OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Jornal de Pediatria is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child growth and development: a systematic review	194
Laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19	86
Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents with obesity: a meta-analysis	77
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes	63
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil: a multicenter, prospective cohort study	62
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 in children: a comprehensive review and pathophysiological considerations	38
Immune system: development and acquisition of immunological competence	33
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 from the pediatric emergency physician's point of view	32
Low back pain in adolescents and association with sociodemographic factors, electronic devices, physical activity and mental health	31
New insights on the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on children	28
Sleep quality among parents and their children during COVID-19 pandemic	28
Allergic rhinitis and sleep disorders in children – coexistence and reciprocal interactions	28
Prevalence and factors associated with bullying: differences between the roles of bullies and victims of bullying	27
Prevalence of childhood obesity in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Social and environmental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children	23
Rhinovirus as the main co-circulating virus during the COVID-19 pandemic in children	21
The general movement checklist: A guide to the assessment of general movements during preterm and term age	20
Genetics of COVID-19	19
The effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in hospitalization period of preterm and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Social inequalities and their impact on children's health: a current and global perspective	19
Profile of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: interface with impulsiveness and loneliness	19
The impact of the environment on neurodevelopmental disorders in early childhood	19
Childhood obesity: an ecological perspective	17
Association between exposure to pesticides and allergic diseases in children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis	16
Impact of chronic kidney disease on health-related quality of life in the pediatric population: meta-analysis	16

Risk factors for renal involvement in Henoch–Schönlein purpura	15
Performance of prognostic markers in pediatric sepsis	15
Climate changes, air pollution and allergic diseases in childhood and adolescence	15
Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health	14
Current strategies and perspectives for active and passive immunization against Respiratory Syncytial Virus in childhood	14
Development and validation of an instrument for monitoring child development indicators	14
Efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine in maintaining hemodynamic stability in pediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Improvement of 1st-hour bundle compliance and sepsis mortality in pediatrics after the implementation of the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines	12
Longitudinal study of sleep behavior and motor development in low-birth-weight preterm children from infancy to preschool years	12
Changing the view: impact of simulation-based mastery learning in pediatric tracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopy	12
Fat-free mass and maturity status are determinants of physical fitness performance in schoolchildren and adolescents	12
Effects of sexual orientation-based bullying on feelings of loneliness and sleeping difficulty among Brazilian middle school students	12
Treatment of patients with immunodeficiency: Medication, gene therapy, and transplantation	11
Overweight/obesity in adolescents with phenylketonuria: protective and predisposing factors	11
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in pediatric patients: a scoping review	11
Fast, cheap and feasible: Implementation of pediatric telemedicine in a public hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic	11
Evaluation of serum and salivary C-reactive protein for diagnosis of late-onset neonatal sepsis: A single center cross-sectional study	11
The effectiveness of early parental coaching in the autism spectrum disorder	11
Tracheostomy practices in children on mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Intra- and interobserver agreement of histopathological findings in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis	10
Differentiation of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates by abdominal sonography	10
Physical and mental health impacts during COVID-19 quarantine in adolescents with preexisting chronic immunocompromised conditions	10
Clinical effects of oral motor intervention combined with non-nutritive sucking on oral feeding in preterm infants with dysphagia	10
Transferrin isoelectric focusing for the investigation of congenital disorders of glycosylation: analysis of a ten-year experience in a Brazilian center	10
Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in cystic fibrosis	9
Enthesitis-related arthritis: monitoring and specific tools	9
Epidemiological evaluation and survival of children with acute myeloid leukemia	9
Cardiomyopathy and cardiac function in fetuses and newborns of diabetic mothers	9
Effects of interventions for promoting physical activity during recess in elementary schools: a systematic review	9
Interest in food and triglyceride concentrations in children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder	9
Adolescent Lifestyle Profile-Revised 2: validity and reliability among adolescents in Chile	9
Hidden hunger – a narrative review	9
Obesity, gestational weight gain, and birth weight in women with gestational diabetes: the LINDA-Brasil (2014–2017) and the EBDG (1991–1995) studies	8
Invasive mechanical ventilation and biomarkers as predictors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants	8
Postural balance, handgrip strength and mobility in Brazilian children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta	8
