Journal profile

Kidney international

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0085-2538 | 1523-1755 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.54
Citation rate 8.94 7,369 total citations
h5-index 94 h5 depth signal
Cited share 57.6% 497 of 863
Total citations 7,369 Citation footprint
Metric signal 11.33 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.9% 217 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,958
Germany 590
France 584
United Kingdom 555
China 454

Citing Fields of Research

Kidney Diseases 3,016
Urology 789
Transplantation 520
Immunology 404
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 331

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 24,741 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 863 497 cited publications
Last 12 months 540 45.0 publications/month
Open access share 30.4% 164 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,958 citing publications
Leading citing field Kidney Diseases 3,016 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1972-
PubMed
v1n1, 1972-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Kidney Diseases

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Society of Nephrology

Broad Categories

Nephrology Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Kidney Diseases Kidney

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Text in English or French, summaries in French.

Official journal of the International Society of Nephrology.

Companion journal to: Kidney international reports.

Complemented by (work): Kidney international reports 2468-0249 (DLC) 2017243007 (OCoLC)958675475 (DNLM)101684752.

(1988)19890818 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper