BMJ Paediatrics Open

Papers
(The median citation count of BMJ Paediatrics Open is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Impact of lockdown and school closure on children’s health and well-being during the first wave of COVID-19: a narrative review101
Bullying in children: impact on child health95
Parental perceptions of the impact of neonatal unit visitation policies during COVID-19 pandemic69
Diagnosis and management of asthma in children52
Paediatric emergency department dog bite attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic: an audit at a tertiary children’s hospital38
Presentation of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in children and young people during COVID-19: a national UK survey33
Persistent clinical features in paediatric patients after SARS-CoV-2 virological recovery: a retrospective population-based cohort study from a single centre in Latvia28
Incidence of Kawasaki disease before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study in Japan27
Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT). A population screening study with follow-up: the case for multiple time-point screening for autism26
Early life antibiotics and childhood gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review25
COVID-19 and child marriage in Bangladesh: emergency call to action25
Adenoid hypertrophy in children: a narrative review of pathogenesis and clinical relevance22
Fatigue among children with a chronic disease: a cross-sectional study22
Effects of digital devices and online learning on computer vision syndrome in students during the COVID-19 era: an online questionnaire study22
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (PIMS-TS): a narrative review and the viewpoint of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Intensive Care (SLACIP) Seps22
Prevalence of traumatic psychological stress reactions in children and parents following paediatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a hospital-based prospective cohort study from Kerala, India21
Weaning strategies for the withdrawal of non-invasive respiratory support applying continuous positive airway pressure in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
Changing patterns of emergency paediatric presentations during the first wave of COVID-19: learning for the second wave from a UK tertiary emergency department20
SARS-CoV-2 transmissions in students and teachers: seroprevalence follow-up study in a German secondary school in November and December 202020
Adverse drug reactions of leukotriene receptor antagonists in children with asthma: a systematic review19
Congenital haemangiomas: a single-centre retrospective review19
Reducing COVID-19 risk in schools: a qualitative examination of secondary school staff and family views and concerns in the South West of England19
Paediatric to adult healthcare transition in resource-limited settings: a narrative review17
Parenting a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a qualitative study17
Decision-making for the infant sleep environment among families with children considered to be at risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy: a systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis17
COVID-19 in pregnancy: the foetal perspective—a systematic review16
COVID-19 and the impact on child dental services in the UK16
Experiences with opt-in, at-home screening for SARS-CoV-2 at a primary school in Germany: an implementation study15
Sedation and analgesia from prolonged pain and stress during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants: is dexmedetomidine an alternative to current practice?15
COVID-19-related disruptions to routine vaccination services in India: a survey of paediatric providers14
Reduction in paediatric intensive care admissions during COVID-19 lockdown in Maryland, USA14
Shared decision-making for children with medical complexity in community health services: a scoping review13
Copper and zinc concentrations in the breast milk of mothers undergoing treatment for Wilson’s disease: a prospective study13
Impact of lockdown and school closure on children in special schools: a single-centre survey13
Awareness of infant safe sleep messages and associated care practices: findings from an Australian cohort of families with young infants13
Importance of living arrangements and coparenting quality for young children’s mental health after parental divorce: a cross-sectional parental survey12
Vertical transmission and clinical outcome of the neonates born to SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers: a tertiary care hospital-based observational study12
Foreign body ingestion during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective single centre review12
Right of children to be heard12
Understanding COVID-19: are children the key?12
Pandemics, epidemics and inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a rapid review12
Health-related marketing messages on product labels of commercial infant and toddler food packaging in Australia: a cross-sectional audit11
Co-morbid anaemia and stunting among children 2–5 years old in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study11
Mental health of children with and without special healthcare needs and of their caregivers during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study11
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria11
Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of vulnerable young people in New Delhi, India: a mixed method study11
Role of 3D printing technology in paediatric teaching and training: a systematic review11
Informed consent for neonatal trials: practical points to consider and a check list10
Disability in children: a global problem needing a well-coordinated global action10
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Reverse transcription-PCR and serology in the Paris area: a cross-sectional study10
