Timothy M. Evans

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Timothy M. Evans is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy M. Evans has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 8 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Timothy M. Evans's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (17 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Fern and Epiphyte Biology (8 papers). Timothy M. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (17 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Fern and Epiphyte Biology (8 papers). Timothy M. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Austria. Timothy M. Evans's co-authors include Kenneth J. Sytsma, Thomas J. Givnish, Paul E. Berry, J. Chris Pires, Gregory K. Brown, Rachel S. Jabaily, Kendra C. Millam, Georg Zizka, Harry E. Luther and Walter Till and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Timothy M. Evans

23 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeograph... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight‐locus plastid phylogeny
    2011 389 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Michael H. J. Barfuss et al. American Journal of Botany profile →
  2. Adaptive radiation, correlated and contingent evolution, and net species diversification in Bromeliaceae
    2013 299 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Michael H. J. Barfuss et al. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy M. Evans United States 17 1.4k 535 418 219 109 23 1.7k
Hong‐Hu Meng China 21 457 0.3× 463 0.9× 223 0.5× 154 0.7× 284 2.6× 52 966
Hugh D. Wilson United States 26 451 0.3× 379 0.7× 951 2.3× 148 0.7× 381 3.5× 67 1.9k
Thomas Raus Germany 17 610 0.4× 158 0.3× 725 1.7× 171 0.8× 78 0.7× 82 1.1k
Jens Clausen United States 17 593 0.4× 245 0.5× 515 1.2× 200 0.9× 227 2.1× 45 1.3k
Christopher R. Hardy United States 16 676 0.5× 476 0.9× 224 0.5× 164 0.7× 135 1.2× 38 1.0k
Noriaki Murakami Japan 26 1.7k 1.2× 882 1.6× 855 2.0× 282 1.3× 522 4.8× 121 2.5k
Jonathan R. Bennett United States 11 555 0.4× 391 0.7× 355 0.8× 63 0.3× 114 1.0× 13 926
Tomasz Góral United Kingdom 18 182 0.1× 661 1.2× 423 1.0× 38 0.2× 43 0.4× 37 1.1k
Sangtae Kim South Korea 20 783 0.6× 1.7k 3.2× 1.2k 3.0× 26 0.1× 143 1.3× 64 2.1k
John R. Rowley Sweden 31 2.1k 1.6× 2.1k 4.0× 1.4k 3.3× 32 0.1× 52 0.5× 135 3.2k

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All Works

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Evans, Timothy M., et al.. (2015). Phylogenetic Relationships in Bromeliaceae Subfamily Bromelioideae based on Chloroplast DNA Sequence Data. Systematic Botany. 40(1). 116–128. 38 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Michael H. J. Barfuss, Benjamin W. van Ee, et al.. (2013). Adaptive radiation, correlated and contingent evolution, and net species diversification in Bromeliaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 71. 55–78. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Snow, Neil, et al.. (2011). Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Polyphyly in Rhodomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Myrteae). Systematic Botany. 36(2). 390–404. 32 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Michael H. J. Barfuss, Benjamin W. van Ee, et al.. (2011). Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight‐locus plastid phylogeny. American Journal of Botany. 98(5). 872–895. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Evans, Timothy M., et al.. (2011). A Phylogenetic Analysis of the African Plant Genus Palisota (family Commelinaceae) Based on Chloroplast DNA Sequences. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, Timothy M., Kenneth J. Sytsma, Robert B. Faden, & Thomas J. Givnish. (2009). Phylogenetic Relationships in the Commelinaceae: II. A Cladistic Analysis of rbcL Sequences and Morphology. Systematic Botany. 28(2). 270–292. 34 indexed citations
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Kirschner, Karl N., et al.. (2007). In search of CS2(H2O)n=1–4 clusters. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 126(15). 154320–154320. 21 indexed citations
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Shields, George C., Meghan E. Dunn, Timothy M. Evans, & Karl N. Kirschner. (2006). Prediction of Accurate Anharmonic Experimental Vibrational Frequencies for Water Clusters, (H2O)n, n = 2−5. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 110(1). 303. 1 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Chris Pires, Sean W. Graham, et al.. (2006). Phylogenetic Relationships of Monocots Based on the Highly Informative Plastid Gene ndhF. Aliso. 22(1). 28–51. 85 indexed citations
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Dunn, Meghan E., Timothy M. Evans, Karl N. Kirschner, & George C. Shields. (2005). Prediction of Accurate Anharmonic Experimental Vibrational Frequencies for Water Clusters, (H2O)n, n = 2−5. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110(1). 303–309. 98 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., J. Chris Pires, Sean W. Graham, et al.. (2005). Repeated evolution of net venation and fleshy fruits among monocots in shaded habitats confirms a priori predictions: evidence from an ndhF phylogeny. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1571). 1481–1490. 94 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Kendra C. Millam, Timothy M. Evans, et al.. (2004). Ancient Vicariance or Recent Long‐Distance Dispersal? Inferences about Phylogeny and South American–African Disjunctions in Rapateaceae and Bromeliaceae Based onndhF Sequence Data. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 165(S4). S35–S54. 186 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Timothy M. Evans, Michelle L. Zjhra, et al.. (2000). MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, ADAPTIVE RADIATION, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION IN THE AMPHIATLANTIC FAMILY RAPATEACEAE: EVIDENCE FROM ndhF SEQUENCES AND MORPHOLOGY. Evolution. 54(6). 1915–1937. 112 indexed citations
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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (2000). Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae), Based on Chloroplast Gene ndhF. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15(1). 59–69. 60 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Timothy M. Evans, Michelle L. Zjhra, et al.. (2000). MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, ADAPTIVE RADIATION, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION IN THE AMPHIATLANTIC FAMILY RAPATEACEAE: EVIDENCE FROM ndhF SEQUENCES AND MORPHOLOGY. Evolution. 54(6). 1915–1915. 17 indexed citations
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Evans, Timothy M., Robert B. Faden, Michael G. Simpson, & Kenneth J. Sytsma. (2000). Phylogenetic Relationships in the Commelinaceae: I. A. Cladistic Analysis of Morphological Data. Systematic Botany. 25(4). 668–668. 43 indexed citations
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Givnish, Thomas J., Timothy M. Evans, J. Chris Pires, & Kenneth J. Sytsma. (1999). Polyphyly and Convergent Morphological Evolution in Commelinales and Commelinidae: Evidence from rbcL Sequence Data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 12(3). 360–385. 95 indexed citations
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Evans, Timothy M. & Gregory K. Brown. (1989). PLICATE STAMINAL FILAMENTS IN TILLANDSIA SUBGENUS ANOPLOPHYTUM (BROMELIACEAE). American Journal of Botany. 76(10). 1478–1485. 4 indexed citations

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