Most cited papers from KwaZulu-Natal Museum

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What are the most cited papers from KwaZulu-Natal Museum?

The most cited paper from KwaZulu-Natal Museum is "The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks" (Charles Lydeard, Robert H. Cowie, Winston Frank Ponder et al., 2004), with 1,155 citations. Next come "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (276) and "Evidence of hunting and hafting during the Middle Stone Age at Sibidu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a multianalytical approach" (276).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 31 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks Charles Lydeard, Robert H. Cowie, Winston Frank Ponder et al. · BioScience	2004	1,155
2	Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness Thomas Pape, VLADIMIR A. BLAGODEROV, MIKHAIL B. MOSTOVSKI · Zootaxa Open access	23 Dec 2011	276
3	Evidence of hunting and hafting during the Middle Stone Age at Sibidu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a multianalytical approach Marlize Lombard · Journal of Human Evolution	27 Jan 2005	276
4	Antennal Evolution In The Brachycera (Diptera), With A Reassessment Of Terminology Relating To The Flagellum Brian R. Stuckenberg · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) Open access	9 Aug 1999	265
5	The gripping nature of ochre: The association of ochre with Howiesons Poort adhesives and Later Stone Age mastics from South Africa Marlize Lombard · Journal of Human Evolution	24 Jul 2007	243
6	Pollination drops, pollen, and insect pollination of Mesozoic gymnosperms Conrad C. Labandeira, Jiřı́ Kvaček, Mikhail B. Mostovski · Taxon	Aug 2007	171
7	Assessment of congruency across invertebrate taxa and taxonomic levels to identify potential surrogates Saskie Lovell, Michelle Hamer, Rob Slotow et al. · Biological Conservation	11 Aug 2007	171
8	The Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter sequence: 100 000 years of Stone Age history Jonathan Michael Kaplan · Southern African humanities	Nov 1990	143
9	Genetic substructure and complex demographic history of South African Bantu speakers Dhriti Sengupta, Ananyo Choudhury, Cesar Fortes-Lima et al. · Nature Communications Open access	7 Apr 2021	130
10	KwaGandaganda: settlement patterns in the Natal Early Iron Age Gavin Whitelaw	Oct 1994	124
11	Direct evidence for the use of ochre in the hafting technology of Middle Stone Age tools from Sibudu Cave Marlize Lombard · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida)	Nov 2006	112
12	The Iron Age Sequence South of the Vaal and Pongola Rivers: some Historical Implications Tim Maggs · The Journal of African History	1980	96
13	Lack of congruence between morphological and molecular data in reconstructing the phylogeny of the galagonidae Judith C. Masters, Denis J. Brothers · American Journal of Physical Anthropology	12 Dec 2001	81
14	Phylogenetic relationships among the Lorisoidea as indicated by craniodental morphology and mitochondrial sequence data Judith C. Masters, Michele Boniotto, Sérgio Crovella et al. · American Journal of Primatology	14 Dec 2006	78
15	Earliest Evidence for the Ivory Trade in Southern Africa: Isotopic and ZooMS Analysis of Seventh–Tenth Century ad Ivory from KwaZulu-Natal Ashley N. Coutu, Gavin Whitelaw, Petrus le Roux et al. · African Archaeological Review Open access	Oct 2016	77
16	Small things in perspective: the contribution of our blind tests to micro-residue studies on archaeological stone tools Lyn Wadley, Marlize Lombard · Journal of Archaeological Science	2 Nov 2006	75
17	An assessment of the use of volunteers for terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity surveys Saskie Lovell, Michelle Hamer, Rob Slotow et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation	21 Apr 2009	73
18	First impressions of the functions and hafting technology of Still Bay pointed artefacts from Sibudu Cave Marlize Lombard · Southern African humanities	Nov 2006	71
19	Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the Lorisidae using morphological, molecular, and geological data Judith C. Masters, Nicola Mary Anthony, Maarten J. de Wit et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology	3 Feb 2005	71
20	Msuluzi Confluence: a seventh century Early Iron Age site on the Tugela River Tim Maggs	Oct 1980	70
21	Soil biota in a megadiverse country: Current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa Charlene Janion‐Scheepers et al. · Pedobiologia Open access	17 Mar 2016	68
22	Dendroclimatology, Rainfall and Human Adaptation in the Later Iron Age of Natal and Zululand Martin R. Hall · University of Salford Institutional Repository (University of Salford)	Nov 1976	68
