John W. Kusek

104.7k citations

368 papers · 60.3k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 93

Impact in

Nephrology top 0.01%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
Urology top 0.01%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

Papers in

Nephrology 140
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management 108
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes 66
Urology 110
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research 110

Co-authors: Andrew S. Levey Tom Greene Josef Coresh Frederick Van Lente Lesley A. Stevens Yaping Zhang Paul W. Eggers Harold I. Feldman
Journals: The Journal of Urology (79 papers)American Journal of Kidney Diseases (46 papers)Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (24 papers)Kidney International (22 papers)Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (19 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada China

In The Last Decade

John W. Kusek

360 papers receiving 58.9k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Inflammation and Progression of CKD: The CRIC Study 2016 · 331 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2012 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2012 New England Journal of Medicine
2009 Annals of Internal Medicine
2009 Kidney International
2009 New England Journal of Medicine
2008 JAMA
2008 American Journal of Kidney Diseases
2007 Clinical Chemistry
2007 JAMA
2006 Annals of Internal Medicine
2002 New England Journal of Medicine
2002 American Journal of Kidney Diseases
1997 Kidney International
1994 New England Journal of Medicine

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside John W. Kusek, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Physical activity and risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality among kidney transplant recipients Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ·Augustine Kang, Andrew G. Bostom, 素熙孫, Charles B. Eaton, Reginald Gohh, John W. Kusek, Marc A. Pfeffer, Patricia Markham Risica, Carol Ewing Garber	2020	14
2	Lipids, Apolipoproteins, and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Persons With CKD American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Archna Bajaj, Dawei Xie, Elena Simeonova Nikolova-Hadzhigenova, Jeanne Charleston, Jing Chen, Rajat Deo, Harold I. Feldman, Alan S. Go, Jiang He, Edward Horwitz, Radhakrishna R. Kallem, Mahboob Rahman, Matthew R. Weir, Amanda H. Anderson, Daniel J. Rader, Lawrence J. Appel, John W. Kusek, James P. Lash, Panduranga S. Rao, Raymond R. Townsend	2019	53
3	Bowel function, sexual function, and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in women with and without urinary incontinence Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Anne P. Cameron, Abigail R. Smith, H. Henry Lai, Catherine S. Bradley, 金玥珏, Robert M. Merion, Brenda W. Gillespie, Cindy L. Amundsen, David Cella, James W. Griffith, Jonathan B. Wiseman, Karl J. Kreder, Kimberly Kenton, Margaret Helmuth, Matthew O. Fraser, J. Quentin Clemens, Ziya Kırkalı, John W. Kusek, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, (unknown)	2018	21
4	A randomized trial of intravenous and oral iron in chronic kidney disease PMC ·Rajiv Agarwal, John W. Kusek, Maria K. Pappas	2015	3
5	Missing data frequency and correlates in two randomized surgical trials for urinary incontinence in women International Urogynecology Journal ·(unknown), Linda Brubaker, Heather J. Litman, Hae-Young Kim, Philippe E. Zimmern, Keisha Y. Dyer, John W. Kusek, Holly E. Richter, Anne Stoddard	2015	8
6	Blood Pressure and Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease and Hemodialysis Hypertension ·Nisha Bansal, Charles E. McCulloch, Mahboob Rahman, John W. Kusek, Amanda H. Anderson, Dawei Xie, Raymond R. Townsend, Claudia M. Lora, Jackson T. Wright, Alan S. Go, Akinlolu Ojo, Arnold Alper, Eva Lustigova, Monika Agrawal, Radhakrishna R. Kallem, Chi‐yuan Hsu	2014	92
7	Treatment Assignment Guesses by Study Participants in a Double-Blind Dose Escalation Clinical Trial of Saw Palmetto The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Jeannette Y. Lee, Page C. Moore, John W. Kusek, Michael J. Barry, (unknown)	2013	3
8	Prevalence of low testosterone and its relationship to body mass index in older men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia The Aging Male ·Steven A. Kaplan, Jeannette Y. Lee, Edward A. O’Neill, Alan G. Meehan, John W. Kusek	2013	40
9	Estimating GFR Among Participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Amanda H. Anderson, Wei Yang, Chi‐yuan Hsu, Marshall M. Joffe, Mary B. Leonard, Dawei Xie, Jing Chen, Tom Greene, Bernard G. Jaar, Patricia F. Kao, John W. Kusek, J. Richard Landis, James P. Lash, Raymond R. Townsend, Matthew R. Weir, Harold I. Feldman	2012	160
