OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Pulmonary Medicine is 28. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation and non-invasive ventilation for postoperative pediatric cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis	90
Development of a prognostic nomogram for sepsis associated-acute respiratory failure patients on 30-day mortality in intensive care units: a retrospective cohort study	67
A cytodiagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tracheobronchial tree through a systematic clinical case comparison and analysis	53
Improving the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a novel approach using magnetic particle-based chemiluminescence LAM assay	53
Long-term multicenter comparison shows equivalent efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in severe asthma therapy	50
Awareness of Palestinians about lung cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study	42
Association between white blood cell count to hemoglobin ratio and risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with lung cancer	41
A scoring model based on clinical factors to predict postoperative moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in Stanford type A aortic dissection	38
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease burden, grades and erythrocytosis at a tertiary hospital in western Uganda	36
Current status of prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in primary care in China: a cross-sectional study	36
Long-term pulmonary outcomes of young adults born prematurely: a Polish prospective cohort study PREMATURITAS 20	34
The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort	33
Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy	32
Retraction Note: Dietary intake and incidence risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Mendelian randomization study	32
Risk factors for disease progression and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based cohort study	32
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Serum bilirubin levels in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: an association with interstitial lung disease	32
Effects of exercise intensity on nutritional status, body composition, and energy balance in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial	32
Serum immunoglobulin levels in group E of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights for clinical management and immunoglobulin therapy strategies	31
Delayed sustained lung inflation for preterm neonates in neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial	31
Identifying prothrombin and bone sialoprotein as potential drug targets for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	30
Identification of serum MiRNAs as candidate biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis	30
Heterogeneity in clinical patterns of adult lung abscess patients: an 8-year retrospective study in a tertiary hospital	29
Donor age over 55 is associated with worse outcome in lung transplant recipients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	29
Assessment of disease severity in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia by the use of validated scoring systems	29
High-throughput next-generation sequencing for identifying pathogens during early-stage post-lung transplantation	28

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in United States emergency departments, 2010–2018	28
Clinical characteristics and drug utilisation patterns in patients with chronic cough: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese claims database	28
Evaluation of a new developed disposable and portable bronchoscopy system	28
The association between Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the mediating role of dietary inflammatory index (DII)	28