World Journal of Pediatrics

Papers
(The median citation count of World Journal of Pediatrics is 2. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Long COVID in children and adolescents122
Similarities and differences between multiple inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease: clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment58
Maternal smoking status during pregnancy and low birth weight in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 cohort studies published from 1986 to 202042
COVID-19 and neurologic manifestations: a synthesis from the child neurologist’s corner33
Sepsis heterogeneity32
Clinical practice guidelines in multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) related to COVID-19: a critical review and recommendations31
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in pediatric COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis31
Prenatal risk factors and genetic causes of ADHD in children28
Discriminatory capacity of serum interleukin-6 between complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children: a prospective validation study26
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
Prediction modelling in the early detection of neonatal sepsis24
Human adenovirus (HAdV) infection in children with acute respiratory tract infections in Guangzhou, China, 2010–2021: a molecular epidemiology study24
Long-term physical, mental and social health effects of COVID-19 in the pediatric population: a scoping review21
Current status of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in China21
Application of next generation sequencing in the screening of monogenic diseases in China, 2021: a consensus among Chinese newborn screening experts20
COVID-19 and congenital heart disease: a case series of nine children20
Current status of human adenovirus infection in China19
Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children’s hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study19
Expert consensus on COVID-19 vaccination in children19
Diagnostic performance of serum interleukin-6 in pediatric acute appendicitis: a systematic review19
Increased asprosin is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children with obesity17
Impact of probiotics supplement on the gut microbiota in neonates with antibiotic exposure: an open-label single-center randomized parallel controlled study17
Estimated prevalence and trends in smoking among adolescents in South Korea, 2005–2021: a nationwide serial study17
Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A16 circulating in children in Beijing, China from 2010 to 201917
COVID-19 ocular findings in children: a case series16
Increasing prevalence and influencing factors of childhood asthma: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China15
Surges of hospital-based rhinovirus infection during the 2020 coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in Beijing, China15
Trends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China15
Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts14
Immunopathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children: two sides of the coin14
Analysis and validation of diagnostic biomarkers and immune cell infiltration characteristics in pediatric sepsis by integrating bioinformatics and machine learning14
Gastrointestinal viral shedding in children with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Childhood sleep: physical, cognitive, and behavioral consequences and implications13
Monkeypox virus: past and present13
A multicenter prospective study of next-generation sequencing-based newborn screening for monogenic genetic diseases in China13
Characteristics of immune and inflammatory responses among different age groups of pediatric patients with COVID-19 in China13
ECIEN-2020 study: the effect of COVID-19 on admissions for non-COVID-19 diseases12
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of COVID-19 vaccines among children and adolescents aged 2–18 years: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis12
Secular trends and urban–rural disparities in the median age at menarche among Chinese han girls from 1985 to 201912
National trends in alcohol and substance use among adolescents from 2005 to 2021: a Korean serial cross-sectional study of one million adolescents11
Biomarkers of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review11
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children11
Fever without a source in children: international comparison of guidelines11
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis11
COVID-19 in children and the importance of COVID-19 vaccination11
Maternal mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China11
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement11
Association between genetic polymorphisms of base excision repair pathway and glioma susceptibility in Chinese children10
Chest CT features of children infected by B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant of COVID-1910
Global variation in skin injures and skincare practices in extremely preterm infants10
Environmental exposure during pregnancy and the risk of childhood allergic diseases10
Short-term effects of air pollution on respiratory diseases among young children in Wuhan city, China10
New epidemiological trends of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis during COVID-19 pandemic10
Short-term developmental outcomes in neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 from Wuhan, China10
Early recombinant human growth hormone treatment improves mental development and alleviates deterioration of motor function in infants and young children with Prader–Willi syndrome10
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review10
Ursodeoxycholic acid as adjuvant treatment to phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Clinical manifestations of respiratory syncytial virus infection and the risk of wheezing and recurrent wheezing illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Association between gestational anemia in different trimesters and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study9
Australian children living with rare diseases: health service use and barriers to accessing care9
Acute severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children: considerations from the perspective of immunology9
Addressing e-cigarette health claims made on social media amidst the COVID-19 pandemic9
Can pediatric vasovagal syncope be individually managed?9
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on neuroimaging and neurobehavior in neonates9
Risk factors and machine learning prediction models for bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity in the Chinese population9
