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National Kidney Foundation

In research, National Kidney Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#2,564 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,566 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,226
of 28,054 · #16,360 all time
Rank in United States
#1,839
of 4,192
Research works
251
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is National Kidney Foundation 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 #2,564 of 17,978 20.0%160
Health SciencesDomain #3,566 of 20,462 18.3%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Kidney Foundation 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.21× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Kidney Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph A. Vassalotti, Wendy Weinstock Brown and Robert S. Goodhart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Kidney Foundation.

  1. 1 Joseph A. Vassalotti United States · #196,278 worldwide 99 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Wendy Weinstock Brown United States · #487,033 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Robert S. Goodhart United States · #487,715 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Morton A. Seidenfeld United States · #961,334 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Kidney Foundation

Which keywords describe research at National Kidney Foundation?

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

▲ 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. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 18×18 topics
  2. Chronic Kidney Disease12▲ 83×7 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 7.1×27 topics
  4. Quality of Life7▲ 7.5×10 topics
  5. Hemodialysis6▲ 126×2 topics
  6. Mortality6▲ 17×4 topics
  7. Nutrition6▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Dialysis6▲ 186×1 topic
  9. Peritoneal Dialysis6▲ 186×1 topic
  10. Kidney Transplantation5▲ 146×2 topics
  11. Global Burden5▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Fibrosis4▲ 37×3 topics
  13. TGF-ß4▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Diabetic Nephropathy4▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Glomerular Filtration Rate4▲ 170×1 topic
  16. Ethical Considerations4▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Graft Survival3▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Transplantation3▲ 53×4 topics
  19. Living Kidney Donors3▲ 186×1 topic
  20. Organ Donation3▲ 186×1 topic
  21. Immunosuppressive Drugs3▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.4×13 topics
  23. Antibody-Mediated Rejection2▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Renal Allograft2▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Heart Failure2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Primary Care2▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Public Health2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  28. Renal Function2▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  30. Renal Transplantation2▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Hypertension2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  32. Bone Health1▲ 32×4 topics
  33. Glycemic Control1▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Angioplasty1▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Community Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Fibromuscular Dysplasia1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Insulin Therapy1▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Patient Engagement1▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Renal Artery Stenosis1▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does National Kidney Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Organ Donation and Transplantation and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…6Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 6 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 4 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 3 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…2Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 1 fractional worksPotassium and Related Disorders: 1 fractional works
NephrologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTransplantationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 6 works
  2. 2 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 4 works
  3. 3 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  5. 5 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 1 works
  10. 10 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Kidney Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% 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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