39 Nephrology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 0931-0509 | 2,293 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 0272-6386 | 905 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| BMC Nephrology | 1471-2369 | 793 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Urology and Nephrology | 0301-1623 | 622 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Hungary |
| Renal Failure | 0886-022X | 621 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pediatric Nephrology | 0931-041X | 487 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Kidney International | 0085-2538 | 442 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Clinical Kidney Journal | 2048-8505 | 414 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,05,709 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Kidney360 | 2641-7650 | 403 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | 1555-9041 | 328 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Nephrology | 1121-8428 | 288 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Italy |
| Kidney Medicine | 2590-0595 | 274 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,491 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Nephrology | 1320-5358 | 199 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| Clinical and Experimental Nephrology | 1342-1751 | 198 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Journal of Renal Nutrition | 1051-2276 | 132 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Kidney Research and Clinical Practice | 2211-9132 | 129 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Nature Reviews Nephrology | 1745-8323 | 121 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Nephrology | 0250-8095 | 106 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| Renal Replacement Therapy | 2059-1381 | 102 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Blood Purification | 0253-5068 | 100 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| The Nephron journals/Nephron journals | 1660-8151 | 96 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease | 2054-3581 | 94 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The International Journal of Artificial Organs | 0391-3988 | 94 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension | 1062-4821 | 88 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Peritoneal Dialysis International | 0896-8608 | 88 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| World Journal of Nephrology | 2220-6124 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Advances in Kidney Disease and Health | 2949-8139 | 85 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| CEN Case Reports | 2192-4449 | 80 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Frontiers in Nephrology | 2813-0626 | 77 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Kidney Diseases | 2296-9357 | 72 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,42,695 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Kidney & Blood Pressure Research | 1420-4096 | 71 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,10,224 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Seminars in Nephrology | 0270-9295 | 67 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Cardiorenal Medicine | 1664-3828 | 53 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,89,493 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Renal Care | 1755-6678 | 50 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Glomerular Diseases | 2673-3625 | 45 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,01,214 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrative Medicine in Nephrology and Andrology | 2773-0387 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease | 1178-7058 | 33 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| International Journal of Nephrology | 2090-214X | 28 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Gout Urate and Crystal Deposition Disease | 2813-4583 | 22 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,16,269 to publish | Yes | No |