OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Journal of Pediatrics is 7. 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
From low remission to hope: the efficacy of targeted therapies in NUP98-R positive pediatric acute myeloid leukemia	132
Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome	63
Non-malignant features of cancer predisposition syndromes manifesting in childhood and adolescence: a guide for the general pediatrician	59
Human parainfluenza virus: an important but overlooked respiratory pathogen	55
Developmental hemostasis in the neonatal period	52
Sex-specific differences in ossification patterns of the atlas and axis: a computed tomography study	40
Journal’s responsibility in maintaining scientific integrity	40
The importance of post-COVID condition phenotypes characterization to decipher the mechanisms underlying this post-viral syndrome	35
Frequency and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a telephonic interview-based analysis	34
Innovative treatments for congenital heart defects	34
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and other respiratory pathogens in children	31
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevention on cholestasis associated with total parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: a randomized trial	30
Sex dimorphic associations of Prader–Willi imprinted gene expressions in umbilical cord with prenatal and postnatal growth in healthy infants	29
Fish oil-containing lipid emulsions prevention on parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in very low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis	28
Accelerometry-assessed sleep clusters and obesity in adolescents and young adults: a longitudinal analysis in GINIplus/LISA birth cohorts	28
Febrile infants: written guidelines to reduce non-essential hospitalizations	27
Muscle strength and its association with cardiometabolic variables in adolescents: does the expression of muscle strength values matter?	27
Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in children with intestinal failure: a 6-year review from an intestinal rehabilitation center in China	24
ALK expression, prognostic significance, and its association with MYCN expression in MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma	23
A novel HNF4A mutation identified in a child with maturity onset diabetes of the young	23
Jacobsen syndrome with bilateral periventricular white matter lesions	21
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis as a manifestation of Kawasaki disease	21
Genetic etiologies associated with infantile hydrocephalus in a Chinese infantile cohort	20
Hedgehog signaling pathway gene variant influences bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants	19

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in family clusters: a systematic review	19
FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China	19
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neurally mediated syncope in children and adolescents (revised 2024)	18
Unusual cause of recurrent vomiting with failure to thrive in an infant	18
Trichotillomania occurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent	18
Congenital heart diseases trends in São Paulo State, Brazil: a national live birth data bank analysis	18
Evaluation of proximal tubule functions in children with COVID-19: a prospective analytical study	18
Music therapy and pediatric palliative care: songwriting with children in the end-of-life	17
Childhood sleep: assessments, risk factors, and potential mechanisms	16
Associations between body mass index in different childhood age periods and hyperuricemia in young adulthood: the China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort study	16
Impact of the COVID-19 kindergarten closure on overweight and obesity among 3- to 7-year-old children	16
Determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Data-driven, client-centric applied behavior analysis treatment-dose optimization improves functional outcomes	16
Investigating changes in incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis	15
Efficacy of physiological seawater nasal irrigation for the treatment of children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant infection: a randomized controlled trial	14
Is sibship composition a risk factor for childhood asthma? Systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Food allergy among Mexican infants and preschoolers: prevalence and associated factors	14
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of monkeypox in children: an experts’ consensus statement	14
Perioperative complication incidence and risk factors for retroperitoneal neuroblastoma in children: analysis of 571 patients	14
Interaction between ozone and paternal smoking on fetal congenital heart defects among pregnant women at high risk: a multicenter maternal–fetal medicine study	13
Biomarkers of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review	13
Improved survival at the cost of more chronic lung disease? Current management and outcomes in extremely preterm infants born in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory: 2010–2020	13
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict allograft survival after pediatric liver transplantation	13
Improving the second-tier classification of methylmalonic acidemia patients using a machine learning ensemble method	12
Magnetic resonance imaging of knees: a novel approach to predict recombinant human growth hormone therapy response in short-stature children in late puberty	12
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China	12
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	12
Next-generation pediatric care: nanotechnology-based and AI-driven solutions for cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal disorders	12
Correction to: Clinical and molecular characterization of 10 Chinese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency	12
Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children	11
Asthma mortality among children and adolescents in China, 2008–2018	11
Prenatal risk factors and genetic causes of ADHD in children	11
Comparative efficacy and optimal duration of first-line antibiotic regimens for acute otitis media in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 89 randomized clinical	11
Parental perception of child's weight, their attitudes towards child's dietary habits and the risk of obesity	11
Association between antibiotic exposure and adverse outcomes of children and pregnant women: evidence from an umbrella review	11
Nusinersen for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III: a retrospective single-center study in South Korea	11
A multicenter prospective study of next-generation sequencing-based newborn screening for monogenic genetic diseases in China	11
Pediatric body mass index trajectories and the risk of hypertension among adolescents in China: a retrospective cohort study	11
Trends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China	11
Differentiating rhythmic high-amplitude delta with superimposed (poly) spikes from extreme delta brushes: limitations of standardized nomenclature and implications for patient management	11
Occurrence of early epilepsy in children with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study	11
Accurate prediction of biliary atresia with an integrated model using MMP-7 levels and bile acids	11
Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review	11
Pediatric complex chronic and life-limiting conditions in the Basque public health system: cross-sectional prevalence study	10
Clinical and genetic characteristics of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome in a large cohort of Chinese patients	10
Risk of asthma in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Performance of the PRISM I, PIM2, PELOD-2 and PRISM IV scoring systems in western China: a multicenter prospective study	10
Pediatric patients in the new wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shanghai, China	10
Efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: a real-world study	10
Could physical activity promote indicators of physical and psychological health among children and adolescents? An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	10

Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen	10
Clinical characteristics and treatment of splenic infarction in children with systemic lupus erythematosus	10
Bridging molecular advancements and clinical challenges in pediatric oncology	10
Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023)	10
Global variation in skin injures and skincare practices in extremely preterm infants	10
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	10
Tribute to Reviewers (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)	10
Growth and development of children in China: achievements, problems and prospects	9
Correction to: Regulation of JAK/STAT signal pathway by miR-21 in the pathogenesis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis	9
Radiomics and artificial intelligence applications in pediatric brain tumors	9
Incidence and severity of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID‑19 pandemic	9
Noteworthy phenomena in pediatric inherited cardiomyopathy	9
Correlation of computed tomography findings and lung function in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis	9
Integration of multiscale entropy and BASED scale of electroencephalography after adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy predict relapse of infantile spasms	9
Relationship between early nutrition and deep gray matter and lateral ventricular volumes of preterm infants at term-equivalent age	9
Maternal health and fetal development: investigating the connection between maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract	9
Effects of probiotic supplementation on abdominal pain severity in pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	9
Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to peripheral nerve blocks in pediatric patients	8
Impact of comorbidities on the prognosis of pediatric vasovagal syncope	8
Clinical characteristics of pediatric cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tertiary children’s medical center in Shanghai, China	8
Effectiveness of resilience-promoting interventions in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Rising serum potassium and creatinine concentrations after prescribing renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade: how much should we worry?	8
Retrospective study of HIV drug resistance in Mexican children with vertically transmitted infection	8
Therapeutic benefits of zinc sulfate on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	8
Risk factors for falls among children aged 0–18 years: a systematic review	8
Vestibular function of pediatric patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss: based on vertigo symptom and vestibular function testing	8
A novel homozygous RAG1 mutation in a girl presenting with granulomas and alopecia capitis totalis	8
Treatment of hepatitis C in children and adolescents: how far have we reached?	8
New epidemiological trends of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis during COVID-19 pandemic	8
SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with different clinical courses in children with MIS-C	7
Factors affecting length of stay according to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity: a nationwide cohort study in Korea	7
Influence of preterm birth on the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and childhood developmental vulnerability: a causal mediation analysis	7
Continuous age- and sex-specific reference ranges of liver enzymes in Chinese children and application in pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	7
Comprehensive newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, and spinal muscular atrophy: the Chinese experience	7
Correction to: Real-world performance analysis of a novel computational method in the precision oncology of pediatric tumors	7
An eighteen-year longitudinal examination of school victimization and weapon use in California secondary schools	7
Analysis of neurotransmitters validates the importance of the dopaminergic system in autism spectrum disorder	7
Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma	7
Prenatal and postnatal factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome: an umbrella review of meta-analyses	7
Current understanding of ELF4 deficiency: a novel inborn error of immunity	7
Development and validation of a novel non-invasive test for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese children	7
Cellphone application rehabilitation management and evaluations of cardiopulmonary function and motor development in infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study	7
Inherited Fanconi syndrome	7
PACS gene family-related neurological diseases: limited genotypes and diverse phenotypes	7
Sturge–Weber syndrome: an update for the pediatrician	7
Maternal diseases and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in offspring: a cohort study	7
A gross deletion of the PAX3 gene in a large Chinese family with Waardenburg syndrome type I	7
Poly-hydroxylated bile acids and their prognostic roles in Alagille syndrome	7