Pediatric Nephrology

Papers
(The TQCC of Pediatric Nephrology is 5. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Three Tesla magnetic resonance imaging detects oxalate osteopathy in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type I149
Unexpected finding in kidney biopsy of a child with nephrotic proteinuria: Answers65
Correction: A child with chronic kidney disease and hepatic dysfunction: Questions49
Case-inspired exploration of renin mutations in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease: not all paths lead to the endoplasmic reticulum42
Effect of peritoneal dialysate on bioelectrical impedance analysis variability in pediatric patients receiving peritoneal dialysis42
Correction to: The wind of change in the management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in childhood42
Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study39
Approach to simple kidney cysts in children37
Clinical characteristics and favorable treatment responses of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children after kidney transplantation36
Type IV-Collagen associated nephropathy—a form of nephrotic syndrome36
Primary hyperoxaluria type 3: from infancy to adulthood in a genetically unique cohort35
Reconsidering DXA usefulness for the evaluation of bone disorders in children with chronic kidney disease33
The clinical relevance of native vitamin D in pediatric kidney disease33
Evaluation of acute kidney injury in preterm infants using serum creatinine decline in comparison with KDIGO criteria32
The association of low birthweight and prematurity on outcomes in children and adults with nephrotic syndrome—a NEPTUNE cohort study31
Risk factors for predicting acute kidney injury in children with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study31
Voice of a caregiver: call for action for multidisciplinary teams in the care for children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome30
A novel risk score for predicting prolonged length of stay following pediatric kidney transplant30
Water-soluble vitamins and trace elements in children with chronic kidney disease stage 5d29
Monitoring and maintaining quality in the paediatric haemodialysis unit29
Reviewers for 202428
In vitro measurements of ultrafiltration precision in hemofiltration and hemodialysis devices used in infants, Part 2: Comparison of PrisMax and CARPEDIEM with previous data on NIDUS, Prismaflex and A28
Non-surgical management in children with non-refluxing primary megaureter: a systematic review and meta-analysis27
Dexamethasone to prevent kidney scarring in acute pyelonephritis: a randomized clinical trial26
Clearance and nutrition in neonatal continuous kidney replacement therapy using the Carpediem™ system26
Pediatric and adult point of view on the gut-kidney axis in CKD26
Investigation of a targeted panel of gut microbiome–derived toxins in children with chronic kidney disease24
Clinical applicability of 2023 International Pediatric Nephrology Association recommended limited therapeutic drug monitoring formulae to assess mycophenolic acid exposure24
Kidney implications of SARS-CoV2 infection in children24
HOXA11 is another monogenic cause of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract—Reply24
Clinical differences between female monozygotic twins with X-linked Alport syndrome with somatic mosaicism24
An extremely rare cause of flank pain: Answers24
The interplay between the cardiovascular system and pediatric congenital or acquired kidney diseases24
Association of COVID-19 vaccination with relapsed nephrotic syndrome and new onset nephrotic syndrome in children24
The cost of hospitalizations for treatment of hemodialysis catheter-associated blood stream infections in children: a retrospective cohort study23
Comparison of nafamostat mesilate to citrate anticoagulation in pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy23
Acute and chronic kidney complications in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus23
Furosemide and albumin for the treatment of nephrotic edema: a systematic review23
Anticoagulation in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing kidney replacement therapy22
Kidney health outcomes in children born very prematurely compared to full-term counterparts: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Clinical and neurophysiological characterization of early neuromuscular involvement in children and adolescents with nephropathic cystinosis22
Pediatric Onco-Nephrology: Time to Spread the Word-Part II: Long-Term Kidney Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Malignancy and Malignancy after Kidney Transplant21
Management of the congenital solitary kidney: consensus recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology21
Childhood-onset IgA nephropathy: is long-term recovery possible?21
An adolescent with abdominal pain and tremors: Answers21
Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of renal perfusion before and during continuous kidney replacement therapy in the pediatric intensive care unit21
A child with megaloblastic anemia and proteinuria: Answers21
Modified Schwartz formula and 99mTc-DTPA plasma clearance methods to calculate glomerular filtration rate in critically ill children20