Childhood immunisations in India during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Literature review of medication administration problems in paediatrics by parent/caregiver and the role of health literacy10
Risk factors for severe PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised children10
Primary care experiences of providing mental healthcare for children in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study9
Reduced antibiotic use in extremely preterm infants with an antimicrobial stewardship intervention9
Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) Study Protocol: a mixed-methods exploration of paid early childcare in Mukuru slum, Nairobi9
Incorporating parent, former patient and clinician perspectives in the design of a national UK double-cluster, randomised controlled trial addressing uncertainties in preterm nutrition9
Changes in children’s surgical services during the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary-level government hospital in a lower middle-income country9
Neonatal and perinatal palliative care pathway: a tertiary neonatal unit approach9
Myocarditis and myopericarditis cases following COVID-19 mRNA vaccines administered to 12–17-year olds in Victoria, Australia9
Parents and school-aged children’s mental well-being after prolonged school closures and confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a cross-sectional online survey study9
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on children with asthma in Jordan: a parental questionnaire8
COVID-19 and the unseen pandemic of child abuse8
Increase in the use of inhaled nitric oxide in neonatal intensive care units in England: a retrospective population study8
Home phototherapy for neonatal jaundice in the UK: a single-centre retrospective service evaluation and parental survey8
Paediatric admissions with SARS-CoV-2 during the Delta and Omicron waves: an Australian single-centre retrospective study8
Large decrease in paediatric hospitalisations during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan8
Congenital anomalies and risk factors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Multidisciplinary teams caring for people with variations of sex characteristics: a scoping review8
I-KID study protocol: evaluation of efficacy, outcomes and safety of a new infant haemodialysis and ultrafiltration machine in clinical use: a randomised clinical investigation using a cluster stepped8
Does the EU’s Paediatric Regulation work for new medicines for children in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden? A cross-sectional study8
Predictors of serious bacterial infections using serum biomarkers in an infant population aged 0 to 90 days: a prospective cohort study8
Experiences of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a qualitative interview study8
Advertising, obesity and child health: the case of Spain7
Individual cartoon video for alleviating perioperative anxiety and reducing emergence delirium in children: a prospective randomised trial7
Paediatric prehospital emergencies and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study7
Preterm birth and stillbirth rates associated with socioeconomic disparities during COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study7
Hybrid type 1 effectiveness/implementation trial of the international Guide for Monitoring Child Development: protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial7
Children with neurodisability and feeding difficulties: a UK survey of parent-delivered interventions7
Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) study: protocol of a pragmatic clinical effectiveness study to improve birth outcomes in Ethiopia7
Excretion of SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk: a single-centre observational study7
Predictors of extubation success: a population-based study of neonates below a gestational age of 26 weeks7
Family caregivers’ experience of care with a child with cerebral palsy: the lived experiences and challenges of caregivers in a resource-limited setting in northern Ghana7
Skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room for very preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial7
Cost of living crisis: a UK crisis with global implications – A call to action for paediatricians7
Climate emergency, young people and mental health: time for justice and health professional action7
Paediatric COVID-19 mortality: a database analysis of the impact of health resource disparity7
Single-centre parental survey of paediatric rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy7
Why did some parents not send their children back to school following school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey6
Association between fluid overload and mortality in children with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Population pharmacokinetics in critically ill neonates and infants undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a literature review6
Parental stress, depression, anxiety and participation in care in neonatal intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study in Italy comparing mothers versus fathers6
Incidence and predictors of attrition among children attending antiretroviral follow-up in public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2020: a retrospective study6
Risk factors of infant mortality in rural The Gambia: a retrospective cohort study6
Qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome6
Parenting a newborn baby during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative survey6
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI): a mixed-methods study on implementation, knowledge and resource availability in Malawi6
Prospective cohort study of mortality in very low birthweight infants in a single centre in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa6
