OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Nephrology is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical practice guideline exercise and lifestyle in chronic kidney disease	65
The COVID-19 nephrology compendium: AKI, CKD, ESKD and transplantation	60
Macrophage polarization in innate immune responses contributing to pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease	60
The gut microbiota profile of adults with kidney disease and kidney stones: a systematic review of the literature	58
Determinants of mortality in a large group of hemodialysis patients hospitalized for COVID-19	52
A systematic review of the role of eculizumab in systemic lupus erythematosus-associated thrombotic microangiopathy	46
Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic scoping review	46
Renal expression of cytokines and chemokines in diabetic nephropathy	46
Rates, predictors, and mortality of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis	44
The impact of hypertension on chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease is greater in men than women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Gait speed and handgrip strength as predictors of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients	42
Machine learning algorithm for early detection of end-stage renal disease	42
Chronic kidney disease diagnosis using decision tree algorithms	42
Clinical and pathological findings of SARS-CoV-2 infection and concurrent IgA nephropathy: a case report	40
Spectrum of podocytopathies in new-onset nephrotic syndrome following COVID-19 disease: a report of 2 cases	36
Serum levels of protein carbonyl, a marker of oxidative stress, are associated with overhydration, sarcopenia and mortality in hemodialysis patients	35
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its associated factors in Malaysia; findings from a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study	35
Fatigue, anxiety, depression and sleep quality in patients undergoing haemodialysis	34
Endothelial glycocalyx damage in kidney disease correlates with uraemic toxins and endothelial dysfunction	34
Burden of chronic kidney disease and its risk-attributable burden in 137 low-and middle-income countries, 1990–2019: results from the global burden of disease study 2019	34
Systematic review and subgroup analysis of the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19	33
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease in a central Chinese urban population: a cross-sectional survey	32
Predicting the outcome of COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients	32
Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease: Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and the Renal Association UK guideli	32
A prospective study on total protein, plant protein and animal protein in relation to the risk of incident chronic kidney disease	30

Association between physical activity and mortality in end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review of observational studies	30
COVID-19 in patients undergoing chronic kidney replacement therapy and kidney transplant recipients in Scotland: findings and experience from the Scottish renal registry	30
Dietary and lifestyle factors for primary prevention of nephrolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Clinical characteristics and outcome of critically ill COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: a single centre cohort study	29