European Respiratory Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of European Respiratory Journal is 14. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The right ventricle tamed1024
Unravelling the “frequent exacerbator” phenotype in cystic fibrosis751
Fibroblast heterogeneity in pulmonary fibrosis: a new target for therapeutics development?633
Similarity network fusion for the integration of multi-omics and microbiomes in respiratory disease371
Chymase-1: a “MAST”-er switch in COPD?332
Salivary polyreactive antibodies andHaemophilus influenzaeare associated with respiratory infection severity in young children with recurrent respiratory infections233
The Cochrane review of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: remaining focused on the evidence205
If your patient with asthma wheezes when sitting or lying quietly, lung function testing may reveal small airway disease195
Missing airways, ventilation defects and conductive airway physiology in asthma166
Moving the needle on proteasome inhibitor-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: a definite maybe157
Epigenome-wide association studies: the exposures of yesterday form the methylations of tomorrow144
A breath of the future: a novel human model for COPD and beyond141
The lung that rules the heart140
Randomised controlled trials utilisingFENOto manage asthma: is it time to acknowledge that “one size does not fit all”?127
Plasma cells: a feasible therapeutic target in pulmonary fibrosis?123
Prenatal exposure to greenness and early childhood pneumonia: a nationwide study in Japan123
The NIVO score: can it help to improve noninvasive ventilation in daily clinical practice?117
“The Noninvasive Ventilation Outcomes (NIVO) score: prediction of in-hospital mortality in exacerbations of COPD requiring assisted ventilation.” Tom Hartley, Nicholas D. Lane, John Steer,et al115
Pleural fluid proteomics from patients with pleural infection shows signatures of diverse neutrophilic responses: The Oxford Pleural Infection Endotyping Study (TORPIDS-2)114
A patient-tailored approach for corticosteroid treatment in COVID-19: still not there yet111
Combining rituximab with mycophenolate for the treatment of interstitial lung disease110
The novel bronchodilator navafenterol: a phase 2a, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in COPD106
Pirfenidone in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRO-COVID): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial102
Revisiting asthma pharmacotherapy: where do we stand and where do we want to go?93
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: three-dimensional computed tomography assessment of upper-lobe lung volume92
Epidemiological cut-off values for a 96-well broth microdilution plate for high-throughput research antibiotic susceptibility testing ofM. tuberculosis91
Cystic fibrosis macrophage function and clinical outcomes after elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor90
RIPK1 kinase-dependent inflammation and cell death contribute to the pathogenesis of COPD89
A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis84
Antiviral CD8+T-cell immune responses are impaired by cigarette smoke and in COPD83
Invisibility of breathlessness in clinical consultations: a cross-sectional, national online survey81
Tricuspid regurgitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a right ventricular volumetric and functional analysis81
Repositioning of ezetimibe for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis80
Characterisation of paediatric pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease from the PPHNet Registry80
Long-term radiological and pulmonary function abnormalities at 3 years after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a longitudinal cohort study80
Arousal threshold modifies the effect of CPAP on executive function among individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea80
Collaboration between explainable artificial intelligence and pulmonologists improves the accuracy of pulmonary function test interpretation79
The environmental impact of inhaled therapy: making informed treatment choices78
Extensive acute and sustained changes to neutrophil proteomes post-SARS-CoV-2 infection77
Circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies in COVID-19 survivors predict long-COVID symptoms76
Natural decline in pulmonary function following bilateral lung transplantation: a single-centre study76
Haemodynamic phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease: a moving target75
Mortality trends in pulmonary arterial hypertension in Canada: a temporal analysis of survival per ESC/ERS guideline era75
Genomic classifier for usual interstitial pneumonia combined with bronchoalveolar lavage cellular profile: potential use in the clinical management of new onset ILD?74
Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension74
The association between immunosuppressants and outcomes of COVID-1973
Lunsekimig's bispecific targeting of IL-13 and TSLP in asthma: dual targets for synergistic effects?72
Impact of hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates and the role of angiogenesis72
