Table 1 The 50 highest-cited articles in the field of pediatrics, their first author, journal, citation density, number of citations and study design
Rank | First author | Journal | Journal Impact Factor | Citation density | Number of citations | Study design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ogden CL. 2012 [17] | JAMA | 44.405 | 432.8 | 2164 | cross-sectional |
2 | Ogden CL. 2010 [18] | JAMA | 44.405 | 264.1 | 1849 | cross-sectional |
3 | Goodman R. 1997 [19] | Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines | 6.226 | 220.2 | 4403 | cross-sectional |
4 | Kaufman J. 1997 [20] | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 6.442 | 216.9 | 4338 | case control study |
5 | Black RE. 2008 [21] | Lancet | 47.831 | 215.9 | 1943 | literature review |
6 | Polanczyk G. 2007 [22] | American Journal of Psychiatry | 14.176 | 195.3 | 1953 | systematic review |
7 | Barlow SE. 2007 [23] | Pediatrics | 5.705 | 190.1 | 1901 | expert opinion and literature review |
8 | De Onis M. 2007 [24] | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 4.939 | 184.9 | 1849 | cross-sectional |
9 | Asher MI. 1995 [25] | Lancet | 47.831 | 184.7 | 2032 | cross-sectional |
10 | Felitti VJ. 1998 [26] | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 4.212 | 165.9 | 3152 | cross-sectional |
11 | Spear LP. 2000 [27] | Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews | 8.299 | 161.9 | 2752 | literature review |
12 | Strong WB. 2005 [28] | Journal of Pediatrics | 3.874 | 155.9 | 1871 | systematic review |
13 | Giedd JN. 1999 [29] | Nature Neuroscience | 17.830 | 145.6 | 2621 | cross-sectional |
14 | Palisano R. 1997 [30] | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | 3.116 | 138.3 | 2765 | cross-sectional and literature review |
15 | Filmer D. 2001 [31] | Demography | 2.802 | 134.8 | 2157 | cross-sectional |
16 | Hoffman JIE. 2002 [32] | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 19.896 | 134.5 | 2018 | expert opinion and literature review |
17 | Sallis JF. 2000 [33] | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 4.141 | 125.9 | 2140 | literature review |
18 | Costello EJ. 2003 [34] | Archives of General Psychiatry | 14.48 (2014) | 124.5 | 1743 | longitudinal cohort study |
19 | Masten AS. 2001 [35] | American Psychologist | 6.681 | 121.8 | 1948 | expert opinion and literature review |
20 | Beasley R. 1998 [36] | Lancet | 47.831 | 119.5 | 2271 | cross-sectional |
21 | Resnick MD. 1997 [37] | JAMA | 44.405 | 115.3 | 2305 | cross-sectional |
22 | Connor EM. 1994 [38] | New England Journal of Medicine | 72.406 | 115.1 | 2648 | randomized controlled trial |
23 | Varni JW. 2001 [39] | Medical Care | 2.897 | 113.1 | 1809 | cross-sectional |
24 | Martinez FD. 1995 [40] | New England Journal of Medicine | 72.406 | 111.4 | 2451 | expert opinion and literature review |
25 | Shaffer D. 2000 [41] | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 6.442 | 111.4 | 1894 | prospective cohort study |
26 | Brenner DJ. 2000 [42] | American Journal of Roentgenology | 2.778 | 102.9 | 1749 | expert opinion and literature review |
27 | Montague CT. 1997 [43] | Nature | 40.137 | 96.8 | 1935 | case report (two cases) |
28 | Saffran JR. 1996 [44] | Science. | 37.205 | 96.2 | 2012 | cross-sectional |
29 | Crick NR. 1995 [45] | Psychological Bulletin | 16.793 | 96.0 | 2207 | literature review |
30 | Jensen PS. 1999 [46] | Archives of General Psychiatry | 14.48 (2014) | 95.7 | 1722 | randomized controlled trial |
31 | Baroncohen S. 1985 [47] | Cognition | 3.414 | 91.9 | 2941 | case control study |
32 | Asher MI. 1995 [48] | European Respiratory Journal | 10.569 | 91.1 | 2941 | study protocol |
33 | Ames C. 1992 [49] | Journal of Educational Psychology | 3.459 | 89.6 | 2240 | expert opinion (descriptive, qualitative) |
34 | Holmbeck GN. 1997 [50] | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. | 4.593 | 86.1 | 1722 | expert opinion and literature review |
35 | Papile LA. 1978 [51] | Journal of Pediatrics | 3.874 | 84.0 | 3277 | cross-sectional |
36 | Czeizel AE. 1992 [52] | New England Journal of Medicine | 72.406 | 82.9 | 2073 | randomized controlled trial |
37 | Crick NR. 1995 [53] | Child Development | 4.195 | 82.3 | 1811 | cross-sectional |
38 | Miller NJ. 1993 [54] | Clinical Science | 4.936 | 80.1 | 1923 | cross-sectional |
39 | Wald N. 1991 [55] | Lancet | 47.831 | 77.8 | 2023 | randomized controlled trial |
40 | Wimmer H. 1983 [56] | Cognition | 3.414 | 72.6 | 2470 | cross-sectional |
41 | Barker DJP. 1989 [57] | Lancet | 47.831 | 65.0 | 1819 | retrospective cohort study |
42 | Harter S. 1982 [58] | Child Development | 4.195 | 59.0 | 2065 | cross-sectional |
43 | Mulliken JB. 1982 [59] | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 3.843 | 54.6 | 1910 | cross-sectional |
44 | Shaffer D. 1983 [60] | Archives of General Psychiatry | 14.48 (za 2014) | 53.5 | 1818 | cross-sectional |
45 | Dubowitz LM. 1970 [61] | Journal of Pediatrics | 3.874 | 48.0 | 2255 | cross-sectional |
46 | Jones KL. 1973 [62] | Lancet | 47.831 | 42.0 | 1849 | case report (two cases) |
47 | Schwartz GJ. 1976 [63] | Pediatrics | 5.705 | 41.7 | 1708 | cross-sectional |
48 | Liggins GC. 1972 [64] | Pediatrics | 5.705 | 41.2 | 1852 | randomized controlled trial |
49 | Tanner JM. 1966 [65] | Archives of Disease in Childhood. | 3.265 | 33.6 | 1714 | longitudinal cohort study |
50 | Tanner JM. 1966 [66] | Archives of Disease in Childhood. | 3.265 | 33.2 | 1691 | longitudinal cohort study |