2026 Akinlolu O. Ojo: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	87	13425	12633	6828	6313	272	39798

Akinlolu O. Ojo publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinlolu O. Ojo sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 272 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Akinlolu O. Ojo D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinlolu O. Ojo sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Akinlolu O. Ojo is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States, focusing primarily in the field of Medicine with a strong emphasis on Nephrology. Their research encompasses subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Surgery.

The scientist's work covers significant topics including:

Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Organ Donation and Transplantation
Celiac Disease Research and Management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Akinlolu O. Ojo has published frequently in several venues, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Kidney International Reports
Kidney International
Cureus
New England Journal of Medicine

Selected recent publications include:

"High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health", 2020, Nature
"Inaxaplin for Proteinuric Kidney Disease in Persons with Two APOL1 Variants", 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
"Genetics in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference", 2022, Kidney International
"Novel Risk Factors for Progression of Diabetic and Nondiabetic CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study", 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
"Regional Patterns and Association Between Obesity and Hypertension in Africa", 2020, Hypertension

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Rasheed Gbadegesin, Rulan S. Parekh, Ifeoma Ulasi, Manmak Mamven, and Titilayo O. Ilori.

Akinlolu O. Ojo is a recognized member of the Association of American Physicians, indicating their engagement within the professional medical community.

Best Publications

Comparison of Mortality in All Patients on Dialysis, Patients on Dialysis Awaiting Transplantation, and Recipients of a First Cadaveric Transplant

Robert A. Wolfe;Valarie B. Ashby;Edgar L. Milford;Akinlolu O. Ojo

6542
Citations
Chronic renal failure after transplantation of a nonrenal organ.

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Philip J. Held;Friedrich K. Port;Robert A. Wolfe

2428
Citations
FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy

Christian Faul;Ansel P. Amaral;Behzad Oskouei;Ming Chang Hu

2203
Citations
Delayed graft function: risk factors and implications for renal allograft survival.

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Robert A. Wolfe;Philip J. Held;Friedrich K. Port

1287
Citations
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Risks of Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Tamara Isakova;Huiliang Xie;Wei Yang;Dawei Xie

1126
Citations
Survival in Recipients of Marginal Cadaveric Donor Kidneys Compared with Other Recipients and Wait-Listed Transplant Candidates

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Julie A. Hanson;Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche;Chike N. Okechukwu

1094
Citations
Long-term survival in renal transplant recipients with graft function.

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Julie A. Hanson;Robert A. Wolfe;Alan B. Leichtman

1026
Citations
Effect of waiting time on renal transplant outcome

Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche;Friedrich K. Port;Akinlolu O. Ojo;Steven M. Rudich

843
Citations
Deceased-donor characteristics and the survival benefit of kidney transplantation.

Robert M. Merion;Valarie B. Ashby;Robert A. Wolfe;Dale A. Distant

772
Citations
APOL1 Risk Variants, Race, and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

Afshin Parsa;W. H Linda Kao;Dawei Xie;Brad C. Astor

733
Citations
The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Design and Methods

Harold I. Feldman;Lawrence J. Appel;Glenn M. Chertow;Denise Cifelli

639
Citations
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Baseline Characteristics and Associations with Kidney Function

James P. Lash;Alan S. Go;Lawrence J. Appel;Jiang He

614
Citations
Cardiovascular complications after renal transplantation and their prevention.

Akinlolu O. Ojo

587
Citations
Mycophenolate mofetil reduces late renal allograft loss independent of acute rejection.

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Herwig Ulf Meier-Kriesche;Julie A. Hanson;Alan B. Leichtman

546
Citations
Chronic kidney disease and prevalent atrial fibrillation: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)

Elsayed Z. Soliman;Ronald J. Prineas;Alan S. Go;Dawei Xie

531
Citations
Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Cardiovascular Events in CKD

Julia J. Scialla;Huiliang Xie;Mahboob Rahman;Amanda Hyre Anderson

506
Citations
Donor morbidity after living donation for liver transplantation.

Rafik M. Ghobrial;Chris E. Freise;James F. Trotter;Lan Tong

471
Citations
Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

Charles Rotimi;Akin Abayomi;Alash'le Abimiku;Victoria May Adabayeri

466
Citations
The impact of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation on long-term patient survival.

Akinlolu O. Ojo;Herwig Ulf Meier-Kriesche;Julie A. Hanson;Alan Leichtman

435
Citations
Proceedings from an international consensus meeting on posttransplantation diabetes mellitus: Recommendations and future directions

A. Sharif;M. Hecking;A.P. de Vries;E. Porrini

396
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Kusek National Institutes of Health

Harold I. Feldman University of Pennsylvania

Raymond R. Townsend University of Pennsylvania

Mahboob Rahman Case Western Reserve University

Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente

Jiang He Tulane University

Friedrich K. Port University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University

Chi-yuan Hsu University of California, San Francisco

Robert A. Wolfe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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