Associations of hiatus hernia with CT-based interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study72
Prognostic phenotypes of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma72
Immunogenicity and safety of coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination72
Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK71
Inhaled recombinant GM-CSF reduces the need for whole lung lavage and improves gas exchange in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis patients71
Are intravenous corticosteroid pulses superior to low dose corticosteroids in patients with severe COVID-19?71
The limits of normal of pulmonary arterial wedge pressure71
Selexipag for inoperable CTEPH: why meeting a primary endpoint simply isn't enough70
Screening asymptomaticBMPR2mutation carriers: a new frontier for pulmonary hypertension physicians?69
Clean air for healthy lungs – an urgent call to action: European Respiratory Society position on the launch of the WHO 2021 Air Quality Guidelines69
Trends in COVID-19-associated mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a COMPERA analysis65
Pleural mesothelioma: surgery questioned again?64
Response from the authors: As-needed ICS/formoterol or as-needed SABA in mild asthma?61
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202359
The efficacy of singingversusexercise training: do the data really support the authors’ conclusions?58
“Age-related changes in plasma biomarkers and their association with mortality in COVID-19.” E.H.A. Michels, B. Appelman, J. de Brabander,et al.Eur Respir J2023; 62: 2300011.57
The coming-of-age of bedaquiline: a tale with an open ending56
Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures56
FEV1Q: what (even) is normal lung function?56
Intracellular hydroxyproline imprinting following resolution of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis55
Cystic fibrosis in Europe: improved lung function and longevity – reasons for cautious optimism, but challenges remain55
CPAP recall and cancer risk: should we be concerned?55
The association of eicosanoids and eicosanoid-related metabolites with pulmonary hypertension55
Particulate matter–related ITIH4 deficiency is associated with an emphysema phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through JNK-dependent and JNK-independent signaling55
Single-inhaler tripleversusdual bronchodilator therapy for GOLD group E and other exacerbating patients with COPD: real-world comparative effectiveness and safety54
Real-world monitoring of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor trough concentrations in adults with cystic fibrosis54
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis53
Inhaled seralutinib exhibits potent efficacy in models of pulmonary arterial hypertension53
Childhood asthma: pathogenesis and phenotypes53
Nasopharyngeal metatranscriptome profiles of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study53
Sputum metagenomics in bronchiectasis reveals pan-European variation: an EMBARC-BRIDGE study52
A phase 2 multiple ascending dose study of the inhaled pan-JAK inhibitor nezulcitinib (TD-0903) in severe COVID-1952
Metabolomics in pulmonary medicine: extracting the most from your data51
Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma by previous biologic use and key clinical subgroups: real-world XALOC-1 programme51
Is tezepelumab more than just an anti-eosinophil drug?51
Vitamin D deficiency, a potential cause for insufficient response to sildenafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension51
Computed tomography-based radiomics decodes prognostic and molecular differences in interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis48
The dawn of the omics era in human precision-cut lung slices48
Indoor microbiome, microbial and plant metabolites, chemical compounds, and asthma symptoms in junior high school students: a multicentre association study in Malaysia48
Comment on: Combination therapy with long-acting bronchodilators and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis48
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and CFTR: the paradox of going forward by tacking sideways!47
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and adaptive servo-ventilation: questions remain47
Vocal cord paralysis as a rare complication of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: a case series of five patients47
Oral corticosteroids in asthma and beyond: moving forward46
Right ventricular–pulmonary arterial coupling and its relationship to exercise haemodynamics in a continuum of patients with pulmonary vascular disease due to chronic thromboembolism46
Treat-and-repair: a simple but powerful term for a complex multimodal approach in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease46
“Bronchial thermoplasty decreases airway remodelling by blocking epithelium-derived heat shock protein-60 secretion and protein arginine methyltransferase-1 in fibroblasts.” Qingzhu Sun, Lei Fang, Mic45
Unravelling the unmet needs of patients with severe dyspnoea: a case for palliative oxygen44
Oxygen therapy target ranges: finding the balance44
An attack of asthma is not an attack of the heart: clarifying causal links between asthma and incident coronary heart disease43
