European Respiratory Review

Papers
(The median citation count of European Respiratory Review 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reply to: “Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?”281
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2022190
Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is not the sole reason for hypoxaemia in early stage COVID-19 patients141
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2023136
Exacerbations of bronchiectasis128
Lost in translation: a neglected mTOR target for lymphangioleiomyomatosis121
Smouldering fire or conflagration? An illustrated update on the concept of inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension114
Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis114
Health disparities and associated social determinants of health in interstitial lung disease: a narrative review112
Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review99
Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review94
The role of telemonitoring in patients on home mechanical ventilation84
Multiple breath washout and oscillometry after allogenic HSCT: a scoping review81
ERS/EAACI statement on adherence to international adult asthma guidelines81
The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma80
Treatable traits in asthma during pregnancy: a call for a shift towards a precision-based management approach78
Global respiratory health priorities at the beginning of the 21st century73
Lung stem cells and respiratory epithelial chimerism in transplantation72
Advance care planning in patients with respiratory failure69
Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation68
Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD66
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-1966
WASOG statement on the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension64
Toll-like receptor-agonist-based therapies for respiratory viral diseases: thinking outside the cell64
Epidemiology of severe asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis64
Diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening fraction: commonality and conflict62
The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now?62
Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools60
Sarcopenia in interstitial lung disease60
Sex and gender in interstitial lung diseases59
Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review59
Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma56
Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis56
A pulmonologist's guide to perform and analyse cross-species single lung cell transcriptomics55
Smoking cessation and vaccination54
Recreating chronic respiratory infectionsin vitrousing physiologically relevant models53
Prognostic biomarkers for the development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a systematic review52
Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review51
Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis48
Methods to assess COPD medications adherence in healthcare databases: a systematic review46
Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications44
Sex and gender in respiratory physiology43
Diagnostic yield and safety of diagnostic techniques for pulmonary lesions: systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis43
Pathophysiology and genomics of bronchiectasis43
Nonpharmacological interventions in COPD43
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea42
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-guided drug discovery for post-viral and related types of lung disease42
Antibiotic resistance in chronic respiratory diseases: from susceptibility testing to the resistome42
Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis41
Pro: Clinical remission in asthma – implications for asthma management41
Clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute exacerbations of COPD: present and future41
Clinical utility of WHO-recommended screening tools and development and validation of novel clinical prediction models for pulmonary tuberculosis screening among outpatients living with HIV: an indivi40
Sex and gender in pulmonary arterial hypertension40
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
Advanced imaging techniques and artificial intelligence in pleural diseases: a narrative review38
Airway ciliated cells in adult lung homeostasis and COPD38
Pathogenesis-driven treatment of primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis37
Adherence-enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and component network meta-analyses37
Interplay between respiratory viruses and cilia in the airways37
Recovering from a pandemic: pulmonary fibrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection37
The persistent inflammation in COPD: is autoimmunity the core mechanism?36
Bronchiolar disorders in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases36
Extrapulmonary effects of lung volume reduction in severe emphysema: a systematic review36
COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens35
Sex and gender in lung health and disease: more than just Xs and Ys35
Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours34
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects34
Preclinical models of maternal asthma and progeny outcomes: a scoping review34
Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of prevalence and scoping review of definitions, prevalence and clinical characteristics34
“Exercise intolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insight into central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms.” S. Malenfant, M. Lebret, É. Breton-Gagnon,et al.Eur Respir Rev33
Medication adherence to CFTR modulators in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review32
Phage therapy for pulmonary infections: lessons from clinical experiences and key considerations32
Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review32
Natural killer cells in the lung: potential role in asthma and virus-induced exacerbation?32
Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression31
New trends in pulmonary hypertension31
Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis31
Parasitic lung diseases31
Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD30
Molecular monitoring of lung allograft health: is it ready for routine clinical use?29
Polyphenols, flavonoids and inflammasomes: the role of cigarette smoke in COPD29
The epithelial era of asthma research: knowledge gaps and future direction for patient care28
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis28
Impact of climate change on paediatric respiratory health: pollutants and aeroallergens27
The association between alcohol consumption and pulmonary function: a scoping review27
Recycling plastic: diagnosis and management of plastic bronchitis among adults27
Bronchiectasis in Asia: a review of current status and challenges27
Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review27
