OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Systematics and Biodiversity is 2. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Integrative taxonomy supports high species diversity of south-eastern Brazilian mountain catfishes of theT. reinhardtigroup (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)	23
Systematics and biogeography of theBoana albopunctataspecies group (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of two new species from Amazonia	22
On the notions of taxonomic ‘impediment’, ‘gap’, ‘inflation’ and ‘anarchy’, and their effects on the field of conservation	18
The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist	15
Taxonomic status of generaNodularia,MiddendorffinaiaandInversiunio(Bivalvia: Unionidae) from South-East Asia: morphometric, genetic and GenBank data	13
An updated lineage-based tribal classification of Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae with special focus on Iranian genera	12
Quest for the type species of the genus Hepatozoon – phylogenetic position of hemogregarines of rats and consequences for taxonomy	11
Phylogeny of terraranan frogs based on 2,665 loci and impacts of missing data on phylogenomic analyses	11
The curious and intricate case of the European Hediste diversicolor (Annelida, Nereididae) species complex, with description of two new species	11
Speciation process on Brazilian continental islands, with the description of a new insular lancehead of the genus Bothrops (Serpentes, Viperidae)	10
Ants of Brazil: an overview based on 50 years of diversity studies	9
New considerations of the systematics of the family Holophryidae (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Prostomatea) with a description of Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov. and a redescription of Pelagothrix	8
Three new species of spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Brazilian Amazonia	8
When did bumblebees reach South America? Unexpectedly old montane species may be explained by Mexican stopover (Hymenoptera: Apidae)	8
Molecular species delimitation reveals hidden specific diversity within a freshwater burrowing crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from southern Chile	8
Diversification of the Pristimantis conspicillatus group (Anura: Craugastoridae) within distinct neotropical areas throughout the Neogene	8
Fixing the identity of Scolelepis squamata (Annelida: Spionidae) – neotype designation, redescription and DNA barcode sequences	7
Historical records of the blotched stingrayUrotrygon chilensis(Urotrygonidae: Myliobatiformes) yield insight into species distribution: the importance of natural history collections to question	7
Distribution analysis, updated checklist, and DNA barcodes of the endemic vascular flora of the Altai mountains, a Siberian biodiversity hotspot	7
On the continuum of evolution: a putative new hybrid speciation event in Opuntia (Cactaceae) between a native and an introduced species in southern South America	7
Shedding light on taxonomic chaos: Diversity and distribution of South Asian skipper frogs (Anura, Dicroglossidae,Euphlyctis)	7
Systematic positions and taxonomy of two new ciliates found in China: Euplotes tuffraui sp. nov. and E. shii sp. nov. (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Euplotida)	7
Cryptic genetic structure within Valentin’s Lizard,Darevskia valentini(Boettger, 1892) (Squamata, Lacertidae), with implications for systematics and origins of parthenogenesis	7
An integrated approach to explore the monophyletic status of the cosmopolitan genus Hexabathynella (Crustacea, Bathynellacea, Parabathynellidae): two new species from Ro	7
Do colour-morphs of an amphidromous goby represent different species? Taxonomy of Lentipes (Gobiiformes) from Japan and Palawan, Philippines, with phylogenomic approaches	6

Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sout	6
Molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Syrrhophus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae), with the description of a new species from Eastern Mexico	6
Species distribution modelling and predictor variables for species distribution and niche preferences ofPilosocereus leucocephalusgroups.s.(Cactaceae)	6
In situ morphometric survey elucidates the evolutionary systematics of the orchid genus Gymnadenia in the British Isles	6
A slippery reality: the epistemological shifting sands of tokogeny, phylogeny, lineages and species delimitation	6
Subspecies limits and hidden Wolbachia diversity in Actinote pellenea butterflies	6
Morphological and molecular discordance in the taxonomic rearrangement of the Marmosops pinheiroi complex (Marsupialia: Didelphidae)	6
A prelude to the molecular systematics and diversity of combtooth blennies (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea	6
Systematic analysis of the genusEriocaulonL. in India based on molecular and morphological evidence	6
Phylogenomic inference of the interrelationships of Lake Baikal sponges	5
The Atlantic connection: coastal habitat favoured long distance dispersal and colonization of Azores and Madeira by Dysdera spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae)	5
