Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Nephrology journal rankings 2015
49 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Nephrology has 49 ranked journals in 2015. The median OJR rose 0.12 on 2014 to 0.85, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.35. The top three are Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International, and American Journal of Nephrology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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)
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
- Nephrology49
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
49 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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1Journal of the American Society of NephrologyAmerican Society of Nephrology | 3.42Q1 | 8.02 0.68 down from 2014 | 924 | 99% | — | ||
2Kidney InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.50Q1 | 6.28 0.31 up from 2014 | 1,237 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
3American Journal of NephrologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 2.47Q1 | 7.45 2.38 up from 2014 | 391 | 45% | — | ||
4Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.42Q1 | 5.21 0.12 up from 2014 | 891 | 100% | — | ||
5Seminars in NephrologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.01Q1 | 5.22 0.69 up from 2014 | 185 | 39% | $3,500 | ||
6Kidney & Blood Pressure ResearchOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.92Q1 | 6.70 3.46 up from 2014 | 260 | 100% | $2,780 | ||
7American Journal of Kidney DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 1.92Q1 | 4.76 0.40 up from 2014 | 1,040 | 37% | $3,900 | ||
8Nephrology Dialysis TransplantationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.65 0.84 up from 2014 | 1,313 | 45% | $3,926 | ||
9Current Opinion in Nephrology & HypertensionLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.80Q1 | 3.98 1.03 down from 2014 | 271 | 44% | — | ||
10Kidney International SupplementsElsevier BV · United States | 1.66Q1 | 3.39 1.71 up from 2014 | 124 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
11Advances in Chronic Kidney DiseaseElsevier BV · United States | 1.65Q1 | 3.46 0.80 up from 2014 | 203 | 40% | $2,900 | ||
12World Journal of NephrologyOABaishideng Publishing Group · United States | 1.46Q1 | 3.39 0.84 up from 2014 | 70 | 100% | — | ||
13Nephron Clinical PracticeKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.35Q1 | 2.23 1.20 down from 2014 | 278 | 25% | — | ||
14BMC NephrologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 3.22 0.56 up from 2014 | 659 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
15International Journal of NephrologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.19Q2 | 1.95 0.95 down from 2014 | 141 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
16International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular DiseaseOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.18Q2 | 2.76 0.88 up from 2014 | 106 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
17Seminars in DialysisWiley · United States | 1.11Q2 | 1.88 0.19 down from 2014 | 410 | 18% | $3,730 | ||
18Nephron Experimental NephrologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.11Q2 | 2.10 1.00 down from 2014 | 89 | 33% | — | ||
19Pediatric NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.89 0.16 up from 2014 | 853 | 26% | $4,337 | ||
20Cardiorenal MedicineOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.97Q2 | 2.44 0.41 down from 2014 | 94 | 88% | — | ||
21Blood PurificationKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.94Q2 | 2.12 0.30 up from 2014 | 291 | 33% | — | ||
22Journal of Renal NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 0.90Q2 | 2.33 0.55 up from 2014 | 232 | 27% | $3,490 | ||
23Journal of NephropathologyOAIran | 0.90Q2 | 2.65 0.96 up from 2014 | 68 | 100% | $400 | ||
24NephrologyWiley · Australia | 0.87Q2 | 1.74 0.24 down from 2014 | 427 | 19% | $4,110 | ||
25ISRN NephrologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.85Q2 | 1.95 1.35 up from 2014 | 37 | — | — | ||
26Journal of NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 0.82Q3 | 1.77 0.57 down from 2014 | 305 | 25% | $4,337 | ||
27Clinical and Experimental NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.77Q3 | 1.73 0.34 down from 2014 | 463 | 22% | $3,990 | ||
28Nature Reviews NephrologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 0.75Q3 | 2.75 0.37 up from 2014 | 812 | 17% | — | ||
29Hemodialysis InternationalWiley · Canada | 0.75Q3 | 1.53 0.19 up from 2014 | 330 | 15% | $3,700 | ||
30International Urology and NephrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Hungary | 0.71Q3 | 1.65 0.02 up from 2014 | 768 | 11% | $3,690 | ||
31Case Reports in Nephrology and DialysisOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.68Q3 | 1.35 0.43 up from 2014 | 56 | 100% | $1,030 | ||
32Therapeutic Apheresis and DialysisWiley · United Kingdom | 0.68Q3 | 1.52 0.10 down from 2014 | 323 | 15% | $3,350 | ||
33Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and TransplantationOAMedknow · Saudi Arabia | 0.66Q3 | 1.17 0.03 up from 2014 | 94 | 100% | — | ||
34Journal of Renal CareWiley · France | 0.63Q3 | 1.16 0.17 up from 2014 | 140 | 28% | $3,350 | ||
35Clinical NephrologyDustri-Verlag · Germany | 0.61Q3 | 1.48 0.24 up from 2014 | 392 | 11% | — | ||
36Nephron ExtraOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.55Q3 | 1.16 0.64 down from 2014 | 73 | 100% | $1,949 | ||
37Brazilian Journal of NephrologyOASociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia · Brazil | 0.51Q3 | 1.25 0.01 down from 2014 | 192 | 100% | — | ||
38Renal FailureOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.51Q4 | 1.24 0.09 down from 2014 | 844 | 99% | $2,306 | ||
39Peritoneal Dialysis InternationalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.45Q4 | 1.16 0.23 down from 2014 | 450 | 91% | $4,150 | ||
40Clinical Kidney JournalOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.39Q4 | 0.89 0.09 up from 2014 | 511 | 100% | $3,335 | ||
41Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and DiseaseOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.35Q4 | 0.76no 2014 value | 33 | 100% | $2,000 | — | |
42Indian Journal of NephrologyOAMedknow · India | 0.33Q4 | 0.71 0.01 up from 2014 | 343 | 100% | — | ||
43Kidney Research and Clinical PracticeOAElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.19Q4 | 0.47no change | 134 | 100% | — | ||
44Néphrologie & ThérapeutiqueElsevier BV · France | 0.17Q4 | 0.49 0.11 up from 2014 | 259 | 1% | $1,780 | ||
45Clinical Queries NephrologyElsevier BV · India | 0.16Q4 | 0.10 0.24 down from 2014 | 98 | 0% | — | ||
46Revista de investigaci�n Cl�nicaOAPermanyer · Mexico | 0.15Q4 | 0.27 0.08 up from 2014 | 35 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
47The Open Urology & Nephrology JournalOABentham Science Publishers | 0.12Q4 | 0.25 0.05 up from 2014 | 67 | 100% | — | ||
48Open Journal of NephrologyOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.09Q4 | 0.20 0.03 down from 2014 | 80 | 100% | — | ||
49CEN Case ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.07Q4 | 0.19 0.07 up from 2014 | 158 | 100% | $4,090 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Nephrology highlighted.
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology49
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
23 additional Nephrology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 49
- Window papers (baseline)
- 24,984 +18.3% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.85 +3.1% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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 |
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| 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.