Newborns at high risk for brain injury: the role of the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography	8
Effect of prednisolone on language function in children with autistic spectrum disorder: a randomized clinical trial	8
Safe in the womb? Effects of air pollution to the unborn child and neonates	8
Predictors of extubation outcomes among extremely and very preterm infants: a retrospective cohort study	8
Prevalence of constipation in cystic fibrosis patients: a systematic review of observational studies	8
Evaluation of risk stratification strategies in pediatric patients with febrile neutropenia	8
Association between breastfeeding and complementary feeding in pre-pandemic and pandemic COVID-19 times: Maternar cohort study	8
Vaccination coverage in children in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time series analysis and literature review	8
High-resolution CT pulmonary findings in children with severe asthma	7
Accuracy of neck circumference for diagnosing overweight in six- and seven-year-old children	7
Serum Cystatin C as a predictor of acute kidney injury in neonates: a meta-analysis	7
Inborn Errors of Immunity: how to diagnose them?	7
The conception, content validation, and test-retest reliability of the Questionnaire for Screen Time of Adolescents (QueST)	7
The critical function of miR-1323/Il6 axis in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia	7
Loneliness and associated factors among Brazilian adolescents: results of national adolescent school-based health survey 2015	7

Association between physical education classes and physical activity among 187,386 adolescents aged 13–17 years from 50 low- and middle-income countries	7
Influence of gestational and perinatal factors on body composition of full-term newborns	7
Impact of PCV10 on pediatric pneumococcal disease burden in Brazil: time for new recommendations?	7
IL-4-C-590T locus polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma in children: a meta-analysis	6
Potential relationship between Tourette syndrome and gut microbiome	6
Gastroschisis annual incidence, mortality, and trends in extreme Southern Brazil	6
Impact of the tetra viral vaccine introduction on varicella morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian macro regions	6
Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for transient tachypnea: a meta-analysis	6
End-of-life practices in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units in Brazil: A retrospective study	6
Neonatal diseases and oxidative stress in premature infants: an integrative review	6
Association between asthma and sleep hours in Brazilian adolescents: ERICA	6
Prevalence of Epstein-Barr Viral DNA among children at a single hospital in Suzhou, China	6
Immunological deficiencies: more frequent than they seem to be	6
Cord blood bilirubin and prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and perinatal infection in newborns at risk of hemolysis	6
Hereditary angioedema: a disease seldom diagnosed by pediatricians	6
Pediatric dermatoses pattern at a Brazilian reference center	6
Identification of genomic imbalances in oral clefts	6
Lifestyle, inadequate environments in childhood and their effects on adult cardiovascular health	6
Impact of the environment on the microbiome	6
Tc-99m scan for pediatric bleeding Meckel diverticulum:a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Early-life nutrition and adult-life outcomes	6
Can skinfold thickness equations be substituted for bioimpedance analysis in children?	6
Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation-surfactant-extubation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analyses	6
The tendency of stunting among children under five in the Northern Region of Brazil, according to the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008-2017	5
Allergic sensitization pattern of patients in Brazil	5
Biomarkers of renal function in preterm neonates at 72 h and 3 weeks of life	5
Physical activity, sedentary time and nutritional status in Brazilian children with cerebral palsy	5
The nutritional status of healthy children using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement	5
The need and challenges for development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases	5
Influence of intra- and extrauterine factors on infant sleep in the first 6 months of life	5
Five-year performance analysis of a cystic fibrosis newborn screening program in northeastern Brazil	5
Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening	5
Are there differences in the physical activity level and functional capacity among children and adolescents with and without asthma?	5
Alexithymia in obese adolescents is associated with severe obesity and binge eating behavior	5
Association between interleukin-10 polymorphisms and CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ T cells in asthmatic children	5
Gastroschisis and late-onset neonatal sepsis in a tertiary referral center in Southeastern Brazil	5
Therapeutic Window of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and its correlation with IVIG-resistant in Kawasaki Disease: a retrospective study	5
What causes obesity in children and adolescents?	5
Association between adolescents who are victims of bullying and weapon possession	5
The association between victim-offender relationship and the age of children and adolescents who suffer sexual violence: a cross-sectional study	5
Omega 3 fatty acids - Potential modulators for oxidative stress and inflammation in the management of sickle cell disease	5
Follow-up of infants with congenital syphilis during the penicillin shortage period	5
HPV vaccination programs in LMIC: is it time to optimize schedules and recommendations?	5
Use of budesonide associated with a pulmonary surfactant to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature newborns – A systematic review	5
Toxic stress, epigenetics and child development	5
Ultra-processed food consumption and children and adolescents’ health	5
Evaluation of the prevalence and factors associated with acute kidney injury in a pediatric intensive care unit	5