Kidney International Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

Kidney International (KI) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Medicine. Elsevier is the publisher of this esteemed journal. The P-ISSN assigned to Kidney International is 0085-2538 and its abbreviated form is Kidney Int.

Kidney International (KI) is the official journal of the International Society of Nephrology. Under the editorial leadership of Dr. Pierre Ronco (Paris, France), KI is one of the most cited journals in nephrology and widely regarded as the world's premier journal on the development and consequences of kidney disease.

KI offers features with premier benefits for both readers and authors. Here you will find some of the most highly cited original articles in nephrology, sharply focused reviews, latest imaging techniques, controversial discussions and much more.

KI is devoted to kidney research. It aims to inform the researcher, the clinical investigator, and the practicing nephrologist on all aspects of kidney research. These include:
 

• The latest clinical studies on emerging developments in nephrology
• The highest level of original research studies in clinical and basic kidney research
• Landmark Communications publish concise but complete reports that present high-quality findings of exceptional interest, novelty, transformative value, and broad significance
• Nephrology Digest comments on and puts into perspective several areas of new developments in basic and clinical research in nephrology at large, as reported in the recent literature and at scientific meetings
• Research Letters report results of studies similar to original investigations that may involve pilot studies, or research focused on a few critical findings
• Editorials that highlight important issues in international nephrology
• Nephrology sans Frontieres are occasional short articles that discuss matters of local interest to nephrologists around the world, but which we feel need to be known by nephrologists world-wide
• In-depth reviews about major issues in kidney research
• Controversies on hot topics or debated issues written by two opposing authorities with a summary by the editors
• Nephrology Images which are presentations of interesting images in kidney pathology, radiology chosen for their illustrative nature or simply for their esthetic qualities
• Policy Forum that features issues of importance to the international renal community including the politics of funding, of organ transplantation, of adequacy of dialysis, of world-wide affordability of end stage patient care and many other topical issues
• Journal Club are synopses that bring you the latest research highlights from across a wide spectrum of journals in fields relevant to renal research

Kidney International Abbreviation : ISO Journal abbreviation refers to the shortened form or acronym used to represent the full title of a scholarly journal. The ISO4 Abbreviation of Kidney International Journal is Kidney Int.

The Ranking of Kidney International in 2026 is 402. Ranking systems aim to provide an indication of a journal's quality, influence, and prestige within a specific field or discipline.

The Impact Factor of Kidney International in 2026 is 19.6. it is all calculated by Clarivate, which means how many times a particular citation has been published in the past two years.

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The SCImago of Kidney International in 2026 is 3.868. It is measured by the number of citations which are made by the particular journals, and the journal from where the citations arrived from.

The H-Index of Kidney International in 2026 is 304. The H-index is calculated on how many times a particular author is cited and the number of published papers that a particular author has.

The Quartile of Kidney International is Q1. A quartile has three points, which are the upper quartile, median, and lower quartile. The main motive of the quartile is to calculate the interquartile range, that resembles the changes across the median.

The Kidney International is indexed in (Indexing details)

• 1. Web of Science
• 2. UGC
• 3. Scopus
• 4. PubMed
• 5. ProQuest
• 6. Medline
• 7. Google Scholar
• 8. Embase
• 9. BIOSIS Previews

Indexing services aim to make it easier for researchers, scholars, and readers to discover and access articles from various journals within a specific field or discipline.

The Editor-in-chief of Kidney International is Pierre Ronco

Kidney International Processing/Submission Fee : Article submission/Processing fees (APC), also known as manuscript Publication fees or processing fees (APC), are charged by journals to authors for submitting/publishing their research papers/article.

The APC/Submission (Publication) Fee of Kidney International is 3200 USD, 2920 EUR, 2560 GBP

Kidney International Call for paper : Kidney International invites original research contributions for consideration of publication in Kidney International journal.

Journal seeking submissions in the broad areas of Medicine that align with journal's focus on Medicine.

for details about call for paper please visit to the official website of the journal to check the details about call for papers.

Publishing in Kidney International involves the following steps:

• Research: Conduct high-quality, impactful research in the field of Medicine.
• Familiarize Yourself: Read and understand the aims and scope of Kidney International to ensure your work aligns with their focus.
• Manuscript Preparation: Prepare your manuscript according to the Kidney International guidelines, including formatting, length, and referencing style.
• Submission: Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system.

• Journal Website
• PubMed
• Scopus
• SCImago