OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Journal of Pediatrics 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Trichotillomania occurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent	122
Performance of the PRISM I, PIM2, PELOD-2 and PRISM IV scoring systems in western China: a multicenter prospective study	58
Efficacy of physiological seawater nasal irrigation for the treatment of children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant infection: a randomized controlled trial	42
Clinical characteristics and treatment of splenic infarction in children with systemic lupus erythematosus	40
Magnetic resonance imaging of knees: a novel approach to predict recombinant human growth hormone therapy response in short-stature children in late puberty	34
Jacobsen syndrome with bilateral periventricular white matter lesions	33
Nusinersen for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III: a retrospective single-center study in South Korea	32
Food allergy among Mexican infants and preschoolers: prevalence and associated factors	31
Trends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China	26
Developmental hemostasis in the neonatal period	24
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict allograft survival after pediatric liver transplantation	24
Febrile infants: written guidelines to reduce non-essential hospitalizations	24
FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China	24
Unusual cause of recurrent vomiting with failure to thrive in an infant	21
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms	21
A novel HNF4A mutation identified in a child with maturity onset diabetes of the young	20
Journal’s responsibility in maintaining scientific integrity	20
Parental perception of child's weight, their attitudes towards child's dietary habits and the risk of obesity	19
The importance of post-COVID condition phenotypes characterization to decipher the mechanisms underlying this post-viral syndrome	19
Interaction between ozone and paternal smoking on fetal congenital heart defects among pregnant women at high risk: a multicenter maternal–fetal medicine study	19
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis as a manifestation of Kawasaki disease	17
Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Perioperative complication incidence and risk factors for retroperitoneal neuroblastoma in children: analysis of 571 patients	17
Impact of the COVID-19 kindergarten closure on overweight and obesity among 3- to 7-year-old children	17
ALK expression, prognostic significance, and its association with MYCN expression in MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma	16

Innovative treatments for congenital heart defects	15
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in family clusters: a systematic review	15
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: 2010–2020	15
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and other respiratory pathogens in children	14
Occurrence of early epilepsy in children with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study	14
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes	14
Hedgehog signaling pathway gene variant influences bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants	13
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in children with intestinal failure: a 6-year review from an intestinal rehabilitation center in China	13
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevention on cholestasis associated with total parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: a randomized trial	13
Evaluation of proximal tubule functions in children with COVID-19: a prospective analytical study	13
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Associations between body mass index in different childhood age periods and hyperuricemia in young adulthood: the China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort study	12
Frequency and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a telephonic interview-based analysis	12
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis	12
Muscle strength and its association with cardiometabolic variables in adolescents: does the expression of muscle strength values matter?	11
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement	11
Music therapy and pediatric palliative care: songwriting with children in the end-of-life	11
Imipramine-precipitated status epilepticus	11
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	11
Sex-specific differences in ossification patterns of the atlas and axis: a computed tomography study	11
Genetic etiologies associated with infantile hydrocephalus in a Chinese infantile cohort	11
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis	11
Next-generation pediatric care: nanotechnology-based and AI-driven solutions for cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal disorders	11
Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen	11
Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children	10
Improving the second-tier classification of methylmalonic acidemia patients using a machine learning ensemble method	10
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China	10
Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome	10
Pediatric body mass index trajectories and the risk of hypertension among adolescents in China: a retrospective cohort study	10
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	10
Congenital heart diseases trends in São Paulo State, Brazil: a national live birth data bank analysis	10
Accelerometry-assessed sleep clusters and obesity in adolescents and young adults: a longitudinal analysis in GINIplus/LISA birth cohorts	10
A multicenter prospective study of next-generation sequencing-based newborn screening for monogenic genetic diseases in China	10
Is sibship composition a risk factor for childhood asthma? Systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Global variation in skin injures and skincare practices in extremely preterm infants	10
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review	10
Differentiating rhythmic high-amplitude delta with superimposed (poly) spikes from extreme delta brushes: limitations of standardized nomenclature and implications for patient management	9
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review	9
Biomarkers of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review	9
Prenatal risk factors and genetic causes of ADHD in children	9
Accurate prediction of biliary atresia with an integrated model using MMP-7 levels and bile acids	9
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Glomerular podocyte dysfunction in inherited renal tubular disease	8
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	8
Continuous age- and sex-specific reference ranges of liver enzymes in Chinese children and application in pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	8
Cellphone application rehabilitation management and evaluations of cardiopulmonary function and motor development in infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study	8
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neurally mediated syncope in children and adolescents (revised 2024)	8
