| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Revealing the History of Sheep Domestication Using Retrovirus Integrations | Science | 2009 | 402 |
| 2 | Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations | Science | 2017 | 353 |
| 3 | Sex Differences in Phenotypic Plasticity Affect Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Insects: From Physiology to Evolution | Annual Review of Entomology | 2010 | 352 |
| 4 | The Effect of Inappropriate Calibration: Three Case Studies in Molecular Ecology | PLoS ONE | 2008 | 201 |
| 5 | The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 186 |
| 6 | Tree cavities in forests – The broad distribution pattern of a keystone structure for biodiversity | Forest Ecology and Management | 2011 | 180 |
| 7 | A novel phylogeny for the genus Echinococcus, based on nuclear data, challenges relationships based on mitochondrial evidence | Parasitology | 2009 | 146 |
| 8 | Late-Quaternary biogeographic scenarios for the brown bear (Ursus arctos), a wild mammal model species | Quaternary Science Reviews | 2011 | 143 |
| 9 | The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes | Nature | 2021 | 142 |
| 10 | Partial genomic survival of cave bears in living brown bears | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 132 |
| 11 | Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and suggestions for conservation and management | Biological Reviews | 2017 | 131 |
| 12 | High urban population density of birds reflects their timing of urbanization | Oecologia | 2012 | 122 |
| 13 | Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): An inference from nuclear protein-coding genes | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2011 | 121 |
| 14 | Sudden expansion of a single brown bear maternal lineage across northern continental Eurasia after the last ice age: a general demographic model for mammals? | Molecular Ecology | 2009 | 119 |
| 15 | Effects of soil chemical characteristics and water regime on denitrification genes (nirS, nirK, and nosZ) abundances in a created riverine wetland complex | Ecological Engineering | 2014 | 118 |
| 16 | Volatile Emissions from Alnus glutionosa Induced by Herbivory are Quantitatively Related to the Extent of Damage | Journal of Chemical Ecology | 2011 | 110 |
| 17 | New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2017 | 102 |
| 18 | First report of Echinococcus granulosus G8 in Eurasia and a reappraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of ‘genotypes’ G5-G10 | Parasitology | 2008 | 99 |
| 19 | Carnivory is Positively Correlated with Latitude among Omnivorous Mammals: Evidence from Brown Bears, Badgers and Pine Martens | Annales Zoologici Fennici | 2009 | 92 |
| 20 | Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation and plumage colour variation are different in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) | Molecular Ecology | 2009 | 90 |
| 21 | Brown and Polar Bear Y Chromosomes Reveal Extensive Male-Biased Gene Flow within Brother Lineages | Molecular Biology and Evolution | 2014 | 90 |
| 22 | Parasite infection and decreased thermal tolerance: impact of proliferative kidney disease on a wild salmonid fish in the context of climate change | Functional Ecology | 2017 | 90 |
| 23 | Indirect evidence for an extinction debt of grassland butterflies half century after habitat loss | Biological Conservation | 2010 | 89 |
| 24 | Genetic structure in large, continuous mammal populations: the example of brown bears in northwestern Eurasia | Molecular Ecology | 2010 | 88 |
| 25 | Size‐dependent predation risk in tree‐feeding insects with different colouration strategies: a field experiment | Journal of Animal Ecology | 2009 | 80 |
| 26 | Bucking the Trend in Wolf-Dog Hybridization: First Evidence from Europe of Hybridization between Female Dogs and Male Wolves | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 80 |
| 27 | Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 | International Journal for Parasitology | 2018 | 77 |
| 28 | Sexual size dimorphism requires a corresponding sex difference in development time: a meta‐analysis in insects | Functional Ecology | 2014 | 74 |
| 29 | Rural-Urban Differences in Escape Behavior of European Birds across a Latitudinal Gradient | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 74 |
| 30 | Complete mitochondrial genomes and a novel spatial genetic method reveal cryptic phylogeographical structure and migration patterns among brown bears in north‐western Eurasia | Journal of Biogeography | 2013 | 73 |
| 31 | Oxidative stress and information content of black and yellow plumage coloration: an experiment with greenfinches | Journal of Experimental Biology | 2010 | 71 |
| 32 | Europe‐wide biogeographical patterns in the diet of an ecologically and epidemiologically important mesopredator, the red fox Vulpes vulpes: a quantitative review | Mammal Review | 2017 | 71 |
| 33 | The Role of Microtubules in the Regulation of Proteoglycan Synthesis in Chondrocytes under Hydrostatic Pressure | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics | 2000 | 70 |
| 34 | Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species | Parasitology | 2018 | 69 |
| 35 | A Multiplex PCR for the Simultaneous Detection and Genotyping of the Echinococcus granulosus Complex | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2013 | 67 |
| 36 | Stand structure of hemiboreal old-growth forests: Characteristic features, variation among site types, and a comparison with FSC-certified mature stands in Estonia | Forest Ecology and Management | 2010 | 65 |
| 37 | Rapid Urbanization of Red Foxes in Estonia: Distribution, Behaviour, Attacks on Domestic Animals, and Health-Risks Related to Zoonotic Diseases | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 64 |
| 38 | Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool | Environment International | 2009 | 63 |
| 39 | Phenological sensitivity to climate change is higher in resident than in migrant bird populations among European cavity breeders | Global Change Biology | 2018 | 63 |
| 40 | Counterintuitive size patterns in bivoltine moths: late-season larvae grow larger despite lower food quality | Oecologia | 2010 | 62 |
| 41 | Soil Nutrient Content Influences the Abundance of Soil Microbes but Not Plant Biomass at the Small-Scale | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 60 |
| 42 | Echinococcus infections in the Baltic region | Veterinary Parasitology | 2015 | 59 |
| 43 | Large‐scale migrations of brown bears in Eurasia and to North America during the Late Pleistocene | Journal of Biogeography | 2018 | 59 |
| 44 | Age and size at maturity: A quantitative review of diet‐induced reaction norms in insects | Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution | 2014 | 58 |
| 45 | Identification of sawflies and horntails (Hymenoptera, ‘Symphyta’) through DNA barcodes: successes and caveats | Molecular Ecology Resources | 2017 | 58 |
| 46 | Epiphyte communities on the trunks of retention trees stabilise in 5 years after timber harvesting, but remain threatened due to tree loss | Biological Conservation | 2010 | 57 |
| 47 | Bird communities in hemiboreal old-growth forests: The roles of food supply, stand structure, and site type | Forest Ecology and Management | 2011 | 57 |
| 48 | Low reproductive success of great tits in the preferred habitat: A role of food availability | Ecoscience | 2009 | 55 |
| 49 | Predator-induced stress changes parental feeding behavior in pied flycatchers | Behavioral Ecology | 2011 | 54 |
| 50 | Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2018 | 54 |
