Journal profile

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN1062-4821 | 1062-4813 | 1473-6543 | 1535-3842 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.43
Citation rate 3.12 515 total citations
h5-index 25 h5 depth signal
Cited share 75.4% 135 of 179
Total citations 515 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.24 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.5% 23 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 500
United Kingdom 83
Canada 71
Australia 28
Germany 28

Citing Fields of Research

Kidney Diseases 643
Urology 265
Transplantation 98
Osteopathies 86
Diabetes 82

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,306 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 179 135 cited publications
Last 12 months 95 7.9 publications/month
Open access share 8.4% 8 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 500 citing publications
Leading citing field Kidney Diseases 643 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Oct. 1992-
PubMed
v1n1,Oct. 1992-
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Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Kidney Diseases Urology Transplantation Osteopathies

Broad Categories

Nephrology Vascular Diseases Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Hypertension Kidney Diseases

Latest Publications

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

03
Open DOI
Sunita Bavanandan, Adrian Liew
Purpose of review: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing healthcare burden globally, driven by increasing incidences of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. With an ageing population and attrition of nephrology workforce, managing CKD...
04
Open DOI
Ifeoma Isabella Ulasi, Ugochi Chika Onu, Chinwuba Kenneth Ijoma
Purpose of review: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worsening global health problem that disproportionately affects rural populations, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Managing patients with CKD presents sig...
05
DOI 10.1097/mnh.0000000000001219

Displaced people and kidney health

Open DOI
Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Urza Bhattarai, Arun Gautam
Purpose of review: The number of displaced people worldwide continues to rise because of conflict and disasters-related crises. Kidney disease is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to morbidity among displaced population...
07
Open DOI
Wassim El Amrani, Margo Verbinnen, Björn K.I. Meijers
Purpose of review: Healthcare significantly impacts global warming, with nephrology and dialysis being major contributors. This has led to the emergence of the green dialysis movement. However, literature summarizing recent advances and ...
09
Open DOI
Kevin M. Bennett, Jennifer R. Charlton, Edwin J. Baldelomar
Purpose of the review: This review summarizes recent pivotal studies demonstrating the importance of nephron number as a potential clinical marker of kidney health, and highlights technological advances aimed at facilitating the clinical...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Includes a section called: Bibliography of the current world literature.

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.

Vol. 4, no. 1 (1995)19950516 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper