Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Papers
(The H4-Index of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is 27. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Revisiting evolutionary relationships of Antrodiaetus (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) using phylogenomics; implications for species diversity and biogeography of a persistent Holarctic lineag91
Hidden in the sand: Phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes74
Resolving the deep phylogeny: Implications for early adaptive radiation, cryptic, and present-day ecological diversity of Papuan microhylid frogs63
Evolution of Potato virus X61
Editorial Board50
The distribution and characteristic of two transposable elements in the genome of Cydia pomonella granulovirus and codling moth47
The systematics and evolution of the Sri Lankan rainforest land snail Corilla: New insights from RADseq-based phylogenetics45
Erratum to “Disentangling historical relationships within Poeciliidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) using ultraconserved elements” [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 190 (2024) 107965]40
When colors mislead: Genomics and bioacoustics prompt re-classification of Asian flycatcher radiation (Aves: Niltavinae)38
Phylogenomic insights into historical biogeography and species delimitation of African Ampelocissus (Vitaceae)37
ModelRevelator: Fast phylogenetic model estimation via deep learning33
Population genomics indicate three different modes of divergence and speciation with gene flow in the green-winged teal duck complex33
Resolving the phylogenetic relationship among recently diverged members of the rockfish subgenus Sebastosomus33
Diversification and introgression in four chromosomal taxa of the Pearson’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsoni) group31
Providing a phylogenetic framework for trait-based analyses in brown algae: Phylogenomic tree inferred from 32 nuclear protein-coding sequences31
Incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization underlie tree discordance in Petunia and related genera (Petunieae, Solanaceae)31
Peering through the hedge: Multiple datasets yield insights into the phylogenetic relationships and incongruences in the tribe Lilieae (Liliaceae)29
Machine learning can be as good as maximum likelihood when reconstructing phylogenetic trees and determining the best evolutionary model on four taxon alignments28
Recent evolution of extreme sexual dimorphism in the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris; Callaeidae)28
Phylogenomics and biogeography of arid-adapted Chlamydogobius goby fishes28
Whole genome phylogenomics helps to resolve the phylogenetic position of the Zygothrica genus group (Diptera, Drosophilidae) and the causes of previous incongruences28
Disconnecting trapdoors: Phylogenomic analyses reveal evolutionary contrasts in trapdoor spiders with intercontinental distribution (Idiopidae, Idiopinae)28
Plastid-nuclear coevolution of ribosomal protein genes in papilionoid legumes27
Scaling the high latitudes: evolution, diversification, and dispersal of Coryphella nudibranchs across the Northern Hemisphere27
Phylogenomics and taxon-rich phylogenies of new and historical specimens shed light on the systematics of Hypnea (Cystocloniaceae, Rhodophyta)27
Redefining Chlorobotryaceae as one of the principal and most diverse lineages of eustigmatophyte algae27
Discordance between phylogenomic methods in Near Eastern mountain newts (Neurergus, Salamandridae)27
Mitochondrial genome and ultraconserved elements reveal a species complex within the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae)27
Evolution, range formation and a revised taxonomy of the disjunctly distributed European members of Astragalus sect. Caprini, an intricate group including highly endangered species of dry grasslands27
Temporal and spatial diversification along the Amazonia-Cerrado transition in Neotropical treefrogs of the Boana albopunctata species group27
Exon-capture data resolve relationships resulting from a rapid radiation within family Gobiidae27
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