European Respiratory Review

Papers
(The median citation count of European Respiratory Review 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reply to: “Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?”324
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2022198
Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is not the sole reason for hypoxaemia in early stage COVID-19 patients160
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2023155
Smouldering fire or conflagration? An illustrated update on the concept of inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension137
Lost in translation: a neglected mTOR target for lymphangioleiomyomatosis135
Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review135
The role of telemonitoring in patients on home mechanical ventilation129
Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review111
Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis103
Health disparities and associated social determinants of health in interstitial lung disease: a narrative review101
Exacerbations of bronchiectasis91
Context-dependent roles of palmitoylation in acute respiratory distress syndrome: integrating inflammation, cell death and repair87
Recovery of lung function during the first year after COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis85
Right-sided heart failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome84
The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma83
Advance care planning in patients with respiratory failure78
Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation78
Lung stem cells and respiratory epithelial chimerism in transplantation77
Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD76
Treatable traits in asthma during pregnancy: a call for a shift towards a precision-based management approach75
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-1974
Multiple breath washout and oscillometry after allogenic HSCT: a scoping review71
Toll-like receptor-agonist-based therapies for respiratory viral diseases: thinking outside the cell70
Global respiratory health priorities at the beginning of the 21st century68
Epidemiology of severe asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis66
Diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening fraction: commonality and conflict65
Imaging technologies in experimental pulmonary fibrosis research: essential tool for enhanced translational relevance63
Factors driving outcome variability in aspiration and community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis60
Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis59
Quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: tried-and-tested systems simplify bedside use59
Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools58
Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review57
The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now?55
WASOG statement on the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension54
Sarcopenia in interstitial lung disease53
Sex and gender in interstitial lung diseases52
Methods to assess COPD medications adherence in healthcare databases: a systematic review52
Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma52
Prognostic biomarkers for the development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a systematic review51
Nonpharmacological interventions in COPD49
Pathophysiology and genomics of bronchiectasis49
A pulmonologist's guide to perform and analyse cross-species single lung cell transcriptomics47
Smoking cessation and vaccination47
Diagnostic yield and safety of diagnostic techniques for pulmonary lesions: systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis46
Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review46
Recreating chronic respiratory infectionsin vitrousing physiologically relevant models45
Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications45
Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis44
Sex and gender in respiratory physiology44
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-guided drug discovery for post-viral and related types of lung disease43
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea43
Pro: Clinical remission in asthma – implications for asthma management41
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
Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis40
Advanced imaging techniques and artificial intelligence in pleural diseases: a narrative review40
Clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute exacerbations of COPD: present and future40
Sex and gender in pulmonary arterial hypertension39
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
Airway ciliated cells in adult lung homeostasis and COPD38
Prevalence and correlates of breathlessness in adults: an umbrella review and updated systematic review with meta-analysis in general and clinical populations38
Antibiotic resistance in chronic respiratory diseases: from susceptibility testing to the resistome38
Bronchiolar disorders in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases38
Recovering from a pandemic: pulmonary fibrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection38
Extrapulmonary effects of lung volume reduction in severe emphysema: a systematic review37
The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects37
Pathogenesis-driven treatment of primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis36
Adherence-enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and component network meta-analyses36
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis36
Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours36
Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of prevalence and scoping review of definitions, prevalence and clinical characteristics34
Interplay between respiratory viruses and cilia in the airways34
COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens33
Sex and gender in lung health and disease: more than just Xs and Ys33
The persistent inflammation in COPD: is autoimmunity the core mechanism?32
“Exercise intolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insight into central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms.” S. Malenfant, M. Lebret, É. Breton-Gagnon,et al.Eur Respir Rev32
Preclinical models of maternal asthma and progeny outcomes: a scoping review32
Phage therapy for pulmonary infections: lessons from clinical experiences and key considerations31
Molecular monitoring of lung allograft health: is it ready for routine clinical use?31
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis31
Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review31
Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression31
Medication adherence to CFTR modulators in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review30
The epithelial era of asthma research: knowledge gaps and future direction for patient care30
New trends in pulmonary hypertension30
Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis30
Polyphenols, flavonoids and inflammasomes: the role of cigarette smoke in COPD29
Parasitic lung diseases29
Natural killer cells in the lung: potential role in asthma and virus-induced exacerbation?29
Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD29
Association between air pollution and allergic upper respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis28
Patient-reported outcome measures for cough used in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review28
Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review28
A scoping review on the risk of tuberculosis in specific population groups: can we expand the World Health Organization recommendations?28
The association between alcohol consumption and pulmonary function: a scoping review28
Effectiveness and safety of home-based versus centre-based exercise programmes for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review with meta-analysis28
Impact of climate change on paediatric respiratory health: pollutants and aeroallergens27
Predictors of sleep disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis27
Evidence-based management of symptoms in serious respiratory illness: what is in our toolbox?27
Fixed-intensity exercise tests to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic heart and lung populations: a systematic review26
Bronchiectasis in Asia: a review of current status and challenges25
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung disease: a review25
“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
Lung cancer occurrence after an episode of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
Supplemental oxygen for symptomatic relief in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials24
Hypoxaemia in the early stage of COVID-19: prevalence of physical or biochemical factors?24
From treatable traits to GETomics in airway disease: moving towards clinical practice24
The role of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy: a review from the ESGMYC study group23
Nitrogen single and multiple breath washout test and lung imaging to detect treatment-related pulmonary toxicity in paediatric cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review23
Managing an ageing cystic fibrosis population: challenges and priorities23
Global birth prevalence of Robin sequence in live-born infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Digital twins for chronic lung diseases22
Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities22
Physical activity measurements in individuals with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Prognostic value of echocardiography-derived right ventricular dysfunction in haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
Biologics in severe asthma: the role of real-world evidence from registries21
Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis20
Lack of diversity in antifibrotic trials for pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review20
Clinical utility of diagnostic biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis20
The 2025 European Cystic Fibrosis Society position statement on physical activity assessment in cystic fibrosis20
The impact of child and adolescent health on adult respiratory health: the evidence, gaps and priorities20
Clinical remission in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps with biologics: a premature promise?20
Protected characteristics reported in pulmonary rehabilitation: a scoping review20
Neutrophil dynamics in pulmonary fibrosis: pathophysiological and therapeutic perspectives19
Antibody-mediated protection against respiratory syncytial virus in children19
Lung transplantation for COPD/pulmonary emphysema19
Risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
Cytokine-targeted therapies for asthma and COPD19
Determining the minimum important differences for field walking tests in adults with long–term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
How inhaled corticosteroids target inflammation in COPD18
Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults and children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis18
Nebulised granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis18
The role of evidence-based medicine in the media: misinformation and the COVID-19 lesson18
Pulmonary rehabilitation and physical interventions18
The guardians of pulmonary harmony: alveolar macrophages orchestrating the symphony of lung inflammation and tissue homeostasis18
Inhaledversussystemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis18
In vivodetection of pulmonary mucociliary clearance: present challenges and future directions18
The effect of graded exercise therapy on fatigue in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review18
Diaphragmatic palsy following lung transplantation18
Sex and gender in asthma18
Biomarkers in lower respiratory tract samples in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review17
Clinimetric properties of field exercise tests in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review17
The 6-min walk test as a primary end-point in interstitial lung disease17
Ventilation in the obese: physiological insights and management17
A narrative review of chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 and their role in acute respiratory distress syndrome17
Reporting of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions in physical rehabilitation for long COVID: a scoping review17
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 inhibition: a potential treatment target for pulmonary fibrosis17
“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: 22020217
The flare of care for rare: per aspera ad astra for rare lung diseases!16
Role of air pollutants in airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in asthma and COPD16
End-point definition and trial design to advance tuberculosis vaccine development16
Forbearance with endobronchial stenting: cognisance before conviction16
Performance-based outcome measures to assess functionality in hospitalised patients with COPD exacerbations: a systematic review of the measurement properties16
Biochemical shunt: where and how?16
Obesity and asthma during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Multicomponent services for symptoms in serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Beyond classical collagen: basement membrane collagen IV in age-associated lung diseases15
CDK4/6 inhibitors in lung cancer: current practice and future directions15
The evolution ofin vitromodels of lung fibrosis: promising prospects for drug discovery15
Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis15
Opioids for the palliation of symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Towards early detection and disease interception of COPD across the lifespan14
