Kidney International

Papers
(The TQCC of Kidney International is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
In This Issue3437
Table of Contents1040
Subscription Information568
Taking the A(llorecognition) train: connecting passenger T cells to DSA368
in this issue326
Thirsty encounters of the third kind307
Misuse of the Cox proportional hazards model and alternative approaches in kidney outcome research300
Title Page266
Editorial Board249
Editorial Board200
Including APOL1 alleles and ancestry adjustments improve a genome-wide polygenic CKD score166
Function follows form: the quest for the best prognostic imaging biomarker in ADPKD163
Unexpected metabolic effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors159
Seeing through the density of dense deposit disease138
Ttc21b deficiency attenuates autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a kidney tubular- and maturation-dependent manner121
Improving frozen section evaluation of procurement donor kidney biopsies and reducing the discard rate: a promising role for artificial intelligence119
Blood pressure adaptation in vertebrates: comparative biology116
Kidney supportive care: every nephrologist’s business116
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is elevated in children with acute kidney injury and sickle cell anemia, and predicts mortality115
Identification of the gut microbial enzyme turning the urine yellow114
A pig kidney supporting human physiology113
Challenges in the development of novel methodologies for measuring glomerular filtration rate110
Proximal-tubule molecular relay from early Protein diaphanous homolog 1 to late Rho-associated protein kinase 1 regulates kidney function in obesity-induced kidney damage107
On the relevance of thrombomodulin variants in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome106
Autoimmunoglobulin-triggered extracellular vesicles as new players in membranous nephropathy: friends or foes?102
Kidney protective mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors: evidence for a hemodynamic effect101
Epigenetic alterations and memory: key players in the development/progression of chronic kidney disease promoted by acute kidney injury and diabetes101
Unlocking the full potential of human pluripotent stem cell–derived kidney organoids through bioengineering90
Podocyte-derived endothelin-1 and endothelial cell endothelin A receptors are essential for glomerular injury in mouse models of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis88
A single approach to targeting transferrin receptor 2 corrects iron and erythropoietic defects in murine models of anemia of inflammation and chronic kidney disease83
Multi-omics and imaging mass cytometry characterization of human kidneys to identify pathways and phenotypes associated with impaired kidney function82
Rationale and design of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) Match in glomerular diseases: designing the right trial for the right patient, today78
Gene editing: a near future for the treatment of genetic kidney diseases78
Caloric restriction reduces the pro-inflammatory eicosanoid 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid to protect from acute kidney injury76
Endothelial but not systemic ferroptosis inhibition protects from antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–induced crescentic glomerulonephritis75
Glomerular-tubular crosstalk via cold shock Y-box binding protein-1 in the kidney75
Editorial Board74
Giving monocytes their due: how CD47–SIRP-α reframes allograft rejection73
Executive Summary of the KDIGO 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)73
The Case | Progressive submandibular mass and nephrotic syndrome in a young man71
The authors reply:70
The single-cell landscape of the human vein after arteriovenous fistula creation and implications for maturation failure68
Monoclonal immunoglobulin crystalline nephropathies68
Should we consider calcimimetics as a therapeutic option for nephrotic syndrome?68
New advances in endocrine hypertension: from genes to biomarkers67
Enhancing kidney organoid maturity with inducible vascularization: another step forward for in vitro modeling66
Expanding the perspective: addressing additional limitations in cardiovascular risk assessment of immunosuppressive therapies66
Women and kidney health: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference66
Felzartamab: a magic bullet to treat microvascular rejection?64
Kidney transplantation and hyperbaric oxygen treatment for calciphylaxis63
Editorial Board62
Erdheim-Chester disease: hairy kidney and coated aorta61
To do or not to do—genetic testing for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in children and adolescents60
Improving the management of chronic kidney disease in primary care by enhancing laboratory reports with additional information and follow-up procedures60
The T-cell environment: may the regulatory force be with you59
Immunoaging within the kidney via injury-associated tertiary lymphoid tissue58
Crystal-induced colitis58
Letter to the Editor58
Editorial Board57
RORing toward immunoregulation in glomerulonephritis?57
Response to the commentary “Modeling pulse wave velocity trajectories—challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls”56
Impact of study design on vaccine effectiveness estimates of 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease55
Tumor-induced osteomalacia55
journal club55
Subscription Information55
The Case | Is this hemolytic uremic syndrome?53
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The authors reply53
The Case | A patient with skin rash, monoclonal gammopathy, and proteinuria53
Acknowledgment of reviewers52
The authors reply:51
Renal artery microaneurysms in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis51
Mitochondrial ROS connects P2X7-mediated Ca2+ influx with IL-1α release by monocytes upon chronic tissue damage51
Kidney-resident macrophages limit toxin-induced inflammation through their hallmark functions50
Repression of peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α by p53 after kidney injury promotes mitochondrial damage and maladaptive kidney repair50
First do no harm: systemic glucocorticoids should not be used for the treatment of progressive IgA nephropathy50
Protein kinase ROCK1 activates mitochondrial fission linking to oxidative stress and muscle atrophy49
Kidney health without borders: a multilingual kidney education platform48
Machine learning does not outperform traditional statistical modelling for kidney allograft failure prediction48
Techniques to predict survival outcomes in nephrology: basics and traditional methods48
Pathological findings of immunotherapy-induced nephrotoxicity in a humanized immune system mouse model48
Hypoxia hits APOL1 in the kidney48
The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome46
Dynamically visualizing profibrotic maladaptive repair after acute kidney injury by fibroblast activation protein imaging45
Optimizing symptom management in people with kidney failure45
Renal Pathology Society/International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group consensus on pathologic definitions and terminology of monoclonal gammopathy–associated kidney lesions45
Seeing the light (chains): a paradigm shift in PGNMID45
Urine: from waste to fertilizer45
The transcription factor ATF4 mediates endoplasmic reticulum stress-related podocyte injury and slit diaphragm defects44
The randomized DIALIZE-Outcomes trial evaluated sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in hemodialysis44
Cinacalcet in focal segmental glomerular sclerosis: a case report43
Phenotype first: a data-driven approach to genetic penetrance43
Corrigendum to “Executive summary of the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of ANCA–Associated Vasculitis.” Kidney International 2024;105(3):447–44942
Erratum to Kudose S, Lipton M, Jain NG, D’Agati VD. “Valproic acid–associated proximal tubulopathy.” Kidney Int. 2022;101:65342
Corrigendum to “Effects of dialysate potassium concentration of 3.0 mmol/l with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate on dialysis-free days versus dialysate potassium concentration of 2.0 mmol/l alone on rat42
in this issue42
Identifying strategies for disseminating research to patients with chronic kidney disease and caregivers: a workshop report41
The Case | Neonatal seizures and tubular dysfunction in childhood: joining the dots!41
Sexual dimorphism of age and nephron segment specific gene expression in mouse kidneys: insights from multi-omic and spatial analysis41
Complement activation and effector pathways in membranous nephropathy41
Editorial Board41
Age and memory B cells at baseline are associated with risk of relapse and memory B-cell reappearance following anti-CD20 treatment in pediatric frequently-relapsing/steroid-dependent nephrotic syndro41
The Case | A patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with an atypical kidney magnetic resonance image41
Table of Contents41
A genomic deep field view of hypertension41
Caution in interpreting anti-nephrin antibodies as causal in nephrotic syndrome41
Mutations in tumor suppressor genes Vhl and Rassf1a cause DNA damage, chromosomal instability and induce gene expression changes characteristic of clear cell renal cell carcinoma41
The authors reply40
Title Page40
Editorial Board40
Subscription Information39
Cutaneous histoplasmosis in a patient with a kidney transplant39
Table of Contents39
journal club39
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Deciphering missense coding variants with AlphaMissense39
Discrepancies between transcutaneous and estimated glomerular filtration rates in rats38
Female sex hormones inversely regulate acute kidney disease susceptibility throughout life38
Do macrophages inhibit or promote atheroma plaque calcification and stability?37
Molecular profiling of kidney compartments from serial biopsies differentiate treatment responders from non-responders in lupus nephritis37
in this issue37
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1-mediated cataplerosis is required to maintain mitochondrial fitness and to avoid kidney disease progression37
Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine concentration in children with augmented renal clearance: all formulas are equivocal, but some are more equivocal than others36
Fragmented futures: ROCK1 drives mitochondrial fission and muscle loss in CKD36
Integrating basic science with translational research: the 13th International Podocyte Conference 202136
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Peripheral blood smear as a diagnostic clue to type I cryoglobulinemia36
The Case | Acute kidney injury and a facial lesion36
Editorial Board35
Kidney biopsy in acute kidney injury: increase insight or preserve the status quo?35
The authors reply35
Lineage tracing analysis defines erythropoietin-producing cells as a distinct subpopulation of resident fibroblasts with unique behaviors35
Apixaban for stroke prevention in hemodialysis patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation35
Effective management of chyluria with retrograde thoracic duct catheterization and embolization35
A pragmatic, open-label, randomized controlled trial of Plasma-Lyte-148 versus standard intravenous fluids in children receiving kidney transplants (PLUTO)35
Good and evil, more reasons to study UPR35
Table of Contents35
Anti-nephrin autoantibodies: novel predictors of post-transplant recurrence of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis34
Advancing proteomics in nephrology: unraveling causal pathways and therapeutic targets34
Empagliflozin-associated Armanni-Ebstein lesions in IgA nephropathy34
A paired-kidney allocation study found superior survival with HLA-DR compatible kidney transplants in the Eurotransplant Senior Program33
High-dimensional mass cytometry identified circulating natural killer T-cell subsets associated with protection from cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients33
Endemic rise in cases of acute kidney injury in children in Indonesia and Gambia: what is the likely culprit and why?32
Podocyte protease activated receptor 1 stimulation in mice produces focal segmental glomerulosclerosis mirroring human disease signaling events32
Enhancer and super-enhancer landscape in polycystic kidney disease32
Cardiovascular disease as a risk factor for frailty in dialysis patients32
Critical Role of histone deacetylase 3 in the regulation of kidney inflammation and fibrosis32
Nephrotic syndrome genomic discovery in the Mass General Brigham Biobank identifies monoallelic MEFV variants as a risk factor for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis31
in this issue31
Strategies for the development of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for kidney protection in pediatric chronic kidney disease: proceedings of a workshop meeting in July 202331
Kidney cancer screening: novel concepts beyond population-level screening31
When YAP is hyperactivated in podocytes, it persistently “yaps,” disrupting the quiescence of neighboring glomerular cells31
Risk stratification of metabolic disorder–associated kidney disease31
Table of Contents30
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 promotes acute kidney injury by alleviating poly ADP ribose polymerase 1 degradation30
From the field to the assembly hall: the history of the kidney health resolution30
Executive summary of the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: known knowns and known unknowns30
The nucleotide-sensing Toll-Like Receptor 9/Toll-Like Receptor 7 system is a potential therapeutic target for IgA nephropathy30
Endothelial prolyl hydroxylase 3 mitigates maladaptive inflammation to promote post-ischemic kidney repair30
ER stress and slit diaphragms: is there a connection?30
Berger disease redux30
Implementing the commitments of the WHO kidney health resolution: initial steps in 3 diverse settings30
Dried blood spot testing versus standard i.v. sampling for GFR measurement with iohexol or 99mTc-DTPA30
The Case | Acute neck swelling in a patient undergoing dialysis29
in this issue29
The authors reply29
Table of Contents29
Uremia-associated fibrinous pericarditis29
In this Issue29
Asymptomatic migration of a peritoneal dialysis catheter29
Series introduction: drug repurposing for kidney diseases29
Subscription Information29
Table of Contents29
The authors reply:28
journal club28
Is bone histomorphometry required for assessment of renal osteodystrophy in clinical practice?28
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The Case | An unusual cause of proteinuria in a kidney transplant recipient28
Editorial Board28
in this issue28
Anti-nephrin antibodies guide living donor kidney transplantation in a pediatric patient with primary focal segmental glomerular sclerosis27
Acquired cutis laxa from heavy chain deposition disease27
The authors reply27
Using prediction models to improve care and communicate risk: updated modeling for children with IgA nephropathy27
Reevaluating principal component analysis: advocating for nonlinear and nonparametric methods in multi-omics data analysis27
The authors reply:27
Non-canonical Wnt/calcium signaling is protective against podocyte injury and glomerulosclerosis27
Unfolding the potential—chemical chaperones in Alport syndrome27
A national registry study evaluated the landscape of kidney transplantation among presumed unauthorized immigrants in the United States27
The authors reply27
Has APOL1 kidney disease treatment been hiding in plain sight?27
Differing sensitivities to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition of kidney disease mediated by APOL1 high-risk variants G1 and G227
A multiomic resource to interpret genetic associations with kidney function26
CCL2 as a microvascular “tone breaker”: inflammatory signaling and the failure of kidney autoregulation in salt-sensitive hypertension26
