Pediatric Nephrology

Papers
(The TQCC of Pediatric Nephrology is 5. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Monitoring and maintaining quality in the paediatric haemodialysis unit183
Correction: A child with chronic kidney disease and hepatic dysfunction: Questions83
Unexpected finding in kidney biopsy of a child with nephrotic proteinuria: Answers55
Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study47
Clinical characteristics and favorable treatment responses of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children after kidney transplantation43
Reconsidering DXA usefulness for the evaluation of bone disorders in children with chronic kidney disease40
In vitro measurements of ultrafiltration precision in hemofiltration and hemodialysis devices used in infants, Part 2: Comparison of PrisMax and CARPEDIEM with previous data on NIDUS, Prismaflex and A39
Reviewers for 202439
Evaluation of acute kidney injury in preterm infants using serum creatinine decline in comparison with KDIGO criteria37
Risk factors for predicting acute kidney injury in children with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study37
Type IV-Collagen associated nephropathy—a form of nephrotic syndrome35
Investigation of a targeted panel of gut microbiome–derived toxins in children with chronic kidney disease35
Association of COVID-19 vaccination with relapsed nephrotic syndrome and new onset nephrotic syndrome in children33
The clinical relevance of native vitamin D in pediatric kidney disease32
Clinical differences between female monozygotic twins with X-linked Alport syndrome with somatic mosaicism32
A novel marker of electrical instability in children with hypertension: cardiac electrophysiological balance index32
Comparison of nafamostat mesilate to citrate anticoagulation in pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy31
The association of low birthweight and prematurity on outcomes in children and adults with nephrotic syndrome—a NEPTUNE cohort study28
Voice of a caregiver: call for action for multidisciplinary teams in the care for children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome27
BK virus nephropathy in a native kidney27
Pediatric and adult point of view on the gut-kidney axis in CKD26
Dexamethasone to prevent kidney scarring in acute pyelonephritis: a randomized clinical trial26
HOXA11 is another monogenic cause of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract—Reply26
Kidney health outcomes in children born very prematurely compared to full-term counterparts: a systematic review and meta-analysis26
An extremely rare cause of flank pain: Answers26
Approach to simple kidney cysts in children25
Clearance and nutrition in neonatal continuous kidney replacement therapy using the Carpediem™ system25
A novel risk score for predicting prolonged length of stay following pediatric kidney transplant25
Effect of peritoneal dialysate on bioelectrical impedance analysis variability in pediatric patients receiving peritoneal dialysis25
Clinical applicability of 2023 International Pediatric Nephrology Association recommended limited therapeutic drug monitoring formulae to assess mycophenolic acid exposure24
Remission rates and long-term outcomes of relapsed pediatric nephrotic syndrome: cyclophosphamide vs. cyclosporin A24
Water-soluble vitamins and trace elements in children with chronic kidney disease stage 5d24
Furosemide and albumin for the treatment of nephrotic edema: a systematic review24
Case-inspired exploration of renin mutations in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease: not all paths lead to the endoplasmic reticulum24
Response to critical appraisal of “Renal perfusion in dynamic scans: a key predictor of long-term outcomes in posterior urethral valves”23
Non-surgical management in children with non-refluxing primary megaureter: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
The interplay between the cardiovascular system and pediatric congenital or acquired kidney diseases23
Childhood-onset IgA nephropathy: is long-term recovery possible?22
Three Tesla magnetic resonance imaging detects oxalate osteopathy in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type I22
Primary hyperoxaluria type 3: from infancy to adulthood in a genetically unique cohort22
Acute and chronic kidney complications in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus21
The cost of hospitalizations for treatment of hemodialysis catheter-associated blood stream infections in children: a retrospective cohort study21
Management of the congenital solitary kidney: consensus recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology20
Commentary on “Ultra-rare severe kidney dysplasia mimicking salt-wasting tubulopathy associated with TFCP2L1 gene variants”20
A child with megaloblastic anemia and proteinuria: Answers20
Failure to thrive in an 8-month-old female: Questions19
Resolution of chyluria due to congenital malformation with a minimally invasive procedure19
Urinary biomarkers associated with acute kidney injury in pediatric mechanical circulatory support patients19
De novo proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent kidney transplant recipient19
Enhancing kidney assessment in pediatric neurogenic bladder: addressing gaps in body composition and GFR monitoring19
Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk in pediatric hypertension18
A 5-year-old girl with kidney impairment and severe anemia: Questions18
Expanded discussion of kidney health monitoring for critically ill term and late preterm infants after acute kidney injury: a report from the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop18
An adolescent with abdominal pain and tremors: Answers18
Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of renal perfusion before and during continuous kidney replacement therapy in the pediatric intensive care unit18
Kidney volume and function of low-birth-weight children at 5 years: impact of singleton and twin birth18
The learning health system for pediatric nephrology: building better systems to improve health18
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an adolescent: just a coincidence in time?18
Unusual eye findings in a patient with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: Answers17
Hyperkalemia in pediatric chronic kidney disease17
Native nephrectomy in advanced pediatric kidney disease: indications, timing, and surgical approaches17
Fluid balance assessment in pediatric hemodialysis patients by using whole-body bioimpedance spectroscopy (WB-BIS)17
Putting the injury back into AKI: understanding AKI phenotypes and improving risk assessment in cardiac surgery–associated AKI17
Changes in maintenance immunosuppression after pediatric kidney transplantation—a report from the Nordic pediatric kidney transplantation registry17
Neuropsychiatric SLE in children with childhood-onset lupus nephritis: a 20-year retrospective cohort study17
Response to: Urine bikunin and kidney involvement in Fabry disease17
Use of 4% tetrasodium EDTA (KiteLock™) to prevent central venous catheter–related bloodstream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients17
International cohort of 382 children with lupus nephritis – presentation, treatment and outcome at 24 months17
Kidney and urological involvement in Down syndrome: frequent, underestimated, but associated with impaired quality of life and risk of kidney failure16
A novel clinical score to predict breakthrough urinary tract infection in children with VUR: meta-analytic derivation and real-world validation16
The dietary management of sodium in children with kidney diseases—clinical practice recommendations from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce16
Nutritional profile and infection-related hospital admissions in children with chronic kidney disease16
Genetic assessment in primary hyperoxaluria: why it matters16
Blood pressure in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the first three months of life16
Acute kidney injury and diabetic kidney disease in children with acute complications of diabetes16
Translational strategies to uncover the etiology of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract16
Left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric patients on maintenance dialysis: a report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS)16
Managing anti-factor H antibody-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: time for consensus16
Predictive factors for survival in patients with oligohydramnios secondary to antenatal kidney disease16
Reversed cortico-medullary differentiation in kidneys on fetal magnetic resonance imaging — a case series15
An initiative to improve effluent culture detection among pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis through process improvement15
Impact of childhood nephrotic syndrome on obesity and growth: a prospective cohort study15
Efficacy of complement inhibition with pegcetacoplan in children with C3 glomerulopathy15
Correction to: In vitro measurements of ultrafiltration precision in hemofiltration and hemodialysis devices used in infants15
Diagnosing alkaptonuria-related nephropathy with urine albumin analysis15
Urine podocyte mRNA loss in preterm infants and related perinatal risk factors15
Chyloperitoneum in a toddler on peritoneal dialysis15
Correction: Risk factors of acute kidney injury in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) – a retrospective case–control study15
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome induced by SARS-CoV2 infection in infants with EXOSC3 mutation14
Vanadium exposure and kidney markers in a pediatric population: a cross-sectional study14
Is collagen X marker (CXM) a useful index of growth velocity in children with chronic kidney disease?14
Renal water handling in urinary tract infections14
Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease14
Hemodiafiltration for children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: technical aspects and outcomes14
The impact of rural status on pediatric chronic kidney disease14
Rethinking the value of psychology: lessons in advocacy, kidney disease, and a day at the pool14
Tonsillectomy combined with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse for Japanese children with severe IgA vasculitis with nephritis—authors’ reply14
Pre-emptive rituximab administration for discontinuation of steroid-sparing agents in patients with complicated frequently-relapsing or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome14
