Table 2. Articles published in the 10 highest-impact nephrology and urology journals by researchers from the Mainland (ML), Hong Kong (HK), and Taiwan (TW) from 1999 to 2008.
| Rank | Journal | 2007 IF | ML (%) | HK (%) | TW (%) | Total |
| 1 | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | 7.1 | 21 (27) | 30 (38) | 27 (35) | 78 |
| 2 | Journal of Sexual Medicine | 6.2 | 5 (38) | 1 (8) | 7 (54) | 13 |
| 3 | European Urology | 5.6 | 20 (43) | 2 (4) | 24 (52) | 46 |
| 4 | Kidney International | 4.9 | 54 (28) | 45 (23) | 94 (49) | 193 |
| 5 | Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology | 4.8 | 1 (10) | 8 (80) | 1 (10) | 10 |
| 6 | American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology | 4.4 | 9 (23) | 5 (13) | 25 (64) | 39 |
| 7 | Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension | 4.1 | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 8 | Journal of Urology | 4.0 | 45 (24) | 16 (9) | 126 (67) | 187 |
| 9 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 4.0 | 14 (8) | 81 (46) | 82 (46) | 177 |
| 10 | Prostate | 3.7 | 17 (40) | 14 (33) | 12 (28) | 43 |
| Total | 187 (24) | 203 (26) | 398 (51) | 788 |