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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined multi-channel intraluminal impedance measurement and pHmetry in the detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with cystic fibrosis	242
Conservative management of newborns with 35 weeks or more of gestational age at risk for early-onset sepsis: a Brazilian cohort study	86
Maternal educational practices and mental health disorders of school-age children	41
Death, dying and palliative care in the NICU	36
Heatwaves, biodiversity and health in times of climate change	35
Prevalence of childhood obesity in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Geographic pattern of asthma prevalence in Brazilian adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis	31
Reference intervals for serum immunoglobulin A levels in Brazilian children aged 1 to 10 years: a population-based study	31
Association between asthma and sleep hours in Brazilian adolescents: ERICA	29
Association between interleukin-10 polymorphisms and CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ T cells in asthmatic children	29
Excess adiposity and low physical fitness hamper Supine-to-Stand test performance among sedentary adolescents	29
Breastfeeding in infants seen in private pediatric practices and its relation with type of delivery and history of prematurity	27
Pleural tuberculosis: experiences from two centers in Brazil	26
Rhinovirus and COVID-19 in children: a new order out of chaos?	23
Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature	22
HPV vaccination programs in LMIC: is it time to optimize schedules and recommendations?	21
Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions	20
Child undernutrition in Brazil: the wound that never healed	20
Linezolid and vancomycin for nosocomial infections in pediatric patients: a systematic review	20
Sodium found in processed cow milk and estimated intake by infants	19
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	18
Understanding the natural history of selective IgA deficiency	17
Addressing mental health issues in immunocompromised adolescents with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	16
Inhaled MgSO4 in acute asthma: are we on the right course?	15
Growth phenotypes of very low birth weight infants for prediction of neonatal outcomes from a Brazilian cohort: comparison with INTERGROWTH	15

Is there an “acceptable” percentage of using infant formula during hospital stays?	15
The possible mediating relationship promoted by the self-efficacy of breastfeeding associated with the Kangaroo Method on indicators of exclusive breastfeeding	14
Is the capacity to consent different from the capacity to refuse treatments and procedures in adolescence?	14
Relationships between internet addiction, quality of life and sleep problems: a structural equation modeling analysis	14
Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers	14
Role of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in children with suspected dysphagia	14
Sexual violence against children and adolescents in Paraná State: geospatial analysis and main socioeconomic indicators	14
Vaccination coverage in children in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time series analysis and literature review	14
Epidemiological indicators and predictors of lethality associated with fungal infections in a NICU: a historical series	13
Association between physical education classes and physical activity among 187,386 adolescents aged 13–17 years from 50 low- and middle-income countries	13
Different immunological patterns of Down syndrome patients with and without recurrent infections	13
Evaluation of cardiac autonomic function and low-grade inflammation in children with obesity living in the Northeast Brazilian region	13
Mastication in overweight and obese children: A comparative cross-sectional study	13
Newborns at high risk for brain injury: the role of the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography	13
Risk factors for colonization/infection by resistant microorganisms in outbreaks in neonatal unit—a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening	12
Evidence-based nutrition for the very preterm infant in 2024	12
Psychometric properties of the Child Development Assessment Questionnaire (QAD-PIPAS) for use in population studies involving Brazilian children aged 0–59 months	12
Covid-19, the polarization of substance use, and mental health	12
Sleep quality among parents and their children during COVID-19 pandemic	12
The effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in hospitalization period of preterm and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Growth charts of Brazilian girls with Turner syndrome without the use of GH or oxandrolone	12
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in pediatric patients: a scoping review	12
Sanitary measures to contain COVID-19 spread decreased pediatric hospitalizations due to other respiratory infections in São Paulo, Brazil	12
Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation-surfactant-extubation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analyses	12
Cutoff levels for newborn screening of 21-OH deficiency in a Brazilian metropolitan area	12
Factors associated with developmental delay in late preterm infants: the BRISA cohort	11
Effects of interventions for promoting physical activity during recess in elementary schools: a systematic review	11
Risk factors of acute kidney injury in very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit	11
Determining factors of child linear growth from the viewpoint of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory	11
Enthesitis-related arthritis: monitoring and specific tools	11
Hemodynamic effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill children	11
Clinical significance of serum microRNA-146a and inflammatory factors in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia after azithromycin treatment	11
The clinical impact of serum soluble CD25 levels in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis	10
An analysis of the remission phase in type 1 diabetes within a multiethnic Brazilian sample	10
Association of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections with low production of oxygen intermediates in children	10
Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a tool to assess parental satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units	10
Epidemiology of hydrocephalus in Brazil	9