Skewed adaptive immune responses are involved in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema43
Less is more? Antibiotic treatment duration for exacerbations of bronchiectasis43
Reply to: Cause or consequence?43
Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in adults born very preterm43
Evaluation of the PADIS score stratifying risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence after a first unprovoked pulmonary embolism: results from the REVERSE study42
Bronchoconstriction with inhaled ATP in healthy volunteers42
ERJPodcast October 2023: ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma42
MK-5475, an inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the INSIGNIA-PAH study42
Contributions to simplifying the global interpretation of spirometry: high quality spirometry data from Asia42
Liver cancer in severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: who is at risk?42
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken: predicting pulmonary hypertension using echocardiography41
Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with chronic kidney/liver disease41
Multitasking within the airway epithelium41
Risk assessment of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: cardiac indexversusstroke volume index41
COVID-19 changed the world – without changing CTEPH41
Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system40
Impact of the expanded label for elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis with no F508del variant in the USA40
Tailored approaches facilitate high completion of tuberculosis infection treatment among migrants40
ERJPodcast January 2024: The microbiome in early life and childhood asthma40
Prolonged higher dose methylprednisoloneversusconventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial (MEDEAS)40
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in adults39
Transcriptomic clustering of critically ill COVID-19 patients39
Novel mechanisms of action contributing to benralizumab's potent anti-eosinophilic activity38
Epigenetic Age among U.S. Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Results from NHANES 1999-200238
Reply: The new ERS/ATS standards on lung function test interpretation: some extant limitations38
Heart rate response and cardiovascular risk during obstructive sleep apnoea: an easy biomarker derived from pulse oximetry38
Flavonoid intakes inversely associate with COPD in smokers38
European Respiratory Society guidelines on transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases37
Saliva molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2: simplifying the diagnosis without losing accuracy37
Spirometry forced expiratory time is driven by airflow limitation in asthmatic children37
Presenting clinical data for the hazard classification of chemical respiratory sensitisers37
Moving the dial on identifying endotypes of asthma from early life37
Sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: PULSAR open-label extension37
Inhaled treprostinil for interstitial lung disease-associated pulmonary hypertension: a silver lining on a very dark cloud37
Air pollution and COPD: GOLD 2023 committee report37
What can lockdowns tell us about the underlying causes of asthma exacerbations? A retrospective cohort study37
I love you with all my lungs: a viewpoint on communicating effectively and positively about lung health37
Mechanical ventilation promotes lung tumour spread by modulation of cholesterol cell content37
Dupilumab efficacy and safety in patients with asthma and blood eosinophils ≥500 cells·µL−136
Aspergillussensitisation: an underappreciated treatable trait in airway disease36
Evolving diagnostic techniques in mediastinal lymphadenopathy: is mediastinal cryobiopsy the new kid on the block?36
Combining digital adherence technology and therapeutic drug monitoring for personalised tuberculosis care36
Tracing the origins of fibrotic fibroblasts: does the name matter? Look at the genes!35
Reducing the pressure in pulmonary arterial hypertension: sotatercept, haemodynamics and the right ventricle35
Respiratory support and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born at 22–26 weeks gestation in Sweden, 2004–2007 and 2014–201635
Lung function during and after acute respiratory infection in COVID-19 positive and negative outpatients35
Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry and bronchodilator response cut-offs34
Measurement of hypoxia in the lung in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an F-MISO PET/CT study34
Interalveolar pore morphology in (pre-)COPD stages and associations with small airways34
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: does size matter?34
The longitudinal microbial and metabolic landscape of infant cystic fibrosis: the gut–lung axis33
Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in adults: a novel type of pulmonary vascular disease with a strong genetic background33
Lung transplantation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective European cohort study33
Pathogenic variants inCFAP46,CFAP54,CFAP74andCFAP221cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with a defective C1d projection of the central apparatus33
