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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Evolutionary trends of digestion and absorption in the major insect orders	39
Arachnid monophyly: Morphological, palaeontological and molecular support for a single terrestrialization within Chelicerata	34
Making the grade: Physiological adaptations to terrestrial environments in decapod crabs	24
The origin and evolution of the euarthropod labrum	24
An in-depth description of head morphology and mouthparts in larvae of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens	18
Morphology of sting apparatus of Chrysidoidea (Hymenoptera, Aculeata)	14
Gradients in mechanotransduction of force and body weight in insects	14
Surf and turf vision: Patterns and predictors of visual acuity in compound eye evolution	14
Synchrotron X-ray phase contrast micro tomography to explore the morphology of abdominal organs in Pterostichus melas italicus Dejean, 1828 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)	13
The male reproductive accessory glands of the blister beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae): Anatomy and ultrastructure of the cantharidin-storing organs	10
The mouthparts and sensilla of the adult tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	10
Visual metamorphoses in insects and malacostracans: Transitions between an aquatic and terrestrial life	10
Survey of biomechanical aspects of arthropod terrestrialisation – Substrate bound legged locomotion	10
Convergent evolution of optic lobe neuropil in Pancrustacea	9
Coevolution between female seminal receptacle and sperm morphology in the semiaquatic measurer bug Hydrometra stagnorum L. (Heteroptera, Hydrometridae)	9
Multi-instrumental techniques for evaluating butterfly structural colors: A case study on Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)	9
Specialised rootlets of Sacculina pilosella (Rhizocephala: Sacculinidae) used for interactions with its host's nervous system	9
More than one way to smell ashore – Evolution of the olfactory pathway in terrestrial malacostracan crustaceans	9
Antennal morphology and sensillar equipment vary with pollen diet specialization in Andrena bees	9
Structure and function of the stylets of hematophagous Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), with special reference to Dipetalogaster maxima	8
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
The ecology of marine colonization by terrestrial arthropods	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	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
On the morphology of the Late Paleozoic insect families Bardohymenidae and Aspidothoracidae (Palaeodictyopterida: Megasecoptera)	7
Anatomical specializations of the gizzard in soil-feeding termites (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae): Taxonomical and functional implications	7
A review of the hexapod tracheal system with a focus on the apterygote groups	7
Metamorphosis of the central nervous system of Trichogramma telengai (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	7
An overview on trilobite eyes and their functioning	6
Egg structure of five antarctoperlarian stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera, Antarctoperlaria)	6
Biotremology: Vibrational communication of Psylloidea	6
Evidence for wing development in the Late Palaeozoic Palaeodictyoptera revisited	6
Morphology of the novel ventral scape gland in the ant genus Strumigenys	6
Effect of vibrational mating disruption on flight activity and oviposition to control the grapevine pest, Scaphoideus titanus	6
The ultrastructure of sperm and female sperm storage organs in the water strider Gerris lacustris L. (Heteroptera) and a possible example of genital coevolution	6
Social conquest of land: Sea-to-land changes in shell architecture and body morphology, with consequences for social evolution	6
Revealing male genital morphology in the giant ant genus Dinoponera with geometric morphometrics	5
The tracheal system in the stick insect prothorax and prothoracic legs: Homologies to Orthoptera and relations to mechanosensory functions	5
On the morphology and evolution of cicadomorphan tymbal organs	5
Eocarcinus praecursor Withers, 1932 (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Meiura) is a stem group brachyuran	5
The wing venation of a new fossil species, reconstructed using geometric morphometrics, adds to the rare fossil record of Triassic Gondwanian Odonata	5
Review of insect-inspired wing micro air vehicle	5
Is Potimirim potimirim (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) a protandric hermaphrodite species? Behavioral and morphological aspects of the reproductive system	5
External morphology of the abdominal glands in Asopinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)	5
Distal leg structures of Zoraptera – did the loss of adhesive devices curb the chance of diversification?	5
Evidence for a thoracic crop in the workers of some Neotropical Pheidole species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	5
Comparative morphology of antennal ultrastructure in Tachinidae parasitoid flies (Diptera): The phylogenetic importance of antennal sensilla	4
Anatomy and histology of the alimentary canal of larvae and adults of Chrysoperla externa (Hagen, 1861) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)	4
First description of male genital sclerites and associated musculature for two members of Coniopterygidae (Insecta: Neuropterida: Neuroptera) based on X-ray microCT imaging	4
Differentiation between left and right wing stridulatory files in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)	4
Comparative morphology of clasping structures in predator stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae): Insights into their function and evolution	4
Mouthpart structure of the adult Bicaubittacus appendiculatus ( ) (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)	4
Metamorphosis and denucleation of the brain in the miniature wasp Megaphragma viggianii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	4
Anatomical and ultrastructural analysis of the posterior optic tubercle in the locust Schistocerca gregaria	4
The sperm ultrastructure of members of basal Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)	4
Protaspid larvae are unique to trilobites	4
The endoparasitic larval stages of Eoxenos laboulbenei: An atypical holometabolan development (Strepsiptera, Mengenillidae)	4
The development and function of neuronal subtypes processing color and skylight polarization in the optic lobes of Drosophila melanogaster	4
Protaspis larva of an aglaspidid-like arthropod from the Ordovician of Siberia and its habitat	4
Linear and geometric morphometric analyses of variation of the plectrum in four species of bess beetles, tribe Proculini (Coleoptera: Passalidae)	4
Prevalence of leg regeneration in damselflies reevaluated: A case study in Coenagrionidae	4
The tracheal system of scutigeromorph centipedes and the evolution of respiratory systems of myriapods	4
Vibration detection in arthropods: Signal transfer, biomechanics and sensory adaptations	4
Fine structure of the female genital system of diving beetle Stictonectes optatus (Seidlitz, 1887) (Dytiscidae-Hydroporinae) and evidence of mating plug formation	4