Brian Rayner

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Brian Rayner is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Rayner has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 36 papers in Nephrology and 34 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Brian Rayner's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (47 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (23 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (14 papers). Brian Rayner is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (47 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (23 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (14 papers). Brian Rayner collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Brian Rayner's co-authors include Katherine R. Tuttle, Mark Lakshmanan, Fady T. Botros, J. David Spence, Alan G. Zimmermann, Erika Jones, Robert S. Busch, Lionel H. Opie, Y.K. Seedat and Okechukwu S. Ogah and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brian Rayner

131 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (AWARD-7): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

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Author						Papers	Cites
Brian Rayner	1.0k	951	610	482	435	139	3.3k
Fiona Turnbull	1.3k 1.3×	2.0k 2.1×	302 0.5×	546 1.1×	296 0.7×	40	3.7k
Salvatore Corrao	629 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	318 0.5×	506 1.0×	401 0.9×	200	4.9k
Ingrid Os	737 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	712 1.2×	466 1.0×	180 0.4×	169	3.6k
Robyn J. Tapp	1.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	271 0.4×	345 0.7×	295 0.7×	80	4.4k
Borislava Mihaylova	771 0.8×	655 0.7×	349 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	192 0.4×	75	3.4k
Claudio Cricelli	517 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	438 0.7×	657 1.4×	279 0.6×	173	5.1k
Patricia Metcalf	883 0.9×	513 0.5×	300 0.5×	308 0.6×	330 0.8×	69	3.2k
Mirela Jobim de Azevedo	1.3k 1.3×	646 0.7×	941 1.5×	515 1.1×	539 1.2×	97	4.2k
Nisha I. Parikh	448 0.4×	1.8k 1.9×	487 0.8×	541 1.1×	278 0.6×	102	4.1k
Giampiero Mazzaglia	337 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	352 0.6×	458 1.0×	336 0.8×	148	4.5k

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Chesnaye, Nicholas C, Roemer J. Janse, P. Andreas Jonsson, et al.. (2025). Cardiometabolic protein expression levels and pathways associated with kidney function decline in older European adults with advanced kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal. 18(4). sfaf079–sfaf079. 1 indexed citations

Rayner, Brian, et al.. (2024). Genetic Factors Contributing to the Pathogenesis of Essential Hypertension in Two African Populations. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 14(3). 323–323.

Casula, Anna, Nicki Tiffin, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, et al.. (2024). Consistency of alerts generated by, and implementation of, the NHS England acute kidney injury detection algorithm in English laboratories. Journal of Nephrology. 37(8). 2317–2325.

Rayner, Brian, et al.. (2023). Cardiorenal effects of SGLT2 inhibitors: who might benefit?. Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. 29(1). 8–17. 1 indexed citations

Rayner, Brian, et al.. (2023). Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa. Applied Sciences. 13(8). 4924–4924. 5 indexed citations

Blom, Dirk, Erika Jones, Brian Rayner, et al.. (2023). Major Genetic Drivers of Statin Treatment Response in African Populations and Pharmacogenetics of Dyslipidemia Through a One Health Lens. OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology. 28(6). 261–279. 1 indexed citations

Johansen, Kirsten L., Anjali Acharya, Borut Čižman, et al.. (2022). Challenges of Conducting Clinical Trials during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: The ASCEND Global Program Experience. Kidney360. 3(4). 728–733. 1 indexed citations

Kohli‐Lynch, Ciaran, Agnes Erzse, Brian Rayner, & Karen Hofman. (2022). Hypertension in the South African public healthcare system: a cost-of-illness and burden of disease study. BMJ Open. 12(2). e055621–e055621. 20 indexed citations

Wearne, Nicola, Charles R. Swanepoel, Maureen Duffield, et al.. (2019). The effects of add-on corticosteroids on renal outcomes in patients with biopsy proven HIV associated nephropathy: a single centre study from South Africa. BMC Nephrology. 20(1). 44–44. 4 indexed citations

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Jones, Erika, Zunaid Barday, Kathryn Manning, et al.. (2019). Outcomes and challenges of a kidney transplant programme at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: A South African perspective. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0211189–e0211189. 9 indexed citations

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Heckmann, Jeannine M., Kathryn Manning, Joel A. Dave, et al.. (2017). High prevalence of “non-dipping” blood pressure and vascular stiffness in HIV-infected South Africans on antiretrovirals. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0185003–e0185003. 14 indexed citations

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Jones, Erika, et al.. (2017). Liddle’s syndrome in an African male due to a novel frameshift mutation in the beta-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel gene. Cardiovascular journal of South Africa. 28(5). e4–e6. 2 indexed citations

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Kilonzo, Kajiru, Erika Jones, Ikechi G. Okpechi, et al.. (2017). Disparities in dialysis allocation: An audit from the new South Africa. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0176041–e0176041. 28 indexed citations

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Seedat, Y.K., Brian Rayner, & Y Veriava. (2014). South African hypertension practice guideline 2014 : review. 11(4). 139–144. 2 indexed citations

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Seedat, Y.K. & Brian Rayner. (2013). The abridged South African hypertension guideline 2011 : CPD article. South African Family Practice. 55(2). 111–116. 1 indexed citations

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Seedat, Y.K. & Brian Rayner. (2012). South African Hypertension Guideline 2011 : guideline. South African Medical Journal. 102(1). 60–83. 8 indexed citations

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Swanepoel, Charles R., et al.. (2012). Vascular calcification in South African dialysis patients: Ethnic variation, prevalence, detection and haemodynamic correlates. Nephrology. 17(7). 607–615. 9 indexed citations

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Seedat, Y.K. & Brian Rayner. (2011). Hypertension Guideline Contents page. South African Medical Journal. 102(1). 57. 1 indexed citations

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Dyer, R.A., et al.. (2011). A modern look at hypertension and anaesthesia. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 17(2). 168–173. 10 indexed citations

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Rayner, Brian. (2004). Prescribed minimum benefits or minimum prescribed benefits? : personal view : SAMJ forum. South African Medical Journal. 94(8). 623–624. 1 indexed citations

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