Working together better for mental health in children and young people during a pandemic: experiences from North Central London during the first wave of COVID-196
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic value of four biomarkers in detecting neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries6
Evaluation of the efficacy and impact of a clinical prediction tool to identify maltreatment associated with children’s burns6
Staff–pupil SARS-CoV-2 infection pathways in schools in Wales: a population-level linked data approach6
Ten-year trend of care practices, morbidities and survival of very preterm neonates in the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry: a retrospective cohort study6
Involving children and young people in paediatric research priority setting: a narrative review6
Medical cannabis for severe treatment resistant epilepsy in children: a case-series of 10 patients6
School-age outcomes of children after perinatal brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Physiological responses to cuddling babies with hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy during therapeutic hypothermia: an observational study6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the life of Bissau-Guinean religious (Quranic) schoolboys during a state of emergency: a qualitative study6
Identifying vulnerable children’s stress levels and coping measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a mixed method study6
Closing schools for SARS-CoV-2: a pragmatic rapid recommendation6
Daily life participation in childhood chronic disease: a qualitative study on the child’s and parent’s perspective6
Prevalence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Training and support for caring for a child’s gastrostomy: a survey with family carers6
Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK6
Oral health among HIV-positive and HIV-negative children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a cross-sectional study6
Management of neonatal jaundice in low-income and middle-income countries5
At risk child: a contemporary analysis of injured children in London and the South East of England: a prospective, multicentre cohort study5
Air pollution and children’s health: where next?5
FujiLAM for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis: a systematic review5
A Prospective, observational cohort study to identify neonates and children at risk of postdischarge mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia: the PPDM study protocol5
Supporting marginalised children with school problems in the COVID-19 pandemic5
Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: a PERUKI service evaluation5
Predictive validity of the Infant Toddler Checklist in primary care at the 18-month visit and developmental diagnosis at 3–5 years: a prospective cohort study5
Early mobilisation and rehabilitation in the PICU: a UK survey5
Core outcomes in neonatal encephalopathy: a qualitative study with parents5
Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 20165
Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): a mixed-methods research protocol5
Financial stress during COVID-19: implications for parenting behaviour and child well-being5
Impact of sight and hearing loss in patients with Norrie disease: advantages of Dual Sensory clinics in patient care5
Risk factors of non-typhoidal Salmonella gastroenteritis in hospitalised young children: a case–control study5
Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children?5
Prevalence and determinants of early neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: findings from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 20165
Risk factors for early language delay in children within a minority ethnic, bilingual, deprived environment (Born in Bradford’s Better Start): a UK community birth cohort study5
Exploring spatiotemporal distribution of under-five mortality in Ethiopia: further analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys 2000, 2005, 2011 and 20165
Evaluation of rational prescribing in a hospital paediatric outpatient clinic in Nigeria5
Psychological health in preschool children with underweight, overweight or obesity: a regional cohort study5
Radioactive releases from the nuclear power sector and implications for child health5
Adverse childhood experiences—household stressors and children’s mental health: a single centre retrospective review5
What the children tell us: the COVID-19 pandemic and how the world should respond5
Paediatric sickle cell disease at a tertiary hospital in Malawi: a retrospective cross-sectional study4
Trends in hospital admissions for childhood fractures in England4
How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units?4
SARS-CoV-2 tests, confirmed infections and COVID-19-related hospital admissions in children and young people: birth cohort study4
Developing the FEEDS toolkit of parent-delivered interventions for eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties in young children with neurodisability: findings from a Delphi survey and stakeholder co4
Transforming training into practice with the conflict management framework: a mixed methods study4
Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programmes for infants and young children in low-income and middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review4
Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of online measurements of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in children with preschool wheeze: a pilot study4
Paediatric dengue shock syndrome and acute respiratory failure: a single-centre retrospective study4
COVID-19-related occupational stress in staff in an acute paediatric teaching hospital in Ireland4
Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care4
Utilisation of growth monitoring service by mothers of infants in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia4