Nasal airway microRNA profiling of infants with severe bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study33
Dyspnoea in acutely ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: an ERS/ESICM statement33
ERJPodcast January 2025: Treatment response to mepolizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma33
Relieving dyspnoea through the brain32
A range of 30–62% of functioning multiciliated airway cells is sufficient to maintain ciliary airway clearance32
Now we know: chronic exposure to air pollutants is a risk factor for the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis32
The role of precision medicine in interstitial lung disease32
Lung structure and longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function: the MESA COPD Study31
Impact of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy on lung clearance index and magnetic resonance imaging in children with cystic fibrosis and one or twoF508delalleles31
Asthma, COPD and their overlap: coexistence or something more?31
Quantifying COPD as a risk factor for cardiac disease in a primary prevention cohort31
Incidence of interstitial lung abnormalities: the MESA Lung Study31
Health effects of exposure to residential air pollution in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a cohort study in Belgium31
Leukotriene receptor antagonists and risk of neuropsychiatric events in children, adolescents and young adults: a self-controlled case series31
The COVID-19 pandemic and pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy: adaptation, outcomes and valuable lessons learned30
Antigen identification and avoidance on outcomes in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis30
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202230
Ex vivodelivery of regulatory T-cells for control of alloimmune priming in the donor lung30
Pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease30
NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, dupilumab and aspirin tolerance30
Developing, validating, updating and judging the impact of prognostic models for respiratory diseases30
Clinical response and on-treatment clinical remission with tezepelumab in a broad population of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma: results over 2 years from the NAVIGATOR and DESTINATION studi30
Nebulised liposomal amphotericin-B: a promising strategy for preventing ABPA relapse29
ERJPodcast December 2023: Year in review29
How bad is your cough? The McMaster Cough Severity Questionnaire as a new tool to measure chronic cough29
Reply: Cognitive behavioural therapy sessions approach ineffective for anxiety and depression in COPD: is the door closed for good?29
“From pre-COPD to COPD: a Simple, Low cost and easy to IMplement (SLIM) risk calculator.” M.J. Divo, C. Liu, F. Polverino,et al.Eur Respir J2023; 62: 2300806.29
Opioids for dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease: does the sequence and timing of therapy matter?29
The evidence base for ICS/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in severe asthma29
Up-regulated matrix metalloproteinase activity in soil-transmitted helminth–tuberculosis co-infection is associated with increased lung pathology29
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to lung transplantation strategy in anti-MDA5+ rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease is life-saving but with persistent difficulties at the bedside29
The identification of prevalent tuberculosis disease through infection screening among high-risk migrants in the Netherlands29
Targeting AMPK and the Nrf2/HO-1 axis: a promising therapeutic strategy in acute lung injury29
ERJPodcast July 2023: The HISTORIC study29
Dexamethasone for preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: is timing everything?29
Predicting asthma exacerbations: is there utility in noninvasive assessment of distal airway inflammation using multiple flowFENO?28
Eligibility criteria from pharmaceutical randomised controlled trials of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a registry-based study28
Improved survival albeit with persistent disparities in prognosis for people with cystic fibrosis in European countries28
Ensuring availability of respiratory medicines in times of European drug shortages28
Association of blood trihalomethane concentrations with asthma in US adolescents: nationally representative cross-sectional study28
Impact of baseline patient characteristics on dupilumab efficacy in type 2 asthma28
All roads lead to COPD… or not?28
Gauging the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services: a global study28
Protease activity sensors enable real-time treatment response monitoring in lymphangioleiomyomatosis28
Neutrophil elastase-dependent cleavage of LTA4H alters its aminopeptidase activity in cystic fibrosis27
ERS technical standards for using type III devices (limited channel studies) in the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in adults and children27
Tofacitinib in anti-MDA5-positive dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease: a new standard of care emerges27
