Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Aims & Scope

The Journal covers the spectrum of disorders of early development (including embryology, placentology, and teratology), gestational and perinatal diseases, and all diseases of childhood.

Studies may be in any field of experimental, anatomic, or clinical pathology, including molecular pathology.

Case reports are published only if they provide new insights into disease mechanisms or new information.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.489

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	71

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11803

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	346

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Amniotic Infection Syndrome: Nosology and Reproducibility of Placental Reaction Patterns

  Citation: 583

  Authors: Raymond W., Ona, Debra, Faisal, Van, Carole

• Histomorphometric Analysis of Postnatal Glomerulogenesis in Extremely Preterm Infants

  Citation: 452

  Authors: Maria M., Alexander H., Carolyn L., Jayanthi J., Shahnaz, Gastón E.

• Maternal Vascular Underperfusion: Nosology and Reproducibility of Placental Reaction Patterns

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Raymond W., Theonia, Valarie, Scott, Cynthia, T. Yee, Heather R., Brenda L.

• Rapidly Involuting Congenital Hemangioma: Clinical and Histopathologic Features

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Beatriz, John B., Odile, Lawrence M., Michel, Patrice, Patricia E., Antonio R., Harry P.W.

• Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Clinical Considerations and Pathogenetic Concepts

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Wei, Michael S., Xiao-Wu, Xiao-Di, Isabelle G., F.

• Placental Pathology in Covid-19 Positive Mothers: Preliminary Findings

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Rebecca N, Debra S

• Fetal Vascular Obstructive Lesions: Nosology and Reproducibility of Placental Reaction Patterns

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Raymond W., Ilana, Rebecca N., Derek J., Frederick T., Drucilla J., C. Maureen

• Quantity and Distribution of Eosinophils in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Children

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Charles W., Justin W., Philip E., Margaret H., Marc E.

• Genetic Disorders of Surfactant Dysfunction

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Susan E., Jeffrey A., Lawrence M.

• Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study: Update for Pathologists

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Stephen J., Cheryl M., William A., Hiroshi, Timothy J., David M., William M.

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