Increasing knowledge of the denizens of saline environments through integrative taxonomy: new Argentinian endemic taxa ofLiolaemus(Iguania: Liolaemidae) and their evolutionary relationships	5
Two new enigmatic species of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidae) from the Persian Gulf: notes on generic traits and host specificity	5
Combined multigene and morphological analysis reveals lineage-specific diversification of the neotropical freshwater crabs of the genusFrediusPretzmann, 1967 (Brachyura, Pseudothelphusidae)	5
Karyotype asymmetry shapes diversity within the physaloids (Physalidinae, Physalideae, Solanaceae)	5
Opportunities and challenges for herbaria in studying the spatial variation in plant functional diversity	5
Molecular and morphological analyses reveal pseudocryptic diversity inMicromelo undatus(Bruguière, 1792) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplustridae)	5
Cladistic and quantitative shape analyses of five new syntopic Sarsamphiascus (Copepoda, Harpacticoida): problems and solutions for diosaccin systematics and taxonomy	4
Genetic diversity and population structure of threeHydroidesspecies (Sedentaria, Serpulidae) in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with the possible indication of heteroplasmy	4
Iberian Peninsula cowpea diversity: chloroplast, microsatellite and morpho-agronomic variability	4
Assessing morphological diversity in Ethiopian yams (Dioscorea spp.) and its correspondence with folk taxonomy	4
Phenotypic versus genotypic disparity in the Eurasian orchid genus Gymnadenia: exploring the limits of phylogeny reconstruction	4
Hidden in the litter: cryptic diversity of the leaf-litter toadRhinella castaneotica–proboscideacomplex revealed through integrative taxonomy, with description of a new species from sout	4
Molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveal a rare limacoid snail genus,Khmerquantulagen. nov. (Eupulmonata: Dyakiidae) from Cambodia	4
Historical connections between Atlantic Forest and Amazonia drove genetic and ecological diversity in Lithobates palmipes (Anura, Ranidae)	4
Complete formalization of taxa with their names, contents and descriptions improves taxonomic databases and access to the taxonomic knowledge they support	4
Inter-island differentiation and contrasting patterns of diversity in the iconic Canary Island sub-alpine endemic Echium wildpretii (Boraginaceae)	4
Phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveals the association between diet and the evolution of the venom delivery system in Neotropical goo-eating snakes	4
Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement ofLoveridgeanaand AfrotropicalSphaerophoria(Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters	4
A new genus of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) from northern South America, with a systematic review ofTachiramantis	4
Species diversity and systematics of theLeptodactylus melanonotusgroup (Anura, Leptodactylidae): review of diagnostic traits and a new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield	4
Museum specimens reveal a rare new characid fish genus, helping to refine the interrelationships of the Probolodini (Characidae: Stethaprioninae)	4
Molecular characterization of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the upper Magdalena River basin, Colombia: Demographic and phylogeographic insights	4
Biodiversity and biogeographic affinity of benthic amphipods from the Yucatan Shelf: an analysis across the warm Northwest Atlantic ecoregions	4
The Aegean Archipelago as cradle: divergence of the glaphyrid genusPygopleurusand phylogeography ofP. foina	4
Evolution and biogeography of the Haploniscus belyaevi species complex (Isopoda: Haploniscidae) revealed by means of integrative taxonomy	4
First insights into the evolution of neotropical anthomyiid flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)	4
Phylogenetic study and taxonomic update of Chondrina (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Chondrinidae) in the Cantabrian Mountain region (Iberian Peninsula)	4
Investigation of the spongillidSpongilla albaCarter, 1849 reveals a new group of brackish-water sponges	4
Integration of morphological and molecular data reveals further unknown diversity of the Proterodiplostomidae in crocodilians	4
Grappleria corona gen. et sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela: Jenseniidae fam. nov.) and an updated molecular phylogeny of ‘dalyelliid’ and temnocephalid microturbellarians	4
Species delimitation in the Trichocentrum cepula (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) complex: a multidisciplinary approach	3
Mitogenome evolution in theLacerta viridiscomplex (Lacertidae, Squamata) reveals phylogeny of diverging clades	3
Multiples lines of evidence unveil cryptic diversity in theLophostoma brasiliense(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) complex	3
Unity in diversity: morphological and genetic variability, integrative systematics, and phylogeography of the widespread nudibranch mollusc Onchidoris muricata	3
