Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Aims & Scope

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal directed to physicians and other health care professionals who manage infectious diseases of childhood.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.784

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	160

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6966

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2313

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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
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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.

• Efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children

  Citation: 1784

  Authors: STEVEN, HENRY, BRUCE, EDWIN, PAULA, JOHN R., LAURA, KATHY M., JILL, GEORGE, FRANK, DACE, IH, ROBERT, WENDY, ROBERT, KATHY

• Coronavirus Infections in Children Including COVID-19

  Citation: 815

  Authors: Petra, Nigel

• Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood

  Citation: 647

  Authors: Nader, Natalia E., James E., Max H.

• Oral oseltamivir treatment of influenza in children

  Citation: 551

  Authors: RICHARD J., FREDERICK G., KEITH S., NANCY, REGINA, DAVID, ROGER G., PENELOPE

• Duration of Immunity Against Pertussis After Natural Infection or Vaccination

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Aaron M., Annelies, Stefania, Janet A.

• Effectiveness of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children younger than five years of age for prevention of pneumonia

  Citation: 472

  Authors: STEVEN B., HENRY R., STELLA, JOHN, BRUCE, DAVID, JACK, EDWIN, PAULA, JANELLE, JILL

• Symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection

  Citation: 472

  Authors: SURESH B., ROBERT F., WILLIAM J., SERGIO, CHARLES A.

• Patterns of adherence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli to HEp-2 cells

  Citation: 471

  Authors: JAMES P., JAMES B., ROY, VALERIA, PABLO, MYRON M.

• Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in 254 hospitalized children

  Citation: 469

  Authors: TAINA, JUSSI, MATTI, MAIJA, OLLI, MERJA, JUSSI, PEKKA, OLLI

• Risk factors for candidemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients

  Citation: 453

  Authors: LISA, ELIZABETH, MICHAEL, SIGFRIDO, TODD R., JEFFREY, HENRY M., JAN E., MICHAEL, JACK E., RICHARD P., WILLIAM

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