Journal profile

BMC nephrology

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1471-2369 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.04
Citation rate 4.07 3,269 total citations
h5-index 49 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.5% 726 of 859
Total citations 3,269 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.36 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.4% 144 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 1,568
United States 736
Japan 424
United Kingdom 406
Australia 222

Citing Fields of Research

Kidney Diseases 4,106
Urology 1,737
Transplantation 594
Hematology 439
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 365

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,323 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 859 726 cited publications
Last 12 months 926 77.2 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 926 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 1,568 citing publications
Leading citing field Kidney Diseases 4,106 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2000-
PubMed
v1n1, 2000-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Kidney Diseases

Broad Categories

Nephrology Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Kidney Diseases

Latest Publications

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

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Yiyi Gao, Kequan Ding, Yongyao Wu et al.
Background: Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients, and vascular calcification, particularly aortic arch calcification (AoAC), is an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mort...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 20, 2002).

Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.

Text (electronic journal) available in PDF and HTML formats.

System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader.

Mode of access: Internet.