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an adolescent: just a coincidence in time?20
The learning health system for pediatric nephrology: building better systems to improve health20
Native nephrectomy in advanced pediatric kidney disease: indications, timing, and surgical approaches20
A 5-year-old girl with kidney impairment and severe anemia: Questions20
Resolution of chyluria due to congenital malformation with a minimally invasive procedure19
Environmental exposure to lead, mercury, and cadmium is not associated with abnormal kidney function in Korean adolescents19
Predictive factors for survival in patients with oligohydramnios secondary to antenatal kidney disease19
Kidney volume and function of low-birth-weight children at 5 years: impact of singleton and twin birth19
Enhancing kidney assessment in pediatric neurogenic bladder: addressing gaps in body composition and GFR monitoring19
Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk in pediatric hypertension19
Use of 4% tetrasodium EDTA (KiteLock™) to prevent central venous catheter–related bloodstream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients18
Managing anti-factor H antibody-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: time for consensus18
Fluid balance assessment in pediatric hemodialysis patients by using whole-body bioimpedance spectroscopy (WB-BIS)18
Acute kidney injury in a patient with COVID-19: Questions18
Unusual eye findings in a patient with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: Answers18
Kidney and urological involvement in Down syndrome: frequent, underestimated, but associated with impaired quality of life and risk of kidney failure18
Perioperative albuminuria and clinical model to predict acute kidney injury in paediatric cardiac surgery17
Hyperkalemia in pediatric chronic kidney disease17
Response to: Urine bikunin and kidney involvement in Fabry disease17
Translational strategies to uncover the etiology of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract16
Acute kidney injury and diabetic kidney disease in children with acute complications of diabetes16
Blood pressure in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the first three months of life16
Failure to thrive in an 8-month-old female: Questions16
De novo proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent kidney transplant recipient16
Urinary biomarkers associated with acute kidney injury in pediatric mechanical circulatory support patients16
Large inter-assay difference of serum creatinine in pediatric population: a threat to accurate staging of chronic kidney disease16
What a paediatric nephrologist should know about preeclampsia and why it matters15
Urine podocyte mRNA loss in preterm infants and related perinatal risk factors15
Genetic assessment in primary hyperoxaluria: why it matters15
An initiative to improve effluent culture detection among pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis through process improvement15
Left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric patients on maintenance dialysis: a report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS)15
Efficacy of complement inhibition with pegcetacoplan in children with C3 glomerulopathy15
A 6-year review of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis at a public children’s hospital in Cape Town, South Africa15
Expanded discussion of kidney health monitoring for critically ill term and late preterm infants after acute kidney injury: a report from the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop15
Putting the injury back into AKI: understanding AKI phenotypes and improving risk assessment in cardiac surgery–associated AKI15
International cohort of 382 children with lupus nephritis – presentation, treatment and outcome at 24 months15
Nutritional profile and infection-related hospital admissions in children with chronic kidney disease15
Correction to: In vitro measurements of ultrafiltration precision in hemofiltration and hemodialysis devices used in infants15
Chyloperitoneum in a toddler on peritoneal dialysis14
Managing severe hypertension in children14
Systematic review on outcomes used in clinical research on autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease—are patient-centered outcomes our blind spot?14
Chronic kidney disease mineral bone disorder in childhood and young adulthood: a ‘growing’ understanding14
A case of rapid avacopan-induced liver injury in pediatric granulomatosis with polyangiitis14
Vanadium exposure and kidney markers in a pediatric population: a cross-sectional study14
Incidence of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Paris area (France) and in the Netherlands14
The impact of rural status on pediatric chronic kidney disease14
Diagnosing alkaptonuria-related nephropathy with urine albumin analysis14
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases14
Cellular senescence and acute kidney injury14
Ocular involvement in STEC-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome14
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome induced by SARS-CoV2 infection in infants with EXOSC3 mutation13
Abstracts of the 54th ESPN Annual Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia13
Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease13
Correction to: Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease13
Pseudo-Bartter syndrome and staghorn calculi in an infant with chronic diarrhea: Questions13
ANCA-associated kidney disease preceded by orbital pseudotumor13
Still trouble with serum creatinine measurements13
Is collagen X marker (CXM) a useful index of growth velocity in children with chronic kidney disease?13
The incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury during pediatric kidney tumor treatment—a national cohort study13
Rethinking the value of psychology: lessons in advocacy, kidney disease, and a day at the pool13
Tonsillectomy combined with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse for Japanese children with severe IgA vasculitis with nephritis—authors’ reply13
World Kidney Day 2023: preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable!13
Anti-CFH-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: do we still need plasma exchange?13
Serum and urinary uromodulin concentration in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease13
Illness-related parental stress and quality of life in children with kidney diseases13
Artificial intelligence in glomerular diseases13
Response to Fujinaga – discontinuing immunosuppression in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome 13
Pre-emptive rituximab administration for discontinuation of steroid-sparing agents in patients with complicated frequently-relapsing or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome13
Impact of kidney biopsy on deciding when to initiate enzyme replacement therapy in children with Fabry disease13
Renal water handling in urinary tract infections13
Correction: Risk factors of acute kidney injury in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) – a retrospective case–control study12
Dialysis for paediatric acute kidney injury in Cape Town, South Africa12
Rickets guidance: part II—management12
Outcome of children with IgA vasculitis with nephritis treated with steroids: a matched controlled study12
Extramedullary relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as asymptomatic acute kidney injury after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation12
Letter to the editors re Giannattasio et al12
Impact of childhood nephrotic syndrome on obesity and growth: a prospective cohort study12
Voices of Resilience – integrating psychosocial support and music for children with kidney disease12
Hemodiafiltration for children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: technical aspects and outcomes12
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodies and native kidney function in pediatric liver and intestinal transplant recipients12
Systemic vasculopathy and hypertension in a child: Questions12
Genetic determinants of renal scarring in children with febrile UTI12
Referees for 202312
Cracking the code: an integrated electronic medical record approach to early diagnosis of genetic kidney disease in children with microscopic haematuria12
“Don’t let me be misunderstood”: communication with patients from a different cultural background12
Evaluation of predictive performance of fetal urinary inflammatory markers of postnatal kidney function in fetuses with posterior urethral valves12
Pioglitazone, a PPAR-y agonist, as one of the new therapeutic candidates for C3 glomerulopathy12
Acute kidney injury in pediatric burn patients12
Urine specific gravity, pyuria, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for identifying urinary tract infection in young children12
Risk factors for childhood chronic kidney disease: a population-based study11
Kidney impairment in a child with acute-subacute paracoccidioidomycosis: Questions11
Development and autoregulation of kidney function in children: a retrospective study using 99mTc-MAG3 renography11
Early diagnosis of kidney injury in a paediatric population: a prospective cohort study (E-DRIP STUDY)11
Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Gordonia bronchialis: first pediatric report11
Unmasking fluid overload in children on peritoneal dialysis: a multimodal diagnostic approach11
Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in childhood cancer: comparison between two countries11
Performance evaluation of large language models in pediatric nephrology clinical decision support: a comprehensive assessment11
An updated approach to the evaluation of the urinary sediment11
A rare cause of full-house membranous glomerulopathy in an infant: Answers11
Infantile nephrotic syndrome, immunodeficiency and adrenal insufficiency—a rare cause: Questions11
Estimating risk of rapid disease progression in pediatric patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a randomized trial of tolvaptan11
Performance of GFR estimation equations in pediatric hematology-oncology patients11
Variable treatment response to lumasiran in pediatric patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 111
Factors associated with statural growth in pediatric kidney transplant recipients with focus on metabolic acidosis11
Weight loss and metabolic acidosis in a neonate: Questions11
Specific immune biomarker monitoring in two children with severe IgA nephropathy and successful therapy with immunoadsorption in a rapidly progressive case11
