Ajay K. Israni

High Impact

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UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-01

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78 h-index 412 pubs 23,832 cited

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Ajay K. Israni's research focuses on the epidemiology of kidney and liver diseases in the United States, particularly as it relates to organ transplantation and waiting lists. He is a co-author of multiple annual data reports for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), as well as the US Renal Data System (USRDS).

These reports compile and analyze extensive data on organ donation, transplantation outcomes, and the prevalence of kidney disease. Israni's work contributes to understanding trends in graft survival, patient waiting times, and the demographic characteristics of organ donors and recipients. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 78, over 412 publications, and more than 23,800 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher.

His publications include the "US Renal Data System 2020 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States" (2021), "OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Kidney" (2022), and "OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Liver" (2022), among others.

Metrics

h-index: 78
Publications: 412
Citations: 23,832

Selected Publications

OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Pancreas (2025)

17 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Lung (2025)

34 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Deceased Organ Donation (2025)

27 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Heart (2025)

53 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Liver (2025)

77 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Kidney (2025)

88 citations DOI OpenAlex
Long-term Kidney Transplant Survival Across the Globe (2024)

22 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2022 Annual Data Report: Heart (2024)

116 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2022 Annual Data Report: Pancreas (2024)

24 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2022 Annual Data Report: Liver (2024)

179 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2022 Annual Data Report: Kidney (2024)

172 citations DOI OpenAlex
OPTN/SRTR 2022 Annual Data Report: Deceased Organ Donation (2024)

27 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pharmacomicrobiomics: Immunosuppressive Drugs and Microbiome Interactions in Transplantation (2024)

15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Cancer Mortality Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States During 1987–2018 (2023)

25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Stakeholders’ perspectives on transplant metrics: the 2022 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients’ consensus conference (2023)

28 citations DOI OpenAlex