OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Journal of Pediatrics is 7. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review	134
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China	63
Correction to: Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	62
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict allograft survival after pediatric liver transplantation	62
Sex dimorphic associations of Prader–Willi imprinted gene expressions in umbilical cord with prenatal and postnatal growth in healthy infants	54
FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China	40
Evaluation of proximal tubule functions in children with COVID-19: a prospective analytical study	40
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in family clusters: a systematic review	39
Non-malignant features of cancer predisposition syndromes manifesting in childhood and adolescence: a guide for the general pediatrician	37
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis	36
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	34
Sex-specific differences in ossification patterns of the atlas and axis: a computed tomography study	34
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	31
Prenatal risk factors and genetic causes of ADHD in children	31
Developmental hemostasis in the neonatal period	31
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: a real-world study	29
Tribute to Reviewers (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)	29
Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children’s hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study	27
Two approaches for newborns with critical congenital heart disease: a comparative study	26
Bridging molecular advancements and clinical challenges in pediatric oncology	24
Correction to: Real-world performance analysis of a novel computational method in the precision oncology of pediatric tumors	24
Factors affecting length of stay according to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity: a nationwide cohort study in Korea	21
Current understanding of ELF4 deficiency: a novel inborn error of immunity	21
Current status of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in China	20

Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with chronic urticaria	20
Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in children	20
A model for early clinical detection of pediatric monogenic lupus: implications for the future of digital medicine	19
Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in pediatrics and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
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	18
Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of animal-assisted activities with visiting dogs in inpatient pediatric oncology	18
Associations of preterm and early-term birth with suspected developmental coordination disorder: a national retrospective cohort study in children aged 3–10 years	18
Superior antibody and membrane protein-specific T-cell responses to CoronaVac by intradermal versus intramuscular routes in adolescents	18
Clinical and prognostic characteristics of bilateral Wilms tumor: a multi-center institutional retrospective cohort study experience from China	18
Impact of guideline adherence and race on asthma control in children	18
Human bocavirus 1 and 2 genotype-specific antibodies for rapid antigen testing in pediatric patients with acute respiratory infections	18
Third-line therapies in patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to first- and second-line intravenous immunoglobulin therapy	17
Impact of rotavirus vaccine implementation on Israeli children: a comparison between pre- and post-vaccination era	17
Clinical heterogeneity and five phenotypes identified in pediatric Behçet’s syndrome: a cohort study from Shanghai Behçet’s syndrome database	17
Continuing interventions in a quality improvement bundle to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia	16
Infant eczema or insect dermatitis? Dermoscopy solved the mystery	16
Concurrent pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a longitudinal single center case‒control study and literature review	16
Are patients recovering from Kawasaki disease at increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis? A meta-analysis	16
Fecal microbiota transplants in pediatric autism: opportunities and challenges	15
FLNB haploinsufficiency-related short stature: a new syndrome or an expanded spectrum of Larsen syndrome	14
Can pediatric vasovagal syncope be individually managed?	14
Childhood sleep: physical, cognitive, and behavioral consequences and implications	13
Reply to “maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract”	13
Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children	13
Comprehensive characterization of the genetic landscape of familial Hirschsprung’s disease	13
Assessment of compatibility of rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 with neonatal intravenous medications	12
Global burden of heart failure in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2019: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	12
Clinical-based phenotypes in children with pediatric post-COVID-19 condition	12
Sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome: a systematic review	12
Expert consensus on COVID-19 vaccination in children	12
Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period	12
A wake-up call to action for smoking cessation interventions	12
Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus	12
A comprehensive review of genetic causes of obesity	12
Sex differences in the risk of retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review, frequentist and Bayesian meta-analysis, and meta-regression	12
Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts	12
Treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	12
Safety and efficacy of omalizumab for antihistamine-resistant chronic urticaria in children: a case series and literature review	12
Association of the retinol to all-trans retinoic acid pathway with autism spectrum disorder	11
Effects of fentanyl and sucrose on pain in retinopathy examinations with pain scale, near-infrared spectroscopy, and ultrasonography: a randomized trial	11
Associations of early-life factors and indoor environmental exposure with asthma among children: a case–control study in Chongqing, China	11
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis	11