Hundreds of new DNA barcodes for South African sponges	3
Phylogenetics of Serjania (Sapindaceae-Paullinieae), with emphasis on fruit evolution and the description of a new species from Michoacán, Mexico	3
Unveiling the diversity of Giant Neotropical Torrent frogs (Hylodidae): phylogenetic relationships, morphology, and the description of two new species	3
DNA barcode sheds light on species boundaries in the common morphologically variable rove beetle Quedius umbrinus-complex that puzzled taxonomists for more than a century (Coleoptera, Staphylin	3
The hidden diversity and inland radiation of Sri Lanka’s ground-dwelling geckos of the genusCyrtodactylus(Reptilia: Gekkonidae)	3

Phylogeny, evolution and ecological speciation analyses ofImperata(Poaceae: Andropogoneae) in the Neotropics	3
Freshwater diversity at a biogeographic edge zone: the high-mountain pea-clams of Ethiopia	3
Species delimitation and phylogenetic analyses reveal cryptic diversity withinCerebratulus marginatus(Nemertea: Pilidiophora)	3
Two new melanodrymiid snails from the East Pacific Rise indicate the potential role of inactive vents as evolutionary stepping-stones	2
Tempestichthys bettyae, a new genus and species of ocean sleeper (Gobiiformes, Thalasseleotrididae) from the central Coral Sea	2
Taxonomy and molecular systematic position of the freshwater genus Heteromeyenia (Porifera: Spongillida) with the description of a new species from Mexico	2
Systematics of Neotropical electric knifefishTembeassu(Gymnotiformes, Apteronotidae)	2
A new species of Pacifides from the Western Pacific Coast and the first fully freshwater species of the maricolan planarian genus Paucumara (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Maricola)	2
Molecular taxonomic identification and species-level phylogeny of the narrow-mouthed frogs of the genusRhombophryne(Anura: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from Madagascar	2
Systematics of Brucepattersonius Hershkovitz, 1998 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): molecular species delimitation and morphological analyses suggest an overestimation in species diversity	2
Two new species of Atopobathynella (Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea) from the Pilbara region, Australia	2
Marine teleost fishes of the northeastern Brazilian coast: 166 years of compiled data	2
Whiptail lizard lineage delimitation and population expansion as windows into the history of Amazonian open ecosystems	2
Scientific explanation and systematics	2
Redescription of Biacetabulum giganteum Hunter, 1929 (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), description of two new, closely related species from suckers (Catostomidae) in North America, and a critical revi	2
A molecular reconstruction of holarctic Heligmosomidae reveals a new species ofHeligmosomoides(Nematoda: Heligmosomidae) inPeromyscus maniculatus(Neotominae) from Canada	2
A mismatch between morphological and molecular data in lineages of Enteromius (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Lowa basin (East Democratic Republic of the Congo: DRC) with the description o	2
Cryptic diversity in the mayfly Leptohyphodes inanis (Pictet) (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) across water basins in Southeastern Brazil	2
Areas of endemism and conservation status of Galianthe species (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) in the Neotropics	2
A molecular-genetics perspective on the systematics of the parthenogenetic flowerpot blindsnake Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) (Squamata: Serpentes: Typhlopidae)	2
Assessing the taxonomy of Heterometra-like feather stars (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Himerometroidea) based on morphology and molecular data	2
Leucothoid amphipod and terebellid polychaete symbiosis with description of a new species of the genusLeucothoeLeach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae)	2
A new species of Amazonian bluntnose knifefish Brachyhypopomus (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with comments on its phylogenetic position	2
Geographic distribution patterns of amphibians and reptiles from the Uruguayan Savanna	2
Molecular analysis of Indo-Pacific Syllinae annelids with the description of five new species from the Philippine Islands	2
Retrotransposon-based molecular markers as a tool in delimiting species in section Ryncholotus, a recent radiation group of Macaronesian Lotus	2
The Antarctic and South American species ofDeschampsia: phylogenetic relationships and cytogenetic differentiation	2
A review of bats of the genus Pseudoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the description of a new species	2
A new species ofCichlidogyrusPaperna, 1960 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) infecting tilapias in Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe), with a discussion on its phylogenetic position	2
Genetic diversity in theDiplosoma listerianumcomplex (Ascidiacea: Didemnidae) from the Western Atlantic	2