OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Lung is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Diaphragm Ultrasonography: Reference Values and Influencing Factors for Thickness, Thickening Fraction, and Excursion in the Seated Position	61
Hyperresponsiveness to Extracellular Acidification-Mediated Contraction in Isolated Bronchial Smooth Muscles of Murine Experimental Asthma	57
Roles of Pyruvate Kinase M2 in Pulmonary Diseases: What Do We Know So Far?	49
Lung Cancer in Never Smokers: Delving into Epidemiology, Genomic and Immune Landscape, Prognosis, Treatment, and Screening	39
Type 2 Biomarkers and Bronchiectasis	39
Genetic Testing Goes Beyond Imaging and Histological Evaluation in Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis	39
Serum Free Fatty Acid Concentration Predicts ARDS after Off-Pump CABG: A Prospective Observational Study	38
Neutralization of CX3CL1 Attenuates TGF-β-Induced Fibroblast Differentiation Through NF-κB Activation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Airway Fibrosis	36
Cmpk2 Protects Against Acute Lung Injury in Mice	34
Lung Tissue Compliance Interacts with Smooth Muscle and Drives Hyperresponsiveness in Mice with Experimental Asthma	33
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Adherence in Sarcoidosis	32
Lung Microbiome as a Treatable Trait in Chronic Respiratory Disorders	31
Prognostic Impact of Cancer Inflammation Prognostic Index for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	29
Child Interstitial Lung Disease in an Infant with Surfactant Protein C Dysfunction due to c.202G>T Variant (p.V68F)	24
Illuminating Airway Nerve Structure and Function in Chronic Cough	24
Impact of Functional Status at the Time of Transplant on Short-Term Pediatric Lung Transplant Outcomes in the USA	23
First Exploration of the Altered Microbial Gut–Lung Axis in the Pathogenesis of Human Refractory Chronic Cough	23
CircMIIP Contributes to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression by Binding miR-766-5p to Upregulate FAM83A Expression	23
Pathophysiological Changes in Rhesus Monkeys with Paraquat-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis	22
Burden of Disease Associated with Refractory and Unexplained Chronic Cough in Canada: Results from a National Survey	22
Thoracic Ultrasound in COVID-19: Use of Lung and Diaphragm Ultrasound in Evaluating Dyspnea in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome from COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Post-ICU Clinic	20
Outcomes of Concomitant Cardiac Surgical Procedures Performed During Pediatric Lung Transplantation in the United States	20
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection and Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis: A Pilot Study With Lung Explants and a Novel Histopathology Scoring System	19
LUNG Year in Review: 2024	19
Exhaled Breath Analysis Using a Novel Electronic Nose for Different Respiratory Disease Entities	18

Narrowing the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Lesions in Smokers with Expiratory CT Acquisition Using the Cyst-Airway Communication Hypothesis	18
Associations of the Serum KL-6 with Severity and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
The Association Between Insulin Use and Asthma: An Epidemiological Observational Analysis and Mendelian Randomization Study	17
Genetic Association of Circulating Adipokines with Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study	17
Prophylactic Inhaled Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence and Mortality Outcomes	17
Lower Oxygen Tension and Intracranial Hemorrhage in Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	17
Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Genetic Association of Circulating Adipokines with Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: a Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study”	16
Role of Slc7a11 in Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury	16
Collagen-V and K-α-1 Tubulin Antibodies as Potential Markers of Unsuspected GERD-Related Lung Damage: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Analysis	15
Identification of a Novel EIF2AK Variant and Genetics-Assisted Approach to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis	15
MMP19 Variants in Familial and Sporadic Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	15
Association of World Trade Center (WTC) Occupational Exposure Intensity with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma COPD Overlap (ACO)	15
Real-Life Response to Biologics in Severe Asthma with Nasal Polyposis: Insights from the Belgian Severe Asthma Registry	15
Percent Predicted vs. Absolute Six-Minute Walk Distance as Predictors of Lung Transplant-Free Survival in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases	15
Current Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Sarcoidosis	14
Role of Peripheral Blood Markers for Detecting Response and Predicting Prognosis in Patients with Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery	14
Effectiveness of Inhalational Tranexamic Acid in Patients with Nonmassive Hemoptysis–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	14
Osteoprotegerin is an Early Marker of the Fibrotic Process and of Antifibrotic Treatment Responses in Ex Vivo Lung Fibrosis	13
Heat-Induced Secretion of Heat Shock Proteins 70 and 90 Does not Affect the Expression of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Primary Airway Cells in COPD	13
Efficacy and Safety of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block in the Management of Neuropathic Cough: A Systematic Review	13
Association of Cough Severity with Asthma Control and Quality of Life in Patients with Severe Asthma	13
Inhibition of Mettl3 by STM2457 and Loss of Macrophage Mettl3 Alleviate Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Remodeling	13
Impact of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Colonization on Clinical Characteristics, Antibiotic Treatment, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia	13
Tackling the Neuropathic Cough of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): More Needs to be Done	13
The Contribution of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolation to Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis: A Retrospective Cohort Study	12
