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62
Citations
11994
World Ranking
10937
National Ranking
846

Overview

Richard J. Evans is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on Computer Science and Medicine. Key subfields include Artificial Intelligence, Surgery, Mechanics of Materials, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent scholarly work has been published across various venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Language Resources and Evaluation
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Diseases of the Esophagus
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Evans's main research topics cover a broad range, notably:

  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Text Readability and Simplification
  • Topic Modeling
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Their recent publications illustrate this multidisciplinary approach and include:

  • "Co-Writing Screenplays and Theatre Scripts with Language Models: An Evaluation by Industry Professionals," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Predicting lexical complexity in English texts: the Complex 2.0 dataset," 2022, Language Resources and Evaluation
  • "Developing the Innovation Capabilities of SMEs: The Role of Intermediary Firms in Knowledge Ecosystems," 2025, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
  • "Laminated beams/shafts of annular cross-section subject to combined loading," 2022, Thin-Walled Structures
  • "SemEval-2021 Task 1: Lexical Complexity Prediction," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaborators provide insights into the network of co-authorship around Evans's work. These include:

  • Matthew Shardlow
  • Marcos Zampieri
  • Ewen A. Griffiths
  • Gustavo Henrique Paetzold
  • Khuram Shahzad

Best Publications

  • A new class of ligand-gated ion channel defined by P2x receptor for extracellular ATP.

    Soledad Valera;Nicolas Hussy;Richard J. Evans;Nadia Adami

  • ATP drives lamina propria T H 17 cell differentiation

    Koji Atarashi;Junichi Nishimura;Tatsuichiro Shima;Yoshinori Umesaki

  • Ionic permeability of, and divalent cation effects on, two ATP‐gated cation channels (P2X receptors) expressed in mammalian cells.

    R J Evans;C Lewis;C Virginio;K Lundstrom

  • A role of the fast ATP-gated P2X1 cation channel in thrombosis of small arteries in vivo.

    Béatrice Hechler;Nadège Lenain;Patrizia Marchese;Catherine Vial

  • The role of positively charged amino acids in ATP recognition by human P2X1 receptors

    Steven Ennion;Sarah Hagan;Richard J. Evans

  • Molecular properties of P2X receptors

    Jonathan A. Roberts;Catherine Vial;Helen R. Digby;Kelvin C. Agboh

  • ADP is not an agonist at P2X1 receptors: evidence for separate receptors stimulated by ATP and ADP on human platelets

    Martyn P Mahaut-Smith;Steven J Ennion;Michael G Rolf;Richard J Evans

  • P2X receptor expression in mouse urinary bladder and the requirement of P2X1 receptors for functional P2X receptor responses in the mouse urinary bladder smooth muscle

    C Vial;R J Evans

  • Conserved Cysteine Residues in the Extracellular Loop of the Human P2X1 Receptor Form Disulfide Bonds and Are Involved in Receptor Trafficking to the Cell Surface

    Steven J. Ennion;Richard J. Evans

  • Physiological role for P2X1 receptors in renal microvascular autoregulatory behavior

    Edward W. Inscho;Anthony K. Cook;John D. Imig;Catherine Vial

  • Molecular properties of ATP-gated P2X receptor ion channels

    Catherine Vial;Jonathan A. Roberts;Richard J. Evans

  • P2X1 Receptor-Deficient Mice Establish the Native P2X Receptor and a P2Y6-Like Receptor in Arteries

    Catherine Vial;Richard J. Evans

  • Synaptic P2X receptors.

    Susan J Robertson;Steven J Ennion;Richard J Evans;Frances A Edwards

  • ATP binding at human P2X1 receptors. Contribution of aromatic and basic amino acids revealed using mutagenesis and partial agonists.

    Jonathan A. Roberts;Richard J. Evans

  • Functional characterization of a P2X receptor from Schistosoma mansoni.

    Kelvin.C. Agboh;Tania E. Webb;Richard J. Evans;Steven J. Ennion

  • Disruption of lipid rafts inhibits P2X1 receptor-mediated currents and arterial vasoconstriction

    Catherine Vial;Richard J. Evans

  • 2′,3′-O-(2,4,6- trinitrophenyl) adenosine 5′-triphosphate (TNP-ATP)–a nanomolar affinity antagonist at rat mesenteric artery P2X receptor ion channels

    C. J. Lewis;A. Surprenant;R. J. Evans

  • P2X1 Ion Channels Promote Neutrophil Chemotaxis through Rho Kinase Activation

    Christelle Lecut;Kim Frederix;Daniel M. Johnson;Christophe Deroanne

  • A study of P2X1 receptor function in murine megakaryocytes and human platelets reveals synergy with P2Y receptors

    Catherine Vial;Michael G Rolf;Martyn P Mahaut-Smith;Richard J Evans

  • Inhibition of Platelet Functions and Thrombosis through Selective or Nonselective Inhibition of the Platelet P2 Receptors with Increasing Doses of NF449 [4,4′,4″,4″′-(Carbonylbis(imino-5,1,3-benzenetriylbis-(carbonylimino)))tetrakis-benzene-1,3-disulfonic Acid Octasodium Salt]

    Béatrice Hechler;Stéphanie Magnenat;Maddalena L. Zighetti;Matthias U. Kassack

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Gachet
Christian Gachet University of Strasbourg
Ian D. Forsythe
Ian D. Forsythe University of Leicester
Marco Cattaneo
Marco Cattaneo University of Milan
Carl W. White
Carl W. White University of Colorado Denver
Vincent Bours
Vincent Bours University of Liège
Annmarie Surprenant
Annmarie Surprenant University of Sheffield
Michael J. Sutcliffe
Michael J. Sutcliffe University of Manchester
Zaverio M. Ruggeri
Zaverio M. Ruggeri Scripps Research Institute
Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson University of Vermont
Philippe Delvenne
Philippe Delvenne University of Liège

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