| One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity HT Lumbsch, T Ahti, S Altermann, GA De Paz, A Aptroot, U Arup, AB Peña, ... Phytotaxa 18, 1-127, 2011 | 269 | 2011 |
| Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichen‐forming fungi PK Divakar, A Crespo, M Wedin, SD Leavitt, DL Hawksworth, L Myllys, ... New Phytologist 208 (4), 1217-1226, 2015 | 144 | 2015 |
| Formally described species woefully underrepresent phylogenetic diversity in the common lichen photobiont genus Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): an impetus for … L Muggia, MP Nelsen, PM Kirika, E Barreno, A Beck, H Lindgren, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 149, 106821, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| Assessing phylogeny and historical biogeography of the largest genus of lichen-forming fungi, Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) SD Leavitt, PM Kirika, GAMO DE PAZ, JP Huang, F GREWE, ... The Lichenologist 50 (3), 299-312, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Initial Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Alchemilla (Rosaceae): Comparative Analysis and Phylogenetic Relationships PC Rono, X Dong, JX Yang, FM Mutie, MA Oulo, I Malombe, PM Kirika, ... Frontiers in genetics 11, 560368, 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Circumscription of the genus Lepra, a recently resurrected genus to accommodate the “Variolaria”-group of Pertusaria sensu lato (Pertusariales, Ascomycota) X Wei, I Schmitt, B Hodkinson, A Flakus, M Kukwa, PK Divakar, PM Kirika, ... PLoS One 12 (7), e0180284, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Mycobiont-photobiont interactions of the lichen Cetraria aculeata in high alpine regions of East Africa and South America T Lutsak, F Fernández-Mendoza, P Kirika, M Wondafrash, C Printzen Symbiosis 68, 25-37, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| Taitaia, a novel lichenicolous fungus in tropical montane forests in Kenya (East Africa) A Suija, U Kaasalainen, PM Kirika, J Rikkinen The Lichenologist 50 (2), 173-184, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
| Complete chloroplast genomes of Acanthochlamys bracteata (China) and Xerophyta (Africa)(Velloziaceae): comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement VO Wanga, X Dong, MA Oulo, EM Mkala, JX Yang, GE Onjalalaina, ... Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 691833, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| Coalescence-based species delimitation using genome-wide data reveals hidden diversity in a cosmopolitan group of lichens T Lutsak, F Fernández-Mendoza, P Kirika, M Wondafrash, C Printzen Organisms Diversity & Evolution 20, 189-218, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
| Polyphyly of the genus Canoparmelia—uncovering incongruences between phenotype-based classification and molecular phylogeny within lichenized Ascomycota (Parmeliaceae) PM Kirika, PK Divakar, A Crespo, SD Leavitt, G Mugambi, GW Gatheri, ... PHYTOTAXA, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya YM Mbuni, Y Zhou, S Wang, VM Ngumbau, PM Musili, FM Mutie, ... PhytoKeys 120, 1, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
| Phylogenetic studies uncover a predominantly African lineage in a widely distributed lichen-forming fungal species PM Kirika, PK Divakar, A Crespo, G Mugambi, EA Orock, SD Leavit, ... Mycokeys, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
| The monotypic genus Bulborrhizina belongs to Bulbothrix sensu lato (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) PM Kirika, SD Leavitt, PK Divakar, A Crespo, GW Gatheri, G Mugambi, ... The Bryologist 118 (2), 164-169, 2015 | 10 | 2015 |
| New records of lichen-forming fungi from Kenya P Kirika, G Mugambi, R Lücking, HT Lumbsch Journal of East African Natural History 101 (1), 73-98, 2012 | 10 | 2012 |
| Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa P Kirika, S Parnmen, T Lumbsch MycoKeys 3, 37-47, 2012 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overlooked diversity in African Solanum (Solanaceae): new and endangered Solanum agnewiorum from Kenya MS Vorontsova, P Kirika, P Muthoka Phytotaxa, 31-37, 2010 | 10 | 2010 |
| Biodiversity assessment in dryland hilltops of Kitui and Mwingi districts PK Malonza, AM Muasya, C Lange, P Webala, RK Mulwa, DV Wasonga, ... National Museums of Kenya: Nairobi, Kenya, 1-67, 2006 | 10 | 2006 |
| The genus Relicinopsis is nested within Relicina (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) PM Kirika, PK Divakar, SD Leavitt, K Buaruang, A Crespo, G Mugambi, ... The Lichenologist 49 (3), 189-197, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
| An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Aberdare Ranges Forest, a part of Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot S Kipkoech, DK Melly, BW Muema, N Wei, P Kamau, PM Kirika, Q Wang, ... PhytoKeys 149, 1, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
