OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Pediatrics is 36. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Ultrasonic Features of Uncommon Congenital Heterotopic Colon and Pancreas in the Neck: An Extremely Rare Case Report	202
Editorial: Future medical education in pediatrics and neonatology	70
What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China	65
Implementation and Evaluation of Resuscitation Training for Childcare Workers	63
Desmopressin in combination with anticholinergic agents in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	59
Perioperative active warming strategies in children: a protocol for a multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial	57
Normative echocardiography data of myocardial adaptation to extrauterine life: a review of prospective studies	57
Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among children aged 2–59 months with severe community-acquired pneumonia in public hospitals of Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia: a multicenter retrospective	56
Case Report: Prolonged Neutropenia in Premature Monoamniotic Twins With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Acquired by Vertical Transmission	55
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children: A retrospective single-center study	53
Multi-center implementation of rapid whole genome sequencing provides additional evidence of its utility in the pediatric inpatient setting	53
Implementing a psychosocial care approach in pediatric inpatient care: process evaluation of the pilot Child Life Specialist program at the University Hospital of Munich, Germany	53
Posterior urethral valves: Role of prenatal diagnosis and long-term management of bladder function; a single center point of view and review of literature	52
Virtual Reality-Based Sensory Stimulation for Pediatric Disorders of Consciousness: A Pilot Study	52
Case Report: Identification of a CARD8 variant in all three patients with PFAPA syndrome complicated with Kawasaki disease	49
Value of Literature Review to Inform Development and Use of Biologics in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis	47
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Anorectal Malformation: A Single-Center Experience	46
Audiological characteristics of children with congenital unilateral hearing loss: insights into Age of reliable behavioural audiogram acquisition and change of hearing loss	46
Treating Children With Advanced Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: The NGO EMERGENCY's Project at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan	45
Construction and Verification of a Predictive Model for Risk Factors in Children With Severe Adenoviral Pneumonia	44
Pulmonary Function and Persistent Clinical Symptoms in Children and Their Parents 12 Months After Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection	43
Factors influencing the length of stay among patients admitted to a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia	43
Effect of docosahexaenoic acid and olive oil supplementation on pup weight in alcohol-exposed pregnant rats	43
A bibliometric analysis of research on pediatric preoperative anxiety (2007–2022)	43
Case Report: Infant-onset Degos disease with nervous system involvement and a literature review	42

Rapid ventricular overdrive pacing and other advanced flow-control techniques for the endovascular embolization of vein of galen malformations	41
Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Platelet Parameters in Children With Viral Respiratory Infections	41
Comparison of Effectiveness of Two Different Doses of Propranolol on Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma	41
Expanding the mutational and clinical spectrum of Chinese intellectual disability patients with two novel CTCF variants	41
Color Doppler Evaluation of Arterial Resistive Index in Infantile Hemangioma: A Useful Parameter to Monitor the Response to Oral Propranolol?	40
The Association Between Single-Child Status and Risk of Abdominal Obesity: Result From a Cross-Sectional Study of China	40
Use of Prophylactic Indomethacin in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	38
Bullying Victimization and Life Satisfaction Among Rural Left-Behind Children in China: A Cross-Sectional Study	37
Case Report: Rapid Recognition and Immune Modulation of Secondary HLH Due to Disseminated HSV Infection	37
Laparoscopic Complete Excision of the Posterior Muscular Cuff: Technique Refinements and Comparison With Stepwise Gradient Muscular Cuff Cutting for Hirschsprung Disease	37
Case Report: A rare case of young adult progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis-type 3 with a novel heterozygous pathogenic variant of ABCB4	37
Micro-CT Imaging of Pediatric Thyroglossal Duct Cysts: A Prospective Case Series	36
Regulation of COL1A2, AKT3 genes, and related signaling pathway in the pathology of congenital talipes equinovarus	36
Trends in the contributions of atopic family history to pediatric food sensitization and allergy	36
Super-Minimal Incision Technique in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Paired Kidney Analysis	36