Incidence of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Paris area (France) and in the Netherlands14
Anti-CFH-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: do we still need plasma exchange?14
ANCA-associated kidney disease preceded by orbital pseudotumor14
Still trouble with serum creatinine measurements14
Cracking the code: an integrated electronic medical record approach to early diagnosis of genetic kidney disease in children with microscopic haematuria13
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases13
Response to Fujinaga – discontinuing immunosuppression in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome 13
Hematuria as a diagnostic marker in pediatric nephrolithiasis without acute obstruction or infection13
Abstracts of the 54th ESPN Annual Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia13
Cellular senescence and acute kidney injury13
Early diagnosis and intervention in congenital lower urinary tract obstruction: time to revise our approach?13
Artificial intelligence in glomerular diseases13
Serum and urinary uromodulin concentration in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease13
The incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury during pediatric kidney tumor treatment—a national cohort study13
A case of rapid avacopan-induced liver injury in pediatric granulomatosis with polyangiitis13
Chronic kidney disease mineral bone disorder in childhood and young adulthood: a ‘growing’ understanding13
Ocular involvement in STEC-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome13
Managing severe hypertension in children13
A 6-year review of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis at a public children’s hospital in Cape Town, South Africa13
Voices of Resilience – integrating psychosocial support and music for children with kidney disease13
Rickets guidance: part II—management13
Dialysis for paediatric acute kidney injury in Cape Town, South Africa13
“Don’t let me be misunderstood”: communication with patients from a different cultural background13
Impact of kidney biopsy on deciding when to initiate enzyme replacement therapy in children with Fabry disease13
Letter to the editors re Giannattasio et al12
Development and autoregulation of kidney function in children: a retrospective study using 99mTc-MAG3 renography12
Weight loss and metabolic acidosis in a neonate: Questions12
Factors associated with statural growth in pediatric kidney transplant recipients with focus on metabolic acidosis12
Referees for 202312
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodies and native kidney function in pediatric liver and intestinal transplant recipients12
World Kidney Day 2023: preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable!12
Early diagnosis of kidney injury in a paediatric population: a prospective cohort study (E-DRIP STUDY)12
Evaluation of renal elasticity by shear wave elastography in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever12
Infantile nephrotic syndrome, immunodeficiency and adrenal insufficiency—a rare cause: Questions12
Acute kidney injury in lamotrigine-induced DRESS syndrome12
Continuous kidney replacement therapy with CARPEDIEM® of premature and low birth weight neonates from the French registry12
Extramedullary relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as asymptomatic acute kidney injury after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation12
Specific immune biomarker monitoring in two children with severe IgA nephropathy and successful therapy with immunoadsorption in a rapidly progressive case12
Kidney impairment in a child with acute-subacute paracoccidioidomycosis: Questions12
Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in childhood cancer: comparison between two countries12
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases12
Urine specific gravity, pyuria, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for identifying urinary tract infection in young children12
Unmasking fluid overload in children on peritoneal dialysis: a multimodal diagnostic approach11
A rare cause of full-house membranous glomerulopathy in an infant: Answers11
Follow-up biopsies with microvascular inflammation and persistent donor specific antibodies identify ongoing rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients11
Pioglitazone, a PPAR-y agonist, as one of the new therapeutic candidates for C3 glomerulopathy11
An updated approach to the evaluation of the urinary sediment11
Correction: Buffer-dependent regulation of aquaporin-1 expression and function in human peritoneal mesothelial cells11
Genetic determinants of renal scarring in children with febrile UTI11
Ocular manifestations of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)11
Toward better outcomes in pediatric septic shock: the role of practical risk models11
Estimating risk of rapid disease progression in pediatric patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a randomized trial of tolvaptan11
Biomarker-based acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes refine risk assessment in children undergoing cardiac surgery11