A review of the risk factors associated with juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: genetic, immune and clinical aspects9
Extent, reasons and consequences of off-labeled and unlicensed drug prescription in hospitalized children: a narrative review9
Biliatresone: progress in biliary atresia study8
Reducing neonatal mortality and respiratory distress syndrome associated with preterm birth: a scoping review on the impact of antenatal corticosteroids in low- and middle-income countries8
Neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric brain tumors after treatment with proton versus photon radiation: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Safety and clinical efficacy of linezolid in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Congenital heart diseases trends in São Paulo State, Brazil: a national live birth data bank analysis8
Role of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in children in Germany8
Treatment status of extremely premature infants with gestational age < 28 weeks in a Chinese perinatal center from 2010 to 20198
Inherited Fanconi syndrome8
Longer duration of initial invasive mechanical ventilation is still a crucial risk factor for moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants: a multicentrer prospective study8
Causes of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a multicenter study of three regions in China8
Association between innate immunity gene polymorphisms and neonatal sepsis development: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Serum levels of the novel adipokine isthmin-1 are associated with obesity in pubertal boys8
Parental perception of child's weight, their attitudes towards child's dietary habits and the risk of obesity8
Effects of probiotic supplementation on abdominal pain severity in pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials7
Chest computed tomography findings of COVID-19 in children younger than 1 year: a systematic review7
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in family clusters: a systematic review7
Serum vitamin E concentration is negatively associated with body mass index change in girls not boys during adolescence7
Are patients recovering from Kawasaki disease at increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis? A meta-analysis7
Cerebral palsy in children born after assisted reproductive technology: a meta-analysis7
Vitamin D therapy in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Challenges and suggestions for precise diagnosis and treatment of Wilson’s disease7
Developmental hemostasis in the neonatal period7
Consensus statement on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and management of cow's milk protein allergy in the Middle East: a modified Delphi-based study7
Fecal microbiota transplantation in childhood: past, present, and future7
Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to peripheral nerve blocks in pediatric patients7
Comparison of updated birth weight, length and head circumference charts by gestational age in China with the INTERGROWTH-21st NCSS charts: a population-based study7
Impact of the COVID-19 kindergarten closure on overweight and obesity among 3- to 7-year-old children7
Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen7
Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period7
Decreased incidence followed by comeback of pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan7
Clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease and concurrent pathogens during isolation in COVID-19 pandemic7
Music therapy and pediatric palliative care: songwriting with children in the end-of-life6
Sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome: a systematic review6
Secondary genomic findings in the 2020 China Neonatal Genomes Project participants6
Comprehensive characterization of the genetic landscape of familial Hirschsprung’s disease6
Clinical characteristics of pediatric cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tertiary children’s medical center in Shanghai, China6
Muscle strength and its association with cardiometabolic variables in adolescents: does the expression of muscle strength values matter?6
Effect of budesonide on hospitalization rates among children with acute asthma attending paediatric emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Analysis of clinical characteristics of children with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome in China6
Physicians’ perspectives on adverse drug reactions in pediatric routine care: a survey6
Factors of heavy social media use among 13-year-old adolescents on weekdays and weekends6
Glomerular podocyte dysfunction in inherited renal tubular disease6
Distinctive clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza infections among hospitalized pediatric patients6
Pediatric interfacility transport effects on mortality and length of stay6
Nasogastric or nasojejunal feeding in pediatric acute pancreatitis: a randomized controlled trial6
Correlation of computed tomography findings and lung function in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis6
Application of topical gentamicin—a new era in the treatment of genodermatosis5
AST-to-ALT ratio and coronary artery lesions among patients with Kawasaki disease5
Is tuberous sclerosis complex-associated autism a preventable and treatable disorder?5
Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pediatric patients with chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center5
Pediatric patients in the new wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shanghai, China5
Genetic etiologies associated with infantile hydrocephalus in a Chinese infantile cohort5
Asthma mortality among children and adolescents in China, 2008–20185
Research progress in drug therapy of juvenile idiopathic arthritis5
Depression in children with nephrotic syndrome related to parents’ stress, quality of life, and depression5
Clinical spectrum and currently available treatment of type I interferonopathy Aicardi–Goutières syndrome5
Efficacy of oral magnesium therapy in the treatment of chronic constipation in spastic cerebral palsy children: a randomized controlled trial5
Association between maternal gestational diabetes and allergic diseases in offspring: a birth cohort study5
Global Pediatric Pulmonology Alliance (GPPA) proposal for COVID-19 vaccination in children5
Analysis of neurotransmitters validates the importance of the dopaminergic system in autism spectrum disorder5
Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children in China: a national cross-sectional study5
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Associations of early-life factors and indoor environmental exposure with asthma among children: a case–control study in Chongqing, China5
