| Assessing the relative contribution of molecular and morphological characters in simultaneous analysis trees RH Baker, X Yu, R DeSalle Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 9 (3), 427-436, 1998 | 344 | 1998 |
| A Silurian placoderm with osteichthyan-like marginal jaw bones M Zhu, X Yu, PE Ahlberg, B Choo, J Lu, T Qiao, Q Qu, W Zhao, L Jia, ... Nature 502 (7470), 188-193, 2013 | 332 | 2013 |
| A primitive fossil fish sheds light on the origin of bony fishes M Zhu, X Yu, P Janvier Nature 397 (6720), 607-610, 1999 | 209 | 1999 |
| A primitive fish close to the common ancestor of tetrapods and lungfish M Zhu, X Yu Nature 418 (6899), 767-770, 2002 | 163 | 2002 |
| A primitive sarcopterygian fish with an eyestalk M Zhu, X Yu, PE Ahlberg Nature 410 (6824), 81-84, 2001 | 151 | 2001 |
| Structure and phylogenetic significance of Diabolichthys speratus gen. et sp. nov., a new dipnoan-like form from the early Devonian of southeastern Yunnan, China. M Chang, X Yu Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 107 (3), 171-184, 1984 | 147* | 1984 |
| A new porolepiform-like fish, Psarolepis romeri, gen. et sp. nov. (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan, China X Yu Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 (2), 261-274, 1998 | 126 | 1998 |
| A primitive fish provides key characters bearing on deep osteichthyan phylogeny M Zhu, X Yu, W Wang, W Zhao, L Jia Nature 441 (7089), 77-80, 2006 | 111 | 2006 |
| Earliest known coelacanth skull extends the range of anatomically modern coelacanths to the Early Devonian M Zhu, X Yu, J Lu, T Qiao, W Zhao, L Jia Nature Communications 3 (1), 1-8, 2012 | 74 | 2012 |
| An antiarch placoderm shows that pelvic girdles arose at the root of jawed vertebrates M Zhu, X Yu, B Choo, J Wang, L Jia Biology Letters 8 (3), 453-456, 2012 | 71 | 2012 |
| A new crossopterygian, Youngolepis praecursor, gen. et sp. nov., from Lower Devonian of E. Yunnan, China M Zhang, X Yu Scientia Sinica, 1981 | 68 | 1981 |
| Stem sarcopterygians have primitive polybasal fin articulation M Zhu, X Yu Biology Letters 5 (3), 372-375, 2009 | 53 | 2009 |
| Lower jaw character transitions among major sarcopterygian groups—a survey based on new materials from Yunnan, China M Zhu, X Yu Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates, 269-284, 2004 | 45 | 2004 |
| Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes DK Elliott, JG Maisey, X Yu, D Miao Honoring Meemann Chang, 2010 | 41 | 2010 |
| A new osteichthyan from the late Silurian of Yunnan, China B Choo, M Zhu, Q Qu, X Yu, L Jia, W Zhao PloS one 12 (3), e0170929, 2017 | 39 | 2017 |
| Meemannia eos, a basal sarcopterygian fish from the Lower Devonian of China–expanded description and significance M Zhu, W Wang, X Yu Morphology, phylogeny and paleobiogeography of fossil fishes. München …, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Reexamination of the relationship of Middle Devonian osteolepids-fossil characters and their interpretations M Chang, X Yu American Museum of Natural History Novitates, 1-20, 1997 | 34* | 1997 |
| Fossil fishes from China provide first evidence of dermal pelvic girdles in osteichthyans M Zhu, X Yu, B Choo, Q Qu, L Jia, W Zhao, T Qiao, J Lu PloS One 7 (4), e35103, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| The origin and diversification of osteichthyans and sarcopterygians: rare Chinese fossil findings advance research on key issues of evolution X Yu, M Zhu, WJ Zhao Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 24, 71-75, 2010 | 16 | 2010 |
| The evolution of the zygomatic bone from Agnatha to Tetrapoda Z Gai, X Yu, M Zhu The Anatomical Record 300 (1), 16-29, 2017 | 13* | 2017 |
Min ZhuInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesAdresse e-mail validée de ivpp.ac.cn
