OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Paediatric Respiratory Reviews is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Regional oxygenation, perfusion and body and/or head position: Are preterm infants adversely impacted? A systematic review	31
Comparison of video laryngoscopy and direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation in newborn infants: A meta-analysis	23
Post viral bronchiolitis obliterans in children: A rare and potentially devastating disease	21
Beyond the score: advancing quantitative lung ultrasound in the early postnatal period	18
Addition of long‐acting beta‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for asthma in preschool children: A systematic review	17
Narrative review of clinical prediction models for paediatric community acquired pneumonia	17
Complicated intrathoracic tuberculosis: Role of therapeutic interventional bronchoscopy	17
Characterising the lifelong consequences of bronchopulmonary dysplasia	15
Socioeconomic determinants of outcomes in childhood asthma	15
Cough medicines for children- time for a reality check	13
Learning from cystic fibrosis: How can we start to personalise treatment of Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD)?	12
The management of upper airway obstruction in Pierre Robin Sequence	12
Editorial: Difficult to treat asthma in vulnerable populations	12
Approaches to the management of haemoptysis in young people with cystic fibrosis	11
Year in review: “Best” papers in pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine in 2025	11
Respiratory oscillometry in infants: present challenges and future opportunities	11
A Review Of Host-Specific Diagnostic And Surrogate Biomarkers In Children With Pulmonary Tuberculosis	10
Microbiology and management of respiratory infections in children with tracheostomy	10
Unintended impacts of COVID-19 on the epidemiology and burden of paediatric respiratory infections	9
Cystic Fibrosis screen positive, inconclusive diagnosis (CFSPID) to Cystic Fibrosis: Detecting disease with serial assessments	8
Exercise capacity and the psychosocial effect in preterm born infants – Should we do more?	8
Respiratory infections in low and middle-income countries	8
Post-tuberculosis lung disease in children and adolescents: A scoping review of definitions, measuring tools, and research gaps	8
Lung trajectories into adulthood of preterm born survivors and the influence of sex	8
Update on paediatric lung transplantation: an overview of a challenging therapeutic	8

A review of imaging in the diagnosis and management of complicated paediatric pneumonia	8
Editorial Board	8
Towards standardized and clinically relevant definitions of hypoxemia and hyperoxemia in preterm infants: A systematic review	8
Artificial intelligence in paediatric respiratory medicine	7
Health disparities in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing	7
Necrotizing Pneumonia In Children: A Review	6
Severe childhood asthma in low and middle-income countries	6
Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children	6
Face masks and protection against COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections: Assessment of benefits and harms in children	6
Insulin-like growth factor-1 replacement therapy after extremely premature birth: An opportunity to optimize lifelong lung health by preserving the natural sequence of lung development	6
Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes: Clinical approach and knowledge gaps	6
Variable and evolving degrees of CFTR dysfunction: Implications for diagnosis and clinical management	5
Editorial Board	5
Should an inhaled corticosteroid accompany each dose of fast-acting beta2-agonist for relief of asthma symptoms?	5
Non-invasive respiratory support in preterm infants	5
Cheyne-stokes respiration in children with heart failure	5
A review of post COVID syndrome pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management in children and young people	5
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome: Approaches to assessment and management	5
Exercise testing for young athletes	5
The potential effects of climate change on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in children	5
Immunologic evaluation by a pediatric pulmonologist	5
Physical activity and exercise training in cystic fibrosis	4
Editorial Board	4
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to transplant in neonates with fatal pulmonary conditions: A review	4
Race, bias, disparities, and pulmonary medicine	4
Climate change and children’s respiratory health	4
Imaging in neonatal respiratory disease	4
Long-acting muscarinic antagonists as add-on treatment for asthma in children under age 12: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
In modulators we trust	4
Diagnostic and interventional paediatric bronchoscopy in low and middle-income countries	4
The potential of bacteriophage therapy in the treatment of paediatric respiratory infections	4
Fetal growth restriction and neonatal-pediatric lung diseases: Vascular mechanistic links and therapeutic directions	4
Safety and extrapulmonary effects of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Non-invasive ventilation in pediatrics: a narrative review. Part 1: conventional non-invasive ventilation	4