On November 2025, Clarivate Analytics officially released the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) rankings. According to the latest data, 15 JSE papers were identified as the Highly Cited Papers and one as the Hot Paper. These articles cover the fields of genomics, biogeography, phylogeny, conservation biology, etc. and show the most concerned research topics and frontiers in systematic and evolutionary biology.
The hot paper is the review “Evolution of East Asian subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests: When and how?” This review not only consolidates contemporary perspectives on the evolution of East Asian subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) but also proposes a framework to navigate the Anthropocene challenges. By bridging historical patterns with future projections, they aim to catalyze transformative research on EBLFs’ resilience and sustainable management, fostering further research and development regarding the resurgence.
Highly Cited Papers are papers published in the last 10 years that are receiving the most citations (top 1%) when compared to peer papers (same field, same publication year). Hot Papers are papers published in the last two years that are receiving the most citations (top 0.1%) in the most recent two-month period when compared to peer papers (same field, same publication date).
ESI Hot Paper
Evolution of East Asian subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests: When and how?
Hong-Hu Meng, Yi-Gang Song, Guo-Xiong Hu, Pei-Han Huang, Min Li, Ou-Yan Fang, Ren-Ping Su, Guan-Long Cao, Xiang Cai, Shi-Shun Zhou, Yun-Hong Tan, Xiao-Guo Xiang, Wei Wang, Zhe-Kun Zhou, Jie Li
J Syst Evol. 2025, 63(5): 1045-1060.
论文解读：中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园联合国内多家单位完成东亚亚热带常绿阔叶林演化的综述
ESI Highly Cited Papers
2025
Dayu Wu, Richard Ian Milne, Heng Yang, Yujiao Zhang, Yi Wang, Shiyu Jia, Jialiang Li, Kangshan Mao
J Syst Evol. 2025, 63(4): 817-834.
论文解读：四川大学生命科学学院毛康珊团队研究以柏木属为模式揭示了裸子植物类群东亚-特提斯间断分布格局的形成机制
Phylogenetic regionalization of the Pan-Himalayan vascular flora
Yun Liu, Saddam Saqib, Limin Lu, Yangjun Lai, Haihua Hu, Danxiao Peng, Wajid Zaman, Lina Zhao, Bing Liu, Qiang Wang, Anming Lu, Deyuan Hong, Jianfei Ye, Zhiduan Chen
J Syst Evol. 2025, 63(1): 12-24.
论文解读：中国科学院植物研究所陈之端研究团队提出泛喜马拉雅维管植物区系区划方案
2024
Yun-Feng Li, Lian Luo, Yang Liu, Qiang He, Ning-Ning Yu, Naren Gaowa, Zhao-Qin Yi, Jun-Jie Wang, Wei Han, Tao Peng, Boon-Chuan Ho, Xiaolan He, Li Zhang, Zhi-Duan Chen, Yu Jia, Qing-Hua Wang
J Syst Evol. 2024, 62(4): 577-588.
doi: 10.1111/jse.13063
论文解读：中国科学院植物研究所贾渝研究团队发布基于质体基因组数据的全球苔藓植物科级分类系统
2022
Genomic architectural variation of plant mitochondria—A review of multichromosomal structuring
Zhi-Qiang Wu, Xue-Zhu Liao, Xiao-Ni Zhang, Luke R. Tembrock, and Amanda Broz
J Syst Evol. 2022, 60(1): 160-168.
论文解读：中国农业科学院深圳农业基因组研究所武志强研究员团队综述植物线粒体的基因组多染色体结构变异的意义
Timothy J. Gallaher, Paul M. Peterson, Robert J. Soreng, Fernando O. Zuloaga, De-Zhu Li, Lynn G. Clark, Christopher D. Tyrrell, Cassiano A.D. Welker, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, and Jordan K. Teisher
J Syst Evol. 2022, 60(3): 522-569.
