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Kidney Associates

In research, Kidney Associates stands highest in Medicine (#3,979 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,378 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,267
of 28,054 · #17,820 all time
Rank in United States
#2,313
of 4,192
Research works
415
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Kidney Associates known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,979 of 17,978 13.9%258
Health SciencesDomain #5,378 of 20,462 14.1%293

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kidney Associates sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kidney Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Hemodialysis, Quality of Life, Mortality, Nutrition and Kidney Transplantation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 47×8 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 9.8×16 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 4.1×25 topics
  4. Quality of Life5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 1.67×36 topics
  6. Hemodialysis4▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Mortality4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  8. Nutrition4▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Dialysis3▲ 98×1 topic
  10. Kidney Transplantation3▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  12. Peritoneal Dialysis3▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Treatment3▲ 4.0×20 topics
  14. Heart Failure3▲ 10×9 topics
  15. Diagnosis3▲ 4.2×17 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Graft Survival2▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Prognosis2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  19. Transplantation2▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Immunosuppressive Drugs2▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Glomerular Diseases2▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Nephrotic Syndrome2▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  24. Renal Function2▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Antibody-Mediated Rejection2▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Fibrosis2▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Living Kidney Donors2▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Organ Donation2▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Renal Allograft2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  31. Rituximab1▲ 13×3 topics
  32. TGF-ß1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Critical Care1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Diabetic Nephropathy1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Glomerular Filtration Rate1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Pluripotent Stem Cells1▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Androgen Receptor1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. End-of-Life1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Kidney Organoids1▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Palliative Care1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Kidney Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Organ Donation and Transplantation and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…3Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 2 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Trans…2Organ Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…2Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 1 fractional worksRenal and related cancers: 1 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Fun…1Sperm and Testicular Function: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 1 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
NephrologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTransplantationMolecular Biology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  2. 2 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 2 works
  3. 3 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  5. 5 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 1 works
  6. 6 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kidney Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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