American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology publishes original manuscripts on timely topics in both basic science and clinical research.

Published articles address a broad range of subjects relating to the kidney and urinary tract, and may involve human or animal models, individual cell types, and isolated membrane systems.

Also covered are the pathophysiological basis of renal disease processes, regulation of body fluids, and clinical research that provides mechanistic insights.

Studies of renal function may be conducted using a wide range of approaches, such as biochemistry, immunology, genetics, mathematical modeling, molecular biology, as well as physiological and clinical methodologies.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Vitamin D

  Citation: 1036

  Authors: Adriana S., Alex J., Eduardo

• Administered mesenchymal stem cells protect against ischemic acute renal failure through differentiation-independent mechanisms

  Citation: 932

  Authors: Florian, Zhuma, Kathleen, Jorge, Claudia, Christof

• A causal role for uric acid in fructose-induced metabolic syndrome

  Citation: 789

  Authors: Takahiko, Hanbo, Sergey, Katherine R., Robert A., Olena, Xiaosen, Daniel I., Edward R., Jaime, Jawaharlal M., Richard J.

• Hyperuricemia induces a primary renal arteriolopathy in rats by a blood pressure-independent mechanism

  Citation: 588

  Authors: Marilda, John, Lin, Lili, Yi-Yang, Qiang, Duk-Hee, Katherine L., Susumu, Takahiko, Hui Y., Richard J.

• Kidney injury molecule-1: a tissue and urinary biomarker for nephrotoxicant-induced renal injury

  Citation: 530

  Authors: Takaharu, Cheng Chieh, Soon Ae, James L., Joseph V.

• Vasculotropic, paracrine actions of infused mesenchymal stem cells are important to the recovery from acute kidney injury

  Citation: 507

  Authors: Florian, Kathleen, Ying, Zhuma, Ping, Christof

• Structure and function of aquaporin water channels

  Citation: 500

  Authors: A. S., Alok K.

• Urinary kidney injury molecule-1: a sensitive quantitative biomarker for early detection of kidney tubular injury

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Vishal S., Victoria, Takaharu, Norma A., Joseph V.

• Isozymes of the Na-K-ATPase: heterogeneity in structure, diversity in function

  Citation: 491

  Authors: Gustavo, Robert W.

• Molecular and functional properties of two-pore-domain potassium channels

  Citation: 468

  Authors: Florian, Michel