Elastolysis in COPD: a Target for Therapy	12
PDE4B Modulates Phosphorylation of p65 (Ser468) via cAMP/PKA in Acute Lung Injury	12
The Down-Regulation of Lactoferrin Expression Induced by Cigarette Smoke can Induce Ferroptosis in COPD	12
Factors Influencing the Efficacy and Safety of Monoclonal Antibody Biologics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	12
Effectiveness of Nintedanib in Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Assessed by Progression Criteria: An Italian, Observational, Multicenter Study	12
Diagnostic Accuracy of Breath Tests to Detect Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review	11
Identifying Patients with Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with COPD or ILD Using an Administrative Claims Database	11
CT Scan Using a Dynamic PEEP Protocol to Assess Optimal PEEP Level in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Few Unresolved Issues	11
Supratherapeutic Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Patients Initiating on Biologic Therapies for Severe Asthma: A Nationwide Cohort Study	11
Tidal Breathing Analysis as a Prognostic Index for Airway Obstruction Trajectory and Asthma in Preterm Infants	11
Poly I:C Exacerbates Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Mice	11
The Effect of Long-Term Azithromycin on Objective and Subjective Cough in Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Noncomparative Studies	11
Factors Affecting Domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation Compliance	11
Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is Highly Prevalent in Patients Referred for Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography with Shortness of Breath	11
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	11
The Advantages of FEV1 Percent Predicted Change During Bronchial Challenge Testing	11
Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	11
Ventilation Rates Achieved in Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea Challenge and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Diagnosis in Young Patients with Asthma	11
Melatonin Protects Against Hyperoxia-Induced Apoptosis in Alveolar Epithelial type II Cells by Activating the MT2/PI3K/AKT/ETS1 Signaling Pathway	11
Sulfated Glycans Recognized by S1 Monoclonal Antibody can Serve as a Diagnostic Marker for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma	11
Deep Learning Models for Predicting Malignancy Risk in CT-Detected Pulmonary Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	10
Exploration of IgE Specific to Staphylococcal Serine Protease-Like Protein A as a Phenotypic Marker in Late-Onset Asthma	10
Risk Factors, Prognosis, and a New Nomogram for Predicting Cancer-Specific Survival Among Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastasis: A Retrospective Study Based on SEER	10
Serum Soluble Toll-Like Receptor 4 is a Predictive Biomarker for Acute Exacerbation and Prognosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Retrospective Study	10
Novel Robotic-Assisted Cryobiopsy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions	10

Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Uncoupling Thresholds in Acute Pulmonary Embolism	10
Analytic Morphomics in Myositis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease	10
Surgical and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Severe Emphysema: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis	10
Nationwide Real-Life Safety and Treatment Exposure Data on Durvalumab After Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Unresectable Stage III, Locally Advanced, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of Patients E	9
Early Desaturation During 6-Minute Walk Test is a Predictor of Mortality in COPD	9
Genetic Factors Explain Half of the Individual Susceptibility to Chronic Bronchitis, Airflow Obstruction and COPD Regardless of the Spirometric Definition: A Nationwide Twin Study	9
Pulmonary Protection from Left Ventricular Distension During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Review and Management Algorithm	9
Anti-inflammatory Properties of the Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone in Models of Granulomatous Inflammation	9
Canadian Health Care Professionals’ Familiarity with Chronic Cough Guidelines and Experiences with Diagnosis and Management: A Cross-Sectional Survey	9
Proposed Pathogenesis of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis	9
Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis	9
Quantitative Computed Tomography: What Clinical Questions Can it Answer in Chronic Lung Disease?	9
Overexpression of BPIFB4 Alleviates COPD Inflammatory Damage by Inhibiting M1 Macrophage Activation via the PI3K/AKT Pathway	8
Kappa and Mu Opioid Receptors in Chronic Cough: Current Evidence and Future Treatment	8
Characterizing the Racial Discrepancy in Hypoxemia Detection in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Analysis	8
Assessment and Management of Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Narrative Review	8
Stratifying GAP Stages by MUC5B rs35705950 T-Allele Carriage Refines Survival Prediction in IPF	8
Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy is Safe and Effective for Diagnosing Acutely Ill Hospitalized Patients with New Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease	8
Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosis and Disease Progression Detected Via Hair Metabolome Analysis	8
Circulating Osteopontin Predicts Clinical and Radiological Response in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	8
Inhibition of Prostaglandin-Degrading Enzyme 15-PGDH Mitigates Acute Murine Lung Allograft Rejection	8
COPD Risk Phenotypes in Older Smokers: Evaluation in GLI- and GOLD-Defined Respiratory Impairment	8
The Lymphatic Highway: How Lymphatics Drive Lung Health and Disease	8
Identification of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Prediction of Disease Severity via Machine Learning Analysis of Comprehensive Metabolic Panel and Complete Blood Count Data	8
Dasatinib-Associated Chylothorax: A Review of Cases Reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and the Published Literature	8
Relationship Between Diaphragm Thickness, Thickening Fraction, Dome Excursion, and Respiratory Pressures in Healthy Subjects: An Ultrasound Study	8