1.    Chen K, Burgess K-S, Yang X-Y, Luo Y-H, Gao L-M*, Li D-Z*. 2018. Functional trade-offs and the phylogenetic dispersion of seed traits in a biodiversity hotspot of the Mountains of Southwest China. Ecology and Evolution 8(4):2218-2230. (IF=2.340)

2.    Yu Y, Wortley AH, Lu L, Li D-Z*, Wang H,* Blackmore S. 2018. Evolution of Angiosperm Pollen. 5. Early Diverging Superasteridae (Berberidospidales, Caryophyllales, Cornales, Ericales, and Santalales) Plus Dillieniales. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 103(1): 106-161.https://doi.org/10.3417/2017017 (IF=3.185, TOP15.7%)

3.    Meegahakumbura MK, Wambulwa MC, Li M-M, Thapa KK, Sun YS, Moller M, Xu J-C, Yang J-B, Liu J, Liu B-Y, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. 2018. Domestication origin and breeding history of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in China and India based on nuclear microsatellites and cpDNA sequence data. Frontiers in Plant Science 8:2270. (IF=3.677, TOP10.76%)

4.    Wang Y-H, Wicke S, Wang H, Jin J-J, Chen S-Y, Zhang S-D, Li D-Z*, Yi T-S*. 2018. Plastid genome evolution in the early-diverging legume subfamily Cercidoideae (Fabaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science 9:183. (IF=3.677, TOP10.76%)

5.    Yu W-B*, Randle CP, Lu L, Wang H, Yang J-B, dePamphilis CW, Corlett RT, Li D-Z*. 2018. The hemiparasitic plant Phtheirospermum(Orobanchaceae) is polyphyletic and contains cryptic species in the Hengduan Mountains of Southwest China. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:142. (IF=3.677, TOP10.76%)

6.    Zhang H-L, Jin J-J, Moore MJ, Yi T-S*, Li D-Z*. 2018. Plastome characteristics of Cannabaceae. Plant Diversity 40(3):127-137.

7.    Zeng C-X, Hollingsworth PM, Yang J, He Z-S, Zhang Z-R, Li D-Z*, Yang J-B*. 2018. Genome skimming herbarium specimens for DNA barcoding and phylogenomics. Plant Methods 14:43. (IF=4.269, TOP15%)

8.    Liang H, Ren Z-S*, Tao Z-B, Zhao Y-H, Bernhardt P, Li D-Z, Wang H*. 2018. Impact of pre- and post-pollination barriers on pollen transfer and reproductive isolation among three sympatric Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae) species. Plant Biology 20(4):662-673. (IF=2.156)

9.    Liu J, Milne RI, Moller M, Zhu G-F, Ye L-J, Luo Y-H, Yang J-B, Wambulwa MC, Wang C-N, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. 2018. Integrating a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library with a global map of yews (Taxus L.) for forensic identification. Molecular Ecology Resources18(5):1115-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12903. (IF=7.059, Top5)

10.               Tao Z-B, Ren Z-X*, Bernhardt P, Liang H, Li H-D, Zhao Y-H, Wang H*, Li D-Z. 2018. Does reproductive isolation reflect the segregation of color forms in Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames complex (Orchidaceae) in the Chinese Himalayas? Ecology and Evolution 8(11):5455-5469. (IF=2.340)

11.               Yu W-B*, Wang H, Liu M-L, Grabovskaya-Borodina AE, Li D-Z*. 2018. Phylogenetic approaches resolve taxonomical confusion in Pedicularis(Orobanchaceae): Reinstatement of Pedicularis delavayi and discovering a new species Pedicularis milliana. PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200372. (IF=2.766, Top 30%)

12.               Xu W, Yang T, Wang B, Han B, Zhou H, Wang Y, Li D-Z, Liu A*. 2018. Differential expression networks and inheritance patterns of long non-coding RNAs in castor bean seeds. The Plant Journal 95: 324-340. (IF=5.775, Top 5.38%)

