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Andrew S. Levey 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 Andrew S. Levey sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 674 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew S. Levey 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 Andrew S. Levey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 185 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Andrew S. Levey is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant specialization in nephrology.

Their work covers several key subfields including:

  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Surgery

The main topics explored in their research involve:

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Frequent publication venues for Andrew S. Levey include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Kidney International
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Kidney Medicine

Significant research papers authored or co-authored by Levey feature topics related to kidney function and disease. Notable papers include:

  • "Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference" (2020, Kidney International)
  • "The case for early identification and intervention of chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference" (2020, Kidney International)
  • "Controversies in acute kidney injury: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference" (2020, Kidney International)
  • "Harmonizing acute and chronic kidney disease definition and classification: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference" (2021, Kidney International)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Levey include:

  • Lesley A. Inker
  • Morgan E. Grams
  • Josef Coresh
  • Kai-Uwe Eckardt
  • Michel Jadoul

Andrew S. Levey has been recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate

    Andrew S. Levey;Lesley A. Stevens;Christopher H. Schmid;Yaping (Lucy) Zhang

  • A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: A new prediction equation

    Andrew S. Levey;Juan P. Bosch;Julia Breyer Lewis;Tom Greene

  • K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification, and stratification

    Andrew S. Levey;Josef Coresh;Kline Bolton;Bruce Culleton

  • Kidney disease as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease: a statement from the American Heart Association Councils on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, High Blood Pressure Research, Clinical Cardiology, and Epidemiology and Prevention.

    Mark J. Sarnak;Andrew S. Levey;Anton C. Schoolwerth;Josef Coresh

  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States

    Josef Coresh;Elizabeth Selvin;Lesley A. Stevens;Jane Manzi

  • Using standardized serum creatinine values in the modification of diet in renal disease study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate.

    Andrew S. Levey;Josef Coresh;Tom Greene;Lesley A. Stevens

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

    Andrew S. Levey;Kai-Uwe Eckardt;Yusuke Tsukamoto;Adeera Levin

  • NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: EVALUATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND STRATIFICATION

    Andrew S. Levey;Josef Coresh;Ethan Balk;Annamaria T. Kausz

  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third national health and nutrition examination survey

    Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor;Tom Greene;Garabed Eknoyan

  • Kidney disease: Improving global outcomes (KDIGO) acute kidney injury work group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury

    John A. Kellum;Norbert Lameire;Peter Aspelin;Rashad S. Barsoum

  • Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C.

    Lesley A. Inker;Christopher H. Schmid;Hocine Tighiouart;John H. Eckfeldt

  • Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

    Lesley A. Stevens;Josef Coresh;Tom Greene;Andrew S. Levey

  • The Effects of Dietary Protein Restriction and Blood-Pressure Control on the Progression of Chronic Renal Disease

    Saulo Klahr;Andrew S. Levey;Gerald J. Beck;Arlene W. Caggiula

  • A simplified equation to predict glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine

    A S Levey;J P Bosch;J B Lewis;Shahriari Ali Reza

  • Kidney disease: improving global outcomes (KDIGO) CKD work group. KDIGO 2012 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease

    A Levin;PE Stevens;RW Bilous;J Coresh

  • The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report

    Andrew S. Levey;Paul E. de Jong;Josef Coresh;Meguid E.l. Nahas

  • A Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

    Marc A Pfeffer;Emmanuel A. Burdmann;Chao Yin Chen;Mark E. Cooper

  • Effect of Dialysis Dose and Membrane Flux in Maintenance Hemodialysis

    Garabed Eknoyan;Gerald J. Beck;Alfred K. Cheung;John T. Daugirdas

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Lesley A. Inker
Lesley A. Inker Tufts Medical Center
Mark J. Sarnak
Mark J. Sarnak Tufts Medical Center
Tom Greene
Tom Greene University of Utah
Kai-Uwe Eckardt
Kai-Uwe Eckardt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
John W. Kusek
John W. Kusek National Institutes of Health
Gerald J. Beck
Gerald J. Beck Cleveland Clinic
Christopher H. Schmid
Christopher H. Schmid Brown University
Morgan E. Grams
Morgan E. Grams Johns Hopkins University
Michael G. Shlipak
Michael G. Shlipak University of California, San Francisco

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