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95
Citations
56414
World Ranking
9850
National Ranking
5065

Brad C. Astor 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 Brad C. Astor sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 344 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brad C. Astor 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 Brad C. Astor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Brad C. Astor is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on transplantation and nephrology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within Medicine, they have contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Transplantation
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their published research topics reflect focused work on kidney and organ transplantation, as well as dialysis and vascular procedures:

  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
  • Vascular Procedures and Complications
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Several frequently published venues for their work include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Transplantation
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Transplantation Direct

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update, 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Internal and External Validation of a Machine Learning Risk Score for Acute Kidney Injury, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • An automated histological classification system for precision diagnostics of kidney allografts, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Is Associated With the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Change in Estimated GFR and Risk of Allograft Failure in Patients Diagnosed With Late Active Antibody-mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation, 2020, Transplantation

Brad C. Astor has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including:

  • Sandesh Parajuli
  • Didier A. Mandelbrot
  • Arjang Djamali
  • Fahad Aziz
  • Neetika Garg

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of CKD

    Lesley A. Inker;Brad C. Astor;Chester H. Fox;Tamara Isakova

  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of mortality in the general population.

    Michal L. Melamed;Erin D. Michos;Wendy Post;Brad Astor

  • KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update.

    Charmaine E. Lok;Thomas S. Huber;Timmy Lee;Surendra Shenoy

  • Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.: A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts

    Marije van der Velde;Kunihiro Matsushita;Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor

  • Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Prevalence, and Trends among U.S. Adults, 1999 to 2000

    Josef Coresh;Danita Byrd-Holt;Brad C. Astor;Josephine P. Briggs

  • K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Andrew S. Levey;Michael V. Rocco;Sharon Anderson;Sharon P. Andreoli

  • Association of kidney function with anemia: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994).

    Brad C. Astor;Paul Muntner;Adeera Levin;Joseph A. Eustace

  • International Comparison of the Relationship of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence and ESRD Risk

    Stein I. Hallan;Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor;Arne Åsberg

  • Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function.

    Michael G. Shlipak;Kunihiro Matsushita;Johan Ärnlöv;Johan Ärnlöv;Lesley A. Inker

  • Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with mortality and end-stage renal disease. A collaborative meta-analysis of kidney disease population cohorts

    Brad C. Astor;Kunihiro Matsushita;Ron T. Gansevoort;Marije Van Der Velde

  • Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate.

    Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor;Geraldine McQuillan;John Kusek

  • Cardiac Troponin T Measured by a Highly Sensitive Assay Predicts Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, and Mortality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

    Justin T. Saunders;Justin T. Saunders;Vijay Nambi;James A. de Lemos;Lloyd E. Chambless

  • Intensive blood-pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease.

    Lawrence J. Appel;Jackson T. Wright;Tom Greene;Lawrence Y. Agodoa

  • Lower estimated GFR and higher albuminuria are associated with adverse kidney outcomes. A collaborative meta-analysis of general and high-risk population cohorts

    Ron T. Gansevoort;Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor

  • Association of three genetic loci with uric acid concentration and risk of gout: a genome-wide association study

    Abbas Dehghan;Anna Köttgen;Qiong Yang;Shih Jen Hwang

  • Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Nicole L. Glazer;Abbas Dehghan;Shih Jen Hwang

  • APOL1 Risk Variants, Race, and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine
Kunihiro Matsushita
Kunihiro Matsushita Johns Hopkins University
Lawrence J. Appel
Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Andrew S. Levey
Andrew S. Levey Tufts Medical Center
Elizabeth Selvin
Elizabeth Selvin Johns Hopkins University
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Anna Köttgen
Anna Köttgen University of Freiburg
Ron T. Gansevoort
Ron T. Gansevoort University Medical Center Groningen

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