13.               Gitzendanner MA, Soltis PS, Yi T, Li D-Z, Soltis DE*. 2018. Plastome phylogenetics: 30 years of inferences into plant evolution. Advances in Botanical Research 85:293-313. (IF=1.388)

14.               Tao Z-B, Wortley AH, Lu L, Li D-Z*, Wang H*, Blackmore S. 2018. Evolution of Angiosperm pollen. 6. The Celastrales, Oxalidales, and Malpighiales (com) clade and Zygophyllales. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 103(3): 393-442. (IF=3.185, TOP15.7%)

15.               Yang T, Yu Q, Xu W*, Li D-Z, Chen F, Liu A*. 2018. Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds. BMC Plant Biology 18: 247. (IF=3.930, TOP10%)

16.               Tan S-L, Luo Y-H, Hollingsworth PM, Burgess KS, Xu K, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. 2018. DNA barcoding herbaceous and woody plant species at a subalpine forest dynamics plot in Southwest China. Ecology and Evolution 8(14):7195-7205. (IF=2.340)

17.               Wu Z-Y, Liu J, Provan J, Wang H, Chen C-J, Cadotte MW, Luo Y-H, Amorim BS, Li D-Z*, Milne RI. 2018. Testing Darwin’s transoceanic dispersal hypothesis for the inland nettle family (Urticaceae). Ecology Letters 21(10): 1515-1529. (IF=9.137, TOP5%)

18.               Wu Z-Y, Du X-Y, Milne R-M, Liu J, Li D-Z*. 2018. Complete chloroplast genome sequences of two Boehmeria species (Urticaceae).Mitochondrial DNA Part B 3(2):939-940. (IF=0.488)

19.               Zhang Y-X, Ma P-F, Li D-Z*. 2018. A new genus of temperate woody bamboos (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) from a limestone montane area of China. PhytoKeys 109: 67-76. (IF=1.393)

20.               Yan L-J, Burgess KS, Zheng W, Tao Z-B, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. Incomplete reproductive isolation between Rhododendron taxa enables hybrid formation and persistence. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (online). https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.12718  (IF=3.092)

21.               Zhao Y-H, Lázaro A, Ren Z-X, Zhou W, Li H-D, Tao Z-B, Xu K, Wu Z-K, Wolfe LM, Li D-Z, Wang H*. The topological differences between visitation and pollen transport networks: a comparison in species rich communities of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains. Oikos (online).https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.05262 (IF=3.709, TOP30%)

22.               Liu J, Milne RU, Cadotte MW, Wu ZY, Provan J, Zhu GF, Gao LM*, Li DZ*. 2018. Protect Third Pole’s fragile ecosystem. Science 362(6421): 1368. (IF=41.058, Top5%) (Letter)

23.               Yang JB, Dong YR, Wong KM, Gu ZJ, Yang HQ*, Li DZ*. 2018. Genetic structure and differentiation in Dendrocalamus sinicus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) populations provide insight into evolutionary history and speciation of woody bamboos. Scientific Report 8:16933. (IF=4.122, Top30%)

24.               Ma L, Ma P, Li D*. 2018. The first complete plastid genome of Burmannia disticha L. from the mycoheterotrophic monocot family Burmanniaceae. Plant Diversity 40(5):232-237.

25.               Li S, Zhong M, Dong X, Jiang X, Xu Y, Sun Y, Cheng F, Li D, Tang K, Wang S*, Dai S*, Hu JY*. 2018. Comparative transcriptomics identifies patterns of selection in roses. BMC Plant Biology 18:371. (IF=3.930, TOP10%)

26.               Bai L, Leong-Skornicková J, Xia NH*, Li DZ. 2018. Taxonomic studies on Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) in China VI: Z. leucochilum, a new species with running rhizome from Sichuan. Nordic Journal of Botany 36(9):e01840. (IF=0.846)