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Papers

(The median citation count of Transplant International is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Malignancy among adult heart transplant recipients following patient‐tailored dosing of anti‐thymocyte globulin: a retrospective, nested case‐control study of individualized dosing	81
Cardiorespiratory fitness in kidney transplant recipients compared to patients with kidney failure: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	65
Endoscopic ultrasound guided portal‐systemic pressure gradient measurement to determine candidacy for kidney transplant alone versus combined liver kidney transplant in patients with advanced fibrosis	39
Transplant Trial Watch	35
Consensus statement on normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death: Report from the European Society for Organ Transplantation’s Transplant Learning Journey	35
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for diabetes after solid organ transplantation	33
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Acknowledgements to reviewers	28
Implementation of the kidney team at home intervention: Evaluating generalizability, implementation process, and effects	27
Assessment of the global practice of living donor liver transplantation	27
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Kidney transplant outcomes in elderly recipients with controlled donation after circulatory death or donation after brain death donors: a registry cohort study	26
Postoperative delirium in kidney transplant patients	23
Outcome of pretransplant melanoma after solid organ transplantation: an observational study	19
Determinants of increased thrombotic tendency in NASH cirrhosis: not there yet!	18
Diagnostic and therapeutic management algorithm for biliary complications in living liver donors	17
Early detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 and other infections in solid organ transplant recipients and household members using wearable devices	17
Human liver stem cell‐derived extracellular vesicles reduce injury in a model of normothermic machine perfusion of rat livers previously exposed to a prolonged warm ischemia	16
Inferior outcomes in young adults undergoing liver transplantation – a UK and Ireland cohort study	16
Donation after circulatory death and liver transplantation: a cohort study	16
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Deciphering transplant outcomes of expanded kidney allografts donated after controlled circulatory death in the current transplant era. A call for caution	15
Changes in consent rate, expressed deceased donation decision‐making, and family interactions in Israel—a national retrospective cohort study	15
Significance and clinical impact of routinely tested urinary ethyl glucuronide after liver transplantation – development of a risk score	15
Bisphosphonate therapy after liver transplant improves bone mineral density and reduces fracture rates: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis	14

Autologous regulatory T cells in clinical intraportal allogenic pancreatic islet transplantation	14
To screen or not to screen? The development of a prediction model for aorto‐iliac stenosis in kidney transplant candidates	14
Transplant Trial Watch	14
Have we reached the limits in altruistic kidney donation?	14
The Liver Retransplantation Risk Score: a prognostic model for survival after adult liver retransplantation	13
The Glissonian stitch traction for biliary duct manipulation in living donor liver transplantation	13
Clinical value and limitations of the preoperative C‐reactive‐protein‐to‐albumin ratio in predicting post‐operative morbidity and mortality after deceased‐donor liver transplantation: a retrospective	13
Author Index	13
High trough levels of everolimus combined to sorafenib improve patients survival after hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in liver transplant recipients	13
Recurrent proteinuria with graft dysfunction: a diagnostic and clinical conundrum	13
Therapeutic education as a tool to improve patient‐reported and clinical outcomes after renal transplantation: results of the EPHEGREN multicenter retrospective cohort study	12
Is transplantation per se a risk factor for worse outcome of SARS–CoV–2 infection in kidney transplant recipients?	12
Functional roles of graft‐infiltrating lymphocytes during early‐phase post‐transplantation in mouse cardiac transplantation models	12
Application of ischaemia‐free liver transplantation improves prognosis of patients with steatotic donor livers – a retrospective study	12
Cancer transmissions and non‐transmissions from solid organ transplantation in an Australian cohort of deceased and living organ donors	12
Usefulness of an organ donation opinion survey as a tool to promote organ donation among the adolescent population	12
SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination in solid‐organ transplant recipients: What the clinician needs to know	12
Liver transplantation for congenital hepatic fibrosis	11
