OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Kidney & Blood Pressure Research is 4. 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.)

Article	Citations
ACOT4 and ACOT6 activate Akt-mTOR pathway and inhibit calcium oxalate-induced renal tubular cell injury	33
Nephrolithiasis Associated with Nephrocalcinosis Is Primarily Composed of Carbonate Apatite	30
MicroRNA-204-5p Hampers the Malignant Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma through GXYLT2 Downregulation	27
Multidimensional Assessment of Physical Function for People in Dialysis: The Rehabilitation in Hemodialysis Area Centro Toscana (REACT) Study	26
Pitfalls of Current Diagnostic Criteria of Tumor Lysis Syndrome	22
Proteomics Insights into Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease: Review of the Recent Results of an Italian Research Collaborative Network	22
Expression of Concern	20
Cystinuria: a genetic and molecular view. What is known about animal models and cells	20
Salvianolic Acid B Inhibits Oxidative Stress in Glomerular Mesangial Cells Alleviating Diabetic Nephropathy by Regulating SIRT3/FOXO1 Signaling	18
The Association between Dapagliflozin Use and the Risk of Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Propensity-Matched Analysis	17
Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Associated AKI: The Relationship between Kidney Recovery and Mortality in a 10-Month Follow-Up Cohort Study	16
Differentiating the Whole Urine and Urine Supernatant Protein Profiles of Preterm Infants via Urine Proteomics	16
Impaired microvascular reactivity in patients with chronic kidney disease submitted to kidney transplantation: a prospective observational study	15
LncRNA PMS2L2 Is Downregulated in Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Inhibits LPS-Induced Apoptosis of Podocytes	14
Construction and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patient	14
APOL1 Gene Variants and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease	14
Thromboxane A2 or Activated Platelets Slightly Lower Fgf23 Expression in vitro	14
Effectiveness and Safety of Spironolactone in the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy: A Retrospective Self-Controlled Study	12
Kidney Injury by Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction in Mice Lacks Sex Differences	12
Ulinastatin Improves Renal Microcirculation by Protecting Endothelial Cells and Inhibiting Autophagy in a Septic Rat Model	12
A New Perspective on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Urinary Metabolomic Analysis and Efficient Risk Assessment of Urolithiasis: Morning Urine Organic Acid Profiles	11
Systolic Blood Pressure and the Risk of Kidney Replacement Therapy and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 4–5	11
Roles of Serum NLRP3 Inflammasome and Associated Cytokines in Gout-Induced Kidney Injury	11
Improvement in Kidney Function after Discontinuation of Fenofibrate in Outpatient Nephrology Consultation for Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization in Patients with Impaired Renal Function: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	10

