| Species identification of tarantulas using exuviae for international wildlife law enforcement SD Petersen, T Mason, S Akber, R West, B White, P Wilson Conservation Genetics 8, 497-502, 2007 | 47 | 2007 |
| A new tarantula genus, Psednocnemis, from West Malaysia (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with cladistic analyses and biogeography of Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889 RC West, SC Nunn, S Hogg Zootaxa 3299 (1), 1-43, 2012 | 42 | 2012 |
| The Brachypelma of Mexico RC West Journal of the British Tarantula Society 20 (4), 108-119, 2005 | 28 | 2005 |
| A revised checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of British Columbia R West, CD Doudale Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 81, 80-99, 1984 | 26 | 1984 |
| Species conservation profiles of tarantula spiders (Araneae, Theraphosidae) listed on CITES C Fukushima, JI Mendoza, RC West, SJ Longhorn, E Rivera, EWT Cooper, ... Biodiversity data journal 7, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| The Neotropical genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with the description of seven new species and the highest altitude record for the family N Ferretti, P Cavallo, JC Chaparro, D Ríos-Tamayo, TA Seimon, R West Journal of Natural History 52 (29-30), 1927-1984, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
| New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) FE Kurczewski, RC West, C Waichert, KC Kissane, D Ubick, JP Pitts Zootaxa 4891 (1), 1–112-1–112, 2020 | 20 | 2020 |
| A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Belize (Araneae, Theraphosidae) SB Reichling, RC West Journal of Arachnology, 254-261, 1996 | 18 | 1996 |
| A Revision of the Selenocosmiine Tarantula Genus Phlogiellus Pocock 1897 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with Description of 4 New Species SC Nunn, RC West, V Von Wirth International Journal of Zoology 2016 (1), 9895234, 2016 | 17 | 2016 |
| Additions to the revised checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of British Columbia RC West, CD Dondale, RA Ring Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 85, 77-86, 1988 | 17 | 1988 |
| Taxonomy of the genus Ischnocolus in the Middle East, with description of a new species from Oman and Iran (Araneae: Theraphosidae) VM Montemor, RC West, A Zamani, M Moradmand, VV Wirth, I Wendt, ... Zoology in the Middle East 66 (1), 76-90, 2020 | 15 | 2020 |
| Wildlife collection for scientific purposes C Fukushima, R West, T Pape, L Penev, L Schulman, P Cardoso Conservation Biology 35 (1), 5-11, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Coremiocnemis Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with further notes on the Selenocosmiinae RC West, SC Nunn Zootaxa 2443 (1), 1-64, 2010 | 14 | 2010 |
| Additional new and unusual host records for Western Hemisphere spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) FE Kurczewski, RC West, C Waichert, JP Pitts | 12 | 2022 |
| Antikuna, a new genus with seven new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) and the highest altitude record for the family R Kaderka, N Ferretti, M Hüsser, T Lüddecke, R West Journal of Natural History 55 (21-22), 1335-1402, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
| Redescription of the theraphosine Hapalotremus albipes Simon, 1903 and description of four new species of Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 from Peru and Bolivia (Araneae: Theraphosidae) D Sherwood, NE Ferretti, R Gabriel, RC West Arachnology 18 (9), 965-989, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with notes on the Selenocosmiinae RC West, SC Nunn Zootaxa 2362 (1), 1-43, 2010 | 10 | 2010 |
| An ontogenetic shift in habitat use by the Neotropical tarantula Ephebopus murinus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) SD Marshall, R West Arachnology 14 (6), 280-284, 2008 | 10 | 2008 |
| A new tarantula (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) genus endemic from Peru with a novel genitalic morphology among theraphosinae and its phylogenetic placement N Ferretti, JC Chaparro, JA Ochoa, R West Zoologischer Anzeiger 302, 102-112, 2023 | 8 | 2023 |
| Checklist of the spiders of British Columbia RG Bennett, D Blades, D Buckle, C Copley, D Copley, CD Dondale, ... E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia. University of …, 2017 | 8 | 2017 |
