OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is 68. 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.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 and Risk of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Respiratory Failure: A National Cohort Study	1721
Targeting Autotaxin and Lysophosphatidic Acid in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Admilparant’s Positive Results Show Continued Promise	412
October 1 Highlight	360
Drug Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Are We There Yet?	331
Regulating the Regulators: Epigenetic Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Hypertension	311
Reply to Jankowich: PRISm: What?s in a Name?	262
Determinants of Lung Fissure Completeness	257
Lessons from the North: CanCOLD, Exercise, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	243
Electrical Impedance Tomography to Evaluate Sigh Effects in Unilateral Lung Injury	223
Addressing the Use of the CAPTURE (a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Decisions	193
Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Clinical Implications of Early Interstitial Lung Disease	190
Genetically Identifying the “Thromboembolic” in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	188
No One Left Behind: Access to Prevention and Treatment for All: Message on World Lung Day from M. Patricia Rivera, M.D. President of the American Thoracic Society	185
Outdoor Air Pollution and Your Health	174
Reply to Kasugai et al.: The Mystery of Futility of Appropriate Antibiotics for Coinfection in COVID-19	162
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	147
Extending the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation to New Groups: Reply to Anidi et al.	139
Prevention of Cardiovascular and Other Systemic Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Asthma Treated with Biologics	136
Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults	131
Viral Infection, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Long COVID	129
Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitors, SGLT2 Inhibitors and P-Selectin Inhibitors on One-year Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Pre-specified Secondary Analysis of	127
Stop the Asthma Treatment Elevator, We Need to Get Off!	125
Constructing Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Another Brick from the Wall	119
The Many Roles of Cholesterol in Sepsis: A Review	117
A Novel Protective Role for Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 in the Pulmonary Vasculature	108

Assessing Pretomanid for Tuberculosis (APT), a Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Pretomanid-Containing Regimens for Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis: 12-Week Results	104
CD4⁺T-Cell Dysfunction in Severe COVID-19 Disease Is Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1–Dependent	103
Nasal High Flow to Modulate Dyspnea in Orally Intubated Weanable Patients	103
Pulmonary FABP4 Is an Inverse Biomarker of Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children and Adults	102
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Detection: Hurdles and Struggles	100
CPAP/BiPAP Administration and Cardiac Arrest Events in Hospitalized OSA/OHS Patients	100
Medical Necessity: When Patients and Providers Disagree	98
Association of the Q223R Leptin Receptor Polymorphism With Bacterial Pneumonia in the Michigan Genomics Initiative	95
Persistent Pneumatocele and Associated Effusion After Endobronchial Valve Placement	93
A Rare Presentation of Triple M Syndrome From Pembrolizumab	90
Disseminated Mucormycosis Imitating Pulmonary Artery Embolism in a Pediatric Patient With Leukemia	90
Families' Preferred Information, Resources, and Supports During Decision-making for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Throughout Chronic Critical Illness	89
Artificial Intelligence- Based Deep Learning Model for Detecting Central and Upper Airway Obstruction on Flow-Volume Loops	89
Does a Mediastinal Mass Mandate Biopsy? A Case of Esophageal Duplication Cyst ( Atypical Case of Posterior Mediastinal Mass)	89
Relative Risk of Death in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations	89
Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Outpatient Inhalers at Stanford Medicine	89
Prediction of 5-Year Mortality in COPD Using Visual Measures of Structural Changes on Chest CT	88
TRPV4 Is a Key Mechanosensor in Macrophages That Drives Myofibroblast Differentiation Through Activation of TGF-β	88
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A Case Series	87
Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviors Among Adults With Versus Without Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: The C4R Study	86
Peripheral Chemoreceptors and Plant Gain as Key Elements of Eucapnic Ventilatory Drive in Idiopathic Hyperventilation Syndrome: A Prospective Case-Control Study Looking Under the Dogs' Tail	86
Altered Peripheral γδT Cell Profiles With Increased IL-17A Secretion in Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis	83
A Breathe of Uncertainty: Rare Cystic Lung Disease in Neurofibromatosis	82
Differential Gene Expression in Preterm Compared to Term-born Children Hospitalized With Rhinovirus Infection: Insights From RNA Sequencing	80
Role of COPA Gene Mutation in Lung Epithelial Cells in COPA Syndrome Lung Disease	79
Hemopneumothorax, Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage, and Hemoptysis as a Complication Following Bronchoscopic Lung-volume Reduction	79
Leptospira(ls) to Pulmonary Hemorrhage	77
Death Crystals: Sign of Impending Doom	76
Silent Slowdown: Unmasking Myxedema Coma in an Elderly Patient	76
Changes in Cardiac Effort in Pulmonary Hypertension-Interstitial Lung Disease: Insights From the Ascent Trial	73
Lung to Gut: A Rare Occurrence of Pulmonary Manifestation of Crohn's Disease	73
Burden of Polypharmacy in the ED: A Breakdown of the Numbers	73
Rituximab Induced Organizing Pneumonia; A Signal of Immunosuppression Gone Too Far	72
'Worsening Respiratory Failure in a Middle Aged Healthy Female'	72
Snap, Crackle, and Pop! First Described Tracheal Diverticulum Causing Severe Pneumomediastinum in MDA5 Dermatomyositis	72
Sarcoidosis Unmasked Upon Discontinuation of Infliximab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis	71
Foreign Body Granulomatous Reaction Disguising as a Recurrent Lymphocytic Exudative Pleural Effusion	70
The Great Masquerader: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Camouflaging as Asthma Exacerbation	70
Microplastics in Human Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid	70
The Effect of Advanced Interventional Approaches on Patient Outcomes After Pulmonary Embolism	69
Incidental Finding of Left Intra-atrial Tumor in Transit Seen on Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy	69
A Team-based Patient Engagement Approach to Selexipag Initiation and Maintenance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (TEAM PAH): Interim Analysis of a Real-world Retrospective Study	68
Lung Entrapment Syndrome From Multiloculated Empyema Necessitating Pleural Decortication	68
Clinical Manifestations and Management of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome	68