
Academic Journal
Q1Pediatric Obesity
About Pediatric Obesity
Pediatric Obesity is a scholarly journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.125 and H-index of 92.
Coverage: 2012-2026. Research categories: Health Policy (Q1); Nutrition and Dietetics (Q1); Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Editor(s): Professor Michael I Goran (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Birth, Development, and Health; Gestational Diabetes Research and Management; Eating Disorders and Behaviors; Children's Physical and Motor Development; Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins.
OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.
Reported open-access list prices
4,880.00 USD; 4,030.00 EUR; 3,240.00 GBP
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Journal Metrics
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Aims & Scope
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2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70156Hepatic Steatosis and Cardiovascular Risk in Obesity: A 10‐Year Follow‐Up Study From Childhood Into Young Adulthood
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2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70148Impact of Meal Caloric Content on the Thermic Effect of Food in Adolescents With Obesity
N. Beauregard, E. Doucet, E. Gadéa, G. Finlayson et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70155Associations Between Sources of Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Overweight and Obesity Among Chinese School‐Aged Youth
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2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70152Associations Between Paternal Pre‐Conceptional Body Mass Index and Lifestyle Factors and Offspring Weight Development
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2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70149Issue Information
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