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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined multi-channel intraluminal impedance measurement and pHmetry in the detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with cystic fibrosis	237
Conservative management of newborns with 35 weeks or more of gestational age at risk for early-onset sepsis: a Brazilian cohort study	97
Death, dying and palliative care in the NICU	82
Heatwaves, biodiversity and health in times of climate change	64
Prevalence of childhood obesity in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Maternal educational practices and mental health disorders of school-age children	35
Breastfeeding in infants seen in private pediatric practices and its relation with type of delivery and history of prematurity	33
Rhinovirus and COVID-19 in children: a new order out of chaos?	32
Excess adiposity and low physical fitness hamper Supine-to-Stand test performance among sedentary adolescents	31
Association between interleukin-10 polymorphisms and CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ T cells in asthmatic children	29
Reference intervals for serum immunoglobulin A levels in Brazilian children aged 1 to 10 years: a population-based study	29
Pleural tuberculosis: experiences from two centers in Brazil	27
Association between asthma and sleep hours in Brazilian adolescents: ERICA	27
Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature	26
Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions	25
Sodium found in processed cow milk and estimated intake by infants	22
Child undernutrition in Brazil: the wound that never healed	22
Linezolid and vancomycin for nosocomial infections in pediatric patients: a systematic review	20
Geographic pattern of asthma prevalence in Brazilian adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis	20
HPV vaccination programs in LMIC: is it time to optimize schedules and recommendations?	20
Inhaled MgSO4 in acute asthma: are we on the right course?	17
Corrigendum to Use of neutropenic diet in the nutritional care of pediatric cancer patients with neutropenia: a scoping review, Jornal de Pediatria 2024;100(2): 132-142	17
Is there an “acceptable” percentage of using infant formula during hospital stays?	17
Newborns at high risk for brain injury: the role of the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography	16
Evaluation of cardiac autonomic function and low-grade inflammation in children with obesity living in the Northeast Brazilian region	16

Vaccination coverage in children in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time series analysis and literature review	15
Understanding the natural history of selective IgA deficiency	15
Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers	14
Postural balance, handgrip strength and mobility in Brazilian children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta	14
Relationships between internet addiction, quality of life and sleep problems: a structural equation modeling analysis	13
Role of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in children with suspected dysphagia	13
Sexual violence against children and adolescents in Paraná State: geospatial analysis and main socioeconomic indicators	13
Addressing mental health issues in immunocompromised adolescents with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
The possible mediating relationship promoted by the self-efficacy of breastfeeding associated with the Kangaroo Method on indicators of exclusive breastfeeding	13
Growth phenotypes of very low birth weight infants for prediction of neonatal outcomes from a Brazilian cohort: comparison with INTERGROWTH	13
Mastication in overweight and obese children: A comparative cross-sectional study	12
Covid-19, the polarization of substance use, and mental health	12
Sanitary measures to contain COVID-19 spread decreased pediatric hospitalizations due to other respiratory infections in São Paulo, Brazil	12
Epidemiological indicators and predictors of lethality associated with fungal infections in a NICU: a historical series	12
Food content on children movies from 2013 to 2018: taking food processing into account	12
Evidence-based nutrition for the very preterm infant in 2024	12
Different immunological patterns of Down syndrome patients with and without recurrent infections	12
Identification of genomic imbalances in oral clefts	12
Association between physical education classes and physical activity among 187,386 adolescents aged 13–17 years from 50 low- and middle-income countries	11
Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening	11
The effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in hospitalization period of preterm and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Risk factors for colonization/infection by resistant microorganisms in outbreaks in neonatal unit—a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Effects of interventions for promoting physical activity during recess in elementary schools: a systematic review	11
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in pediatric patients: a scoping review	11
Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation-surfactant-extubation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analyses	11
Sleep quality among parents and their children during COVID-19 pandemic	11
Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a tool to assess parental satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units	10
Hemodynamic effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill children	10
Growth charts of Brazilian girls with Turner syndrome without the use of GH or oxandrolone	10
Psychometric properties of the Child Development Assessment Questionnaire (QAD-PIPAS) for use in population studies involving Brazilian children aged 0–59 months	10
Enthesitis-related arthritis: monitoring and specific tools	10
Risk factors of acute kidney injury in very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit	10
Breastfeeding and its risk factors	9
Choking, gagging and complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a randomized clinical trial	9
Determining factors of child linear growth from the viewpoint of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory	9
Clinical significance of serum microRNA-146a and inflammatory factors in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia after azithromycin treatment	9
Cutoff levels for newborn screening of 21-OH deficiency in a Brazilian metropolitan area	9
An analysis of the remission phase in type 1 diabetes within a multiethnic Brazilian sample	9
Association of lipid metabolism with pneumonia risk in under-five children in China	8
Pediatric population with cystic fibrosis in the centre of Portugal: candidates for new therapies	8
A public health success: newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in a middle-income Brazilian state	8
