Journal profile

Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co
ISSN1051-2276 | 1532-8503 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
3.26
Citation rate 2.67 605 total citations
h5-index 31 h5 depth signal
Cited share 58.5% 144 of 246
Total citations 605 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.24 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.6% 70 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 384
China 154
Brazil 93
Japan 80
Australia 74

Citing Fields of Research

Kidney Diseases 993
Nutrition & Dietetics 470
Urology 468
Osteopathies 102
Diabetes 78

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,907 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 246 144 cited publications
Last 12 months 151 12.6 publications/month
Open access share 19.2% 29 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 384 citing publications
Leading citing field Kidney Diseases 993 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 11 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v8n1,Jan. 1998-
PubMed
v8n1,Jan. 1998-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Kidney Diseases Nutrition & Dietetics Urology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Kidney Foundation. Council on Renal Nutrition

Broad Categories

Nephrology Nutritional Sciences Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Hypertension Kidney Diseases Kidney Transplantation Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Urologic Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

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