Kidney targeting of formoterol containing polymeric nanoparticles improves recovery from ischemia reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury in mice26
Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health26
The Case | Dark dialysate after colonoscopy26
Progress, challenges, and pragmatic concessions in predicting relative risk of kidney survival in ARPKD26
Equity in evidence: overcoming barriers to kidney trials in low-resource settings26
RNA methylation in acute kidney injury: opening up new therapeutic avenues26
A genetically inducible endothelial niche enables vascularization of human kidney organoids with multilineage maturation and emergence of renin expressing cells26
A polygenic score for reduced kidney function and adverse outcomes in a cohort with chronic kidney disease26
Table of Contents26
In remembrance of Gary Striker, MD (1934–2024)26
Precision nephrology identified tumor necrosis factor activation variability in minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis26
Antioxidant nanozymes for prevention of diseased kidney from failure26
Glomerular filtration rate estimation in transgender and gender-diverse adults using gender-affirming hormone therapy: an exploratory cross-sectional study26
Mendelian randomization for nephrologists25
Myeloid-derived growth factor deficiency exacerbates mitotic catastrophe of podocytes in glomerular disease25
KDIGO 2025 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation, management, and treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD): executive summary25
An introduction to realist evaluation and synthesis for kidney research25
Conservative kidney management and kidney supportive care: core components of integrated care for people with kidney failure25
Executive summary of the KDIGO 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Nephrotic Syndrome in Children25
Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B3 (LILRB3) and allograft survival: can precision medicine target health disparities?25
Protective mechanisms harnessing against injurious heme and preventing kidney damage in STEC-HUS: toward new therapies?25
Title Page24
Table of Contents24
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In memoriam: George L. Bakris, MD, 1952–202424
Preventing MMP23-mediated cleavage of podocyte RARRES1: a novel strategy to halt chronic kidney disease progression?24
Unique problems for the design of the first trials of transplanting porcine kidneys into humans24
in this issue24
Bile cast nephropathy after sinusoidal obstruction syndrome24
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Editorial Board23
Editorial Board23
Recognizing the true face of noninfectious cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis23
Giant ureteral calculus from congenital distal ureteral stenosis23
Stronger together: the power of cross-organ data sets for improved allograft study outcomes23
Avoiding arrythmias by personalizing the dialysate concentration: a case for precision medicine in patients on dialysis23
journal club23
IL-22 is secreted by proximal tubule cells and regulates DNA damage response and cell death in acute kidney injury23
in this issue23
Advanced optical imaging reveals preferred spatial orientation of podocyte processes along the axis of glomerular capillaries23
Targeting angiopoietin-2 as a novel treatment option for kidney fibrosis23
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Insights from ADPedKD, ERKReg and RaDaR registries provide a multi-national perspective on the presentation of childhood autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in high- and middle-income countri23
Migrating peritoneal dialysis catheter into an inguinal hernia23
in this issue23
In memoriam: Lise Bankir (1942–2026)22
Probing the surrogate validity of proteinuria thresholds in C3 glomerulopathy/immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis: unresolved biases and mechanistic gaps22
Hemolysis is associated with altered heparan sulfate of the endothelial glycocalyx and with local complement activation in thrombotic microangiopathies22
Results of the EPISODE trial plead for reasonable practice-based serum phosphate lowering in patients on dialysis22
Preclinical evaluation of antigen-specific B-cell depletion for phospholipase A2 receptor membranous nephropathy with chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells22
METTL3-targeted intervention on nuclear factors RORA/RORγt suppresses pathogenic T helper 17 cell differentiation and alleviates kidney damage in lupus nephritis22
A reliable clinical test for detection of membranous nephropathy antigens using laser microdissection and mass spectrometry22
Phospholipase A2 receptor-positive membranous nephropathy detected by laser microdissection and mass spectrometry in patients negative by immunofluorescence for phospholipase A2 receptor on kidney bio22
Genotype-phenotype characteristics and disease progression of FAN1-related karyomegalic tubulointerstitial nephropathy22
Nephronophthisis-associated ciliopathy with brachydactyly, medullary cysts, and chronic kidney disease22
Myeloperoxidase-ANCA IgG induces different forms of small vessel vasculitis based on type of synergistic immune stimuli22
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