snake species complex (Psammophiidae)	4
When morphology does not match phylogeny: The puzzling case of two sibling nudibranchs (Gastropoda)	4
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River drainage rearrangements and the phylogeographic pattern of the annual fish Austrolebias arachan (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae)	4
Taxonomic status of hares (Lepus spp.) in Xinjiang, China (Lagomorpha: Leporidae): An integrative approach	4
Genome‐wide SNPs confirm plumage polymorphism and hybridisation within a Cyornis flycatcher species complex	4
Taxonomic revision and dissolution of the genus Monachoides (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)	3
Combining RADseq and contact zone analysis to decipher cryptic diversification in reptiles: Insights from the Spiny‐footed Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertidae)	3
Geometric morphometrics reveal sister species in sympatry and a cline in genital morphology in a ghost spider genus	3
Species boundaries and phylogenetics of Aelia stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in China, with notes on mito‐nuclear discordance	3
Diversity, morphology, and phylogeny of freshwater mussels of the genus Nodularia (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species	3
Genetic analysis of Discogobio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in the Central Yunnan Basin: Effects of geological events and conservation perspectives	3
Tempo and mode of diversification of the red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) of the Canary Islands	3
Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long‐distance dispersal in the Middle East	3
Trapped in a glacial refugium: Phylogeography of the freshwater snail Melanopsis mingrelica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot	3
Cryptic diversity and historical biogeography of a nurse‐frog species complex (Allobates tinae): Insights on biotic diversification in Brazilian southwestern Amazonia	3
Phylogenomics of the catfish family Pimelodidae with focus on the genus Pimelodus support the recognition of Sorubiminae and Pimelodinae (Teleostei, Siluriformes)	3
Z‐chromosome outliers as diagnostic markers to discriminate Mallard and Chinese Spot‐billed Duck (Anatidae)	3
First support for phylogenetically segregated ecotypes and delineating thresholds for inter‐ and intraspecific ranks in phytophagous Central Asian beetles (Coleoptera)	3
Evolution and biogeography of Anablepsoides killifishes shaped by Neotropical geological events (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae)	3
The diversification of termites: Inferences from a complete species‐level phylogeny	3
New insights on the evolution of processionary moths (Thaumetopoea spp., Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) based on a RAD‐seq phylogeny	3

First multigene phylogeny of Cumacea (crustacea: Peracarida)