OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Lung is 7. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Supratherapeutic Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Patients Initiating on Biologic Therapies for Severe Asthma: A Nationwide Cohort Study	61
Forced Vital Capacity and Low Frequency Reactance Area Measurements Are Associated with Asthma Control and Exacerbations	53
Lung Cancer in Never Smokers: Delving into Epidemiology, Genomic and Immune Landscape, Prognosis, Treatment, and Screening	43
Corticosteroid-Sparing Drugs in Sarcoidosis: How Should We Assess Them?	41
Diagnostic Accuracy of Breath Tests to Detect Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review	37
Nebulized Tranexamic Acid in the Management of Hemoptysis: An Integrative Review	34
Performance of the FORD Versus Other Available Models for the Noninvasive Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease	33
Predictive Value of CT Biomarkers in Lung Transplantation Survival: Preliminary Investigation in a Diverse, Underserved, Urban Population	31
Factors Affecting Domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation Compliance	30
Type 2 Biomarkers and Bronchiectasis	28
Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds Detection in Pneumonia Screening: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis	27
Bronchodilators in bronchiectasis: we urgently need more trials	27
Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	26
Continued Treatment with Nintedanib in Patients with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Data from INBUILD-ON	24
Genetic Testing Goes Beyond Imaging and Histological Evaluation in Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis	23
Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cell Dysfunction in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	22
Feasibility and Utility of a Smartphone Application-Based Longitudinal Cough Monitoring in Chronic Cough Patients in a Real-World Setting	22
Cough Presentation and Cough-Related Healthcare Utilization in Tertiary Care: Analysis of Routinely Collected Academic Institutional Database	22
Lung Cancer Screening Penetration in an Urban Underserved County	19
Deep Inspiration-Provoked Cough: A Sign of Cough Reflex Arc Hypersensitivity	17
Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	17
Humoral Immune Status in Relation to Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	17
Effect of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty on Homogenization of Lung Perfusion Blood Volume by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	17
Sulfated Glycans Recognized by S1 Monoclonal Antibody can Serve as a Diagnostic Marker for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma	16
Dysphagia as a Missing Link Between Post-surgical- and Opioid-Related Pneumonia	15

Serum Free Fatty Acid Concentration Predicts ARDS after Off-Pump CABG: A Prospective Observational Study	15
Tidal Breathing Analysis as a Prognostic Index for Airway Obstruction Trajectory and Asthma in Preterm Infants	15
Transcriptomic Expression of T2-Inflammation Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Longitudinal Clinical Outcomes in Asthma: Insights from the COREA Study	15
Cough in the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic	14
Management of Chronic Cough in Adult Primary Care: A Qualitative Study	14
The Associations of Long-Term Temperature and Precipitation with Chronic Respiratory Symptoms: Projections for the Changing Climate	14
Multiple Correspondence Analysis and HLA-Associations of Organ Involvement in a Large Cohort of African-American and European-American Patients with Sarcoidosis	13
Hyperresponsiveness to Extracellular Acidification-Mediated Contraction in Isolated Bronchial Smooth Muscles of Murine Experimental Asthma	13
Diagnostic Performance of the Herder Model in Veterans Undergoing PET Scans for Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation	13
The Value of a Patient Global Assessment in Management of Sarcoidosis	13
Missing Nuts and Bolts: Translating Pulmonary Fibrosis from Preclinical Murine Models to Human Clinical Trials	13
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	12
ETS1 Ameliorates Hyperoxia-Induced Alveolar Epithelial Cell Injury by Regulating the TGM2-Mediated Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway	11
Cyclophilin D Contributes to Airway Epithelial Mitochondrial Damage in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diaphragm Ultrasonography: Reference Values and Influencing Factors for Thickness, Thickening Fraction, and Excursion in the Seated Position	11
Recurrent Cough in the Elderly: A Forgotten Entity	11
Poly I:C Exacerbates Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Mice	10
MIP-3-Alpha and MIP-3-Beta as Early Predictors of Pneumonia in Polytraumatized Patients	10
Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio as a Predictor of In-hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Predictors of Long-Term Survival in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Data from the IPF-PRO Registry	10
Cone Beam CT Guidance Improves Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Safety	10
Correction to: Lung Transplantation in the United States for COVID-19 Related Lung Disease During the Pandemic	10
Examination of Firefighting as an Occupational Exposure Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening	10
The Association Between Asthma and Risk of Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	10
Methotrexate Polyglutamate Concentrations as a Possible Predictive Marker for Effectiveness of Methotrexate Therapy in Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Pilot Study	10
