21 Nephrology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney News | 1943-8044 | 255 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Nephrology and Dialysis | 1680-4422 | 82 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Kliničeskaâ nefrologiâ | 2075-3594 | 55 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Open Journal of Nephrology | 2164-2842 | 55 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Revista de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Nefrología Diálisis y Trasplante | 2953-6448 | 51 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Nefrología Latinoamericana | 2444-9032 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Giornale di Clinica Nefrologica e Dialisi | 2705-0076 | 37 | 3 | ≈ ₹81,624 to publish | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2950-0761 | 36 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2617-0329 | 30 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Journal of Clinical Nephrology | 2576-9529 | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile | 2607-9917 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Journal of the Nephrology Society of Thailand | 0859-239X | 23 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Thailand |
| Archives of Nephrology and Urology | 2644-2833 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Paediatric Nephrology Journal of Bangladesh | 2709-0450 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Revista de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Nefrología. | 3006-2209 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Paraguay |
| Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation | 1319-2442 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Saudi Arabia |
| EMJ Nephrology | 2053-4248 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| World Advances in Renal Medicine | 3069-146X | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Advanced Medical Research | 2972-3175 | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Singapore |
| Journal of Preventive Epidemiology | 2476-3934 | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Medicine Research and Clinical Practice | 3117-3934 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No |