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Most cited papers in Echinoderm biology and ecology

What are the most cited papers in Echinoderm biology and ecology?

The most cited paper in Echinoderm biology and ecology is "Table 1 in A new Gammarus species from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China) with a key to Xinjiang freshwater gammarids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae)" (Zhang, Kui, Wang, Jun, Ge, Yihao et al., 2022), with 15,805 citations. Next come "Bioactive compounds in seaweed: functional food applications and legislation" (2,116) and "Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates" (1,681).

Showing 50 of 101 papers. Every paper with more than 289 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Table 1 in A new Gammarus species from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China) with a key to Xinjiang freshwater gammarids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae) Zhang, Kui, Wang, Jun, Ge, Yihao et al. · PubMed Open access 25 Mar 2022 15,805
2 Bioactive compounds in seaweed: functional food applications and legislation Susan Løvstad Holdt, Stefan Kraan · Journal of Applied Phycology Open access 7 Feb 2011 2,116
3 Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates Frédéric Delsuc, Henner Brinkmann, Daniel M. Chourrout et al. · Nature Feb 2006 1,681
4 Proneural genes and the specification of neural cell types Nicolas Bertrand, Diogo S. Castro, François Guillemot · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review Jul 2002 1,513
5 Fucoidan: Structure and Bioactivity Bo Li, Felice Chrismary Lu, Wei Xinjun et al. · Molecules Open access 12 Aug 2008 1,390
6 Sea Otters: Their Role in Structuring Nearshore Communities James A. Estes, John F. Palmisano · Science 20 Sep 1974 1,194
7 The Genome of the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Erica J Sodergren et al. · Science Open access228 authors 9 Nov 2006 1,161
8 Chemical Structures and Bioactivities of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Algae Guangling Jiao, Guangli Yu, Junzeng Zhang et al. · Marine Drugs Open access 8 Feb 2011 1,059
9 A comparative study of the anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antiangiogenic, and antiadhesive activities of nine different fucoidans from brown seaweeds Albana Cumashi, Natalia A. Ushakova, M. E. Preobrazhenskaya et al. · Glycobiology Open access 12 Feb 2007 1,043
10 The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae Jeremy Mark Cock et al. · Nature Open access Jun 2010 974
11 Carrageenan: a review Josef Nečas, Lenka Bartošíková · Veterinární Medicína Open access 30 Apr 2013 928
12 Amino acids, fatty acids, and dietary fibre in edible seaweed products Christine Dawczynski, Rainer Schubert, Gerhard Jahreis · Food Chemistry 16 Nov 2006 921
13 High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional Foods—A Review Sara Bordbar, Farooq Anwar, Nazamid Saari · Marine Drugs Open access 10 Oct 2011 858
14 Fucoxanthin, a Marine Carotenoid Present in Brown Seaweeds and Diatoms: Metabolism and Bioactivities Relevant to Human Health Juan Peng, Jian‐Ping Yuan, Chou‐Fei Wu et al. · Marine Drugs Open access 10 Oct 2011 824
15 Medicinal and pharmaceutical uses of seaweed natural products: A review Albertus Jacobus Smit · Journal of Applied Phycology Aug 2004 808
16 Important Determinants for Fucoidan Bioactivity: A Critical Review of Structure-Function Relations and Extraction Methods for Fucose-Containing Sulfated Polysaccharides from Brown Seaweeds Marcel Tutor Ale, Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen, Anne S. Meyer · Marine Drugs Open access 24 Oct 2011 774
17 Monte Verde: Seaweed, Food, Medicine, and the Peopling of South America Tom D. Dillehay, Carlos Ramírez, Mario Pino et al. · Science 8 May 2008 700
18 Marine Polysaccharides from Algae with Potential Biomedical Applications Maria Filomena de Jesus Raposo, Alcina M. M. B. Morais, Rui M. S. C. Morais · Marine Drugs Open access 15 May 2015 689
19 Calcitic microlenses as part of the photoreceptor system in brittlestars Joanna Aizenberg, Alexei V. Tkachenko, Steve Weiner et al. · Nature Aug 2001 661
20 The immune gene repertoire encoded in the purple sea urchin genome Taku Hibino, Mariano Loza‐Coll, Cynthia Messier et al. · Developmental Biology Open access 4 Sep 2006 648
21 Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed María José Pérez, Elena Falqué, Herminia Domı́nguez · Marine Drugs Open access 9 Mar 2016 642
22 Sulfated Seaweed Polysaccharides as Multifunctional Materials in Drug Delivery Applications Ludmylla Cunha, Ana Grenha · Marine Drugs Open access 25 Feb 2016 617
23 The genome of the seagrass Zostera marina reveals angiosperm adaptation to the sea Jørn Olsen et al. · Nature Open access 26 Jan 2016 609
