Most cited papers in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
What are the most cited papers in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology?
The most cited paper in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology is "Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation" (David Bickford, David J. Lohman, Navjot S. Sodhi et al., 2006), with 3,580 citations. Next come "NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools" (2,741) and "Molecular and morphological data reveal cryptic taxonomic diversity in the terrestrial slug complex Arion subfuscus/fuscus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae) in continental north-west Europe" (2,261).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 284 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation David Bickford, David J. Lohman, Navjot S. Sodhi et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 29 Nov 2006 | 3,580 |
| 2 | NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools Conrad L. Schoch, Stacy A. Ciufo, Michael Domrachev et al. · Database | 2020 | 2,741 |
| 3 | Molecular and morphological data reveal cryptic taxonomic diversity in the terrestrial slug complex Arion subfuscus/fuscus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae) in continental north-west Europe Jan Pinceel, Kurt Jordaens, Natalie Van Houtte et al. · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | 24 Aug 2004 | 2,261 |
| 4 | The maturity index: an ecological measure of environmental disturbance based on nematode species composition Tom Bongers · Oecologia | May 1990 | 2,178 |
| 5 | Soil Quality: A Concept, Definition, and Framework for Evaluation (A Guest Editorial) Douglas L. Karlen, Maurice James Mausbach, J. W. Doran et al. · Soil Science Society of America Journal | 1997 | 2,015 |
| 6 | Soil health and sustainability: managing the biotic component of soil quality John W. Doran, Michael R. Zeiss · Applied Soil Ecology | Aug 2000 | 1,978 |
| 7 | Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage Johan Six, Christian L. Feller, Karolien Denef et al. · Agronomie | Nov 2002 | 1,430 |
| 8 | A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services Manuel Blouin, Mark E. Hodson, Expectación Delgado et al. · European Journal of Soil Science | 21 Feb 2013 | 1,316 |
| 9 | Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe Maria A. Tsiafouli et al. · Global Change Biology | 22 Sep 2014 | 1,113 |
| 10 | Potential Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation in the European Alps: A Review Jean‐Paul Theurillat, Antoine Guisan · Climatic Change | Jul 2001 | 867 |
| 11 | New 'biodiversity' measures reveal a decrease in taxonomic distinctness with increasing stress RM Warwick, KR Clarke · Marine Ecology Progress Series | 1995 | 838 |
| 12 | Biological Indicators of Soil Health Ann C. Kennedy · Journal of Environmental Quality | Sep 1998 | 817 |
| 13 | Molecular barcodes for soil nematode identification Robin Floyd, Eyualem Abebe, Artemis Papert et al. · Molecular Ecology | Apr 2002 | 760 |
| 14 | Plant‐Water Relationships Doyle B. Peters · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Nov 1968 | 729 |
| 15 | Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function K.E. Giller, Mike Beare, Patrick Lavelle et al. · Applied Soil Ecology | Aug 1997 | 723 |
| 16 | Faunal Activities and Soil Processes: Adaptive Strategies That Determine Ecosystem Function Patrick Lavelle · Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research | 1997 | 715 |
| 17 | Monocotyledons: Systematics and Evolution. Andrew Henderson, Paula J. Rudall, Phillip James Cribb et al. · Brittonia | Jul 1996 | 714 |
| 18 | Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments Eske Willerslev, Anders Johannes Hansen, Jonas Binladen et al. · Science | May 2003 | 703 |
| 19 | The feeding ecology of earthworms – A review James P. Curry, Olaf Schmidt · Pedobiologia | 19 Oct 2006 | 698 |
| 20 | Regulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activityin the drilosphere and the role of interactionswith other edaphic functional domains George Gardner Brown, Isabelle Barois, Patrick Lavelle · European Journal of Soil Biology | Jul 2000 | 667 |
| 21 | Earthworms increase plant production: a meta-analysis Jan Willem van Groenigen, Ingrid M. Lubbers, Hannah M.J. Vos et al. · Scientific Reports | 15 Sep 2014 | 634 |
| 22 | Ground Water Hydrology Ronald C. Reeve · Soil Science Society of America Journal | May 1960 | 578 |
| 23 | Earthworm activities and the soil system Patrick Lavelle · Biology and Fertility of Soils | May 1988 | 577 |
