Table 2. Articles published in the 10 highest-impact nephrology and urology journals by researchers from USA, China and Japan from 2001 to 2010.
| Rank | Journal | 2010IF | USA(%) | China(%) | Japan(%) | Total |
| 1 | EUR UROL | 8.84 | 6245(79.49) | 348(4.43) | 1263(16.08) | 7856 |
| 2 | J AM SOC NEPHROL | 8.29 | 3046(79.28) | 202(5.26) | 594(15.46) | 3842 |
| 3 | KIDNEY INT | 6.11 | 3657(81.59) | 221(4.93) | 604(13.48) | 4482 |
| 4 | NAT CLIN PRACT NEPHR | 5.53 | 1349(72.57) | 162(8.71) | 348(18.72) | 1859 |
| 5 | AM J KIDNEY DIS | 5.24 | 8160(80.98) | 358(3.55) | 1558(15.46) | 10076 |
| 6 | CLIN J AM SOC NEPHRO | 4.76 | 2278(79.62) | 176(6.15) | 407(14.23) | 2861 |
| 7 | NAT REV NEPHROL | 4.75 | 1290(74.74) | 133(7.71) | 303(17.56) | 1726 |
| 8 | CURR OPIN NEPHROL HY | 4.46 | 1847(76.32) | 173(7.15) | 400(16.53) | 2420 |
| 9 | J SEX MED | 3.96 | 4277(80.64) | 277(5.22) | 750(14.14) | 5304 |
| 10 | J UROLOGY | 3.86 | 3016(82.05) | 183(4.98) | 477(12.98) | 3676 |
| Total | 35165(79.74) | 2233(5.06) | 6704(15.2) | 44102 |