BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge
High Impact Articles
High impact papers are those to which special attention is paid by experts in the given field, with a large number of visitors, frequent downloads and higher citation rates. The research must be creative, with high academic standards and have a wide influence, if it is to become a high impact paper. They are ranked by the number of downloads.
Rank Full Article
1
Human leukocyte antigen typing and crossmatch: A comprehensive review  
Mohammed Mahdi Althaf, Mohsen El Kossi, Jon Kim Jin, Ajay Sharma, Ahmed Mostafa Halawa 
World J Transplant 7(6):339-348. Published online Dec 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i6.339
2
B cells with regulatory properties in transplantation tolerance  
Justine Durand, Elise Chiffoleau 
World J Transplant 5(4):196-208. Published online Dec 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i4.196
3
Philosophy of organ donation: Review of ethical facets  
Aparna R Dalal 
World J Transplant 5(2):44-51. Published online Jun 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i2.44
4
Dynamics of circulating microparticles in chronic kidney disease and transplantation: Is it really reliable marker?  
Ismail Dursun, Sibel Yel, Emel Unsur 
World J Transplant 5(4):267-275. Published online Dec 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i4.267
5
Large Riedel’s lobe and atrophic left liver in a donor - Accept for transplant or call off?  
Yuhki Sakuraoka, Rashmi Seth, Amanda PCS Boteon, Moira Perrin, J Isaac, Gowri Subash, Paolo Muiesan, Andrea Schlegel 
World J Transplant 10(5):129-137. Published online May 29, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i5.129
6
Physical rehabilitation for lung transplant candidates and recipients: An evidence-informed clinical approach  
Sunita Mathur, Lianne G Singer, Margaret Herridge, Luciana Vieira, Polyana Mendes, Chaya Gottesman, Denise Helm, Gary Beauchamp, Vincent Lo, Robin Deliva, Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, Dmitry Rozenberg, Lisa Wickerson 
World J Transplant 6(3):517-531. Published online Sep 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i3.517
7
Survival of encapsulated islets: More than a membrane story  
Uriel Barkai, Avi Rotem, Paul de Vos 
World J Transplant 6(1):69-90. Published online Mar 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i1.69
8
Update on ischemia-reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation: Pathogenesis and treatment  
Maurizio Salvadori, Giuseppina Rosso, Elisabetta Bertoni 
World J Transplant 5(2):52-67. Published online Jun 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i2.52
9
Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders: Current concepts and future therapeutic approaches  
Ahmed Halawa, Ajay Sharma, Ihab Sakr Shaheen, Mohsen El Kossi, Fedaey Abbas 
World J Transplant 10(2):29-46. Published online Feb 28, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i2.29
10
Thrombotic microangiopathy after renal transplantation: Current insights in de novo and recurrent disease  
Ahmed Halawa, Ajay Sharma, Jon Jin Kim, Mohsen El Kossi, Fedaey Abbas 
World J Transplantation 8(5):122-141. Published online Sep 10, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i5.122
11
Induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling neurological disorders  
Fabiele B Russo, Fernanda R Cugola, Isabella R Fernandes, Graciela C Pignatari, Patricia C B Beltrão-Braga 
World J Transplant 5(4):209-221. Published online Dec 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i4.209
12
Human amniotic membrane transplantation: Different modalities of its use in ophthalmology  
Chintan Malhotra, Arun K Jain 
World J Transplant 4(2):111-121. Published online Jun 24, 2014. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i2.111
13
Current protocols and outcomes of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation  
Maurizio Salvadori, Aris Tsalouchos 
World J Transplant 10(7):191-205. Published online Jul 29, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i7.191
14
Clinical features and determinants of VO2peak in de novo heart transplant recipients  
Katrine Rolid, Arne K Andreassen, Marianne Yardley, Elisabeth Bjørkelund, Kristjan Karason, Julia P Wigh, Christian H Dall, Finn Gustafsson, Lars Gullestad, Kari Nytrøen 
World J Transplantation 8(5):188-197. Published online Sep 10, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i5.188
15
Complement-mediated renal diseases after kidney transplantation - current diagnostic and therapeutic options in de novo and recurrent diseases  
Ahmed Halawa, Ajay Sharma, Ihab Sakr Shaheen, Jon Jin Kim, Mohsen El Kossi, Fedaey Abbas 
World J Transplantation 8(6):203-219. Published online Oct 22, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i6.203
