OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Nephrology is 25. 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
Relationship between renal function and blood pressure dipping status in renal transplant recipients: a longitudinal study	140
Characterizing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study	93
Tuberculosis dissemination in kidney transplant recipient treated with anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody: a case report	76
A comparative study of postadrenalectomy hyperuricemia and renal impairment in patients with unilateral primary aldosteronism: does histopathology subtype matter?	57
Diagnostic accuracy and clinical usefulness of erythrocyte creatine content to predict the improvement of anaemia in patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis	47
The outcome of thrombotic microangiopathy in kidney transplant recipients	42
Correction to: Clinical covariates influencing clinical outcomes in primary membranous nephropathy	40
The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in two tricky cases: the perfect match for Fabry disease	39
Correction: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus sodium polystyrene sulfonate for treatment of hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial	39
Perirenal fat differs in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving different vitamin D-based treatments: a preliminary study	37
Association of abdominal aortic calcification with cognitive impairment in peritoneal dialysis patients	37
Autonomic neuropathy in dialysis patients – investigations with a new symptom score (COMPASS 31)	36
Is central venous catheter in haemodialysis still the main factor of mortality after hospitalization?	35
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	33
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	31
Primary and specialist care interaction and referral patterns for individuals with chronic kidney disease: a narrative review	31
Associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms and incident kidney failure in patients with diabetic nephropathy	31
Diagnostic value of triglyceride and cystatin C ratio in diabetic kidney disease: a retrospective and prospective cohort study based on renal biopsy	30
Lifetime progression of IgA nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study with extended long-term follow-up	30
Impact of early initiation of renin-angiotensin blockade on renal function and clinical outcomes in patients with hypertensive emergency: a retrospective cohort study	30
Knockdown of circ-Gatad1 alleviates LPS induced HK2 cell injury via targeting miR-22-3p/TRPM7 axis in septic acute kidney	29
Late-onset renal TMA and tubular injury in cobalamin C disease: a report of three cases and literature review	28
Association between anemia and serum Klotho in middle-aged and older adults	27
SARS-CoV-2 in dialysis patients and the impact of vaccination	27
β-Thalassemia minor & renal tubular dysfunction: is there any association?	26

Use of proton pump inhibitors and macrolide antibiotics and risk of acute kidney injury: a self-controlled case series study	25
Serum and plasma levels of Ba, but not those of soluble C5b-9, might be affected by renal function in chronic kidney disease patients	25