| The Amphimedon queenslandica genome and the evolution of animal complexity M Srivastava, O Simakov, J Chapman, B Fahey, MEA Gauthier, T Mitros, ... Nature 466 (7307), 720-726, 2010 | 1142 | 2010 |
| Phylogenomics revives traditional views on deep animal relationships H Philippe, R Derelle, P Lopez, K Pick, C Borchiellini, N Boury-Esnault, ... Current Biology 19 (8), 706-712, 2009 | 777 | 2009 |
| Sponge grounds as key marine habitats: a synthetic review of types, structure, functional roles, and conservation concerns M Maldonado, R Aguilar, R Bannister, J Bell, J Conway, P Dayton, C Díaz, ... Marine animal forests: The ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots, 2017 | 263 | 2017 |
| The analysis of eight transcriptomes from all poriferan classes reveals surprising genetic complexity in sponges A Riesgo, N Farrar, PJ Windsor, G Giribet, SP Leys Molecular biology and evolution 31 (5), 1102-1120, 2014 | 250 | 2014 |
| The hidden biology of sponges and ctenophores CW Dunn, SP Leys, SHD Haddock Trends in ecology & evolution 30 (5), 282-291, 2015 | 220 | 2015 |
| The biology of glass sponges SP Leys, GO Mackie, HM Reiswig Advances in marine biology 52, 1-145, 2007 | 216 | 2007 |
| Cytological basis of photoresponsive behavior in a sponge larva SP Leys, BM Degnan The Biological Bulletin 201 (3), 323-338, 2001 | 209 | 2001 |
| Developmental expression of transcription factor genes in a demosponge: insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity C Larroux, B Fahey, D Liubicich, VF Hinman, M Gauthier, M Gongora, ... Evolution & development 8 (2), 150-173, 2006 | 194 | 2006 |
| Hexactinellid sponge ecology: growth rates and seasonality in deep water sponges SP Leys, NRJ Lauzon Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 230 (1), 111-129, 1998 | 173 | 1998 |
| The sponge pump: the role of current induced flow in the design of the sponge body plan SP Leys, G Yahel, MA Reidenbach, V Tunnicliffe, U Shavit, HM Reiswig PloS one 6 (12), e27787, 2011 | 171 | 2011 |
| In situ feeding and metabolism of glass sponges (Hexactinellida, Porifera) studied in a deep temperate fjord with a remotely operated submersible G Yahel, F Whitney, HM Reiswig, DI Eerkes-Medrano, SP Leys Limnology and oceanography 52 (1), 428-440, 2007 | 167 | 2007 |
| The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment M Agostini, M Böhmer, J Bosma, K Clark, M Danninger, C Fruck, ... Nature Astronomy 4, 913-915, 2020 | 160 | 2020 |
| Impulse conduction in a sponge SP Leys, GO Mackie, RW Meech Journal of Experimental Biology 202 (9), 1139-1150, 1999 | 150 | 1999 |
| Coordinated contractions effectively expel water from the aquiferous system of a freshwater sponge GRD Elliott, SP Leys Journal of Experimental Biology 210 (21), 3736-3748, 2007 | 146 | 2007 |
| Embryogenesis and metamorphosis in a haplosclerid demosponge: gastrulation and transdifferentiation of larval ciliated cells to choanocytes SP Leys, BM Degnan Invertebrate Biology, 171-189, 2002 | 146 | 2002 |
| The physiology and molecular biology of sponge tissues SP Leys, A Hill Advances in marine biology 62, 1-56, 2012 | 137 | 2012 |
| Patterns of glass sponge (Porifera, Hexactinellida) distribution in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada SP Leys, K Wilson, C Holeton, HM Reiswig, WC Austin, V Tunnicliffe Marine Ecology Progress Series 283, 133-149, 2004 | 132 | 2004 |
| Elements of a ‘nervous system’in sponges SP Leys Journal of Experimental Biology 218 (4), 581-591, 2015 | 130 | 2015 |
| Benthic grazing and carbon sequestration by deep‐water glass sponge reefs AS Kahn, G Yahel, JWF Chu, V Tunnicliffe, SP Leys Limnology and Oceanography 60 (1), 78-88, 2015 | 129 | 2015 |
| Evolutionary origins of sensation in metazoans: functional evidence for a new sensory organ in sponges DA Ludeman, N Farrar, A Riesgo, J Paps, SP Leys BMC evolutionary biology 14, 1-11, 2014 | 129 | 2014 |
