14 December 2022
Children | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Global and Public Health”


  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 2021, 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 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
  3. “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
  4. 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
  5. “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
  6. Dietary Sugar Intake and Its Association with Obesity in Children and Adolescents”
    by Emmanuella Magriplis, George Michas, Evgenia Petridi, George P. Chrousos, Eleftheria Roma, Vassiliki Benetou, Nikos Cholopoulos, Renata Micha, Demosthenes Panagiotakos and Antonis Zampelas
    Children 2021, 8(8), 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080676
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/676
  7. “Effect of Air Pollution on Obesity in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
    by Nichapa Parasin, Teerachai Amnuaylojaroen and Surasak Saokaew
    Children 2021, 8(5), 327; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050327
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/327
  8. “Relative Age Effect on Motor Competence in Children Aged 4–5 Years”
    by Rubén Navarro-Patón, Marcos Mecías-Calvo, José Eugenio Rodríguez Fernández and Víctor Arufe-Giráldez
    Children 2021, 8(2), 115;https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020115
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/115
  9. “Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect?”
    by Rubén Navarro-Patón, Víctor Arufe-Giráldez, Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez and Marcos Mecías-Calvo
    Children 2021, 8(2), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020141
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/141
  10. “The Role of Preschool Hours in Achieving Physical Activity Recommendations for Preschoolers”
    by Sara Lahuerta-Contell, Javier Molina-García, Ana Queralt and Vladimir E. Martínez-Bello
    Children 2021, 8(2), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020082
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/82

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