The Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semimonthly online by MDPI. The International Bone Research Association (IBRA), Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC), Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH), Japan Association for Clinical Engineers (JACE), European Independent Foundation in Angiology/ Vascular Medicine (VAS) and others are all affiliated with JCM, and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges. Section “Nephrology & Urology” is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research, reviews or perspectives that contribute to advancing clinical health and medicine.

Section "Nephrology & Urology" follows the same open access format as the rest of JCM, meaning that you have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all published articles. We invite you to read our most frequently cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “Serological Response to Three, Four and Five Doses of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients”
by Bilgin Osmanodja, Simon Ronicke, Klemens Budde, Annika Jens, Charlotte Hammett, Nadine Koch, Evelyn Seelow, Johannes Waiser, Bianca Zukunft, Friederike Bachmann et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(9), 2565; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092565
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/9/2565

2. “Therapeutic Advances in Diabetic Nephropathy”
by Hanny Sawaf, George Thomas, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Georges Nakhoul, Tushar J. Vachharajani and Ali Mehdi
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(2), 378; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11020378
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/2/378

3. “Negative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Kidney Disease Management—A Single-Center Experience in Romania”
by Adrian Vasile Mureșan, Eliza Russu, Emil Marian Arbănași, Réka Kaller, Ioan Hosu, Eliza Mihaela Arbănași and Septimiu Toader Voidăzan
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(9), 2452; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/9/2452

4. “IgA Vasculitis and IgA Nephropathy: Same Disease?”
by Evangeline Pillebout
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(11), 2310; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112310
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/11/2310

5. “Immune System Dysfunction and Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients: Two Sides of the Same Coin”
by Susanna Campo, Antonio Lacquaniti, Domenico Trombetta, Antonella Smeriglio and Paolo Monardo
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(13), 3759; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11133759
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3759

6. “Enhanced Recovery after Surgery: History, Key Advancements and Developments in Transplant Surgery”
by Henry John Golder and Vassilios Papalois
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(8), 1634; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081634
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1634

7. “Aberrantly Glycosylated IgA1 in IgA Nephropathy: What We Know and What We Don’t Know”
by Yukako Ohyama, Matthew B. Renfrow, Jan Novak and Kazuo Takahashi
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(16), 3467; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163467
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3467

8. “Perirenal Adipose Tissue—Current Knowledge and Future Opportunities”
by Adriana Grigoraș, Raluca Anca Balan, Irina-Draga Căruntu, Simona Eliza Giușcă, Ludmila Lozneanu, Roxana Elena Avadanei, Andreea Rusu, Laura Adriana Riscanu and Cornelia Amalinei
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(6), 1291; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061291
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/6/1291

9. “Targeting Oxidative Stress in Septic Acute Kidney Injury: From Theory to Practice”
by Connie P. C. Ow, Anton Trask-Marino, Ashenafi H. Betrie, Roger G. Evans, Clive N. May and Yugeesh R. Lankadeva
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(17), 3798; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173798
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/17/3798

10. “Evolution of SARS-CoV-2-Neutralizing Antibodies after Two Standard Dose Vaccinations, Risk Factors for Non-Response and Effect of a Third Dose Booster Vaccination in Non-Responders on Hemodialysis: A Prospective Multi-Centre Cohort Study”
by Frank-Peter Tillmann, Lars Figiel, Johannes Ricken, Hermann Still, Christoph Korte, Grete Plassmann and Philipp von Landenberg
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(21), 5113; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10215113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/5113

11. “Antibody Response to mRNA Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, and after Kidney Transplantation”
by Lukas Buchwinkler, Claire Anne Solagna, Janosch Messner, Markus Pirklbauer, Michael Rudnicki, Gert Mayer and Julia Kerschbaum
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(1), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/148

12. “Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Kidney Transplantation as a Potential Rejection Biomarker: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Adrian Martuszewski, Patrycja Paluszkiewicz, Magdalena Król, Mirosław Banasik and Marta Kepinska
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(2), 193; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/193

13. “Urinary Microbiome Characteristics in Female Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Recurrent Cystitis”
by Jeong-Ju Yoo, Hee Bong Shin, Ju Sun Song, Minjung Kim, Jina Yun, Zisun Kim, Yoo Min Lee, Sang Wook Lee, Kwang Woo Lee, Woong bin Kim et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(5), 1097; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10051097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1097

14. “Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy: Current Understanding and Implications for Development of Disease-Specific Treatment”
by Barbora Knoppova, Colin Reily, R. Glenn King, Bruce A. Julian, Jan Novak and Todd J. Green
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(19), 4501; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194501
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4501

15. “Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Study from the French Medical Administrative and the French National Pharmacovigilance Databases Using Capture-Recapture Method”
by Anne-Lise Rolland, Anne-Sophie Garnier, Katy Meunier, Guillaume Drablier and Marie Briet
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(2), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020168
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/168

16. “Angiotensin-(1-7)—A Potential Remedy for AKI: Insights Derived from the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Samuel N. Heyman, Thomas Walther and Zaid Abassi
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(6), 1200; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061200
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/6/1200

17. “Effects of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics on Uremic Toxins, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”
by Thi Thuy Uyen Nguyen, Hyeong Wan Kim and Won Kim
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(19), 4456; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4456

18. “A Review of Current and Emerging Trends in Donor Graft-Quality Assessment Techniques”
by Natalia Warmuzińska, Kamil Łuczykowski and Barbara Bojko
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(3), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030487
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/487

19. “Nomograms in Urologic Oncology: Lights and Shadows”
by Alessandro Morlacco, Daniele Modonutti, Giovanni Motterle, Francesca Martino, Fabrizio Dal Moro and Giacomo Novara
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(5), 980; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050980
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/980

20. “Podocyte Autophagy in Homeostasis and Disease”
by Qisheng Lin, Khadija Banu, Zhaohui Ni, Jeremy S. Leventhal and Madhav C. Menon
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(6), 1184; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/6/1184