Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of pediatrics, focusing on the dissemination of clinical, epidemiological and translational science relevant to children’s health, published monthly online by MDPI.

As they are open access publications, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We invite you to read the most highly cited papers published in 2021, listed below:

1. “Obesity in Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic”
   by Androniki Stavridou, Evangelia Kapsali, Eleni Panagouli, Athanasios Thirios, Konstantinos Polychronis, Flora Bacopoulou, Theodora Psaltopoulou, Maria Tsolia, Theodoros N. Sergentanis and Artemis Tsitsika
   Children 2022, 8(2), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020135
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/135
2. “The Impact of COVID-19 School Closure on Child and Adolescent Health: A Rapid Systematic Review”
   by Sonia Chaabane, Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Karima Chaabna, Ravinder Mamtani and Sohaila Cheema
   Children 2021, 8(5), 415; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050415
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/415
3. “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Interrelation of Physical Activity, Screen Time and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents in Germany: Results of the Motorik-Modul Study”
   by Kathrin Wunsch, Carina Nigg, Claudia Niessner, Steffen C. E. Schmidt, Doris Oriwol, Anke Hanssen-Doose, Alexander Burchartz, Ana Eichsteller, Simon Kolb, Annette Worth et al.
   Children 2021, 8(2), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020098
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/98
4. ““You Can’t Go to the Park, You Can’t Go Here, You Can’t Go There”: Exploring Parental Experiences of COVID-19 and Its Impact on Their Children’s Movement Behaviours”
   by Negin A. Riazi, Kelly Wunderlich, Madelaine Gierc, Mariana Brussoni, Sarah A. Moore, Mark S. Tremblay and Guy Faulkner
   Children 2021, 8(3), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030219
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/219
5. “Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination: What Do We Know So Far?”
   by Bibhuti B. Das, William B. Moskowitz, Mary B. Taylor and April Palmer
   Children 2021, 8(7), 607; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070607
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/607
6. “Changes in Healthy Behaviors and Meeting 24-h Movement Guidelines in Spanish and Brazilian Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Lockdown”
   by José Francisco López-Gil, Mark S. Tremblay and Javier Brazo-Sayavera
   Children 2021, 8(2), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020083
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/83
7. “Neonatal Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-N) Associated with Prenatal Maternal SARS-CoV-2: A Case Series”
   by Ravindra Pawar, Vijay Gavade, Nivedita Patil, Vijay Mali, Amol Girwalkar, Vyankatesh Tarkasband, Sanjog Loya, Amit Chavan, Narendra Nanivadekar, Rahul Shinde, Ravindra Pawar et al.
   Children 2021, 8(7), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070572
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/572
8. “Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Portuguese Children’s Motor Competence”
   by André Pombo, Carlos Luz, Cristina de Sá, Luis Paulo Rodrigues and Rita Cordovil
   Children 2021, 8(3), 199; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030199
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/199
9. “Safety and Effects of the Rapid Maxillary Expander on Temporomandibular Joint in Subjects Affected by Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Retrospective Study”
   by Andrea Abate, Davide Cavagnetto, Francesca Maria Emilia Rusconi, Paolo Cressoni and Luca Esposito
   Children 2021, 8(1), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8010033
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/1/33
10. “Validity of Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score in Distinguishing Perforated from Non-Perforated Appendicitis in Children”
    by Zenon Pogorelić, Jakov Mihanović, Stipe Ninčević, Bruna Lukšić, Sara Elezović Baloević and Ozren Polašek
    Children 2021, 8(4), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040309
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/309

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