Quantitative Abdominal Arterial Calcification Correlates with Kidney Transplant Waitlist Mortality	9
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Kidney Involvement	9
Pathophysiology of Physical Exercise in Kidney Patients: Unveiling New Players – The Role of Myokines	9
Advancing Precision Medicine for Hypertensive Nephropathy: A Novel Prognostic Model Incorporating Pathological Indicators	8
SIS3 Alleviates Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Regulating the LncRNA Arid2-IR-Transferrin Receptor Pathway	8
Relation of Serum Creatinine Twitches and Outcomes among STEMI Patients	8
Increased Plasma Homocysteine Levels Are Associated with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients with Normal Renal Function	8
Association of Genetic Variants of <b><i>Klotho</i></b> with BP Responses to Dietary Sodium or Potassium Intervention and Long-Term BP Progression	8
Perioperative Blood Pressure Management Recommendations in Pediatric Pheochromocytoma: A 10-Year Narrative Review	8
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy with Different Types of Dyslipidemia: A Retrospective Single-Center Study	8
Methodology and Baseline Data of a Comparative Exploratory Double-Blinded Randomized Study of Intravenous Iron on Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Phosphate in Chronic Kidney Disease	8
In vitro evaluation of the calcification inhibitory properties of Policosanol, Genistein and Vitamin D (Reduplaxin®) either alone or in combination	8
Measurement of Complement Activation via Plasma-Soluble C5b-9 Comparison with Terminal Complement Complex Staining in a Series of Kidney Biopsies	8
SGLT2 inhibitors decrease overhydration and proteasuria in patients with chronic kidney disease: a longitudinal observational study	7
Impact of “Black Race” Coefficient in Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate on Our Community and Medical Education	7
Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and Syndecan-1 Are Potential Biomarkers of Cardiac and Renal Involvement in Classical Fabry Disease under Enzyme Replacement Therapy	7
Long Noncoding RNA HOXA-AS2 Facilitates Prostate Cancer Progression by Inhibiting miR-885-5p to Upregulate KDM5B	7
Corticosteroid Therapy in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: A Friend or Foe?	7
Intravascular Renal Denervation Reduces Ambulatory and Office Blood Pressure in Patients with Essential Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Sham-Controlled Trials	7
Exploring the Multifaceted Role of WT1 in Kidney Development and Disease	7
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Is Still an Underdiagnosed Entity with Poor Prognosis	6
Acute Kidney Injury and Rehabilitation Outcomes among Elderly Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Therapeutic Plasmapheresis: A Revision of Literature	6
Fabry Disease with Genetic Variants of Unknown Significance and Concomitant Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy	6
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in End-Stage Kidney Disease	6
Perirenal fat and chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The Correlation between Ferroptosis and m6A Methylation in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury	6
Acute Kidney Injury at Hospital Admission for SARS-CoV-2 Infection as a Marker of Poor Prognosis: Clinical Implications for Triage Risk Stratification	6
Molecular Pathogenic Mechanisms of IgA Nephropathy Secondary to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination	6
Analysis of the Correlation between Hypercholesterolemia and Increased Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients	6
Impact of Interdialytic Intervals on Sudden Cardiac Death in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5D Patients on a Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Schedule	6
Prediction of CKD Progression and Cardiovascular Events Using Albuminuria and Pulse Wave Velocity	6
Impact of Post-Transplantation Hypomagnesemia on Long-Term Graft and Patient Survival after Transplantation	6
The Proportion of Memory CD8<sup>+</sup> T Cell Predicts Infection Event in Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis	6
The Swiss Kidney Stone Cohort: A Longitudinal, Multicentric, Observational Cohort to Study Course and Causes of Kidney Stone Disease in Switzerland	5
Fitwalking: A New Frontier for Kidney Patients. A Center' s Experience	5
Single-Cell Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Renal Injury in Essential Hypertension	5
Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients and Associated Factors	5
Acute Kidney Injury after Multiple Cycles of Cisplatin Chemotherapy: A Nomogram for Risk Assessment	5
LncRNA GABPB1-IT1 is upregulated in ischemia-induced acute kidney injury and downregulates miR-204-5p to promote hypoxia-induced human renal proximal tubular epithelial cell apoptosis	5
Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery Systems Targeting Kidney Diseases	4
Protective Effects of Xanthohumol against Diabetic Nephropathy in a Mouse Model	4
Application Value of Limb Ischemic Preconditioning in Preventing Intradialytic Hypotension during Maintenance Hemodialysis	4
PLA2G12B Mediates Arachidonic Acid Metabolism through Activation of the NF-κB Pathway to Promote Membrane Nephropathy	4
Identification of Plasma hsa_circ_0001230 and hsa_circ_0023879 as Potential Novel Biomarkers for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network Analysis	4
Erratum	4
Endurance Exercise Training-Attenuated Diabetic Kidney Disease with Muscle Weakness in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats	4
Bosentan Does Not Affect Renal Resistive Index in Scleroderma/Systemic Sclerosis Patients	4
Naringenin Protects against Hypertension by Regulating Lipid Disorder and Oxidative Stress in a Rat Model	4
Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients Undergoing Renal Surgery for Cancer: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate versus Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in the Era of Precision Medic	4

Lung Ultrasound as a Tool to Evaluate Fluid Accumulation in Dialysis Patients	4
Predicting long-term kidney graft failure using novel multi-omic blood-based biomarkers and artificial intelligence tools	4
Pterostilbene, a Resveratrol Derivative, Improves Ectopic Lipid Deposition in the Kidneys of Mice Induced by a High-Fat Diet	4
Serum Potassium Disorders Predict Subsequent Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of Hospitalized Patients	4
AST-120 to Target Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins Improves Cardiac Output and Kidney Oxygenation in Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease	4
Characteristics of Month-by-Month Blood Pressure Variability in Patients on Hemodialysis	4
Under-recognition of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery in the ICU Impedes Early Detection and Prevention	4