OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Renal Failure is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of bioimpedance equations and dual-energy X-ray for assessment of fat free mass in a Chinese dialysis population	134
Incidence and risk factors for recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis after kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis	75
Influencing factors for residual kidney function in incident peritoneal dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	70
Prediction of the fall risk at home in maintenance-hemodialysis patients	65
The association of plasma NT-proBNP level and progression of diabetic kidney disease	63
Emerging roles of ATP citrate lyase in kidney diseases: from pathogenic driver to therapeutic target	56
The intellectual base and global trends in contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a bibliometric analysis	54
Psyllium seed husk regulates the gut microbiota and improves mucosal barrier injury in the colon to attenuate renal injury in 5/6 nephrectomy rats	50
Correlation between ultrafiltration rate and hemoglobin level and erythropoietin response in hemodialysis patients	46
Visit-to-visit ultrafiltration volume variability predicts all-cause mortality in patients receiving hemodialysis	43
Comparison of citrate anticoagulation strategies in hemodialysis patients at high risk of bleeding: a prospective observational cohort study	41
Synergistic deterioration of prognosis associated with decreased grip strength and hyporesponse to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in patients undergoing hemodialysis	40
Salvianolic acid C alleviates acute kidney injury by restoring fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1-mediated gluconeogenesis	40
Urine N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and plasma proenkephalin are promising biomarkers for early diagnosis of cardiorenal syndrome type 1 in acute decompensated heart failure: a prospective	39
Increased mean perfusion pressure variability is associated with subsequent deterioration of renal function in critically ill patients with central venous pressure monitoring: a retrospective observat	38
Impact of intraoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on acute kidney injury after major noncardiac surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis	38
Elevated atherogenic index of plasma is associated with increased cardiorenal syndrome prevalence: a cross-sectional study	38
Sodium aescinate protects renal ischemia-reperfusion and pyroptosis through AKT/NLRP3 signaling pathway	36
Comparative safety of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Letter to the editor: “Association of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index with short-term mortality in patients with severe acute kidney injury: retrospective cohort study”	35
The prognostic impact of net ultrafiltration intensity in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: a multivariable and propensity-matched analysis	34
Association between renal function and memory-related disease: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	34
Causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and IgA nephropathy: a Mendelian randomization analysis	34
Immune cells mediate the effect of plasma lipidomes on IgA nephropathy: a Mendelian randomization study	33
Analysis of the trajectory of cognitive function changes and influencing factors in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a prospective longitudinal study	33

Dihydromyricetin protects against cisplatin-induced renal injury and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis via the EGFR/HSP27/STAT3 signaling pathway	33
The combination of left ventricular ejection fraction and end-diastolic diameter and outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective study	32
Prediction of intradialytic hypotension based on heart rate variability and skin sympathetic nerve activity using LASSO-enabled feature selection: a two-center study	31
Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 attenuates kidney fibrosis and cellular senescence in the transition from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease	31
It is not only fluids: the impact of hydration protocols used for the prevention of contrast nephropathy on renal oxygenation	30
Research progress on histone deacetylases in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritoneal fibrosis	30
Association between circulatory complement activation and hypertensive renal damage: a case–control study	30
Comment on ‘the clinical evaluation of the triglyceride-glucose index as a risk factor for coronary artery disease and severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with chronic kidney disease’	30
Roxadustat has risks of reversible central hypothyroidism in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single-center retrospective cohort study	30