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Papers

(The TQCC of Transplant International is 8. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID‐19 in solid organ transplant recipients: a single‐center experience	70
Management of post‐transplant diabetes: immunosuppression, early prevention, and novel antidiabetics	59
A systematic review and meta‐analyses of regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death solid organ transplantation	58
Impact of COVID‐19 on liver transplantation in Europe: alert from an early survey of European Liver and Intestine Transplantation Association and European Liver Transplant Registry	47
Consensus statement on normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death: Report from the European Society for Organ Transplantation’s Transplant Learning Journey	43
The impact of COVID‐19 on kidney transplantation and the kidney transplant recipient – One year into the pandemic	38
SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination in solid‐organ transplant recipients: What the clinician needs to know	32
Treatment of transplant kidneys during machine perfusion	32
Donor‐derived cell‐free DNA as a biomarker for rejection after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	31
Generation of insulin‐secreting organoids: a step toward engineering and transplanting the bioartificial pancreas	30
Recovery of kidney function after AKI because of COVID‐19 in kidney transplant recipients	27
Donation after circulatory death liver transplantation: consensus statements from the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society	26
Liver transplantation versus liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis: a survival benefit analysis in patients stratified according to tumor burden score	26
Organ utilization – the next hurdle in transplantation?	25
Stratifying the humoral risk of candidates to a solid organ transplantation: a proposal of the ENGAGE working group	25
Machine learning to predict transplant outcomes: helpful or hype? A national cohort study	24
eHealth in transplantation	23
Abstracts	23
Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation – analysing the European Liver Transplant Registry and beyond	23
How to guarantee liver transplantation in the north of Italy during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A sound transplant protection strategy	22
Machine learning in liver transplantation: a tool for some unsolved questions?	22
COVID‐19 and education: restructuring after the pandemic	21
Human liver stem cell‐derived extracellular vesicles reduce injury in a model of normothermic machine perfusion of rat livers previously exposed to a prolonged warm ischemia	21
Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of renal flow distribution patterns during ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion in porcine and human kidneys	21
Suspension and resumption of kidney transplant programmes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: perspectives from patients, caregivers and potential living donors – a qualitative study	20

Clinical outcomes associated with computed tomography‐based body composition measures in lung transplantation: a systematic review	19
Organoid transplant approaches for the liver	19
Successful kidney transplantation after COVID‐19	18
Diagnostic value of donor‐derived cell‐free DNA to predict antibody‐mediated rejection in donor‐specific antibody‐positive renal allograft recipients	18
An extension of the RITUX‐ERAH study, multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing rituximab to placebo in acute antibody‐mediated rejection after renal transplantation	17
A catabolic state in a kidney transplant recipient with COVID‐19	17
Molecular‐level HLA mismatch is associated with rejection and worsened graft survival in heart transplant recipients – a retrospective study	17
A retrospective single‐centre analysis of the oncological impact of LI‐RADS classification applied to Metroticket 2.0 calculator in liver transplantation: every nodule matters	17
Association of graft survival with tacrolimus exposure and late intra‐patient tacrolimus variability in pediatric and young adult renal transplant recipients—an international CTS registry analysis	17
Undoubtedly, kidney transplant recipients have a higher mortality due to COVID‐19 disease compared to the general population	16
Kidney transplant recipient perspectives on telehealth during the COVID‐19 pandemic	16
Exploring the causes of the high incidence of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation in Brazil: a multicenter study	16
Successful pancreas allotransplantations after hypothermic machine perfusion in a novel diabetic porcine model: a controlled study	16
Simultaneous liver kidney allocation policy and the Safety Net: an early examination of utilization and outcomes in the United States	16
Kidney transplantation and the lockdown effect	15
Eosinophils in transbronchial biopsies: a predictor of chronic lung allograft dysfunction and reduced survival after lung transplantation — a retrospective single‐center cohort study	15
A 2020 Banff Antibody‐mediatedInjury Working Group examination of international practices for diagnosing antibody‐mediated rejection in kidney transplantation – a cohort study	14
