| Complete species-level phylogeny of the leaf warbler (Aves: Phylloscopidae) radiation P Alström, FE Rheindt, R Zhang, M Zhao, J Wang, X Zhu, CY Gwee, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 126, 141-152, 2018 | 54 | 2018 |
| Pleistocene glaciation explains the disjunct distribution of the Chestnut‐vented Nuthatch (Aves, Sittidae) M Zhao, Y Chang, RT Kimball, J Zhao, F Lei, Y Qu Zoologica Scripta 48 (1), 33-45, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| A near-complete and time-calibrated phylogeny of the Old World flycatchers, robins and chats (Aves, Muscicapidae) M Zhao, JG Burleigh, U Olsson, P Alström, RT Kimball Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 178, 107646, 2023 | 15 | 2023 |
| Taxonomy of the White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) complex on mainland Asia and Taiwan: an integrative approach supports recognition of three … P Alström, PC Rasmussen, C Xia, M Gelang, Y Liu, G Chen, M Zhao, ... Avian Research 9, 1-13, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
| Exploring conflicts in whole genome phylogenetics: a case study within manakins (Aves: Pipridae) M Zhao, SM Kurtis, ND White, AE Moncrieff, RN Leite, RT Brumfield, ... Systematic biology 72 (1), 161-178, 2023 | 11 | 2023 |
| Phylogenetic relationships, song and distribution of the endangered Rufous‐headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps M Zhao, P Alström, R Hu, C Zhao, Y Hao, F Lei, Y Qu Ibis 159 (1), 204-216, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Phylogenetic position of the Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria M Zhao, P Alström, U Olsson, Y Qu, F Lei Journal of Ornithology 157, 913-918, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| Updating splits, lumps, and shuffles: Reconciling GenBank names with standardized avian taxonomies PA Hosner, M Zhao, RT Kimball, EL Braun, JG Burleigh Ornithology 139 (4), ukac045, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
| Testing the mettle of METAL: A comparison of phylogenomic methods using a challenging but well-resolved phylogeny EL Braun, CH Oliveros, ND White Carreiro, M Zhao, TC Glenn, ... BioRxiv, 2024.02. 28.582627, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bare parts in the Galliformes: the evolution of a multifunctional structure M Zhao, SM Kurtis, EA Humbel, EV Griffith, T Liu, EL Braun, R Buchholz, ... Royal Society Open Science 11 (1), 231695, 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
| New locality for the endangered Blackthroat Calliope obscura P Alström, M Zhao, P He, F Lei Journal of Ornithology 157, 371-372, 2016 | 1 | 2016 |
| A phylogenomic tree of wood-warblers (Aves: Parulidae): Dealing with good, bad, and ugly samples M Zhao, JA Oswald, JM Allen, HL Owens, PA Hosner, RP Guralnick, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 202, 108235, 2025 | | 2025 |
| Reconciling GenBank names with standardized avian taxonomies to improve linkage between phylogeny and phenotype PA Hosner, M Zhao, RT Kimball, EL Braun, JG Burleigh bioRxiv, 2022.02. 07.479408, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Erratum to: Phylogenetic position of the Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria M Zhao, P Alström, U Olsson, Y Qu, F Lei Journal of Ornithology 158, 629-630, 2017 | | 2017 |
