OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Nephrology is 27. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in two tricky cases: the perfect match for Fabry disease	78
Prediction model for probability of deceased donor kidney transplantation among transplant candidates in waiting list	70
Immunomodulatory effect of CD71+ erythroid cells in patients with kidney failure	66
Sexually dimorphic response to tobacco in the development of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review	60
Association between job characteristics and kidney function among men: a cross-sectional analysis of the Rafsanjan cohort study	52
Associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms and incident kidney failure in patients with diabetic nephropathy	51
The relationship between multiple plasma biomarker levels and renal disease activity in Fabry disease	48
Knockdown of circ-Gatad1 alleviates LPS induced HK2 cell injury via targeting miR-22-3p/TRPM7 axis in septic acute kidney	47
SARS-CoV-2 in dialysis patients and the impact of vaccination	45
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 as biomarkers of renal scarring in children with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: a prospective ca	44
Autonomic neuropathy in dialysis patients – investigations with a new symptom score (COMPASS 31)	44
A qualitative exploration of cAregiver experienCes Of conseRvatively maNaged kidney failure: the ACORN study	44
Use of proton pump inhibitors and macrolide antibiotics and risk of acute kidney injury: a self-controlled case series study	42
A potential link between AQP3 and SLC14A1 gene expression level and clinical parameters of maintenance hemodialysis patients	39
Therapeutic strategies for olfactory impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review	38
The relationship between social support, psychological distress, and patient activation in peritoneal dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study	37
Clinical value of noninvasive lens advanced glycation end product detection in early screening and severity evaluation of patients with diabetic kidney disease	35
Comparative effectiveness of darbepoetin vs other agents in chronic kidney disease-related anemia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	35
A comparative study of postadrenalectomy hyperuricemia and renal impairment in patients with unilateral primary aldosteronism: does histopathology subtype matter?	34
Short-term effectiveness of telehealth interventions for people in maintenance dialysis: differential impacts on clinical outcomes by modality and intervention type - a systematic review and meta-anal	33
Transplant centers’ prophylaxis and monitoring strategies: a key determinant of current herpes and polyomavirus incidences – results from the DZIF kidney transplant cohort	32
Risk factors associated with acute kidney injury in a pediatric intensive care unit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: case-control study	30
The effect of oral melatonin on the quality of life, sleep and blood pressure of hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial	29
Correction to: Clinical covariates influencing clinical outcomes in primary membranous nephropathy	29
Correction: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus sodium polystyrene sulfonate for treatment of hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial	29

Clinical features of COVID-19 among patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis in the context of high vaccination coverage during the omicron surge period: a retrospective cohort study	27
Tuberculosis dissemination in kidney transplant recipient treated with anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody: a case report	27
Discovery of Fibrinogen γ-chain as a potential urinary biomarker for renal interstitial fibrosis in IgA nephropathy	27
Perirenal fat differs in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving different vitamin D-based treatments: a preliminary study	27
Frailty and prognosis of patients with kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis	27