Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Papers
(The H4-Index of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is 26. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board75
The distribution and characteristic of two transposable elements in the genome of Cydia pomonella granulovirus and codling moth72
Inclusivity is key to progressing coral biodiversity research: Reply to comment by Bonito et al. (2021)63
Erratum to “Disentangling historical relationships within Poeciliidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) using ultraconserved elements” [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 190 (2024) 107965]60
Resolving the phylogenetic relationship among recently diverged members of the rockfish subgenus Sebastosomus57
Revisiting evolutionary relationships of Antrodiaetus (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) using phylogenomics; implications for species diversity and biogeography of a persistent Holarctic lineag47
When colors mislead: Genomics and bioacoustics prompt re-classification of Asian flycatcher radiation (Aves: Niltavinae)46
Diversification and introgression in four chromosomal taxa of the Pearson’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsoni) group46
The systematics and evolution of the Sri Lankan rainforest land snail Corilla: New insights from RADseq-based phylogenetics43
Phylogenomics and biogeography of arid-adapted Chlamydogobius goby fishes41
Resolving the deep phylogeny: Implications for early adaptive radiation, cryptic, and present-day ecological diversity of Papuan microhylid frogs38
Hidden in the sand: Phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes36
Recent evolution of extreme sexual dimorphism in the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris; Callaeidae)36
Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the pantropical genus Parkia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)34
Disconnecting trapdoors: Phylogenomic analyses reveal evolutionary contrasts in trapdoor spiders with intercontinental distribution (Idiopidae, Idiopinae)33
Population genomics indicate three different modes of divergence and speciation with gene flow in the green-winged teal duck complex32
Peering through the hedge: Multiple datasets yield insights into the phylogenetic relationships and incongruences in the tribe Lilieae (Liliaceae)32
Incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization underlie tree discordance in Petunia and related genera (Petunieae, Solanaceae)31
Providing a phylogenetic framework for trait-based analyses in brown algae: Phylogenomic tree inferred from 32 nuclear protein-coding sequences31
Evolution of Potato virus X31
Machine learning can be as good as maximum likelihood when reconstructing phylogenetic trees and determining the best evolutionary model on four taxon alignments30
ModelRevelator: Fast phylogenetic model estimation via deep learning29
Maturyoshka: A maturase inside a maturase, and other peculiarities of the novel chloroplast genomes of marine euglenophytes28
Repeat-based phylogenomics shed light on unclear relationships in the monocentric genus Juncus L. (Juncaceae)27
Phylotranscriptomic relationships of the Oophila clade of green algae associated to amphibian egg masses27
The evolution of primate malaria parasites: A study on the origin and diversification of Plasmodium in lemurs27
Comprehensive taxon sampling and vetted fossils help clarify the time tree of shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes)26
Phylogenetics and the evolution of terrestriality in mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae)26
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 grasslands26
Scaling the high latitudes: evolution, diversification, and dispersal of Coryphella nudibranchs across the Northern Hemisphere26
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