Increase in Blood Eosinophil Count Over Time and Sputum IL8 are Associated with FEV1 Decline in Asthma	10
Biologics in COPD: Do We Need a Divide and Conquer Approach?	10
Feasibility and Outcomes of a Standardized Management Protocol for Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease	10
Elevated Eosinophil Counts in Acute Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis: Unveiling a Distinct Clinical Phenotype	9
Lung Microbiome as a Treatable Trait in Chronic Respiratory Disorders	9
Relationship of Lung Function and the Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Pattern with Aortic and Left Ventricular Structure and Function on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Jackson Heart Study	9
Early Exacerbation Relapse is Increased in Patients with Asthma and Bronchiectasis (a Post hoc Analysis)	9
Machine Learning from Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Identifies Factors Associated with Neurological Outcomes	9
Impact of Biologic Therapy on the Small Airways Asthma Phenotype	9
Prevalence and Predictors of Response to Antifibrotics in Long-Term Survivors with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	9
Inhaled Corticosteroids for Chronic Cough: Yes or FeNO?	9
Abstracts from the 2023 American Cough Conference	9
Serum Soluble Toll-Like Receptor 4 is a Predictive Biomarker for Acute Exacerbation and Prognosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Retrospective Study	9
Abstracts from the 2021 American Cough Conference	9
Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Including Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease after Stratification by the Degree of Static Hyperinflation	9
The Reparative Effect of FOXM1 in Pulmonary Disease	9
Impact of High-Grade Patterns in Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicentric Analysis	8
Use of Thiols in the Treatment of COVID-19: Current Evidence	8
The Characteristics of the Concavity of Descending Limb of Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves Generated by Spirometry	8
Surgical and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Severe Emphysema: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis	8
A Retrospective Multi-Site Academic Center Analysis of Pneumothorax and Associated Risk Factors after CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy	8
ADAMTS7 Attenuates House Dust Mite-Induced Airway Inflammation and Th2 Immune Responses	8
Diagnostic Application of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis in Cases of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in which Diagnosis Cannot Be Confirmed by High-Resolution Computed Tomography	8
Adam19 Deficiency Impacts Pulmonary Function: Human GWAS Follow-up in a Mouse Knockout Model	8
Clinical and Radiologic Differences in Lung Involvement Between IgG4-Related Disease and Plasma Cell-Type Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease	8

Is Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Phenotype the Commonest Presentation Amongst Patients with Refractory Chronic Cough?	8
Chronic Cough as a Genetic Neurological Disorder? Insights from Cerebellar Ataxia with Neuropathy and Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome (CANVAS)	8
Illuminating Airway Nerve Structure and Function in Chronic Cough	7
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Adherence in Sarcoidosis	7
The Relationship Between Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Level and the Decision to Escalate Treatment of Sarcoidosis	7
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis With and Without Autoimmune Features: A Clinical Comparative Analysis	7
Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated with Development of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction	7
CT Scan Using a Dynamic PEEP Protocol to Assess Optimal PEEP Level in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Few Unresolved Issues	7
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	7
Melatonin Protects Against Hyperoxia-Induced Apoptosis in Alveolar Epithelial type II Cells by Activating the MT2/PI3K/AKT/ETS1 Signaling Pathway	7
Predictors of Early and Late Lung Function Improvement in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma on Type2-Biologics in the PRISM Study	7
Prognostic Impact of Cancer Inflammation Prognostic Index for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	7
Establishment and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Non-Invasive Ventilation Failure After Birth in Premature Infants with Gestational Age < 32 Weeks	7
Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations	7
Prone Chest Radiographs: Distinguishing Features and Identification of Support Devices	7
Ventilation Rates Achieved in Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea Challenge and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Diagnosis in Young Patients with Asthma	7
Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour Due to Cough in Finnish Elderly: Too Much and Too Little	7
Update 2021: Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer	7
Trajectories of Severe Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Relationship with Mortality Risk	7
Social Determinants of Emergency Department Visits in Mild Compared to Moderate and Severe Asthma	7
4D Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy for the Sampling of Pulmonary Lesions: First European Real-Life Experience	7
Utility of the 52-Gene Risk Score to Identify Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis at Greater Risk of Mortality in the Era of Antifibrotic Therapy	7