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Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jesús A. Ballesteros
George Washington University
2
Guilherme H. F. Azevedo
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
3
Eva Plath
Koblenz University of Applied Sciences
4
Rachel L. Moran
University of Chicago
5
Benjamin Michael Marshall
Suranaree University of Technology
6
Jacob A. Gorneau
California Academy of Sciences
7
Li An
Chinese PLA General Hospital
8
Jackson C. Means
Virginia Tech
9
Daniel J. Leite
Durham University
10
Pedro Peñaherrera‐R.
Museo Civico di Zoologia

Rising Stars Papers

1
Facial emotion recognition through artificial intelligence
Frontiers in Computer Science|2024
42 cit.
2
An atlas of spider development at single-cell resolution provides new insights into arthropod embryogenesis
EvoDevo|2024
42 cit.
3
The magnitude of legal wildlife trade and implications for species survival
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
16 cit.
4
Dieback of managed spruce stands in western Germany promotes beetle diversity
Journal of Forestry Research|2024
13 cit.
5
IFN-γ, SCF, MIP1b and IL-16 Were Associated with Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity|2024
9 cit.
6
Spruce dieback as chance for biodiversity: standing deadwood promotes beetle diversity in post-disturbance stands in western Germany
Journal of Insect Conservation|2024
6 cit.
7
New insights on male palpal bulb morphology in Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020, with four new species from Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Arachnology|2024
5 cit.
8
Spider diversity in a disturbed forest landscape highlights the importance of management heterogeneity
Insect Conservation and Diversity|2025
5 cit.
9
Phylogeny and biogeography of harmochirine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2024
4 cit.
10
Secrets of a didactic collection: a new tarantula genus from the Montane Forest of north-western Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Arachnology|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Aly El Gamal
Purdue University West Lafayette
2
Danilo Harms
Murdoch University
3
Nobuaki Kono
Keio University
4
Alejandro Valdez‐Mondragón
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
5
Michael G. Rix
Australian Museum
6
Tim Lüddecke
Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology
7
V.Yu. Shmatko
Southern Scientific Center
8
Danniella Sherwood
Rail Delivery Group
9
Junxia Zhang
Hebei University
10
Jairo A. Moreno-González
American Museum of Natural History

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A survey on using deep learning techniques for plant disease diagnosis and recommendations for development of appropriate tools
Smart Agricultural Technology|2022
349 cit.
2
RML22: Realistic Dataset Generation for Wireless Modulation Classification
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2023
60 cit.
3
Molecular analyses of pseudoscorpions in a subterranean biodiversity hotspot reveal cryptic diversity and microendemism
Scientific Reports|2023
35 cit.
4
Venomics of the milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) unveils patterns of venom composition and exochemistry across blunt-nosed viper venoms
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences|2023
28 cit.
5
A roadmap to the enzymes from spider venom: biochemical ecology, molecular diversity, and value for the bioeconomy
Frontiers in Arachnid Science|2024
25 cit.
6
Correlation with a limited set of behavioral niches explains the convergence of somatic morphology in mygalomorph spiders
Ecology and Evolution|2023
24 cit.
7
Anchored phylogenomics and a revised classification of the planidial larva clade of jewel wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)
Systematic Entomology|2022
23 cit.
8
Venomics of the Central European Myrmicine Ants Myrmica rubra and Myrmica ruginodis
Toxins|2022
23 cit.
9
Biogeographical and diversification analyses of Indian pseudoscorpions reveal the Western Ghats as museums of ancient biodiversity
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2022
18 cit.
10
Diversity of schizomids (Arachnida: Schizomida) revealed by new fossil genera and species from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber with implications for a Gondwanan origin of the Burma Terrane
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|2022
17 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Gustavo Hormiga
George Washington University
2
Jason E. Bond
University of California, Davis
3
Rosemary G. Gillespie
University of California, Berkeley
4
Marshal Hedin
San Diego State University
5
Cheryl Y. Hayashi
American Museum of Natural History
6
Ingi Agnarsson
Hubei University
7
Shuqiang Li
Anhui Normal University
8
Antônio D. Brescovit
Instituto Butantan
9
George W. Uetz
University of Cincinnati
10
Wayne P. Maddison
Royal British Columbia Museum

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Mesquite: a modular system for evolutionary analysis. Version 2.6
Unknown Journal|2009
6.7k cit.
2
Gene Trees in Species Trees
Systematic Biology|1997
3k cit.
3
Estimation of levels of gene flow from DNA sequence data.
Genetics|1992
1.8k cit.
4
Estimating Fitness: A Comparison of Body Condition Indices
Oikos|1996
1.3k cit.
5
Estimating a Binary Character's Effect on Speciation and Extinction
Systematic Biology|2007
1.2k cit.
6
Inferring Phylogeny Despite Incomplete Lineage Sorting
Systematic Biology|2006
1.2k cit.
7
Island Biogeography — Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Heredity|1999
1.1k cit.
8
Outgroup Analysis and Parsimony
Systematic Biology|1984
990 cit.
9
Outgroup Analysis and Parsimony
Systematic Zoology|1984
840 cit.
10
A cladistic measure of gene flow inferred from the phylogenies of alleles.
Genetics|1989
759 cit.

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