Journal of Nephrology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Nephrology is a bimonthly journal that considers publication of peer reviewed original manuscripts dealing with both clinical and laboratory investigations of relevance to the broad fields of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.

It is the Official Journal of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN).

Submission of research manuscripts covering diverse topics and problems (Original Articles) is encouraged.

However, comprehensive reviews on relevant topics (Reviews), reports of new/interesting/very rare cases (Case Reports), Position papers and Guidelines, Letters to the Editor and brief reports on the protocols of new ongoing trials (Research Protocols) will also be considered.

The Journal will publish also Editorials and Commentaries by invitation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.773

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7102

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1873

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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
• Medline
• 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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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.

• Cisplatin nephrotoxicity: a review of the literature

  Citation: 502

  Authors: Sandhya, Nelson

• Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: what have we learned so far?

  Citation: 333

  Authors: Alice, Lilian, Peter, Bengt, Carla Maria

• A more tubulocentric view of diabetic kidney disease

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Letizia, Anthony G. W., Giovanni, Robert J.

• Prevalence of hyperuricemia among Chinese adults: a national cross-sectional survey using multistage, stratified sampling

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Hong, Xiao-Min, Yan-Li, Bi-Cheng

• Pathogenesis of calcineurin inhibitor–induced hypertension

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Ewout J., Stephen B., James A., Robert, Robert J., David H.

• AKI: an increasingly recognized risk factor for CKD development and progression

  Citation: 154

  Authors: J. T., S., V., H.

• Recent advances in the pathogenetic mechanisms of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Filippo, Giuseppe, Marco, Vincenzo, Giuseppe, Loreto, Gianluca, Enrico

• Metabolic diagnosis and medical prevention of calcium nephrolithiasis and its systemic manifestations: a consensus statement

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Giovanni, Emanuele, Fredric, James, Orson, Elen, Noor, David, Gary C., Pietro Manuel, Daniel, David S., Ita Pfeferman, Bernard, John, Martino, Dawn, Glen M., Jose’ Manuel, Khashayar, Kemal, Roswitha, Pasquale, James C.

• Treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate delays progression of chronic kidney disease: the UBI Study

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Biagio R., Antonio, Kalani L., Domenico, Filippo, Luciano, Michele, Luca, Giovanna, Mattia, Pasquale, Giovambattista

• Nutritional treatment of advanced CKD: twenty consensus statements

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Adamasco, Giuliano, Biagio Raffaele, Claudia, Franca, Carmela, Vincenzo, Piergiorgio, Alessandro, Anna Laura, Annalisa, Giorgina Barbara, Giuseppe, Mario, Massimo, Domenico, Patrizia, Enrico, Giovanni, Giacomo, Mariacristina, Marcora, Roberto, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Francesco, Loreto

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