2026 Douglas C. Eaton: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	69	7568	6976	3439	3086	319	13332

Overview

Douglas C. Eaton is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work also categorized under Medicine.

Their main research subfields include:

Molecular Biology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Douglas C. Eaton's work covers several topics, with a focus on ion transport and channel regulation. Their main topics of study are:

Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
Ion channel regulation and function
Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Magnesium in Health and Disease

Their recent published papers include:

Aldosterone Regulates Pendrin and Epithelial Sodium Channel Activity through Intercalated Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptor-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms over a Wide Range in Serum Potassium (2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology)
Dichotomous Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor in Pulmonary Barrier Function and Alveolar Fluid Clearance (2022, Frontiers in Physiology)
Dual Role of Hydrogen Peroxide as an Oxidant in Pneumococcal Pneumonia (2020, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling)
Interleukin 6 mediated activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron (2022, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology)
A novel role of BK potassium channel activity in preventing the development of kidney fibrosis (2021, Kidney International)

Douglas C. Eaton has published frequently in several scientific venues, including:

The FASEB Journal
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Frontiers in Physiology
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors such as:

Brandi M. Wynne
Auriel Moseley
Chang Eun Song
Rudolf Lucas
Otor Al-Khalili

Best Publications

Physiology of Fetal Lung Fluid Clearance and the Effect of Labor

Lucky Jain;Douglas C. Eaton

492
Citations
Role of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in diabetic nephropathy.

Mario B. Marrero;Amy K. Banes-Berceli;David M. Stern;Douglas C. Eaton

283
Citations
Membrane currents carried by Ca, Sr, and Ba in barnacle muscle fiber during voltage clamp

Susumu Hagiwara;Jun Fukuda;Douglas C. Eaton

275
Citations
Expression of highly selective sodium channels in alveolar type II cells is determined by culture conditions

Lucky Jain;Xi-Juan Chen;Semra Ramosevac;Lou Ann Brown

255
Citations
Effects of vasopressin and cAMP on single amiloride-blockable Na channels

Y. Marunaka;D. C. Eaton

248
Citations
The mechanism of Na+ transport by rabbit urinary bladder.

Simon A. Lewis;Douglas C. Eaton;Jared M. Diamond

248
Citations
Effects of barium on the potassium conductance of squid axon.

Douglas C. Eaton;Malcolm S. Brodwick

247
Citations
Inhibition of the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway Prevents the High Glucose-Induced Increase in TGF-β and Fibronectin Synthesis in Mesangial Cells

Xiaodan Wang;Seán Shaw;Farhad Amiri;Douglas C. Eaton

237
Citations
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate (PIP2) Stimulates Epithelial Sodium Channel Activity in A6 Cells

Gang Yue;Bela Malik;Guichin Yue;Douglas C. Eaton

236
Citations
Aldosterone alters the open probability of amiloride-blockable sodium channels in A6 epithelia.

A. E. Kemendy;T. R. Kleyman;D. C. Eaton

231
Citations
Functional ion channels in pulmonary alveolar type I cells support a role for type I cells in lung ion transport

Meshell D. Johnson;Hui-Fang Bao;My N. Helms;Xi-Juan Chen

230
Citations
The contribution of epithelial sodium channels to alveolar function in health and disease.

Douglas C Eaton;My N Helms;Michael Koval;Hui Fang Bao

226
Citations
Nystatin as a probe for investigating the electrical properties of a tight epithelium.

Simon A. Lewis;Douglas C. Eaton;Chris Clausen;Jared M. Diamond

224
Citations
Angiotensin II activation of the JAK/STAT pathway in mesangial cells is altered by high glucose.

Farhad Amiri;Seán Shaw;Seán Shaw;Xiaodan Wang;Xiaodan Wang;Jie Tang;Jie Tang

190
Citations
Regulation of angiotensin II-induced JAK2 tyrosine phosphorylation: roles of SHP-1 and SHP-2

Mario B. Marrero;Virginia J. Venema;Hong Ju;Douglas C. Eaton

179
Citations
Enac degradation in A6 cells by the ubiquitin-proteosome proteolytic pathway.

Bela Malik;Lynn Schlanger;Otor Al-Khalili;Hui-Fang Bao

176
Citations
Invited review: biophysical properties of sodium channels in lung alveolar epithelial cells.

Sadis Matalon;Ahmed Lazrak;Lucky Jain;Douglas C. Eaton

154
Citations
Angiotensin II-induced Association of Phospholipase Cγ1 with the G-protein-coupled AT1 Receptor

Richard C. Venema;Hong Ju;Virginia J. Venema;Bernhard Schieffer

153
Citations
Aldosterone induces ras methylation in A6 epithelia.

N. F. Al-Baldawi;James D Stockand;O. K. Al-Khalili;G. Yue

141
Citations
Chronic Ethanol Ingestion in Rats Decreases Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor Expression and Downstream Signaling in the Alveolar Macrophage

Pratibha C. Joshi;Lisa Applewhite;Jeffrey D. Ritzenthaler;Jesse Roman

133
Citations