Sex dimorphic associations of Prader–Willi imprinted gene expressions in umbilical cord with prenatal and postnatal growth in healthy infants	8
PACS gene family-related neurological diseases: limited genotypes and diverse phenotypes	8
Rising serum potassium and creatinine concentrations after prescribing renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade: how much should we worry?	8

Asthma mortality among children and adolescents in China, 2008–2018	8
Correction to: Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	8
Non-malignant features of cancer predisposition syndromes manifesting in childhood and adolescence: a guide for the general pediatrician	8
Inherited Fanconi syndrome	8
Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to peripheral nerve blocks in pediatric patients	8
Development and validation of a novel non-invasive test for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese children	7
Efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: a real-world study	7
Therapeutic benefits of zinc sulfate on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	7
Clinical and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Chinese children: association among the agr groups and genotypes, virulence genes and disease types	7
Impact of probiotics supplement on the gut microbiota in neonates with antibiotic exposure: an open-label single-center randomized parallel controlled study	7
SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with different clinical courses in children with MIS-C	7
Analysis of neurotransmitters validates the importance of the dopaminergic system in autism spectrum disorder	7
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023)	7
A novel homozygous RAG1 mutation in a girl presenting with granulomas and alopecia capitis totalis	7
Retrospective study of HIV drug resistance in Mexican children with vertically transmitted infection	7
Clinical characteristics of pediatric cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tertiary children’s medical center in Shanghai, China	7
Surges of hospital-based rhinovirus infection during the 2020 coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in Beijing, China	7
Growth and development of children in China: achievements, problems and prospects	7
Pediatric patients in the new wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shanghai, China	7
Prenatal and postnatal factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome: an umbrella review of meta-analyses	7
Two approaches for newborns with critical congenital heart disease: a comparative study	7
Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in pediatrics and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Correlation of computed tomography findings and lung function in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis	7
Effects of probiotic supplementation on abdominal pain severity in pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	7
Risk factors for falls among children aged 0–18 years: a systematic review	7
Could physical activity promote indicators of physical and psychological health among children and adolescents? An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	6
Unveiling the silent crisis: global burden of suicide-related deaths among children aged 10–14 years	6
Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma	6
Association between HLA alleles and sub-phenotype of childhood steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome	6
Current understanding of ELF4 deficiency: a novel inborn error of immunity	6
Maternal mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China	6
LASSO-derived nomogram for early identification of pediatric monogenic lupus	6
Effect of maternal pregestational diabetes mellitus on congenital heart diseases	6
Noteworthy phenomena in pediatric inherited cardiomyopathy	6
Incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID‑19 pandemic	6
Factors affecting length of stay according to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity: a nationwide cohort study in Korea	6
Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pediatric patients with chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection: a retrospective analysis of a single center	6
Treatment of hepatitis C in children and adolescents: how far have we reached?	6
Surgical management in pediatric neuroblastoma diagnosis and treatment: a 20-year, single-center experience	6
Relationship between early nutrition and deep gray matter and lateral ventricular volumes of preterm infants at term-equivalent age	6
Poly-hydroxylated bile acids and their prognostic roles in Alagille syndrome	6
New epidemiological trends of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis during COVID-19 pandemic	5
Association of neonatal blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor with development of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
A multicenter prospective study on the management of hepatoblastoma in children: a report from the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group	5
Fever without a source in children: international comparison of guidelines	5
An eighteen-year longitudinal examination of school victimization and weapon use in California secondary schools	5
Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A16 circulating in children in Beijing, China from 2010 to 2019	5
Vestibular function of pediatric patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss: based on vertigo symptom and vestibular function testing	5
Safety and clinical efficacy of linezolid in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with chronic urticaria	5
Thermoregulation, incubator humidity, and skincare practices in appropriate for gestational age ultra-low birth weight infants: need for more evidence	5
A gross deletion of the PAX3 gene in a large Chinese family with Waardenburg syndrome type I	5
Integration of multiscale entropy and BASED scale of electroencephalography after adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy predict relapse of infantile spasms	5
Radiomics and artificial intelligence applications in pediatric brain tumors	5
Effectiveness of resilience-promoting interventions in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Current status of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in China	5
Associations between measures of pediatric human resources and the under-five mortality rate: a nationwide study in China in 2014	5
Antenatal care positive responses to pregnant women in preventing and controlling malaria in pregnancy: the sub-Saharan African perspective	5
Application of Kaiser Sepsis Calculator in culture-positive infants with early onset sepsis	5
Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children in China: a national cross-sectional study	5
Vitamin D therapy in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Specific convulsions and brain damage in children hospitalized for Omicron BA.5 infection: an observational study using two cohorts	5
Sturge–Weber syndrome: an update for the pediatrician	5
Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review	5
Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children’s hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study	5