OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Jornal de Pediatria 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Ensuring breastfeeding equity has promise to help equalize early childhood development	91
Heatwaves, biodiversity and health in times of climate change	50
Death, dying and palliative care in the NICU	40
Conservative management of newborns with 35 weeks or more of gestational age at risk for early-onset sepsis: a Brazilian cohort study	37
Combined multi-channel intraluminal impedance measurement and pHmetry in the detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with cystic fibrosis	35
Parents' perception of their children's neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors	34
Maternal educational practices and mental health disorders of school-age children	34
Reference intervals for serum immunoglobulin A levels in Brazilian children aged 1 to 10 years: a population-based study	33
Breastfeeding in infants seen in private pediatric practices and its relation with type of delivery and history of prematurity	33
HPV vaccination programs in LMIC: is it time to optimize schedules and recommendations?	32
Geographic pattern of asthma prevalence in Brazilian adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis	29
Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature	28
Rhinovirus and COVID-19 in children: a new order out of chaos?	27
Pleural tuberculosis: experiences from two centers in Brazil	25
Sodium found in processed cow milk and estimated intake by infants	22
Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions	22
Excess adiposity and low physical fitness hamper Supine-to-Stand test performance among sedentary adolescents	21
Linezolid and vancomycin for nosocomial infections in pediatric patients: a systematic review	21
Corrigendum to Use of neutropenic diet in the nutritional care of pediatric cancer patients with neutropenia: a scoping review, Jornal de Pediatria 2024;100(2): 132-142	20
Child undernutrition in Brazil: the wound that never healed	20
Understanding the natural history of selective IgA deficiency	19
Is the capacity to consent different from the capacity to refuse treatments and procedures in adolescence?	18
Inhaled MgSO4 in acute asthma: are we on the right course?	18
Role of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in children with suspected dysphagia	17
Sexual violence against children and adolescents in Paraná State: geospatial analysis and main socioeconomic indicators	17

Growth phenotypes of very low birth weight infants for prediction of neonatal outcomes from a Brazilian cohort: comparison with INTERGROWTH	16
The possible mediating relationship promoted by the self-efficacy of breastfeeding associated with the Kangaroo Method on indicators of exclusive breastfeeding	16
Addressing mental health issues in immunocompromised adolescents with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	16
Relationships between internet addiction, quality of life and sleep problems: a structural equation modeling analysis	16
Newborns at high risk for brain injury: the role of the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography	16
Prognostic nutritional index as a biomarker for identifying coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	15
Is there an “acceptable” percentage of using infant formula during hospital stays?	15
Evaluation of cardiac autonomic function and low-grade inflammation in children with obesity living in the Northeast Brazilian region	15
Vaccination coverage in children in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time series analysis and literature review	15
Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers	15
Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening	14
Different immunological patterns of Down syndrome patients with and without recurrent infections	14
Covid-19, the polarization of substance use, and mental health	14
Sanitary measures to contain COVID-19 spread decreased pediatric hospitalizations due to other respiratory infections in São Paulo, Brazil	14
The effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in hospitalization period of preterm and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in pediatric patients: a scoping review	14
Epidemiological indicators and predictors of lethality associated with fungal infections in a NICU: a historical series	14
Mastication in overweight and obese children: A comparative cross-sectional study	14
Sleep quality among parents and their children during COVID-19 pandemic	14
A breath of life, and heartbeats for life: the science and soul of neonatal resuscitation	13
Risk factors for colonization/infection by resistant microorganisms in outbreaks in neonatal unit—a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Evidence-based nutrition for the very preterm infant in 2024	13
Growth charts of Brazilian girls with Turner syndrome without the use of GH or oxandrolone	12
Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation-surfactant-extubation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analyses	12
Risk factors of acute kidney injury in very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit	12
Clinical significance of serum microRNA-146a and inflammatory factors in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia after azithromycin treatment	11
Cutoff levels for newborn screening of 21-OH deficiency in a Brazilian metropolitan area	11
Determining factors of child linear growth from the viewpoint of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory	11
Factors associated with developmental delay in late preterm infants: the BRISA cohort	11
Enthesitis-related arthritis: monitoring and specific tools	10
The expression of ferroptosis-related proteins GPX4 and PTGS2 in colonic tissues of pediatric Crohn’s disease	10
Breastfeeding and its risk factors	9
Genotype-phenotype correlation of neurodevelopmental disorders in patients with dystrophinopathies	9
An analysis of the remission phase in type 1 diabetes within a multiethnic Brazilian sample	9
Psychometric properties of the Child Development Assessment Questionnaire (QAD-PIPAS) for use in population studies involving Brazilian children aged 0–59 months	9
Analgesia and sedation for intratracheal intubation in the neonatal period: an integrative literature review	9
A public health success: newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in a middle-income Brazilian state	9
Effects of interventions for promoting physical activity during recess in elementary schools: a systematic review	9
Pediatric population with cystic fibrosis in the centre of Portugal: candidates for new therapies	9
Epidemiology of hydrocephalus in Brazil	9
