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163
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107149
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680
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393

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh 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 Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,089 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh 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 Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 163 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Dialysis

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh focuses on Internal medicine, Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Kidney disease and Endocrinology. His Internal medicine research integrates issues from Gastroenterology and Surgery. His studies in Dialysis integrate themes in fields like Epidemiology, Renal function, Anemia, Intensive care medicine and End stage renal disease.

His Hemodialysis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Urology, Diabetes mellitus, Survival rate, Quality of life and Cohort. His Kidney disease research includes themes of Metabolic acidosis, Kidney, Peritoneal dialysis and Malnutrition. His work carried out in the field of Endocrinology brings together such families of science as Anorexia, Cachexia and Physiology.

His most cited work include:

  • US Renal Data System 2014 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States (1633 citations)
  • Cachexia: a new definition. (1463 citations)
  • A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein–energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease (1148 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Internal medicine, Kidney disease, Dialysis, Hemodialysis and Intensive care medicine are his primary areas of study. His Internal medicine research includes elements of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Surgery. His Kidney disease study combines topics in areas such as Nephrology, Renal function, Diabetes mellitus, Disease and Kidney.

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh studied Dialysis and Acute kidney injury that intersect with Early childhood. Obesity is closely connected to Body mass index in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Hemodialysis. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh combines subjects such as Psychological intervention, Epidemiology, Quality of life and Health care with his study of Intensive care medicine.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Internal medicine (94.27%)
  • Kidney disease (65.73%)
  • Dialysis (66.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Kidney disease (65.73%)
  • Dialysis (66.02%)
  • Internal medicine (94.27%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Kidney disease, Dialysis, Internal medicine, Intensive care medicine and Disease. His study focuses on the intersection of Kidney disease and fields such as Pandemic with connections in the field of Developing country and Virus. His Dialysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Interquartile range, Renal function, Kidney, Hemodialysis and Hyperkalemia.

Internal medicine is frequently linked to Gastroenterology in his study. His study looks at the intersection of Intensive care medicine and topics like Kidney transplantation with Health care and Diabetes mellitus. In his study, Years of potential life lost is inextricably linked to Psychological intervention, which falls within the broad field of Disease.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease 19 in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Presenting with Gastroenteritis and Developing Severe Pulmonary Disease. (63 citations)
  • Pharmaco-Immunomodulatory Therapy in COVID-19. (61 citations)
  • Considering the Effects of Microbiome and Diet on SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Nanotechnology Roles. (59 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Diabetes mellitus

His main research concerns Kidney disease, Internal medicine, Dialysis, Intensive care medicine and Kidney. His Kidney disease research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Renal function, Uremia, Disease, Hyperkalemia and Transplantation. Internal medicine is often connected to Diabetes mellitus in his work.

He has included themes like Nephrology, Cohort, Hemodialysis, Septic shock and Peritoneal dialysis in his Dialysis study. His Intensive care medicine research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Clinical nutrition, Workforce, Wasting and MEDLINE. His research in the fields of Glomerular hyperfiltration overlaps with other disciplines such as Tertiary Prevention and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Best Publications

  • US Renal Data System 2018 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States.

    Rajiv Saran;Bruce Robinson;Kevin C. Abbott;Lawrence Y.C. Agodoa

  • US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Rajiv Saran;Bruce Robinson;Kevin C. Abbott;Lawrence Y.C. Agodoa

  • US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States.

    Rajiv Saran;Yi Li;Bruce Robinson;Kevin C. Abbott

  • Cachexia: a new definition.

    William J. Evans;John E. Morley;Josep Argilés;Connie Bales

  • US Renal Data System 2014 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Rajiv Saran;Yi Li;Bruce Robinson;John Ayanian

  • A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein–energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease

    D. Fouque;K. Kalantar-Zadeh;J. Kopple;N. Cano

  • Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Report From an ADA Consensus Conference

    Katherine R. Tuttle;George L. Bakris;Rudolf W. Bilous;Jane L. Chiang

  • Reverse epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in maintenance dialysis patients

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Gladys Block;Gladys Block;Gladys Block;Michael H. Humphreys;Michael H. Humphreys;Michael H. Humphreys;Joel D. Kopple;Joel D. Kopple;Joel D. Kopple

  • Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in dialysis patients: causes and consequences.

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;T.Alp Ikizler;Gladys Block;Morrel M. Avram

  • Sarcopenia With Limited Mobility: An International Consensus

    John E. Morley;Angela Marie Abbatecola;Josep M Argiles;Vickie Baracos

  • US Renal Data System 2017 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States

    Rajiv Saran;Bruce Robinson;Kevin C. Abbott;Lawrence Y.C. Agodoa

  • A Malnutrition-Inflammation Score is correlated with morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Joel D. Kopple;Gladys Block;Michael H. Humphreys

  • Survival predictability of time-varying indicators of bone disease in maintenance hemodialysis patients

    K. Kalantar-Zadeh;K. Kalantar-Zadeh;N. Kuwae;D.L. Regidor;D.L. Regidor;C.P. Kovesdy

  • Association of serum bicarbonate levels with mortality in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD.

    Csaba P. Kovesdy;John E. Anderson;Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

  • Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: a meta-analysis.

    Antigone Oreopoulos;Raj Padwal;Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Gregg C. Fonarow

  • Etiology of the Protein-Energy Wasting Syndrome in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Consensus Statement From the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM)

    Juan Jesús Carrero;Peter Stenvinkel;Lilian Cuppari;T. Alp Ikizler

  • Reverse epidemiology of conventional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic heart failure

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Gladys Block;Tamara Horwich;Gregg C Fonarow

  • Appetite and inflammation, nutrition, anemia, and clinical outcome in hemodialysis patients.

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Gladys Block;Charles J McAllister;Michael H Humphreys

  • Nutritional Recommendations for the Management of Sarcopenia

    John E. Morley;Josep M. Argiles;William J. Evans;Shalender Bhasin

  • US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States (vol 69, pg s7, 2017)

    Rajiv Saran;Bruce Robinson;Kevin C Abbott;Lawrence Yc Agodoa

Frequent Co-Authors

Csaba P. Kovesdy
Csaba P. Kovesdy University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Miklos Z. Molnar
Miklos Z. Molnar University of Utah
Joel D. Kopple
Joel D. Kopple University of California, Los Angeles
Rajnish Mehrotra
Rajnish Mehrotra University of Washington
Allen R. Nissenson
Allen R. Nissenson University of California, Los Angeles
Julie R. Ingelfinger
Julie R. Ingelfinger Harvard University
Keith C. Norris
Keith C. Norris University of California, Los Angeles
Franz Schaefer
Franz Schaefer Heidelberg University
Allison Tong
Allison Tong University of Sydney
Vivekanand Jha
Vivekanand Jha George Institute for Global Health

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