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December 19, 2025Open Access

Top 50 cited articles on the treatment of chronic kidney disease: a bibliometric analysis

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AAAli A. AlshahraniNANorah AlodhaibMAMona Alhartani

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Bibliometric analysis uncovers evidence quality and global disparities in chronic kidney disease treatment, indicating a need for multicenter trials.

Key Points

  • This analysis identifies the 50 most cited publications on treatment for chronic kidney disease and assesses their impact on research practices.
  • Performed a comprehensive search in the Web of Science Core Collection using 'Chronic Kidney Disease' AND 'Treatment'.
  • Included only English-language publications on human CKD treatment for analysis.
  • Conducted data cleaning and standardization, followed by descriptive bibliometrics and citation analysis.
  • Employed science mapping to visualize keyword co-occurrence networks using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix.
  • Only 16% of top cited papers were randomized controlled trials, while narrative reviews made up 42%.
  • Study revealed geographical concentration of research output in high-income regions.
  • Merely 24% of publications achieved Level 1 evidence, highlighting the quality gap.

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Alshahrani et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69449a892f0218eca95083e0https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.15.25342322
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