OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Respiratory Review is 22. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to: “Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?”	292
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2022	190
Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is not the sole reason for hypoxaemia in early stage COVID-19 patients	151
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2023	144
Lost in translation: a neglected mTOR target for lymphangioleiomyomatosis	130
Smouldering fire or conflagration? An illustrated update on the concept of inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension	127
Health disparities and associated social determinants of health in interstitial lung disease: a narrative review	121
Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review	117
The role of telemonitoring in patients on home mechanical ventilation	115
Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review	102
Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis	96
ERS/EAACI statement on adherence to international adult asthma guidelines	87
Exacerbations of bronchiectasis	85
Treatable traits in asthma during pregnancy: a call for a shift towards a precision-based management approach	82
The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma	82
Global respiratory health priorities at the beginning of the 21st century	80
Epidemiology of severe asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	75
Recovery of lung function during the first year after COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	75
Advance care planning in patients with respiratory failure	73
Right-sided heart failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome	73
Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation	70
Multiple breath washout and oscillometry after allogenic HSCT: a scoping review	67
Toll-like receptor-agonist-based therapies for respiratory viral diseases: thinking outside the cell	67
Lung stem cells and respiratory epithelial chimerism in transplantation	67
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-19	65

Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD	63
Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools	62
Diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening fraction: commonality and conflict	62
Sarcopenia in interstitial lung disease	60
Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review	60
WASOG statement on the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension	58
The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now?	57
Sex and gender in interstitial lung diseases	55
Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma	54
Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis	53
Recreating chronic respiratory infectionsin vitrousing physiologically relevant models	52
Prognostic biomarkers for the development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a systematic review	51
Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review	48
Nonpharmacological interventions in COPD	46
Pathophysiology and genomics of bronchiectasis	45
A pulmonologist's guide to perform and analyse cross-species single lung cell transcriptomics	45
Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications	45
Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis	44
Smoking cessation and vaccination	43
Diagnostic yield and safety of diagnostic techniques for pulmonary lesions: systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis	43
Methods to assess COPD medications adherence in healthcare databases: a systematic review	43
Sex and gender in respiratory physiology	43
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea	43
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-guided drug discovery for post-viral and related types of lung disease	42
Antibiotic resistance in chronic respiratory diseases: from susceptibility testing to the resistome	42
Pro: Clinical remission in asthma – implications for asthma management	41
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 indivi	41
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Airway ciliated cells in adult lung homeostasis and COPD	41
Clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute exacerbations of COPD: present and future	40
Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis	39
Advanced imaging techniques and artificial intelligence in pleural diseases: a narrative review	39
Sex and gender in pulmonary arterial hypertension	38
Recovering from a pandemic: pulmonary fibrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection	38
The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects	37
Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of prevalence and scoping review of definitions, prevalence and clinical characteristics	37
Extrapulmonary effects of lung volume reduction in severe emphysema: a systematic review	36
Adherence-enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and component network meta-analyses	36
Bronchiolar disorders in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases	36
Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours	35
Sex and gender in lung health and disease: more than just Xs and Ys	35
The epithelial era of asthma research: knowledge gaps and future direction for patient care	34
The persistent inflammation in COPD: is autoimmunity the core mechanism?	34
Pathogenesis-driven treatment of primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis	34
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	34
COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens	34
Interplay between respiratory viruses and cilia in the airways	34
Preclinical models of maternal asthma and progeny outcomes: a scoping review	33
Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression	33
“Exercise intolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insight into central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms.” S. Malenfant, M. Lebret, É. Breton-Gagnon,et al.Eur Respir Rev	31

Natural killer cells in the lung: potential role in asthma and virus-induced exacerbation?	31
Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review	31
New trends in pulmonary hypertension	30
Molecular monitoring of lung allograft health: is it ready for routine clinical use?	30
Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Phage therapy for pulmonary infections: lessons from clinical experiences and key considerations	29
Polyphenols, flavonoids and inflammasomes: the role of cigarette smoke in COPD	29
Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD	29
Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review	28
Medication adherence to CFTR modulators in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review	28
Parasitic lung diseases	28
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Association between air pollution and allergic upper respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis	27
Evidence-based management of symptoms in serious respiratory illness: what is in our toolbox?	27
Patient-reported outcome measures for cough used in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review	26
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung disease: a review	26
From treatable traits to GETomics in airway disease: moving towards clinical practice	26
Lung cancer occurrence after an episode of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Bronchiectasis in Asia: a review of current status and challenges	26
A scoping review on the risk of tuberculosis in specific population groups: can we expand the World Health Organization recommendations?	26
Fixed-intensity exercise tests to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic heart and lung populations: a systematic review	25
E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	25
Predictors of sleep disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Impact of climate change on paediatric respiratory health: pollutants and aeroallergens	24
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 review	24
The association between alcohol consumption and pulmonary function: a scoping review	24
“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. Grimb	24
Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities	23
Managing an ageing cystic fibrosis population: challenges and priorities	23
Supplemental oxygen for symptomatic relief in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Physical activity measurements in individuals with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Global birth prevalence of Robin sequence in live-born infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Biologics in severe asthma: the role of real-world evidence from registries	23
Determining the minimum important differences for field walking tests in adults with long–term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Clinical utility of diagnostic biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
The role of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy: a review from the ESGMYC study group	22
Prognostic value of echocardiography-derived right ventricular dysfunction in haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Digital twins for chronic lung diseases	22