OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Systematics and Biodiversity is 5. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Freshwater diversity at a biogeographic edge zone: the high-mountain pea-clams of Ethiopia	27
Reappraisal of the systematics of two sympatric coral snakes (Reptilia: Elapidae) from Northeast India	18
Contribution to the lady beetle fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula and integrative taxonomy for species delimitation	16
Integration of morphological and molecular data reveals further unknown diversity of the Proterodiplostomidae in crocodilians	12
Distribution analysis, updated checklist, and DNA barcodes of the endemic vascular flora of the Altai mountains, a Siberian biodiversity hotspot	11
Geographic distribution patterns of amphibians and reptiles from the Uruguayan Savanna	11
Integrative systematics of the Brazilian tree “sucupira”: morphological, cytogenetic and genomic boundaries of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel and P. pubescens	10
A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely related to Gehyra oceanica	9
Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel Dysteria species (Ciliophora: Cyrtophoria) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the Central Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean	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	9
A deceptive variety: integrative systematics and phylogeography suggest Adalaria proxima and Adalaria loveni represent a single species (G	9
Temporal trends in global reptile species descriptions over three decades	9
Integrated taxonomy using morphology and DNA sequences: recognition of a new species with comments on the geological history of the Liolaemus capillitas clade (Squamata:	8
Do colour-morphs of an amphidromous goby represent different species? Taxonomy of Lentipes (Gobiiformes) from Japan and Palawan, Philippines, with phylogenomic approaches	8
Subspecies limits and hidden Wolbachia diversity in Actinote pellenea butterflies	8
Extremophilic cyanobacteria from thermo-mineral springs of spas in Atlantic environments	8
Ribbon worms living on deep-sea trees: Alvinonemertes daitoensis sp. nov. (Nemertea, Monostilifera) associated with the glass sponge Walteria leuckarti	8
Isolation by distance and past climate resistance shaped the distribution of genealogical lineages of a neotropical lizard	8
Species delimitation and phylogenetic analyses reveal cryptic diversity withinCerebratulus marginatus(Nemertea: Pilidiophora)	7
New species of Asymphylodorinae Szidat, 1943 (Digenea: Lissorchiidae), fish parasites from the East Asian Region: morphological and molecular data	7
Molecular characterization of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the upper Magdalena River basin, Colombia: Demographic and phylogeographic insights	7
Integrative taxonomy reveals lack of phylogenetic signal of the clavulate acanthostyles in Ectyoplasia ferox and non-monophyly of the genus Ectyoplasia	7
Historical DNA of rare yellow-eared bats Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) clarifies phylogeny and species boundaries within the genus	7
The Temnocephalidae (Platyhelminthes): molecular data illuminate the evolution of an ancient group of symbiotic flatworms	7
Caddisfly biodiversity in Pernambuco state, Brazil: overcoming the biodiversity knowledge shortfall and insights into the effects of climate change	7

Evolution and biogeography of the Haploniscus belyaevi species complex (Isopoda: Haploniscidae) revealed by means of integrative taxonomy	6
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia)	6
Rectifying a century of misidentifications: a taxonomic re-evaluation of sipo snakes (Colubridae: Chironius ) on Trinidad	6
Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sout	6
Taxonomy and molecular systematic position of the freshwater genus Heteromeyenia (Porifera: Spongillida) with the description of a new species from Mexico	6
Leucothoid amphipod and terebellid polychaete symbiosis with description of a new species of the genusLeucothoeLeach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae)	6
Integrative taxonomy of Tethya : description of four new species based on morphology, phylogeny and microbiome diversity	6
A systematic revision of the snail-leech genus Alboglossiphonia in Japan (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniiformes: Glossiphoniidae)	5
Integrative species delimitation and biogeography of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) suggest an intense diversification throughout	5
First phylogeny of the shredder caddisfly genus Phylloicus Müller, 1880 (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae)	5
Historical connections between Atlantic Forest and Amazonia drove genetic and ecological diversity in Lithobates palmipes (Anura, Ranidae)	5
A molecular perspective on the systematics and distribution ofLoxopholislizards in South and Central America, with advances on the biogeography of the tribe Ecpleopodini (Gymnophthalmidae: Squa	5
Phylogenetic divergence is associated with biogeographic divergence in sect. Hymenobrychis ( Onobrychis , Fabaceae): molecular phylogeneti	5
A hint on the unknown diversity of eastern Andes: high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding	5
The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist	5
Multiples lines of evidence unveil cryptic diversity in theLophostoma brasiliense(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) complex	5
Areas of endemism and conservation status of Galianthe species (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) in the Neotropics	5
Four freshwater cyrtophorids from the Lake Weishan Wetland, China (Protozoa, Ciliophora): taxonomy, phylogeny, and description of a new species	5
Comparative karyotype analysis of Indian Dipcadi (Asparagaceae): insights on chromosome evolution and biogeography	5
Phylogenetic assessment of Apophallines (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) with revision of Apophallus donicus Skrjabin & Lindtrop, 1919 complex and some taxonomic propositi	5
Molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveal a rare limacoid snail genus,Khmerquantulagen. nov. (Eupulmonata: Dyakiidae) from Cambodia	5