| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Adverse Renal Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Narrative Review | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 10,656 |
| 2 | Association between Water Intake, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data | American Journal of Nephrology | 2013 | 4,045 |
| 3 | Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 3,310 |
| 4 | Differential Diagnosis of Glomerular Disease: A Systematic and Inclusive Approach | American Journal of Nephrology | 2013 | 3,071 |
| 5 | Targeting the KEAP1-NRF2 System to Prevent Kidney Disease Progression | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 2,487 |
| 6 | Dialysis Dose and Intradialytic Hypotension: Results from the HEMO Study | American Journal of Nephrology | 2013 | 1,883 |
| 7 | Obesity and Kidney Disease: Hidden Consequences of the Epidemic | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 1,557 |
| 8 | History of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents, the Development of Biosimilars, and the Future of Anemia Treatment in Nephrology | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 814 |
| 9 | Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury by Erythropoietin in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Pilot Study | American Journal of Nephrology | 2009 | 668 |
| 10 | Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in End-Stage Kidney Disease: Not Strictly Posterior or Reversible | American Journal of Nephrology | 2015 | 497 |
| 11 | Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A Novel Early Urinary Biomarker for Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity | American Journal of Nephrology | 2004 | 481 |
| 12 | Expansion of Urease- and Uricase-Containing, Indole- and p-Cresol-Forming and Contraction of Short-Chain Fatty Acid-Producing Intestinal Microbiota in ESRD | American Journal of Nephrology | 2014 | 478 |
| 13 | Randomized Trial of an Inhibitor of Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products in Diabetic Nephropathy | American Journal of Nephrology | 2004 | 403 |
| 14 | Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients | American Journal of Nephrology | 2012 | 399 |
| 15 | Vitamin D Insufficiency and Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease | American Journal of Nephrology | 2004 | 388 |
| 16 | Preservation of Plasma Volume during Hemodialysis Depends on Dialysate Osmolality | American Journal of Nephrology | 1982 | 338 |
| 17 | Coronavirus Disease 19 Infection Does Not Result in Acute Kidney Injury: An Analysis of 116 Hospitalized Patients from Wuhan, China | American Journal of Nephrology | 2020 | 329 |
| 18 | Role of Urea in Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction and Disruption of Epithelial Tight Junction in Chronic Kidney Disease | American Journal of Nephrology | 2013 | 287 |
| 19 | Significance of Tubulointerstitial Changes in the Renal Cortex for the Excretory Function and Concentration Ability of the Kidney: A Morphometric Contribution | American Journal of Nephrology | 1987 | 284 |
| 20 | Hemoglobin Level Variability: Anemia Management among Variability Groups | American Journal of Nephrology | 2009 | 284 |
| 21 | Global Epidemiology of End-Stage Kidney Disease and Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapy | American Journal of Nephrology | 2021 | 274 |
| 22 | Association of Serum Potassium with All-Cause Mortality in Patients with and without Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and/or Diabetes | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 258 |
| 23 | Chronic Kidney Disease and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | American Journal of Nephrology | 2012 | 251 |
| 24 | Renal Effects of COX-2-Selective Inhibitors | American Journal of Nephrology | 2001 | 234 |
| 25 | Cellular Lipid Metabolism and the Role of Lipids in Progressive Renal Disease | American Journal of Nephrology | 2004 | 227 |
| 26 | Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, and Renal Injury: Mechanisms and Implications | American Journal of Nephrology | 2006 | 227 |
| 27 | Kidney Function and Sarcopenia in the United States General Population: NHANES III | American Journal of Nephrology | 2007 | 227 |
| 28 | Hyperuricemia Causes Glomerular Hypertrophy in the Rat | American Journal of Nephrology | 2003 | 224 |
| 29 | Exercise Training in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials | American Journal of Nephrology | 2005 | 220 |
| 30 | Effects of Pyridoxamine in Combined Phase 2 Studies of Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and Overt Nephropathy | American Journal of Nephrology | 2007 | 219 |
| 31 | Role of the Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Chronic Kidney Disease | American Journal of Nephrology | 2010 | 216 |
| 32 | Foscarnet Nephrotoxicity: Mechanism, Incidence and Prevention | American Journal of Nephrology | 1989 | 215 |
| 33 | Uric Acid Causes Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation by Entering Cells via a Functional Urate Transporter | American Journal of Nephrology | 2005 | 215 |
| 34 | Neutrophil-Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin and Renal Function after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions | American Journal of Nephrology | 2006 | 215 |
| 35 | Effect of Bardoxolone Methyl on Kidney Function in Patients with T2D and Stage 3b–4 CKD | American Journal of Nephrology | 2011 | 215 |
| 36 | Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Nephropathy | American Journal of Nephrology | 2004 | 211 |
| 37 | Acute Hydrothorax in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis – A Collaborative Study of 161 Centers | American Journal of Nephrology | 1989 | 209 |
| 38 | Indoxyl Sulfate Upregulates Expression of ICAM-1 and MCP-1 by Oxidative Stress-Induced NF-ĸB Activation | American Journal of Nephrology | 2010 | 208 |
| 39 | Lipids and Progressive Glomerulosclerosis | American Journal of Nephrology | 1988 | 205 |
| 40 | Importance of Treatment Time and Blood Pressure Control in Achieving Long-Term Survival on Dialysis | American Journal of Nephrology | 1996 | 203 |
| 41 | Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Conivaptan in Euvolemic and Hypervolemic Hyponatremia | American Journal of Nephrology | 2007 | 202 |
| 42 | The Canagliflozin and Renal Endpoints in Diabetes with Established Nephropathy Clinical Evaluation (CREDENCE) Study Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics | American Journal of Nephrology | 2017 | 194 |
| 43 | Renal Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression in Diabetic Nephropathy: Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Pentoxifylline Administration | American Journal of Nephrology | 2006 | 192 |
| 44 | Urea Kinetics and When to Commence Dialysis | American Journal of Nephrology | 1995 | 186 |
| 45 | Intradialytic Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | American Journal of Nephrology | 2014 | 182 |
| 46 | Renal Parenchymal Hypoxia, Hypoxia Response and the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease | American Journal of Nephrology | 2008 | 181 |
| 47 | Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity: A Review and Perspective of the Evidence | American Journal of Nephrology | 2013 | 181 |
| 48 | A Review of Podocyte Biology | American Journal of Nephrology | 2018 | 180 |
| 49 | TGF-β1-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Therapeutic Intervention in Diabetic Nephropathy | American Journal of Nephrology | 2010 | 178 |
| 50 | Angiotensin-(1–7) Prevents Activation of NADPH Oxidase and Renal Vascular Dysfunction in Diabetic Hypertensive Rats | American Journal of Nephrology | 2008 | 177 |
