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Kidney Medicine
H-index 24

Kidney Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 978 240 270 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 292
Documents by Best Scientists*: 307
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.214
Impact Factor: 3.4

Top Publications

  • Use of Intravenous Gadolinium-Based Contrast Media in Patients With Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation

    Jeffrey C. Weinreb;Jeffrey C. Weinreb;Roger A. Rodby;Roger A. Rodby;Jerry Yee;Jerry Yee;Carolyn L. Wang;Carolyn L. Wang

    (2021)
    222 Citations
  • The Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samuel A. Silver;William Beaubien-Souligny;Prakesh S. Shah;Shai Harel

    (2021)
    160 Citations
  • Self-reported Pruritus and Clinical, Dialysis-Related, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients

    (2020)
    145 Citations
  • Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients With Kidney Disease

    Matthew S. Davenport;Mark A. Perazella;Jerry Yee;Jonathan R. Dillman

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Alport Syndrome Classification and Management

    Bradley A. Warady;Rajiv Agarwal;Sripal Bangalore;Arlene Chapman

    (2020)
    74 Citations
  • Patient Awareness of CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Patient-Oriented Questions and Study Setting.

    Chi D. Chu;Michael H. Chen;Charles E. McCulloch;Neil R. Powe

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • COVID-19–Associated Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Report of 2 Cases

    Yuvraj Sharma;Samih H. Nasr;Christopher P. Larsen;Amy Kemper

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Socioeconomic Factors and Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Initiation of Home Dialysis

    Jenny I. Shen;Jenny I. Shen;Lucia Chen;Sitaram Vangala;Lynn Leng

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Impact of Dietary Potassium Restrictions in CKD on Clinical Outcomes: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet.

    Deborah J. Clegg;Samuel A. Headley;Michael J. Germain

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Iron Administration, Infection, and Anemia Management in CKD: Untangling the Effects of Intravenous Iron Therapy on Immunity and Infection Risk

    Tomas Ganz;George R. Aronoff;Carlo A.J.M. Gaillard;Lawrence T. Goodnough

    (2020)
    42 Citations

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