World Journal of Pediatrics

Article	Citations
Non-malignant features of cancer predisposition syndromes manifesting in childhood and adolescence: a guide for the general pediatrician	159
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict allograft survival after pediatric liver transplantation	147
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 mice	129
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China	128
Correction to: Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	81
Brain injury and neurodevelopmental trajectory in neonates with complex congenital heart disease: current status and challenges	80
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review	71
Sex dimorphic associations of Prader–Willi imprinted gene expressions in umbilical cord with prenatal and postnatal growth in healthy infants	71
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	67
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 study	62
Tribute to Reviewers (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)	51
Efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: a real-world study	45
Bridging molecular advancements and clinical challenges in pediatric oncology	45
Current understanding of ELF4 deficiency: a novel inborn error of immunity	41
Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy	39
Multilevel factors associated with sleep duration and bedtime regularity in U.S. children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders: a nationally representative study	37
Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children’s hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study	36
Reliability and validity of the revised Chinese version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-CH-R)	35
Correction to: Real-world performance analysis of a novel computational method in the precision oncology of pediatric tumors	34
Prospective associations between media parenting practices and adolescent video game use	33
Seasonal variation in BMI outcomes at 6 months: secondary analyses of a multidisciplinary healthy lifestyle programme for children and adolescents with obesity	33
Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in pediatrics and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
A new era in CAR-NK cell therapy: from technological innovations to clinical applications	32
Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with chronic urticaria	32
Current status of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in China	31

Factors affecting length of stay according to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity: a nationwide cohort study in Korea	30
Clinical heterogeneity and five phenotypes identified in pediatric Behçet’s syndrome: a cohort study from Shanghai Behçet’s syndrome database	30
Assessment of the respiratory chain enzyme activity in peripheral blood monocytes for the noninvasive diagnostics of mitochondrial disease	30
Concurrent pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a longitudinal single center case‒control study and literature review	29
Human bocavirus 1 and 2 genotype-specific antibodies for rapid antigen testing in pediatric patients with acute respiratory infections	28
Lymphatic plastic bronchitis	27
Associations of preterm and early-term birth with suspected developmental coordination disorder: a national retrospective cohort study in children aged 3–10 years	27
Human milk oligosaccharide supplementation for metabolic health and obesity: potential mechanisms, current evidence, and research priorities	26
Third-line therapies in patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to first- and second-line intravenous immunoglobulin therapy	26
Impact of serial clinical swallow evaluations and feeding interventions on growth and feeding outcomes in children with long-gap esophageal atresia after anastomosis: a retrospective cohort study	26
Superior antibody and membrane protein-specific T-cell responses to CoronaVac by intradermal versus intramuscular routes in adolescents	24
A model for early clinical detection of pediatric monogenic lupus: implications for the future of digital medicine	24
Global cancer mortality among children, adolescents, and young adults from 77 countries, 1990–2021: a global time-series analysis and modelling study	23
Clinical and prognostic characteristics of bilateral Wilms tumor: a multi-center institutional retrospective cohort study experience from China	23
Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of animal-assisted activities with visiting dogs in inpatient pediatric oncology	23
Chinese and global trends in pediatric spinal cord injury burden (1990–2021) with projections to 2045	23
Investigation of efficacy, safety and tolerability of perampanel monotherapy in children with newly-diagnosed epilepsy in routine clinical practice in China: a multicenter prospective observational st	22
FLNB haploinsufficiency-related short stature: a new syndrome or an expanded spectrum of Larsen syndrome	21
Fecal microbiota transplants in pediatric autism: opportunities and challenges	21
Comprehensive characterization of the genetic landscape of familial Hirschsprung’s disease	21
Reply to “maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract”	21
Extreme weather and pediatric respiratory health: insights from GINA 2025	21
Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children	20
Development and validation of a real-time risk prediction model for acute kidney injury in hospitalized pediatric patients	20
Childhood sleep: physical, cognitive, and behavioral consequences and implications	19
Sustained suppression of measles in China despite a global resurgence: drivers, risks, and strategic preparedness	19
Sex differences in the risk of retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review, frequentist and Bayesian meta-analysis, and meta-regression	18
Small-molecule therapies for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: toward precision medicine	18
Assessment of compatibility of rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 with neonatal intravenous medications	18
Global and temporal trends in neonatal and under-five mortality due to birth asphyxia/trauma and prematurity (2000–2021) with projections up to 2040	18
Global burden of heart failure in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2019: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	18
Advances in magnetic resonance imaging of the developing brain and its applications in pediatrics	17
A comprehensive review of genetic causes of obesity	17
Potential gut–brain axis-targeted therapies for autism spectrum disorder in children: opportunities and challenges	17
Clinical practice guidelines for acute infectious diarrhea in children in China (2024)	17
Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period	17
Vitamin D deficiency and fatigue in children: an overlooked but modifiable factor?	16
Variation in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children in the region of Asturias, Northern Spain	16
Effects of fentanyl and sucrose on pain in retinopathy examinations with pain scale, near-infrared spectroscopy, and ultrasonography: a randomized trial	16
Safety and efficacy of omalizumab for antihistamine-resistant chronic urticaria in children: a case series and literature review	16
A pilot study of the differentiated landscape of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from children with incomplete versus complete Kawasaki disease	15
Response to: Comments on “Predicting carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections in pediatric liver transplant recipients”	15
National trends in sexual intercourse and usage of contraception among Korean adolescents	15
Association of the retinol to all-trans retinoic acid pathway with autism spectrum disorder	15
Impact of pathogen co-detection on disease severity and clinical outcomes in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia	14
Addition of respiratory exercises to conventional rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	14
Global, regional, and national trends in type 2 diabetes mellitus burden among adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021: a trend analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study	14
Posterior drooling and saliva aspiration in children with cerebral palsy: hidden threats	14
Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus	14

Clinical-based phenotypes in children with pediatric post-COVID-19 condition	14
Sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome: a systematic review	14
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement	13
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms	13
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis	13
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review	13
Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen	12
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Association of maternal hemoglobin levels and chorioamnionitis with preterm birth and low birth weight: a cohort study	12
Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome	12
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes	12
Epidemiology and disease burden of pediatric congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: a national cross-sectional study of hospitalized children in China	11
Maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract	11
Multigenerational birth cohort study in China: importance, necessity and beyond	11
Gaps and challenges in the management of pediatric steatotic liver diseases: a narrative review	11
Pediatric complex chronic and life-limiting conditions in the Basque public health system: cross-sectional prevalence study	11
An eighteen-year longitudinal examination of school victimization and weapon use in California secondary schools	11
Number and distribution of eosinophils and lymphocytes in the Japanese pediatric gastrointestinal tract: in search of a definition for “abnormally increased eosinophils”	10
Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review	10
Could physical activity promote indicators of physical and psychological health among children and adolescents? An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	10
Country-level prevalence of and factors associated with smoking cessation among adolescents across 91 countries	10
Metabolic acidosis and sudden infant death syndrome: overlooked data provides insight into SIDS pathogenesis	10
Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma	10
Thermoregulation, incubator humidity, and skincare practices in appropriate for gestational age ultra-low birth weight infants: need for more evidence	10
Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children in China: a national cross-sectional study	10
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital chloride diarrhea by whole exome sequencing in four Chinese families and prenatal genotype–phenotype association study	9
Management of congenital heart disease: successes and challenges over the last 20 years	9
Nomogram and scoring models based on BMI z-score, serum chlorine and urine specific gravity levels for predicting oral rehydration solution efficacy in pediatric postural orthostatic tachycardia syndr	9
Associations of prenatal exposure to bisphenols with BMI growth trajectories in offspring within the first two years: evidence from a birth cohort study in China	9
Immune-mediated vitamin D deficiency in children: beyond nutrition and sunlight	9
Early diagnosis and management of neonatal sepsis: a perspective	9
Clinical experiences in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in a designated children’s hospital in China	9
Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: pathophysiology, current, and emerging treatments	9
Stressful life events, psychosocial health and general health in preschool children before age 4	9
Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children	9
Maternal weight and its association with risk of overweight in offspring: a trajectory analysis from a birth cohort in China	8
Comment on “Development and validation of a minimally invasive diagnostic model for biliary atresia using artificial intelligence”	8
Remote ischemic conditioning prevents ischemic cerebrovascular events in children with moyamoya disease: a randomized controlled trial	8
Predicting carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections in pediatric liver transplant recipients	8
Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	8
Challenges and suggestions for the assessment and treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in children under six	8
From treatment to health: reforming the child health care system in China in an era of low fertility	8
Baroreflex sensitivity and its implication in neurally mediated syncope in children	8
Navigating the 2024 AHA guidelines for Kawasaki disease: practical insights for clinicians	8
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-related and imputable deaths in children: results from the French pediatric national registry	8
Efficacy and safety of ketogenic diets in drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Viral-mediated gene therapy in pediatric neurological disorders	8
Tribute to Reviewers (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025)	8
Malignant vasovagal syncope in children	8
Digital competency among pediatric healthcare workers and students: a questionnaire survey	7
Biliatresone: progress in biliary atresia study	7
Monkeypox virus: past and present	7