Examining the effects of pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain on allergic disease development in offspring: a protocol for a population-based study using health administrative databases in4
Neonatal health care costs of very preterm babies in England: a retrospective analysis of a national birth cohort4
Universal language development screening: comparative performance of two questionnaires4
Community paediatricians’ experience of joint working with child and adolescent mental health services: findings from a British national survey4
COVID-19 pandemic experiences of parents caring for children with oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula4
Limited caffeine consumption as first-line treatment in managing primary monosymptomatic enuresis in children: how effective is it? A randomised clinical trial4
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiology appointments in a tertiary children’s hospital: a retrospective study4
Association of lipocalin-2 and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP1) with biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) among under 2 children in Bangladesh: results from a4
ROP screening and treatment in four district-level special newborn care units in India: a cross-sectional study of screening and treatment rates4
Use of melatonin: a single-centre audit4
Outcomes for necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in babies born at the threshold of viability: a case–control study4
Impact of stimulation among non-crying neonates with intact cord versus clamped cord on birth outcomes: observation study4
Students’ preparedness for disasters in schools: a systematic review protocol4
Risk factors for postreperfusion syndrome during living donor liver transplantation in paediatric patients with biliary atresia: a retrospective analysis4
Population-based study of influenza and invasive meningococcal disease among Greek children during the COVID-19 pandemic4
Neonatal resuscitation practices in Uganda: a video observational study4
Caring for children with new medical technology at home: parental perspectives4
Factors affecting decision-making in children with complex care needs: a consensus approach to develop best practice in a UK children’s hospital4
Birth prevalence of encephalocele in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Child and caregiver mental health during 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: findings from national repeated cross-sectional surveys4
Early diagnosis of coeliac disease in the Preventive Youth Health Care Centres in the Netherlands: study protocol of a case finding study (GLUTENSCREEN)4
Accidental poisoning in children: a single centre case series study in Bangladesh4
Causes of death in children with congenital anomalies up to age 10 in eight European countries4
Spatial distribution and factors associated with low birth weight in Ethiopia using data from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016: spatial and multilevel analysis4
Improvement and implementation of a national individual care plan in paediatric palliative care: a study protocol4
Providing paediatric surgery in low-resource countries4
Use of parenteral nutrition in the first postnatal week in England and Wales: an observational study using real-world data3
Acute pancreatitis in children – morbidity and outcomes at 1 year3
Attrition and associated factors among children living with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Eritrea: a retrospective cohort analysis3
Cord blood microRNA-376c and microRNA-1268a as biomarkers for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: a diagnostic accuracy study3
PAnTher Cub: procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for febrile neutropenia in children and young people with cancer - a single-arm pilot study3
Global clinicoepidemiological pattern of childhood vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Cascading consequences of armed conflict and famine on child health: a time for peace3
Size at birth and cognitive function among rural adolescents: a life course epidemiology study protocol of the Kisalaya cohort in Mysuru, South India3
Long-term safety of prenatal and neonatal exposure to paracetamol: a protocol for a systematic review3
Addressing early childhood development in healthcare: putting theory into practice3
Quality of patient-reported and proxy-reported outcomes for children with impairment of the lower extremity: systematic review protocol3
Cellulitis in children: a retrospective single centre study from Australia3
Novel facial characteristics in congenital rubella syndrome: a study of 115 cases in a cardiac hospital of Bangladesh3
Insulin resistance prior to term age in very low birthweight infants: a prospective study3
Added value of an open narrative in verbal autopsies: a mixed-methods evaluation from Malawi3
Emergency department use and hospital admission in children following ambulatory surgery: a retrospective population-based cohort study3
Implementation of the WHO Standards to assess quality of paediatric care at the facility level using service users’ perspective as source of data: a multicentre quality improvement study in Italy3
Non-specific aortoarteritis (NSAA) in children: a prospective observational study3
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates or in pregnancy on developmental outcomes at 21–24 months (SINEPOST): study protocol for a prospective cohort study3
Global, regional and national burden of retinopathy of prematurity among childhood and adolescent: a spatiotemporal analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 20193
Single-centre retrospective analysis of the best timing for the QTc interval length assessment in neonates3
Infectious disease screening outcomes and reducing barriers to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: a single-centre retrospective clinical analysis3
