| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrology | 11 / 88 | 88th | Q1 |
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Kidney International Reports
Kidney International Reports is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier Inc..
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ISSN 2468-0249Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
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Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Kidney International Reports indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.
What quartile is Kidney International Reports in Scopus?
Kidney International Reports is Q1 in Nephrology (rank 11 of 88), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Kidney International Reports?
Kidney International Reports is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 88th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.789, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 69.
How much does it cost to publish in Kidney International Reports?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,800 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Kidney International Reports and what is its ISSN?
Kidney International Reports is published by Elsevier Inc. Its ISSN is 2468-0249.
Is Kidney International Reports in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Kidney International Reports open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Kidney International Reports? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Kidney International Reports has an h-index of 85 and a 2-year mean of 0.78 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #57 of 87 Scopus journals in Nephrology.
Kidney International Reports published 1,890 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Kidney International Reports? — latest 91 articles, 2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (27.5%), Japan (8.4%) and France (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Kidney International Reports? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 6 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 6 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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