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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A UMOD variant with intermediate effects1198
Mentorship in the lives of scholars1035
Inhibitory effects of oestradiol on ferroptosis may underlie sex differences in AKI661
The GLP-1 receptor agonist revolution comes to nephrology610
Engineered CAR macrophages target kidney inflammation584
CD93 and endothelial cells as therapeutic targets in podocytopathies486
The changing landscape of kidney health and disease in Africa431
Disaster preparedness for patients with kidney disease373
Vaccination in patients with kidney failure: lessons from COVID-19325
Making advance care planning easier for adults with kidney disease and their clinicians305
The versatile roles of long non-coding RNAs in kidney disease291
Uropathogen and host responses in pyelonephritis276
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions255
Author Correction: Salt and chronic kidney disease243
Role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy237
Urine as a source of biomarkers and biological knowledge in chronic kidney disease228
Kidney health within the broader non-communicable disease agenda227
Designing acute kidney injury clinical trials217
Endoplasmic reticulum-mediated organelle crosstalk in kidney disease197
Treatment of chronic kidney disease in older populations183
Genetic determinants of urine and plasma metabolite levels180
GWAS scorecard prioritizes kidney genes using coding and regulatory variants174
Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants170
The continued odyssey to unravel the secrets of kidney inflammation158
Consideration of sex differences is necessary to achieve health equity154
Clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of nephropathic cystinosis153
Transport and barrier mechanisms that regulate ciliary compartmentalization and ciliopathies146
Roles of sensory receptors in non-sensory organs: the kidney and beyond146
Strategic rebalancing of kidney-related investments is key to implementing the WHO kidney health resolution145
Nephrology care for incarcerated people: a call to action126
Complosome — the intracellular complement system119
Phosphate sensing via PTC glycolysis118
Informing clinical decision making during a pandemic — a call for better preparedness117
Increasing diversity and inclusion in nephrology clinical trials112
Reference-trial-informed design to explore treatment effects in trial-underrepresented subgroups111
The effects of sex hormone therapy on kidney function108
Clonal haematopoiesis and AKI106
20 years of Nature Reviews Nephrology103
Mutational signatures of ccRCC vary between geographical regions100
Reducing preventable acute kidney injury in a hospital setting100
The impact of social determinants of health on acute kidney injury99
Menopause and chronic kidney disease97
Aquaporin water channels: roles beyond renal water handling96
Design of a renal-sparing antifungal93
The roles of hyaluronan in kidney development, physiology and disease93
Innovating dialysis through computational modelling of hollow-fibre haemodialysers91
Tertiary lymphoid organs contribute to kidney allograft rejection90
Treatment of SLE with anti-CD19 CAR-T cells88
Environmental stewardship and health systems: Indigenous-centred reflections84
Identification of erythropoietin-producing cells80
Guidelines for the use of economic evaluation to inform policies around access to treatment for kidney failure79
Heat and health inequity: acting on determinants of health to promote heat justice78
International expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (arginine vasopressin resistance)77
From fat to filter: the effect of adipose tissue-derived signals on kidney function77
Long-term health outcomes associated with hydration status76
Neutrophils and NETs in kidney disease76
The role of complement in kidney disease75
Pathological mechanisms of kidney disease in ageing74
Author Correction: Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework72
The evolving landscape of immune-mediated glomerular diseases70
A golden year of innovative kidney disease therapeutics69
Reaping the rewards of mechanistic discovery in glomerular disease67
MSC therapy for diabetic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome65
A label-free optical analysis for molecular nephrology64
Atmospheric stressors and kidney diseases62
HNF1B as a central gatekeeper of tubular homeostasis62
A pathway of osmotic stress-induced necroptosis60
Portable, wearable and implantable artificial kidney systems: needs, opportunities and challenges59
Combination therapy for kidney disease in people with diabetes mellitus59
Network medicine: an approach to complex kidney disease phenotypes59
Ketogenic diet benefits in critically ill patients with sepsis57
Insights from integrative spatial transcriptomics in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury57
PDGFRβ CAR T cells improve fibrosis in kidney disease models57
GalNAc-T14-associated defects in B cell homing in IgA nephropathy55
The cilia mechanosensation debate gets (bio)physical55
Consequence of microvascular inflammation in transplantation54
Community power building to reduce inequities in access to health care53
Consequences of famine and malnourishment on kidney health52
Immunological features of clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma and resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors51
Long COVID and the kidney50
Quality-oriented diet therapy for chronic kidney disease49
Mechanism of B cell survival in lupus nephritis48
Ferroptotic mechanisms and therapeutic targeting of iron metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the kidney48
Gene therapy in a model of nephrotic syndrome46
The kidney is a novel target of metformin46
Mannose as a driver of γδ T cell kidney infiltration46
Targeting IL-1Ra to attenuate fungal infection45
Generation of self-assembling kidney progenitor assembloids45
IL-6 signalling contributes to the pathogenesis of uraemic calciphylaxis45
Multifaceted innovations needed to advance transplant nephrology45
Wearable biosensor can detect impaired kidney drug clearance43
A guide to gene–disease relationships in nephrology42
Steps forward in the treatment of IgA nephropathy42
Cardiovascular mortality increases with stage of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome40
Born too soon: lifelong kidney risks and the importance of early intervention40
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: biological insights and biomarker-guided disease management40
Metabolic alterations in hereditary and sporadic renal cell carcinoma39
Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework38
Role of necroptosis in kidney health and disease36
Fasting induces structural and functional changes in the peritoneal membrane36
Clinical practice recommendations for primary hyperoxaluria: an expert consensus statement from ERKNet and OxalEurope36
Epithelial cell states associated with kidney and allograft injury36
The genetics of hypertension36
Derivation of collecting duct organoids35
Insights into the impact of pregnancy on kidney disease35
Strategies to achieve gender equity in nephrology35
The increasing burden of mild and moderate anaemia in CKD34
From big data to smart decisions: artificial intelligence in kidney risk assessment34
Leveraging data as a patient–scientist: frustrations and opportunities34
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in kidney disease: mechanisms and metabolic effects34
Author Correction: Therapeutic advances in COVID-1933
Author Correction: Regulatory T cells in autoimmune kidney diseases and transplantation31
Green nephrology: from evidence to action31
A guide to uraemic toxicity30
The impact of intrauterine growth restriction and prematurity on nephron endowment30
Exercise and chronic kidney disease: potential mechanisms underlying the physiological benefits29
Acute kidney injury in patients with burns28
Renal nerves in physiology, pathophysiology and interoception28
Experimental evidence for a pathogenic role of anti-PLA2R1 antibodies in membranous nephropathy27
The immunology of sepsis: translating new insights into clinical practice27
Fibroblast activation and heterogeneity in fibrotic disease27
CD38 — a new target in renal immune disease25
Switching off SOX9 for epithelial recovery after AKI25
When access outpaces ethics: reflections on dialysis expansion and health system integrity24
Collagen formation, function and role in kidney disease24
Impact of persistent conflict and destabilizing events on dialysis care24
Hope for resistant hypertension through BrigHTN and PRECISION24
Crosstalk between glomeruli and tubules23
Functional consequences of spatial, temporal and ligand bias of G protein-coupled receptors23
The impact of population ageing on the burden of chronic kidney disease23
Digital determinants of health: opportunities and risks amidst health inequities23
Nephrology and women’s health post-Roe v. Wade: we must do better22
Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 28th Acute Disease Quality Initiative workgroup22
Bridging the gap of referral to nephrology care21
Improving the quality of pharmacoepidemiological studies using the target trial emulation framework21
Deep learning applications in digital pathology20
Indigenous kidney health outcomes will not improve without multilevel interventions20
Kidney transplants: from antigen recognition to targeted therapy20
A novel gene therapy approach for nephropathic cystinosis19
A spatial atlas identifies tertiary lymphoid tissue-like structures in DKD18
Role of perivascular cells in kidney homeostasis, inflammation, repair and fibrosis18
Podocyte-targeted therapies — progress and future directions17
The endothelium response to kidney injury16
A year of disruption and progress in kidney health policy16
Application of spatial-omics to the classification of kidney biopsy samples in transplantation15
Pathogenic cellular and molecular mediators in lupus nephritis15
Lived experience and empathy: lessons learned as a nephrologist with kidney disease14
Cellular senescence: the good, the bad and the unknown14
Increased PD1 signalling in kidney ageing14
Use of kidneys from SARS-CoV-2 infected donors14
New and emerging therapies for diabetic kidney disease13
Publisher Correction: Drosophila melanogaster: a simple genetic model of kidney structure, function and disease13
Beyond consent: community engagement, benefit sharing and reciprocity in kidney genomics research12
New evidence of the impact of mitochondria on kidney health and disease12
TRPM channels in health and disease12
Trained immunity: from kidney failure to organ transplantation12
Insights into glomerular function and disease pathogenesis12
Progress towards solving the donor organ shortage11
Incorporating dementia screening in the care of patients with kidney disease11
Gasdermins and pyroptosis in the kidney11
Vascular damage in systemic lupus erythematosus11
Advances and challenges in kidney fibrosis therapeutics11
