Evan Evans

14.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
85 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Evan Evans is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Evan Evans has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Evan Evans's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (38 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (36 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (26 papers). Evan Evans is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (38 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (36 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (26 papers). Evan Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Evan Evans's co-authors include David Needham, Richard E. Waugh, R.M. Hochmuth, Volkmar Heinrich, Richard Skalak, Sheldon Weinbaum, Andrew Leung, Myer Bloom, Ole G. Mouritsen and Y. C. Fung and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Evan Evans

83 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Probing the Relation Between Force—Lifetime—and Chemistry in Single Molecular Bonds

2001 1.1k citations Evan Evans profile →
Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Biomembranes

1980 747 citations Evan Evans et al. profile →
Physical properties of the fluid lipid-bilayer component of cell membranes: a perspective

1991 712 citations Evan Evans et al. profile →
Physical properties of surfactant bilayer membranes: thermal transitions, elasticity, rigidity, cohesion and colloidal interactions

1987 624 citations Evan Evans, David Needham profile →
Bending Resistance and Chemically Induced Moments in Membrane Bilayers

1974 508 citations Evan Evans Biophysical Journal profile →
Improved measurements of the erythrocyte geometry

1972 445 citations Evan Evans, Y. C. Fung Microvascular Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Evan Evans United States	49	5.8k	4.5k	2.7k	2.4k	2.4k	85	11.6k
E. Evans Canada	27	3.1k 0.5×	4.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	814 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	39	7.6k
Andreas Engel Switzerland	85	16.5k 2.8×	6.3k 1.4×	2.8k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	345	24.6k
Paul Matsudaira United States	59	7.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.3×	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	5.3k 2.2×	285	18.2k
E. Sackmann Germany	80	14.3k 2.5×	8.8k 2.0×	6.0k 2.2×	1.5k 0.6×	4.8k 2.0×	328	24.5k
Denis Wirtz United States	80	8.8k 1.5×	2.3k 0.5×	5.8k 2.2×	1.3k 0.5×	9.5k 4.0×	258	22.5k
Josef A. Käs Germany	52	3.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	4.6k 1.7×	703 0.3×	5.9k 2.5×	219	12.2k
David Needham United States	62	7.8k 1.3×	2.0k 0.4×	5.3k 2.0×	696 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	150	14.5k
Michael W. Berns United States	64	5.3k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	5.5k 2.1×	527 0.2×	2.8k 1.2×	525	16.0k
Ken Jacobson United States	50	8.6k 1.5×	2.4k 0.5×	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	5.1k 2.1×	112	14.2k
W. W. Webb United States	56	6.6k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	3.4k 1.3×	776 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	128	14.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Evans, Evan, et al.. (2013). Brownian nanoimaging of interface dynamics and ligand–receptor binding at cell surfaces in 3-D. Methods. 60(2). 214–224.

Evans, Evan & Benjamin Smith. (2011). Kinetics of hole nucleation in biomembrane rupture. New Journal of Physics. 13(9). 95010–95010. 79 indexed citations

Heinrich, Volkmar, Wesley P. Wong, Ken Halvorsen, & Evan Evans. (2008). Imaging Biomolecular Interactions by Fast Three-Dimensional Tracking of Laser-Confined Carrier Particles. Langmuir. 24(4). 1194–1203. 22 indexed citations

Chen, Wei, Evan Evans, Rodger P. McEver, & Cheng Zhu. (2007). Monitoring Receptor-Ligand Interactions between Surfaces by Thermal Fluctuations. Biophysical Journal. 94(2). 694–701. 94 indexed citations

Simon, Scott I., et al.. (2007). Dynamics of Neutrophil Membrane Compliance and Microstructure probed with a Micropipet-based Piconewton Force Transducer. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 35(4). 595–604. 7 indexed citations

Heinrich, Volkmar, Andrew Leung, & Evan Evans. (2005). Nano- to Microscale Dynamics of P-Selectin Detachment from Leukocyte Interfaces. II. Tether Flow Terminated by P-Selectin Dissociation from PSGL-1. Biophysical Journal. 88(3). 2299–2308. 68 indexed citations

Evans, Evan, Andrew Leung, Volkmar Heinrich, & Cheng Zhu. (2004). Mechanical switching and coupling between two dissociation pathways in a P-selectin adhesion bond. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(31). 11281–11286. 272 indexed citations

Evans, Evan & Volkmar Heinrich. (2003). Dynamic strength of fluid membranes. Comptes Rendus Physique. 4(2). 265–274. 28 indexed citations

Evans, Evan & Ken Ritchie. (1999). Strength of a Weak Bond Connecting Flexible Polymer Chains. Biophysical Journal. 76(5). 2439–2447. 339 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan. (1999). Introductory Lecture Energy landscapes of biomolecular adhesion and receptor anchoring at interfaces explored with dynamic force spectroscopy. Faraday Discussions. 111(111). 1–16. 235 indexed citations

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Mui, Barbara L., Pieter R. Cullis, Evan Evans, & Thomas D. Madden. (1993). Osmotic properties of large unilamellar vesicles prepared by extrusion. Biophysical Journal. 64(2). 443–453. 188 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan. (1991). Physics of Complex-Biological Membranes and Cell Interfaces. MRS Proceedings. 255. 2 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan. (1991). Entropy-driven tension in vesicle membranes and unbinding of adherent vesicles. Langmuir. 7(9). 1900–1908. 62 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan. (1989). Kinetics of granulocyte phagocytosis: Rate limited by cytoplasmic viscosity and constrained by cell size. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 14(4). 544–551. 14 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan. (1989). [1] Structure and deformation properties of red blood cells: Concepts and quantitative methods. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 173. 3–35. 158 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan, et al.. (1983). Force relaxation and permanent deformation of erythrocyte membrane. Biophysical Journal. 42(1). 91–98. 35 indexed citations

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Hochmuth, R.M., et al.. (1979). Red cell extensional recovery and the determination of membrane viscosity. Biophysical Journal. 26(1). 101–114. 211 indexed citations

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Waugh, Richard E. & Evan Evans. (1976). Viscoelastic properties of erythrocyte membranes of different vertebrate animals. Microvascular Research. 12(3). 291–304. 30 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan & S. Lowenthal. (1972). Moment Generator: New Role for the Integrating Sphere. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 62(3). 411–411. 2 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan & Y. C. Fung. (1972). Improved measurements of the erythrocyte geometry. Microvascular Research. 4(4). 335–347. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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