| Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I–III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia GR Allen, MV Erdmann Vol. I, 2012 | 961 | 2012 |
| A marine Wallace's line? PH Barber, SR Palumbi, MV Erdmann, MK Moosa Nature 406 (6797), 692-693, 2000 | 516 | 2000 |
| Sharp genetic breaks among populations of Haptosquilla pulchella (Stomatopoda) indicate limits to larval transport: patterns, causes, and consequences PH Barber, SR Palumbi, MV Erdmann, MK Moosa Molecular Ecology 11 (4), 659-674, 2002 | 348 | 2002 |
| Specimen collection: An essential tool LA Rocha, A Aleixo, G Allen, F Almeda, CC Baldwin, MVL Barclay, ... Science 344 (6186), 814-815, 2014 | 310 | 2014 |
| Comparative phylogeography of three codistributed stomatopods: origins and timing of regional lineage diversification in the coral triangle PH Barber, MV Erdmann, SR Palumbi Evolution 60 (9), 1825-1839, 2006 | 275 | 2006 |
| Molecular synapomorphies resolve evolutionary relationships of extant jawed vertebrates B Venkatesh, MV Erdmann, S Brenner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (20), 11382-11387, 2001 | 219 | 2001 |
| Reef fishes of the bird’s head peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia GR Allen, MV Erdmann Check list 5 (3), 587-628, 2009 | 162 | 2009 |
| Ecological criteria to identify areas for biodiversity conservation I Asaad, CJ Lundquist, MV Erdmann, MJ Costello Biological conservation 213, 309-316, 2017 | 144 | 2017 |
| Indonesian ‘king of the sea’discovered MV Erdmann, RL Caldwell, MK Moosa Nature 395 (6700), 335-335, 1998 | 139 | 1998 |
| Comparative phylogeography of two seastars and their ectosymbionts within the Coral Triangle ED Crandall, ME Jones, MM Munoz, B Akinronbi, MV Erdmann, ... Molecular Ecology 17 (24), 5276-5290, 2008 | 136 | 2008 |
| Papuan Bird’s Head Seascape: Emerging threats and challenges in the global center of marine biodiversity S Mangubhai, MV Erdmann, JR Wilson, CL Huffard, F Ballamu, NI Hidayat, ... Marine pollution bulletin 64 (11), 2279-2295, 2012 | 134 | 2012 |
| Phylogeography and limited genetic connectivity in the endangered boring giant clam across the Coral Triangle TS DeBOER, MD Subia, Ambariyanto, MV Erdmann, K Kovitvongsa, ... Conservation Biology 22 (5), 1255-1266, 2008 | 127 | 2008 |
| An overview and comparison of destructive fishing practices in Indonesia L Pet-Soede, M Erdmann | 119 | 1998 |
| Charting a course toward diagnostic monitoring: a continuing review of coral reef attributes and a research strategy for creating coral reef indexes of biotic integrity SC Jameson, MV Erdmann, JR Karr, KW Potts Bulletin of Marine Science 69 (2), 701-744, 2001 | 115 | 2001 |
| Delineating priority areas for marine biodiversity conservation in the Coral Triangle I Asaad, CJ Lundquist, MV Erdmann, MJ Costello Biological Conservation 222, 198-211, 2018 | 111 | 2018 |
| Policy needs to improve marine capture fisheries management and to define a role for marine protected areas in Indonesia PJ Mous, JS Pet, Z Arifin, R Djohani, MV Erdmann, A Halim, M Knight, ... Fisheries management and ecology 12 (4), 259-268, 2005 | 100 | 2005 |
| First Comprehensive Ecological Survey of the Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon Kauderni AA Vagelli, MV Erdmann Environmental biology of Fishes 63, 1-8, 2002 | 99 | 2002 |
| Two living species of coelacanths? MT Holder, MV Erdmann, TP Wilcox, RL Caldwell, DM Hillis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96 (22), 12616-12620, 1999 | 97 | 1999 |
| Patterns of Symbiodinium distribution in three giant clam species across the biodiverse Bird’s Head region of Indonesia TS DeBoer, AC Baker, MV Erdmann, PR Jones, PH Barber Marine Ecology Progress Series 444, 117-132, 2012 | 93 | 2012 |
| Development of biological criteria for coral reef ecosystem assessment SC Jameson, MV Erdmann, GR Gibson Jr, KW Potts Atoll Research Bulletin, 1998 | 93 | 1998 |