Proteomic profiling of cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease5
Effect of early feeding practices and eating behaviors on body composition in primary school children5
Variations in length of stay among survived very preterm infants admitted to Chinese neonatal intensive care units5
Development of necrotizing enterocolitis after blood transfusion in very premature neonates5
Effectiveness of resilience-promoting interventions in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Association of neonatal blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor with development of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Is sibship composition a risk factor for childhood asthma? Systematic review and meta-analysis5
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes5
Effects of synbiotic supplementation on anthropometric indices and body composition in overweight or obese children and adolescents: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial5
Mosaic trisomy 12 diagnosed in a female patient: clinical features, genetic analysis, and review of the literature5
Sex differences in the risk of retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review, frequentist and Bayesian meta-analysis, and meta-regression4
Modeling tuberous sclerosis complex with human induced pluripotent stem cells4
Prevalence of developmental dyslexia in primary school children: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis4
Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with chronic urticaria4
Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in children4
Preoperative serum cortisone levels are associated with cognition in preschool-aged children with tetralogy of Fallot after corrective surgery: new evidence from human populations and mice4
ALK expression, prognostic significance, and its association with MYCN expression in MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma4
Nusinersen for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III: a retrospective single-center study in South Korea4
A three-pronged analysis confirms the association of the serotoninergic system with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder4
A comprehensive review of genetic causes of obesity4
Analysis of clinical characteristics of 66 pediatric patients with B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant of COVID-194
Viral-mediated gene therapy in pediatric neurological disorders4
Association between new onset type 1 diabetes and real-world antibiotics and neonicotinoids’ exposure-related gut microbiota perturbation4
Impact of comorbidities on the prognosis of pediatric vasovagal syncope4
Prenatal and postnatal factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome: an umbrella review of meta-analyses4
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevention on cholestasis associated with total parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: a randomized trial4
Frequency and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a telephonic interview-based analysis4
Occurrence of early epilepsy in children with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study4
NLRP3 activation in macrophages promotes acute intestinal injury in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis4
Responsible genes in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux: findings from the Chinese Children Genetic Kidney Disease Database4
Inhaler Technique Questionnaire (InTeQ) in pediatric patients with asthma4
Altered gut microbiota composition in children and their caregivers infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant4
Third-line therapies in patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to first- and second-line intravenous immunoglobulin therapy4
Analgesic effect of inhaled lavender essential oil for frenotomy in healthy neonates: a randomized clinical trial4
Two approaches for newborns with critical congenital heart disease: a comparative study4
Clinical and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Chinese children: association among the agr groups and genotypes, virulence genes and disease types4
Pediatric body mass index trajectories and the risk of hypertension among adolescents in China: a retrospective cohort study4
Imipramine-precipitated status epilepticus4
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis4
A predictive model of response to metoprolol in children and adolescents with postural tachycardia syndrome4
Characteristics of abnormal serum creatine kinase-MB levels in children with COVID-194
Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children3
Significant exercise limitations after recovery from MIS-C related myocarditis3
Urinary cystatin C: pediatric reference intervals and comparative assessment as a biomarker of renal injury among children in the regions with high burden of CKDu in Sri Lanka3
Effect of maternal pregestational diabetes mellitus on congenital heart diseases3
Innovative treatments for congenital heart defects3
Impact of time to diagnosis on the occurrence of cardiogenic shock in MIS-C post-COVID-19 infection3
Baroreflex sensitivity and its implication in neurally mediated syncope in children3
Clinical characteristics and mortality risk prediction model in children with acute myocarditis3
Efficacy of physiological seawater nasal irrigation for the treatment of children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant infection: a randomized controlled trial3
Association of different central venous pressure levels with outcome of living-donor liver transplantation in children under 12 years3
Associations between body mass index in different childhood age periods and hyperuricemia in young adulthood: the China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort study3
Monkeypox and the perinatal period: what does maternal–fetal medicine need to know?3
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccines against omicron in children aged 5 to 11 years3
Limited value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, white blood cell, and neutrophil in detecting bacterial coinfection and guiding antibiotic use among children with enterovirus infection3
Risk factors for long COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Application of Kaiser Sepsis Calculator in culture-positive infants with early onset sepsis3
Surgical management in pediatric neuroblastoma diagnosis and treatment: a 20-year, single-center experience3
Height and body mass index trajectories from 1975 to 2015 and prevalence of stunting, underweight and obesity in 2016 among children in Chinese cities: findings from five rounds of a national survey3
Continuous positive airway pressure acutely increases exercise duration in children with severe therapy-resistant asthma: a randomized crossover trial3
