CJASN's 2020 impact factor is 8.237, making it the 4th highest rated journal (out of 80) within Urology & Nephrology 
In celebration of the new impact factor, the editorial team is pleased to highlight:
- The top five articles by citation
- The top five articles by usage
- The top five articles by Altmetric score
- The top five podcasts
Top Five Articles by Citation over the Last 12 Months
| Early Humoral Responses of Hemodialysis Patients after COVID-19 Vaccination with BNT162b2 | Claudius Speer, Daniel Göth, Louise Benning, et al. |
| Antibody Response to mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Hemodialysis Patients with and without Prior COVID-19 | Lili Chan, Nicholas Fuca, Etti Zeldis, et al. |
| Evidence For and Against Direct Kidney Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with COVID-19 | Luise Hassler, Fabiola Reyes, Matthew A. Sparks, et al. |
| Nephrologist Follow-Up versus Usual Care after an Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalization (FUSION): A Randomized Controlled Trial | Samuel A. Silver, Neill K. Adhikari, Chaim M. Bell, et al. |
| Classification of Uremic Toxins and Their Role in Kidney Failure | Mitchell H. Rosner, Thiago Reis, Faeq Husain-Syed, et al. |
Top Five Articles by Usage over the Last 12 Months
| Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury | Mark A. Perazella and Mitchell H. Rosner |
| The Intensivist's Perspective of Shock, Volume Management, and Hemodynamic Monitoring | Kianoush Kashani, Tarig Omer, and Andrew D. Shaw |
| Classification of Uremic Toxins and Their Role in Kidney Failure | Mitchell H. Rosner, Thiago Reis, Faeq Husain-Syed, et al. |
| Recurrent Glomerular Disease after Kidney Transplantation: Diagnostic and Management Dilemmas | Audrey Uffing, Frank Hullekes, Leonardo V. Riella, et al. |
| The Kidney in Normal Aging: A Comparison with Chronic Kidney Disease | Aleksandar Denic, Richard J. Glassock, and Andrew D. Rule |
Top Five Articles by Altmetric Score over the Last 12 Months
| Waiting Time for Second Kidney Transplantation and Mortality | Alexander Kainz, Michael Kammer, Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, et al. |
| Metabolites Associated with Coffee Consumption and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease | William J. He, Jingsha Chen, Alexander C. Razavi, et al. |
| An Honorable and Ongoing Fight | Paul T. Conway |
| Vaccination and COVID-19 Dynamics in Dialysis Patients | Khalil El Karoui, Maryvonne Hourmant, Carole Ayav, et al. |
| COVID-19 and Palliative Care | Edward V. Hickey and Paul T. Conway |
Top Five Podcasts over the Last 3 Months
| Provider Perspectives and Clinical Outcomes with Inpatient Telenephrology | Lagu A. Androga, Ziad Zoghby, Priya Ramar, et al. |
| GWAS Reveals Hematuria Mechanisms | Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun, Patrick Sulem, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, et al. |
| Effects of Hydrochlorothiazide and Metformin on Aquaresis and Nephroprotection by a Vasopressin V2 Receptor Antagonist in ADPKD | Bart J. Kramers, Iris W. Koorevaar, Maatje D.A. van Gastel, et al. |
| Patient-Reported Symptoms and Subsequent Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Kidney Disease | Benjamin Lidgard, Leila R. Zelnick, Kevin D. O’Brien and Nisha Bansal |
| Utilization of Palliative Care for Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury during a COVID-19 Surge | Jennifer S. Scherer, Yingzhi Qian, Megan E. Rau, et al. |
Check out the rest of the podcasts released in 2021 and 2020 and learn about the most important advances in clinical and translational research in nephrology.