Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Subfield ranking · 2014
Nephrology journal rankings 2014
51 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Nephrology has 51 ranked journals in 2014. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2013; Q1 starts at OJR 1.15. The top three are Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International, and Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2014. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery734
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine283
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health244
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine227
- Oncology179
- Infectious Diseases173
- Epidemiology166
- Neurology138
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism136
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging136
- Physiology127
- Psychiatry and Mental health119
- Nephrology51
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine89
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health80
- Ophthalmology75
- Dermatology74
- Hematology69
- Rheumatology59
- Obstetrics and Gynecology58
- Pharmacology43
- Reproductive Medicine43
- Complementary and alternative medicine41
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine21
- Genetics19
- Hepatology18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
51 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2013. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2011–2013 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2005 to 2014. | Compare |
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1Journal of the American Society of NephrologyAmerican Society of Nephrology | 3.52Q1 | 8.70 0.38 down from 2013 | 813 | 98% | — | ||
2Kidney InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.55Q1 | 5.96 0.36 down from 2013 | 1,261 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
3Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.42Q1 | 5.09 0.44 down from 2013 | 954 | 100% | — | ||
4Current Opinion in Nephrology & HypertensionLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.06Q1 | 5.01 0.26 up from 2013 | 272 | 35% | — | ||
5Seminars in NephrologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.04Q1 | 4.53 0.24 up from 2013 | 192 | 24% | $3,500 | ||
6American Journal of Kidney DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 1.78Q1 | 4.37 0.05 up from 2013 | 1,059 | 21% | $3,900 | ||
7American Journal of NephrologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.78Q1 | 5.08 1.66 up from 2013 | 409 | 47% | — | ||
8Nephrology Dialysis TransplantationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 3.82 0.14 up from 2013 | 1,739 | 44% | $3,926 | ||
9Nephron Clinical PracticeKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.36Q1 | 3.43 0.04 up from 2013 | 273 | 28% | — | ||
10Advances in Chronic Kidney DiseaseElsevier BV · United States | 1.34Q1 | 2.66 0.45 up from 2013 | 214 | 28% | $2,900 | ||
11Cardiorenal MedicineOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.24Q1 | 2.85 0.36 up from 2013 | 92 | 90% | — | ||
12Kidney & Blood Pressure ResearchOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.16Q1 | 3.24 0.96 up from 2013 | 264 | 100% | $2,780 | ||
13Nephron Experimental NephrologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.15Q1 | 3.10 0.55 up from 2013 | 62 | 20% | — | ||
14BMC NephrologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.15Q2 | 2.66 0.33 up from 2013 | 523 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
15Pediatric NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.14Q2 | 2.73 0.02 up from 2013 | 890 | 35% | $4,337 | ||
16World Journal of NephrologyOABaishideng Publishing Group · United States | 1.07Q2 | 2.56 2.18 up from 2013 | 36 | 97% | — | ||
17International Journal of NephrologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 2.90 0.84 up from 2013 | 219 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
18Journal of NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 0.95Q2 | 2.34 0.27 up from 2013 | 262 | 22% | $4,337 | ||
19Seminars in DialysisWiley · United States | 0.90Q2 | 2.07 0.32 up from 2013 | 435 | 14% | $3,730 | ||
20NephrologyWiley · Australia | 0.88Q2 | 1.98 0.22 down from 2013 | 363 | 20% | $4,110 | ||
21Journal of Renal NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 0.87Q2 | 1.78 0.35 down from 2013 | 255 | 22% | $3,490 | ||
22Clinical and Experimental NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.86Q2 | 2.07 0.11 up from 2013 | 494 | 23% | $3,990 | ||
23Journal of NephropathologyOAIran | 0.83Q2 | 1.69 2.40 down from 2013 | 68 | — | $400 | ||
24Blood PurificationKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.77Q2 | 1.82 0.52 down from 2013 | 283 | 26% | — | ||
25International Urology and NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Hungary | 0.75Q2 | 1.63 0.10 up from 2013 | 719 | 11% | $3,690 | ||
26International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular DiseaseOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.73Q2 | 1.88 0.20 up from 2013 | 76 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
