| 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 | 933 | 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 | 677 | 2009 |
| 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 | 186 | 2014 |
| Cytological basis of photoresponsive behavior in a sponge larva SP Leys, BM Degnan The Biological Bulletin 201 (3), 323-338, 2001 | 181 | 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 | 179 | 2006 |
| The biology of glass sponges SP Leys, GO Mackie, HM Reiswig Advances in marine biology 52, 1-145, 2007 | 161 | 2007 |
| 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 | 141 | 1998 |
| The hidden biology of sponges and ctenophores CW Dunn, SP Leys, SHD Haddock Trends in ecology & evolution 30 (5), 282-291, 2015 | 139 | 2015 |
| Impulse conduction in a sponge SP Leys, GO Mackie, RW Meech Journal of Experimental Biology 202 (9), 1139-1150, 1999 | 136 | 1999 |
| 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 | 135 | 2002 |
| 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 | 130 | 2007 |
| Sponge grounds as key marine habitats: a synthetic review of types, structure, functional roles, and conservation concerns M Maldonado, R Aguilar, RJ Bannister, JJ Bell, KW Conway, PK Dayton, ... Springer, 2017 | 116 | 2017 |
| Phylogenetic position of the Hexactinellida within the phylum Porifera based on the amino acid sequence of the protein kinase C from Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni M Kruse, SP Leys, IM Müller, WEG Müller Journal of molecular evolution 46 (6), 721-728, 1998 | 114 | 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 | 111 | 2011 |
| 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 | 106 | 2004 |
| 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 | 103 | 2007 |
| Ecological regulation of development: induction of marine invertebrate metamorphosis D Jackson, SP Leys, VF Hinman, R Woods, MF Lavin, BM Degnan International Journal of Developmental Biology 46 (4), 679-686, 2002 | 101 | 2002 |
| 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), 1-11, 2014 | 92 | 2014 |
| Electrical recording from a glass sponge SP Leys, GO Mackie Nature 387 (6628), 29-30, 1997 | 91 | 1997 |
| Embryogenesis and larval differentiation in sponges SP Leys, AV Ereskovsky Canadian Journal of Zoology 84 (2), 262-287, 2006 | 88 | 2006 |
