OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Haeckelian shortfall or the tale of the missing semaphoronts	23
Genetic structure, morphological variation, and gametogenic peculiarities in water frogs ( Pelophylax ) from northeastern European Russia	16
When DNA sequence data and morphological results fit together: Phylogenetic position of Crenubiotus within Macrobiotoidea (Eutardigrada) with description of	15
Mind thenumt: Finding informative mitochondrial markers in a giant grasshopper genome	14
Diversity of Plagiorchis (Trematoda: Digenea) in high latitudes: Species composition and snail host spectrum revealed by integrative taxonomy	14
Life on the edge: Tadpoles of Cycloramphidae (Amphibia; Anura), anatomy, systematics, functional morphology, and comments on the evolution of semiterrestrial tadpoles	13
Not as widespread as thought: Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in the Amazonian nurse frog Allobates tinae Melo‐Sampaio, Oliveira and Prates, 2018 and desc	13
The disjunct distribution of relict earthworm genera clarifies the early historical biogeography of the Lumbricidae (Crassiclitellata, Annelida)	12
Phylogenomics of the bumblebee catfishes (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) using ultraconserved elements	12
Diversity, distribution, and evolutionary history of the most studied African rodents, multimammate mice of the genusMastomys: An overview after a quarter of century of using DNA sequencing	12
Borrowing the Pentatomomorpha tome from the DNA barcode library: Scanning the overall performance ofcox1as a tool	11
Integrative systematics of Neotropical porcupines ofCoendou prehensiliscomplex (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)	11
Integrative taxonomy reveals two species and intraspecific differentiation in theVipera latastei–monticolacomplex	11
Tracking climate change in the spatial distribution pattern and the phylogeographic structure of Hyrcanian wood frog,Rana pseudodalmatina(Anura: Ranidae)	11
Testing the phylogenetic hypotheses of Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 in light of new phenotypic data (Teleostei: Characidae)	10
Putting European lampreys into perspective: A global‐scale multilocus phylogeny with a proposal for a generic structure of the Petromyzontidae	10
Integrative taxonomy confirms the species status of the Himalayan langurs, Semnopithecus schistaceus Hodgson, 1840	10
Hidden diversity—Delimitation of cryptic species and phylogeography of the cyprinidGarraspecies complex in Northern Oman	10
Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma ) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation	10
First evidence of male dwarfism in scale worms: A new species of Polynoidae (Annelida) from hermit crab and molluscan shells	10
Phylogenetic review of the tribal system of Aleocharinae, a mega‐lineage of terrestrial arthropods in need of reclassification	10
A revision of the ctenostome bryozoan family Pherusellidae, with description of two new species	10
Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness	10
Gondwana breakup under the ephemeral look	9
Morphology‐based phylogeny of Eigenmanniinae Mago‐Leccia, 1978 (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), with a new classification	9

Genetically diverse yet morphologically conserved: Hidden diversity revealed among Bornean geckos (Gekkonidae:Cyrtodactylus)	9
Diversification ofProchilodusin the eastern Brazilian Shield: Evidence from complete mitochondrial genomes (Teleostei, Prochilodontidae)	9
Transalpine dispersal: Italian barred grass snakes in southernmost Bavaria—This far but no further!	9
A genomic footprint of a moving hybrid zone in marbled newts	9
The evolution of climatic niche breadth in terrestrial vertebrates	8
Systematic review of the polychromatic ground snakesAtractus snethlageaecomplex reveals four new species from threatened environments	8
A new terraranan genus from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest with comments on the systematics of Brachycephaloidea (Amphibia: Anura)	8
Genetic management of a water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator macromaculatus) population at Bang Kachao Peninsula as a consequence of urbanization with Varanus Farm Kamphaeng Saen as the first	8
The tadpoles of the funnel‐mouthed dendrobatids (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae:Silverstoneia): external morphology, musculoskeletal anatomy, buccopharyngeal cavity, and new synapomorphies	8
Descriptive study of the mitogenome of the diamondback squid ( Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857) and the evolution of mitogenome arrangement in oceanic squids	8
