Hundred top-cited articles focusing on acute kidney injury: a bibliometric analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 6; no. 7; p. e011630
• Main Authors: Liu, Yuan-hui, Wang, Sheng-qi, Xue, Jin-hua, Liu, Yong, Chen, Ji-yan, Li, Guo-feng, He, Peng-cheng, Tan, Ning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 27.07.2016; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury; Bibliometrics; Biomedical Research - standards; Biomedical Research - statistics & numerical data; Citation analysis; Citation indexes; Funding; Heart surgery; Humans; Hypertension; Intensive care; Journal Impact Factor; Kidneys; Periodicals as Topic - standards; Periodicals as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Renal Medicine; Researchers; Science; Studies; United States > US; Bibliometric analysis; Acute kidney injury; Top 100 cited articles

BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health issue, associated with poor short-term and long-term outcomes. Research on AKI is increasing with numerous articles published. However, the quantity and quality of research production in the field of AKI is unclear.Methods and analysisTo a...