Obinutuzumab as a therapeutic option for SDNS children resistant to rituximab with anti-RTX antibodies11
Assessment and management of magnesium and trace element status in children with CKD stages 2–5, on dialysis and post-transplantation: Clinical practice points from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskf11
A multidisciplinary nephrogenetic referral clinic for children and adults—diagnostic achievements and insights11
Outcome of children with IgA vasculitis with nephritis treated with steroids: a matched controlled study11
Ideal rather than actual weight for glomerular filtration rate measurement: an issue to be clarified11
The scope of treatment of pediatric IgA vasculitis nephritis and its outcome: a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study11
Performance of GFR estimation equations in pediatric hematology-oncology patients11
Severe rhabdomyolysis secondary to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in a teenager11
Variable treatment response to lumasiran in pediatric patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 111
Evaluation of predictive performance of fetal urinary inflammatory markers of postnatal kidney function in fetuses with posterior urethral valves11
Performance evaluation of large language models in pediatric nephrology clinical decision support: a comprehensive assessment11
Growth after pediatric and neonatal acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis10
Low molecular weight proteinuria, congenital myopia and hearing loss in a 10-year-old boy: Answers10
An adolescent with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus presenting with edema: Answers10
Blood in urine: an early and constant finding for STEC-HUS diagnosis10
Evaluation of eGFR methods in a sub-Saharan African community-based pediatric population10
Impact of a standardized care pathway and a dedicated multidisciplinary posterior urethral valve clinic on 5-year kidney and bladder outcomes10
Outcomes and risk factors for death among hospitalized children and adolescents with kidney diseases and COVID-19: an analysis of a nationwide database10
Multifocal lesions in a kidney allograft10
New prognostic markers for IgA nephropathy in children10
Acute kidney injury in pediatric burn patients10
Relationships between galectin-3, sclerostin and arterial stiffness in children with renal scar10
Neonatal acute kidney disease in the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD)-neoAKI cohort: risk factors and prognostic outcomes10
Normative values of renin and aldosterone in clinically stable preterm neonates10
Levamisole causes a transient increase in plasma creatinine levels but does not affect kidney function based on cystatin C10
Adverse effects of acute tubular injury on the glomerulus: contributing factors and mechanisms10
Recurrent calcium oxalate calculi: the culprit in disguise10
Pediatric AKI in the real world: changing outcomes through education and advocacy—a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference10
Acute kidney injury and childhood acute myeloid leukemia10
Risk factors for childhood chronic kidney disease: a population-based study10
Outcomes associated with unrecognized acute kidney injury in postoperative pediatric cardiac patients10
The spectrum of co-existing disease in children with established kidney failure using registry and linked electronic health record data10
Risk factors for loss of Varicella immunity after pediatric kidney transplantation9
Holistic care and symptom management for pediatric kidney transplant recipients9
The unfinished journey toward transplant equity: an analysis of racial/ethnic disparities for children after the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System in 20149
Immune urinary biomarkers predict infant cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury9
Approach to genetic testing to optimize the safety of living donor transplantation in Alport syndrome spectrum9
Skills beyond medical expertise in pediatric nephrology9
Haemodynamic effect of dexmedetomidine during paediatric kidney transplantation9
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review9
Management dilemmas in pediatric nephrology: moving from friction to flourishing in “challenging” cases9
The effects of transitioning from immediate release to extended release cysteamine therapy in Norwegian patients with nephropathic cystinosis: a retrospective study9
Etiology, clinical characteristics, genetic profile, and outcomes of children with refractory rickets at a referral center in India: a cohort study9
Comparison of GFR estimation equations using creatinine, cystatin C, and their combination in pediatric hematology–oncology: no single equation is superior across subgroups9
How common is chronic kidney disease in children with lupus nephritis?9
Subclinical cardiac dysfunction in pediatric kidney transplant recipients identified by speckle-tracking echocardiography9
Comparing adolescent glomerular disease clinical outcomes to the clinical outcomes in childhood, young adult, and adult-onset glomerular disease in the CureGN database9
Assessment of obesity in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: an ongoing challenge9
