"Pediatrics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.
| Descriptor ID |
D010372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.670
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pediatrics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pediatrics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2006 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2009 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2012 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 2013 | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| 2014 | 47 | 17 | 64 |
| 2015 | 48 | 19 | 67 |
| 2016 | 40 | 17 | 57 |
| 2017 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| 2018 | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| 2019 | 49 | 21 | 70 |
| 2020 | 57 | 11 | 68 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| 2025 | 43 | 13 | 56 |
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatrics" by people in Profiles.
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DAGs: Directed Acyclic Graphs for Drawing Assumptions and Guiding Causal Inference. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Jun 01; 16(6):e465-e469.
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Smart Pediatric Oncology Tracker of Symptoms (SPOTS), a Web-Based Interface for the Pediatric PRO-CTCAE: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 May 12; 10:e87821.
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An Introduction to Machine Learning for the Pediatric Hospitalist. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 May 01; 16(5):e381-e386.
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Evidence-Based Strategies to Promote Diversity and Equity for Medical Education Programs. Pediatr Ann. 2026 May; 55(5):e188-e194.
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Defining the Practice of the General Pediatrician: Entrustable Professional Activities Update. Pediatrics. 2026 May 01; 157(5).
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The Clinician Role in Decarbonizing Outpatient and Inpatient Health Care Settings. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2026 Jun; 73(3):613-622.
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Clinical Evaluation of Pediatric Pulse Oximeters in South Africa: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Mar 30; 15:e82888.
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Leveraging Pediatric Healthcare Settings to Screen for Environmental Health Risks. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2026 Jun 01; 38(3):317-323.
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An International Survey on the Assessment of Screening and Treatment of Thrombosis Complications in Pediatrics (ASTRO-Kids): communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Jul; 24(7):2672-2682.
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Effectiveness of a?Multimodal Educational Intervention to Improve Shared Decision-Making Skills Among Pediatric Hospitalists. Acad Pediatr. 2026 May-Jun; 26(4):103274.