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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2025; 15(1): 99642
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.99642
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.99642
Table 1 Top countries based on the number of publications and citations
| Country | Publications (n = 427) | Citations | Percentage from total citations (n = 3979) (%) | Total link strength |
| United States | 209 | 2288 | 57.5 | 137 |
| Canada | 59 | 828 | 20.81 | 89 |
| China | 43 | 336 | 8.44 | 7 |
| Spain | 34 | 516 | 12.97 | 46 |
| England | 27 | 737 | 18.52 | 38 |
| France | 25 | 538 | 13.52 | 49 |
| Germany | 25 | 649 | 16.31 | 37 |
| Italy | 20 | 202 | 5.08 | 31 |
| Belgium | 16 | 436 | 10.96 | 37 |
| South Korea | 15 | 163 | 4.1 | 3 |
| Australia | 13 | 538 | 13.52 | 33 |
| Austria | 13 | 607 | 15.26 | 47 |
| Thailand | 12 | 21 | 0.53 | 12 |
| Brazil | 11 | 50 | 1.26 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 322 | 8.09 | 29 |
| India | 9 | 77 | 1.94 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 130 | 3.27 | 12 |
| Sweden | 8 | 16 | 0.4 | 17 |
| Portugal | 6 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 42 | 1.06 | 8 |
Table 2 Top contributed institutions
| Institution | Country | Number of publications | Percentage (%) | Total citations |
| University of Toronto | Canada | 39 | 9.13 | 301 |
| University of California System | United States | 34 | 7.96 | 263 |
| Mayo Clinic | United States | 23 | 5.39 | 457 |
| Johns Hopkins University | United States | 19 | 4.45 | 458 |
| UDICE French Research Universities | France | 18 | 4.22 | 472 |
| University of Texas System | United States | 18 | 4.22 | 638 |
| Harvard University | United States | 17 | 3.98 | 359 |
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education | United States | 15 | 3.51 | 396 |
| University of Alberta | Canada | 14 | 3.28 | 585 |
| University of Pittsburgh | United States | 14 | 3.28 | 395 |
| Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris | France | 13 | 3.04 | 458 |
| Inserm, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research | France | 13 | 3.04 | 465 |
| Paris Cité University | France | 13 | 3.04 | 293 |
| Stanford University | United States | 12 | 2.81 | 17 |
| Thammasat University | Thailand | 12 | 2.81 | 23 |
| University of Pennsylvania | United States | 12 | 2.81 | 79 |
| Medical University of Vienna | Austria | 11 | 2.58 | 576 |
| University of Mississippi | United States | 11 | 2.58 | 15 |
| Columbia University | United States | 10 | 2.34 | 48 |
| Duke University | United States | 10 | 2.34 | 122 |
Table 3 Top journals based on the number of publications, n (%)
| Journal | Publications (n = 427) |
| Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 47 (11) |
| American Journal of Transplantation | 33 (7.7) |
| Transplantation | 17 (3.9) |
| Transplant International | 12 (2.8) |
| PLOS One | 11 (2.6) |
| Scientific Reports | 11 (2.6) |
| Hepatology | 10 (2.3) |
| Journal of Clinical Medicine | 9 (2.1) |
| Frontiers in Immunology | 7 (1.6) |
| Lecture Notes in Computer Science | 7 (1.6) |
| Liver Transplantation | 7 (1.6) |
Table 4 Top contributed authors
| Author | Publications | Percentage (%) |
| Wisit Cheungpasitporn | 13 | 3.04 |
| Charat Thongprayoon | 13 | 3.04 |
| Napat Leeaphorn | 12 | 2.81 |
| Matthew Cooper | 11 | 2.58 |
| Lauren Erdman | 11 | 2.58 |
| Caroline C Jadlowiec | 11 | 2.58 |
| Pattharawin Pattharanitima | 11 | 2.58 |
| Michael A Mao | 10 | 2.34 |
| Shennen A Mao | 10 | 2.34 |
| Gonzalo Sapisochin | 10 | 2.34 |
| Pradeep Vaitla | 10 | 2.34 |
| Wisit Kaewput | 9 | 2.11 |
| Anna Goldenberg | 8 | 1.87 |
| Philip F Halloran | 8 | 1.87 |
| César Hervas-Martinez | 8 | 1.87 |
| Lawrence Lau | 8 | 1.87 |
| Alexandre Loupy | 8 | 1.87 |
| Maarten Naesens | 8 | 1.87 |
| Mamatha Bhat | 7 | 1.64 |
| Javier Briceno | 7 | 1.64 |
| Shaf Keshavjee | 7 | 1.64 |
| Tommy Ivanics | 6 | 1.41 |
| Pajaree Krisanapan | 6 | 1.41 |
| Carmen Lefaucheur | 6 | 1.41 |
| Pitchaphon Nissaisorakarn | 6 | 1.41 |
Table 5 Top ten cited articles in the field of machine learning in solid organ transplantation
| Title | First author | Journal | Publication year | Total citations |
| Decision tree and random forest models for outcome prediction in antibody incompatible kidney transplantation | Torgyn Shaikhina | Biomedical Signal Processing and Control | 2019 | 162 |
| Machine learning algorithms outperform conventional regression models in predicting development of hepatocellular carcinoma | Amit Singal | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 152 |
| Prediction of acute kidney injury after liver transplantation: Machine learning approaches vs. logistic regression model | Hyung-Chul Lee | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 2018 | 96 |
| Assessing rejection-related disease in kidney transplant biopsies based on archetypal analysis of molecular phenotypes | Jeff Reeve | JCI Insight | 2017 | 90 |
| Application of machine-learning models to predict tacrolimus stable dose in renal transplant recipients | Jie Tang | Scientific Reports | 2017 | 83 |
| Predicting the graft survival for heart-lung transplantation patients: An integrated data mining methodology | Asil Oztekin | International Journal of Medical Informatics | 2009 | 79 |
| Machine-learning algorithms predict graft failure after liver transplantation | Lawrence Lau | Transplantation | 2017 | 76 |
| Applying machine learning in liver disease and transplantation: A comprehensive review | Ashley Spann | Hepatology | 2020 | 66 |
| Predicting graft survival among kidney transplant recipients: A Bayesian decision support model | Kazim Topuz | Decision Support Systems | 2018 | 64 |
| Transcriptional trajectories of human kidney injury progression | Pietro Cippa | JCI Insight | 2018 | 58 |
- Citation: Rawashdeh B, Al-abdallat H, Arpali E, Thomas B, Dunn TB, Cooper M. Machine learning in solid organ transplantation: Charting the evolving landscape. World J Transplant 2025; 15(1): 99642
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i1/99642.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.99642
