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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The cost of hospitalizations for treatment of hemodialysis catheter-associated blood stream infections in children: a retrospective cohort study179
Monitoring and maintaining quality in the paediatric haemodialysis unit78
Correction: A child with chronic kidney disease and hepatic dysfunction: Questions55
Unexpected finding in kidney biopsy of a child with nephrotic proteinuria: Answers44
Three Tesla magnetic resonance imaging detects oxalate osteopathy in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type I43
Case-inspired exploration of renin mutations in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease: not all paths lead to the endoplasmic reticulum39
Primary hyperoxaluria type 3: from infancy to adulthood in a genetically unique cohort38
Clinical characteristics and favorable treatment responses of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children after kidney transplantation38
Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study38
Reconsidering DXA usefulness for the evaluation of bone disorders in children with chronic kidney disease36
Voice of a caregiver: call for action for multidisciplinary teams in the care for children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome34
Effect of peritoneal dialysate on bioelectrical impedance analysis variability in pediatric patients receiving peritoneal dialysis34
A novel risk score for predicting prolonged length of stay following pediatric kidney transplant34
Approach to simple kidney cysts in children33
Reviewers for 202432
Type IV-Collagen associated nephropathy—a form of nephrotic syndrome30
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 A29
Evaluation of acute kidney injury in preterm infants using serum creatinine decline in comparison with KDIGO criteria28
Risk factors for predicting acute kidney injury in children with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study27
Acute and chronic kidney complications in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus26
An extremely rare cause of flank pain: Answers25
A novel marker of electrical instability in children with hypertension: cardiac electrophysiological balance index25
Association of COVID-19 vaccination with relapsed nephrotic syndrome and new onset nephrotic syndrome in children25
The clinical relevance of native vitamin D in pediatric kidney disease25
Childhood-onset IgA nephropathy: is long-term recovery possible?25
Clinical and neurophysiological characterization of early neuromuscular involvement in children and adolescents with nephropathic cystinosis25
Clinical differences between female monozygotic twins with X-linked Alport syndrome with somatic mosaicism25
Pediatric and adult point of view on the gut-kidney axis in CKD24
Kidney health outcomes in children born very prematurely compared to full-term counterparts: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
HOXA11 is another monogenic cause of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract—Reply24
Dexamethasone to prevent kidney scarring in acute pyelonephritis: a randomized clinical trial23
Investigation of a targeted panel of gut microbiome–derived toxins in children with chronic kidney disease23
Clinical applicability of 2023 International Pediatric Nephrology Association recommended limited therapeutic drug monitoring formulae to assess mycophenolic acid exposure23
Comparison of nafamostat mesilate to citrate anticoagulation in pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy23
The association of low birthweight and prematurity on outcomes in children and adults with nephrotic syndrome—a NEPTUNE cohort study23
Management of the congenital solitary kidney: consensus recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology23
Furosemide and albumin for the treatment of nephrotic edema: a systematic review23
Water-soluble vitamins and trace elements in children with chronic kidney disease stage 5d23
Response to critical appraisal of “Renal perfusion in dynamic scans: a key predictor of long-term outcomes in posterior urethral valves”22
Clearance and nutrition in neonatal continuous kidney replacement therapy using the Carpediem™ system22
Remission rates and long-term outcomes of relapsed pediatric nephrotic syndrome: cyclophosphamide vs. cyclosporin A22
The interplay between the cardiovascular system and pediatric congenital or acquired kidney diseases22
Commentary on “Ultra-rare severe kidney dysplasia mimicking salt-wasting tubulopathy associated with TFCP2L1 gene variants”21
Non-surgical management in children with non-refluxing primary megaureter: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
A child with megaloblastic anemia and proteinuria: Answers21
Resolution of chyluria due to congenital malformation with a minimally invasive procedure20
Enhancing kidney assessment in pediatric neurogenic bladder: addressing gaps in body composition and GFR monitoring19
Large inter-assay difference of serum creatinine in pediatric population: a threat to accurate staging of chronic kidney disease19
Urinary biomarkers associated with acute kidney injury in pediatric mechanical circulatory support patients19
Blood pressure in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the first three months of life18
International cohort of 382 children with lupus nephritis – presentation, treatment and outcome at 24 months18
Failure to thrive in an 8-month-old female: Questions18
An adolescent with abdominal pain and tremors: Answers17
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an adolescent: just a coincidence in time?17
Kidney volume and function of low-birth-weight children at 5 years: impact of singleton and twin birth17
What a paediatric nephrologist should know about preeclampsia and why it matters17
Efficacy of complement inhibition with pegcetacoplan in children with C3 glomerulopathy17
Use of 4% tetrasodium EDTA (KiteLock™) to prevent central venous catheter–related bloodstream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients17