Predicting the pulmonary effects of long-term e-cigarette use: are the clouds clearing?14
Understanding the pathogenesis of occupational coal and silica dust-associated lung disease14
Airway epithelium in lung transplantation: a potential actor for post-transplant complications?14
Phosphodiesterase 4B inhibition: a potential novel strategy for treating pulmonary fibrosis14
Immune responses of different hosts to Pneumocystis infection14
“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
The impact of therapeutics on mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analyses informing the European Respiratory Society living guideline13
Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibitors in bronchiectasis13
“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
Initiation of antifibrotic treatment in fibrosing interstitial lung disease: is the clock ticking till proven progression?13
The role of vascularity and the fibrovascular interface in interstitial lung diseases13
Clinical–radiological–pathological correlation in pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms13
Lung volumes, gas transfer and oscillometry after preterm birth: systematic review and meta-analysis12
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
A beginner's guide to using personalised three-dimensional airway stents12
EMBARCing on a new era for bronchiectasis: a review series for the Seventh World Bronchiectasis Conference12
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: illustrative cases and literature review12
“Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis”. P. Weeratunga, D.R. Moller and L-P. Ho.Eur Respir Rev2022; 31: 22017812
No smoke without fire: the impact of cigarette smoking on the immune control of tuberculosis12
Sex, gender and the pulmonary physiology of exercise12
A systematic review of procedural and sampling techniques for cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease12
Managing respiratory muscle weakness during weaning from invasive ventilation11
Patient-reported outcomes to assess dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension: a systematic literature review of measurement properties11
Physical activity promotion interventions in chronic airways disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Ambient air pollution exposure, mediating biomarkers and risk of COPD: a cohort study and meta-analysis11
Phage therapy: breathing new tactics into lower respiratory tract infection treatments11
The impact of long-acting muscarinic antagonists on mucus hypersecretion and cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review11
Montelukast in paediatric asthma and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Severe COVID-19versusmultisystem inflammatory syndrome: comparing two critical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection11
Transient tachypnoea: new concepts on the commonest neonatal respiratory disorder11
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
Respiratory management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease11
SOX17 in pulmonary arterial hypertension: from development to clinical phenotype10
Treating central sleep apnoea in heart failure: is positive airway pressure and adaptive servo-ventilation in particular the gold standard?10
Pulmonary capillary recruitment and distention in mammalian lungs: species similarities10
Airborne indoor allergen serine proteases and their contribution to sensitisation and activation of innate immunity in allergic airway disease10
Strength of association between comorbidities and asthma: a meta-analysis10
Nocturnal oxygen therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Nine controversial questions about augmentation therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a viewpoint10
Thank you from the Chief Editor (2022–2024)10
Neutrophil serine proteases in cystic fibrosis: role in disease pathogenesis and rationale as a therapeutic target10
Exploring the translational landscape of the long noncoding RNA transcriptome in acute respiratory distress syndrome: it is a long way to the top10
Unsupervised home spirometryversussupervised clinic spirometry for respiratory disease: a systematic methodology review and meta-analysis10
Atypical imaging patterns during lung invasive mould diseases: lessons for clinicians10
Cellular senescence in adult pulmonary hypertension: current state and future challenges9
Respiratory muscle dysfunction in acute and chronic respiratory failure: how to diagnose and how to treat?9
Moderate-to-late prematurity: understanding respiratory consequences and modifiable risk factors9
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 20249
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review, Bayesian meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis9
Neutrophilic inflammation in bronchiectasis9
Air pollution, metabolites and respiratory health across the life-course9
Revisiting the role of pulmonary surfactant in chronic inflammatory lung diseases and environmental exposure9
The impact of smoking on lung cancer patients9
Pulmonary aspergillosis: diagnosis and treatment9
Medication adherence, related factors and outcomes among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review9
Assessing adherence to inhaled therapies in asthma and the emergence of electronic monitoring devices9
Animal models of silicosis: fishing for new therapeutic targets and treatments8
Ear and upper airway clinical outcome measures for use in primary ciliary dyskinesia research: a scoping review8
Multidisciplinary management of tracheobronchial injury8
Post-tuberculosis morbidities and their associated mortality: moving from challenges to solutions8
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 in Europe: a review8
“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 Res8
Con: clinical remission in asthma – not yet there8
Efficacy and safety of gefapixant for chronic cough: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials8
Rare genetic interstitial lung diseases: a pictorial essay8
The effects of COVID-19 on respiratory muscle performance: making the case for respiratory muscle testing and training8
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: challenges and controversies8
Peripheral blood monocyte count and outcomes in patients with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Multiple breath washout in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a systematic review of the literature8
Noncoding RNAs in asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells8
The deadly dance of alveolar macrophages and influenza virus8
Home mechanical ventilation in children: evolving indications in an era of new treatment options8
Non-typeableHaemophilus influenzaeairways infection: the next treatable trait in asthma?8
The world of rare interstitial lung diseases8
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