16
Reducing transfusion requirements in liver transplantation  
Ciara I Donohue, Susan V Mallett 
World J Transplant 5(4):165-182. Published online Dec 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i4.165
17
Belatacept in renal transplantation in comparison to tacrolimus and molecular understanding of resistance pattern: Meta-analysis and systematic review  
Jayant Kumar, Isabella Reccia, Francesco Virdis, Mauro Podda, Ajay Kumar Sharma, Ahmed Halawa 
World J Transplant 11(3):70-86. Published online Mar 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i3.70
18
Journey of a patient with scleroderma from renal failure up to kidney transplantation  
Ahmed Halawa, Ajay Sharma, Ihab Sakr Shaheen, Mohsen El Kossi, Fedaey Abbas 
World J Transplant 11(9):372-387. Published online Sep 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i9.372
19
Surgical relevance of anatomic variations of the right hepatic vein  
Tanzilah Afzal Barrow, Roma Dindial, Fawwaz Mohammed, Michael T Gardner, Robbie Rampersad, Rahul R Deshpande, Neil W Pearce, Vijay Naraynsingh, Shamir O Cawich 
World J Transplant 11(6):231-243. Published online Jun 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i6.231
20
Update on the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in renal transplantation  
Maria Messina, Ester Gallo, Alberto Mella, Fabiola Pagani, Luigi Biancone 
World J Transplant 6(1):54-68. Published online Mar 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i1.54
21
Deceased organ donation for transplantation: Challenges and opportunities  
Raffaele Girlanda 
World J Transplant 6(3):451-459. Published online Sep 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i3.451
22
Copper as an alternative antimicrobial coating for implants - An in vitro study  
Ulrich Lembke, J Barbara Nebe, Cornelia Prinz, Rainer Bader, Andreas Podbielski, Kathleen Arndt, Katharina Wegner, Sarah Zaatreh, Claudia Bergemann 
World J Transplant 7(3):193-202. Published online Jun 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i3.193
23
Lymphocyte recovery is an independent predictor of relapse in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients for acute leukemia  
Ahmad Al Askar, Ayman Hejazi, Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, Mohsen Al-Zahrani, Ali Hajeer, Mushtaq Rather, Khadega A Abuelgasim, Hend Salama, Gamal Gmati, Walid Mashaqbeh, Samer Ghazi, Moussab Damlaj 
World J Transplant 7(4):235-242. Published online Aug 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i4.235
24
Systemic meta-analysis assessing the short term applicability of early conversion to mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors in kidney transplant  
Ahmed Halawa, Ajay Sharma, Bridson M Julie, Tomokazu Kusano, Isabella Reccia, Jayant Kumar 
World J Transplant 7(2):144-151. Published online Apr 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i2.144
25
Histopathological analysis of infiltrating T cell subsets in acute T cell-mediated rejection in the kidney transplant  
Alwin Hwai Liang Loh, John Carson Allen Jr, Jabed Iqbal, Reiko Lixiang Li, Zhaoxiang Fan, Siyu Peng, Susan Swee-Shan Hue, Francisco Salcido-Ochoa 
World J Transplant 7(4):222-234. Published online Aug 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i4.222
26
Immunosuppressive potency of mechanistic target of rapamycin inhibitors in solid-organ transplantation  
José A Pons, Pablo Ramírez, Beatriz Revilla-Nuin, Alberto Baroja-Mazo 
World J Transplant 6(1):183-192. Published online Mar 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i1.183
27
Liver transplantation and the management of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis in children  
Ashley Mehl, Humberto Bohorquez, Maria-Stella Serrano, Gretchen Galliano, Trevor W Reichman 
World J Transplant 6(2):278-290. Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.278
28
Effectiveness and versatility of biological prosthesis in transplanted patients  
Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Nicola Guglielmo, Giovanni Tortorelli, Mirco Burocchi, Daniele Ferraro, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, Edoardo De Werra, Gianluca Mascianà, Giovanni Vennarecci 
World J Transplant 7(1):43-48. Published online Feb 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i1.43
29
Old game, new players: Linking classical theories to new trends in transplant immunology  
Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Fernanda Fernandes Terra, Flavia Franco da Cunha, Marina Burgos da Silva 
World J Transplant 7(1):1-25. Published online Feb 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i1.1
30
De novo glomerular diseases after renal transplantation: How is it different from recurrent glomerular diseases?  
