OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Pulmonary Medicine is 31. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study	83
Cross-cultural translation and psychometric properties of the Persian version Manchester respiratory activities of daily living questionnaire (MRADLQ-P)	70
Immediate cardiopulmonary responses to consecutive pulmonary embolism: a randomized, controlled, experimental study	70
Anti-synthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease possibly caused by atezolizumab in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma: a case report	69
Endobronchial biopsies in patients receiving clopidogrel and aspirin treatment	65
Clinical significance and potential pathogenesis of VCAN in adult non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective study	63
Concordance between transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the same patients	56
Publisher Correction: Factors associated with overdiagnosis of benign pulmonary nodules as malignancy: a retrospective cohort study	54
The association between core number and complications in ultrasound-guided percutaneous lung core needle biopsy for subpleural primary lung cancer: a retrospective study	51
The triple overlap of COPD, severe obesity, and high risk of OSA: insights from an NHANES analysis	51
Periodontal disease increases the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Mendelian randomization study	48
Lymphocyte predominance in blood, pleural fluid, and tumour stroma; a prognostic marker in pleural mesothelioma	46
Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis exacerbated by steroid therapy due to misdiagnosis as anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (ARS) antibody positive- interstitial pneumonia: a case report	45
Machine learning prediction model with shap interpretation for chronic bronchitis risk assessment based on heavy metal exposure: a nationally representative study	45
Technical evaluation of Turbuhaler® use in children with bronchial asthma: combination of a checklist and inhalation parameters	44
MSCs regulate oxidative stress through the Nrf2 pathway to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	44
Biomarkers trajectories in critically ill patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from latent class growth analysis	42
Evaluating the impact of altitudinal variations on COVID-19 mortality rates: a comprehensive analysis	40
The effect of nintedanib on lung functions and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: real-life analysis of the Czech EMPIRE registry	39
Predictive value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for all-cause mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Comprehensive analysis of prognosis and tumor immune microenvironment of cuproptosis-related gene CDKN2A in lung adenocarcinoma	39
Parenteral prostacyclin utilization in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the intermediate-risk strata: a retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey	39
Establishment of a prognosis prediction model for lung squamous cell carcinoma related to PET/CT: basing on immunogenic cell death-related lncRNA	39
Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and pulmonary function: a population-based and two-sample mendelian randomization study	37
Baseline anemia predicts a poor prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations: a retrospective study	36

Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to lung cystic lesions in a case of convalescent COVID-19: a case report and literature review	35
Effect of Tiotropium on eye findings in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	34
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study	34
Clinically defined aspiration pneumonia is an independent risk factor associated with long-term hospital stay: a prospective cohort study	32
Co-exposure effects of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals on lung function: mediating role of systematic inflammation	32
Role of skip N2 lymph node metastasis for patients with the stage III-N2 lung adenocarcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis	32
Development and validation of a nomogram for assessing survival in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	31
Cost effectiveness of a novel swallowing and respiratory sensation assessment and a modelled intervention to reduce acute exacerbations of COPD	31
Causal association between plasma proteins and lung adenocarcinoma: a two-sample mendelian randomization study	31
Silicone ventilation catheter for high-frequency jet ventilation in interventional pulmonology; a new approach	31