Relative survival and quality of life benefits of pancreas–kidney transplantation, deceased kidney transplantation and dialysis in type 1 diabetes mellitus—a probabilistic simulation model	14
Are the outcomes of Japanese pancreas transplantation utilizing extended‐criteria donors acceptable? A propensity score matching analysis for donors <50 or ≥50 years old	13
The effects of exercise training in adult solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Kidney exchange strategies: new aspects and applications with a focus on deceased donor‐initiated chains	13
Changes in quality of life, health status and other patient‐reported outcomes following simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT): a quantitative and qualitative analysis within a UK‐wid	12
Treatment of relapse and survival outcomes after liver transplantation in patients with colorectal liver metastases	12
Early intestinal complications following pancreas transplantation: lessons learned from over 300 cases – a retrospective single‐center study	12
Long‐term outcome after hand and forearm transplantation – a retrospective study	12
Cellular therapies in organ transplantation	12
Paired kidney exchange transplantation – pushing the boundaries	12
Global Kidney Exchange: opportunity or exploitation? An ELPAT/ESOT appraisal	12
Solid organ transplantation is not a risk factor for COVID‐19 disease outcome	12
Considering extended right lobe grafts as major extended donor criteria in liver transplantation is justified	11
A systematic review and meta‐analysis on the incidence of osteoporosis and fractures after liver transplant	11
Impact of belatacept conversion on kidney transplant function, histology, and gene expression ‐ a single‐center study	11
Center volume and primary graft dysfunction in patients undergoing lung transplantation in the United States – a cohort study	11
Should kidney allografts from old donors be allocated only to old recipients?	11
ABO‐incompatible kidney transplantation in perspective of deceased donor transplantation and induction strategies: a propensity‐matched analysis	11
Trends in indications and outcomes of liver transplantation in Canada: A multicenter retrospective study	11
Autologous regulatory T cells in clinical intraportal allogenic pancreatic islet transplantation	11
An analysis of the outcomes in living donor liver transplantation for pediatric malignant hepatic tumors using nationwide survey data in Japan	11
EBV‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes for refractory EBV‐associated post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review	11
Prognostic role of the Donor Risk Index, the Eurotransplant Donor Risk Index, and the Balance of Risk score on graft loss after liver transplantation	11
Regulatory B cells in transplantation: roadmaps to clinic	11
Have we reached the limits in altruistic kidney donation?	11
Safe use of right lobe living donor livers with moderate steatosis in adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective study	11
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for diabetes after solid organ transplantation	11
Successful liver transplantation immediately after recovery from COVID‐19 in a highly endemic area	10
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on organ donation and transplantation in France	10
The trials and tribulations of liver allocation	10
Th17 cell inhibition in a costimulation blockade‐based regimen for vascularized composite allotransplantation using a nonhuman primate model	10
Proteomic analysis of machine perfusion solution from brain dead donor kidneys reveals that elevated complement, cytoskeleton and lipid metabolism proteins are associated with 1‐year outcome	10
Number of hepatocellular carcinoma nodules in patients listed for liver transplantation within alpha‐fetoprotein score: a new prognostic risk factor	10

Organ transplants of the future: planning for innovations including xenotransplantation	10
The evolution of histological changes suggestive of antibody‐mediated injury, in the presence and absence of donor‐specific anti‐HLA antibodies	10
Delayed introduction of sirolimus in paediatric intestinal transplant recipients: indications and long‐term benefits	10
Mini‐organs forum: how to advance organoid technology to organ transplant community	10
Disease‐specific waitlist outcomes in liver transplantation – a retrospective study	10
Clinical outcomes in donors and recipients of kidney transplantations involving medically complex living donors – a retrospective study	10
Short recipient warm ischemia time improves outcomes in deceased donor liver transplantation	10
Liver transplantation in patients with sickle cell disease: possible but challenging—a cohort study	10
Editorial: changing of the guard at Transplant International	10
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity in renal transplantation candidates: a matched case–control study	10
Full‐left‐full‐right split liver transplantation for adult recipients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Successful 18‐h acellular extracorporeal perfusion and replantation of porcine limbs ‐ Histology versus nerve stimulation	10
