OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Systematic Entomology is 11. 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
Higher‐level phylogeny of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) inferred from mitochondrial genomes	59
Adding leaves to the Lepidoptera tree: capturing hundreds of nuclear genes from old museum specimens	38
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae	33
An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification	33
Protein‐encoding ultraconserved elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae)	30
The omission of critical data in the pursuit of ‘revolutionary’ methods to accelerate the description of species	28
Phylogenomic relationships of bioluminescent elateroids define the ‘lampyroid’ clade with clicking Sinopyrophoridae as its earliest member	28
DNA barcodes on their own are not enough to describe a species	28
Dense sampling of taxa and characters improves phylogenetic resolution among deltocephaline leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)	27
Reevaluation of Blapimorpha and Opatrinae: addressing a major phylogeny‐classification gap in darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae)	26
X‐ray microtomography and phylogenomics provide insights into the morphology and evolution of an enigmatic Mesozoic insect larva	25
Ultraconserved element phylogenomics and biogeography of the agriculturally important mason bee subgenus Osmia (Osmia)	24
Ultraconserved elements reconstruct the evolution of Chagas disease‐vectoring kissing bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae)	23
Reconstructing the nonadaptive radiation of an ancient lineage of ground‐dwelling stick insects (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae)	23
A comprehensive phylogeny of flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) with a revised classification and a new South American genus	23
Phylogenomic species delimitation in the ants of the Temnothorax salvini group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): an integrative approach	22
Revising dating estimates and the antiquity of eusociality in termites using the fossilized birth–death process	22
A deeper meaning for shallow‐level phylogenomic studies: nested anchored hybrid enrichment offers great promise for resolving the tiger moth tree of life (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)	22
Phylogenomics of Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) reveals pervasive morphological convergence and the shortcomings of previous classifications	21
Phylogeny and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with an emphasis on the Neotropical fauna	20
Towards a new classification of Muscidae (Diptera): a comparison of hypotheses based on multiple molecular phylogenetic approaches	19
Opening Pandora's box: molecular phylogeny of the stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) reveals great incongruences in the current classification	19
Phylogenomics of the North American Plecoptera	18
Assessing support for Blaberoidea phylogeny suggests optimal locus quality	18
Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of calling songs of the Lebinthini crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Eneopterinae), with description of two new genera	18

Museomics of a rare taxon: placing Whalleyanidae in the Lepidoptera Tree of Life	16
Reanalysis of the apoid wasp phylogeny with additional taxa and sequence data confirms the placement of Ammoplanidae as sister to bees	16
Diversification of true water bugs revealed by transcriptome‐based phylogenomics	16
Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus Lasius, the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	16
Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles	16
The limits of Quediini at last (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae): a rove beetle mega‐radiation resolved by comprehensive sampling and anchored phylogenomics	15
Phylogeny and classification of the leafhopper subfamily Eurymelinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) inferred from molecules and morphology	15
Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships	15
How well do multispecies coalescent methods perform with mitochondrial genomic data? A case study of butterflies and moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera)	14
Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification	14
Phylogeny of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) based on morphological characteristics, with reclassification of the Empoasca generic group	14
From modern to classic: Classification of the planthopper family Issidae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea) derived from a total‐evidence phylogeny	14
Morphological phylogeny of Panorpidae (Mecoptera: Panorpoidea)	14
Mitogenomic data elucidate the phylogeny and evolution of life strategies in Dermestidae (Coleoptera)	14
Evolution of feeding habits of sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and placement of Calonecrinae	14
Larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) have evolved a diverse and phylogenetically conserved array of plant cell wall degrading enzymes	13
Massive gene rearrangements of mitochondrial genomes and implications for the phylogeny of Trichoptera (Insecta)	13
Phylogenomic analyses clarify the pattern of evolution of Adephaga (Coleoptera) and highlight phylogenetic artefacts due to model misspecification and excessive data trimming	13
The unresolved phylogenomic tree of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera): Assessing the potential causes and consequences	13
Phylogeny of true ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) reveals pervasive convergent evolution and a rapid Cenozoic radiation	13
Phylogeny and classification of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) with an emphasis on Neotropical fauna	12
New World Heterotermes (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae): molecular phylogeny, biogeography and description of a new species	12
Combining molecular datasets with strongly heterogeneous taxon coverage enlightens the peculiar biogeographic history of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera)	12
A cladistic insight into the higher level classification of Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)	12
Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome	11
Permian parallelisms: Reanalysis of †Tshekardocoleidae sheds light on the earliest evolution of the Coleoptera	11
Integrative taxonomy clarifies species limits in the hitherto monotypic passion‐vine butterfly genera Agraulis and Dryas (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae)	11
Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of Teletisoptera (Blattaria: Isoptera)	11
Integrative taxonomy solves taxonomic impasses: a case study from Epyrinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)	11
Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the New World subfamily Cryphocricinae, including the reinstatement of Ambrysinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)	11