Comorbidities, clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in pediatric patients in a tertiary medical center in the Netherlands3
Medical clowning in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis3
Trichotillomania occurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent3
Efficacy and safety of Huaiqihuang granule as adjuvant treatment for primary nephrotic syndrome in children: a meta-analysis and systematic review3
Delayed-onset adenosine deaminase deficiency with a novel synonymous mutation and a case series from China3
Brain structure underlying the empathizing–systemizing difference in children with autism spectrum disorder3
Using echocardiography in newborn screening for congenital heart disease may reduce missed diagnoses3
Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review3
Integration of multiscale entropy and BASED scale of electroencephalography after adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy predict relapse of infantile spasms3
Accurate prediction of biliary atresia with an integrated model using MMP-7 levels and bile acids3
Pediatric endocrinopathies related to COVID-19: an update3
Maternal and neonatal blood vitamin D status and neurodevelopment at 24 months of age: a prospective birth cohort study3
Short-term effects of air pollutants on hospital admissions for acute bronchitis in children: a multi-city time-series study in Southwest China3
Trends in prevalence and mortality of gastroschisis and omphalocele in the United States from 2010 to 20183
FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China3
Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children3
Treatment of pediatric mild persistent asthma with low-dose budesonide inhalation suspension vs. montelukast in China3
Associations between measures of pediatric human resources and the under-five mortality rate: a nationwide study in China in 20142
Handmade tri-leaflet ePTFE conduits versus homografts for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction2
Development and validation of a novel non-invasive test for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese children2
Low SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence but high perception of risk among healthcare workers at children’s hospital before second pandemic wave in Germany2
Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
Brain development in newborns and infants after ECMO2
Hedgehog signaling pathway gene variant influences bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants2
Delivery room resuscitation intensity and associated neonatal outcomes of 24+0–31+6 weeks’ preterm infants in China: a retrospective cross-sectional study2
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms2
Continuing interventions in a quality improvement bundle to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia2
Response to the outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children2
Impact of rotavirus vaccine implementation on Israeli children: a comparison between pre- and post-vaccination era2
X-linked osteogenesis imperfecta accompanied by patent ductus arteriosus: a case with a novel splice variant in PLS32
Prevalence of hypertension and its associations with body composition across Chinese and American children and adolescents2
Towards creation of national cerebral palsy registries in Arab countries: what is missing?2
A gross deletion of the PAX3 gene in a large Chinese family with Waardenburg syndrome type I2
Clinical-based phenotypes in children with pediatric post-COVID-19 condition2
Comparative efficacy and optimal duration of first-line antibiotic regimens for acute otitis media in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 89 randomized clinical 2
Pediatric upper extremity firearm injuries: an analysis of demographic factors and recurring mechanisms of injury2
Performance of the PRISM I, PIM2, PELOD-2 and PRISM IV scoring systems in western China: a multicenter prospective study2
Interactions between long interpregnancy interval and advanced maternal age on neonatal outcomes2
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review2
Pre-conceptional and prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke and autism spectrum disorder: a national multi-center study in China2
Serum homocysteine, lipid profile and BMI as atherosclerotic risk factors in children with numerical chromosomal aberrations2
Clinical profile, etiology, and outcome of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis2
Number and distribution of eosinophils and lymphocytes in the Japanese pediatric gastrointestinal tract: in search of a definition for “abnormally increased eosinophils”2
Associations of preterm and early-term birth with suspected developmental coordination disorder: a national retrospective cohort study in children aged 3–10 years2
Newborn emergency transport based on the fifth-generation wireless networks and blockchain2
Influence of preterm birth on the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and childhood developmental vulnerability: a causal mediation analysis2
Treatment of hepatitis C in children and adolescents: how far have we reached?2
How are children with medical complexity being identified in epidemiological studies? A systematic review2
Sex-specific differences in ossification patterns of the atlas and axis: a computed tomography study2
Comparison of clinical outcomes between unrelated single umbilical cord blood and “ex-vivo” T-cell depleted haploidentical transplantation in children with hematological malignancies2
Improved survival at the cost of more chronic lung disease? Current management and outcomes in extremely preterm infants born in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory: 2010–20202
Efficacy of perampanel as an adjunctive therapy in pediatric focal epilepsy2
Differences between radiological findings of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 infections in pediatric patients2
Prospective cohort study on facial profile changes in infants with Robin sequence and healthy controls2
Efficacy and moderating factors of the Early Start Denver Model in Chinese toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: a longitudinal study2
Comparison between hospital- and community-acquired septic shock in children: a single-center retrospective cohort study2
Ketogenic diet therapy in children with epilepsy caused by SLC2A1 mutations: a single-center single-arm retrospective study2
Correction to: Long COVID in children and adolescents2
Systemic postnatal corticosteroid use for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and its relationship to early neurodevelopment in extremely preterm infants2
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