Nature Reviews Nephrology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Nephrology 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
A UMOD variant with intermediate effects1050
Mentorship in the lives of scholars982
Kidney health within the broader non-communicable disease agenda595
Inhibitory effects of oestradiol on ferroptosis may underlie sex differences in AKI564
The changing landscape of kidney health and disease in Africa549
The GLP-1 receptor agonist revolution comes to nephrology479
Disaster preparedness for patients with kidney disease450
Treatment of chronic kidney disease in older populations400
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions375
Engineered CAR macrophages target kidney inflammation342
CD93 and endothelial cells as therapeutic targets in podocytopathies300
Making advance care planning easier for adults with kidney disease and their clinicians286
Role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy267
Urine as a source of biomarkers and biological knowledge in chronic kidney disease264
Uropathogen and host responses in pyelonephritis251
Author Correction: Salt and chronic kidney disease239
Designing acute kidney injury clinical trials228
Vaccination in patients with kidney failure: lessons from COVID-19212
Endoplasmic reticulum-mediated organelle crosstalk in kidney disease211
A single-cell atlas of DKD treatment responses210
Genetic determinants of urine and plasma metabolite levels194
GWAS scorecard prioritizes kidney genes using coding and regulatory variants188
Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants174
The continued odyssey to unravel the secrets of kidney inflammation170
Consideration of sex differences is necessary to achieve health equity163
Transport and barrier mechanisms that regulate ciliary compartmentalization and ciliopathies162
Roles of sensory receptors in non-sensory organs: the kidney and beyond144
Complosome — the intracellular complement system141
Strategic rebalancing of kidney-related investments is key to implementing the WHO kidney health resolution140
Phosphate sensing via PTC glycolysis129
Reducing preventable acute kidney injury in a hospital setting126
Mutational signatures of ccRCC vary between geographical regions125
Reference-trial-informed design to explore treatment effects in trial-underrepresented subgroups113
Informing clinical decision making during a pandemic — a call for better preparedness112
The effects of sex hormone therapy on kidney function111
Clonal haematopoiesis and AKI104
20 years of Nature Reviews Nephrology103
Aquaporin water channels: roles beyond renal water handling98
The impact of social determinants of health on acute kidney injury98
The roles of hyaluronan in kidney development, physiology and disease98
Increasing diversity and inclusion in nephrology clinical trials95
Menopause and chronic kidney disease92
Design of a renal-sparing antifungal90
Heat and health inequity: acting on determinants of health to promote heat justice89
Tertiary lymphoid organs contribute to kidney allograft rejection89
Innovating dialysis through computational modelling of hollow-fibre haemodialysers89
Environmental stewardship and health systems: Indigenous-centred reflections87
Salt substitution: opportunities and challenges for nephrology87
Benefits of actin cytoskeleton stabilization83
Identification of erythropoietin-producing cells83
From fat to filter: the effect of adipose tissue-derived signals on kidney function82
Guidelines for the use of economic evaluation to inform policies around access to treatment for kidney failure79
International expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (arginine vasopressin resistance)78
Treatment of SLE with anti-CD19 CAR-T cells76
Long-term health outcomes associated with hydration status74
Neutrophils and NETs in kidney disease74
Pathological mechanisms of kidney disease in ageing73
Author Correction: Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework71
The role of complement in kidney disease71
A label-free optical analysis for molecular nephrology70
A golden year of innovative kidney disease therapeutics69
Reaping the rewards of mechanistic discovery in glomerular disease66
MSC therapy for diabetic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome64
The evolving landscape of immune-mediated glomerular diseases63
A pathway of osmotic stress-induced necroptosis63
Combination therapy for kidney disease in people with diabetes mellitus60
Portable, wearable and implantable artificial kidney systems: needs, opportunities and challenges59
Network medicine: an approach to complex kidney disease phenotypes58
Ketogenic diet benefits in critically ill patients with sepsis58
Atmospheric stressors and kidney diseases58
Consequences of famine and malnourishment on kidney health57
Quality-oriented diet therapy for chronic kidney disease57
Long COVID and the kidney57
The cilia mechanosensation debate gets (bio)physical52
PDGFRβ CAR T cells improve fibrosis in kidney disease models51
Immunological features of clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma and resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors49
Role of the cGAS–STING pathway in systemic and organ-specific diseases49
Consequence of microvascular inflammation in transplantation48
GalNAc-T14-associated defects in B cell homing in IgA nephropathy48
Community power building to reduce inequities in access to health care47
