| Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles C Cai, E Tihelka, M Giacomelli, JF Lawrence, A Ślipiński, R Kundrata, ... Royal Society Open Science 9 (3), 211771, 2022 | 316 | 2022 |
| Various amberground marine animals on Burmese amber with discussions on its age Y Mao, K Liang, Y Su, J Li, X Rao, H Zhang, F Xia, Y Fu, C Cai, D Huang Palaeoentomology 1 (1), 91–103-91–103, 2018 | 168 | 2018 |
| The evolution of insect biodiversity E Tihelka, C Cai, M Giacomelli, J Lozano-Fernandez, O Rota-Stabelli, ... Current Biology 31 (19), R1299-R1311, 2021 | 132 | 2021 |
| New fossil insect order Permopsocida elucidates major radiation and evolution of suction feeding in hemimetabolous insects (Hexapoda: Acercaria) DY Huang, G Bechly, P Nel, MS Engel, J Prokop, D Azar, CY Cai, ... Scientific Reports 6 (1), 23004, 2016 | 103 | 2016 |
| Beetle pollination of cycads in the Mesozoic C Cai, HE Escalona, L Li, Z Yin, D Huang, MS Engel Current Biology 28 (17), 2806-2812. e1, 2018 | 100 | 2018 |
| Diverse transitional giant fleas from the Mesozoic era of China D Huang, MS Engel, C Cai, H Wu, A Nel Nature 483 (7388), 201-204, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| Mitochondrial genomes illuminate the evolutionary history of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) E Tihelka, C Cai, D Pisani, PCJ Donoghue Scientific Reports 10 (1), 14515, 2020 | 72 | 2020 |
| Mycophagous rove beetles highlight diverse mushrooms in the Cretaceous C Cai, R Leschen, D Hibbett, F Xia, D Huang Nature Communications 8 (14894), 2017 | 69 | 2017 |
| Early origin of parental care in Mesozoic carrion beetles CY Cai, MK Thayer, MS Engel, AF Newton, J Ortega-Blanco, B Wang, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (39), 14170-14174, 2014 | 69 | 2014 |
| Application of confocal laser scanning microscopy to the study of amber bioinclusions YZ Fu, YD Li, YT Su, CY Cai, DY Huang Palaeoentomology 4 (3), 266–278-266–278, 2021 | 64 | 2021 |
| Reliable placement of beetle fossils via phylogenetic analyses – Triassic Leehermania as a case study (Staphylinidae or Myxophaga?) M Fikáček, RG Beutel, C Cai, JF Lawrence, AF Newton, A Solodovnikov, ... Systematic Entomology 45 (1), 175-187, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| Basal polyphagan beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar: biogeographic implications and long-term morphological stasis C Cai, JF Lawrence, S Yamamoto, RAB Leschen, AF Newton, A Ślipiński, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286 (1894), 20182175, 2019 | 60 | 2019 |
| Last major gap in scydmaenine evolution filled (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Z Yin, C Cai, D Huang Cretaceous Research 84, 62-68, 2018 | 60 | 2018 |
| Early evolution of specialized termitophily in Cretaceous rove beetles C Cai, D Huang, AF Newton, KT Eldredge, MS Engel Current Biology 27 (8), 1229-1235, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
| Linking evolutionary mode to palaeoclimate change reveals rapid radiations of staphylinoid beetles in low-energy conditions L Lü, CY Cai, X Zhang, AF Newton, MK Thayer, HZ Zhou Current Zoology 66 (4), 435-444, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| Amphibious flies and paedomorphism in the Jurassic period D Huang, A Nel, C Cai, Q Lin, MS Engel Nature 495 (7439), 94-97, 2013 | 52 | 2013 |
| Origin of spiders and their spinning organs illuminated by mid-Cretaceous amber fossils D Huang, G Hormiga, C Cai, Y Su, Z Yin, F Xia, G Giribet Nature Ecology & Evolution 2 (4), 623-627, 2018 | 51 | 2018 |
| The oldest micropepline beetle from Cretaceous Burmese amber and its phylogenetic implications (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) CY Cai, DY Huang Naturwissenschaften 101 (10), 813-817, 2014 | 49 | 2014 |
| Fire-prone Rhamnaceae with South African affinities in cretaceous Myanmar amber C Shi, S Wang, H Cai, H Zhang, X Long, E Tihelka, W Song, Q Feng, ... Nature Plants 8 (2), 125-135, 2022 | 42 | 2022 |
| Angiosperm pollinivory in a Cretaceous beetle E Tihelka, L Li, Y Fu, Y Su, D Huang, C Cai Nature Plants 7 (4), 445-451, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
Michael S. EngelAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryVerified email at amnh.org
