OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is 46. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Which children in the USA have access to heroic salvage therapy?	266
Primaquine for children, once and for all	186
The case for action in paediatric neuromodulation – Author's reply	141
Gamblification: risks of digital gambling games to adolescents	131
The health and wellbeing case for children's suffrage	122
Child poverty in 2023: inequity in times of crises	113
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children needs its own identity: the case of psychotropic medicines	107
Paediatric group A streptococcal disease in England: a primary care perspective	107
Preventing reproductive coercion in adolescence	104
Tackling post-discharge mortality in children living in LMICs to reduce child deaths	92
Tackling childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa	91
Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2024; 8: 482–90	86
Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2026; 10: 103–10	84
Early fetal intervention: balancing technological breakthroughs and long-term morbidity	82
Current treatment outcomes of congenital heart disease and future perspectives	80
Thank you to The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health statistical and peer reviewers in 2025	80
Eliminating hepatitis B: the ball is in our court	74
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health and substance use up to March, 2022, in Iceland: a repeated, cross-sectional, population-based study	74
Obesity-related asthma in children and adolescents	72
Global prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents aged 19 years or younger: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	68
Single priming and booster dose of ten-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation in children in South Africa: a single-centre, open-label, randomis	67
Medically cleared and waiting for healing to begin	66
Adolescents and the International Conference on Population and Development at 30	65
Social determinants, inequality, and autism	65
A spotlight on Streetlights Uganda	63

Just getting bi?	61
Self-asphyxial behaviour in adolescents	61
New fellows of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences	61
Trajectories of airflow limitation from childhood to early adulthood: an analysis of six population-based birth cohorts	58
Longitudinal association between dysmenorrhoea in adolescence and chronic pain in adulthood: a UK population-based study	58
Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023; 7: 684–85	57
Toward climate-smart, mental health-safe schools	57
Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2025; 9: 837–47	56
Rare and severe adverse events in children with inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of data from the PIBD-SETQuality Safety Registry	55
Continuation of gender-affirming hormones in transgender people starting puberty suppression in adolescence: a cohort study in the Netherlands	54
Pathological demand avoidance: further research is required – Authors' reply	51
Adolescent girls at the intersection of poverty, migration, and gender	51
The healing powers of music	49
Trust, but verify: a new potential association between food allergy and asthma in children	49
“As we grieved, we grew”	49
Thank you to The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health's statistical and peer reviewers in 2023	49
Ethical and legal considerations in the care of children and young people with high consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs): an approach to decision making	48
Recognising context and power in youth mental health	47
Neonatal research outcomes: the ethical imperative to change attitudes	47
Caring for children with cancer evacuated from Ukraine	47
Come and learn: an invitation from Zvandiri Youth Advocates	46
Investing in childhood cancer registries to drive progress	46