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ReviewRenal failure2025

Artificial intelligence in kidney transplantation: a 30-year bibliometric analysis of research trends, innovations, and future directions.

Ying Jia He, Pin Lin Liu, Tao Wei, Tao Liu, Yi Fei Li, Jing Yang, Wen Xing Fan

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Review in Renal failure, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. A Brief Review of Artificial Intelligence in Living Kidney Donation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ying Jia HeDepartment of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Pin Lin LiuDepartment of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Tao WeiDepartment of Library, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Tao LiuOrgan Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Yi Fei LiOrgan Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Jing YangDepartment of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Wen Xing FanDepartment of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5526-6901

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is the definitive treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), yet challenges persist in optimizing donor-recipient matching, postoperative care, and immunosuppressive strategies. This study employs bibliometric analysis to evaluate 890 publications from 1993 to 2023, using tools such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer, to identify global trends, research hotspots, and future opportunities in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to kidney transplantation. Our analysis highlights the United States as the leading contributor to the field, with significant outputs from Mayo Clinic and leading authors like Cheungpasitporn W. Key research themes include AI-driven advancements in donor matching, deep learning for post-transplant monitoring, and machine learning algorithms for personalized immunosuppressive therapies. The findings underscore a rapid expansion in AI applications since 2017, with emerging trends in personalized medicine, multimodal data fusion, and telehealth. This bibliometric review provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and clinicians, offering insights into the evolution of AI in kidney transplantation and guiding future studies toward transformative applications in transplantation science.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationBibliometricsBiomedical ResearchHumansartificial intelligenceBibliometric analysiskidney transplantationresearch hotspotsresearch trends

Identifiers

PMID39910843
PMCPMC11803763

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