Association of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections with low production of oxygen intermediates in children	8
Therapeutic Window of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and its correlation with IVIG-resistant in Kawasaki Disease: a retrospective study	8
Device-associated infections in neonatal care units in a middle-income country, 2016–2018	8
Initial evaluation of a multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive program in a Brazilian hospital: challenges and mitigation strategies	8
Epidemiology of hydrocephalus in Brazil	8
The clinical impact of serum soluble CD25 levels in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis	8
Analgesia and sedation for intratracheal intubation in the neonatal period: an integrative literature review	8
The value of oxygen index and base excess in predicting the outcome of neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome	8
The nutritional status of healthy children using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement	7

Cardiomyopathy and cardiac function in fetuses and newborns of diabetic mothers	7
Inhaled magnesium versus inhaled salbutamol in rescue treatment for moderate and severe asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients	7
Evaluating the effect of childhood and adolescence asthma on the household economy	7
Pediatric incontinence questionnaire (PINQ): translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese	7
Adherence to treatment of children and adolescents recently diagnosed with auto-immune Rheumatic Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Investigation of newborn blood metabolomics in varying intrauterine growth conditions	7
Systematic review on fecal calprotectin in cystic fibrosis	7
School and language performance in children born with low birth weight	7
Parameters of pubertal growth spurt in children and adolescents living at high altitude in Peru	7
Cardiorespiratory fitness and socioeconomic influences in Chilean schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study	7
The effect of recombinant human interferon α1b treatment of infants hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection on subsequent wheezing	7
Pediatric kidney transplantation: outcomes with under and over 6-year-old donors	7
Transforming tallness: how sex steroids influence final height in Marfan syndrome	6
Diagnostic utility, disease activity, and disease phenotype correlation of serum ASCA, pANCA, and PR3-ANCA in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease	6
Lessons of screening two million newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: 10-year experience of the Minas Gerais Public Health Program	6
Factors related to the readiness of Brazilian chronic pediatric patients to transition to care in adult clinics	6
Analysis of agreement between specialists for the evaluation of radiological findings of necrotizing enterocolitis	6
Surgical treatment for severe pediatric tracheobronchomalacia: the 20-year experience of a single center	6
Excess weight in adolescents and associated factors: data from the ERICA study	6
Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of microcephaly in a pediatric cohort in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study	6
Corrigendum to <Improved efficiency in the management of newborns with infectious risk factors by the sepsis risk calculator and clinical observation> <Jornal de Pediatria 100 (2024) 100/107&	6
The trajectory of head circumference and neurodevelopment in very preterm newborns during the first two years of life: a cohort study	6
Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review	6
Could children exposed to intimate partner violence against their mother have more functional gastrointestinal disorders?	6
Climate change and its impact on children and adolescents sleep	6
Environment and child health	6
Merging Pediatric Index of Mortality (a physiologic instability measure), lactate, and Systemic Inflammation Mortality Risk to better predict outcome in pediatric sepsis	6
Social school contacts of multibacillary leprosy cases in children living in the hyperendemic region of the Midwest of Brazil	6
Children with malignancies and septic shock - an attempt to understand the risk factors	6
No matter the hemisphere or language, neonatal acute kidney injury is common and is associated with poor outcomes	6
Anterior fontanelle closure and diagnosis of non-syndromic craniosynostosis: a comparative study using computed tomography	6
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Childhood Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Questionnaire (CBBDQ)	6
Profiles of suicide attempted in children and adolescents	5
Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) for use in Brazil	5
Bone and joint infection complicated with sepsis in neonates and infants under three months of age	5
Electronic cigarettes: “wolves in sheep's clothing”	5
Prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease associated with lower postpartum depressive symptoms: a case-control study	5
Upper and lower limb bone mass accrual in adolescent footballers across a short period of training and competition	5
Nutritional status and age at menarche in Amazonian students	5
Comparison of perinatal outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus according to type of treatment for glycemic control	5
Instrumental swallowing studies for the prevention of pulmonary morbidity in children and the importance of multi-disciplinary teams	5
Predictive factors for premature birth and respiratory exacerbation in pregnancies of women with cystic fibrosis	5
Oropharyngeal colostrum and reduction in mortality for preterm infants	5
Identifying adolescents with increased cardiometabolic risk—Simple, but challenging	5
Outcomes and factors associated with tolerance in infants with non-IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy with gastrointestinal manifestations	5
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Short Screening Instrument for Psychological Problems in Enuresis for use in Brazil (SSIPPE-Br)	5
Hepcidin and inflammation associated with iron deficiency in childhood obesity - A systematic review	5
Reduction of absolute monocyte counts is associated with the severity of preterm necrotizing enterocolitis	5
Clinical implications of Golgi protein 73 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and their related factors in children with bronchopneumonia	5
Chikungunya fever in hospitalized children and adolescents: clinical and epidemiological aspects in a region of northeastern Brazil	5
Predicting mortality in pediatric sepsis: A laudable but elusive goal	5
Validity of the Brazilian pediatric triage system CLARIPED at a secondary level of emergency care	5
Pediatrics ACES and related life event screener (PEARLS): translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation to Brazilian Portuguese	5
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents with phenylketonuria	5