Short‐ and long‐term impact of neutropenia within the first year after kidney transplantation	10
Kidney paired donation is necessary in Brazil	10
Transplant Trial Watch	10
Transplant Trial Watch	10
Oral presentations	10
Is simplification of immunosuppressive medication a way to promote medication adherence of kidney transplant recipients? Findings from a randomized controlled trial	10
Program	10
An analysis of the outcomes in living donor liver transplantation for pediatric malignant hepatic tumors using nationwide survey data in Japan	9
Islet transplantation in the United States – Quo Vadis? An interview with Camilo Ricordi (CR), Ali Naji (AN), Peter Stock (PS), Piotr Witkowski (PW)	9
Delayed introduction of sirolimus in paediatric intestinal transplant recipients: indications and long‐term benefits	9
A kidney discard decision strategy based on zero‐time histology analysis could lead to an unjustified increase in the organ turndown rate among ECD	9
Short‐ and long‐term results of liver transplantation according to age at transplant: a single‐center experience of 351 children	9
Recurrent proteinuria with graft dysfunction: a diagnostic and clinical conundrum	9
A meta‐analysis of the cumulative incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes associated with chronic kidney disease after liver transplantation	9
Type of proton‐pump inhibitor and risk of iron deficiency in kidney transplant recipients – results from the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study	9
Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation – analysing the European Liver Transplant Registry and beyond	9
Impact of recipient and donor smoking in living‐donor kidney transplantation: a prospective multicenter cohort study	9
Hypertension and renal outcomes in normotensive kidney donors with multiple renal arteries	8
Declining trend of preemptive kidney transplantation and impact of pretransplant dialysis: a Korean nationwide prospective cohort study	8
Impact of changing renal function, while waiting for a heart transplant, on post‐transplant mortality and development of end stage kidney disease	8
Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of the human pancreas for clinical islet isolation: a prospective feasibility study	8
The evolution of histological changes suggestive of antibody‐mediated injury, in the presence and absence of donor‐specific anti‐HLA antibodies	8
COVID‐19 in lung transplant recipients: an overview of the Swedish national experience	8
A systematic review and meta‐analyses of regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death solid organ transplantation	8
The RETREAT score provides valid predictions regarding hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation	8
Access of non‐residents to transplantation of deceased donor organs: practices and strategies in the European setting	8
Outcomes of small pediatric donor kidney transplants according to donor weight	8
The coronavirus pandemic did not impact Chilean organ donation system	7
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Prognostic role of the Donor Risk Index, the Eurotransplant Donor Risk Index, and the Balance of Risk score on graft loss after liver transplantation	7
Fatty liver disease in living liver donors: a single‐institute experience of 220 donors	7
Seasonal trends in donor heart availability: an analysis of the UNOS database	7

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Full‐left‐full‐right split liver transplantation for adult recipients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Increased systemic exposure of once‐daily tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients on marine omega‐3 fatty acid supplementation	7
Endogenous memory T cells with donor‐reactivity: early post‐transplant mediators of acute graft injury in unsensitized recipients	7
Post‐liver transplantation chronic kidney disease is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and poor survival	7
The impact of race and comorbid conditions on adult liver transplant outcomes in obese recipients	7
Issue Information	6
Predicting recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation using a novel model that incorporates tumor and donor‐related factors	6
Observational study of risk factors associated with clinical outcome among elderly kidney transplant recipients in Sweden – a decade of follow‐up	6
Mini‐organs forum: how to advance organoid technology to organ transplant community	6
Exercise capacity, muscle strength and objectively measured physical activity in patients after heart transplantation	6
Issue Information	6
Post‐kidney transplant serum magnesium exhibits a U‐shaped association with subsequent mortality: an observational cohort study	6
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Clinical implementation of coronary computed tomography angiography for routine detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant patients	5
Diagnostic value of donor‐derived cell‐free DNA to predict antibody‐mediated rejection in donor‐specific antibody‐positive renal allograft recipients	5
