OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Journal of Pediatrics is 8. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluation of proximal tubule functions in children with COVID-19: a prospective analytical study	95
Non-malignant features of cancer predisposition syndromes manifesting in childhood and adolescence: a guide for the general pediatrician	88
Correction to: Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	70
Brain injury and neurodevelopmental trajectory in neonates with complex congenital heart disease: current status and challenges	69
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	56
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis	52
Sex-specific differences in ossification patterns of the atlas and axis: a computed tomography study	51
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China	47
Sex dimorphic associations of Prader–Willi imprinted gene expressions in umbilical cord with prenatal and postnatal growth in healthy infants	44
Developmental hemostasis in the neonatal period	43
Prenatal risk factors and genetic causes of ADHD in children	41
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review	41
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict allograft survival after pediatric liver transplantation	40
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China	36
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	36
Tribute to Reviewers (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)	35
Correction to: Real-world performance analysis of a novel computational method in the precision oncology of pediatric tumors	33
Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy	32
Bridging molecular advancements and clinical challenges in pediatric oncology	32
Factors affecting length of stay according to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity: a nationwide cohort study in Korea	31
Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children’s hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study	30
Two approaches for newborns with critical congenital heart disease: a comparative study	30
Efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: a real-world study	30
Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with chronic urticaria	28

Multilevel factors associated with sleep duration and bedtime regularity in U.S. children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders: a nationally representative study	27
Current understanding of ELF4 deficiency: a novel inborn error of immunity	25
Current status of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in China	23
Reliability and validity of the revised Chinese version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-CH-R)	23
Human bocavirus 1 and 2 genotype-specific antibodies for rapid antigen testing in pediatric patients with acute respiratory infections	23
Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in pediatrics and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Assessment of the respiratory chain enzyme activity in peripheral blood monocytes for the noninvasive diagnostics of mitochondrial disease	23
A model for early clinical detection of pediatric monogenic lupus: implications for the future of digital medicine	22
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
Global cancer mortality among children, adolescents, and young adults from 77 countries, 1990–2021: a global time-series analysis and modelling study	21
Impact of rotavirus vaccine implementation on Israeli children: a comparison between pre- and post-vaccination era	21
Third-line therapies in patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to first- and second-line intravenous immunoglobulin therapy	21
Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of animal-assisted activities with visiting dogs in inpatient pediatric oncology	21
Superior antibody and membrane protein-specific T-cell responses to CoronaVac by intradermal versus intramuscular routes in adolescents	21
Clinical and prognostic characteristics of bilateral Wilms tumor: a multi-center institutional retrospective cohort study experience from China	20
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	20
Clinical heterogeneity and five phenotypes identified in pediatric Behçet’s syndrome: a cohort study from Shanghai Behçet’s syndrome database	19
Reply to “maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract”	18
Development and validation of a real-time risk prediction model for acute kidney injury in hospitalized pediatric patients	18
Concurrent pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a longitudinal single center case‒control study and literature review	18
FLNB haploinsufficiency-related short stature: a new syndrome or an expanded spectrum of Larsen syndrome	18
Lymphatic plastic bronchitis	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
Continuing interventions in a quality improvement bundle to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia	17
Childhood sleep: physical, cognitive, and behavioral consequences and implications	17
Fecal microbiota transplants in pediatric autism: opportunities and challenges	17
Comprehensive characterization of the genetic landscape of familial Hirschsprung’s disease	17
Sex differences in the risk of retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review, frequentist and Bayesian meta-analysis, and meta-regression	16
Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children	16
Potential gut–brain axis-targeted therapies for autism spectrum disorder in children: opportunities and challenges	16
Can pediatric vasovagal syncope be individually managed?	16
Assessment of compatibility of rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 with neonatal intravenous medications	16
Clinical practice guidelines for acute infectious diarrhea in children in China (2024)	15
A comprehensive review of genetic causes of obesity	15
Advances in magnetic resonance imaging of the developing brain and its applications in pediatrics	15
Global burden of heart failure in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2019: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	15
Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period	14
Variation in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children in the region of Asturias, Northern Spain	14
Sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome: a systematic review	14