Predictors of sleep disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis27
E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials27
Association between air pollution and allergic upper respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis26
Fixed-intensity exercise tests to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic heart and lung populations: a systematic review26
From treatable traits to GETomics in airway disease: moving towards clinical practice25
Evidence-based management of symptoms in serious respiratory illness: what is in our toolbox?25
Lung cancer occurrence after an episode of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis25
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung disease: a review25
A scoping review on the risk of tuberculosis in specific population groups: can we expand the World Health Organization recommendations?25
Hypoxaemia in the early stage of COVID-19: prevalence of physical or biochemical factors?24
Nitrogen single and multiple breath washout test and lung imaging to detect treatment-related pulmonary toxicity in paediatric cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review24
Physical activity measurements in individuals with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
“Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD”. Ariel A. Calderon, Colin Dimond, David F. Choy, Rajita Pappu, Michele A. Grimb24
Digital twins for chronic lung diseases24
Global birth prevalence of Robin sequence in live-born infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Clinical utility of diagnostic biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Biologics in severe asthma: the role of real-world evidence from registries23
Managing an ageing cystic fibrosis population: challenges and priorities23
Prognostic value of echocardiography-derived right ventricular dysfunction in haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities23
Supplemental oxygen for symptomatic relief in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis22
Neutrophil dynamics in pulmonary fibrosis: pathophysiological and therapeutic perspectives22
The role of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy: a review from the ESGMYC study group22
Nebulised granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Determining the minimum important differences for field walking tests in adults with long–term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Cytokine-targeted therapies for asthma and COPD22
Lack of diversity in antifibrotic trials for pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review21
Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults and children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
The guardians of pulmonary harmony: alveolar macrophages orchestrating the symphony of lung inflammation and tissue homeostasis21
Inhaledversussystemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
Protected characteristics reported in pulmonary rehabilitation: a scoping review21
Risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis20
Antibody-mediated protection against respiratory syncytial virus in children20
The 2025 European Cystic Fibrosis Society position statement on physical activity assessment in cystic fibrosis20
Diaphragmatic palsy following lung transplantation19
Lung transplantation for COPD/pulmonary emphysema19
Clinimetric properties of field exercise tests in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review18
The effect of graded exercise therapy on fatigue in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review18
Reporting of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions in physical rehabilitation for long COVID: a scoping review18
Sex and gender in asthma18
Mediastinal tumours and pseudo-tumours: a comprehensive review with emphasis on multidisciplinary approach17
The role of evidence-based medicine in the media: misinformation and the COVID-19 lesson17
The 6-min walk test as a primary end-point in interstitial lung disease17
Ventilation in the obese: physiological insights and management17
Biomarkers in lower respiratory tract samples in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review17
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 inhibition: a potential treatment target for pulmonary fibrosis17
In vivodetection of pulmonary mucociliary clearance: present challenges and future directions16
How inhaled corticosteroids target inflammation in COPD16
Biochemical shunt: where and how?16
A narrative review of chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 and their role in acute respiratory distress syndrome16
Role of air pollutants in airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in asthma and COPD16
Forbearance with endobronchial stenting: cognisance before conviction16
“Strength of association between comorbidities and asthma: a meta-analysis” Paola Rogliani, Rossella Laitano, Josuel Ora, Richard Beasley and Luigino Calzetta.Eur Respir Rev2023; 32: 22020216
Pulmonary rehabilitation and physical interventions16
CDK4/6 inhibitors in lung cancer: current practice and future directions15
Obesity and asthma during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
The evolution ofin vitromodels of lung fibrosis: promising prospects for drug discovery15
The flare of care for rare: per aspera ad astra for rare lung diseases!15
End-point definition and trial design to advance tuberculosis vaccine development15
Performance-based outcome measures to assess functionality in hospitalised patients with COPD exacerbations: a systematic review of the measurement properties15
Multicomponent services for symptoms in serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Understanding the pathogenesis of occupational coal and silica dust-associated lung disease14
Opioids for the palliation of symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Phosphodiesterase 4B inhibition: a potential novel strategy for treating pulmonary fibrosis14
“Noninvasive respiratory support after extubation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis”. A. Boscolo, T. Pettenuzzo, N. Sella, M. Zatta, M. Salvagno, M. Tassone, C. Pretto, A. Peralta, L. Mur14
Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis14
Predicting the pulmonary effects of long-term e-cigarette use: are the clouds clearing?14
Airway epithelium in lung transplantation: a potential actor for post-transplant complications?14
Clinical–radiological–pathological correlation in pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms13
The role of vascularity and the fibrovascular interface in interstitial lung diseases13
Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibitors in bronchiectasis13
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: illustrative cases and literature review13
“How will lung cancer screening and lung nodule management change the diagnostic and surgical lung cancer landscape?”. G. Hardavella, A. Frille, R. Chalela, K.B. Sreter, R.H. Petersen, N. Novoa and H.13
