OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of Pediatrics is 6. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of pulse oximetry screening to detect congenital heart defects: 5 years’ experience in a UK regional neonatal unit	67
Optimal administration of bronchodilators with valved holding chambers in preschool children: a review of literature	59
Multiple, random spot urine sampling for estimating urinary sodium excretion	57
Risk factors for dermatological complications of anti-TNF therapy in a cohort of children with Crohn’s disease	48
Ethical and practical dilemmas in cardiac transplantation in infants: a literature review	46
Burden of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis on the Dutch pediatric intensive care units	41
Factors associated with acyclovir nephrotoxicity in children: data from 472 pediatric patients from the last 10 years	37
FTO gene polymorphism and longitudinal changes in nutritional/obesity status in children and adolescents: Schoolchildren’s health cohort study	36
Different threshold levels of circulating total and free 25-hydroxyvitamin D for the diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency in obese adolescents	33
Maternal knowledge explains screen time differences 2 and 3.5 years post-intervention in INFANT	33
More on SARS-COV-2 infection in children and newborns	32
The utility of shear wave elastography and serum biomarkers for diagnosing biliary atresia and predicting clinical outcomes	32
An observational study for appraisal of clinical outcome and risk of mother-to-child SARS-CoV-2 transmission in neonates provided the benefits of mothers’ own milk	27
Sleep behavior of infants with infantile hemangioma treated with propranolol—a cohort study	27
The use of thromboelastography (TEG) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in neonates: a systematic review	26
Sirolimus in infants with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) — a single-centre experience	25
The effect of exchange transfusion on mortality in neonatal sepsis: a meta-analysis	24
Inequality in place-of-death among children: a Danish nationwide study	23
Superiority of OxyMaskTM with less carbon dioxide rebreathing in children	23
Brief resolved unexplained events: a new diagnosis, with implications for evaluation and management	22
Teaching medical students to choose wisely through simulation	21
Health-related quality of life in 4-to-6-year-old children with type 1 diabetes mellitus estimated by children and their mothers	21
Neurological and neurodevelopmental symptoms in children with familial Mediterranean fever and their siblings	21
Maternal antibiotics exposure during pregnancy and the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
COVID-19 in pediatric patient	21

Letter to the Editor on the original article: Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown?	20
Factors associated with hospital and intensive care admission in paediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide observational cohort study	20
Clinical characteristics of nodular fasciitis of the ear in children	20
Psychological and socio-educational correlates of energy drink consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review	20
Risk factors for mortality in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective multicenter analysis	20
Maternal postpartum depression in relation to child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Analysis of multiple organ involvement in Kawasaki disease	19
Analyte stability, instrumentation, and the red blood cell distribution width: comments on “Red blood cell distribution width and tumor necrosis factor‑α for the early prediction of coronary artery le	19
Fluid status changes during the transition in infants of diabetic mothers	19
Lactoferrin versus iron hydroxide polymaltose complex for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial	18
Renal manifestations in children with neurofibromatosis type 1	18
Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study	18
Correction to: Associations of whole blood polyunsaturated fatty acids and insulin resistance among European children and adolescents	18
Macronutrient analysis of human milk and factors associated with its composition in mothers of preterm infants ≤ 32 weeks	18
“Playing it SAFE in the NICU” SAFE-R: a targeted diagnostic ultrasound protocol for the suddenly decompensating infant in the NICU	18
Muscle mass change during chemotherapy in children with high-risk neuroblastoma: a retrospective case series of 24 patients	17
Feedback and coaching	17
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in respiratory samples in children with neurodisability—to treat or not to treat?	16
Torticollis in childhood—a practical guide for initial assessment	16
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a predictive scoring system for very low birth weight infants. A diagnostic accuracy study with prospective data collection	15
Trends in bacterial bloodstream infections and resistance in immuno-compromised patients with febrile neutropenia: a retrospective analysis	15
Bone mineral density and oxidative stress in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa	15
Universal neonatal foot orthotics—a novel treatment of infantile metatarsus adductus	15
COVID-19 in pediatric patients undergoing chronic dialysis and kidney transplantation	15
Serum bile acid levels assist the prediction of biliary stricture and survival after liver transplantation in children	14