Safety and efficacy of omalizumab for antihistamine-resistant chronic urticaria in children: a case series and literature review	14
A pilot study of the differentiated landscape of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from children with incomplete versus complete Kawasaki disease	13
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	13
Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus	13
Vitamin D deficiency and fatigue in children: an overlooked but modifiable factor?	13
National trends in sexual intercourse and usage of contraception among Korean adolescents	13
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	13
Treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	13
Associations of early-life factors and indoor environmental exposure with asthma among children: a case–control study in Chongqing, China	13
Addition of respiratory exercises to conventional rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Association of the retinol to all-trans retinoic acid pathway with autism spectrum disorder	12

Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts	12
Parental perception of child's weight, their attitudes towards child's dietary habits and the risk of obesity	12
Effects of fentanyl and sucrose on pain in retinopathy examinations with pain scale, near-infrared spectroscopy, and ultrasonography: a randomized trial	12
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis	12
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome	12
Clinical-based phenotypes in children with pediatric post-COVID-19 condition	12
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes	12
Congenital heart diseases trends in São Paulo State, Brazil: a national live birth data bank analysis	12
Maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract	11
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms	11
Could physical activity promote indicators of physical and psychological health among children and adolescents? An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	11
An eighteen-year longitudinal examination of school victimization and weapon use in California secondary schools	11
Multigenerational birth cohort study in China: importance, necessity and beyond	11
Pediatric complex chronic and life-limiting conditions in the Basque public health system: cross-sectional prevalence study	11
Trichotillomania occurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent	11
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement	11
Therapeutic benefits of zinc sulfate on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	11
A novel homozygous RAG1 mutation in a girl presenting with granulomas and alopecia capitis totalis	11
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review	11
Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen	11
Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children in China: a national cross-sectional study	11
Thermoregulation, incubator humidity, and skincare practices in appropriate for gestational age ultra-low birth weight infants: need for more evidence	11
Metabolic acidosis and sudden infant death syndrome: overlooked data provides insight into SIDS pathogenesis	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
Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review	10
Pediatric patients in the new wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shanghai, China	10
Stressful life events, psychosocial health and general health in preschool children before age 4	10
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021)	10
Gaps and challenges in the management of pediatric steatotic liver diseases: a narrative review	10
COVID-19 and neurologic manifestations: a synthesis from the child neurologist’s corner	10
Epidemiology and disease burden of pediatric congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: a national cross-sectional study of hospitalized children in China	10
Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma	10
Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: pathophysiology, current, and emerging treatments	9
Early diagnosis and management of neonatal sepsis: a perspective	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
Management of congenital heart disease: successes and challenges over the last 20 years	9
Immune-mediated vitamin D deficiency in children: beyond nutrition and sunlight	9
Analgesic effect of inhaled lavender essential oil for frenotomy in healthy neonates: a randomized clinical trial	9
Country-level prevalence of and factors associated with smoking cessation among adolescents across 91 countries	9
Association between new onset type 1 diabetes and real-world antibiotics and neonicotinoids’ exposure-related gut microbiota perturbation	9
Number and distribution of eosinophils and lymphocytes in the Japanese pediatric gastrointestinal tract: in search of a definition for “abnormally increased eosinophils”	9
Viral-mediated gene therapy in pediatric neurological disorders	8
Clinical characteristics of herpes zoster in a pediatric hospital in China from 2007 to 2020	8
Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children	8
Challenges and suggestions for the assessment and treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in children under six	8
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	8
Remote ischemic conditioning prevents ischemic cerebrovascular events in children with moyamoya disease: a randomized controlled trial	8
Clinical experiences in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in a designated children’s hospital in China	8
Importance of excluded duplicates reporting in a systematic review	8
Response to the outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children	8
Maternal weight and its association with risk of overweight in offspring: a trajectory analysis from a birth cohort in China	8
Unrecognized congenital heart disease in rural school-age children: getting to the root of the problem	8
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital chloride diarrhea by whole exome sequencing in four Chinese families and prenatal genotype–phenotype association study	8
Decreased incidence followed by comeback of pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan	8
AST-to-ALT ratio and coronary artery lesions among patients with Kawasaki disease	8
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-related and imputable deaths in children: results from the French pediatric national registry	8
Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	8