EMBARCing on a new era for bronchiectasis: a review series for the Seventh World Bronchiectasis Conference12
The impact of therapeutics on mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analyses informing the European Respiratory Society living guideline12
Sex, gender and the pulmonary physiology of exercise12
“Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis”. P. Weeratunga, D.R. Moller and L-P. Ho.Eur Respir Rev2022; 31: 22017812
A systematic review of procedural and sampling techniques for cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease12
No smoke without fire: the impact of cigarette smoking on the immune control of tuberculosis12
Platelets: a potential role in chronic respiratory diseases?12
Phage therapy: breathing new tactics into lower respiratory tract infection treatments12
State-of-the-art review of lung imaging in cystic fibrosis with recommendations for pulmonologists and radiologists from the “iMAging managEment of cySTic fibROsis” (MAESTRO) consortium12
Patient-reported outcomes to assess dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension: a systematic literature review of measurement properties12
Severe COVID-19versusmultisystem inflammatory syndrome: comparing two critical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection11
Treating central sleep apnoea in heart failure: is positive airway pressure and adaptive servo-ventilation in particular the gold standard?11
Transient tachypnoea: new concepts on the commonest neonatal respiratory disorder11
A beginner's guide to using personalised three-dimensional airway stents11
Managing respiratory muscle weakness during weaning from invasive ventilation11
Exploring the translational landscape of the long noncoding RNA transcriptome in acute respiratory distress syndrome: it is a long way to the top11
Lung volumes, gas transfer and oscillometry after preterm birth: systematic review and meta-analysis11
The impact of long-acting muscarinic antagonists on mucus hypersecretion and cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review11
Fine particulate matter manipulates immune response to exacerbate microbial pathogenesis in the respiratory tract11
Particulate matter-induced epigenetic modifications and lung complications11
Disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: systematic and structured literature reviews11
Montelukast in paediatric asthma and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Cryptogenic organising pneumonia: current understanding of an enigmatic lung disease11
Physical activity promotion interventions in chronic airways disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Nine controversial questions about augmentation therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a viewpoint10
Atypical imaging patterns during lung invasive mould diseases: lessons for clinicians10
Neutrophil serine proteases in cystic fibrosis: role in disease pathogenesis and rationale as a therapeutic target10
Unsupervised home spirometryversussupervised clinic spirometry for respiratory disease: a systematic methodology review and meta-analysis10
Airborne indoor allergen serine proteases and their contribution to sensitisation and activation of innate immunity in allergic airway disease10
Respiratory management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease10
Nocturnal oxygen therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Strength of association between comorbidities and asthma: a meta-analysis10
Thank you from the Chief Editor (2022–2024)10
A role for club cells in smoking-associated lung adenocarcinoma9
Air pollution, metabolites and respiratory health across the life-course9
Medication adherence, related factors and outcomes among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review9
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review, Bayesian meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis9
Pulmonary capillary recruitment and distention in mammalian lungs: species similarities9
Pulmonary aspergillosis: diagnosis and treatment9
Neutrophilic inflammation in bronchiectasis9
Moderate-to-late prematurity: understanding respiratory consequences and modifiable risk factors9
Assessing adherence to inhaled therapies in asthma and the emergence of electronic monitoring devices9
The impact of smoking on lung cancer patients9
Noncoding RNAs in asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells8
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 20248
Animal models of silicosis: fishing for new therapeutic targets and treatments8
Home mechanical ventilation in children: evolving indications in an era of new treatment options8
Rare genetic interstitial lung diseases: a pictorial essay8
Revisiting the role of pulmonary surfactant in chronic inflammatory lung diseases and environmental exposure8
Multiple breath washout in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a systematic review of the literature8
The effects of COVID-19 on respiratory muscle performance: making the case for respiratory muscle testing and training8
Respiratory muscle dysfunction in acute and chronic respiratory failure: how to diagnose and how to treat?8
Ear and upper airway clinical outcome measures for use in primary ciliary dyskinesia research: a scoping review8
Multidisciplinary management of tracheobronchial injury8
Con: clinical remission in asthma – not yet there8
The deadly dance of alveolar macrophages and influenza virus8
Efficacy and safety of gefapixant for chronic cough: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials8
Peripheral blood monocyte count and outcomes in patients with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: challenges and controversies7
Obesity, leptin and host defence ofStreptococcus pneumoniae: the case for more human research7
Surgical and bronchoscopic pulmonary function-improving procedures in lung emphysema7
Correction to subglottic secretion drainage for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an overview of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis7
“Sex and gender differences during the lung lifespan: unveiling a pivotal impact” P. Tondo, C. Meschi, M. Mantero, G. Scioscia, M. Siciliano, M. Bradicich and G.M. Stella, on behalf of the Italian Res7
20 years of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in COPD7
Post-COVID-19 dyspnoea and pulmonary imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Exertional ventilation/carbon dioxide output relationship in COPD: from physiological mechanisms to clinical applications7
The world of rare interstitial lung diseases7
Non-typeableHaemophilus influenzaeairways infection: the next treatable trait in asthma?7
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 in Europe: a review7
The cystic fibrosis lung microenvironment alters antibiotic activity: causes and effects7
Impairment of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in acute respiratory distress syndrome7
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