2026 Donna L. Bratton: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	64	2886	2662	1361	1247	133	26872

Donna L. Bratton publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna L. Bratton sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 133 publications — 11th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Donna L. Bratton D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna L. Bratton sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 41st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Donna L. Bratton is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Immunology and Microbiology, with 11 related publications.

The scientist's work covers various subfields including Immunology, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Pharmacology. Key topics addressed in their research include Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms; Immune cells in cancer; Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms; Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation; Pancreatic function and diabetes; Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research; and Inflammasome and immune disorders.

Donna L. Bratton has contributed to multiple scientific papers in several journals and publication venues such as:

Cell Reports
Blood
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Immunology
The Journal of Immunology

Recent publications by this researcher include:

"Polyamine import and accumulation causes immunomodulation in macrophages engulfing apoptotic cells," 2022, Cell Reports
"Heightened turnover and failed maturation of monocyte-derived macrophages in murine chronic granulomatous disease," 2021, Blood
"Macrophage Xanthine Oxidoreductase Links LPS Induced Lung Inflammatory Injury to NLRP3 Inflammasome Expression and Mitochondrial Respiration," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"TNFα: TNFR1 signaling inhibits maturation and maintains the pro-inflammatory programming of monocyte-derived macrophages in murine chronic granulomatous disease," 2024, Frontiers in Immunology
"Nox2 deficiency in neutrophils promotes excessive and sustained inflammatory responses at local and distal sites of inflammation," 2020, The Journal of Immunology

Donna L. Bratton frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

Peter M. Henson
Kara J. Mould
Sophie L. Gibbings
K. Haist
Alexandra L. McCubbrey

Best Publications

Macrophages that have ingested apoptotic cells in vitro inhibit proinflammatory cytokine production through autocrine/paracrine mechanisms involving TGF-beta, PGE2, and PAF.

Valerie A. Fadok;D L Bratton;A Konowal;P W Freed

3924
Citations
A receptor for phosphatidylserine-specific clearance of apoptotic cells

Valerie A. Fadok;Donna L. Bratton;David M. Rose;Alan Pearson

1904
Citations
Cell-Surface Calreticulin Initiates Clearance of Viable or Apoptotic Cells through trans-Activation of LRP on the Phagocyte

Shyra J. Gardai;Kathleen A. McPhillips;S. Courtney Frasch;William J. Janssen

1739
Citations
C1q and Mannose Binding Lectin Engagement of Cell Surface Calreticulin and Cd91 Initiates Macropinocytosis and Uptake of Apoptotic Cells

Carol Anne Ogden;Aimee deCathelineau;Peter R. Hoffmann;Donna Bratton

1402
Citations
The role of phosphatidylserine in recognition of apoptotic cells by phagocytes.

Valerie A. Fadok;Donna L. Bratton;S. Courtney Frasch;Mary L. Warner

1011
Citations
Loss of Phospholipid Asymmetry and Surface Exposure of Phosphatidylserine Is Required for Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells by Macrophages and Fibroblasts

Valerie A. Fadok;Aimee de Cathelineau;David L. Daleke;Peter M. Henson

852
Citations
Appearance of Phosphatidylserine on Apoptotic Cells Requires Calcium-mediated Nonspecific Flip-Flop and Is Enhanced by Loss of the Aminophospholipid Translocase

Donna L. Bratton;Valerie A. Fadok;Donald A. Richter;Jenai M. Kailey

694
Citations
Apoptotic cell removal

Peter M Henson;Donna L Bratton;Valerie A Fadok

692
Citations
Phosphatidylserine (PS) induces PS receptor–mediated macropinocytosis and promotes clearance of apoptotic cells

Peter R. Hoffmann;Aimee M. deCathelineau;Carol Anne Ogden;Yann Leverrier

658
Citations
Phagocyte receptors for apoptotic cells: recognition, uptake, and consequences.

Valerie A. Fadok;Donna L. Bratton;Peter M. Henson

650
Citations
Montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, for the treatment of persistent asthma in children aged 2 to 5 years.

Barbara Knorr;Luis M. Franchi;Hans Bisgaard;Jan Hendrik Vermeulen

613
Citations
CD36 is required for phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by human macrophages that use either a phosphatidylserine receptor or the vitronectin receptor (alpha v beta 3).

Valerie A. Fadok;Mary L. Warner;Donna L. Bratton;Peter M. Henson

595
Citations
Phosphorylation of Bax Ser184 by Akt regulates its activity and apoptosis in neutrophils

Shyra J. Gardai;David A. Hildeman;Steve K. Frankel;Ben B. Whitlock

563
Citations
Elastase-mediated phosphatidylserine receptor cleavage impairs apoptotic cell clearance in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis

R. William Vandivier;Valerie A. Fadok;Peter R. Hoffmann;Donna L. Bratton

535
Citations
Differential Effects of Apoptotic Versus Lysed Cells on Macrophage Production of Cytokines: Role of Proteases

Valerie A. Fadok;Donna L. Bratton;Lindsay Guthrie;Peter M. Henson

529
Citations
Three Unique Interstitial Macrophages in the Murine Lung at Steady State

Sophie L. Gibbings;Stacey M. Thomas;Shaikh M. Atif;Alexandra L. McCubbrey

509
Citations
The phosphatidylserine receptor: a crucial molecular switch?

Peter M. Henson;Donna L. Bratton;Valerie A. Fadok

470
Citations
Targeting hypoxia signalling for the treatment of ischaemic and inflammatory diseases

Holger K. Eltzschig;Donna L. Bratton;Sean P. Colgan

448
Citations
Neutrophil clearance: when the party is over, clean-up begins

Donna L. Bratton;Peter M. Henson

436
Citations
Modulation of macrophage efferocytosis in inflammation.

Darlynn R Korns;S. Courtney Frasch;Ruby Fernandez-Boyanapalli;Peter M Henson

427
Citations
Transcriptional and translational regulation of inflammatory mediator production by endogenous TGF-beta in macrophages that have ingested apoptotic cells.

Patrick P. McDonald;Valerie A. Fadok;Donna Bratton;Peter M. Henson

422
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Henson National Jewish Health

Valerie A. Fadok Zoetis (United States)

Robert C. Murphy University of Colorado Denver

David W. H. Riches University of Colorado Denver

Claudia Jakubzick Dartmouth College

Jerry A. Nick National Jewish Health

Erwin W. Gelfand University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Hong Wei Chu National Jewish Health

Christina S. Leslie Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Niels Borregaard University of Copenhagen

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