Christopher J. Evans

Christopher J. Evans publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

Christopher J. Evans D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

Best Publications

• Cloning of a delta opioid receptor by functional expression

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

  1796
  Citations

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

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

  883
  Citations

• Morphine Activates Opioid Receptors without Causing Their Rapid Internalization

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

  698
  Citations

• 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

  412
  Citations

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

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

  382
  Citations

• Characterization of a novel model of chronic migraine.

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

  368
  Citations

• 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

  290
  Citations

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

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

  280
  Citations

• Opioid tolerance-in search of the holy grail.

  Brigitte L. Kieffer;Christopher J. Evans

  222
  Citations

• 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

  214
  Citations

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

  Brigitte L. Kieffer;Christopher J. Evans

  212
  Citations

• Microglia Disrupt Mesolimbic Reward Circuitry in Chronic Pain

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

  204
  Citations

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

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

  197
  Citations

• Novel peptide neuronal system in rat brain and pituitary

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

  185
  Citations

• The gut microbiota mediates reward and sensory responses associated with regimen-selective morphine dependence

  Kevin Lee;Helen E. Vuong;David J. Nusbaum;Elaine Y. Hsiao

  181
  Citations

• Ligand-directed signalling within the opioid receptor family

  Amynah A Pradhan;Monique L Smith;Brigitte L Kieffer;Brigitte L Kieffer;Christopher J Evans

  175
  Citations

• Targeted expression of μ-opioid receptors in a subset of striatal direct-pathway neurons restores opiate reward

  Yijun Cui;Sean B Ostlund;Alex S James;Chang Sin Park

  173
  Citations

• Ligand-induced changes in surface mu-opioid receptor number: relationship to G protein activation?

  Zaki Pa;Keith De;Brine Ga;Carroll Fi

  170
  Citations

• Ligand-Directed Trafficking of the δ-Opioid Receptor In Vivo: Two Paths Toward Analgesic Tolerance

  Amynah A. A. Pradhan;Wendy Walwyn;Chihiro Nozaki;Dominique Filliol

  162
  Citations

• Metorphamide: isolation, structure, and biologic activity of an amidated opioid octapeptide from bovine brain.

  E Weber;F S Esch;P Böhlen;S Paterson

  159
  Citations