Pediatric Research

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Research publishes original translational research papers, invited reviews, and commentaries on the etiologies and treatment of diseases of children and disorders of development, extending from basic science to epidemiology and quality improvement.

Topic Areas Adolescent Medicine, Allergy, Anesthesia, Behavior, Cardiology, Cardiometabolic Disorders, Critical Care, Development, Developmental Biology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Fetus & Pregnancy, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Genetics & Epigenetics, Health Services Research, Hematology, Hyperbilirubinemia, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Microbiome, Neonatal Neurology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuroimaging, Neurology, Nutrition, Obesity, Oncology, Patient Safety, Pharmacology, Precision Medicine, Public Health, Pulmonology, Quality Improvement, Regenerative Biology, Rheumatology, Stem Cells, Substance Abuse, Transplantation, Toxicology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.171

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	176

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3708

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5148

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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.

• Epidemiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders

  Citation: 1340

  Authors: Eric

• Sensory Processing in Autism: A Review of Neurophysiologic Findings

  Citation: 833

  Authors: ELYSA J., LEIGHTON B.N., SUSANNA S., SRIKANTAN S.

• Continuing Positive Secular Growth Change in the Netherlands 1955–1997

  Citation: 799

  Authors: A Miranda, Stef, Ruud J F, Joanna F, Roelien J, Emily, Machteld J, S Pauline, Jan-Maarten

• The New BPD: An Arrest of Lung Development

  Citation: 780

  Authors: Alan J

• Neurobiology of Periventricular Leukomalacia in the Premature Infant

  Citation: 754

  Authors: Joseph J

• Maternal Intrauterine Infection, Cytokines, and Brain Damage in the Preterm Newborn

  Citation: 705

  Authors: Olaf, Alan

• Oxygen Toxicity and Reactive Oxygen Species: The Devil Is in the Details

  Citation: 637

  Authors: Richard L, Jonathan M

• Preterm-associated visual impairment and estimates of retinopathy of prematurity at regional and global levels for 2010

  Citation: 607

  Authors: Hannah, Joy E., Thomas, Alistair, Clare

• Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Premature Infants: Mechanism of Disease

  Citation: 598

  Authors: Praveen

• Microstructural Development of Human Newborn Cerebral White Matter Assessed in Vivo by Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  Citation: 598

  Authors: Petra S, Stephan E, Sharon, Gary P, Patrick D, Ferenc A, Joseph J

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