Clinical detection of ‘cold stress’ is overlooked: an online survey of healthcare workers to explore the gap in neonatal thermal care in low-resource settings3
Hypothermia on admission to a neonatal intensive care unit in Oromia, western Ethiopia: a case–control study3
Comparative efficacy and safety of interventions for treating head lice: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis3
Responses of paediatric emergency departments to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: a cross-sectional survey study3
What families in the UK use to manage attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a survey of resource use3
General practitioner visits after SARS-CoV-2 omicron compared with the delta variant in children in Norway: a prospective nationwide registry study3
Reactions of non-abused children aged 3–9 years to the Sexual Knowledge Picture Instrument: an interview-based study3
Multicentre survey of retinopathy of prematurity in Indonesia3
Global progress towards early childhood development for children with disabilities, 2013–20233
Comparing postoperative analgesia of bilateral serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block for children following the Nuss procedure: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, non-in3
Development and evaluation of an illustrated paediatric leaflet ‘Coming to Hospital: a guide to what goes on’3
Systematic review of medical literature for medicolegal claims and complaints involving neonates3
Mental health impact on children of forcible home invasions in the occupied Palestinian territory3
Structures of paediatric pain management: a PERUKI service evaluation study3
Prevalence of microcephaly: the Latin American Network of Congenital Malformations 2010–20173
Development of the My Positive Health dialogue tool for children: a qualitative study on children’s views of health3
Comorbidities of deformational plagiocephaly in infancy: a scoping review protocol3
Prevalence of pneumonia and malnutrition among children in Jigawa state, Nigeria: a community-based clinical screening study3
Systematic review of outbreaks of COVID-19 within households in the European region when the child is the index case3
Experiences of pain in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a single-centre qualitative study3
Implementation of the WHO standards to assess the quality of care for children with acute diarrhoea: findings of a multicentre study (CHOICE) in Italy3
Faecal calprotectin and rectal histological inflammatory markers in cystic fibrosis: a single-centre study3
Educating families about the impacts of wildfire smoke on children’s health: opportunities for healthcare professionals3
Fibroblast growth factor 23 in children with or without heart failure: a prospective study3
Risk factors for imaging abnormalities after the first febrile urinary tract infection in infants ≤3 months old: a retrospective cohort study3
Retrospective analysis of North West London healthcare utilisation by children during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Predictive value of clinician impression for readmission and postdischarge mortality among neonates and young children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia3
Role of parents in fatigue of children with a chronic disease: a cross-sectional study3
Use of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in Chinese paediatric patients receiving palliative care: a multicentre study3
Swedish Child Health Services Register: a quality register for child health services and children’s well-being3
Efficacy and safety of vasopressin and terlipressin in preterm neonates: a protocol for a systematic review3
Universal newborn hearing screening in South Africa: a single-centre study3
‘Hidden pandemic’: orphanhood and loss of caregivers in the COVID-19 pandemic3
Developing undergraduate autism education for medical students: a qualitative study3
Anaemia prevalence and its associated factors in children under 5 years in Western China: a systematic review3
Multicentre service evaluation of presentation of newly diagnosed cancers and type 1 diabetes in children in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Involvement of community paediatricians in the care of children and young people with mental health difficulties in the UK: implications for case ascertainment by child and adolescent psychiatric, and3
Therapeutic hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia in Vietnam: medium-term outcomes at 18 months – a prospective cohort study3
Incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors among women with pre-eclampsia, southern Ethiopia: a prospective open cohort study2
Prevalence and causes of ocular disorders and visual impairment among preterm children in Ethiopia2
Barriers to utilisation of oral rehydration solution and zinc in managing diarrhoea among under-5 children in Oyo State, Nigeria2
Perceptions and acceptability of microsampling in children and young people: a single-centre survey2
Utility of the Infantile Hemangioma Referral Score (IHReS) as a decision-making tool for referral to treatment2
Sports-related traumatic brain injuries and acute care costs in children2
Early surfactant and non-invasive ventilation versus intubation and surfactant: a propensity score-matched national study2
Neonatal outcomes associated with mode of subsequent birth after a previous caesarean section in a first pregnancy: a Swedish population-based register study between 1999 and 20152
Vaccinating adolescents wisely against COVID-192
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental satisfaction in two European neonatal intensive care units2
Breast feeding in infants diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU): a scoping review2
National, longitudinal NASCITA birth cohort study: prevalence of overweight at 12 months of age in children born healthy2
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