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BMC Nephrology
H-index 27

BMC Nephrology

1471-2369

Published by: Springer

https://bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 854 323 302 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 483
Documents by Best Scientists*: 438
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 83
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.805
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at BMC Nephrology?

BMC Nephrology focuses on Internal medicine, Nephrology, Kidney disease, Renal function and Dialysis. Topics in Internal medicine explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. BMC Nephrology focuses on Nephrology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Urology, Retrospective cohort study, Kidney, Kidney transplantation and End stage renal disease.

Kidney research in the journal involves the investigation of Pathology studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Glomerulonephritis. Issues in Kidney disease were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cohort study, Diabetes mellitus, Cross-sectional study, Renal replacement therapy and Cohort. The Renal function works featured in it incorporate elements from Odds ratio, Proteinuria, Blood pressure and Cardiology.

While Dialysis is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Quality of life, Intensive care medicine, Hazard ratio, Prospective cohort study and Peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Surgery. It focuses on Creatinine as well as the interrelated topic of Urinary system.

  • Internal medicine (96.84%)
  • Nephrology (67.21%)
  • Kidney disease (33.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology: prevalence and causative factors in a developing country. (215 citations)
  • A systematic review of the prevalence and determinants of nonadherence to phosphate binding medication in patients with end-stage renal disease (206 citations)
  • What do we know about chronic kidney disease in India: first report of the Indian CKD registry. (205 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at BMC Nephrology:

Internal medicine, Nephrology, Kidney disease, Renal function and Dialysis are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. The most cited publications focus on Internal medicine as well as the interrelated topics of Endocrinology. While Nephrology is the key highlight in the published articles, thet also covered some subjects on Intensive care medicine and MEDLINE.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in BMC Nephrology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bernard G. Jaar (33 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • David W. Johnson (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Carmel M. Hawley (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kook Hwan Oh (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Giorgina Barbara Piccoli (21 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in BMC Nephrology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johns Hopkins University (79 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (70 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (61 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (52 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 64.81% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Nephrology

In light of the critical research being conducted in the field of Nephrology as evidenced by the wealth of publications appearing in BMC Nephrology, it is clear that Nephrology offers a vast landscape of career opportunities. A profession in this field could be in direct patient care, research, teaching or even administration within both public and private healthcare facilities.

A basic requirement for launching a career in Nephrology is a degree in medicine followed by specialized training and certification. Nurse practitioners in Pennsylvania, for example, can undertake these roles after completing relevant {anchor} programs. Such programs equip learners with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to manage patients with kidney diseases and/or renal dysfunction.

Given the increasing prevalence of kidney disease and the aging demographic trend, there is an anticipated growth in demand for nephrology professionals, ensuring a promising job outlook for individuals pursuing this career path. With the continuous advancement in nephrological research and technology, there are diverse areas in which one can specialize making Nephrology a dynamic and rewarding field to be a part of.

Top Publications

  • The COVID-19 nephrology compendium: AKI, CKD, ESKD and transplantation.

    Sam Kant;Steven P. Menez;Mohamed Hanouneh;Derek M. Fine

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • 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.

    Misghina Weldegiorgis;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Macrophage polarization in innate immune responses contributing to pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease.

    Hewang Lee;Hewang Lee;Michael B. Fessler;Peng Qu;Jurgen Heymann

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic scoping review

    Hilda O. Hounkpatin;Simon D. S. Fraser;Rory Honney;Gavin Dreyer

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Machine learning algorithm for early detection of end-stage renal disease.

    Zvi Segal;Dan Kalifa;Kira Radinsky;Bar Ehrenberg

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Long-term efficacy and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with chronic kidney disease, on dialysis or after kidney transplantation: a national prospective observational cohort study

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • Clinical characteristics and outcome of critically ill COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: a single centre cohort study

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Burden of acute kidney injury and 90-day mortality in critically ill patients

    Renske Wiersema;Renske Wiersema;Ruben J. Eck;Mikko Haapio;Jacqueline Koeze

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • A prospective study on total protein, plant protein and animal protein in relation to the risk of incident chronic kidney disease.

    Sevda Alvirdizadeh;Emad Yuzbashian;Parvin Mirmiran;Shahryar Eghtesadi

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • The incidence, risk factors, and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury in hospitalized diabetic ketoacidosis patients.

    Junzhe Chen;Honghui Zeng;Xia Ouyang;Mingsheng Zhu

    (2020)
    40 Citations

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