23	Effective Temperature as an Ecological Factor in Southern Africa Brian R. Stuckenberg · Zoologica Africana Open access	1969	64
24	Ntshekane: an Early Iron Age site in the Tugela Basin, Natal Tim Maggs, M. A. Michael · Southern African humanities	Nov 1976	64
25	Reconciling the Origins of Africa, India and Madagascar with Vertebrate Dispersal Scenarios Judith C. Masters, Maarten J. de Wit, Robert J. Asher · Folia Primatologica	8 Feb 2006	62
26	A review of the Onychophora of South Africa, with discussion of their conservation Henrike M. Hamer, L Michelle, Samways et al. · African Invertebrates Review	Nov 1997	60
27	THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNMOST AFRICA FROM c. 2000 BP TO THE EARLY 1800s: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH Peter J. Mitchell, Gavin Whitelaw · The Journal of African History	Jul 2005	60
28	Secret San of the Drakensberg and their rock art legacy Frans E. Prins · Critical Arts	Jul 2009	59
29	Crystal quartz backed tools from the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu Cave Anne Delagnes, Lyn Wadley, Paola Villa et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Open access	2006	58
30	The Howiesons Poort of South Africa: what we know, what we think we know, what we need to know Marlize Lombard · Southern African humanities	2005	55
31	Collingham Shelter: the excavation of late Holocene deposits, Natal, South Africa Aron David Mazel · Southern African humanities	Oct 1992	54
32	Did lemurs have sweepstake tickets? An exploration of Simpson's model for the colonization of Madagascar by mammals Jacek Stankiewicz, Christien Thiart, Judith C. Masters et al. · Journal of Biogeography Open access	19 Jan 2006	54
33	A catalogue of the scorpions described from the Ethiopian Faunal Region up to December 1973 Susan C. Lamoral, Bruno H. Reynders · African Invertebrates	Nov 1975	53
34	Mzonjani and the beginning of the Iron Age in Natal Tim Maggs · Southern African humanities	Oct 1980	51
35	Accelerator radiocarbon dating of Natal Drakensberg paintings: results and implications Aron David Mazel, Alan Watchman · Antiquity	Jun 1997	48
36	70 000-year old geometric backed tools from the Howiesons Poort at Klasies River, South Africa: were they used for hunting? Sarah Wurz, Marlize Lombard · Southern African humanities	Dec 2007	44
37	A Review of Recent Archaeological Research on Food-Producing Communities in Southern Africa Tim Maggs, Gavin Whitelaw · The Journal of African History	Mar 1991	43
38	On the ecology and habitat adaptations of two intertidal spiders, Desis formidabilis (O.P. Cambridge) and Amaurobioides africanus Hewitt, at "The Island" (Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula), with notes on the occurrence of two other spiders Bruno H. Lamoral · African Invertebrates	Dec 1968	42
39	Driel Shelter: rescue at a Late Stone Age site on the Tugela River Tim Maggs, Valerie Ward · Southern African humanities	1980	41
40	Fluorescence in Arthropoda R. F. Lawrence · Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa	Dec 1954	40
41	Phylogenetic relationships among the Malagasy lemuriforms (Primates: Strepsirrhini) as indicated by mitochondrial sequence data from the 12S rRNA gene Massimiliano Delpero, Judith C. Masters, Piero Cervella et al. · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	Sep 2001	40
42	Evolution of the beta defensin 2 gene in primates Michele Boniotto, Alessandro Tossi, Massimiliano Delpero et al. · Genes and Immunity	21 May 2003	40
43	Distribution, diversity and conservation of Anostraca (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in southern Africa Michelle Hamer, Luc Brendonck Book chapter	1997	40
44	Early Iron Age sites in the Muden area of Natal Valerie Maggs, Tim Ward · African Invertebrates	Dec 1984	38
45	The Athericidae, a new family in the lower Brachycera (Diptera) Brian R. Stuckenberg · African Invertebrates	Sep 1973	37
46	Paleontological and magnetostratigraphic data on Upper Cretaceous deposits from borehole no. 8 (Russkaya Polyana District, Southwestern Siberia) Natalia K. Lebedeva, Galina N. Aleksandrova, Boris N. Shurygin et al. · Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation	2013	37
47	Iron age patterns and Sotho history on the southern Highveld: South Africa Tim Maggs · World Archaeology	Feb 1976	35
48	Ndondondwane: a preliminary report on an Early Iron Age site on the lower Tugela River Tim Maggs · Southern African humanities	Dec 1984	35
49	The Spiroboloidea (Diplopoda) of the eastern half of Southern Africa R. F. Lawrence · African Invertebrates	Nov 1967	34
50	Morphological Correlates of Speciation in Bush Babies Judith C. Masters, Nigel P. Bragg · International Journal of Primatology	Oct 2000	34

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