Kidney International

Aims & Scope

Kidney International (KI) is the official journal of the International Society of Nephrology.

Under the editorial leadership of Dr.

Pierre Ronco (Paris, France), KI is one of the most cited journals in nephrology and widely regarded as the world's premier journal on the development and consequences of kidney disease.

KI offers features with premier benefits for both readers and authors.

Here you will find some of the most highly cited original articles in nephrology, sharply focused reviews, latest imaging techniques, controversial discussions and much more.

KI is devoted to kidney research.

It aims to inform the researcher, the clinical investigator, and the practicing nephrologist on all aspects of kidney research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	12.6
2024	14.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.130

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	330

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	392

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7960

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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.

• Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

  Citation: 2819

  Authors: Andrew S., Kai-Uwe, Yusuke, Adeera, Josef, Jerome, Dick D.E., Thomas H., Norbert, Garabed

• The Banff 97 working classification of renal allograft pathology

  Citation: 2572

  Authors: Lorraine C., Kim, Robert B., Stephen M., Maria C., Tito, Byron P., A. Jake, Cynthia B., Agnes B., Peter, Lillian W., Ian W., Dennis, Julio C., Joseph, Philip F., H.E., Barry, Pekka J., Claire M., Ernesto O., Lawrence G., Anne S., Niels, Michael J., Tibor, Peter, T. Steen, John C., Parmjeet S., David C., Ian, Stephen, David, Luis, Daniel R., Stale, Eero, Kiril, Yutaka

• Kidney disease is associated with in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19

  Citation: 2042

  Authors: Yichun, Ran, Kun, Meng, Zhixiang, Lei, Junhua, Ying, Shuwang, Gang

• KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Citation: 1844

  Authors: Paul E., Sofia B., Juan Jesus, Bethany, Anna, Rasheeda K., Will G., Guy, Lesley A., Rümeyza, Edmund, Peter, Magdalena, Natasha, Kelly, Glenda, Dharshana, Elke, Michael, Rukshana, Navdeep, Teerawat, Ifeoma, Germaine, Chih-Wei, Luxia, Adeera

• Chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 1799

  Authors: Steven G., Swathi, Chirag R.

• The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report

  Citation: 1799

  Authors: Andrew S., Paul E., Josef, Meguid, Brad C., Kunihiro, Ron T., Bertram L., Kai-Uwe

• A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein–energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease

  Citation: 1592

  Authors: D., K., J., N., P., L., H., G., T.A., G., B., Z., W., E., P., A., C.

• Advanced oxidation protein products as a novel marker of oxidative stress in uremia

  Citation: 1559

  Authors: Véronique, Miriam, Chantal, Thao, Anh Thu, Johanna, Paul, Béatrice

• Definition, evaluation, and classification of renal osteodystrophy: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

  Citation: 1552

  Authors: S., T., J., W., K., K., S., S., N., G.

• Cisplatin nephrotoxicity: Mechanisms and renoprotective strategies

  Citation: 1547

  Authors: N., Z.

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