Congenital heart diseases trends in São Paulo State, Brazil: a national live birth data bank analysis	11
Addition of respiratory exercises to conventional rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
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	11
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis as a manifestation of Kawasaki disease	11
Trichotillomania occurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent	11
National trends in sexual intercourse and usage of contraception among Korean adolescents	11
Variation in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children in the region of Asturias, Northern Spain	11
A pilot study of the differentiated landscape of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from children with incomplete versus complete Kawasaki disease	11

Maternal smoking status during pregnancy and low birth weight in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 cohort studies published from 1986 to 2020	11
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes	11
Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome	11
Parental perception of child's weight, their attitudes towards child's dietary habits and the risk of obesity	10
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement	10
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms	10
Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma	10
Multigenerational birth cohort study in China: importance, necessity and beyond	10
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 Lanka	10
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen	10
Surges of hospital-based rhinovirus infection during the 2020 coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in Beijing, China	10
Pediatric complex chronic and life-limiting conditions in the Basque public health system: cross-sectional prevalence study	10
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review	10
Pediatric patients in the new wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shanghai, China	10
An eighteen-year longitudinal examination of school victimization and weapon use in California secondary schools	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
Therapeutic benefits of zinc sulfate on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	9
Maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract	9
Gaps and challenges in the management of pediatric steatotic liver diseases: a narrative review	9
A novel homozygous RAG1 mutation in a girl presenting with granulomas and alopecia capitis totalis	9
Correction to: Regulation of JAK/STAT signal pathway by miR-21 in the pathogenesis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis	9
Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review	9
Metabolic acidosis and sudden infant death syndrome: overlooked data provides insight into SIDS pathogenesis	9
Associations between measures of pediatric human resources and the under-five mortality rate: a nationwide study in China in 2014	9
Epidemiology and disease burden of pediatric congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: a national cross-sectional study of hospitalized children in China	9
Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: pathophysiology, current, and emerging treatments	8
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	8
Impact of probiotics supplement on the gut microbiota in neonates with antibiotic exposure: an open-label single-center randomized parallel controlled study	8
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021)	8
Thermoregulation, incubator humidity, and skincare practices in appropriate for gestational age ultra-low birth weight infants: need for more evidence	8
Early diagnosis and management of neonatal sepsis: a perspective	8
Clinical characteristics of herpes zoster in a pediatric hospital in China from 2007 to 2020	8
COVID-19 and neurologic manifestations: a synthesis from the child neurologist’s corner	8
Association between new onset type 1 diabetes and real-world antibiotics and neonicotinoids’ exposure-related gut microbiota perturbation	8
Number and distribution of eosinophils and lymphocytes in the Japanese pediatric gastrointestinal tract: in search of a definition for “abnormally increased eosinophils”	8
Analgesic effect of inhaled lavender essential oil for frenotomy in healthy neonates: a randomized clinical trial	8
Stressful life events, psychosocial health and general health in preschool children before age 4	8
Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children in China: a national cross-sectional study	8
Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children	8
Evaluation of a new frequency–volume chart for children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis: a prospective, comparative study	8
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-related and imputable deaths in children: results from the French pediatric national registry	7
Clinical experiences in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in a designated children’s hospital in China	7
Unrecognized congenital heart disease in rural school-age children: getting to the root of the problem	7
Importance of excluded duplicates reporting in a systematic review	7
Navigating the 2024 AHA guidelines for Kawasaki disease: practical insights for clinicians	7
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	7
Remote ischemic conditioning prevents ischemic cerebrovascular events in children with moyamoya disease: a randomized controlled trial	7
Nasogastric or nasojejunal feeding in pediatric acute pancreatitis: a randomized controlled trial	7
AST-to-ALT ratio and coronary artery lesions among patients with Kawasaki disease	7
Decreased incidence followed by comeback of pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan	7
Maternal weight and its association with risk of overweight in offspring: a trajectory analysis from a birth cohort in China	7
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital chloride diarrhea by whole exome sequencing in four Chinese families and prenatal genotype–phenotype association study	7
Response to the outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children	7
Everything that is not given is lost	7
Viral-mediated gene therapy in pediatric neurological disorders	7
Efficacy and safety of Huaiqihuang granule as adjuvant treatment for primary nephrotic syndrome in children: a meta-analysis and systematic review	7