OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pediatric Surgery is 25. 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
Changes in pediatric trauma during COVID-19 stay-at-home epoch at a tertiary pediatric hospital	75
Delayed presentation and sub-optimal outcomes of pediatric patients with acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic	70
Prevalence and risk factors for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A global view	59
Management of intussusception in children: A systematic review	55
Evolving applications of fluorescence guided surgery in pediatric surgical oncology: A practical guide for surgeons	48
Long-term surgical and patient-reported outcomes of Hirschsprung Disease	47
Limiting hospital resources for acute appendicitis in children: Lessons learned from the U.S. epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic	42
Fluorescence imaging in pediatric surgery: State-of-the-art and future perspectives	39
The effects of early anesthesia on neurodevelopment: A systematic review	35
Effectiveness of sirolimus in the treatment of complex lymphatic malformations: Single center report of 56 cases	34
Intercostal nerve cryoablation is associated with lower hospital cost during minimally invasive Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum	33
Psychosocial factors affecting quality of life in patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease-a qualitative systematic review	32
Hyponatremia as a predictor of perforated acute appendicitis in pediatric population: A prospective study	32
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study	30
Intercostal cryoablation during Nuss procedure: A large volume single surgeon's experience and outcomes	30
Management and outcomes for long-segment Hirschsprung disease: A systematic review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee	29
One-year impact of a bowel management program in treating fecal incontinence in patients with anorectal malformations	29
Gastrointestinal trichobezoar: An experience with 17 cases	28
Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes of extremely preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation	28
Reaching adulthood with Hirschsprung's disease: Patient experiences and recommendations for transitional care	28
Using machine learning analysis to assist in differentiating between necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation: A novel predictive analytic tool	27
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentation and severity of traumatic injury due to physical child abuse across US children's hospitals	26
Surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: Association between surgical indication, timing, and outcomes	26
Esophageal morbidity in patients following repair of esophageal atresia: A systematic review	25
Medical conferences in the era of environmental conscientiousness and a global health crisis: The carbon footprint of presenter flights to pre-COVID pediatric urology conferences and a consideration o	25

Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium