OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is 69. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Constructing Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Another Brick from the Wall	1589
Assessing Pretomanid for Tuberculosis (APT), a Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Pretomanid-Containing Regimens for Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis: 12-Week Results	367
COVID-19 and Risk of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Respiratory Failure: A National Cohort Study	312
Targeting Autotaxin and Lysophosphatidic Acid in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Admilparant’s Positive Results Show Continued Promise	299
October 1 Highlight	291
Drug Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Are We There Yet?	247
Regulating the Regulators: Epigenetic Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Hypertension	243
Reply to Jankowich: PRISm: What?s in a Name?	236
Determinants of Lung Fissure Completeness	210
Lessons from the North: CanCOLD, Exercise, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	203
Electrical Impedance Tomography to Evaluate Sigh Effects in Unilateral Lung Injury	188
Addressing the Use of the CAPTURE (a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Decisions	185
Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Clinical Implications of Early Interstitial Lung Disease	171
Genetically Identifying the “Thromboembolic” in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	170
Reply to Kasugai et al.: The Mystery of Futility of Appropriate Antibiotics for Coinfection in COVID-19	164
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	164
Mediastinal Lymph Node Silicotic Nodules and Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: A Controlled Study in Patients with Lung Cancer	163
Extending the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation to New Groups: Reply to Anidi et al.	160
Reply to Hsiao and Chen: Refining the Concept of Disease Stability in COPD: Bridging Complexity and Clinical Practice	156
Histological Chorioamnionitis Increases the Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia	143
Impact of Ambient Ultrafine Particles on Cause-Specific Mortality in Three German Cities	139
Nasal High Flow to Modulate Dyspnea in Orally Intubated Weanable Patients	137
Interventions Relieving Dyspnea in Intubated Patients Show Responsiveness of the Mechanical Ventilation–Respiratory Distress Observation Scale	133
Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults	133
CD4⁺T-Cell Dysfunction in Severe COVID-19 Disease Is Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1–Dependent	129

Pulmonary FABP4 Is an Inverse Biomarker of Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children and Adults	129
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Detection: Hurdles and Struggles	127
Daily Exposure to Mild Intermittent Hypoxia Reduces Blood Pressure in Male Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension	126
Antimicrobial Exposures in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	122
CPAP/BiPAP Administration and Cardiac Arrest Events in Hospitalized OSA/OHS Patients	119
Medical Necessity: When Patients and Providers Disagree	117
Association of the Q223R Leptin Receptor Polymorphism With Bacterial Pneumonia in the Michigan Genomics Initiative	116
Persistent Pneumatocele and Associated Effusion After Endobronchial Valve Placement	114
A Rare Presentation of Triple M Syndrome From Pembrolizumab	105
Disseminated Mucormycosis Imitating Pulmonary Artery Embolism in a Pediatric Patient With Leukemia	105
Families' Preferred Information, Resources, and Supports During Decision-making for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Throughout Chronic Critical Illness	98
Artificial Intelligence- Based Deep Learning Model for Detecting Central and Upper Airway Obstruction on Flow-Volume Loops	98
Relative Risk of Death in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations	94
Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Outpatient Inhalers at Stanford Medicine	94
Does a Mediastinal Mass Mandate Biopsy? A Case of Esophageal Duplication Cyst ( Atypical Case of Posterior Mediastinal Mass)	92
Prediction of 5-Year Mortality in COPD Using Visual Measures of Structural Changes on Chest CT	91
TRPV4 Is a Key Mechanosensor in Macrophages That Drives Myofibroblast Differentiation Through Activation of TGF-β	90
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A Case Series	89
Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviors Among Adults With Versus Without Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: The C4R Study	88
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	88
A Breathe of Uncertainty: Rare Cystic Lung Disease in Neurofibromatosis	85
Altered Peripheral γδT Cell Profiles With Increased IL-17A Secretion in Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis	85
Role of COPA Gene Mutation in Lung Epithelial Cells in COPA Syndrome Lung Disease	84
Differential Gene Expression in Preterm Compared to Term-born Children Hospitalized With Rhinovirus Infection: Insights From RNA Sequencing	84
Hemopneumothorax, Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage, and Hemoptysis as a Complication Following Bronchoscopic Lung-volume Reduction	83
Silent Slowdown: Unmasking Myxedema Coma in an Elderly Patient	82
Leptospira(ls) to Pulmonary Hemorrhage	82
Death Crystals: Sign of Impending Doom	81
Lung to Gut: A Rare Occurrence of Pulmonary Manifestation of Crohn's Disease	80
Burden of Polypharmacy in the ED: A Breakdown of the Numbers	80
Changes in Cardiac Effort in Pulmonary Hypertension-Interstitial Lung Disease: Insights From the Ascent Trial	79
'Worsening Respiratory Failure in a Middle Aged Healthy Female'	78
Rituximab Induced Organizing Pneumonia; A Signal of Immunosuppression Gone Too Far	76
Sarcoidosis Unmasked Upon Discontinuation of Infliximab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis	75
Snap, Crackle, and Pop! First Described Tracheal Diverticulum Causing Severe Pneumomediastinum in MDA5 Dermatomyositis	75
The Great Masquerader: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Camouflaging as Asthma Exacerbation	74
Microplastics in Human Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid	73
Foreign Body Granulomatous Reaction Disguising as a Recurrent Lymphocytic Exudative Pleural Effusion	73
The Effect of Advanced Interventional Approaches on Patient Outcomes After Pulmonary Embolism	72
Incidental Finding of Left Intra-atrial Tumor in Transit Seen on Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy	70
Lung Entrapment Syndrome From Multiloculated Empyema Necessitating Pleural Decortication	70
Seeing the Light: Reflections on an Uncertain Lung Cancer Diagnosis	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	69
Clinical Manifestations and Management of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome	69