| 24 | Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. G M SHEA · Australian Veterinary Journal | May 2003 | 536 |
| 25 | Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups Justin Gerlach, Michael John Samways, James Stephen Pryke · Journal of Insect Conservation | 6 Apr 2013 | 517 |
| 26 | An overview of some tillage impacts on earthworm population abundance and diversity — implications for functioning in soils Kwong Yin Chan · Soil and Tillage Research | 2001 | 503 |
| 27 | The Biology of Polluted Waters David Frey · Limnology and Oceanography | Apr 1961 | 503 |
| 28 | Global distribution of earthworm diversity Helen R. P. Phillips et al. · Science | 24 Oct 2019 | 502 |
| 29 | DESIGNING A SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT Susan S. Andrews, C. Ronald Carroll · Ecological Applications | Dec 2001 | 488 |
| 30 | Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms Ingrid M. Lubbers, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Steven J. Fonte et al. · Nature Climate Change | 31 Jan 2013 | 488 |
| 31 | Overview and application of the AQEM assessment system Daniel Hering, Otto Moog, Leonard Sandin et al. · Hydrobiologia | Mar 2004 | 486 |
| 32 | Free-Tree--freeware program for construction of phylogenetic trees on the basis of distance data and bootstrap/jackknife analysis of the tree robustness. Application in the RAPD analysis of genus Frenkelia. Adam Pavlı́ček, Štěpánka Hrdá, Jaroslav Flegr · PubMed | 1999 | 485 |
| 33 | Soil Quality for Sustainable Land Management Martin R. Carter · Agronomy Journal | 2002 | 479 |
| 34 | Non-native invasive earthworms as agents of change in northern temperate forests Patrick J. Bohlen, Stefan Scheu, Cindy M. Hale et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | Oct 2004 | 477 |
| 35 | Macroecological patterns in soil communities Thibaud Decaëns · Global Ecology and Biogeography | 8 Feb 2010 | 470 |
| 36 | Lombriciens de France-Ecologie et Systematique. Clive A. Edwards, M. B. Bouche · Journal of Applied Ecology | Aug 1973 | 469 |
| 37 | Soils: An Australian Viewpoint Colin W. Mitchell · Journal of Arid Environments | Jun 1984 | 458 |
| 38 | The role of earthworms for assessment of sustainability and as bioindicators Maurizio G. Paoletti · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | Jun 1999 | 449 |
| 39 | The diversity of soil communities, the ?poor man's tropical rainforest? Paul S. Giller · Biodiversity and Conservation | Feb 1996 | 437 |
| 40 | Protection of soil carbon by microaggregates within earthworm casts H. Bossuyt, Johan Six, Paul F. Hendrix · Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 14 Sep 2004 | 436 |
| 41 | Decline of a biome: evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota Margaret Mary Byrne, Dorothy A. Steane, Leo Joseph et al. · Journal of Biogeography | 26 May 2011 | 431 |
| 42 | EFFECT OF LAND DISTURBANCE AND STRESS ON SPECIES TRAITS OF GROUND BEETLE ASSEMBLAGES Ignacio López Ribera, Sylvain Dolédec, Iain S. Downie et al. · Ecology | Apr 2001 | 419 |
| 43 | Earthworms Building Up Soil Microbiota, a Review Regina M. Medina-Sauza, Marycruz Álvarez-Jiménez, Alix Delhal et al. · Frontiers in Environmental Science | 7 Jun 2019 | 416 |
| 44 | Meanings of Environmental Terms David Johnson, David Johnson, S. H. Ambrose et al. · Journal of Environmental Quality | May 1997 | 415 |
| 45 | How do earthworms affect microfloral and faunal community diversity? George Gardner Brown · Plant and Soil | Mar 1995 | 409 |
| 46 | The taxonomic impediment: a shortage of taxonomists, not the lack of technical approaches Michael S. Engel et al. · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | 28 Jul 2021 | 407 |
| 47 | BIOLOGY OF MAYFLIES John E. Brittain · Annual Review of Entomology | 1982 | 407 |
| 48 | Characterization of Humic Acids, Composts, and Peat by Diffuse Reflectance Fourier‐Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Janina Niemeyer, Yangmei Chen, Jean‐Marc Bollag · Soil Science Society of America Journal | 1992 | 403 |
| 49 | The physical structure of soil: Determinant and consequence of trophic interactions Amandine Erktan, Dani Or, Stefan Scheu · Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 7 Jun 2020 | 396 |
| 50 | Soil quality: Attributes and relationship to alternative and sustainable agriculture Jeffrey F. Parr, R. I. Papendick, Sharon B. Hornick et al. · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems | Jun 1992 | 393 |
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