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74
Citations
17464
World Ranking
5673
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2687

Christopher J. Evans publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 231 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Christopher J. Evans D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher J. Evans is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, physiology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

The subfields where they have made contributions are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary research topics addressed in their work comprise:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Migraine and Headache Studies

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Nathan Johnson
  • David Andrae
  • Catherine M. Cahill
  • Jonathan Stokes
  • Patrick O'Neill

Christopher J. Evans has published extensively in various venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Value in Health
  • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • Journal of Neuroscience Research

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Christopher J. Evans include:

  • Oxycodone in the Opioid Epidemic: High 'Liking', 'Wanting', and Abuse Liability, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Ibudilast, a neuroimmune modulator, reduces heavy drinking and alcohol cue-elicited neural activation: a randomized trial, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Development and Initial Validation Analyses of the Living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Questionnaire, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Effects of ibudilast on central and peripheral markers of inflammation in alcohol use disorder: A randomized clinical trial, 2022, Addiction Biology
  • Development and validation of a novel patient-reported outcome measure in people with episodic migraine and chronic migraine: The Activity Impairment in Migraine Diary, 2021, Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain

Best Publications

  • Cloning of a delta opioid receptor by functional expression

    Christopher J. Evans;Duane E. Keith;Heather Morrison;Karin Magendzo

  • Regulation of μ-opioid receptors: desensitization, phosphorylation, internalization, and tolerance.

    John T. Williams;Susan L. Ingram;Graeme Henderson;Charles Chavkin

  • Morphine Activates Opioid Receptors without Causing Their Rapid Internalization

    Duane E. Keith;Stephen R. Murray;Paulette A. Zaki;Peter C. Chu

  • μ-Opioid Receptor Internalization: Opiate Drugs Have Differential Effects on a Conserved Endocytic Mechanism In Vitro and in the Mammalian Brain

    Duane E. Keith;Benito Anton;Stephen R. Murray;Paulette A. Zaki

  • Attenuation of murine collagen-induced arthritis by a novel, potent, selective small molecule inhibitor of iκB kinase 2, TPCA-1 (2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-thiophenecarboxamide), occurs via reduction of proinflammatory cytokines and antigen-induced T cell proliferation

    Patricia L. Podolin;James F. Callahan;Brian J. Bolognese;Yue H. Li

  • Agonist-selective endocytosis of mu opioid receptor by neurons in vivo.

    C Sternini;M Spann;B Anton;D E Keith

  • Reducing Astrocyte Calcium Signaling In Vivo Alters Striatal Microcircuits and Causes Repetitive Behavior.

    Xinzhu Yu;Anna M.W. Taylor;Jun Nagai;Peyman Golshani

  • Characterization of a novel model of chronic migraine.

    Amynah A. Pradhan;Monique L. Smith;Brenna McGuire;Igal Tarash

  • Immunohistochemical localization of ORL‐1 in the central nervous system of the rat

    Benito Anton;Jeffrey Fein;Trang To;Xia Li

  • Modulating autoimmune responses to GAD inhibits disease progression and prolongs islet graft survival in diabetes-prone mice.

    Jide Tian;Michael Clare-Salzler;Alan Herschenfeld;Blake Middleton

  • Buprenorphine-Induced Antinociception Is Mediated by μ-Opioid Receptors and Compromised by Concomitant Activation of Opioid Receptor-Like Receptors

    Kabirullah Lutfy;Shoshana Eitan;Camron D. Bryant;Yu C. Yang

  • Predominance of the amino-terminal octapeptide fragment of dynorphin in rat brain regions

    Eckard Weber;Christopher J. Evans;Jack D. Barchas

  • Phenomics: The systematic study of phenotypes on a genome-wide scale

    R. M. Bilder;R. M. Bilder;F. W. Sabb;F. W. Sabb;T. D. Cannon;T. D. Cannon;E. D. London;E. D. London

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for bovine carboxypeptidase E.

    Lloyd D. Fricker;Chris J. Evans;Fred S. Esch;Edward Herbert

  • Opioid Receptor Types and Subtypes: The delta Receptor as a Model

    Paulette A. Zaki;Edward J. Bilsky;Todd W. Vanderah;Josephine Lai

  • Opioid tolerance-in search of the holy grail.

    Brigitte L. Kieffer;Christopher J. Evans

  • Sequestration of the δ Opioid Receptor: ROLE OF THE C TERMINUS IN AGONIST-MEDIATED INTERNALIZATION*

    Nino Trapaidze;Duane E. Keith;Svetlana Cvejic;Christopher J. Evans

  • Opioid receptors: from binding sites to visible molecules in vivo

    Brigitte L. Kieffer;Christopher J. Evans

  • Microglia Disrupt Mesolimbic Reward Circuitry in Chronic Pain

    Anna M. W. Taylor;Annie Castonguay;Alison J. Taylor;Niall P. Murphy

  • Microdialysis of extracellular endogenous opioid peptides from rat brain in vivo.

    N.T. Maidment;D.R. Brumbaugh;V.D. Rudolph;E. Erdelyi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack D. Barchas
Jack D. Barchas Cornell University
Catherine M. Cahill
Catherine M. Cahill University of California, Los Angeles
Nigel T. Maidment
Nigel T. Maidment University of California, Los Angeles
Brigitte L. Kieffer
Brigitte L. Kieffer University of Strasbourg
Robert H. Edwards
Robert H. Edwards University of California, San Francisco
Mark von Zastrow
Mark von Zastrow University of California, San Francisco
Frederick Esch
Frederick Esch Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Michael S. Fanselow
Michael S. Fanselow University of California, Los Angeles
Michael S. Levine
Michael S. Levine Princeton University

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