Fedaey Abbas, Mohsen El Kossi, Jon Kim Jin, Ajay Sharma, Ahmed Halawa 
World J Transplant 7(6):285-300. Published online Dec 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i6.285
31
Intra-islet endothelial cell and β-cell crosstalk: Implication for islet cell transplantation  
Siddharth Narayanan, Gopalakrishnan Loganathan, Maheswaran Dhanasekaran, William Tucker, Ankit Patel, Venugopal Subhashree, SriPrakash Mokshagundam, Michael G Hughes, Stuart K Williams, Appakalai N Balamurugan 
World J Transplant 7(2):117-128. Published online Apr 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i2.117
32
Risk factors and clinical indicators for the development of biliary strictures post liver transplant: Significance of bilirubin  
Elizabeth Ann Forrest, Janske Reiling, Geraldine Lipka, Jonathan Fawcett 
World J Transplant 7(6):349-358. Published online Dec 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i6.349
33
Vaccinations in kidney transplant recipients: Clearing the muddy waters  
Kalathil K Sureshkumar, Nitin Bhanot, Gretchen Kipp, Swati Arora 
World J Transplantation 9(1):1-13. Published online Jan 16, 2019. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v9.i1.1
34
Recent insights in the pathogenesis of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders  
Julie Morscio, Thomas Tousseyn 
World J Transplant 6(3):505-516. Published online Sep 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i3.505
35
Long term outcomes of cardiac transplant for immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: The Mayo Clinic experience  
Angela Dispenzieri, Brooks Edwards, Christopher McGregor, Suzanne Hayman, Martha Lacy, Robert Frantz, Richard Rodeheffer, Joseph Dearani, Richard Daly, Sudhir Kushwaha, Robert Kyle, Lindsey Roeker, Arleigh McCurdy, Morie Gertz, Martha Grogan 
World J Transplant 6(2):380-388. Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.380
36
Polyoma virus nephropathy in kidney transplantation  
Jacob RW Scadden, Adnan Sharif, Kassi Skordilis, Richard Borrows 
World J Transplant 7(6):329-338. Published online Dec 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i6.329
37
Importance of physical capacity and the effects of exercise in heart transplant recipients  
Kari Nytrøen, Lars Gullestad, Marianne Yardley 
World J Transplant 8(1):1-12. Published online Feb 24, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i1.1
38
Post-transplant dyslipidemia: Mechanisms, diagnosis and management  
G V Ramesh Prasad, Arnav Agarwal 
World J Transplant 6(1):125-134. Published online Mar 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i1.125
39
Cardiovascular disease: Risk factors and applicability of a risk model in a Greek cohort of renal transplant recipients  
Nikolaos-Andreas Anastasopoulos, Evangelia Dounousi, Evangelos Papachristou, Charalampos Pappas, Eleni Leontaridou, Eirini Savvidaki, Dimitrios Goumenos, Michael Mitsis 
World J Transplant 7(1):49-56. Published online Feb 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i1.49
40
Complement related kidney diseases: Recurrence after transplantation  
Elisabetta Bertoni, Maurizio Salvadori 
World J Transplant 6(4):632-645. Published online Dec 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i4.632
41
Early urological complications after kidney transplantation: An overview  
Jesmar Buttigieg, Andrei Agius-Anastasi, Ajay Sharma, Ahmed Halawa 
World J Transplantation 8(5):142-149. Published online Sep 10, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i5.142
42
Biomarkers in renal transplantation: An updated review  
Maurizio Salvadori, Aris Tsalouchos 
World J Transplant 7(3):161-178. Published online Jun 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i3.161
43
New onset hypertension after transplantation  
Mahmoud Nassar, Nso Nso, Sofia Lakhdar, Ravali Kondaveeti, Chandan Buttar, Harangad Bhangoo, Mahmoud Awad, Naveen Siddique Sheikh, Karim M Soliman, Most Sirajum Munira, Farshid Radparvar, Vincent Rizzo, Ahmed Daoud 
World J Transplant 12(3):42-54. Published online Mar 18, 2022. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i3.42
44
BK nephropathy in the native kidneys of patients with organ transplants: Clinical spectrum of BK infection  
Darlene Vigil, Nikifor K Konstantinov, Marc Barry, Antonia M Harford, Karen S Servilla, Young Ho Kim, Yijuan Sun, Kavitha Ganta, Antonios H Tzamaloukas 
World J Transplant 6(3):472-504. Published online Sep 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i3.472
45
Peripheral blood stem cell mobilization in multiple myeloma: Growth factors or chemotherapy?  
Whitney D Wallis, Muzaffar H Qazilbash 
World J Transplant 7(5):250-259. Published online Oct 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i5.250
46
In vitro intracellular IFNγ, IL-17 and IL-10 producing T cells correlates with the occurrence of post-transplant opportunistic infection in liver and kidney recipients  
Manuel Muro, Jose A Pons, Alfredo Minguela, María Rosa Moya-Quiles, Jose A Campillo, Jose A Galián, Rafael Alfaro, Gema Gonzalez-Martinez, Jorge Eguía, Santiago Llorente, Francisco Boix 
World J Transplant 8(1):23-37. Published online Feb 24, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i1.23
47
Listening to music during arteriovenous fistula surgery alleviates anxiety: A randomized single-blind clinical trial  
Mehmet Deniz Ayli, Fatih Sandikci, Sertac Cimen, Ayse Gokcen Gundogmus, Ebru Oğuz, Sanem Guler Cimen 
World J Transplant 10(4):79-89. Published online Apr 29, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i4.79
48
Single-lung transplantation in emphysema: Retrospective study analyzing survival and waiting list mortality  
José M Borro, María Delgado, Elisabeth Coll, Salvador Pita 
World J Transplant 6(2):347-355. Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.347
49
ABO incompatible renal transplants: Good or bad?  
Masaki Muramatsu, Hector Daniel Gonzalez, Roberto Cacciola, Atsushi Aikawa, Magdi M Yaqoob, Carmelo Puliatti 
World J Transplant 4(1):18-29. Published online Mar 24, 2014. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i1.18
50
Pancreatic transplantation: Brief review of the current evidence  
Ahmed Aref, Tariq Zayan, Ravi Pararajasingam, Ajay Sharma, Ahmed Halawa 
World J Transplant 9(4):81-93. Published online Aug 26, 2019. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v9.i4.81
Write to the Help Desk