Table 3. The 10 nephrology and urology journals publishing the most articles written by researchers from USA, China and Japan.
| Rank | USA(IF) | N | China(IF) | N | Japan(IF) | N |
| 1 | JU(3.86) | 8160 | JASN(8.29) | 358 | IJU(1.46) | 1558 |
| 2 | JASN(8.29) | 6245 | JE(1.73) | 348 | JSM(3.96) | 1263 |
| 3 | Urology(2.33) | 4277 | AJA(1.55) | 277 | N(1.17) | 750 |
| 4 | AJKD(5.24) | 3657 | NDT(3.56) | 221 | KI(6.11) | 604 |
| 5 | KI(6.11) | 3046 | PN(2.18) | 202 | JU(3.86) | 594 |
| 6 | JE(1.73) | 3016 | N(1.17) | 183 | Urology (2.33) | 477 |
| 7 | AJPRP(3.79) | 2278 | KI(6.11) | 176 | PN(2.18) | 407 |
| 8 | BJUI(3.19) | 1847 | PDI(1.48) | 173 | TAD(1.1) | 400 |
| 9 | JSM(3.96) | 1349 | Urology(2.33) | 162 | CN(1.06) | 348 |
| 10 | NDT(3.56) | 1290 | JU(3.86) | 133 | AJKD(5.24) | 303 |
| Total | 35165 | 2233 | 6704 |
JU: Journal of Urology, JASN: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, AJKD: American Journal of Kidney Diseases, KI: Kidney International, JE: Journal of Endourology, AJPRP: American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology, BJUI: Bju International, JSM: Journal of Sexual Medicine, NDT: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, AJA: Asian Journal of Andrology, PN: Pediatric Nephrology, N: Nephrology, PDI: Peritoneal Dialysis International, IJU: International Journal of Urology, TAD: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, CN: Clinical Nephrology.