24 Potential Antioxidant Capacity of Sulfated Polysaccharides from the Edible Marine Brown Seaweed Fucus vesiculosus Pilar Rupérez, Oussama Ahrazem, Juan Antonio Leal · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 8 Jan 2002 598
25 Notch signaling at a glance Kazuya Hori, Anindya Sen, Spyros Artavanis‐Tsakonas · Journal of Cell Science Open access 2013 587
26 Deuterostome phylogeny reveals monophyletic chordates and the new phylum Xenoturbellida Sarah J. Bourlat, Thorhildur Juliusdottir, Christopher J. Lowe et al. · Nature 18 Oct 2006 581
27 Fatty acids, total lipid, protein and ash contents of processed edible seaweeds Dalia I. Sánchez‐Machado, Jaime López‐Cervántes, Julia López-Hernández et al. · Food Chemistry 16 Oct 2003 578
28 Dietary fiber, amino acid, fatty acid and tocopherol contents of the edible seaweeds Ulva lactuca and Durvillaea antarctica Jaime Ernesto Díaz Ortiz, Nalda Romero, Paz S. Robert et al. · Food Chemistry 16 Dec 2005 575
29 Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation James D. Johnson, David D. Epel, Miles Paul · Nature Aug 1976 560
30 New perspectives in sponge biology BERNARD E. PICTON · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Nov 1995 549
31 A Meta-Analytic Review of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Compositions in Patients with Depression Pao-Yen Lin, Shih‐Yi Huang, Kuan‐Pin Su · Biological Psychiatry 11 May 2010 535
32 Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of two tropical seaweeds Eliane Marinho‐Soriano, Pedro Castillo Fonseca, M.A.A. Carneiro et al. · Bioresource Technology 29 Nov 2005 534
33 Nutrient content of tropical edible seaweeds, Eucheuma cottonii, Caulerpa lentillifera and Sargassum polycystum Patricia Matanjun, Suhaila Mohamed, Noordin Mohamed Mustapha et al. · Journal of Applied Phycology 22 May 2008 533
34 Nodal signalling in vertebrate development Alexander Franz Schier, Michael M. Shen · Nature 2000 521
35 Marine natural products John W. Blunt, Brent R. Copp, Robert A. Keyzers et al. · Natural Product Reports Open access 21 Dec 2012 518
36 Genital transmission of HPV in a mouse model is potentiated by nonoxynol-9 and inhibited by carrageenan Jeffrey N. Roberts, Christopher B. Buck, Cynthia D. Thompson et al. · Nature Medicine Jul 2007 506
37 Carrageenan Is a Potent Inhibitor of Papillomavirus Infection Christopher B. Buck, Cynthia D. Thompson, Jeffrey N. Roberts et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access 7 Jul 2006 502
38 Precambrian Sponges with Cellular Structures Chia-Wei Li, Junyuan Chen, Tzu-En Hua · Science 6 Feb 1998 502
39 Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing Steven W. Purcell, Annie Mercier, Chantal Conand et al. · Fish and Fisheries 2 Nov 2011 491
40 Seaweeds as a Functional Ingredient for a Healthy Diet Rocío Peñalver, José Manuel Lorenzo, Gaspar Ros et al. · Marine Drugs Open access 5 Jun 2020 487
41 Carrageenan based hydrogels for drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing Ramanathan Yegappan, Vignesh Selvaprithiviraj, Sivashanmugam Amirthalingam et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 23 Jun 2018 468
42 Isolation and Identification of Meiosis Inducing Substance in Starfish Asterias amurensis Haruo Kanatani, Hiroko Shirai, Koji Nakanishi et al. · Nature 1969 463
43 Activation of Sea-Urchin Eggs by a Calcium Ionophore Richard A. Steinhardt, David D. Epel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access May 1974 461
44 Structure and antitumour activity of fucoidan isolated from sporophyll of Korean brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida Andriy Synytsya, Woo‐Jung Kim, Sung‐Min Kim et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 30 Jan 2010 459
45 A boom–bust phylum? Ecological and evolutionary consequences of density variations in echinoderms Sven Uthicke, Britta Schaffelke, Maria Byrne · Ecological Monographs Open access Feb 2009 458
46 Regulation of Notch Signaling Activity François Schweisguth · Current Biology Open access Feb 2004 454
47 Genomic Insights into the Immune System of the Sea Urchin Jonathan P. Rast, L. Courtney Smith, Mariano Loza‐Coll et al. · Science Open access 9 Nov 2006 453
48 The effect of myosin antibody on the division of starfish blastomeres Issei Mabuchi, Masaru Okuno · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access Jul 1977 445
49 Details of the evolutionary history from invertebratesto vertebrates, as deduced from the sequences of 18S rDNA. Hiroshi Wada, Nori Satoh · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Mar 1994 430
50 POPULATION STRUCTURE AND SPECIATION IN TROPICAL SEAS: GLOBAL PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA URCHIN DIADEMA Harilaos A Lessios, Bailey D. Kessing, John S. Pearse · Evolution 2001 429

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