| The oldest record of Ornithuromorpha from the Early Cretaceous of China M Wang, X Zheng, JK O’Connor, GT Lloyd, X Wang, Y Wang, X Zhang, ... Nature Communications 6 (1), 6987, 2015 | 114 | 2015 |
| A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species W Min, Z Zhong-He, JK O’CONNOR, NV ZELENKOV Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52 (1), 31, 2014 | 104 | 2014 |
| Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour X Zheng, J O’Connor, F Huchzermeyer, X Wang, Y Wang, M Wang, ... Nature 495 (7442), 507-511, 2013 | 100 | 2013 |
| A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs M Wang, JK O’Connor, X Xu, Z Zhou Nature 569 (7755), 256-259, 2019 | 92 | 2019 |
| Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird Eoconfuciusornis Y Pan, W Zheng, AE Moyer, JK O’Connor, M Wang, X Zheng, X Wang, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (49), E7900-E7907, 2016 | 89 | 2016 |
| On the absence of sternal elements in Anchiornis (Paraves) and Sapeornis (Aves) and the complex early evolution of the avian sternum X Zheng, J O’Connor, X Wang, M Wang, X Zhang, Z Zhou Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (38), 13900-13905, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
| Insights into the evolution of rachis dominated tail feathers from a new basal enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) X Wang, JK O'Connor, X Zheng, M Wang, H Hu, Z Zhou Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113 (3), 805-819, 2014 | 78 | 2014 |
| The molecular evolution of feathers with direct evidence from fossils Y Pan, W Zheng, RH Sawyer, MW Pennington, X Zheng, X Wang, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (8), 3018-3023, 2019 | 74 | 2019 |
| Spatiotemporal evolution of the Jehol Biota: Responses to the North China craton destruction in the Early Cretaceous Z Zhou, Q Meng, R Zhu, M Wang Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (34), e2107859118, 2021 | 65 | 2021 |
| A new species from an ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) dominated locality of the Jehol Biota S Zhou, JK O’Connor, M Wang Chinese science bulletin 59, 5366-5378, 2014 | 64 | 2014 |
| The histology of two female Early Cretaceous birds JK O’CONNOR, W Min, Z Xiao-Ting, W Xiao-Li, Z Zhong-He Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52 (1), 112, 2014 | 57 | 2014 |
| A bizarre Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird with unique crural feathers and an ornithuromorph plough-shaped pygostyle M Wang, JK O’Connor, Y Pan, Z Zhou Nature Communications 8 (1), 14141, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| Rates of morphological evolution are heterogeneous in Early Cretaceous birds M Wang, GT Lloyd Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1828), 20160214, 2016 | 56 | 2016 |
| A new clade of basal Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and developmental plasticity of the avian shoulder girdle M Wang, TA Stidham, Z Zhou Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (42), 10708-10713, 2018 | 55 | 2018 |
| A new basal bird from China with implications for morphological diversity in early birds M Wang, X Wang, Y Wang, Z Zhou Scientific Reports 6 (1), 19700, 2016 | 53 | 2016 |
| A new specimen of large-bodied basal enantiornithine Bohaiornis from the Early Cretaceous of China and the inference of feeding ecology in Mesozoic birds Z Li, Z Zhou, M Wang, JA Clarke Journal of Paleontology 88 (1), 99-108, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
| Exceptional preservation of soft tissue in a new specimen of Eoconfuciusornis and its biological implications X Zheng, JK O’Connor, X Wang, Y Pan, Y Wang, M Wang, Z Zhou National Science Review 4 (3), 441-452, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| A taxonomical revision of the Confuciusornithiformes (Aves: Pygostylia) M Wang, JK O’Connor, Z Zhou Vertebrata Palasiatica 57 (1), 1-37, 2019 | 45 | 2019 |
| Insight into the growth pattern and bone fusion of basal birds from an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird M Wang, Z Li, Z Zhou Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (43), 11470-11475, 2017 | 42 | 2017 |
| Bayesian tip dating reveals heterogeneous morphological clocks in Mesozoic birds C Zhang, M Wang Royal Society Open Science 6 (7), 182062, 2019 | 41 | 2019 |
Jingmai O'ConnorField Museum of Natural HistoryVerified email at fieldmuseum.org
