OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arthropod Structure & Development is 4. 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
Arachnid monophyly: Morphological, palaeontological and molecular support for a single terrestrialization within Chelicerata	38
The origin and evolution of the euarthropod labrum	33
Making the grade: Physiological adaptations to terrestrial environments in decapod crabs	27
Surf and turf vision: Patterns and predictors of visual acuity in compound eye evolution	18
Synchrotron X-ray phase contrast micro tomography to explore the morphology of abdominal organs in Pterostichus melas italicus Dejean, 1828 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)	15
Morphology of sting apparatus of Chrysidoidea (Hymenoptera, Aculeata)	14
Coevolution between female seminal receptacle and sperm morphology in the semiaquatic measurer bug Hydrometra stagnorum L. (Heteroptera, Hydrometridae)	13
The male reproductive accessory glands of the blister beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae): Anatomy and ultrastructure of the cantharidin-storing organs	12
Survey of biomechanical aspects of arthropod terrestrialisation – Substrate bound legged locomotion	12
The mouthparts and sensilla of the adult tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	12
Convergent evolution of optic lobe neuropil in Pancrustacea	11
More than one way to smell ashore – Evolution of the olfactory pathway in terrestrial malacostracan crustaceans	11
Multi-instrumental techniques for evaluating butterfly structural colors: A case study on Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)	11
Visual metamorphoses in insects and malacostracans: Transitions between an aquatic and terrestrial life	11
The ultrastructure of sperm and female sperm storage organs in the water strider Gerris lacustris L. (Heteroptera) and a possible example of genital coevolution	9
Specialised rootlets of Sacculina pilosella (Rhizocephala: Sacculinidae) used for interactions with its host's nervous system	9
The lobula plate is exclusive to insects	8
Glandular innovations for a tunnelling life: Silk and associated leg glands in Melissotarsus and Rhopalomastix queen and worker ants	8
Review of insect-inspired wing micro air vehicle	8
The reproductive system of Ceracis cornifer (Mellié) and first description of sperm structure in a minute tree-fungus beetle (Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae)	8
Genealogical relationships of mushroom bodies, hemiellipsoid bodies, and their afferent pathways in the brains of Pancrustacea: Recent progress and open questions	8
Metamorphosis of the central nervous system of Trichogramma telengai (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	8
An overview on trilobite eyes and their functioning	7
Morphology of the novel ventral scape gland in the ant genus Strumigenys	7
Characterization of preimaginal developmental stages of two cryptic South African species of the Merodon planifacies complex (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae: Merodontini), with differentiation throug	7

Evidence for wing development in the Late Palaeozoic Palaeodictyoptera revisited	7
Egg structure of five antarctoperlarian stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera, Antarctoperlaria)	7
Eocarcinus praecursor Withers, 1932 (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Meiura) is a stem group brachyuran	7
Effect of vibrational mating disruption on flight activity and oviposition to control the grapevine pest, Scaphoideus titanus	7
Social conquest of land: Sea-to-land changes in shell architecture and body morphology, with consequences for social evolution	7
A review of the hexapod tracheal system with a focus on the apterygote groups	7
Biotremology: Vibrational communication of Psylloidea	7
Vibration detection in arthropods: Signal transfer, biomechanics and sensory adaptations	6
The wing venation of a new fossil species, reconstructed using geometric morphometrics, adds to the rare fossil record of Triassic Gondwanian Odonata	6
Anatomy and histology of the alimentary canal of larvae and adults of Chrysoperla externa (Hagen, 1861) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)	6
Comparative morphology of antennal ultrastructure in Tachinidae parasitoid flies (Diptera): The phylogenetic importance of antennal sensilla	5
Distal leg structures of Zoraptera – did the loss of adhesive devices curb the chance of diversification?	5
The sperm ultrastructure of members of basal Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)	5
The tracheal system of scutigeromorph centipedes and the evolution of respiratory systems of myriapods	5
Evidence for a thoracic crop in the workers of some Neotropical Pheidole species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	5
Evolutionary morphology of coxal musculature in Pseudoscorpiones (Arachnida)	5
Linear and geometric morphometric analyses of variation of the plectrum in four species of bess beetles, tribe Proculini (Coleoptera: Passalidae)	5
Like parent, like child – Ontogenetic development of claws of intertidal arthropods (Acari, Oribatida) from different ecological niches	5
The basitarsal sulcus gland, a novel exocrine structure in ants	5
The tracheal system in the stick insect prothorax and prothoracic legs: Homologies to Orthoptera and relations to mechanosensory functions	5
Morphology and evolution of the mesopleuron in Bethylidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) mapped on a molecular phylogeny	5
Is Potimirim potimirim (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) a protandric hermaphrodite species? Behavioral and morphological aspects of the reproductive system	5
Anatomy of the miniature four-legged mite Achaetocoptes quercifolii (Arachnida: Acariformes: Eriophyoidea)	5
Do holometabolous insects molt spontaneously after adulthood? An exceptional case report in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with discussion of its inferred endocrine regulation especially in relat	4
Mouthpart sensory structures of the human head louse Pediculus humanus capitis	4
Prevalence of leg regeneration in damselflies reevaluated: A case study in Coenagrionidae	4
Morphology and ultrastructure of the epithelial femoral gland in cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)	4
The development and function of neuronal subtypes processing color and skylight polarization in the optic lobes of Drosophila melanogaster	4
Metamorphosis and denucleation of the brain in the miniature wasp Megaphragma viggianii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	4
Morphology of male and female reproductive systems in the ground beetle Apotomus and the peculiar sperm ultrastructure of A. rufus (P. Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)	4
Rustling ants: Vibrational communication performed by two Camponotus species in Borneo	4
Protaspid larvae are unique to trilobites	4
Fine structure of the female genital system of diving beetle Stictonectes optatus (Seidlitz, 1887) (Dytiscidae-Hydroporinae) and evidence of mating plug formation	4
Protaspis larva of an aglaspidid-like arthropod from the Ordovician of Siberia and its habitat	4
Morphology and location of sensilla in the antennae and ovipositor of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)	4
Differentiation between left and right wing stridulatory files in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)	4
Crucial role of framework with cytoskeletal actin filaments for shaping microstructure of footpad setae in the ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis	4
Pleopodal lung development in a terrestrial isopod, Porcellio scaber (Oniscidea)	4
Mouthpart structure of the adult Bicaubittacus appendiculatus ( ) (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)	4