Ferroptotic mechanisms and therapeutic targeting of iron metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the kidney46
Stem cell–kidney transplantation in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia45
Dietary protection of proximal tubules in diabetes44
Mechanism of B cell survival in lupus nephritis44
Steps forward in the treatment of IgA nephropathy43
Gene therapy in a model of nephrotic syndrome43
The kidney is a novel target of metformin43
Metabolic alterations in hereditary and sporadic renal cell carcinoma43
Mannose as a driver of γδ T cell kidney infiltration43
Clinical practice recommendations for primary hyperoxaluria: an expert consensus statement from ERKNet and OxalEurope42
A guide to gene–disease relationships in nephrology42
Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework42
Wearable biosensor can detect impaired kidney drug clearance41
Targeting IL-1Ra to attenuate fungal infection39
Generation of self-assembling kidney progenitor assembloids39
Cardiovascular mortality increases with stage of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome38
Born too soon: lifelong kidney risks and the importance of early intervention37
The genetics of hypertension37
Epithelial cell states associated with kidney and allograft injury36
Multifaceted innovations needed to advance transplant nephrology36
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: biological insights and biomarker-guided disease management35
Role of necroptosis in kidney health and disease34
Derivation of collecting duct organoids34
IL-6 signalling contributes to the pathogenesis of uraemic calciphylaxis34
Fasting induces structural and functional changes in the peritoneal membrane34
Insights into the impact of pregnancy on kidney disease33
Strategies to achieve gender equity in nephrology33
The increasing burden of mild and moderate anaemia in CKD32
Author Correction: Therapeutic advances in COVID-1929
The impact of intrauterine growth restriction and prematurity on nephron endowment29
From big data to smart decisions: artificial intelligence in kidney risk assessment29
Green nephrology: from evidence to action29
Leveraging data as a patient–scientist: frustrations and opportunities29
Author Correction: Regulatory T cells in autoimmune kidney diseases and transplantation28
Renal nerves in physiology, pathophysiology and interoception28
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in kidney disease: mechanisms and metabolic effects28
Acute kidney injury in patients with burns27
A guide to uraemic toxicity27
Exercise and chronic kidney disease: potential mechanisms underlying the physiological benefits27
The immunology of sepsis: translating new insights into clinical practice26
Fibroblast activation and heterogeneity in fibrotic disease26
Experimental evidence for a pathogenic role of anti-PLA2R1 antibodies in membranous nephropathy25
Digital determinants of health: opportunities and risks amidst health inequities24
Switching off SOX9 for epithelial recovery after AKI24
Functional consequences of spatial, temporal and ligand bias of G protein-coupled receptors23
Collagen formation, function and role in kidney disease23
When access outpaces ethics: reflections on dialysis expansion and health system integrity22
CD38 — a new target in renal immune disease22
Hope for resistant hypertension through BrigHTN and PRECISION21
The impact of population ageing on the burden of chronic kidney disease21
Impact of persistent conflict and destabilizing events on dialysis care21
Improving the quality of pharmacoepidemiological studies using the target trial emulation framework20
Crosstalk between glomeruli and tubules20
Nephrology and women’s health post-Roe v. Wade: we must do better20
Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 28th Acute Disease Quality Initiative workgroup20
Application of spatial-omics to the classification of kidney biopsy samples in transplantation19
Bridging the gap of referral to nephrology care19
A year of disruption and progress in kidney health policy18
Indigenous kidney health outcomes will not improve without multilevel interventions18
A novel gene therapy approach for nephropathic cystinosis18
Kidney transplants: from antigen recognition to targeted therapy18
Deep learning applications in digital pathology17
Pathogenic cellular and molecular mediators in lupus nephritis16
Role of perivascular cells in kidney homeostasis, inflammation, repair and fibrosis16
The endothelium response to kidney injury16
Podocyte-targeted therapies — progress and future directions15
Cellular senescence: the good, the bad and the unknown15
Increased PD1 signalling in kidney ageing14
Use of kidneys from SARS-CoV-2 infected donors14
P3H2 in glomerular basement membrane regulation14
Trained immunity: from kidney failure to organ transplantation13
Publisher Correction: Drosophila melanogaster: a simple genetic model of kidney structure, function and disease13
Lived experience and empathy: lessons learned as a nephrologist with kidney disease13
New and emerging therapies for diabetic kidney disease12
Insights into glomerular function and disease pathogenesis12
New evidence of the impact of mitochondria on kidney health and disease12
Gasdermins and pyroptosis in the kidney11
Vascular damage in systemic lupus erythematosus11
TRPM channels in health and disease11
Progress towards solving the donor organ shortage11
Thiazides in kidney transplant recipients: skin in the game10
Advances and challenges in kidney fibrosis therapeutics10
