
Children | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2025 in the “Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders” Section
Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open access journal dedicated to the streamlined yet scientifically rigorous dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease.
The “Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders” Section accepts articles related to the diagnosis and treatment of child and adolescent neurological disorders. Articles may focus on diagnosis, therapy, supportive care, long-term outcome, epidemiology and disease prevention, and the economic impact of these diseases (both on the patient and the health care system). The Editorial Office has selected a list of highly cited articles in 2025. We invite you to read these papers and share them with your peers. More research related to this Section is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/sections/Child_Neurology.
1. “Precision Therapeutics in Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome: Targeting Molecular Pathophysiology in a Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy”
by Dr. Debopam Samanta
Children 2025, 12(4), 481; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12040481
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/4/481
2. “Developmental Patterns in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Preschool Children”
by Maria Eugenia Martelli, Federica Gigliotti, Federica Giovannone, Giuliana Lentini, Filippo Manti and Carla Sogos
Children 2025, 12(2), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12020125
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/2/125
3. “Prevalence, Socio-Demographic Characteristics, and Co-Morbidities of Autism Spectrum Disorder in US Children: Insights from the 2020–2021 National Survey of Children’s Health”
by Mona Salehi, Sanobar Jaka, Aida Lotfi, Arham Ahmad, Mahdieh Saeidi and Sasidhar Gunturu
Children 2025, 12(3), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12030297
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/3/297
4. “The Role of Physical Activity in ADHD Management: Diagnostic, Digital and Non-Digital Interventions, and Lifespan Considerations”
by Alexandra Martín-Rodríguez, Silvia Herrero-Roldán and Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
Children 2025, 12(3), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12030338
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/3/338
5. “The Pathway Is Clear but the Road Remains Unpaved: A Scoping Review of Implementation of Tools for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy”
by Álvaro Hidalgo-Robles, Javier Merino-Andrés, Mareme Rose Samb Cisse, Manuel Pacheco-Molero, Irene León-Estrada and Mónica Gutiérrez-Ortega
Children 2025, 12(7), 941; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12070941
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/7/941
6. “Music Therapy and Music-Based Interventions in Pediatric Neurorehabilitation”
by Elisa Milcent Fernandez and Christopher J. Newman
Children 2025, 12(6), 773; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12060773
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/773
7. “From Motor Skills to Digital Solutions: Developmental Dysgraphia Interventions over Two Decades”
by Weifeng Han and Tianchong Wang
Children 2025, 12(5), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12050542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/5/542
8. “A Survey of Parents’ Perspective of Receiving a Developmental Diagnosis for Their Child”
by Stacey D. Mille, Maria Juricic, Jaimy Coates, Jeffrey N. Bone, Ash Sandhu, Kishore Mulpuri and Maureen O’Donnell
Children 2025, 12(1), 105; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010105
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/1/105
9. “Constraint Therapy with and Without Virtual Reality for Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Trial”
by Heather Roberts, Nancy J. Clegg, Wayni Wang, Sydney Chapa, Briana Arellano, Madison Trahan, Fabiola Reyes, Mauricio R. Delgado, Sue Ram and Angela Shierk
Children 2025, 12(3), 283; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12030283
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/3/283
10. “Parental Perspectives and Infant Motor Development: An Integrated Ecological Model”
by Ran An and Klaus Libertus
Children 2025, 12(6), 724; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12060724
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/724
You can read other high-quality Editor’s Choice Articles via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/editors_choice.
You can submit your next manuscript to Children and choose a suitable Section via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/sections.
We look forward to receiving your articles.
Children Editorial Office