De novo proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent kidney transplant recipient17
Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk in pediatric hypertension17
A 5-year-old girl with kidney impairment and severe anemia: Questions17
The learning health system for pediatric nephrology: building better systems to improve health17
Reversed cortico-medullary differentiation in kidneys on fetal magnetic resonance imaging — a case series17
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 Workshop16
Fluid balance assessment in pediatric hemodialysis patients by using whole-body bioimpedance spectroscopy (WB-BIS)16
Putting the injury back into AKI: understanding AKI phenotypes and improving risk assessment in cardiac surgery–associated AKI16
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
Neuropsychiatric SLE in children with childhood-onset lupus nephritis: a 20-year retrospective cohort study16
Response to: Urine bikunin and kidney involvement in Fabry disease16
Genetic assessment in primary hyperoxaluria: why it matters16
Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of renal perfusion before and during continuous kidney replacement therapy in the pediatric intensive care unit16
Unusual eye findings in a patient with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: Answers16
Hyperkalemia in pediatric chronic kidney disease16
Nutritional profile and infection-related hospital admissions in children with chronic kidney disease16
Acute kidney injury and diabetic kidney disease in children with acute complications of diabetes16
Urine podocyte mRNA loss in preterm infants and related perinatal risk factors15
An initiative to improve effluent culture detection among pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis through process improvement15
Diagnosing alkaptonuria-related nephropathy with urine albumin analysis15
Kidney and urological involvement in Down syndrome: frequent, underestimated, but associated with impaired quality of life and risk of kidney failure15
Predictive factors for survival in patients with oligohydramnios secondary to antenatal kidney disease15
Chyloperitoneum in a toddler on peritoneal dialysis15
Correction to: In vitro measurements of ultrafiltration precision in hemofiltration and hemodialysis devices used in infants15
Native nephrectomy in advanced pediatric kidney disease: indications, timing, and surgical approaches15
Translational strategies to uncover the etiology of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract15
Vanadium exposure and kidney markers in a pediatric population: a cross-sectional study15
Cracking the code: an integrated electronic medical record approach to early diagnosis of genetic kidney disease in children with microscopic haematuria15
Hemodiafiltration for children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: technical aspects and outcomes14
Correction: Risk factors of acute kidney injury in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) – a retrospective case–control study14
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
Ocular involvement in STEC-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome14
Impact of childhood nephrotic syndrome on obesity and growth: a prospective cohort study14
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome induced by SARS-CoV2 infection in infants with EXOSC3 mutation14
A case of rapid avacopan-induced liver injury in pediatric granulomatosis with polyangiitis14
Managing severe hypertension in children14
Impact of kidney biopsy on deciding when to initiate enzyme replacement therapy in children with Fabry disease14
Cellular senescence and acute kidney injury14
The impact of rural status on pediatric chronic kidney disease13
Rethinking the value of psychology: lessons in advocacy, kidney disease, and a day at the pool13
Dialysis for paediatric acute kidney injury in Cape Town, South Africa13
Response to Fujinaga – discontinuing immunosuppression in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome 13
Serum and urinary uromodulin concentration in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease13
Abstracts of the 54th ESPN Annual Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia13
ANCA-associated kidney disease preceded by orbital pseudotumor13
Is collagen X marker (CXM) a useful index of growth velocity in children with chronic kidney disease?13
Anti-CFH-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: do we still need plasma exchange?13
Tonsillectomy combined with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse for Japanese children with severe IgA vasculitis with nephritis—authors’ reply13
World Kidney Day 2023: preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable!13
Chronic kidney disease mineral bone disorder in childhood and young adulthood: a ‘growing’ understanding13
A 6-year review of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis at a public children’s hospital in Cape Town, South Africa13
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases13
Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease13
Renal water handling in urinary tract infections13
Voices of Resilience – integrating psychosocial support and music for children with kidney disease13
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases13
The incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury during pediatric kidney tumor treatment—a national cohort study13
Still trouble with serum creatinine measurements13
Evaluation of predictive performance of fetal urinary inflammatory markers of postnatal kidney function in fetuses with posterior urethral valves12
“Don’t let me be misunderstood”: communication with patients from a different cultural background12
Urine specific gravity, pyuria, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for identifying urinary tract infection in young children12
Acute kidney injury in pediatric burn patients12
Specific immune biomarker monitoring in two children with severe IgA nephropathy and successful therapy with immunoadsorption in a rapidly progressive case12
