List of Top Open Access Nephrology Journal
| Rankings | Journal Title | Publisher | h5-index |
| 1 | Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | 40 |
| 2 | BMC Nephrology | BioMed Central | 36 |
| 3 | Nephrology | Wiley-Blackwell | 31 |
| 4 | Journal of Nephropathology | Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention | 27 |
| 5 | International Journal of Nephrology | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | 25 |
| 6 | Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases | Iranian Society of Nephrology | 21 |
| 7 | International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease | Dove Medical Press | 15 |
| 8 | Nephro-Urology Monthly | Kowsar Corporation | 13 |
| 9 | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice | Elsevier | 11 |
| 10 | Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis | Karger Publishers | 9 |
| 11 | Case Reports in Nephrology | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | 8 |
| 12 | Open Journal of Nephrology | Scientific Research Publishing | 7* |
| 13 | Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology | Elsevier | 7 |
| 14 | Journal of Pediatric Nephrology | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | 5 |
| 15 | Revista de Nefrologia, Dialisis y Transplante | Asociacion Regional de Dialisi y Transplantes Renales | 1 |
As per Google Scholar h-Index | Date – 04.06.2018