Author Correction: Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants10
Incorporating dementia screening in the care of patients with kidney disease10
Pharmacogenomics in the clinic10
Important roles of mechanical force and hydraulic pressure in kidney function10
The genetics and pathogenesis of CAKUT9
Advances in risk prediction and treatment strategies for CKM syndrome9
Kidney health outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy9
Diuretics in patients with chronic kidney disease9
Cystatin C and the misdiagnosis of CKD in older adults9
Cell and gene therapy for kidney disease9
Inflammation and gut dysbiosis as drivers of CKD–MBD8
Anti-nephrin autoantibodies: a paradigm shift in podocytopathies8
Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective8
ECM remodelling by ADAMTS12 in fibrosis8
Clonal haematopoiesis, ageing and kidney disease8
Disasters and kidney care: pitfalls and solutions7
Advances in CRISPR therapeutics7
Synchronization in the renal microcirculation7
Patient involvement in nephrology research7
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: an urgent challenge7
The role of lysosomes in metabolic and autoimmune diseases7
Remodelling by macula densa cells7
Electronic patient-reported outcomes in chronic kidney disease7
Progress in xenotransplantation: overcoming immune barriers7
Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus7
Gut microbiome studies in CKD: opportunities, pitfalls and therapeutic potential7
Long-term lessons from EMPA-KIDNEY6
Including sexual orientation and gender identity data to advance nephrology care6
Graph neural networks for computational nephrology6
Intersectionality as a lens for achieving kidney health justice6
A guide to studying 3D genome structure and dynamics in the kidney6
Renoprotective effects of sparsentan: clinical trial evidence in IgA nephropathy and FSGS6
The slit diaphragm has a conserved fishnet architecture6
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease6
Avenciguat reduces albuminuria in patients with chronic kidney disease6
The pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in kidney donors6
The intelligent podocyte: sensing and responding to a complex microenvironment6
‘Missing’ disease-causing variants in Alport syndrome6
Drug repurposing for glomerular diseases: an underutilized resource6
Paths to organ damage and risk factors in AKI5
Inequities in kidney health and kidney care5
Removal of small, asymptomatic kidney stones5
Iron deficiency of kidney macrophages in CKD5
The kidney stroma in development and disease5
Targeting iron uptake to correct T cell dysfunction5
The catastrophic costs of chronic kidney disease5
Amino acid metabolism in kidney health and disease5
UTX regulates accumulation of lipids via kidney serine5
Sexual orientation and gender identity in organ and tissue donation and transplantation5
Interactive exploration of multimodal spatial data with FUSION5
New insights into kidney crosstalk with distant organs5
Selective autophagy in kidney health and disease5
Post-translational modifications in kidney diseases and associated cardiovascular risk5
A polygenic score predicts CKD across ancestries5
Improving nephrology care for people with cognitive impairments and their caregivers5
Sex differences in kidney metabolism and DKD5
NCKs are essential to podocyte–GBM interactions4
A new pathway links iron sensing with histone demethylation and regulation of mTORC1 activity4
Leveraging lysine metabolism for renoprotection4
Improving outcomes in kidney transplantation through advances in donor organ perfusion4
Collagen IV in Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome4
Macrophages clean out the tubules4
From resolution to reality: advancing point-of-care diagnostics for kidney disease in low-resource settings4
The roles of tertiary lymphoid structures in chronic diseases4
Overcoming barriers to deliver high quality kidney care4
Kidney benefits of SLGT2 inhibitors: evidence from clinical trials4
Protein handling in kidney tubules4
Cell–cell crosstalk in kidney health and disease4
AngII autoantibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection4
Propagation of acute kidney injury4
Publisher Correction: Clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of X-linked hypophosphataemia4
Benefits of CoQ10 supplementation in patients with SRNS due to primary CoQ10 deficiency4
Harnessing plant thylakoids to restore cellular function in AKI3
Long COVID: long-term health outcomes and implications for policy and research3
A CAAR NK cell approach to eliminate pathogenic autoantibody-secreting cells3
Targeting perivascular S1P attenuates inflammation3
Managing RAAS inhibitor use in advanced CKD3
The importance of sex and gender in basic and clinical research3
Spatial transcriptomics in health and disease3
The global landscape of kidney registries: immense challenges and unique opportunities3
The pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy and implications for treatment3
Insights into basement membrane complexity3
Reply to ‘Use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of COVID-19’3
Bridging structure and function: artificial intelligence-based modelling of kidney proteins3
Activation and regulation of alloreactive T cell immunity in solid organ transplantation3
New AAV vector targets glomerular endothelial cells3
VHL loss attracts immune cells to tumours3
Artificial intelligence approaches to enable early detection of CKD3
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