US food and drug administration (FDA) panel endorses islet cell treatment for type 1 diabetes: A pyrrhic victory?	10
COVID‐19 among kidney‐transplant recipients requiring hospitalization: preliminary data and outcomes from a single‐center in Brazil	10
Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation is associated with specific changes in the gut microbiome pretransplant – a pilot study	9
Bisphosphonate therapy after liver transplant improves bone mineral density and reduces fracture rates: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants under long‐term immunosuppressive therapy after liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation	9
Guiding therapeutic plasma exchange for antibody‐mediated rejection treatment in lung transplant recipients – a retrospective study	9
De novo HLA Class II antibodies are associated with the development of chronic but not acute antibody‐mediated rejection after liver transplantation – a retrospective study	9
Conditional probability of graft survival in liver transplantation using donation after circulatory death grafts – a retrospective study	9
Managing immunosuppressive therapy in potentially cured post‐kidney transplant cancer (excluding non‐melanoma skin cancer): an overview of the available evidence and guidance for shared decision‐makin	9
Impact on biliary complications of donor abdominal aortic calcification among living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective study	9
The Liver Retransplantation Risk Score: a prognostic model for survival after adult liver retransplantation	9
Effect of pre‐transplant sarcopenia on the estimation of standard liver volume in living‐donor liver transplant candidates: risk factor for post‐transplant small‐for‐size syndrome? A retrospective stu	9
COVID‐19 in lung transplant recipients: an overview of the Swedish national experience	9
Short‐ and long‐term results of liver transplantation according to age at transplant: a single‐center experience of 351 children	9
Clinical implementation of coronary computed tomography angiography for routine detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant patients	9
The impact of functional delayed graft function in the modern era of kidney transplantation – A retrospective study	9
Cell therapy during machine perfusion	9
Clinical value and limitations of the preoperative C‐reactive‐protein‐to‐albumin ratio in predicting post‐operative morbidity and mortality after deceased‐donor liver transplantation: a retrospective	9
Addressing ethical confusion in deceased donation and transplantation research: the need for dedicated guidance	9
Global kidney exchange should expand wisely	9
Clinical manifestations and outcomes of coronavirus disease‐19 in heart transplant recipients: a multicentre case series with a systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Assessment of the global practice of living donor liver transplantation	9
Association between procurement biopsy findings and deceased donor kidney outcomes: a paired kidney analysis	8
Non‐simultaneous kidney exchange cycles in resource‐restricted countries without non‐directed donation – a prospective single‐center cohort study	8
Pre‐transplant donor‐specific HLA antibodies and risk for poor first‐year renal transplant outcomes: results from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study	8
Correcting anemia and native vitamin D supplementation in kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter, 2 × 2 factorial, open‐label, randomized clinical trial	8
Association of immigration background with kidney graft function in a publicly funded health system: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Italy	8
Impact of unilateral diaphragm elevation on postoperative outcomes in bilateral lung transplantation – a retrospective single‐center study	8
Lung transplantation from uncontrolled and controlled donation after circulatory death: similar outcomes to brain death donors	8
Health‐related quality of life, uncertainty and coping strategies in solid organ transplant recipients during shielding for the COVID‐19 pandemic	8
Outcomes of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants based on preemptive transplant compared to those who were on dialysis before transplant – a retrospective study	8
The real incidence of biliary tract complications after adult liver transplantation: the role of the prospective routine use of cholangiography during post‐transplant follow‐up	8
Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of the human pancreas for clinical islet isolation: a prospective feasibility study	8
Influence of donor‐transmitted coronary artery disease on long‐term outcomes after heart transplantation ‐ a retrospective study	8
Development of ex situ normothermic reperfusion as an innovative method to assess pancreases after preservation	8
Pancreas collagen digestion during islet of Langerhans isolation—a prospective study	8
Intravenous immunoglobulins do not prove beneficial to reduce alloimmunity among kidney transplant recipients with BKV‐associated nephropathy	8
Anti‐HLA and anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in kidney transplant recipients with COVID‐19	8
Pancreas utilization rates in the UK – an 11‐year analysis	8