How we evaluate »
The evaluation system used by our consultants allow our users to identify immediately the type of article by giving them the following information: the scientific inquiry area (i.e. prognosis of renal diseases or treatment or pathophysiology etc.), the type of study (i.e clinical trial or experimental study or observational study etc.), the target populations and materials (i.e human study or experimental study in animals) and the study results classifications.
Furthermore each article is commented by our consultants and receive a rate (1 star is for recommended, 2 stars is for really worth reading and 3 stars is for outstanding).
Details of the evaluation system
Scientific Inquiry Area
- Pathophysiology, mechanistic study
- Diagnosis of renal diseases / hypertension
- Treatment of renal diseases / hypertension
- Etiology of renal diseases and related complications (causality)
- Prognosis of renal diseases and related complications
Type of Study
- Experimental study
- Health economy-Social Sciences study
- Editorial
- Narrative Review
- Scientific hypothesis
- Technical study
- Randomized controlled trial
- Clinical trial
- Observational study
- Case Series or Case Report
- Meta-analysis
- Methodological study
- Guideline
Target Populations and Materials
- Experimental study in animals
- Human study
- Study in vitro in cells or in tissue samples
- Study in plasma/serum samples
- Pediatric Nephrology (<18 years)
- Adult Nephrology
- Renal Diseases / Hypertension in the elderly
Study Result Classification
- Novel research finding(s)
- Confirmatory finding(s) on a relevant problem (either scientifically or clinically)
- Technical advancement relevant to clinical science or basic science / translational research
- New hypothesis
- Evidence against previous findings / Refutation
Overall Rating
Recommended - Relevant to a particular area/sub-speciality related with renal diseases /hypertension.
Really worth reading General Interest to Nephrology and Hypertension - Relevant across the various sections / sub-specialities of nephrology, i.e. Basic science articles that should be read by clinicians and Clinical Studies that should be read by nephrologists interested in basic research.
Outstanding - A paper that you consider as of major relevance for the advancement of biomedical research related to renal disease and hypertension. The top 5% of papers in our speciality