A new era of complement inhibition: are we ready for the infectious risks?9
Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution in children with nephrotic syndrome9
Response to “Uromodulin in pediatric CKD patients: Lessons unlearned regarding blood pressure”9
Mother–child correlation of kidney function: data from the Yamanashi Adjunct Study of Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)9
Differences in health-related quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease as reported by children and parent proxies9
Humoral immune response and live-virus neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (BA.1) variant after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease8
A child with abdominal pain, arthralgia, palpable skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia: Questions8
The urological evaluation and management of neurogenic bladder in children and adolescents—what every pediatric nephrologist needs to know8
Reassessing predictive markers for steroid sensitivity in pediatric nephrotic syndrome8
Extracellular vesicles in kidney development and pediatric kidney diseases8
Moving toward a better understanding of renal lymphatics: challenges and opportunities8
Gravity-assisted continuous flow peritoneal dialysis technique use in acute kidney injury in children: a randomized, crossover clinical trial8
Abstracts – IPNA 2025 Congress8
A patient presenting with fever after graft loss: Questions8
Dietary acid load in children with chronic kidney disease: its association with nutritional status and health-related quality of life8
Relapse rate in children with nephrotic syndrome during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic8
Is my PET in my genes?8
A surprising cause of proteinuria: Answers8
Chronic cough in an adolescent with infantile onset of hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis: Questions8
Oscillometric arterial blood pressure in haemodynamically stable neonates in the first 2 weeks of life8
Rituximab in pediatric refractory nephrotic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating therapeutic efficacy and adverse event profiles8
Risk factors and retreatment for relapse in childhood primary nephrotic syndrome treated with rituximab8
Blood pressure monitoring following kidney transplantation in children: a comparison of invasive and noninvasive measurements using Doppler as a benchmark technique8
A rare cause of oligoanuric kidney failure – a diagnosis not to miss: Answers8
Nephrectomy for congenital nephrotic syndrome: unanswered questions8
Urinary stone disease in Syrian children8
Anti-factor B antibodies in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome8
Development and international validation of a novel multivariate prognostic tool: posterior urethral valve risk of chronic kidney disease (PURK) score8
Response to: Before blaming SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for rhabdomyolysis, other potential triggers should be considered8
Unexpected SLC34A3 rickets in a case of suspected distal myopathy8
Gut microbiota-targeted therapies in pediatric chronic kidney disease: gaps and opportunities8
Publisher Correction: How to define and assess the clinically significant causes of hematuria in childhood8
Predictors of academic delay post-pediatric kidney transplant in the USA8
Hypouricemia with recurrent nephrolithiasis: an overlooked entity: Questions8
Risk factors for developing hyperoxaluria in children with Crohn’s disease8
Low-dose obinutuzumab for steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome complicated by recurrent rituximab-induced serum sickness and anti-rituximab antibodies8
Liberation from pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy: a survey of provider perceptions and practices8
Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent successfully treated with daratumumab8
Diagnostic dilemma in a 3-year-old girl with acute nephritic syndrome and hematologic abnormalities: Answers8
Improving acute peritoneal dialysis outcome with use of soft peritoneal dialysis catheter (Cook Mac-Loc Multipurpose Drainage catheter®) among infants < 1500 g in a low resource setting8
Cardiorenal syndrome: evolving concepts and pediatric knowledge gaps8
Urinary TIMP-2*IGFBP-7 to diagnose acute kidney injury in children receiving cisplatin8
Acute kidney injury biomarker olfactomedin 4 predicts furosemide responsiveness8
Comparison of clean catch and bag urine using LC–MS/MS proteomics in infants8
Alterations in diastolic function and cardiac geometry in children: a longitudinal study across the spectrum of dialysis and transplant8
Balance in children with chronic kidney disease: the relationship between skeletal muscle mass index, fatigue, and physical function8
The dominant findings of a recessive man: from Mendel’s kid pea to kidney8
The history and future landscape for paediatric ABO incompatible kidney transplantation8
Kidney point-of-care ultrasonography in the PICU: it is about time!8
Progress made toward equitable transplantation in children and young adults with kidney disease8
Association between glomerular C4d deposition, proteinuria, and disease severity in children with IgA nephropathy8
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