Kidney paired donation in Brazil – it is time to talk about it	5
Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of renal flow distribution patterns during ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion in porcine and human kidneys	5
T‐ and B‐cell therapy in solid organ transplantation: current evidence and future expectations	5
Building a bridge between patients and transplant healthcare professionals – a descriptive study	5
Uterus procurement from deceased donor for transplantation	5
The power of online tools for dissemination: social media, visual abstract, and beyond	5
HCV eradication in recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation normalizes enhanced endothelial activation	5
Transplant International: a new beginning	5
MiR‐339 and galectin‐3: diagnostic value in patients with airway obstruction after lung transplantation	5
Recovery of kidney function after AKI because of COVID‐19 in kidney transplant recipients	5
Simultaneous liver kidney allocation policy and the Safety Net: an early examination of utilization and outcomes in the United States	5
Incomplete recovery from COVID‐19‐associated acute kidney injury in kidney transplant recipients: prior graft injury matters the most	5
Safety of intra‐operative blood salvage during liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, a propensity score‐matched survival analysis	5
The beneficial effect of providing kidney transplantation information on transplantation status differs between for‐profit and nonprofit dialysis centers	5
Correcting anemia and native vitamin D supplementation in kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter, 2 × 2 factorial, open‐label, randomized clinical trial	4
A retrospective single‐centre analysis of the oncological impact of LI‐RADS classification applied to Metroticket 2.0 calculator in liver transplantation: every nodule matters	4
Small donors for small recipients – excellent growth and long‐term function of single kidney grafts	4
Implementing a regional standardized BK polyomavirus screening protocol across eleven transplant centres	4
Single‐center experience of organ transplant practice during the COVID‐19 epidemic	4
Steroid withdrawal after heart transplantation in adults	4
Short versus prolonged antibiotic treatment for complicated urinary tract infection after kidney transplantation	4
Intravenous immunoglobulins do not prove beneficial to reduce alloimmunity among kidney transplant recipients with BKV‐associated nephropathy	4
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Kidney Paired Donation is necessary in Brazil	4
Author Index	3
Issue Information	3
EBV‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes for refractory EBV‐associated post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review	3
Risk factors for Epstein–Barr virus reactivation after renal transplantation: Results of a large, multi‐centre study	3
Liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastasis: aiming for a cure or a palliation?	3
Issue Information	3
Sequential genetic testing of living‐related donors for inherited renal disease to promote informed choice and enhance safety of living donation	3
Kidney transplant recipient perspectives on telehealth during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Task force groups of Transplant International: working together to globally connect the transplant community of tomorrow	3
Issue Information	3
Metabolic outcomes and renal function after simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplantation compared with kidney transplantation alone for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients	3
Pre‐transplant bariatric surgery is not associated with an increased risk of infection after kidney transplant	3
Advanced donor age does not increase risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation: a retrospective two‐centre analysis using competing risk analysis	3
Kidney paired donation in Brazil – a single center perspective	3
A meta‐analysis on the incidence of donor‐related depression after liver transplant	3
Pushing the boundaries of organs before it’s too late: pre‐emptive regeneration	3
Successful treatment of acute kidney allograft rejection using extracorporeal photopheresis in the context of post‐transplant lymphoproliferative diseases: three successive cases	3
Long term outcomes and complications of reno‐portal anastomosis in liver transplantation: results from a propensity score‐based outcome analysis	3
Obituary: Jean‐Michel “Max” Dubernard (1941–2021)	3
Issue Information	3
Anti‐interleukin‐6 antibody clazakizumab in late antibody‐mediated kidney transplant rejection: effect on cytochrome P450 drug metabolism	3
Significance of phenotype change after chronic lung allograft dysfunction onset	3
Graft implantation in liver transplantation ‐ The clock is ticking	3
Conditional probability of graft survival in liver transplantation using donation after circulatory death grafts – a retrospective study	3
TRANSPLANT TRIAL WATCH	3