L. Anders Nilsson

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

L. Anders Nilsson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Anders Nilsson has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 27 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in L. Anders Nilsson's work include Plant and animal studies (42 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). L. Anders Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (42 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). L. Anders Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Madagascar and Germany. L. Anders Nilsson's co-authors include Steven D. Johnson, Jon Ågren, Craig I. Peter, Elisabeth Rabakonandrianina, Johanne Maad, Günnar Bergström, Susanna Andersson, Inga Groth, Anna‐Karin Borg‐Karlson and Irena Valterová and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

L. Anders Nilsson

46 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The evolution of flowers with deep corolla tubes

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Peers

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Leonardo Galetto Argentina

Andrea A. Cocucci Argentina

Gerhard Gottsberger Germany

Isabel Cristina Machado Brazil

P. E. Gibbs United Kingdom

Paulo Eugênio Oliveira Brazil

Lorena Ashworth Argentina

Ariadna Valentina Lopes Brazil

Jan Kirschner Czechia

C. C. Wilcock United Kingdom

Leonardo Galetto Argentina

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Countries citing papers authored by L. Anders Nilsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Anders Nilsson

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Grätz, Regina, et al.. (2025). Reverse microdialysis of sucrose stimulates soil fungal and bacterial growth at the microscale. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 436–436.

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Creamean, Jessie M., Fredrik Mattsson, L. Anders Nilsson, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive characterisation of natural aerosol sources in the high Arctic during the onset of sea ice melt. Faraday Discussions. 258(0). 120–146.

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Ahlberg, Erik, L. Anders Nilsson, Mårten Spanne, et al.. (2023). Measurement report: Black carbon properties and concentrations in southern Sweden urban and rural air – the importance of long-range transport. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(5). 3051–3064. 8 indexed citations

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Persson, Anna, et al.. (2023). Citizen science initiatives increase pollinator activity in private gardens and green spaces. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 4. 9 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders, Jordan Hristov, Johanna Alkan Olsson, et al.. (2017). Ekologiska fokusarealer i samverkan : Utvärdering av effekter på ekosystemtjänster, jordbruk och administration. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Alexandersson, Ronny, et al.. (2013). Pollinator shifts and the evolution of spur length in the moth-pollinated orchid Platanthera bifolia. Annals of Botany. 113(2). 267–275. 124 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (2010). The type material of Swedish bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) IV. Bees from Thomson's collection. 131(1). 73–94. 4 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders & Isabel Alves‐dos‐Santos. (2009). The oligolectic solitary bee Melitta tricinta Kirby, 1802 (Sw. rödtoppebi) in Sweden (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae)*. 130(2). 85–98. 6 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (2009). The type material of Swedish bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) III.. 130(1). 43–59. 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, Steven D., Craig I. Peter, L. Anders Nilsson, & Jon Ågren. (2003). POLLINATION SUCCESS IN A DECEPTIVE ORCHID IS ENHANCED BY CO-OCCURRING REWARDING MAGNET PLANTS. Ecology. 84(11). 2919–2927. 311 indexed citations

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Cederberg, Björn & L. Anders Nilsson. (2000). The mining bee Andrena flavipes in Sweden (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).. 121(4). 193–197. 1 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (1998). Deep flowers for long tongues: reply from L.A. Nilsson. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(12). 509–509. 14 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (1998). Deep flowers for long tongues. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(7). 259–260. 74 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders, et al.. (1994). How pollinator-mediated mating varies with population size in plants. Oecologia. 100(4). 451–462. 90 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders & Elisabeth Rabakonandrianina. (1988). Chemical signalling and monopolization of nectar resources by territorial Pachymelus limbatus (Hymenoptera Anthophoridae) male bees in Madagascar. Journal of Zoology. 215(3). 475–489. 4 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders & Elisabeth Rabakonandrianina. (1988). Hawk-moth scale analysis and pollination specialization in the epilithic Malagasy endemic Aerangis ellisii (Reichenb. fil.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 97(1). 49–61. 42 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders, et al.. (1985). The pollination specialization of Habenaria decaryana H. Perr. (Orchidaceae) in Madagascar. 7(2). 161–166. 7 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders, et al.. (1985). Monophily and pollination mechanisms in Angraecum arachnites Schltr. (Orchidaceae) in a guild of long-tongued hawk-moths (Sphingidae) in Madagascar. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 26(1). 1–19. 102 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (1981). The pollination ecology of Listera ovata (Orchidaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany. 1(4). 461–480. 50 indexed citations

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Nilsson, L. Anders. (1980). The pollination ecology of Dactylorhiza sambucina (Orchidaceae).. 133. 367–385. 148 indexed citations

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