BMJ Paediatrics Open

Papers
(The TQCC of BMJ Paediatrics Open is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health92
In or out: the experience and ethical issues encountered with an opt-out neonatal genetic study54
National, longitudinal NASCITA birth cohort study: prevalence of overweight at 12 months of age in children born healthy28
Multiprofessional cross-site working between a level 1 and a level 3 neonatal unit: a retrospective cohort study27
Factors influencing viral shedding time in non-severe paediatric infection with the SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre retrospective study25
Acceptability and usability of a paediatric HIV screening tool in high-volume outpatient settings in Malawi, perspectives from caregivers and healthcare workers25
Litigation by young people to hold governments to account for climate damage23
Future time perspectives and concerns among adolescents in 202222
Relationship between parents’ anxiety, stress, depression and their children’s health-related quality of life and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran21
Biofeedback rehabilitation in children with encopresis due to retentive constipation using simple tools: a real-world study in a French paediatric centre20
Language outcomes at 4 years of linguistically diverse children born very preterm: an Australian retrospective single-centre study19
Understanding variation in management of early-onset neonatal sepsis in India: a vignette-based survey18
miR-21 and cathepsin B in familial Mediterranean fever: novel findings regarding their impact on disease severity18
Unravelling the potential relationship between the climate crisis and the health of migrant children in LAC: perceptions from migrant parents and healthcare professionals in Chile17
Correction for‘Caregiver perspectives on the longlasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with cerebral palsy in Johannesburg, South Africa’17
Systematic review of medical literature for medicolegal claims and complaints involving neonates17
Planetary health and Indigenous sovereignty: exploring the theory of change of the Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) network in Western Australia17
Accidental poisoning in children: a single centre case series study in Bangladesh16
Admission temperature in very preterm infants 2012–2021: a Nationwide Quality Registry Study, Norway16
Joint parental stimulation and early childhood development in 26 sub-Saharan African countries15
Correction for ‘Hospitalisations for chronic conditions among care experienced and general population children and young people: evidence from the Children’s Health in Care in Scotland (CHiCS) coho15
Neurodevelopmental disorders at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital: a 4-year retrospective database review14
Underdiagnosis in clinical documentation of community-acquired sepsis among children admitted to hospitals in two rural provinces: Thailand, October–December 201714
Cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring to predict periventricular-intraventricular haemorrhage and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-a14
Reference values for reticulocyte haemoglobin equivalent in healthy Chinese children under 5 years and its associations with various blood parameters14
Barriers to utilisation of oral rehydration solution and zinc in managing diarrhoea among under-5 children in Oyo State, Nigeria13
Self-reported engagement in everyday activities following bilateral lung transplantation in paediatric cystic fibrosis: a single centre study13
Barriers and facilitators to using ophthalmic clinical health services following school vision screening: a mixed-methods study13
Pharmacokinetics of a microdosed cocktail of three direct oral anticoagulants in children with congenital heart defects: study protocol for a single-centre clinical trial (DOAC-Child)13
Prediction models for SIRS, sepsis and associated organ dysfunctions in paediatric intensive care: study protocol for a diagnostic test accuracy study13
Effectiveness and feasibility of continuous renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in neonates weighing 3 kg or less: a two-centre, retrospective study13
Preventive practices and parental attitudes towards snakebites in children in snakebite hotspots of rural Sri Lanka12
Machine learning approaches to identify neonates and young children at risk for postdischarge mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia12
Prevalence and comorbidity of anxiety disorder in school-attending children and adolescents aged 6–16 years in China12
Growth trajectory of full-term small-for-gestational-age infants: a 3-year longitudinal study in China12
Caught between fear and tradition: parental knowledge, beliefs and emergency responses to paediatric snakebites in rural Sri Lanka12
Cultural adaptation and reliability of the Turkish version of the Children’s Assessment of Participation with Hands scale in children with physical disabilities12
Dermatological changes in a prospective cohort of acutely ill, hospitalised Malawian children, stratified according to nutritional status11
Identifying the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on RSV transmission in a single-centre observational study11
Preferences for virtual versus in-person mental and physical healthcare in Canada: a descriptive study from a cohort of youth and their parents enriched for severe mental illness11
Role of nebulised magnesium sulfate in treating acute asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Developing a community-based model of care for venipuncture in children and young adults with an intellectual disability: a retrospective study11
Association between fluid overload and mortality in children with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Association between phosphate and 30-day in-hospital mortality in paediatric ICU: a retrospective cohort study10
Multicentre paired non-inferiority study of the cardiorespiratory monitoring performance of the wireless and non-adhesive Bambi® belt measuring diaphragm activity in neonates: study protocol10
Neonatal outcomes in offspring of mothers with pregestational diabetes: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study protocol10
Status epilepticus in the neonate10
Vitamin D insufficiency in infants with increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes: a secondary analysis of the POInT Study10
Fighting the hidden pandemic of antimicrobial resistance in paediatrics: recommendations from the International Pediatric Association10
Design and validation of Iranian Child Health-Friendly Neighbourhood checklist: a mixed-methods study10
SARS-CoV-2 tests, confirmed infections and COVID-19-related hospital admissions in children and young people: birth cohort study10
Surgery for intestinal injuries in very preterm infants: a Norwegian population-based study with a new approach to disease classification10
Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for the optimisation of treatment and follow-up of patients with an anorectal malformation (ARM): The ARM and OUtcome Review (ARMOUR)-project10
Systematic review of outbreaks of COVID-19 within households in the European region when the child is the index case9
Global peace dividend and child health9
Clinical manifestations and outcome in children with COVID-19 infection in Abu Dhabi: a retrospective single-centre study9
Core outcomes in neonatal encephalopathy: a qualitative study with parents9
Economic costs of health and social care for a child with a life-limiting condition in their last year of life: a systematic review9
Evaluation of rational prescribing in a hospital paediatric outpatient clinic in Nigeria9
Forgotten, invisible and neglected, children in prison from the first few months of life: an act against humanity9
Predicting sepsis treatment decisions in the paediatric emergency department using machine learning: the AiSEPTRON study9
Risk factors for early language delay in children within a minority ethnic, bilingual, deprived environment (Born in Bradford’s Better Start): a UK community birth cohort study9
Vascular Reactivity Index and PELOD-2 as a mortality predictor in paediatric septic shock: a single-centre retrospective study9
Correction for ‘qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome9
A Survey of implementation status of child nutrition surveillance systems, registry systems and information systems: a scoping literature review protocol9
Mental Health Admissions to Paediatric Wards Study (MAPS): a protocol for the analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data9
Comparative efficacy of volume expansion, inotropes and vasopressors in preterm neonates with probable transitional circulatory instability in the first week of life: a systematic review and network m9
Assessment of the role of gut health in childhood stunting in a multisite, longitudinal study in India, Indonesia and Senegal: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol9
Trends in hospital admissions for childhood fractures in England8
Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in children born after vacuum-assisted delivery compared with second-stage caesarean delivery and spontaneous vaginal delivery: a cohort study8
Injuries among children attributed to violence and social funding: a 10-year observational study8
Global need for climate advocacy, education and evidence in paediatrics8
Early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in African children living in informal settlements in Nairobi8
Morbidity and unplanned healthcare encounters after hospital discharge among young children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia8
Children and adolescents’ experiences of mandatory SARS-CoV-2 testing in schools: a cross-sectional survey8
When the bite is not the threat: non-venomous snakebites and their impact on rural child health8
Characterising applied forces during positive pressure ventilation: a randomised cross-over simulation study8
Community paediatricians’ experience of joint working with child and adolescent mental health services: findings from a British national survey8
Antibiotic prescribing practices according to the AWaRe classification among children under 5 of age attending public primary care centres in four West African countries: a cross-sectional study (AIRE8
Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the preschool years: an umbrella review8
Experiences with opt-in, at-home screening for SARS-CoV-2 at a primary school in Germany: an implementation study7
Smartphone-based screening of neonatal jaundice in three populations in low and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study7