Pediatric population with cystic fibrosis in the centre of Portugal: candidates for new therapies	9
A public health success: newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in a middle-income Brazilian state	9
The value of oxygen index and base excess in predicting the outcome of neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome	9
Therapeutic Window of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and its correlation with IVIG-resistant in Kawasaki Disease: a retrospective study	8
Association of lipid metabolism with pneumonia risk in under-five children in China	8
Choking, gagging and complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a randomized clinical trial	8
Analgesia and sedation for intratracheal intubation in the neonatal period: an integrative literature review	8
Adherence to treatment of children and adolescents recently diagnosed with auto-immune Rheumatic Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Breastfeeding and its risk factors	8
Device-associated infections in neonatal care units in a middle-income country, 2016–2018	8
Evaluating the effect of childhood and adolescence asthma on the household economy	7
Excess weight in adolescents and associated factors: data from the ERICA study	7

Environment and child health	7
The effect of recombinant human interferon α1b treatment of infants hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection on subsequent wheezing	7
Initial evaluation of a multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive program in a Brazilian hospital: challenges and mitigation strategies	7
The nutritional status of healthy children using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement	7
School and language performance in children born with low birth weight	7
Surgical treatment for severe pediatric tracheobronchomalacia: the 20-year experience of a single center	7
Pediatric incontinence questionnaire (PINQ): translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese	7
Analysis of agreement between specialists for the evaluation of radiological findings of necrotizing enterocolitis	7
Inhaled magnesium versus inhaled salbutamol in rescue treatment for moderate and severe asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients	7
Investigation of newborn blood metabolomics in varying intrauterine growth conditions	7
Systematic review on fecal calprotectin in cystic fibrosis	7
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Childhood Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Questionnaire (CBBDQ)	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	7
Cardiomyopathy and cardiac function in fetuses and newborns of diabetic mothers	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
Could children exposed to intimate partner violence against their mother have more functional gastrointestinal disorders?	6
Diagnostic utility, disease activity, and disease phenotype correlation of serum ASCA, pANCA, and PR3-ANCA in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease	6
Children with malignancies and septic shock - an attempt to understand the risk factors	6
Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review	6
Factors related to the readiness of Brazilian chronic pediatric patients to transition to care in adult clinics	6
Climate change and its impact on children and adolescents sleep	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
Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of microcephaly in a pediatric cohort in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study	6
Profiles of suicide attempted in children and adolescents	6
Anterior fontanelle closure and diagnosis of non-syndromic craniosynostosis: a comparative study using computed tomography	6
Social school contacts of multibacillary leprosy cases in children living in the hyperendemic region of the Midwest of Brazil	6
Lessons of screening two million newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: 10-year experience of the Minas Gerais Public Health Program	6
The full blood count as a tool of differentiation between benign and malignant lymphadenopathy in pediatric and adolescent populations	6
Comparison of perinatal outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus according to type of treatment for glycemic control	6
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Short Screening Instrument for Psychological Problems in Enuresis for use in Brazil (SSIPPE-Br)	5
Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) for use in Brazil	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
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
Oropharyngeal colostrum and reduction in mortality for preterm infants	5
Neurodevelopment and climate change	5
Nutritional status and age at menarche in Amazonian students	5
Reduction of absolute monocyte counts is associated with the severity of preterm necrotizing enterocolitis	5
Hepcidin and inflammation associated with iron deficiency in childhood obesity - A systematic review	5
No matter the hemisphere or language, neonatal acute kidney injury is common and is associated with poor outcomes	5
Prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease associated with lower postpartum depressive symptoms: a case-control study	5
Electronic cigarettes: “wolves in sheep's clothing”	5
A few breaths at birth; a lifetime of health	5
Protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding and effectiveness of maternal vaccination in reducing pertussis-like illness	5
Undernutrition and short duration of breastfeeding association with child development: a population-based study	5
Direct oral provocation test with beta-lactams in Brazilian children and adolescents	5
The trajectory of head circumference and neurodevelopment in very preterm newborns during the first two years of life: a cohort study	5
Predictive factors for premature birth and respiratory exacerbation in pregnancies of women with cystic fibrosis	5
Bone and joint infection complicated with sepsis in neonates and infants under three months of age	5
Instrumental swallowing studies for the prevention of pulmonary morbidity in children and the importance of multi-disciplinary teams	5
Pediatrics ACES and related life event screener (PEARLS): translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation to Brazilian Portuguese	5
Skin-to-skin contact and deaths in newborns weighing up to 1800 grams: a cohort study	5
Validity of the Brazilian pediatric triage system CLARIPED at a secondary level of emergency care	5