10	Comparison of Urodynamic Changes Between Autologous Fascia Pubovaginal Sling and Synthetic Midurethral Sling Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Stephen R. Kraus, Gary E. Lemack, Toby C. Chai, Larry Sirls, Keith Lloyd, Peggy Norton, Elizabeth R. Mueller, Shawn A. Menefee, Jonathan P. Shepherd, John W. Kusek, Heather J. Litman	2012	1
11	Recruitment of Participants to a Clinical Trial of Botanical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Jeannette Y. Lee, Harris E. Foster, Kevin T. McVary, Sreelatha Meleth, Karen Stavris, Joe Downey, John W. Kusek	2011	9
12	Demographic and Clinical Predictors of Treatment Failure One Year After Midurethral Sling Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Holly E. Richter, Heather J. Litman, Emily S. Lukacz, Larry Sirls, Leslie Rickey, Peggy Norton, Gary E. Lemack, Stephen R. Kraus, Pamela Moalli, Mary P. FitzGerald, Kimberly J. Dandreo, Liyuan Huang, John W. Kusek	2011	66
13	Improving Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women Through Modest Weight Loss Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Rena R. Wing, Jennifer M. Creasman, Delia Smith West, Holly E. Richter, Deborah L. Myers, Kathryn L. Burgio, Frank A. Franklin, Amy A. Gorin, Eric Vittinghoff, Judith Macer, John W. Kusek, Leslee L. Subak	2010	88
14	Weight Loss to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Leslee L. Subak, Rena R. Wing, Delia Smith West, Frank A. Franklin, Eric Vittinghoff, Jennifer M. Creasman, Holly E. Richter, Deborah L. Myers, Kathryn L. Burgio, Amy A. Gorin, Judith Macer, John W. Kusek, Deborah Grady	2009	3
15	Estimating GFR Using Serum Cystatin C Alone and in Combination With Serum Creatinine: A Pooled Analysis of 3,418 Individuals With CKD American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh, Christopher H. Schmid, Harold I. Feldman, Marc Froissart, John W. Kusek, Jérôme Rossert, Frederick Van Lente, R. Douglas Bruce, Yaping Zhang, Tom Greene, Andrew S. Levey Hit paper breakdown →	2008	811
16	Quality of Life in the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension: Effects of Blood Pressure Management American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·James Lash, Xing Wang, Chi-Ju Chuang, Crystal A. Gadegbeku, 최병걸, 宇津木真以, John W. Kusek, Mohammed Sika, Mark L. Unruh	2006	16
17	Catastrophizing and Pain-Contingent Rest Predict Patient Adjustment in Men With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Journal of Pain ·Dean A. Tripp, J. Curtis Nickel, Yanlin Wang, Mark S. Litwin, Mary McNaughton‐Collins, J. Richard Landis, Richard B. Alexander, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Michael P. O’Leary, Michel A. Pontari, Jackson E. Fowler, Leroy M. Nyberg, John W. Kusek	2006	96
18	Association of Achieved Dialysis Dose with Mortality in the Hemodialysis Study Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Tom Greene, John T. Daugirdas, Thomas A. Depner, Michael Allon, Gerald J. Beck, Cameron Chumlea, James A. Delmez, Frank A. Gotch, John W. Kusek, Nathan W. Levin, William F. Owen, Gerald Schulman, Robert A. Star, Robert D. Toto, Garabed Eknoyan	2005	56
19	Ciprofloxacin or Tamsulosin in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Annals of Internal Medicine ·Richard B. Alexander, Kathleen J. Propert, Anthony J. Schaeffer, J. Richard Landis, J. Curtis Nickel, Michael P. O’Leary, Michel A. Pontari, Mary McNaughton‐Collins, Daniel A. Shoskes, Craig V. Comiter, Nand S. Datta, Jackson E. Fowler, Robert B. Nadler, Scott I. Zeitlin, Jill Knauss, Yanlin Wang, John W. Kusek, Leroy M. Nyberg, Mark S. Litwin	2004	20
20	Racial differences in health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients Kidney International ·Mark L. Unruh, Dana C. Miskulin, Guofen Yan, Ron D. Hays, Robert L. Benz, John W. Kusek, Klemens B. Meyer, A. Casey	2004	88

About John W. Kusek

John W. Kusek is a scholar working on Nephrology, Urology, Rheumatology, Transplantation and Emergency Medical Services, having authored 368 papers that have together received 60.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (110 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (108 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (94 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (66 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (41 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (37 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nephrology (27.7k citations), Urology (5.3k citations), Transplantation (2.0k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (13.0k citations) and Rheumatology (6.6k citations). John W. Kusek has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Frequent co-authors include Andrew S. Levey, Tom Greene, Josef Coresh, Frederick Van Lente, Lesley A. Stevens, Yaping Zhang, Paul W. Eggers, Harold I. Feldman, Christopher H. Schmid and Alejandro Castro. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Urology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International and Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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