Improving children’s oral health in Wales through partnership7
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a systematic review7
Integrating health care and early years support for children and young people living in deprivation: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Sparkbrook Children’s Zone integrated clinic versus usual prim7
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children with neurological impairment: a retrospective cohort study7
Heated and humidified high flow therapy (HHHFT) in extreme and very preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS): a retrospective cohort from a tertiary care setting in Pakistan7
Hypothermia on admission to a neonatal intensive care unit in Oromia, western Ethiopia: a case–control study7
Patient-centred outcomes following non-operative treatment or appendicectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children7
Nutritional practices and growth of preterm infants in two neonatal units in the UK and Malaysia: a prospective exploratory study7
How do we define therapy-resistant constipation in children aged 4–18 years old? A systematic review with meta-narrative synthesis7
SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence in a US school district during COVID-197
Infectious acute respiratory failure in patients under 5 years of age: a retrospective cohort study7
What factors are associated with early childhood development in Thailand? A cross-sectional analysis using the 2022 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey7
Surgical management of neuromuscular scoliosis in paediatric patients: experiences from a tertiary centre multidisciplinary team7
Accuracy of physical examination of cardiovascular system in the diagnosis of common congenital heart diseases in children7
Feasibility of engaging parents attending an adult weight management programme with child weight management support: a mixed methods study7
Non-invasive detection of bilirubin concentrations during the first week of life in a low-resource setting along the Thailand–Myanmar border7
Early mobilisation and rehabilitation in the PICU: a UK survey7
Distribution and reference values of peripheral perfusion index in neonates from population-wide screening7
Predictive value of clinician impression for readmission and postdischarge mortality among neonates and young children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia7
Effects of antibiotics, hospitalisation and surgical complications on self-reported immunological vulnerability following paediatric open-heart surgery and thymectomy: a single-centre retrospective co7
Normal saline for children with bronchiolitis: study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial7
Educating families about the impacts of wildfire smoke on children’s health: opportunities for healthcare professionals6
Impact of early life antibiotic exposure on the preschool developmental status: a nationwide population-based study6
Breast feeding in infants diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU): a scoping review6
How has the pandemic changed healthcare for children and young people in the UK?6
Use of norepinephrine in preterm neonates with dopamine-resistant shock: a retrospective single-centre cross-sectional study6
What the children tell us: the COVID-19 pandemic and how the world should respond6
Development of a set of quality indicators in paediatric and perinatal care in Japan with a modified Delphi method6
Stunting: methodological considerations for improved study design and reporting6
Birth outcomes of cohabiting and non-cohabiting minors and young adults in Argentina, 2001–2021: a population-based register study6
Risk factors for misdiagnosis in children with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a retrospective single centre study6
Kawasaki disease in children from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2012–2020): a single-centre retrospective clinical case series6
Evaluation of efficacy of oral calcium phosphate as an adjunct to standard-of-care regular phototherapy in cases of neonatal jaundice: a hospital-based double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled tri6
Investigating awareness and implementation of adrenaline auto-injectors (AAI) via the ‘Spare Pens in Schools’ scheme in Wales: a cross-sectional pilot study5
Experiences of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a qualitative interview study5
Neurodevelopmental outcomes after infant heart surgery for congenital heart disease: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study from India5
Hybrid type 1 effectiveness/implementation trial of the international Guide for Monitoring Child Development: protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial5
Young carers in Japan: an unrecognised form of child labour?5
Identifying serious underlying diagnoses among patients with brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs): a Canadian cohort study5
Clinical and ultrasound assessment of body composition in preterm infants at discharge: an observational study5
COVID-19, education and child health5
Public health relevance of medicines developed under paediatric legislation in Europe and the USA: a systematic mapping study5
Protecting young children from future pandemics: getting the basics right5