The clinical impact of serum soluble CD25 levels in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis	9
Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a tool to assess parental satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units	9
Therapeutic Window of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and its correlation with IVIG-resistant in Kawasaki Disease: a retrospective study	8
Association of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections with low production of oxygen intermediates in children	8
Initial evaluation of a multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive program in a Brazilian hospital: challenges and mitigation strategies	8
Association of lipid metabolism with pneumonia risk in under-five children in China	8
Adherence to treatment of children and adolescents recently diagnosed with auto-immune Rheumatic Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Cardiorespiratory fitness and socioeconomic influences in Chilean schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study	8
Device-associated infections in neonatal care units in a middle-income country, 2016–2018	8
Choking, gagging and complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a randomized clinical trial	8

The nutritional status of healthy children using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurement	8
School and language performance in children born with low birth weight	7
Analysis of agreement between specialists for the evaluation of radiological findings of necrotizing enterocolitis	7
Inhaled magnesium versus inhaled salbutamol in rescue treatment for moderate and severe asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients	7
Strengthening RSV prevention in early life through new generation strategies	7
Surgical treatment for severe pediatric tracheobronchomalacia: the 20-year experience of a single center	7
The effect of recombinant human interferon α1b treatment of infants hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection on subsequent wheezing	7
Evaluating the effect of childhood and adolescence asthma on the household economy	7
Systematic review on fecal calprotectin in cystic fibrosis	7
Transforming tallness: how sex steroids influence final height in Marfan syndrome	7
Parameters of pubertal growth spurt in children and adolescents living at high altitude in Peru	7
Pediatric kidney transplantation: outcomes with under and over 6-year-old donors	7
Environment and child health	7
Pediatric incontinence questionnaire (PINQ): translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese	7
A response to “Comparative efficacy of LifeVac® and Heimlich Maneuver in simulated airway obstruction”	7
Investigation of newborn blood metabolomics in varying intrauterine growth conditions	7
Excess weight in adolescents and associated factors: data from the ERICA study	7
Could children exposed to intimate partner violence against their mother have more functional gastrointestinal disorders?	6
Climate change and its impact on children and adolescents sleep	6
The full blood count as a tool of differentiation between benign and malignant lymphadenopathy in pediatric and adolescent populations	6
Corrigendum to <Improved efficiency in the management of newborns with infectious risk factors by the sepsis risk calculator and clinical observation> <Jornal de Pediatria 100 (2024) 100/107&	6
Social school contacts of multibacillary leprosy cases in children living in the hyperendemic region of the Midwest of Brazil	6
Children with malignancies and septic shock - an attempt to understand the risk factors	6
Comparative randomized clinical trial on postoperative pain in circumcision with ultrasound-guided versus conventional anesthetic block	6
Lessons of screening two million newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: 10-year experience of the Minas Gerais Public Health Program	6
Anterior fontanelle closure and diagnosis of non-syndromic craniosynostosis: a comparative study using computed tomography	6
Empower your child's health: tailored strategies to prevent rhinosinusitis	6
Diagnostic utility, disease activity, and disease phenotype correlation of serum ASCA, pANCA, and PR3-ANCA in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease	6
Profiles of suicide attempted in children and adolescents	5
Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review	5
Pediatrics ACES and related life event screener (PEARLS): translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation to Brazilian Portuguese	5
Direct oral provocation test with beta-lactams in Brazilian children and adolescents	5
Neurodevelopment and climate change	5
Chikungunya fever in hospitalized children and adolescents: clinical and epidemiological aspects in a region of northeastern Brazil	5
The trajectory of head circumference and neurodevelopment in very preterm newborns during the first two years of life: a cohort study	5
Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) for use in Brazil	5
Factors related to the readiness of Brazilian chronic pediatric patients to transition to care in adult clinics	5
Electronic cigarettes: “wolves in sheep's clothing”	5
Bone and joint infection complicated with sepsis in neonates and infants under three months of age	5
Upper and lower limb bone mass accrual in adolescent footballers across a short period of training and competition	5
Parental predictors of childhood vaccination adherence in border areas of Southern Vietnam: a first look at minority communities	5
Validity of the Brazilian pediatric triage system CLARIPED at a secondary level of emergency care	5
Instrumental swallowing studies for the prevention of pulmonary morbidity in children and the importance of multi-disciplinary teams	5
Clinical implications of Golgi protein 73 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and their related factors in children with bronchopneumonia	5
Comparison of perinatal outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus according to type of treatment for glycemic control	5
No matter the hemisphere or language, neonatal acute kidney injury is common and is associated with poor outcomes	5
Hepcidin and inflammation associated with iron deficiency in childhood obesity - A systematic review	5
Nutritional status and age at menarche in Amazonian students	5
Increase in new-onset type 1 diabetes diagnoses among Brazilian children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Oropharyngeal colostrum and reduction in mortality for preterm infants	5
Predictive factors for premature birth and respiratory exacerbation in pregnancies of women with cystic fibrosis	5
Reduction of absolute monocyte counts is associated with the severity of preterm necrotizing enterocolitis	5