OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Pediatrics is 38. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of chorioamnionitis on necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: a multicenter cohort study	104
Case Report: Child with Menkes syndrome complicated by bladder diverticula	82
Molluscum contagiosum with atopic dermatitis: a clinical retrospective study of 2,278 children	74
Incidence and patterns of pediatric fractures at selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: a multi-center cross-sectional study	73
Case Report: Compound heterozygous variants in BHLHA9 cause complex syndactyly with oligodactyly, renal artery variation, and facial scar	66
Gender Specificity and Local Socioeconomic Influence on Association of GHR fl/d3 Polymorphism With Growth and Metabolism in Children and Adolescents	63
Early screening tool for developmental delay in infancy: Quantified assessment of movement asymmetry using IR-UWB radar	62
Does More Sedentary Time Associate With Higher Risks for Sleep Disorder Among Adolescents? A Pooled Analysis	61
Parental preferences for the procedural sedation of children in dentistry: a discrete choice experiment	60
The Influencing Factors of Breastfeeding for Full-Term Singleton Within Six Months of Birth in Xi'an Before the Covid-19 Pandemic	59
Operative Choice for Length-Unstable Femoral Shaft Fracture in School-Aged Children: Locking Plate vs. Monolateral External Fixator	59
Cellular, molecular, and metabolic aspects of developing lungs in congenital diaphragmatic hernia	58
Correlation analysis between the severity of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia and the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid among infants and young children	58
The molecular profile of the inflammatory process differs among various neurodevelopmental disorders with or without cognitive component: A hypothesis of persistent systemic dysfunction and hyper-reso	57
The blood count as a compass to navigate in the ever-changing landscape of the carrier state of hemoglobinopathies: a single-center Italian experience	54
Abnormal changes of bone metabolism markers with age in children with cerebral palsy	54
Case Report: A Case of Late-Onset Combined Methylmalonic Acidemia and Hyperhomocysteinemia Induced by a Vegetarian Diet	51
Quality improvement interventions to prevent neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review	51
A novel homozygous splice donor variant in the LRPPRC gene causing Leigh syndrome with epilepsy, a French-Canadian disorder in a Saudi family: case report	51
Effectiveness of Canakinumab Treatment in Colchicine Resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever Cases	49
Curative effect of laparoscopic ureteral end-to-side anastomosis at the pelvic level for a duplex kidney in children	48
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant and antipsychotic use among children and adolescents: a population-based study	47
Synovial fibroblasts from children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis induce migration and prolong viability of neutrophils	47
Kawasaki disease complicated with shock syndrome, macrophage activation syndrome, and acute abdomen in children: Two case reports	45
CPAP caps are associated with restricted head growth and altered skull morphology in newborn infants	45

A pediatric patient with bilateral tracheobronchial foreign body successfully treated using surgical intervention with extracorporeal circulation: case report and literature review	44
Dentoskeletal characteristics of non-syndromic pierre robin sequence and isolated incomplete cleft palate children: a retrospective case control study	43
Predictors of a high incidence of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy at Amhara regional state comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia: A multic	42
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for children with acute asthma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	40
Digital child health: opportunities and obstacles. A joint statement of European Academy of Paediatrics and European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians	40
The effect of haemoglobin and blood transfusion on preterm infant gut perfusion and injury	40
Spatiotemporal clusters of Kawasaki disease in South Korea from 2008 to 2017: A municipal-level ecological study	39
Evaluation of Nurses’ attitudes, behaviors, and barriers toward pressure ulcer prevention in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units	39
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to visceral leishmaniasis in children: case report and systematic review	39
Longitudinal Trajectories of Hair Cortisol: Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in Early Childhood	39
Predictive analytics in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: past, present, and future	38
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis: leveraging machine learning with linear discriminant analysis	38
Pediatric unicystic cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma: The first case report	38