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Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
S. Prasanth Narayanan
Mahatma Gandhi University
2
Geoff Gregory
Unknown
3
Rikki Gumbs
Zoological Society of London
4
Julia Köninger
Universidade de Vigo
5
Amélie Christel
AgroParisTech
6
Wenjia Wu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Emogine Mamabolo
University of Limpopo
8
Kaisa Torppa
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
9
Hans Otto-Portner
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
10
Thomas Kaltenbach
Musée cantonal de zoologie de Lausanne

Rising Stars Papers

1
Global conservation status of the jawed vertebrate Tree of Life
Nature Communications|2024
29 cit.
2
Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils
Nature|2026
24 cit.
3
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality
Pedobiologia|2024
20 cit.
4
Soil fauna diversity is enhanced by vegetation complexity and no-till planting in regenerative agroecosystems
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment|2024
19 cit.
5
Application of precision agriculture technologies for crop protection and soil health
Smart Agricultural Technology|2025
15 cit.
6
Advancing EDGE Zones to identify spatial conservation priorities of tetrapod evolutionary history
Nature Communications|2024
13 cit.
7
Catalogue of the moniligastrid earthworms (Clitellata, Moniligastrida, Moniligastridae) of the world
Zootaxa|2024
11 cit.
8
Soil macrofauna are important bioindicators of soil quality in agroecosystems under different management
Ecological Indicators|2024
9 cit.
9
On three new species of the earthworm genus Drawida Michaelsen, 1900 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from south-western India
Zootaxa|2024
8 cit.
10
Drawida karatala, a new species of earthworm (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Western Ghats of India
Opuscula Zoologica|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chifundera Kusamba Zacharie
Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural
2
Nicolas Bottinelli
Institute of Soil Science
3
Marta Novo
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
4
Longsheng Liu
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
5
D. Stone
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
6
Chih‐Han Chang
National Taiwan University
7
Sarah Duddigan
University of Reading
8
Omololu OGUNJOBI Zaccheaus
Obafemi Awolowo University
9
Bronwen Presswell
Natural History Museum
10
Justin B. Richardson
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Let earthworms be functional - Definition of new functional groups based on their bioturbation behavior
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2023
74 cit.
2
Impact of Zero Budget Natural Farming on Crop Yields in Andhra Pradesh, SE India
Sustainability|2022
53 cit.
3
Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality
Agronomy for Sustainable Development|2023
48 cit.
4
What's in a name? Taxonomic and gender biases in the etymology of new species names
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2022
38 cit.
5
Using morpho-anatomical traits to predict the effect of earthworms on soil water infiltration
Geoderma|2022
27 cit.
6
Ecological groups and isotopic niches of earthworms
Applied Soil Ecology|2022
26 cit.
7
Is parasite taxonomy really in trouble? A quantitative analysis
International Journal for Parasitology|2022
25 cit.
8
The impact of termites on soil sheeting properties is better explained by environmental factors than by their feeding and building strategies
Geoderma|2022
18 cit.
9
Large-scale genetic investigation of nematode diversity and their phylogenetic patterns in New Zealand's marine animals
Parasitology|2022
18 cit.
10
Mechanisms and kinetics of (de-)protection of soil organic carbon in earthworm casts in a tropical environment
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2022
17 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Patrick Lavelle
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
2
Stefan Scheu
Institute of Zoology
3
Thierry Backeljau
University of Antwerp
4
Michael R. Zeiss
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
5
Norman I. Platnick
American Museum of Natural History
6
Nico Eisenhauer
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
7
Daniel Cluzeau
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
Alain Albrecht
Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes
9
Christer Erséus
University of Gothenburg
10
Jorge Domínguez
National Agrarian University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Molecular and morphological data reveal cryptic taxonomic diversity in the terrestrial slug complex Arion subfuscus/fuscus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae) in continental north-west Europe
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|2004
2.3k cit.
2
Soil health and sustainability: managing the biotic component of soil quality
Applied Soil Ecology|2000
1.9k cit.
3
Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes
Nature|2015
1.8k cit.
4
Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics|2005
1.6k cit.
5
Biology and ecology of earthworms
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment|1997
1.6k cit.
6
Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperateand tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage
Agronomie|2002
1.4k cit.
7
Systematics and Biogeography: Cladistics and Vicariance.
Systematic Zoology|1982
1.4k cit.
8
Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers
European Journal of Soil Biology|1997
1.2k cit.
9
Measuring application development productivity
Medical Entomology and Zoology|1979
1.1k cit.
10
Carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry systems
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment|2003
1.1k cit.

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