Peter D. Evans

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Peter D. Evans is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter D. Evans has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Peter D. Evans's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (82 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Peter D. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (82 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Peter D. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela. Peter D. Evans's co-authors include Michael O’Shea, Vincenzina Reale, Sandra Robb, Anthony P. Davenport, Heather Chatwin, Barbara R. Talamo, E. A. Kravitz, Michael O’Shea, Carol Trent and Martin Chalfie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Peter D. Evans

128 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Serotonin and Octopamine in the Nematode Caenorhabditis e... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Serotonin and Octopamine in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
    1982 480 citations Peter D. Evans et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter D. Evans United Kingdom 45 4.8k 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 927 129 6.9k
Tim Tully United States 48 6.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.6× 3.5k 2.2× 2.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 101 9.7k
Jay Hirsh United States 46 4.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 976 1.1× 89 6.8k
Dick R. Nässel Sweden 63 9.2k 1.9× 3.0k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 3.3k 2.2× 1.8k 1.9× 193 10.6k
Ulrike Heberlein United States 55 4.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 4.1k 2.6× 1.7k 1.1× 982 1.1× 107 8.3k
Marla B. Sokolowski Canada 48 2.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 2.6k 1.7× 2.5k 2.7× 156 6.9k
Robert R. H. Anholt United States 51 3.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.7× 2.0k 1.3× 972 1.0× 141 8.0k
Edward A. Kravitz United States 43 4.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 878 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 85 5.7k
Kazushige Touhara Japan 51 5.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 3.0k 1.9× 1.9k 1.3× 823 0.9× 136 10.6k
David B. Sattelle United Kingdom 64 3.6k 0.8× 7.2k 3.8× 5.4k 3.4× 1.8k 1.2× 1.7k 1.8× 296 12.6k
Charles S. Zuker United States 66 7.4k 1.5× 813 0.4× 7.3k 4.6× 1.4k 0.9× 720 0.8× 96 20.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Evans, Peter D.. (2019). Rapid signalling responses via the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor, GPER, in a hippocampal cell line. Steroids. 152. 108487–108487. 11 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D.. (2019). Aldosterone, STX and amyloid-β1-42 peptides modulate GPER (GPR30) signalling in an embryonic mouse hippocampal cell line (mHippoE-18). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 496. 110537–110537. 10 indexed citations
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Reale, Vincenzina, et al.. (2016). Characterisation of Signalling by the Endogenous GPER1 (GPR30) Receptor in an Embryonic Mouse Hippocampal Cell Line (mHippoE-18). PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0152138–e0152138. 31 indexed citations
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Lim, Jung-Hwa, et al.. (2014). The Octopamine Receptor Octβ2R Regulates Ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104441–e104441. 63 indexed citations
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Dacks, Andrew M., et al.. (2013). A Characterization of the Manduca sexta Serotonin Receptors in the Context of Olfactory Neuromodulation. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e69422–e69422. 15 indexed citations
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Clow, Angela, Sue Edwards, Gail Owen, et al.. (2005). Post-awakening cortisol secretion during basic military training. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 60(1). 88–94. 42 indexed citations
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Polster, Joshua M., Peter D. Evans, Jean Schils, & Murali Sundaram. (2005). The case: Your diagnosis?. Orthopedics. 28(10). 1130–1207. 6 indexed citations
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Chatwin, Heather, et al.. (2003). Agonist-specific coupling of a cloned human α1A-adrenoceptor to different second messenger pathways. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 367(4). 333–341. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D., et al.. (2000). A comparison of agonist‐specific coupling of cloned human α2‐adrenoceptor subtypes. British Journal of Pharmacology. 131(5). 933–941. 15 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D., et al.. (1999). Agonist-specific coupling of G-protein coupled receptors to multiple second messenger systems. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis. 59(3). 9 indexed citations
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Williams, Carvell H., et al.. (1994). Biological activity and receptor binding properties of some analogues of pQDPFLRFamide. Peptides. 15(5). 835–841. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D. & Sandra Robb. (1993). Octopamine receptor subtypes and their modes of action. Neurochemical Research. 18(8). 869–874. 87 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D., et al.. (1991). Mechanisms of Axon‐Schwann Cell Signaling in the Squid Nerve Fibera. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 633(1). 434–447. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D., et al.. (1990). Substance P modulation of the membrane potential of the Schwann cell of the squid giant nerve fibre. Glia. 3(5). 393–404. 13 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter D. & Isabelle Cournil. (1990). Co‐localization of FLRF‐ and vasopressin‐like immunoreactivity in a single pair of sexually dimorphic neurones in the nervous system of the locust. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 292(3). 331–348. 28 indexed citations
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Swales, Lesley S. & Peter D. Evans. (1988). Histochemical localization of octopamine- and proctolin-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity in a locust skeletal muscle. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 90(3). 233–239. 8 indexed citations
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Davenport, Anthony P. & Peter D. Evans. (1984). Changes in haemolymph octopamine levels associated with food deprivation in the locust, Schistocerca gregaria. Physiological Entomology. 9(3). 269–274. 68 indexed citations

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