High genetic divergence but low morphological differences in a keelback snake Rhabdophis subminiatus (Reptilia, Colubridae)	8
Phylogeographic diversification of the Mesalina olivieri species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) with the description of a new species and a new subspecies endemic from N	7
Quaternary climatic cycles promoted (re)colonization and diversification events in Adriatic sand gobies	7
The Rufous Sengi is not Elephantulus —Multilocus reconstruction of evolutionary history of sengis from the subfamily Macroscelidinae	7
Evidence of cryptic diversity inPodarcis peloponnesiacusand re‐evaluation of its current taxonomy; insights from genetic, morphological, and ecological data	7
Range‐wide phylogeography and taxonomy of the marine rock pools dwellerTigriopus fulvus(Fischer, 1860) (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)	7
Dissecting a Geographical Colourful Tapestry: Phylogeography of the Colour Polymorphic Spider Gasteracantha cancriformis	7
Insights toward the future potential distribution of mangrove crabs in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman	7
Clarification of Phylogenetic Relationships among Chinese Nemacheilids with Tube-Shaped Anterior Nostrils, with a Description of a New Genus and Two New Species	6
Conflicting relationships of Vipera walser inferred from nuclear genes sequences and mitochondrial DNA	6
Historical biogeography of the Iberian Peninsula: multilocus phylogeny and ancestral area reconstruction for the freshwater fish genus Squalius (Actinopterygii, Leucisci	6
High molecular variability in three pine vole species of the subgenus Terricola ( Microtus , Arvicolinae) and plausible source of polymorp	6
Geological and paleoclimatic events reflected in phylogeographic patterns of intertidal arthropods (Acari, Oribatida, Selenoribatidae) from southern Japanese islands	6
No association between candidate genes for color determination and color phenotype inHierophis viridiflavus,and characterization of a contact zone	6
Molecular data reveal distinct phylogenetic position of Cottus metae , establish its distribution range, and invalidate the species status of C. scaturigo	6
Taxonomic richness and host range of tropical Asian mussel‐associated mite assemblages (Acari: Unionicolidae) with a description of a new subgenus and species of parasitic mite from freshwater pearl m	6
Structure and movement of the hybrid zone between two divergent lineages of the Japanese newtCynops pyrrhogaster(Amphibia: Urodela) in central Japan	6
DNA barcoding of Iranian leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida)	6
Evolutionary History and Taxonomic Reclassification of the Critically Endangered Daggernose Shark, a Species Endemic to the Western Atlantic	6
Systematics of the oil bee genusLanthanomelissa(Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) and its implications for the biogeography of South American grasslands	5
Cryptic Marine Diversity in the Northern Arabian Gulf: An Integrative Approach Uncovers a New Species of Oyster (Bivalvia: Ostreidae), Ostrea oleomargarita	5
Diversification and secondary contact in the magpie‐jays (Calocitta) throughout the pacific lowlands of Mesoamerica	5
Introgressive hybridization between two phylogenetic lineages of charrs ( Salvelinus : Salmonidae) in northeastern Asia	5
Parallel evolution of a new sympatric species pair ofCrenicichla(Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Misiones, Argentina with a review of biogeography and mitonuclear discordance in theC. mandelburge	5
The enigmatic biogeography of Tobago's marooned relics: The case study of a fossorial snake (Squamata, Dipsadidae)	5
A synthesis on troglobitic springtails in Europe	5
Phylogeographic advances in midwife toads ( Alytes ) support the existence of a novel taxon endemic to the Central Pyrenees	5
Interspecific skull variation at a small scale: The genus Eospalax exhibits functional morphological variations related to the exploitation of ecological niche	5
A taxonomically complex catfish group from an underrepresented geographic area: Systematics and species limits in Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)	5
Biodiversity modelling reveals a significant gap between diversity hotspots and protected areas for Iranian reptiles	5
Integrative taxonomy and biogeographic affinities of the first freshwater sponge and mollusc association discovered in tropical Asia	5
Habitat use and population genetics of golden jackals in Iran: Insights from a generalist species in a highly heterogeneous landscape	5
Out of the trap: A new phytothelm‐breeding species ofPhilautusand an updated phylogeny of Bornean bush frogs (Anura: Rhacophoridae)	4
