Journal profile

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Publisher: W.B. Saunders
ISSN0272-6386 | 1523-6838 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.23
Citation rate 1.87 2,681 total citations
h5-index 76 h5 depth signal
Cited share 22.9% 342 of 1,495
Total citations 2,681 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.64 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.6% 71 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,940
Canada 343
Australia 190
United Kingdom 181
China 150

Citing Fields of Research

Kidney Diseases 5,158
Urology 1,895
Transplantation 889
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 837
Hematology 718

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 24,964 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,495 342 cited publications
Last 12 months 961 80.1 publications/month
Open access share 7.9% 76 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,940 citing publications
Leading citing field Kidney Diseases 5,158 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, July 1981-
PubMed
v1n1, July 1981-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Kidney Diseases

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Kidney Foundation

Broad Categories

Nephrology Urology Hematology Transplantation Auto-Inflammatory Disorders Kidney Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Kidney Diseases

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Published: Philadelphia, PA : W.B. Saunders, <Mar. 1992->

Vol. 4 complete in 3 issues.

Electronic jounal in HTML format.

Supplements accompany some vols.

Also available online: full text articles from 1998 (as of Mar. 3, 1999), abstracts only from 1981, plus additional articles not included in the print version.

Vol. 18, no. 1 (JUL 1991)19920831 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper