OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is 5. 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
Time-Course of Changes in Multidimensional Fatigue and Functional Exercise Capacity and Their Associations during a Short Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program	25
Effectiveness of Health Literacy Interventions on COPD Self-Management Outcomes in Outpatient Settings: A Systematic Review	23
Risk Factors and Relation with Mortality of a New Acquisition and Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in COPD Patients	22
“Willingness to Pay”: The Value Attributed to Program Location by Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants	21
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Can Accurately Perform Home-Based Measurements of Inspiratory Capacity and Dynamic Hyperinflation	20
Chest MRI and CT Predictors of 10-Year All-Cause Mortality in COPD	19
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-Associated Clinical Manifestations and Healthcare Resource Use in the United States	18
Development of a Communication Tool between Patients and Physicians for Recognizing COPD Exacerbations in Japan	17
Sevoflurane with Low Concentration Decrease DNA Methylation on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)-Related Gene Promoter in COPD Rat	16
The Effect of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Efferocytosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Opportunities	16
Governmental Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the COPD Exacerbation and Respiratory Infection Rate in Patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency	16
Minimal-Resource Home Exercise Program Improves Activities of Daily Living, Perceived Health Status, and Shortness of Breath in Individuals with COPD Stages GOLD II to IV	14
Mechanisms of Exertional Dyspnea in Patients with Mild COPD and a Low Resting DL_CO	14
One-Year Readmission Following Undifferentiated Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure	14
Prevalence and Newly Diagnosed Rates of Multimorbidity in Older Medicare Beneficiaries with COPD	13
Changes in Hospital Admissions of Patients with COPD in Poland: A 14-Year Nationwide Analysis (2006–2019)	12
A Study on the Association between Cough Sensitivity and Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Risk Factors for Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, Utilizing State-Based Surveillance	12
Implication of RAGE Polymorphic Variants in COPD Complication and Anti-COPD Therapeutic Potential of sRAGE	11
Comparative Efficacy of Budesonide/Formoterol Versus Fluticasone/Salmeterol in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	11
Effectiveness of Aspirin on Major COPD Outcomes: A Prevalent New-User Design Observational Study	11
Diagnosis and Severity Assessment of COPD Using a Novel Fast-Response Capnometer and Interpretable Machine Learning	10
Knockdown of RTEL1 Alleviates Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Modulating M1, M2 Macrophage Polarization and Inflammation	9
Social Participation and Associated Factors in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Oxygen Therapy	9
Characteristics of COPD Patients Prescribed ICS Managed in General Practice vs. Secondary Care	9

Prescription Pathways from Initial Medication Use to Triple Therapy in Older COPD Patients: A Real-World Population Study	9
Association between Galectin-13 Expression and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Evaluation of Exacerbation and Symptom-Free Time in Patients with COPD	9
Health‐Related Quality of Life of People Living with COPD in a Semiurban Area of Western Nepal: A Community-Based Study	8
RNA-Binding Proteins as a Molecular Link between COPD and Lung Cancer	8
Cough Assessment and Management in Pulmonary Rehabilitation– A Canadian Survey	8
Strategies to Prevent Readmissions to Hospital for COPD: A Systematic Review	8
Upper Limb Anaerobic Metabolism Capacity is Reduced in Mild and Moderate COPD Patients	8
Community Participation by People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Comorbidity Patterns in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Associations with Service Utilization	7
Prevalence, Pattern, Risks Factors and Consequences of Antibiotic Resistance in COPD: A Systematic Review	7
Health-Related Quality of Life and Daily Physical Activity Level in Patients with COPD- a Cluster Analysis	7
Trends in Incidence, and Mortality of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States Emergency Department (2010–2018)	7
Frailty Assessment in a Stable COPD Cohort: Is There a COPD-Frail Phenotype?	7
Fluticasone-Based versus Budesonide-Based Triple Therapies in COPD: Real-World Comparative Effectiveness and Safety	6
It Is Smart to Set Treatment Goals, But Are Set Treatment Goals SMART? A Qualitative Assessment of Goals Described in the Assessment of the Burden of COPD Tool	6
Uptake of Clinical Prognostic Tools in COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalisation	6
Genetic Evidence on the Association of Interleukin (IL)-1-Mediated Chronic Inflammation with Airflow Obstruction: A Mendelian Randomization Study	6
Recent Advances in the Physiological Assessment of Dyspneic Patients with Mild COPD	6
Relationship between Depression and Anxiety, Health Status and Lung Function in Patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency	6
Assessment of the Relationship Between Genetic Determinants of Obesity, Unhealthy Eating Habits and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomisation Study	5
Body Composition, Physical Function and Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
The Application of Self-Made Disseminating and Descending Breathing Exercises in Home Rehabilitation of Stable COPD	5
2025 GOLD Report: What is New and What is Noteworthy for the Practicing Clinician	5
Beclometasone Dipropionate/Formoterol Fumarate is Similarly Effective to Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate in Chinese Patients with COPD: The FORSYYN Double-Blind, Randomised Study	5
Triple Therapy in COPD: Time for Adaptive Selection Trials	5
The Influence of Breathing Exercises on Regional Ventilation in Healthy and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
In a Strained Healthcare System, Patients with Advanced COPD Struggle to Access the Needed Support from the Healthcare Professionals – A Qualitative Study	5
The Role of Blood Eosinophils in the Management of COPD: An Attempt to Answer the Important Clinical Questions	5
Body Composition and Pulmonary Diseases	5
Beyond Spirometry: Linking Wasted Ventilation to Exertional Dyspnea in the Initial Stages of COPD	5
Social Distancing among COPD Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Qualitative Study	5