Author Correction: Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants10
Anti-nephrin autoantibodies: a paradigm shift in podocytopathies10
Pharmacogenomics in the clinic10
Cystatin C and the misdiagnosis of CKD in older adults10
Thiazides in kidney transplant recipients: skin in the game10
Kidney health outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy9
Advances in risk prediction and treatment strategies for CKM syndrome9
Cell and gene therapy for kidney disease9
Diuretics in patients with chronic kidney disease9
Clonal haematopoiesis, ageing and kidney disease9
ECM remodelling by ADAMTS12 in fibrosis8
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: an urgent challenge8
Patient involvement in nephrology research8
The genetics and pathogenesis of CAKUT8
Electronic patient-reported outcomes in chronic kidney disease8
Metabolic determinants of autoimmune kidney diseases8
The social needs of patients with kidney failure8
Advances in CRISPR therapeutics8
Inflammation and gut dysbiosis as drivers of CKD–MBD8
Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective8
Gut microbiome studies in CKD: opportunities, pitfalls and therapeutic potential8
The role of lysosomes in metabolic and autoimmune diseases7
Disasters and kidney care: pitfalls and solutions7
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease7
A guide to studying 3D genome structure and dynamics in the kidney7
The slit diaphragm has a conserved fishnet architecture7
Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus7
Long-term lessons from EMPA-KIDNEY7
The pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in kidney donors7
The catastrophic costs of chronic kidney disease7
Avenciguat reduces albuminuria in patients with chronic kidney disease7
Remodelling by macula densa cells7
Progress in xenotransplantation: overcoming immune barriers7
The intelligent podocyte: sensing and responding to a complex microenvironment7
Selective autophagy in kidney health and disease7
Renoprotective effects of sparsentan: clinical trial evidence in IgA nephropathy and FSGS7
Graph neural networks for computational nephrology6
Intersectionality as a lens for achieving kidney health justice6
‘Missing’ disease-causing variants in Alport syndrome6
Including sexual orientation and gender identity data to advance nephrology care6
Paths to organ damage and risk factors in AKI6
Amino acid metabolism in kidney health and disease6
Drug repurposing for glomerular diseases: an underutilized resource6
Inequities in kidney health and kidney care6
New insights into kidney crosstalk with distant organs6
From resolution to reality: advancing point-of-care diagnostics for kidney disease in low-resource settings5
Cell–cell crosstalk in kidney health and disease5
Post-translational modifications in kidney diseases and associated cardiovascular risk5
Iron deficiency of kidney macrophages in CKD5
Interactive exploration of multimodal spatial data with FUSION5
Sexual orientation and gender identity in organ and tissue donation and transplantation5
The roles of tertiary lymphoid structures in chronic diseases5
Removal of small, asymptomatic kidney stones5
A new pathway links iron sensing with histone demethylation and regulation of mTORC1 activity5
A polygenic score predicts CKD across ancestries5
The kidney stroma in development and disease5
Sex differences in kidney metabolism and DKD5
Targeting iron uptake to correct T cell dysfunction5
Improving nephrology care for people with cognitive impairments and their caregivers5
Publisher Correction: Clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of X-linked hypophosphataemia4
Propagation of acute kidney injury4
Collagen IV in Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome4
NCKs are essential to podocyte–GBM interactions4
GLP-1 receptor agonists and next-generation metabolic hormone therapies in chronic kidney disease4
Macrophages clean out the tubules4
Kidney benefits of SLGT2 inhibitors: evidence from clinical trials4
AngII autoantibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection4
Overcoming barriers to deliver high quality kidney care4
The importance of sex and gender in basic and clinical research4
Bridging structure and function: artificial intelligence-based modelling of kidney proteins4
Long COVID: long-term health outcomes and implications for policy and research4
Improving outcomes in kidney transplantation through advances in donor organ perfusion4
Leveraging lysine metabolism for renoprotection4
Protein handling in kidney tubules4
Harnessing plant thylakoids to restore cellular function in AKI4
Optimal patient care in advanced chronic kidney disease progressing to kidney failure4
Reply to ‘Use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of COVID-19’4
Clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of X-linked hypophosphataemia3
Expanding the global nephrology workforce3
Author Correction: The immunoregulatory roles of non-haematopoietic cells in the kidney3
Therapeutic and mechanistic insights on mitochondrial transplantation in kidney disease3
Thymic health and implications for chronic kidney disease3
The global landscape of kidney registries: immense challenges and unique opportunities3
VHL loss attracts immune cells to tumours3
Chronic kidney disease screening in LMICs: benefits and challenges3
Pathogenesis of autoimmune disease3
Fiji’s rising tide: the growing burden of diabetic kidney disease on emerging nephrology services3
Artificial intelligence approaches to enable early detection of CKD3
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