Andrew S. Levey

196.8k total citations · 52 hit papers
514 papers, 125.4k citations indexed

About

Andrew S. Levey is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew S. Levey has authored 514 papers receiving a total of 125.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 362 papers in Nephrology, 92 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 53 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Andrew S. Levey's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (272 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (269 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (78 papers). Andrew S. Levey is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (272 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (269 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (78 papers). Andrew S. Levey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Andrew S. Levey's co-authors include Josef Coresh, Tom Greene, Lesley A. Stevens, John W. Kusek, Frederick Van Lente, Christopher H. Schmid, Yaping Zhang, Paul W. Eggers, Harold I. Feldman and Julia B. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Andrew S. Levey

503 papers receiving 122.1k citations

Hit Papers

A New Equation to Estimat... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2009 1999 2006 2007 2003 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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  1. A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2009 19.4k citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Stevens et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  2. A More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine: A New Prediction Equation
    1999 12.6k citations Andrew S. Levey, Tom Greene et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  3. Using Standardized Serum Creatinine Values in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2006 4.7k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  4. Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States
    2007 3.7k citations Josef Coresh, Lesley A. Stevens et al. profile →
  5. National Kidney Foundation Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification
    2003 3.6k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  6. Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C
    2012 3.0k citations Lesley A. Inker, Christopher H. Schmid et al. profile →
  7. Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis
    2010 3.0k citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  8. Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Development of Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 2.9k citations Mark J. Sarnak, Andrew S. Levey et al. Circulation profile →
  9. Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)
    2005 2.8k citations Andrew S. Levey, Kai‐Uwe Eckardt et al. Kidney International profile →
  10. Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2006 2.3k citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  11. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third national health and nutrition examination survey
    2002 2.2k citations Josef Coresh, Tom Greene et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  12. The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report
    2010 1.7k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. Kidney International profile →
  13. The Effects of Dietary Protein Restriction and Blood-Pressure Control on the Progression of Chronic Renal Disease
    1994 1.7k citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  14. A simplified equation to predict glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine
    2000 1.5k citations Andrew S. Levey et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
  15. Expressing the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate with Standardized Serum Creatinine Values
    2007 1.5k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  16. A Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
    2009 1.4k citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  17. Chronic kidney disease
    2011 1.3k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh profile →
  18. Effect of Dialysis Dose and Membrane Flux in Maintenance Hemodialysis
    2002 1.3k citations Garabed Eknoyan, Gerald J. Beck et al. profile →
  19. Serum Creatinine as an Index of Renal Function: New Insights into Old Concepts
    1992 1.3k citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  20. Chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy in patients with renal cortical tumours: a retrospective cohort study
    2006 1.2k citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  21. Chronic kidney disease as a global public health problem: Approaches and initiatives – a position statement from Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes
    2007 1.1k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. Kidney International profile →
  22. Chronic Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality
    2004 959 citations Hocine Tighiouart, Andrew S. Levey et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
  23. Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Development of Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 874 citations Mark J. Sarnak, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  24. Estimating GFR Using Serum Cystatin C Alone and in Combination With Serum Creatinine: A Pooled Analysis of 3,418 Individuals With CKD
    2008 811 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  25. Evolving importance of kidney disease: from subspecialty to global health burden
    2013 796 citations Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  26. Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Blood Pressure Control, Proteinuria, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis
    2003 775 citations Tazeen H. Jafar, Christopher H. Schmid et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  27. Controlling the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease: What do we know? What do we need to learn? Where do we go from here? National Kidney Foundation Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease
    1998 760 citations Andrew S. Levey, Garabed Eknoyan et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  28. Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2012 740 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Tazeen H. Jafar et al. profile →
  29. Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts
    2011 720 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Josef Coresh et al. Kidney International profile →
  30. Level of kidney function as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes in the community
    2002 704 citations Guruprasad Manjunath, Hocine Tighiouart et al. profile →
  31. Cystatin C versus Creatinine in Determining Risk Based on Kidney Function
    2013 643 citations Michael G. Shlipak, Kunihiro Matsushita et al. profile →
  32. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risks in chronic hemodialysis patients
    2000 632 citations Alfred K. Cheung, Mark J. Sarnak et al. Kidney International profile →
  33. Partial Nephrectomy Versus Radical Nephrectomy in Patients With Small Renal Tumors—Is There a Difference in Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes?
    2008 616 citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  34. Lower estimated GFR and higher albuminuria are associated with adverse kidney outcomes. A collaborative meta-analysis of general and high-risk population cohorts
    2011 610 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. Kidney International profile →
  35. Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate
    2002 584 citations Josef Coresh, Tom Greene et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  36. Reduced kidney function and anemia as risk factors for mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
    2001 578 citations Guruprasad Manjunath, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  37. Factors other than glomerular filtration rate affect serum cystatin C levels
    2009 576 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Christopher H. Schmid et al. Kidney International profile →
  38. Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with mortality and end-stage renal disease. A collaborative meta-analysis of kidney disease population cohorts
    2011 533 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. Kidney International profile →
  39. “U” curve association of blood pressure and mortality in hemodialysis patients
    1998 512 citations Andrew S. Levey, Klemens B. Meyer et al. Kidney International profile →
  40. Comparative Performance of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Equations for Estimating GFR Levels Above 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
    2010 454 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Christopher H. Schmid et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  41. Serum Creatinine and Renal Function
    1988 451 citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  42. Measured GFR as a Confirmatory Test for Estimated GFR
    2009 443 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Andrew S. Levey Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
  43. Use of Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Disease in Renal-Transplant Recipients
    1987 434 citations Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  44. Measurement of renal function in chronic renal disease
    1990 426 citations Andrew S. Levey Kidney International profile →
  45. Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria for Detection and Staging of Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults
    2015 419 citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker et al. profile →
  46. GFR Estimation: From Physiology to Public Health
    2014 406 citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  47. Acute Kidney Injury
    2017 403 citations Andrew S. Levey et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  48. GFR Decline as an End Point for Clinical Trials in CKD: A Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and the US Food and Drug Administration
    2014 389 citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  49. KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
    2017 341 citations Andrew S. Levey, Michael Cheung et al. profile →
  50. Change in Albuminuria and GFR as End Points for Clinical Trials in Early Stages of CKD: A Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation in Collaboration With the US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency
    2019 314 citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  51. Associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with mortality and renal failure by sex: a meta-analysis
    2013 313 citations Morgan E. Grams, Yingying Sang et al. profile →
  52. Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate
    2015 279 citations Morgan E. Grams, Yingying Sang et al. profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Andrew S. Levey 65.8k 30.9k 20.0k 17.8k 15.4k 514 125.4k
Josef Coresh 50.9k 0.8× 30.8k 1.0× 16.2k 0.8× 16.1k 0.9× 14.4k 0.9× 952 116.0k
Tom Greene 39.1k 0.6× 17.9k 0.6× 12.4k 0.6× 12.6k 0.7× 8.8k 0.6× 481 81.4k
Giuseppe Remuzzi 37.4k 0.6× 17.9k 0.6× 11.0k 0.6× 12.4k 0.7× 5.7k 0.4× 1.3k 95.1k
Glenn M. Chertow 42.7k 0.6× 11.6k 0.4× 9.9k 0.5× 12.2k 0.7× 6.5k 0.4× 814 69.5k
Rinaldo Bellomo 38.0k 0.6× 12.8k 0.4× 14.6k 0.7× 22.9k 1.3× 36.7k 2.4× 1.6k 99.8k
John W. Kusek 27.7k 0.4× 13.0k 0.4× 9.6k 0.5× 9.2k 0.5× 8.1k 0.5× 368 60.3k
Jean‐Louis Vincent 14.9k 0.2× 17.3k 0.6× 22.4k 1.1× 34.8k 2.0× 69.3k 4.5× 1.5k 142.0k
George L. Bakris 12.1k 0.2× 35.6k 1.2× 10.8k 0.5× 10.8k 0.6× 4.2k 0.3× 849 68.8k
Daniel Levy 7.0k 0.1× 90.7k 2.9× 11.2k 0.6× 25.2k 1.4× 13.8k 0.9× 816 143.1k
Claudio Ronco 40.1k 0.6× 10.4k 0.3× 9.2k 0.5× 14.7k 0.8× 12.2k 0.8× 1.4k 64.4k