Evaluation of renal elasticity by shear wave elastography in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever11
Acute kidney injury in lamotrigine-induced DRESS syndrome11
Biomarker-based acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes refine risk assessment in children undergoing cardiac surgery11
New-onset cough and fever in a toddler with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: Questions11
A multidisciplinary nephrogenetic referral clinic for children and adults—diagnostic achievements and insights10
Evaluation of eGFR methods in a sub-Saharan African community-based pediatric population10
New-onset cough and fever in a toddler with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: Answers10
A rare cause and a rare complication of hypertension in an adolescent: Answers10
Acute kidney injury and childhood acute myeloid leukemia10
Assessment and management of magnesium and trace element status in children with CKD stages 2–5, on dialysis and post-transplantation: Clinical practice points from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskf10
Impact of a standardized care pathway and a dedicated multidisciplinary posterior urethral valve clinic on 5-year kidney and bladder outcomes10
The scope of treatment of pediatric IgA vasculitis nephritis and its outcome: a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study10
Follow-up biopsies with microvascular inflammation and persistent donor specific antibodies identify ongoing rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients10
Low molecular weight proteinuria, congenital myopia and hearing loss in a 10-year-old boy: Answers10
Hypouricemia with recurrent nephrolithiasis: an overlooked entity: Questions10
Outcomes and risk factors for death among hospitalized children and adolescents with kidney diseases and COVID-19: an analysis of a nationwide database10
Severe rhabdomyolysis secondary to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in a teenager10
Acute kidney injury in premature and low birth weight neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Ocular manifestations of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)10
Pediatric AKI in the real world: changing outcomes through education and advocacy—a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference10
Moving toward a better understanding of renal lymphatics: challenges and opportunities10
The effects of transitioning from immediate release to extended release cysteamine therapy in Norwegian patients with nephropathic cystinosis: a retrospective study10
An adolescent with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus presenting with edema: Answers10
Continuous kidney replacement therapy with CARPEDIEM® of premature and low birth weight neonates from the French registry10
Ideal rather than actual weight for glomerular filtration rate measurement: an issue to be clarified10
Haemodynamic effect of dexmedetomidine during paediatric kidney transplantation9
Normative values of renin and aldosterone in clinically stable preterm neonates9
Multifocal lesions in a kidney allograft9
Comparing adolescent glomerular disease clinical outcomes to the clinical outcomes in childhood, young adult, and adult-onset glomerular disease in the CureGN database9
Comparison of GFR estimation equations using creatinine, cystatin C, and their combination in pediatric hematology–oncology: no single equation is superior across subgroups9
Growth after pediatric and neonatal acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis9
Response to “Uromodulin in pediatric CKD patients: Lessons unlearned regarding blood pressure”9
Acute kidney injury biomarker olfactomedin 4 predicts furosemide responsiveness9
How common is chronic kidney disease in children with lupus nephritis?9
Humoral immune response and live-virus neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (BA.1) variant after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease9
Outcomes associated with unrecognized acute kidney injury in postoperative pediatric cardiac patients9
Blood pressure monitoring following kidney transplantation in children: a comparison of invasive and noninvasive measurements using Doppler as a benchmark technique9
Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in an adolescent successfully treated with daratumumab9
Kidney involvement and histological findings in two pediatric COVID-19 patients9
Approach to genetic testing to optimize the safety of living donor transplantation in Alport syndrome spectrum9
Liberation from pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy: a survey of provider perceptions and practices9
Holistic care and symptom management for pediatric kidney transplant recipients9
Differences in health-related quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease as reported by children and parent proxies9
Oscillometric arterial blood pressure in haemodynamically stable neonates in the first 2 weeks of life9
Progress made toward equitable transplantation in children and young adults with kidney disease9
Immune urinary biomarkers predict infant cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury9
Anti-factor B antibodies in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome9
