Clinical Kidney Journal

Aims & Scope

Clinical Kidney Journal: Clinical and Translational Nephrology (ckj), an official journal of the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association), is a fully Open Access, online only journal publishing bimonthly.

The journal is an essential educational and training resource integrating clinical, translational and educational research into clinical practice. ckj aims to contribute to a translational research culture among nephrologists and kidney pathologists that helps close the gap between basic researchers and practicing clinicians and promote sorely needed innovation in the Nephrology field.

All research articles in this journal have undergone peer review. ckj publishes the following types of article: -Original Articles -ckj Reviews -Editorial Comments -Exceptional Case Reports

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.393

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2724

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4129

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Magnesium basics

  Citation: 860

  Authors: W., M.

• An introduction to inverse probability of treatment weighting in observational research

  Citation: 617

  Authors: Nicholas C, Vianda S, Giovanni, Friedo W, Edouard L, Carmine, Kitty J

• The RIFLE and AKIN classifications for acute kidney injury: a critical and comprehensive review

  Citation: 432

  Authors: José António, Sofia

• Chronic kidney disease in children

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Francesca, Rosa Maria, Marco, Paola

• The potential for improving cardio-renal outcomes by sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibition in people with chronic kidney disease: a rationale for the EMPA-KIDNEY study

  Citation: 199

  Authors: William G, David, Richard, Maximilian, Natalie, Sibylle J, Jyothis T, Jennifer B, Martin J, Colin, Christoph

• Iohexol plasma clearance for measuring glomerular filtration rate in clinical practice and research: a review. Part 1: How to measure glomerular filtration rate with iohexol?

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Pierre, Natalie, Toralf, Flavio, Christophe, Etienne, Jonas, Anders, Ulf, Esteban, Giuseppe, Piero, Elke, Inga, Gunnar, Bjørn Odvar, Sten-Erik

• The European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Annual Report 2015: a summary

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Anneke, Maria, Marlies, Vianda S, Nikolaos, Patrice M, Anton M, Emma Arcos, Federico E, Anders, Myftar, Marjolein, Fergus J, Pablo, Harijs, Jean-Marin, Liliana, Eliezer, Marc H, Kyriakos, Faical, Mykola, Kirill, Mathilde, Fernando, Beatriz, Angel L, Runolfur, Ülle, Halima, Boleslaw, Carmen, Nurhan, Sanja, María F, Viera, Olivera, Jamie, Ziad A, Kitty J

• Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Andrew C, Theodoros M, Neil, Alexander, Sandip, Ajay

• Effects of exercise in the whole spectrum of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Franklin C., Iná S., Daniel, Maristela, Pedro C.

• A comparative analysis of survival of patients on dialysis and after kidney transplantation

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Mohammed A, Mark, Patrick, Yvonne, Conall M, Peter J

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