Impact Factor
2.35
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.41
40 total citations
h5-index
8
h5 depth signal
Cited share
62.1%
18 of 29
Total citations
40
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.92
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Italy
89
Indonesia
17
Sudan
3
United States
3
Greece
2
Citing Fields of Research
Abdominal Surgery
35
Congenital Disorders
25
Urology
22
Musculoskeletal Disorders
18
Kidney Diseases
17
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
261
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
29
18 cited publications
Last 12 months
11
3.7 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
11 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Italy
89 citing publications
Leading citing field
Abdominal Surgery
35 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
30 September 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v3n1, Jan./Feb. 1981-
v3n1, Jan./Feb. 1981-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Congenital Disorders
Lung Cancer
Urology
Abdominal Surgery
Dermatology
Digestive Disorders
Broad Categories
General Surgery
Pediatrics
Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer
Laryngology
Urology
Kidney Diseases
Diabetes
Cardiology
Breast Cancer
MeSH Descriptors
Child
General Surgery
Infant
Pediatrics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.384
Open DOI
Adjunctive supplementation with vitamin E, zinc, L-arginine, L-citrulline, coenzyme Q10, and selenium enhances testicular recovery after Palomo varicocelectomy with indocyanine green in adolescents: a retrospective analysis
Varicocele in adolescents is associated with impaired testicular development and reduced fertility potential. Indocyanine green (ICG)- assisted Palomo varicocelectomy improves surgical precision by enhancing lymphatic visualization, but ...
02
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.375
Open DOI
Beyond lead points: transient small-bowel intussusception in adolescents without structural lesions
Intussusception is a leading cause of intestinal obstruction in young children but remains uncommon in adolescents, where structural lead points typically predominate. Functional or transient small-bowel intussusception without anatomica...
03
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.377
Open DOI
From outreach to ownership: building sustainable paediatric surgical capacity at a secondary hospital in rural Tanzania. A ten-year experience
Sub-Saharan Africa has a critical shortage of paediatric surgical resources. Specialists are concentrated in urban centres, leaving rural areas underserved; peripheral hospitals lack trained providers, contributing to suboptimal care. Un...
04
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.380
Open DOI
Advances in pediatrics: new technologies in clinical practice
Over the past decades, digital innovation has profoundly transformed pediatric care, promoting more integrated, personalized, and continuous models of assistance across hospital, community, and home settings. This contribution explores t...
05
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.366
Open DOI
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia presenting with intussusception in a child
Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a protein losing intestinal disease caused by congenital malformation or obstruction of intestinal lymphatics. Based on etiology, it is classified as primary or secondary. Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasi...
06
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.368
Open DOI
Hybrid one-stage Snodgrass–Duckett urethroplasty for severe hypospadias. A five-year institutional experience
Proximal and complex hypospadias repairs remain among the most technically demanding procedures in pediatric urology, particularly in patients with inadequate local tissue or previous failed reconstructions. This study reports a five-yea...
07
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2026.369
Open DOI
Prevention and awareness of pool suction-drain injuries in children: two case reports
Although rare, pool suction-drain injuries may result in potentially fatal consequences: risk of drowning due to hair or extremities entrapment, bowel evisceration, hypovolemic shock, and death. We present two case reports: the first pat...
08
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2025.359
Open DOI
What is the clinical utility of histological diagnosis between pilomatricoma and trichilemmal cyst in children?
Pilomatricoma and trichilemmal cyst are two benign tumors of hair follicles that can affect children. We performed a retrospective study to histologically differentiate the two tumors to determine if this has clinical utility. For 5 year...
09
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2025.353
Open DOI
Single-center initial experience with minimally invasive extravascular stent placement for nutcracker syndrome in adolescent patients
Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS) is characterized by impeded blood flow from the Left Renal Vein (LRV) into the inferior vena cava due to an abnormally narrow angle between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery. This syndrome is us...
10
DOI 10.4081/pmc.2025.354
Open DOI
Management of parapneumonial pleural empyema in children: a survey of the Italian Society of Infantile Videosurgery (SIVI)
The purpose of this paper was to define the specturm of management for Parapneumonial Pleural Effusion/Pleural Empyema (PE/PPE) in children in Italy. We conducted an online survey, distributed by the SIVI committee to 54 Italian pediatri...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: v. 1, n. 3 (mar./giugno 1979); title from cover.
Print issues ceased with v. 36 (2014).
Vol. 22 (2000) complete in one issue.
Issues for <2000-> called also <n. 127->
Also issued online.
Articles in Italian; summaries in English.