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Pediatric-related post-COVID condition (long COVID) research and its foundational influences: a bibliometric analysis

Natalya Chagay1, Amin Tamadon2, Svetlana Kim1

  • 1Department of Children Diseases No. 2, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.

Frontiers in Pediatrics
|March 18, 2026
PubMed

Insights

This bibliometric analysis reveals a growing body of research on pediatric long COVID. However, the study highlights significant gaps in pediatric-specific evidence, definitions, and longitudinal data for post-COVID conditions in children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health
  • Bibliometrics

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted global healthcare systems.
  • Post-COVID-19 syndrome, or long COVID, in children is a growing area of concern.
  • This study analyzes the scientific literature on pediatric long COVID from 2020-2025.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a bibliometric analysis of publications on post-COVID conditions in the pediatric population.
  • To map the research landscape, identify key trends, and assess productivity and collaboration in pediatric long COVID research.
  • To highlight existing gaps in pediatric-specific evidence and data.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Scopus and Web of Science for publications from 2020-2025.
  • Keywords included "post-COVID condition/long COVID" combined with pediatric terms (child, infant, adolescent).
  • Data analysis utilized bibliometric methods in R (bibliometrix/Biblioshiny) to examine productivity, citations, and thematic structures.

Main Results:

  • The analysis included 1,292 publications from 84 countries, with the United States leading in productivity.
  • "COVID-19" and "long COVID" were the most frequent author keywords.
  • Highly cited works were often general long COVID frameworks, and symptom-focused clusters dominated thematic mapping, with MIS-C and cognitive impairment being less prominent.

Conclusions:

  • The study characterizes the research landscape of pediatric long COVID indexed with pediatric terms.
  • Significant gaps exist in pediatric-specific evidence, standardized definitions, and longitudinal data for post-COVID conditions in children.
  • Further research is needed to address these identified gaps in the pediatric population.
Abstract

Keywords:
bibliometric analysischildrenlong COVIDpediatric complicationspost-COVID syndrome

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