Jason A. Watts

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1999Rising activity

RNA Research and Splicing RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms RNA modifications and cancer Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Publications

Citations

2,084

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1999

In context

Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index

Citations: 2,084cohort median 3,422

Publications / year (recent): 5.0cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 20% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 11 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Dehydration promotes intracellular lipid synthesis and accumulation
Nature Communications · 2026
Considerations for the Analysis of Urinary Environmental Chemical Concentrations During Pregnancy
Epidemiology · 2026
Considerations for the Analysis of Urinary Environmental Chemical Concentrations During Pregnancy
UNC Libraries · 2026
Proximal Tubule Pax8 Inactivation Protects Against Ischemic Kidney Injury
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025
Pax8 Regulates Proximal-Tubule-Specific Identity via Distal Enhancer Elements
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Hemin-Induced AKI Is Mediated by Guanine Quadruplex Dynamics
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2025
Gene regulation in regeneration after acute kidney injury
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2024
Disruption of mitochondrial electron transport impairs urinary concentration via AMPK-dependent suppression of aquaporin 2
JCI Insight · 2024
Vasopressin, protein metabolism, and water conservation
Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension · 2024
Kidney collecting duct-derived vasopressin is not essential for appropriate concentration or dilution of urine
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology · 2024
APOE-Activating Noncoding RNA (AANCR) Regulates APOE in Kidney Cell Types
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
Rethinking Vasopressin: New Insights into Vasopressin Signaling and Its Implications
Kidney360 · 2023
Insulin-regulated aminopeptidase is required for water excretion in response to acute hypotonic stress
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology · 2023
A Novel Role for Primary Cilia in Fibrotic Lung Disease
2023
MEF2A Is a Novel Osmoregulatory Transcription Factor
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2023

Publishes in

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology×8
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
Molecular Cell×2
Nucleic Acids Research×2
JCI Insight×2

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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