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Donald D. F. Loo

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12123
World Ranking
12018
National Ranking
5155

Donald D. F. Loo publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald D. F. Loo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Donald D. F. Loo D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald D. F. Loo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Donald D. F. Loo is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these fields, their work focuses on the subfields of Molecular Biology, Surgery, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's recent publications highlight contributions to multiple key topics, including:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients

They have authored several recent papers such as:

  • "The Molecular Basis of Glucose Galactose Malabsorption in a Large Swedish Pedigree" (2021, Function)
  • "Active Glucose Transport 2020 and Beyond" (2020, Function)
  • "Regulation of Neutral Amino Acid Transport By the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2" (2021, Function)
  • "A Review on the Nature Economics" (2024, Science Insights)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ernest M. Wright
  • M. Pilar Lostao
  • Olle Hernell
  • Gunnar Meeuwisse
  • Martı́n G. Martı́n

Publication venues where Donald D. F. Loo has contributed multiple works consist primarily of:

  • Function
  • Science Insights

Best Publications

  • Biology of Human Sodium Glucose Transporters

    Ernest M. Wright;Donald D.F.Loo Loo;Bruce A. Hirayama

  • Active sugar transport in health and disease

    E. M. Wright;B. A. Hirayama;D. F. Loo

  • Thyroid Na+/I- symporter. Mechanism, stoichiometry, and specificity.

    Sepehr Eskandari;Donald D.F. Loo;Ge Dai;Orlie Levy

  • Cotransport of Water by the Na + /glucose Cotransporter

    Donald D. F. Loo;Thomas Zeuthen;Grischa Chandy;Ernest M. Wright

  • A Method for Determining the Unitary Functional Capacity of Cloned Channels and Transporters Expressed in Xenopus Laevis Oocytes

    G. A. Zampighi;M. Kreman;K. J. Boorer;D. D. F. Loo

  • Regulation of Na+/glucose cotransporters.

    E. M. Wright;J. R. Hirsch;D. D. F. Loo;G. A. Zampighi

  • Electrogenic properties of the cloned Na+/glucose cotransporter: I. Voltage-clamp studies.

    Lucie Parent;Stéphane Supplisson;Donald D. F. Loo;Ernest M. Wright

  • Glucose transport by human renal Na+/d-glucose cotransporters SGLT1 and SGLT2

    Charles S. Hummel;Chuan Lu;Donald D. F. Loo;Bruce A. Hirayama

  • The human Na+–glucose cotransporter is a molecular water pump

    A.-K. Meinild;D. A. Klaerke;D. D. F. Loo;E. M. Wright

  • Low and high affinity amino acid H+‐cotransporters for cellular import of neutral and charged amino acids

    Wolf‐N. Fischer;Donald D. F. Loo;Wolfgang Koch;Uwe Ludewig

  • Electrogenic properties of the cloned Na+/glucose cotransporter: II. A transport model under nonrapid equilibrium conditions

    Lucie Parent;Stéphane Supplisson;Donald D. F. Loo;Ernest M. Wright

  • Regulation of Na+/glucose cotransporter expression by protein kinases in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

    Jochen R. Hirsch;Donald D.F. Loo;Ernest M. Wright

  • Water pumps

    Donald D. F. Loo;Ernest M. Wright;Thomas Zeuthen

  • Kinetics of Steady-state Currents and Charge Movements Associated with the Rat Na+/Glucose Cotransporter

    Mariana Panayotova-Heiermann;Donald D.F. Loo;Ernest M. Wright

  • Surprising versatility of Na+-glucose cotransporters: SLC5.

    Ernest M. Wright;Donald D. F. Loo;Bruce A. Hirayama;Eric Turk

  • Passive water and ion transport by cotransporters.

    Donald D. F. Loo;Bruce A. Hirayama;Anne‐Kristine Meinild;Grischa Chandy

  • Mechanisms of the human intestinal H+-coupled oligopeptide transporter hPEPT1.

    Bryan Mackenzie;Donald D.F. Loo;You-Jun Fei;Wei Liu

  • Transport Mechanism of the Cloned Potato H+/Sucrose Cotransporter StSUT1

    Kathryn J. Boorer;Donald D. F. Loo;Wolf B. Frommer;Ernest M. Wright

  • Role of Cl− in Electrogenic Na+-coupled Cotransporters GAT1 and SGLT1

    Donald D.F. Loo;Sepehr Eskandari;Kathryn J. Boorer;Hemanta K. Sarkar

  • Kinetics and specificity of the renal Na + / myo -inositol cotransporter expressed in Xenopus Oocytes

    K. Hager;A. Hazama;H. M. Kwon;D. D. F. Loo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernest M. Wright
Ernest M. Wright University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas Zeuthen
Thomas Zeuthen University of Copenhagen
George Sachs
George Sachs University of California, Los Angeles
Wolf B. Frommer
Wolf B. Frommer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Nathan Nelson
Nathan Nelson Tel Aviv University
Francisco Bezanilla
Francisco Bezanilla University of Chicago
Ulrik Gether
Ulrik Gether University of Copenhagen
Ian C. Forster
Ian C. Forster Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Jared M. Diamond
Jared M. Diamond University of California, Los Angeles
Mechthild Tegeder
Mechthild Tegeder Washington State University

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