27Kidney International SupplementsElsevier BV · United States | 0.72Q3 | 1.67 0.32 up from 2013 | 133 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
28Nature Reviews NephrologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 0.69Q3 | 2.38 0.40 down from 2013 | 784 | 13% | — | ||
29Hemodialysis InternationalWiley · Canada | 0.65Q3 | 1.34 0.09 down from 2013 | 341 | 17% | $3,700 | ||
30Nephron ExtraOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.65Q3 | 1.80 0.54 up from 2013 | 77 | 100% | $1,949 | ||
31Clinical NephrologyDustri-Verlag · Germany | 0.61Q3 | 1.24 0.14 down from 2013 | 537 | 10% | — | ||
32Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and TransplantationOAMedknow · Saudi Arabia | 0.61Q3 | 1.13 0.07 down from 2013 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
33Peritoneal Dialysis InternationalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.60Q3 | 1.39 0.17 down from 2013 | 385 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
34Therapeutic Apheresis and DialysisWiley · United Kingdom | 0.59Q3 | 1.62 0.08 down from 2013 | 316 | 11% | $3,350 | ||
35Renal FailureOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.53Q3 | 1.33 0.15 up from 2013 | 790 | 97% | $2,306 | ||
36Brazilian Journal of NephrologyOASociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia · Brazil | 0.51Q3 | 1.26 0.29 up from 2013 | 193 | 100% | — | ||
37Journal of Renal CareWiley · France | 0.45Q3 | 0.99 0.33 down from 2013 | 130 | 17% | $3,350 | ||
38Indian Journal of NephrologyOAMedknow · India | 0.37Q3 | 0.70 0.04 up from 2013 | 305 | 100% | — | ||
39ISRN NephrologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.29Q3 | 0.60 0.31 up from 2013 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
40Clinical Kidney JournalOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.27Q4 | 0.80 0.32 up from 2013 | 509 | 100% | $3,335 | ||
41Revista de investigaci�n Cl�nicaOAPermanyer · Mexico | 0.23Q4 | 0.19 0.01 down from 2013 | 31 | 0% | $2,000 | ||
42Kidney Research and Clinical PracticeOAElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.19Q4 | 0.47 0.08 up from 2013 | 89 | 100% | — | ||
43Case Reports in Nephrology and UrologyOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.16Q4 | 0.26 0.17 down from 2013 | 30 | — | — | ||
44Clinical Queries NephrologyElsevier BV · India | 0.15Q4 | 0.34 0.12 up from 2013 | 82 | 0% | — | ||
45Néphrologie & ThérapeutiqueElsevier BV · France | 0.14Q4 | 0.37 0.19 down from 2013 | 253 | 2% | $1,780 | ||
46Hong Kong Journal of NephrologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.14Q4 | 0.32 0.12 up from 2013 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
47Open Journal of NephrologyOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.12Q4 | 0.24 0.07 up from 2013 | 62 | 100% | — | ||
48The Open Urology & Nephrology JournalOABentham Science Publishers | 0.09Q4 | 0.20 0.11 down from 2013 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
49Dialysis & TransplantationWiley · United States | 0.08Q4 | —no 2013 value | 86 | — | — | ||
50Nephrology Research & ReviewsWichtig Publishing Srl · Italy | 0.08Q4 | 0.22 0.08 up from 2013 | 34 | — | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Nephrology highlighted.
- Surgery734
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine283
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health244
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine227
- Oncology179
- Infectious Diseases173
- Epidemiology166
- Neurology138
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism136
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging136
- Physiology127
- Psychiatry and Mental health119
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine89
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health80
- Ophthalmology75
- Dermatology74
- Hematology69
- Rheumatology59
- Obstetrics and Gynecology58
- Nephrology51
- Pharmacology43
- Reproductive Medicine43
- Complementary and alternative medicine41
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine21
- Genetics19
- Hepatology18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2014. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
11 additional Nephrology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2011–2013, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2014. Publication window: 2011–2013. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 51
- Window papers (baseline)
- 23,923 +8.7% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 0.730 +2.0% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2011–2013 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 62 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,102 | 8,233 | 8,876 | 9,713 | 10,062 | 10,968 | 12,092 | 13,345 | 14,934 | 18,910 | 20,526 | 22,005 | 21,127 | 22,388 | 23,923 | 24,984 | 25,880 | 26,465 | 27,233 | 28,141 | 29,154 | 30,871 | 32,776 | 34,022 | 34,449 | 35,470 | |
| Median OJR | 0.58 | 0.476 | 0.483 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.728 | 0.703 | 0.721 | 0.716 | 0.82 | 0.750 | 0.730 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.747 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.733 | 0.755 | 0.68 | 0.704 | 0.724 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.