Supplementation with fortified balanced energy–protein during pregnancy and lactation and its effects on birth outcomes and infant growth in southern Nepal: protocol of a 2×2 factorial randomised tria5
Early versus late parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial5
Initial intravenous immunoglobulin therapy without aspirin for acute Kawasaki disease: a retrospective cohort study with a Bayesian inference5
Improvement of temperature surveillance of neonates in low-resource settings by a simple low-cost device: a descriptive study5
Poisonings with ADHD medication in children under the age of 5 years in Australia: a retrospective study, 2004–20195
Changes in the intestinal microbiome of the preterm baby associated with stopping non-invasive pressure support: a prospective cohort study5
Periviable birth: Legal landscape in Indian jurisprudence5
Risk factors of infant mortality in rural The Gambia: a retrospective cohort study5
Management of traumatic dental injuries: a survey of paediatric emergency department health professionals5
Cardiac-related neonatal collapse presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study5
Inflammatory imbalance in tracheal aspirate of very preterm newborns is associated with airway obstruction and lung function deficiencies at school age: a cohort study5
Disease control and psychiatric comorbidity among adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a single-centre retrospective study5
Street-working children in Latin America: a critical perspective5
Can machine learning methods be used for identification of at-risk neonates in low-resource settings? A prospective cohort study5
Prevalence and correlates of child labour in five low-income countries: a descriptive study based on UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys 6 (MICS6)5
Prospective cohort study exploring the neurodevelopmental outcomes following documented neonatal sepsis in Nepal: study protocol5
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programmes for neonates, infants and children in non-Asian low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review5
Fibroblast growth factor 23 in children with or without heart failure: a prospective study5
Healthcare professionals, breast milk substitutes and corporate sponsorship5
Study protocol OKRA: orientation compass for the preparing, delivering and following up on breaking bad news conversations in paediatric oncology5
Neonatal outcomes associated with mode of subsequent birth after a previous caesarean section in a first pregnancy: a Swedish population-based register study between 1999 and 20155
Unintentional injuries in children in the south of Iran, 2004–2019: a trend analysis of mortality rates5
Survival and neurodevelopmental impairment of outborn preterm infants at 5.5 years of age: an EPIPAGE-2 prospective, matched study using multiple imputation5
Transforming training into practice with the conflict management framework: a mixed methods study5
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world5
Targeted neonatal echocardiography training: a survey of trainees in a region of England5
Evaluation of glomerular filtration rate estimation equations based on serum creatinine in healthy Chinese children and adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional study5
Skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room for very preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial5
Parents and school-aged children’s mental well-being after prolonged school closures and confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a cross-sectional online survey study4
Tick-tock: now is the time for regulating social media for child protection4
Road safety, street design and its impact on paediatric health in the UK4
Early Peanut Immunotherapy in Children (EPIC) trial: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of peanut oral immunotherapy in children under 5 years of age4
Sociocultural environmental factors and childhood stunting: qualitative studies – a protocol for the Shared Values theme of the UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub4
Point prevalence, characteristics and treatment variations for preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in China: a ‘snapshot’ study4
Patient preferences for prophylactic regimens requiring regular injections in children and adolescents: a systematic review and thematic analysis4
Risk of long-term ophthalmological complications in Taiwanese preterm infants: a nationwide cohort study4
BMJ Paediatrics Openand the Global South: an open call towards editorial diversity and inclusion4
Non-operative treatment of acute appendicitis in children: clinical efficacy of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in a retrospective single-centre study4
Risk factors for postreperfusion syndrome during living donor liver transplantation in paediatric patients with biliary atresia: a retrospective analysis4
Cascading consequences of armed conflict and famine on child health: a time for peace4
Sociodemographic and clinical predictors of quality-of-life outcome in children and young people with primary brain tumour in Karachi, Pakistan: a prospective cohort study4
Non-specific aortoarteritis (NSAA) in children: a prospective observational study4