Extracorporeal photopheresis for the prevention of rejection after lung transplantation: a prospective randomised controlled trial27
An electrocardiogram-based AI algorithm for early detection of pulmonary hypertension27
A randomised trial of prednisoloneversusprednisolone and itraconazole in acute-stage allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating asthma27
Integrating hot topics and implementation of treatable traits in asthma27
Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-1927
Decoding the complexity: mechanistic insights into comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis27
Pirfenidone and risk of lung cancer development in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide population-based study27
Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial26
“Mendelian randomisation and experimental medicine approaches to interleukin-6 as a drug target in pulmonary arterial hypertension.” Mark Toshner, Colin Church, Lars Harbaum,et al.Eur Respir26
R-scale for pulmonary fibrosis: a simple, visual tool for the assessment of health-related quality of life26
Low smoking exposure and development and prognosis of COPD over four decades: a population-based cohort study26
ERS statement on paediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support26
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: an expert group consensus statement26
Phenotyping the responses to systemic corticosteroids in the management of asthma attacks (PRISMA)26
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial26
Sleep apnoea in the elderly: a great challenge for the future26
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia26
Vulnerability to acid reflux of the airway epithelium in severe asthma25
Clinical trial design, end-points, and emerging therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension25
The rat takes the cheese: a novel model of CFTR-dependent chronic bacterial airway infection25
Gut microbiota-derived succinate aggravates acute lung injury after intestinal ischaemia/reperfusion in mice25
Uncovering early COPD? The T-slope as a novel CT biomarker for evaluating airway narrowing25
The interface in home non-invasive ventilation: is the nasal mask better?25
Management of pulmonary hypertension in special conditions25
Reply to: Risk factors for disease progression in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis25
Reversible carfilzomib-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: don't take your eyes off the ball!24
Drug-induced lung disease: unwanted collateral damage24
TB or not TB: does AI have an answer for children?24
Cancer risk associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: only large registries will give us the answer24
Heart or lungs? Why not both!24
Comment on: Inflammatory plasma protein levels are elevated years before sarcoidosis diagnosis: a nested case–control study in Sweden24
Latent COPD: a proposed new term in the disease nomenclature24
Reply to: Insights on the ERS/ESTS statement on the management of pleural infection in adults24
“Post tuberculosis”: the urgent need for inclusion of lung health outcomes in tuberculosis treatment trials24
“Interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with decreased mean telomere length.” R.K. Putman, G.T. Axelsson, S.Y. Ash,et al.Eur Respir J2022; 60: 210181424
AMR-Lung: a European Clinical Research Collaboration on antimicrobial resistance in chronic lung disease23
Impact of a rare respiratory diseases reference centre set-up on primary ciliary dyskinesia care pathway23
The ERS PROFILE.net Clinical Research Collaboration is dedicated to the set-up of an academic network to enhance imaging-based management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis23
Deep phenotyping of unaffected carriers of pathogenicBMPR2variants screened for pulmonary arterial hypertension23
“Spatial transcriptomics for respiratory research and medicine.” S. Curras-Alonso, J. Soulier, T. Walter,et al.Eur Respir J2021; 58: 200431423
Sequential multimodal therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with mixed anatomical lesions: a proof of concept23
Endothelial cells in pulmonary fibrosis: more than a bystander23
Increasing physical activity in severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
The paradox of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy in the COVID-19 era: is risk of disease progression around the corner?22
Associations of combined phenotypic ageing and genetic risk with incidence of chronic respiratory diseases in the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study22
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis22
Right heart function during and after pregnancy in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension22
Phenotype and severity of asthma determines bronchial epithelial immune responses to a viral mimic22
The causal relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomisation study22
CPAP resumption after a first termination and impact on all-cause mortality in France22
The paradox of the safer cigarette: understanding the pulmonary effects of electronic cigarettes22
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