Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Nephrology

Topics

• Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies 152
• Dialysis and Renal Disease Management 146
• Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes 97
• Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments 61
• Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 57
• Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis 47
• Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies 45
• Acute Kidney Injury Research 29
• Muscle Physiology and Disorders 25
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research 25
• Organ Donation and Transplantation 24
• Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments 23

Most cited

1. Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology.

   Nature · 2024 · 489 citations · Barry Freedman

2. A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height.

   Nature · 2022 · 662 citations · Barry Freedman

3. Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation.

   Nature genetics · 2022 · 588 citations · Barry Freedman

4. Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use.

   Nature · 2022 · 435 citations · Barry Freedman

5. Final Report of a Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.

   The New England journal of medicine · 2021 · 358 citations · Michael Rocco

6. APOL1 Bi- and Monoallelic Variants and Chronic Kidney Disease in West Africans.

   The New England journal of medicine · 2025 · 72 citations · Barry Freedman

7. Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries.

   Nature medicine · 2025 · 36 citations ·