Association between preoperative concurrent fibular pseudarthrosis and risk of postoperative ankle valgus in patients with congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia4
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of kindergarten teachers in Kuwait: a cross-sectional study4
Prevalence of suspected child abuse in children with constipation: a case–control study4
Paediatric headache management: comparing secondary general paediatric clinics to a tertiary paediatric neurology clinic, using national quality standards4
Characteristics and health insurance profile of brought-in-dead children in a rural tertiary hospital4
Respiratory health outcomes of children with Down Syndrome following dysphagia management: a service evaluation4
Determining the exposure of maternal medicines through breastfeeding: the UmbrelLACT study protocol—a contribution from the ConcePTION project4
Children with medical complexity receiving home healthcare devices in Japan: a retrospective cohort study4
Paediatric admissions with SARS-CoV-2 during the Delta and Omicron waves: an Australian single-centre retrospective study4
Who performs neonatal hip assessment: is there a cause for concern?4
Influence of time of birth in early neonatal mortality and morbidity: retrospective cohort study4
Effects of digital devices and online learning on computer vision syndrome in students during the COVID-19 era: an online questionnaire study4
Themes associated with uncollected paediatric prescriptions at a large tertiary children’s hospital: a retrospective, observational study4
Factors influencing the natural history of non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergies in paediatric age: a prospective multicentre cohort study4
Maternal anaemia during early pregnancy and the risk of neonatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Central China4
Epidemiological characteristics of paediatric burn patients in China from 2016 to 2019: a retrospective study4
COVID-19 and the unseen pandemic of child abuse4
Emergency department utilisation by homeless children in Dublin, Ireland: a retrospective review4
Undiagnosed hypoglycaemia disorders in children detected when hypoglycaemia occurs in the setting of illness: a retrospective study4
Clinicopathological discrepancies in the diagnoses of childhood causes of death in the CHAMPS network: An analysis of antemortem diagnostic inaccuracies4
Exploring survival rates in HIV-infected Ethiopian children receiving HAART: a retrospective cohort study4
Necrotising enterocolitis suspicion in newborns with duct-dependent congenital heart disease: prognosis and risk factor4
Study protocol for the development and pilot-testing of a Self-assessment tool for the implementation of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH)4
Longitudinal trends in domperidone dispensing to mothers of very preterm infants and its association with breast milk feeding at infant discharge: a retrospective study4
Behavioural deficits of autism spectrum disorder and associations with different gene clusters: a study with the whole-genome transmission disequilibrium test4
National survey of referrals for precocious puberty in Germany4
Implementation of the Infant-Toddler Checklist in Swedish child health services at 18 months: an observational study4
Healthcare decision-makers’ perspectives on evaluating conflict management training in paediatric healthcare: a utilisation-focused qualitative study4
Performance and safety of the PRICO closed-loop oxygen saturation targeting system in neonates: pragmatic multicentre cross-over study (TarOx Study)4
Therapeutic hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia in Vietnam: medium-term outcomes at 18 months – a prospective cohort study4
General practitioner visits after SARS-CoV-2 omicron compared with the delta variant in children in Norway: a prospective nationwide registry study4
Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 20164
Potential use of telemedicine in paediatrics: a single-centre retrospective review4
Carbon emissions from road transport on a national neonatal transport service: a retrospective observational study4
Parenting a newborn baby during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative survey4
Effects of a hospital-based food security programme for children with complex diseases in an upper-middle-income country: a before-and-after study4
I-KID study protocol: evaluation of efficacy, outcomes and safety of a new infant haemodialysis and ultrafiltration machine in clinical use: a randomised clinical investigation using a cluster stepped4
Association between short birth spacing and child malnutrition in Bangladesh: a propensity score matching approach4
Regulatory considerations for paediatric drug evaluation in China4
Provision of care for children with medical complexity in tertiary hospitals in England: qualitative interviews with health professionals4
Universal language development screening: comparative performance of two questionnaires4
Creating inclusive digital health resources for marginalised culturally diverse families: a call to action4
Prevalence and determinants of early neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: findings from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 20164
Right of children to be heard4
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