Behçet’s spectrum disorders: genetic and immunological insights into an emerging disease concept	7
Advancing toward a curative frontier: an updated narrative review on stem-cell therapy in pediatric type 1 diabetes	7
Comprehensive exercise recommendations for pediatric asthma: an evidence synthesis	7
Medical clowning in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis	7
Neural network mapping of gelastic behavior in children with hypothalamus hamartoma	7
Vitamin D and asthma in pediatrics: evidence and clinical implications	7
Efficacy of live attenuated vaccines after two doses of intravenous immunoglobulin for Kawasaki disease	7
Should we sedate very young patients in the lateral position?	7
Severe pediatric COVID-19: a review from the clinical and immunopathophysiological perspectives	7
Impact of pet ownership in early childhood at ages 1 and 4–5 years on mental health at ages 7–8: findings from the INMA project	7
Long-term outcomes of very low birth weight infants with intraventricular hemorrhage: a nationwide population study from 2011 to 2019	7
Longitudinal associations between chronic physical conditions, play behavior, and mental health problems in children	7
Novel insights into congenital surfactant dysfunction disorders by in silico analysis of ABCA3 proteins	7
CAR-NK cell therapy: a new frontier in the treatment of pediatric autoimmune diseases	6
Resurgence of pertussis: reasons and coping strategies	6
Risk factors for renal outcomes in children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a nationwide retrospective study in China	6
Trends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China	6
Incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID‑19 pandemic	6
Unveiling the silent crisis: global burden of suicide-related deaths among children aged 10–14 years	6
Human parainfluenza virus: an important but overlooked respiratory pathogen	6
Innovative treatments for congenital heart defects	6
Heterogeneity of the prevalence of congenital hip dislocation in Europe	6
Antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms in early pregnancy and offspring allergic diseases during toddlerhood	6
Biomarkers of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review	6
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023)	6
Real-world performance analysis of a novel computational method in the precision oncology of pediatric tumors	6
Magnetic resonance imaging of knees: a novel approach to predict recombinant human growth hormone therapy response in short-stature children in late puberty	6
Repeat community-based screening for school-age congenital heart disease: impact on the detection of cases requiring treatment in resource-limited settings	6

Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and other respiratory pathogens in children	6
Immediate kangaroo mother care: a narrative review of the benefits and barriers	6
Integrated cognitive-motor exercise for core symptoms and executive functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized clinical trial	6
Specific convulsions and brain damage in children hospitalized for Omicron BA.5 infection: an observational study using two cohorts	6
From low remission to hope: the efficacy of targeted therapies in NUP98-R positive pediatric acute myeloid leukemia	6
Correction to: Clinical-based phenotypes in children with pediatric post-COVID-19 condition	5
Early recombinant human growth hormone treatment improves mental development and alleviates deterioration of motor function in infants and young children with Prader–Willi syndrome	5
Response to “Incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID‑19 pandemic”	5
The future of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus and coronavirus disease	5
Transplantation of encapsulated fecal microbiota: research progress and future trends	5
Expert consensus on the burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease and the utility of nirsevimab for disease prevention and protection of infants	5
Impact of age on cardiometabolic health in children at adiposity rebound: the role of genetic mechanisms	5
Clinical characteristics of pediatric cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tertiary children’s medical center in Shanghai, China	5
Nonspecific increase of αβTCR+ double-negative T cells in pediatric rheumatic diseases	5
Serum levels of the novel adipokine isthmin-1 are associated with obesity in pubertal boys	5
Reducing the burden of pediatric anemia in low-socio-demographic index countries in Asia: the need for targeted support and public health policies	5
Correction: The future of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus and coronavirus disease	5
Discrete subaortic stenosis: prognostic value of the left ventricular outflow tract gradient and implications for earlier surgical intervention	5
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of childhood immunoglobulin A vasculitis	5
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of pediatric osteomyelitis in northern California	5
Complications of button battery ingestion or insertion in children: a systematic review and pooled analysis of individual patient-level data	5
Expert consensus on the combined screening of genes and biomarkers for neonatal diseases	5
Brain structure underlying the empathizing–systemizing difference in children with autism spectrum disorder	5
Forgotten muscle: diaphragm and sudden infant death syndrome	5
Is tuberous sclerosis complex-associated autism a preventable and treatable disorder?	5
Pre-conceptional and prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke and autism spectrum disorder: a national multi-center study in China	5
Radiomics and artificial intelligence applications in pediatric brain tumors	5
Delivery room resuscitation intensity and associated neonatal outcomes of 24+0–31+6 weeks’ preterm infants in China: a retrospective cross-sectional study	5
Relationship between early nutrition and deep gray matter and lateral ventricular volumes of preterm infants at term-equivalent age	5
Delayed-onset adenosine deaminase deficiency with a novel synonymous mutation and a case series from China	5
Risk factors for long COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Challenges and overcoming strategies in CAR-T cell therapy for pediatric neuroblastoma	5
Maternal inflammation during the second trimester of pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study	5
Targeted therapy for pediatric glioma: RAF(t)ing in the molecular era	5
Factors of heavy social media use among 13-year-old adolescents on weekdays and weekends	5
Biomarkers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: quantitative analysis of whole-brain tissue component volumes, intelligence scores, ADOS-CSS, and ages of first-word production and walk	5
Guidelines for clean intermittent catheterization in children	5
