Robert N. Foley

31.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
199 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Robert N. Foley is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert N. Foley has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Nephrology, 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 43 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Robert N. Foley's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (127 papers), Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (40 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (38 papers). Robert N. Foley is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (127 papers), Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (40 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (38 papers). Robert N. Foley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert N. Foley's co-authors include Allan J. Collins, Patrick S. Parfrey, Gloria M. Kent, John D. Harnett, Paul E. Barré, Patrick S. Parfrey, David C. Murray, David T. Gilbertson, Charles A. Herzog and Areef Ishani and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Robert N. Foley

195 papers receiving 18.8k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical and echocardiographic disease in patients starti... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1998 2004 2009 1996 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Clinical and echocardiographic disease in patients starting end-stage renal disease therapy
    1995 1.0k citations Robert N. Foley, Patrick S. Parfrey et al. Kidney International profile →
  2. Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease.
    1998 903 citations Robert N. Foley et al. profile →
  3. Chronic Kidney Disease and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Renal Replacement, and Death in the United States Medicare Population, 1998 to 1999
    2004 755 citations Robert N. Foley, Charles A. Herzog et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
  4. Long-Term Consequences of Kidney Donation
    2009 732 citations Robert N. Foley et al. profile →
  5. The impact of anemia on cardiomyopathy, morbidity, and mortality in end-stage renal disease
    1996 608 citations Robert N. Foley, Patrick S. Parfrey et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  6. Congestive heart failure in dialysis patients: Prevalence, incidence, prognosis and risk factors
    1995 549 citations John D. Harnett, Robert N. Foley et al. Kidney International profile →
  7. United States Renal Data System public health surveillance of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease
    2015 305 citations Allan J. Collins, Robert N. Foley et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert N. Foley United States 70 11.9k 5.4k 4.1k 3.7k 2.8k 199 19.6k
Allan J. Collins United States 80 13.7k 1.2× 4.9k 0.9× 3.8k 0.9× 3.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 275 22.6k
Francesco Locatelli Italy 75 13.3k 1.1× 3.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 8.0k 2.8× 539 25.2k
Alfred K. Cheung United States 63 8.8k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 4.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 297 15.4k
Brad C. Astor United States 70 14.7k 1.2× 7.4k 1.4× 5.3k 1.3× 4.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 299 28.9k
Ziad A. Massy France 69 11.5k 1.0× 3.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 3.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 440 21.9k
Adeera Levin Canada 69 19.1k 1.6× 6.0k 1.1× 5.0k 1.2× 5.1k 1.4× 2.8k 1.0× 418 33.2k
T. Alp İkizler United States 82 17.7k 1.5× 2.4k 0.4× 3.3k 0.8× 5.3k 1.4× 2.4k 0.9× 386 27.0k
Mark J. Sarnak United States 81 16.4k 1.4× 9.0k 1.7× 4.2k 1.0× 3.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 288 27.9k
Franz Schaefer Germany 60 8.0k 0.7× 3.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 582 0.2× 417 17.8k
Eric W. Young United States 56 10.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.3× 3.2k 0.8× 4.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.4× 143 16.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gandhi, Anshul, et al.. (2022). Optimizing Near-Data Processing for Spark. 636–646. 1 indexed citations
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Shmagel, Anna, et al.. (2018). Low magnesium intake is associated with increased knee pain in subjects with radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26(5). 651–658. 44 indexed citations
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Sexton, Donal J., Scott Reule, & Robert N. Foley. (2017). End-Stage Kidney Disease From Scleroderma in the United States, 1996 to 2012. Kidney International Reports. 3(1). 148–154. 6 indexed citations
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Lok, Charmaine E. & Robert N. Foley. (2013). Vascular Access Morbidity and Mortality. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 8(7). 1213–1219. 159 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert N.. (2011). A Perfect Cardiomyopathic Storm. Seminars in Dialysis. 24(3). 278–279. 1 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert N.. (2010). Temporal trends in the burden of chronic kidney disease in the United States. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 19(3). 273–277. 21 indexed citations
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Eddington, Helen, Richard Hoefield, Smeeta Sinha, et al.. (2010). Serum Phosphate and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 5(12). 2251–2257. 184 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, Raj Kumar Sharma, Paul R. Kalra, et al.. (2009). Predictive value of myocardial and coronary imaging in the long-term outcome of potential renal transplant recipients. International Journal of Cardiology. 146(2). 191–196. 20 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert N.. (2009). Phosphate Levels and Cardiovascular Disease in the General Population. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 4(6). 1136–1139. 99 indexed citations
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Tomson, Charles, Robert N. Foley, Qi Li, et al.. (2008). Race and end‐stage renal disease in the United States Medicare population: The disparity persists. Nephrology. 13(7). 651–656. 6 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert N., Allan J. Collins, Areef Ishani, & Philip A. Kalra. (2008). Calcium-phosphate levels and cardiovascular disease in community-dwelling adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. American Heart Journal. 156(3). 556–563. 210 indexed citations
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Baigent, Colin, Martin Landray, Craig Leaper, et al.. (2005). First United Kingdom Heart and Renal Protection (UK-HARP-I) study: Biochemical efficacy and safety of simvastatin and safety of low-dose aspirin in chronic kidney disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 45(3). 473–484. 146 indexed citations
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Slinin, Yelena, Robert N. Foley, & Allan J. Collins. (2005). Calcium, Phosphorus, Parathyroid Hormone, and Cardiovascular Disease in Hemodialysis Patients: The USRDS Waves 1, 3, and 4 Study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(6). 1788–1793. 334 indexed citations
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Wright, Julian, Ching M. Cheung, S. Waldek, et al.. (2002). A prospective study of the determinants of renal functional outcome and mortality in atherosclerotic renovascular disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 39(6). 1153–1161. 94 indexed citations
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Murphy, S., Robert N. Foley, Brendan J. Barrett, et al.. (2000). Comparative mortality of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in Canada. Kidney International. 57(4). 1720–1726. 114 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert N., Patrick S. Parfrey, Gloria M. Kent, et al.. (2000). Serial Change in Echocardiographic Parameters and Cardiac Failure in End-Stage Renal Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 11(5). 912–916. 188 indexed citations
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Parfrey, Patrick S. & Robert N. Foley. (1996). Ischemic Heart Disease in Chronic Uremia. Blood Purification. 14(4). 321–326. 7 indexed citations
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Parfrey, Patrick S., John D. Harnett, Robert N. Foley, et al.. (1995). IMPACT OF RENAL TRANSPLANTATION ON UREMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. Transplantation. 60(11). 908–913. 137 indexed citations

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