John Evans

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

John Evans is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John Evans has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John Evans's work include Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (43 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (30 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (29 papers). John Evans is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (43 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (30 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (29 papers). John Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. John Evans's co-authors include Richard A.E. Edden, Nicolaas A.J. Puts, Ashley D. Harris, Richard G. Wise, David J. McGonigle, Krish D. Singh, Peter Jezzard, Peter B. Barker, Petroc Sumner and David Erritzøe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John Evans

76 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neural correlates of the psychedelic state as determined by fMRI studies with psilocybin

2012 737 citations David Erritzøe, Tom A. Williams et al. profile →
Gannet: A batch‐processing tool for the quantitative analysis of gamma‐aminobutyric acid–edited MR spectroscopy spectra

2013 462 citations Richard A.E. Edden, Nicolaas A.J. Puts et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging profile →
Current practice in the use of MEGA-PRESS spectroscopy for the detection of GABA

2012 433 citations David J. McGonigle, Nicolaas A.J. Puts et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Evans United Kingdom	35	2.2k	1.8k	1.7k	1.1k	542	79	5.3k
J. Eric Jensen United States	38	1.3k 0.6×	911 0.5×	936 0.6×	674 0.6×	673 1.2×	140	4.7k
David J. Lythgoe United Kingdom	32	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	841 0.5×	379 0.4×	806 1.5×	122	4.0k
Didier Le Bars France	39	1.1k 0.5×	767 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	624 0.6×	1.0k 1.9×	131	5.3k
David Alexoff United States	35	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	436 0.4×	814 1.5×	88	6.0k
Ramin V. Parsey United States	52	3.3k 1.5×	2.6k 1.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.8k 3.2×	213	9.8k
Robert Bartha Canada	39	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	811 0.5×	244 0.2×	1.2k 2.1×	202	5.8k
Rupert Lanzenberger Austria	55	4.8k 2.2×	2.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.9k 3.4×	324	11.1k
Jeffrey H. Meyer Canada	50	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	3.5k 2.1×	987 0.9×	1.5k 2.7×	153	9.9k
Mirko Dikšić Canada	45	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.8×	525 0.5×	1.2k 2.2×	261	7.3k
Dikoma C. Shungu United States	49	969 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	338 0.3×	729 1.3×	138	6.1k

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Afzali, Maryam, Sam Coveney, Sarah Jones, et al.. (2025). Cardiac diffusion kurtosis imaging in the human heart in vivo using 300 mT/m gradients. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 94(5). 2100–2112. 2 indexed citations

McNabb, Carolyn, Pedro Luque Laguna, John Evans, et al.. (2025). Quantified Head-Ball Impacts in Soccer: A Preliminary, Prospective Study. Neurotrauma Reports. 6(1). 928–943.

Merritt, Kate, Pedro Luque Laguna, Arjun Sethi, et al.. (2023). The impact of cumulative obstetric complications and childhood trauma on brain volume in young people with psychotic experiences. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(9). 3688–3697. 5 indexed citations

Evans, John, et al.. (2023). The thymus: what’s normal and what’s not? Problem-solving with MRI. Clinical Radiology. 78(12). 885–894. 4 indexed citations

Koller, Kristin, Umesh Rudrapatna, Maxime Chamberland, et al.. (2020). MICRA: Microstructural image compilation with repeated acquisitions. NeuroImage. 225. 117406–117406. 19 indexed citations

Maizey, Leah, John Evans, Nils Muhlert, et al.. (2020). Cortical and subcortical functional specificity associated with response inhibition. NeuroImage. 220. 117110–117110. 14 indexed citations

Patel, Yash, Jean Shin, Mark Drakesmith, et al.. (2020). Virtual histology of multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral cortex in young men. NeuroImage. 218. 116968–116968. 28 indexed citations

Metzler‐Baddeley, Claudia, Rebecca Sims, Fabrizio Fasano, et al.. (2019). Fornix white matter glia damage causes hippocampal gray matter damage during age-dependent limbic decline. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1060–1060. 39 indexed citations

Hewitt, Gillian, John Evans, Hannah Littlecott, et al.. (2015). Electronic-cigarette use among young people in Wales: evidence from two cross-sectional surveys. BMJ Open. 5(4). e007072–e007072. 63 indexed citations

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Dutt, Anirban, Huai‐Hsuan Tseng, Leon Fonville, et al.. (2014). Exploring neural dysfunction in ‘clinical high risk’ for psychosis: A quantitative review of fMRI studies. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 61. 122–134. 32 indexed citations

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Keedwell, Paul, et al.. (2012). Cingulum White Matter in Young Women at Risk of Depression: The Effect of Family History and Anhedonia. Biological Psychiatry. 72(4). 296–302. 83 indexed citations

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Carhart‐Harris, Robin, Robert Leech, Tom A. Williams, et al.. (2012). Implications for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: functional magnetic resonance imaging study with psilocybin. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 200(3). 238–244. 159 indexed citations

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Puts, Nicolaas A.J., Richard A.E. Edden, John Evans, Francis McGlone, & David J. McGonigle. (2011). Regionally Specific Human GABA Concentration Correlates with Tactile Discrimination Thresholds. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(46). 16556–16560. 133 indexed citations

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Boy, Frédéric, John Evans, Richard A.E. Edden, et al.. (2011). Dorsolateral Prefrontal γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Men Predicts Individual Differences in Rash Impulsivity. Biological Psychiatry. 70(9). 866–872. 109 indexed citations

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Sumner, Petroc, Richard A.E. Edden, Aline Bompas, John Evans, & Krish D. Singh. (2010). More GABA, less distraction: a neurochemical predictor of motor decision speed. Nature Neuroscience. 13(7). 825–827. 130 indexed citations

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Boy, Frédéric, John Evans, Richard A.E. Edden, et al.. (2010). Individual Differences in Subconscious Motor Control Predicted by GABA Concentration in SMA. Current Biology. 20(19). 1779–1785. 138 indexed citations

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Evans, John, David J. McGonigle, & Richard A.E. Edden. (2009). Diurnal stability of γ‐aminobutyric acid concentration in visual and sensorimotor cortex. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 31(1). 204–209. 98 indexed citations

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Piechnik, Stefan K., et al.. (2009). Functional changes in CSF volume estimated using measurement of water T₂ relaxation. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 61(3). 579–586. 91 indexed citations

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Bhagwagar, Zubin, Marzena Wylezinska, Peter Jezzard, et al.. (2007). Low GABA concentrations in occipital cortex and anterior cingulate cortex in medication-free, recovered depressed patients. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11(2). 255–60. 145 indexed citations

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Bhagwagar, Zubin, Marzena Wylezinska, Peter Jezzard, et al.. (2007). Reduction in Occipital Cortex γ-Aminobutyric Acid Concentrations in Medication-Free Recovered Unipolar Depressed and Bipolar Subjects. Biological Psychiatry. 61(6). 806–812. 225 indexed citations

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