Occurrence and risk factors associated with seizures in infants with severe bronchiolitis	14
The effect of feeding patterns on serum zonulin levels in infants at 3–4 months of age	14
Anorexia nervosa–related cardiopathy in children with physical instability: prevalence, echocardiographic characteristics and reversibility at mid-term follow-up	14
Clinical characteristics of children affected by autism spectrum disorder with and without generalized hypotonia	14
Survival outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatric patients in the USA	14
Serum IgG levels in children 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection and comparison with adults	13
Association of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with infant growth in the first 36 months of life	13
High incidence of inguinal hernias among patients with congenital abdominal wall defects: a population-based case–control study	13
Rapid exome sequencing: revolutionises the management of acutely unwell neonates	13
Differential diagnostic features between congenital haemangioma, KHE, and congenital fibrosarcoma: a single-centre experience	13
Cord blood levels of interleukin-10 decrease in neonates with increased birth weight: novel implications of the cytokine network in early obesity	13
Proadrenomedullin and neonatal sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy	12
High rate of clinically unrecognized SARS-CoV-2 infections in pediatric palliative care patients	12
Neurological involvement in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome	12
The impact of neonatal morbidities on child growth and developmental outcomes in very low birth weight infants: a nationwide cohort study	12
Use and caregiver-reported efficacy of medical cannabis in children and adolescents in Switzerland	12
Risk factors for hospitalisation due to respiratory syncytial virus infection in children receiving prophylactic palivizumab	12
Some variables to discuss regarding vesicoureteral reflux management	12
Serum albumin level is associated with mycophenolic acid concentration in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome	12
Fetal MRI mediastinal shift angle and respiratory and cardiovascular pharmacological support in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	12
Latency duration of preterm premature rupture of membranes and neonatal outcome: a retrospective single-center experience	11
Enhanced INSURE (ENSURE): an updated and standardised reference for surfactant administration	11
Development of the Swiss Database for dosing medicinal products in pediatrics	11
Vitamin D in Gambian children with discordant tuberculosis (TB) infection status despite matched TB exposure: a case control study	11
Identifying clinical phenotypes in extremely low birth weight infants—an unsupervised machine learning approach	11

The child’s perception on monitoring inflammatory bowel disease activity	11
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on a tertiary center pediatric otolaryngology emergency department	11
Gross motor function in children with Congenital Zika Syndrome from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11
Assessing patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants from standard neonatal intensive care monitoring	11
Correction to: Autopsy and pre-mortem diagnostic discrepancy review in an Irish tertiary PICU	10
Dissatisfaction with school toilets is associated with bladder and bowel dysfunction	10
An appraisal of current service delivery and future models of care for young people with gender dysphoria	10
Impact of telemedicine on health outcomes in children with medical complexity: an integrative review	10
Correction to: Safety and effectiveness of vedolizumab in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an observational multicenter Spanish study	10
Nasal HFOV versus nasal IPPV as a post-extubation respiratory support in preterm infants—a randomised controlled trial	10
Impact of COVID-19 on a paediatric emergency service	10
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: possible impact on the infant	10
Correction to: bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a predictive scoring system for very low birth weight infants. A diagnostic accuracy study with prospective data collection	10
Impact of mother-baby friendly initiative plus approach on improving human milk feeding for neonates in hospital: a quality improvement before-and-after uncontrolled study	10
Salivary C-reactive protein—a possible predictor of serum levels in pediatric acute respiratory illness	10
Youth vaping: a review and update on global epidemiology, physical and behavioral health risks, and clinical considerations	10
The pilot study of group robot intervention on pediatric inpatients and their caregivers, using ‘new aibo’	10
Reduction of small dense LDL and Il-6 after intervention with Plantago psyllium in adolescents with obesity: a parallel, double blind, randomized clinical trial	9
Ventilation heterogeneity in children with severe asthma	9
Duration of mechanical ventilation is more critical for brain growth than postnatal hydrocortisone in extremely preterm infants	9
Clinical utility of the pediatric respiratory rate-oxygenation index	9
Low technology, mild controlled hypothermia for necrotizing enterocolitis treatment: an initiative to improve healthcare to preterm neonates.	9
Plasma copeptin levels in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	9
Paediatric mitral valve disease - from presentation to management	9
