OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Respiratory Review is 21. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to: “Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?”	226
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2022	214
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2023	136
Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review	131
Lost in translation: a neglected mTOR target for lymphangioleiomyomatosis	125
Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis	121
Exacerbations of bronchiectasis	118
Health disparities and associated social determinants of health in interstitial lung disease: a narrative review	116
Equity in pulmonary rehabilitation delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	103
Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review	102
The role of telemonitoring in patients on home mechanical ventilation	94
Context-dependent roles of palmitoylation in acute respiratory distress syndrome: integrating inflammation, cell death and repair	90
Multiple breath washout and oscillometry after allogenic HSCT: a scoping review	88
Present and future of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy for pleural metastases: a narrative review	83
Correspondence regarding: Lung organoids: a new frontier in neonatology and paediatric respiratory medicine	77
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-19	76
Artificial intelligence-enabled histological analysis in pre-clinical respiratory disease models: a scoping review	76
Recovery of lung function during the first year after COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	73
Differentiating the start of an exacerbation from day-to-day variation in people with COPD: a systematic review	72
The role of mechanical power in lung ventilation for the prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury: a narrative review	69
Normal polysomnography parameters in healthy children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	66
Lung stem cells and respiratory epithelial chimerism in transplantation	65
Advance care planning in patients with respiratory failure	64
Epidemiology of severe asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	62
The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma	61

Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation	60
Global respiratory health priorities at the beginning of the 21st century	58
Treatable traits in asthma during pregnancy: a call for a shift towards a precision-based management approach	58
Right-sided heart failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome	58
Neuroplasticity and neuroimmune interactions with type 2 inflammation in asthma	57
Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD	57
The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now?	56
Cellular plasticity and regenerative mechanisms in the lung	56
Preclinical human models of primary ciliary dyskinesia	55
Diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening fraction: commonality and conflict	54
Factors driving outcome variability in aspiration and community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis	53
Sarcopenia in interstitial lung disease	50
Quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: tried-and-tested systems simplify bedside use	50
Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools	50
Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis	50
Early-life respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma	49
Short-term and long-term effects of air pollution on acute lower respiratory infections incidence and mortality: an overview and critical appraisal of systematic reviews	48
Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review	48
Imaging technologies in experimental pulmonary fibrosis research: essential tool for enhanced translational relevance	48
Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma	48
Repairing the lung: from single cells and tissue organisation to regenerative therapy – highlights of the Lung Science Conference 2025	46
Biomarker tests of progression from tuberculosis infection to disease: a systematic review	45
Respiratory impacts of earthquakes	45
Valid surrogate end-points in nonsmall cell lung cancer peri-operative systemic therapy trials: a systematic review	44
Methods to assess COPD medications adherence in healthcare databases: a systematic review	44
Prognostic biomarkers for the development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a systematic review	43
Nonpharmacological interventions in COPD	43
Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications	42
Smoking cessation and vaccination	42
Comparative response to pharmacological management of asthma in overweight/obese children versus their counterparts: a systematic review and call for dat	42
Recreating chronic respiratory infectionsin vitrousing physiologically relevant models	41
Diagnostic yield and safety of diagnostic techniques for pulmonary lesions: systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis	39
Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review	39
The importance of symptoms in bronchiectasis	39
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea	39
Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis	38
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-guided drug discovery for post-viral and related types of lung disease	37
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Pathophysiology and genomics of bronchiectasis	37
Diagnostic and management dilemmas in pulmonary hypertension	37
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	37
Clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute exacerbations of COPD: present and future	36
Prevalence and correlates of breathlessness in adults: an umbrella review and updated systematic review with meta-analysis in general and clinical populations	36
Advanced imaging techniques and artificial intelligence in pleural diseases: a narrative review	36
Prediction of PD-L1 expression in nonsmall cell lung cancer using artificial intelligence models based on radiomics: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Efficacy of biologic agents in patients with comorbid asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	35
Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis	34
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Airway ciliated cells in adult lung homeostasis and COPD	33
Pro: Clinical remission in asthma – implications for asthma management	33

Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours	32
Adherence-enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and component network meta-analyses	31
Physical inactivity in chronic airways disease: an important candidate in the treatable traits paradigm	31
The Sleep and Breathing Conference: a long-standing and unique ERS/ESRS educational activity	31
Interplay between respiratory viruses and cilia in the airways	31
Bronchiolar disorders in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases	31
The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects	30
The persistent inflammation in COPD: is autoimmunity the core mechanism?	30
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Extrapulmonary effects of lung volume reduction in severe emphysema: a systematic review	30
Pathogenesis-driven treatment of primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis	30
Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of prevalence and scoping review of definitions, prevalence and clinical characteristics	30
The triple-hit hypothesis: exploring pulmonary e-cigarette, PM _2.5 and viral polyexposure	30
New trends in pulmonary hypertension	29
“Exercise intolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insight into central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms.” S. Malenfant, M. Lebret, É. Breton-Gagnon, et al	29
Preclinical models of maternal asthma and progeny outcomes: a scoping review	29
Molecular monitoring of lung allograft health: is it ready for routine clinical use?	28
Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD	28
Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review	28
Diagnostic performance and safety of image-guided pleural biopsy and medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	28
Natural killer cells in the lung: potential role in asthma and virus-induced exacerbation?	28
Implementation of long-term noninvasive positive airway pressure therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of acceptance and adherence	28
A translational view of airway epithelial dysfunction in COPD	28
Parasitic lung diseases	27
Phage therapy for pulmonary infections: lessons from clinical experiences and key considerations	26
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression	26
The epithelial era of asthma research: knowledge gaps and future direction for patient care	26
Medication adherence to CFTR modulators in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review	25
Patient-reported outcome measures for cough used in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review	25
Sleep-disordered breathing in children with neurodisabilities	25
Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Evidence-based management of symptoms in serious respiratory illness: what is in our toolbox?	25
From treatable traits to GETomics in airway disease: moving towards clinical practice	25
Fixed-intensity exercise tests to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic heart and lung populations: a systematic review	25
“Ultrasound innovations in diaphragm assessment: an integrative review of expanding clinical applications.” I. Neto Silva, C. Bennett, J.A. Duarte and K. Bendjelid. Eur Respir R	25
Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review	24
Effectiveness and safety of home-based versus centre-based exercise programmes for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review with meta-analysis	24
A scoping review on the risk of tuberculosis in specific population groups: can we expand the World Health Organization recommendations?	23
Bronchiectasis in Asia: a review of current status and challenges	23
The association between alcohol consumption and pulmonary function: a scoping review	23
Systematic review of changes in extracellular vesicles associated with obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for diagnosis and treatment	23
Impact of climate change on paediatric respiratory health: pollutants and aeroallergens	23
Association between air pollution and allergic upper respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis	23
“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	22
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	22
Hypoxaemia in the early stage of COVID-19: prevalence of physical or biochemical factors?	22
Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities	22
Supplemental oxygen for symptomatic relief in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Systematic review and meta-analysis on the health effects of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles	21
Physical activity measurements in individuals with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Managing an ageing cystic fibrosis population: challenges and priorities	21
Global birth prevalence of Robin sequence in live-born infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21