论文解读：JSE专辑|全球尺度禾本科分类系统和生物地理学研究取得新进展
A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update
Robert J. Soreng, Paul M. Peterson, Fernando O. Zuloaga, Konstantin Romaschenko, Lynn G. Clark, Jordan K. Teisher, Lynn J. Gillespie, Patricia Barberá, Cassiano A.D. Welker, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, De-Zhu Li, and Gerrit Davidse
J Syst Evol. 2022, 60(3): 476-521.
论文解读：JSE专辑|全球尺度禾本科分类系统和生物地理学研究取得新进展
2021
A new classification of Cyperaceae (Poales) supported by phylogenomic data
Isabel Larridon, Alexandre R. Zuntini, Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, Russell L. Barrett, Julian R. Starr, A. Muthama Muasya, Tamara Villaverde, Kenneth Bauters, Grace E. Brewer, Jeremy J. Bruhl, Suzana M. Costa, Tammy L. Elliott, Niroshini Epitawalage, Marcial Escudero, Isabel Fairlie, Paul Goetghebeur, Andrew L. Hipp, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Izai A.B. Sabino Kikuchi, Modesto Luceño, José Ignacio Márquez-Corro, Santiago Martín-Bravo, Olivier Maurin, Lisa Pokorny, Eric H. Roalson, Ilias Semmouri, David A. Simpson, Daniel Spalink, W. Wayt Thomas, Karen L. Wilson, Martin Xanthos, Félix Forest, and William J. Baker
J Syst Evol. 2021, 59(4): 852-895.
论文解读：JSE专辑|大数据与莎草科的系统和进化
A framework infrageneric classification of Carex (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles
Global Carex Group, Eric H. Roalson, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Andrew L. Hipp, Carmen Benítez-Benítez, Leo P. Bruederle, Kyong-Sook Chung, Marcial Escudero, Bruce A. Ford, Kerry Ford, Sebastian Gebauer, Berit Gehrke, Marlene Hahn, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Mathias H. Hoffmann, Xiao-Feng Jin, Sangtae Kim, Isabel Larridon, Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, Yi-Fei Lu, Modesto Luceño, Enrique Maguilla, Jose Ignacio Márquez-Corro, Santiago Martín-Bravo, Tomomi Masaki, Mónica Míguez, Robert F.C. Naczi, Anton A. Reznicek, Daniel Spalink, Julian R. Starr, Uzma, Tamara Villaverde, Marcia J. Waterway, Karen L. Wilson, and Shu-Ren Zhang
J Syst Evol. 2021, 59(4): 726-762.
论文解读：JSE专辑|大数据与莎草科的系统和进化
Evolutionary origin of species diversity on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Kang-Shan Mao, Yi Wang, and Jian-Quan Liu
J Syst Evol. 2021, 59(6): 1142-1158.
论文解读：JSE专辑|青藏高原植物多样性和生态适应
2020
Plant adaptation to climate change—Where are we?
Jill T. Anderson and Bao-Hua Song
J Syst Evol. 2020, 58(5): 533-545.
2017
Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future
W. John Kress
J Syst Evol. 2017, 55(4): 291-307.
Robert J. Soreng, Paul M. Peterson, Konstantin Romaschenko, Gerrit Davidse, Jordan K. Teisher, Lynn G. Clark, Patricia Barberá, Lynn J. Gillespie, Fernando O. Zuloaga
J Syst Evol. 2017, 55(4): 259-290.
2016
Jun Wen, Ze-Long Nie, Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond
J Syst Evol. 2016, 54(5): 469-490.
A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
J Syst Evol. 2016, 54(6): 563-603.
2015
A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)
Robert J. Soreng, Paul M. Peterson, Konstantin Romaschenko, Gerrit Davidse, Fernando O. Zuloaga, Emmet J. Judziewicz, Tarciso S. Filgueiras, Jerrold I. Davis, and Osvaldo Morrone
J Syst Evol. 2015, 53(2): 117-137.