A comprehensive appraisal of evolutionary diversity in venomous Asian coralsnakes of the genusSinomicrurus(Serpentes: Elapidae) using Bayesian coalescent inference and supervised machine learni	4
Avian Diversity and Abundance of Taunsa Barrage Ramsar Site in Punjab, Pakistan	4
Genetic polymorphisms and the independent evolution of major histocompatibility complex class II‐DRBin sibling bat speciesRhinolophus episcopusandRhinolophus siamensis	4
Discordance of genetic diversification between deep‐ and shallow‐water species of Kobeltocochlea Lindholm, 1909 (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Benedictiidae) endemic	4
An exquisitely preserved tiny bark‐gnawing beetle (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae) from mid‐Cretaceous Burmese amber and the phylogeny of Trogossitidae	4
Mitogenomics of Didelphis (Mammalia; Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) and insights into character evolution in the genus	4
Revision of the genusBuccinanops(Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Nassariidae), an endemic group of gastropods from the Southwestern Atlantic, including a new genus and accounts on the Buccinanopsinae	4

Integrative taxonomy of land planarians (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) from the Andean‐Patagonian Forests from Argentina and Chile, with the erection of two new genera	4
The least‐cost path analysis of landscape genetics identifies two dispersal routes for the threatened Kaiser's mountain newt (Caudata: Salamandridae)	4
A New Interactive Web-Based Polytomous Key for Species Identification of Pin Nematodes of the Genus Paratylenchus Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae) with the Use of Ribosomal and Mitochondri	4
Evidence of cryptic speciation in South American lungfish	4
Rapid peripatric speciation linked with drainage evolution in a rare African rodent,Mastomys shortridgei(Rodentia: Muridae)	4
Concordant patterns of genetic, acoustic, and morphological divergence in the West African Old World leaf‐nosed bats of the Hipposideros caffer complex	4
Follow the Footsteps of Leonardo Fea: An Example of an Integrative Revision of Freshwater Mussel Taxa Described from the Former British Burma (Myanmar)	4
The evolution of species abundances in terrestrial vertebrates	4
Role of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on genetic differentiation and evolutionary history of the Transvolcanic deer mouse Peromyscus hylocetes (Rodentia: Cricetidae)	3
Weak population‐genetic structure of a widely distributed nematode parasite of frogs in the western Palearctic	3
Phylogeographic pattern, genetic diversity, and evolutionary history of the enigmatic freshwater fish species Aulopyge huegelii (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae)	3
Locomotor habits and phenotypic evolution of the appendicular skeleton in the oryzomyalian radiation in the Neotropics (Sigmodontinae, Cricetidae, Rodentia)	3
Hidden diversity, ancient divergences, and tentative Pleistocene microrefugia of European scorpions (Euscorpiidae: Euscorpiinae) in the eastern Adriatic region	3
Massive LINE‐1 retrotransposon enrichment in tamarins of the Cebidae family (Platyrrhini, Primates) and its significance for genome evolution	3
Cryptic speciation in the “Marshallora nigrocincta” species complex (Gastropoda, Triphoridae) from the Western Atlantic	3
Reproductive organs and spermatogenesis of the peculiar spermatozoa of the genusKryptodasys(Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida), with an appraisal of the occurrence and origin of the tail‐less spermato	3
DNA Barcoding and Phylogeny of Acari Species Based on ITS and COI Markers	3
Integrative taxonomy and biogeography of Asian yellow house bats (Vespertilionidae:Scotophilus) in the Indomalayan Region	3
Cystic Echinococcosis: An Impact Assessment of Prevention Programs in Endemic Developing Countries in Africa, Central Asia, and South America	3
Understanding the real magnitude of the arachnid order Ricinulei through deep Sanger sequencing across its distribution range and phylogenomics, with the formalization of the first species from the Le	3
Deep Downunder: Integrative taxonomy of Austrobela , Spergo , Theta and Austrotheta	3
Uncovering hidden species diversity of alopoglossid lizards in Amazonia, with the description of three new species ofAlopoglossus(Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidae)	3
Molecular phylogenetic relationships within the Phrynocephalus maculatus‐arabicus species complex (Sauria: Agamidae) in Iran	3
Genetic differentiation of autochthonous sable populations in Western and Eastern Siberia	3