The biologic importance of the vitamin D binding protein polymorphism in pediatric COVID-19 patients	9
Sodium-containing versus sodium-trace preparations of IVIG for children with Kawasaki disease in the acute phase	9
Optimising insulin aspart practices in a neonatal intensive care unit: a clinical and pharmaco-technical study	9
Author’s reply to the Letter to the Editor on the original article “Lack of changes in preterm delivery and stillbirths during COVID-19 lockdown in a European region” by Juan Arnaez	9
Bedside sonographic assessments for predicting predialysis fluid overload in children with end-stage kidney disease	9
A single dose of aminophylline administration during therapeutic hypothermia; does it make a difference in glomerular filtration rate?	9
Reply to: Clinical utility of the pediatric respiratory rate-oxygenation index	8
Trends in childhood viable pregnancy and risk of stillbirth in the United States	8
The role of the calibrated automated thrombogram in neonates: describing mechanisms of neonatal haemostasis and evaluating haemostatic drugs	8
The evolving epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in Italy	8
Red blood cell distribution width and tumor necrosis factor-α for the early prediction of coronary artery lesion in Kawasaki disease: a retrospective study	8
Urinary beta-2 microglobulin as an early predictive biomarker of acute kidney injury in neonates with perinatal asphyxia	8
Neonatal donation: are newborns too young to be recognized?	8
Review of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children and young people	8
State-level political partisanship strongly correlates with health outcomes for US children	8
Feasibility of portable capnometer for mechanically ventilated preterm infants in the delivery room	8
Child safety programs for primary school children decrease the injury severity of dog bites	8
Supraventricular tachycardias in neonates and infants: factors associated with fatal or near-fatal outcome	8
Autopsy and pre-mortem diagnostic discrepancy review in an Irish tertiary PICU	8
Severity of bronchiolitis in infants is associated with their parents’ tobacco habit	8
Non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in preterm infants with RDS: effect of changing NAVA levels	8
Pediatric obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with arterial stiffness	8
Non-verbal cognitive development, learning, and symptoms of PTSD in 3- to 6-year-old refugee children	7
Surfactant protein disorders in childhood interstitial lung disease	7
Aortic valve surgery: management and outcomes in the paediatric population	7
Acute ischemic stroke in childhood: a comprehensive review	7
Paediatric enteric fever in Brussels: a case series over 16 years	7
Association of monocyte HLA-DR expression over time with secondary infection in critically ill children: a prospective observational study	7
Correction to: Factors associated with hospital and intensive care admission in paediatric SARS‑CoV‑2 infection: a prospective nationwide observational cohort study	7
Obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome: is it possible to predict severe apnea?	7
Incidence of gynaecomastia in Klinefelter syndrome adolescents and outcome of testosterone treatment	7
Cohort study of congenital complete heart block among preterm neonates: a single-center experience over a 15-year period	7
Is this as good as it gets? Implications of an asymptotic mortality decline and approaching the nadir in pediatric intensive care	7
Paediatric Residents and Fellows Ethics (PERFEct) survey: perceptions of European trainees regarding ethical dilemmas	7
Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown?	7
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci: a rare cause of urinary tract infections in children with consequences on clinical practice	6
Blended and e-learning in pediatric education: harnessing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Letter to the Editor on the original article “Lack of changes in preterm delivery and stillbirths during COVID-19 lockdown in a European region” by Juan Arnaez	6
Cesarean delivery and risk of hospitalization for autoimmune disorders before 14 years of age	6
Composition of urinary stones in children: clinical and metabolic determinants in a French tertiary care center	6
The role of fundoscopy in pediatric seizures	6
Non-antibiotic interventions for prevention of urinary tract infections in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Life-threatening PPHN refractory to NO: therapeutic algorithm	6
Insufficient maternal gestational weight gain and infant neurodevelopment at 12 months of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	6
The evolution of cardiac point of care ultrasound for the neonatologist	6
Adolescents’ pain and distress during peripheral intravenous cannulation in a paediatric emergency setting	6
Epididymal cyst in children	6
Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through human milk in preterm infants	6
Pro- and anti-inflammatory adipokines are associated with cardiometabolic risk markers in Brazilian schoolchildren	6
Infanticide, neonaticide, and post-neonaticide: racial/ethnic disparities in the United States.	6
Association between sociodemographic, dietary, and substance use factors and accelerometer-measured 24-hour movement behaviours in Brazilian adolescents	6
Association between early-term birth and delayed neurodevelopment at the age of 2 years: results from a cohort study in China	6