Timo van der Niet

Timo van der Niet

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 26

Africa-South Africa

About Timo van der Niet

Timo van der Niet, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 19 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal, specializes in the field of Evolutionary biology, systematics, botany.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Evolutionarily inspired solutions to the crop pollination crisis

We don’t know the half of it: morphological and molecular evidence reveal dramatic underestimation of diversity in a key pollinator group (Nemestrinidae)

Widespread coexistence of genetically distinct morphotypes in the Satyrium longicauda complex (Orchidaceae)

Long-term camera trapping needed to identify sunbird species that pollinate the endangered South African orchid Satyrium rhodanthum

Satyrium cernuiflorum, a new name for Satyrium cernuum Castañeda-Zárate & van der Niet (Orchidaceae)

Hawkmoth pollination of the scented South African fynbos endemic Erica cylindrica Thunb. (Ericaceae)

Description of a new species within the Satyrium longicauda (Orchidaceae) complex from South Africa, based on integrative taxonomy

Evolution of pollination syndromes and corolla symmetry in Balsaminaceae reconstructed using phylogenetic comparative analyses

Timo van der Niet Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer School of Life Sciences

Citations(all)

2792

Citations(since 2020)

1394

Cited By

2007

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

19

i10Index(all)

42

i10Index(since 2020)

34

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Timo van der Niet Skills & Research Interests

Evolutionary biology

systematics

botany

Top articles of Timo van der Niet

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Evolutionarily inspired solutions to the crop pollination crisis

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

T. Van der Niet

P.A. Egan

P.M. Schlüter

2023

We don’t know the half of it: morphological and molecular evidence reveal dramatic underestimation of diversity in a key pollinator group (Nemestrinidae)

Invertebrate Systematics

Genevieve L Theron

Bruce Anderson

Ruth J Cozien

Allan G Ellis

Florent Grenier

...

2023/1/5

Widespread coexistence of genetically distinct morphotypes in the Satyrium longicauda complex (Orchidaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

M. Castañeda-Zárate

S.D. Johnson

T. Van der Niet

2023

Long-term camera trapping needed to identify sunbird species that pollinate the endangered South African orchid Satyrium rhodanthum

African Journal of Ecology

T. Van der Niet

R. Cozien

M. Castañeda-Zárate

S.D. Johnson

2022

Satyrium cernuiflorum, a new name for Satyrium cernuum Castañeda-Zárate & van der Niet (Orchidaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Miguel Castañeda-Zárate

Benny Bytebier

Steven D Johnson

Timotheüs van der Niet

2022/11/1

Hawkmoth pollination of the scented South African fynbos endemic Erica cylindrica Thunb. (Ericaceae)

Flora

T. Van der Niet

R.. Cozien

2022

Description of a new species within the Satyrium longicauda (Orchidaceae) complex from South Africa, based on integrative taxonomy

South African Journal of Botany

M. Castañeda-Zárate

S.D. Johnson

T. Van der Niet

2022

Evolution of pollination syndromes and corolla symmetry in Balsaminaceae reconstructed using phylogenetic comparative analyses

Annals of Botany

Saroj Ruchisansakun

Arne Mertens

Steven B Janssens

Erik F Smets

Timotheüs Van Der Niet

2021/2/1

Paucity of natural history data impedes phylogenetic analyses of pollinator‐driven evolution.

New Phytologist

Timotheüs Niet

2021/2/1

Food reward chemistry explains a novel pollinator shift and vestigialization of long floral spurs in an orchid

Current Biology

Miguel Castañeda-Zárate

Steven D Johnson

Timotheüs van der Niet

2021/1/11

Pollinator community predicts trait matching between oil-producing flowers and a guild of oil-collecting bees

The American Naturalist

H. Hollens-Kuhr

T. Van der Niet

R. Cozien

M. Kuhlmann

2021

Breeding Systems and Pollen-Ovule Ratios in Erica Species (Ericaceae) of the Cape Floristic Region

International Journal of Plant Sciences

J.J. Arendse

B.

Johnson

S.D.

Van der Niet

...

2021

Diel scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid in relation to bimodal activity patterns of hawkmoth pollinators

Annals of Botany

Marco G Balducci

Timotheüs Van der Niet

Steven D Johnson

2020/11/25

Small differences, big secrets

Veld & Flora

Anthony Hitchcock

Anina Coetzee

Martha Kandziora

Timo Van der Niet

Dirk U Bellstedt

...

2020/3/1

Is biodiversity underestimated by classical herbarium-based taxonomy? A multi-disciplinary case study in Satyrium (Orchidaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Christo Botes

Timotheüs van der Niet

Richard M Cowling

Steven D Johnson

2020/11

Key long-proboscid fly pollinator overlooked: morphological and molecular analyses reveal a new Prosoeca (Nemestrinidae) species

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Genevieve L Theron

Florent Grenier

Bruce C Anderson

Allan G Ellis

Steven D Johnson

...

2020/8/26

Flower constancy of the Cape honey bee pollinator of two co-flowering Erica species from the Cape Floristic Region (South Africa)

South African journal of botany

Timotheüs van der Niet

Kylie Pires

Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen

2020/8/1

Niche perspectives on plant–pollinator interactions

Ryan D Phillips

Rod Peakall

Timotheüs van der Niet

Steven D Johnson

2020/8/1

From dusk till dawn: camera traps reveal the diel patterns of flower feeding by hawkmoths

Ecological Entomology

Steven D Johnson

Marco G Balducci

Alison Bijl

Miguel Castañeda‐Zárate

Ruth J Cozien

...

2020/6

See List of Professors in Timo van der Niet University(University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Co-Authors

H-index: 83
VIncent Savolainen

VIncent Savolainen

Imperial College London

H-index: 83
Steven D. Johnson

Steven D. Johnson

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 78
Peter Linder

Peter Linder

Universität Zürich

H-index: 40
Muthama Muasya

Muthama Muasya

University of Cape Town

H-index: 39
Freek T. Bakker

Freek T. Bakker

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 31
Michael D. Pirie

Michael D. Pirie

Universitetet i Bergen

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