Clinical profile, etiology, and outcome of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis	5
Cellphone application rehabilitation management and evaluations of cardiopulmonary function and motor development in infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study	5
Maternal cardiovascular health and offspring neurodevelopment within the first five years of life: a birth cohort study	4
Clinical characteristics and mortality risk prediction model in children with acute myocarditis	4
Does midline head positioning decrease intraventricular hemorrhage or is it futile? Without a definitive trial, we will never know	4
Type I interferon pathway in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus	4
Diagnostic performance of a multiplexed gastrointestinal PCR panel for identifying diarrheal pathogens in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant	4
Effects of plyometric-based high-intensity interval training on muscle-to-fat ratio in children: protocol for a randomized controlled trial in primary school settings	4
Perioperative pain in children: an opioid-sparing perspective	4
Clinical practice guidelines for rituximab treatment in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome	4
National trends in alcohol and substance use among adolescents from 2005 to 2021: a Korean serial cross-sectional study of one million adolescents	4
Prospective cohort study on facial profile changes in infants with Robin sequence and healthy controls	4
Childhood infectious diseases: experiences and challenges	4
Unmet supportive care needs in families of children with chronic health conditions: an Australian cross-sectional study	4
Effects of Qigong vs. routine physical exercise in school-aged children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized controlled trial	4
Neighborhood predictors of short sleep duration and bedtime irregularity among children in the United States: results from the 2019–2020 National Survey of Children’s Health	4
Developmental coordination disorder and epilepsy	4
Sirolimus can promote the disappearance of renal angiomyolipoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: a prospective cohort study	4
T-cell and B-cell repertoire diversity are selectively skewed in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome revealed by high-throughput sequencing	4
Safe transition of medical care: from the in utero fetus to adulthood	4
Predictive role of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio in acute fulminant myocarditis patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	4
Clinical analysis of 2790 children with retinoblastoma: a single-center experience in China	4
Single ventricle: amphibians and human beings	4
Intervention at an early threshold for post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Innovating pediatric epilepsy: transforming diagnosis and treatment with AI	4
Differentiating rhythmic high-amplitude delta with superimposed (poly) spikes from extreme delta brushes: limitations of standardized nomenclature and implications for patient management	3
Risk factors and machine learning prediction models for bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity in the Chinese population	3
Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children	3
Admission blood pressure percentiles and in-hospital mortality in pediatric heart failure: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	3
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)	3
Changes in the contributions of risk factors to under-five mortality in low- and lower-middle-income countries (1997–2022): an analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data	3
Growth and development of children in China: achievements, problems and prospects	3
Effectiveness of resilience-promoting interventions in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Fever without a source in children: international comparison of guidelines	3
Jarvik 2015 ventricular assist device in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy and end-stage heart failure	3
Climate change and thunderstorm asthma in children: challenges and responses	3
Efficacy of physiological seawater nasal irrigation for the treatment of children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant infection: a randomized controlled trial	3
NLRP3 activation in macrophages promotes acute intestinal injury in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis	3
Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric mucosal microbiota	3
Frequency and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a telephonic interview-based analysis	3
Post-discharge oral home antibiotic use in complicated pediatric appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Analysis of neurotransmitters validates the importance of the dopaminergic system in autism spectrum disorder	3
Continuous age- and sex-specific reference ranges of liver enzymes in Chinese children and application in pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	3
Clinical and genetic characteristics of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome in a large cohort of Chinese patients	3
Supervised machine learning models for predicting sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in children: a real-world evaluation	3
Validation of the youth version of the Alimetry® Gut-Brain Wellbeing Survey: a mental health scale for young people with chronic gastroduodenal symptoms	3
Performance of the PRISM I, PIM2, PELOD-2 and PRISM IV scoring systems in western China: a multicenter prospective study	3
Rethinking peer review: ethics and blind spots of scientific gatekeeping	3
Unique mutation spectrum of progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia in the Chinese population: a retrospective genotype–phenotype analysis of 105 patients	3
Discriminatory capacity of serum interleukin-6 between complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children: a prospective validation study	3
Metabolic inflammatory hypothalamic-induced reproductive dysfunction: a new paradigm in adolescent reproductive-endocrine health	3
Insights into postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID-19 in pediatric patients	3
Developmental vulnerability in children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Western Australia: a population-based study	3
Vitamin D therapy in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
LASSO-derived nomogram for early identification of pediatric monogenic lupus	3
Treatment of hepatitis C in children and adolescents: how far have we reached?	3
Role of CHD chromatin remodelers in heart development	3
Accelerometry-assessed sleep clusters and obesity in adolescents and young adults: a longitudinal analysis in GINIplus/LISA birth cohorts	3