Assessment of obesity in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: an ongoing challenge9
Levamisole causes a transient increase in plasma creatinine levels but does not affect kidney function based on cystatin C9
The spectrum of co-existing disease in children with established kidney failure using registry and linked electronic health record data9
Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution in children with nephrotic syndrome9
Recurrent calcium oxalate calculi: the culprit in disguise9
Subclinical cardiac dysfunction in pediatric kidney transplant recipients identified by speckle-tracking echocardiography9
Etiology, clinical characteristics, genetic profile, and outcomes of children with refractory rickets at a referral center in India: a cohort study9
Risk factors and retreatment for relapse in childhood primary nephrotic syndrome treated with rituximab9
Management dilemmas in pediatric nephrology: moving from friction to flourishing in “challenging” cases9
Association between glomerular C4d deposition, proteinuria, and disease severity in children with IgA nephropathy9
The unfinished journey toward transplant equity: an analysis of racial/ethnic disparities for children after the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System in 20149
Mother–child correlation of kidney function: data from the Yamanashi Adjunct Study of Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)9
Predicting childhood chronic kidney disease severity in infants with posterior urethral valve: a critical analysis of creatinine values in the first year of life9
Adverse effects of acute tubular injury on the glomerulus: contributing factors and mechanisms9
Alterations in diastolic function and cardiac geometry in children: a longitudinal study across the spectrum of dialysis and transplant8
Acute bilateral vision loss in a toddler with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: Answers8
Improving acute peritoneal dialysis outcome with use of soft peritoneal dialysis catheter (Cook Mac-Loc Multipurpose Drainage catheter®) among infants < 1500 g in a low resource setting8
Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease in children: a brief overview8
Urinary TIMP-2*IGFBP-7 to diagnose acute kidney injury in children receiving cisplatin8
A patient presenting with fever after graft loss: Questions8
Comparison of clean catch and bag urine using LC–MS/MS proteomics in infants8
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a rare presentation8
A rare cause of oligoanuric kidney failure – a diagnosis not to miss: Answers8
A child with abdominal pain, arthralgia, palpable skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia: Questions8
Publisher Correction: How to define and assess the clinically significant causes of hematuria in childhood8
Balance in children with chronic kidney disease: the relationship between skeletal muscle mass index, fatigue, and physical function8
Clinical and pathological investigation of oligomeganephronia8
Kidney point-of-care ultrasonography in the PICU: it is about time!8
Extracellular vesicles in kidney development and pediatric kidney diseases8
Gut microbiota-targeted therapies in pediatric chronic kidney disease: gaps and opportunities8
The dominant findings of a recessive man: from Mendel’s kid pea to kidney8
Is my PET in my genes?8
Low-dose obinutuzumab for steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome complicated by recurrent rituximab-induced serum sickness and anti-rituximab antibodies8
What’s in a name? That which we call diabetes does not taste sweet!8
Response to: Before blaming SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for rhabdomyolysis, other potential triggers should be considered8
Dietary acid load in children with chronic kidney disease: its association with nutritional status and health-related quality of life8
A surprising cause of proteinuria: Answers8
A 7-year-old girl with renal medullary hyperechogenicity and hypertension: Questions8
Recurrent hypocalcemic tetany presenting to the emergency room: Questions8
Implementing a fluid volume management program to decrease intra-dialytic hypotensive events in a paediatric in-centre haemodialysis unit: a quality improvement project8
Comparing the pRIFLE, AKIN, KDIGO, and modified KDIGO criteria in neonates after cardiac surgery8
Kidney function and transplants in prune belly syndrome: a scoping review8
Predictors of academic delay post-pediatric kidney transplant in the USA8
Chronic cough in an adolescent with infantile onset of hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis: Questions8
Diagnostic dilemma in a 3-year-old girl with acute nephritic syndrome and hematologic abnormalities: Answers8
Abstracts – IPNA 2025 Congress8
Congenital nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial sclerosis caused by compound heterozygous mutation in LAMA5 gene7
Correlation between kidney sodium and potassium handling and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in children with hypertensive disorders7
Use of a donor kidney with known autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a highly sensitised paediatric recipient7
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