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Fu, Edouard L., et al.. (2025). Obesity, Underweight, and Accuracy of eGFR Using Cystatin C and Creatinine in a Northern European Population. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(11). 2177–2189. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Edouard L., Juan Jesús Carrero, Yingying Sang, et al.. (2024). Association of Low Glomerular Filtration Rate With Adverse Outcomes at Older Age in a Large Population With Routinely Measured Cystatin C. Annals of Internal Medicine. 177(3). 269–279. 9 indexed citations
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Tighiouart, Hocine, Shiyuan Miao, Marc Froissart, et al.. (2024). Estimating glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplant recipients: considerations for selecting equations. Kidney International. 106(5). 991–995. 1 indexed citations
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Fino, Nora F., Lesley A. Inker, Tom Greene, et al.. (2024). Panel estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR): Statistical considerations for maximizing accuracy in diverse clinical populations. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0313154–e0313154. 1 indexed citations
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Molitch, Mark E., Mark Tripputi, Andrew S. Levey, et al.. (2023). Effects of metformin and intensive lifestyle interventions on the incidence of kidney disease in adults in the DPP/DPPOS. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 37(9). 108556–108556. 3 indexed citations
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Mohebi, Reza, Josef Coresh, Deidra C. Crews, et al.. (2023). Race-Free Creatinine-Based Estimation of GFR and Projection of CKD to 2060 in the United States. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 18(11). 1476–1478.
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Inker, Lesley A., Hocine Tighiouart, Michael G. Shlipak, et al.. (2023). CKD-EPI and EKFC GFR Estimating Equations: Performance and Other Considerations for Selecting Equations for Implementation in Adults. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 34(12). 1953–1964. 25 indexed citations
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Stempniewicz, Nikita, Joseph A. Vassalotti, John K. Cuddeback, et al.. (2021). Chronic Kidney Disease Testing Among Primary Care Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Across 24 U.S. Health Care Organizations. Diabetes Care. 44(9). 2000–2009. 81 indexed citations
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Tong, Allison, Andrew S. Levey, Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, et al.. (2020). Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Terms Used to Describe Kidney Health. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 15(7). 937–948. 25 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Nijsje Dorman, et al.. (2020). Nomenclature for kidney function and disease—executive summary and glossary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) consensus conference. European Heart Journal. 41(48). 4592–4598. 61 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Nijsje Dorman, et al.. (2020). Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: executive summary from a KDIGO consensus conference. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 16(8). 427–428. 3 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Nijsje Dorman, et al.. (2020). Nomenclature for Kidney Function and Disease: Executive Summary and Glossary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(5). 309–317. 32 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Josef Coresh, Hocine Tighiouart, Tom Greene, & Lesley A. Inker. (2019). Strengths and limitations of estimated and measured GFR. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 15(12). 784–784. 43 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Josef Coresh, Hocine Tighiouart, Tom Greene, & Lesley A. Inker. (2019). Measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate: current status and future directions. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 16(1). 51–64. 180 indexed citations
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Sud, Maneesh, Navdeep Tangri, Melania Pintilie, Andrew S. Levey, & David Naimark. (2014). Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Death After Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease. Circulation. 130(6). 458–465. 57 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., et al.. (2008). Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration. Using standardized serum creatinine values in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate (Annals of Internal Medicine (2006) 145, (247-254)). Annals of Internal Medicine. 149(7). 349 indexed citations
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Cheung, Alfred K., Michael V. Rocco, Guofen Yan, et al.. (2005). Serum β-2 Microglobulin Levels Predict Mortality in Dialysis Patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 17(2). 546–555. 312 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S.. (2002). K/DOQI practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease : evaluation, classification, and stratification. Part 2. Background. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 39(2). 32 indexed citations
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Manjunath, Guruprasad, Mark J. Sarnak, & Andrew S. Levey. (2001). Prediction equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate: an update. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 10(6). 785–792. 238 indexed citations
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Athienites, Nicolaos V., Dana C. Miskulin, Gladys Fernandez, et al.. (2000). Comorbidity Assessment in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Using the Index of Coexistent Disease. Seminars in Dialysis. 13(5). 320–326. 95 indexed citations

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