Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Papers
(The H4-Index of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is 28. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the pantropical genus Parkia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)66
Recent evolution of extreme sexual dimorphism in the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris; Callaeidae)65
Resolving the deep phylogeny: Implications for early adaptive radiation, cryptic, and present-day ecological diversity of Papuan microhylid frogs63
Editorial Board57
The distribution and characteristic of two transposable elements in the genome of Cydia pomonella granulovirus and codling moth56
Inclusivity is key to progressing coral biodiversity research: Reply to comment by Bonito et al. (2021)55
Erratum to “Disentangling historical relationships within Poeciliidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) using ultraconserved elements” [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 190 (2024) 107965]54
Disconnecting trapdoors: Phylogenomic analyses reveal evolutionary contrasts in trapdoor spiders with intercontinental distribution (Idiopidae, Idiopinae)49
Peering through the hedge: Multiple datasets yield insights into the phylogenetic relationships and incongruences in the tribe Lilieae (Liliaceae)47
Resolving the phylogenetic relationship among recently diverged members of the rockfish subgenus Sebastosomus45
When colors mislead: Genomics and bioacoustics prompt re-classification of Asian flycatcher radiation (Aves: Niltavinae)43
Revisiting evolutionary relationships of Antrodiaetus (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) using phylogenomics; implications for species diversity and biogeography of a persistent Holarctic lineag43
Machine learning can be as good as maximum likelihood when reconstructing phylogenetic trees and determining the best evolutionary model on four taxon alignments43
Surveying keratose sponges (Porifera, demospongiae, Dictyoceratida) reveals hidden diversity of host specialist barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Balanidae)42
Diversification and introgression in four chromosomal taxa of the Pearson’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsoni) group41
Large-scale phylogenomic analysis provides new insights into the phylogeny of the class Oligohymenophorea (Protista, Ciliophora) with establishment of a new subclass Urocentria nov. subcl41
The systematics and evolution of the Sri Lankan rainforest land snail Corilla: New insights from RADseq-based phylogenetics40
Population genomics indicate three different modes of divergence and speciation with gene flow in the green-winged teal duck complex38
Evolution of Potato virus X38
Phylogenomics and biogeography of arid-adapted Chlamydogobius goby fishes37
Hidden in the sand: Phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes35
ModelRevelator: Fast phylogenetic model estimation via deep learning35
Incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization underlie tree discordance in Petunia and related genera (Petunieae, Solanaceae)34
Providing a phylogenetic framework for trait-based analyses in brown algae: Phylogenomic tree inferred from 32 nuclear protein-coding sequences31
The evolution of primate malaria parasites: A study on the origin and diversification of Plasmodium in lemurs30
Phylotranscriptomic relationships of the Oophila clade of green algae associated to amphibian egg masses29
Whole genome phylogenomics helps to resolve the phylogenetic position of the Zygothrica genus group (Diptera, Drosophilidae) and the causes of previous incongruences29
Maturyoshka: A maturase inside a maturase, and other peculiarities of the novel chloroplast genomes of marine euglenophytes28
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