Impact Factor
2.56
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.86
376 total citations
h5-index
20
h5 depth signal
Cited share
45.2%
205 of 454
Total citations
376
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.63
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.9%
11 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Japan
2,523
Turkey
335
South Korea
92
United States
71
China
64
Citing Fields of Research
Congenital Disorders
405
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
318
Hematology
305
Obstetrics/Gynecology
264
Kidney Diseases
237
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
10,712
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
454
205 cited publications
Last 12 months
277
92.3 publications/month
Open access share
17.7%
49 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Japan
2,523 citing publications
Leading citing field
Congenital Disorders
405 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
2 February 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v41n1, Feb. 1999-
v41n1, Feb. 1999-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Hematology
Respiratory Support
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Congenital Disorders
Kidney Diseases
Cardiology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Nihon Shōnika Gakkai
Broad Categories
Pediatrics
Hematology
Virology
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Allergies
MeSH Descriptors
Pediatrics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1111/ped.70315
Open DOI
Reliability and validity of Japanese version of Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale for acute pain in infants
Background: To assess the clinical validity and reliability of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) for acute pain in infants with illnesses treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: Data of 32 inf...
02
DOI 10.1111/ped.70316
Open DOI
Subspecialty Meetings of the Japan Pediatric Society 2026
03
04
DOI 10.1111/ped.70343
Open DOI
Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease following the subacute phase of Kawasaki disease
05
DOI 10.1111/ped.70347
Open DOI
Postauricular cellulitis with pinna protrusion mimicking acute mastoiditis
06
DOI 10.1111/ped.70346
Open DOI
A fatal case of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a term infant
07
DOI 10.1111/ped.70327
Open DOI
Identification of new human monogenic disorders and implementation of genomic medicine in sick newborn infants
Over the past few decades, advances in genomic analysis techniques and bioinformatics have enabled the identification of many new human monogenic diseases. In 2015, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development launched a nationa...
08
DOI 10.1111/ped.70325
Open DOI
Impact of elevated direct bilirubin levels on the measurement of unbound bilirubin
Background: In high‐risk neonates, such as very low birth weight infants or those undergoing abdominal surgery, elevated direct bilirubin (DB) levels are frequently observed. Under such conditions, unbound bilirubin (UB) measured using p...
09
DOI 10.1111/ped.70318
Open DOI
Pneumothorax as a life‐threatening long‐term complication with mucolipidosis type II
10
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with v. 57, no. 6 (Dec. 2015).
Also issued online.