Early diagnosis of kidney injury in a paediatric population: a prospective cohort study (E-DRIP STUDY)12
Artificial intelligence in glomerular diseases12
Referees for 202312
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodies and native kidney function in pediatric liver and intestinal transplant recipients12
Letter to the editors re Giannattasio et al12
Infantile nephrotic syndrome, immunodeficiency and adrenal insufficiency—a rare cause: Questions12
Kidney impairment in a child with acute-subacute paracoccidioidomycosis: Questions12
Rickets guidance: part II—management12
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
Acute kidney injury in lamotrigine-induced DRESS syndrome12
Development and autoregulation of kidney function in children: a retrospective study using 99mTc-MAG3 renography12
Ocular manifestations of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)11
A rare cause of full-house membranous glomerulopathy in an infant: Answers11
Biomarker-based acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes refine risk assessment in children undergoing cardiac surgery11
Toward better outcomes in pediatric septic shock: the role of practical risk models11
Variable treatment response to lumasiran in pediatric patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 111
Performance evaluation of large language models in pediatric nephrology clinical decision support: a comprehensive assessment11
Evaluation of renal elasticity by shear wave elastography in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever11
The scope of treatment of pediatric IgA vasculitis nephritis and its outcome: a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study11
Follow-up biopsies with microvascular inflammation and persistent donor specific antibodies identify ongoing rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients11
Factors associated with statural growth in pediatric kidney transplant recipients with focus on metabolic acidosis11
Ideal rather than actual weight for glomerular filtration rate measurement: an issue to be clarified11
Impact of a standardized care pathway and a dedicated multidisciplinary posterior urethral valve clinic on 5-year kidney and bladder outcomes11
Outcome of children with IgA vasculitis with nephritis treated with steroids: a matched controlled study11
Weight loss and metabolic acidosis in a neonate: Questions11
Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in childhood cancer: comparison between two countries11
Severe rhabdomyolysis secondary to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in a teenager11
A multidisciplinary nephrogenetic referral clinic for children and adults—diagnostic achievements and insights11
Evaluation of eGFR methods in a sub-Saharan African community-based pediatric population11
Unmasking fluid overload in children on peritoneal dialysis: a multimodal diagnostic approach11
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
Genetic determinants of renal scarring in children with febrile UTI11
Pioglitazone, a PPAR-y agonist, as one of the new therapeutic candidates for C3 glomerulopathy11
Performance of GFR estimation equations in pediatric hematology-oncology patients11
Risk factors for childhood chronic kidney disease: a population-based study10
Outcomes and risk factors for death among hospitalized children and adolescents with kidney diseases and COVID-19: an analysis of a nationwide database10
Levamisole causes a transient increase in plasma creatinine levels but does not affect kidney function based on cystatin C10
Comparing adolescent glomerular disease clinical outcomes to the clinical outcomes in childhood, young adult, and adult-onset glomerular disease in the CureGN database10
Adverse effects of acute tubular injury on the glomerulus: contributing factors and mechanisms10
Normative values of renin and aldosterone in clinically stable preterm neonates10
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 updated approach to the evaluation of the urinary sediment10
Outcomes associated with unrecognized acute kidney injury in postoperative pediatric cardiac patients10
Acute kidney injury and childhood acute myeloid leukemia10
Holistic care and symptom management for pediatric kidney transplant recipients10
New prognostic markers for IgA nephropathy in children10
Multifocal lesions in a kidney allograft10
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
Blood in urine: an early and constant finding for STEC-HUS diagnosis10
Estimating risk of rapid disease progression in pediatric patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a randomized trial of tolvaptan10
Haemodynamic effect of dexmedetomidine during paediatric kidney transplantation10
Management dilemmas in pediatric nephrology: moving from friction to flourishing in “challenging” cases10
Differences in health-related quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease as reported by children and parent proxies10
The spectrum of co-existing disease in children with established kidney failure using registry and linked electronic health record data10
An adolescent with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus presenting with edema: Answers10
Neonatal acute kidney disease in the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD)-neoAKI cohort: risk factors and prognostic outcomes10
Anti-factor B antibodies in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome9
Mother–child correlation of kidney function: data from the Yamanashi Adjunct Study of Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)9
A new era of complement inhibition: are we ready for the infectious risks?9
Progress made toward equitable transplantation in children and young adults with kidney disease9
Subclinical cardiac dysfunction in pediatric kidney transplant recipients identified by speckle-tracking echocardiography9
Oscillometric arterial blood pressure in haemodynamically stable neonates in the first 2 weeks of life9
Liberation from pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy: a survey of provider perceptions and practices9
Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution in children with nephrotic syndrome9
Etiology, clinical characteristics, genetic profile, and outcomes of children with refractory rickets at a referral center in India: a cohort study9
The effects of transitioning from immediate release to extended release cysteamine therapy in Norwegian patients with nephropathic cystinosis: a retrospective study9
Immune urinary biomarkers predict infant cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury9
Skills beyond medical expertise in pediatric nephrology9
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 disease9
Acute kidney injury biomarker olfactomedin 4 predicts furosemide responsiveness9
Blood pressure monitoring following kidney transplantation in children: a comparison of invasive and noninvasive measurements using Doppler as a benchmark technique9
Association between glomerular C4d deposition, proteinuria, and disease severity in children with IgA nephropathy9
Low-dose obinutuzumab for steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome complicated by recurrent rituximab-induced serum sickness and anti-rituximab antibodies9
Assessment of obesity in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: an ongoing challenge9
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
Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent successfully treated with daratumumab9
Risk factors and retreatment for relapse in childhood primary nephrotic syndrome treated with rituximab9
Response to “Uromodulin in pediatric CKD patients: Lessons unlearned regarding blood pressure”9
Approach to genetic testing to optimize the safety of living donor transplantation in Alport syndrome spectrum9
Abstracts – IPNA 2025 Congress8
The unfinished journey toward transplant equity: an analysis of racial/ethnic disparities for children after the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System in 20148
Hypouricemia with recurrent nephrolithiasis: an overlooked entity: Questions8
Predictors of academic delay post-pediatric kidney transplant in the USA8
Is my PET in my genes?8
Nephrectomy for congenital nephrotic syndrome: unanswered questions8
Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease in children: a brief overview8
A patient presenting with fever after graft loss: Questions8
Gravity-assisted continuous flow peritoneal dialysis technique use in acute kidney injury in children: a randomized, crossover clinical trial8
Diagnostic dilemma in a 3-year-old girl with acute nephritic syndrome and hematologic abnormalities: Answers8
A rare cause of oligoanuric kidney failure – a diagnosis not to miss: Answers8
A lack of KDIGO guidelines for adolescents and young adults with IgA nephropathy8
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
Alterations in diastolic function and cardiac geometry in children: a longitudinal study across the spectrum of dialysis and transplant8
Moving toward a better understanding of renal lymphatics: challenges and opportunities8
Kidney point-of-care ultrasonography in the PICU: it is about time!8
Clinical and pathological investigation of oligomeganephronia8
Excessive screen time in relation to albuminuria in adolescents: a finding from the China Nutrition and Health Surveillance8
The urological evaluation and management of neurogenic bladder in children and adolescents—what every pediatric nephrologist needs to know8
Cardiorenal syndrome: evolving concepts and pediatric knowledge gaps8
Urinary stone disease in Syrian children8
Effects of aminophylline therapy on urine output and kidney function in children with acute kidney injury8
What’s in a name? That which we call diabetes does not taste sweet!8
Chronic cough in an adolescent with infantile onset of hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis: Questions8
Extracellular vesicles in kidney development and pediatric kidney diseases8
Publisher Correction: How to define and assess the clinically significant causes of hematuria in childhood8
A surprising cause of proteinuria: Answers8
The history and future landscape for paediatric ABO incompatible kidney transplantation8
Dietary acid load in children with chronic kidney disease: its association with nutritional status and health-related quality of life8
The dominant findings of a recessive man: from Mendel’s kid pea to kidney8
Interleukin-8 and neutrophil extracellular traps in children with lupus nephritis and vitamin C deficiency8
Sodium removal per ultrafiltration volume in automated peritoneal dialysis in pediatric patients8
Reassessing predictive markers for steroid sensitivity in pediatric nephrotic syndrome8
Urinary TIMP-2*IGFBP-7 to diagnose acute kidney injury in children receiving cisplatin8
A child with abdominal pain, arthralgia, palpable skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia: Questions8
Recurrent hypocalcemic tetany presenting to the emergency room: Questions8
Gut microbiota-targeted therapies in pediatric chronic kidney disease: gaps and opportunities8
Response to: Before blaming SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for rhabdomyolysis, other potential triggers should be considered8
Congenital nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial sclerosis caused by compound heterozygous mutation in LAMA5 gene7
UTI in infants: less is more, together is better7
Correction to: The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and parent-rated health in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease—the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study7
Diagnosing a genetic disease in a donor-conceived child: case report and discussion of the ethical, legal, and practical issues7
Challenges in acute cyclosporine toxicity in a child with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome7
Haemolytic uremic syndrome as a cause of chronic kidney disease stage 5 in children is in retreat: results from the Polish Registry of Kidney Replacement Therapy in children (2000–2023)7
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