OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Prediction of cough effectiveness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients assessed by ultrasuond of the diaphragm during the cough expiration phase	128
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Cardiorespiratory physiology, exertional symptoms, and psychological burden in post-COVID-19 fatigue	30
Pelvic floor muscle length changes with breathing in males: A preliminary report	27
Altitude and COVID-19 in Colombia: An updated analysis accounting for potential confounders	26
In silico investigation of inhalation condition impacts on hygroscopic growth and deposition of salbutamol sulphate in human airways	25
Obesity-related reduced spirometry and altered breathing pattern are associated with mechanical disadvantage of the diaphragm	24
Acute thoracoabdominal and hemodynamic responses to tapered flow resistive loading in healthy adults	21
SerpinA3n affects ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma in neonatal mice via the regulation of collagen deposition and inflammatory response	18
Forced oscillatory parameters as predictors of COPD assessment test improvement in untreated COPD patients	18
Identifying bronchoconstriction from the ratio of diaphragm EMG to tidal volume	18
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Prelude Special Issue: Breathing and Evolution	17
Feasibility of a nasal breathing training during pulmonary rehabilitation. A pilot randomized controlled study	16
Branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1 inhibition attenuates childhood asthma in mice by effecting airway remodeling and autophagy	16
Adipokines in interstitial lung diseases	15
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Impact of obesity and ovariectomy on respiratory function in female mice	14
Work of breathing and lung volume during forward leaning supported by the upper limbs	14
Risk factors for depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	14
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Effects of high-intensity inspiratory muscle warm-up on inspiratory muscle strength and accessory inspiratory muscle activity	12
Reproducibility and responsiveness of airway impedance measures derived from the forced oscillation technique across different operating lung volumes	11
Examining the haemodynamic repercussions of ventilator hyperinflation in elderly patients: An explanatory study	11
Differential neuromotor control of the vertical and longitudinal genioglossus muscle fibers: An overlooked tongue retractor	11

V̇O2 (non-)linear increase in ramp-incremental exercise vs. V̇O2 slow component in constant-power exercise: Underlying mechanisms	11
Invasive ventilation at the boundary of viability: A respiratory pathophysiology study of infants born between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation	11
Ethanol abolishes ventilatory long-term facilitation and blunts the ventilatory response to hypoxia in female rats	11
Airway epithelial cells promote in vitro airway smooth muscle cell proliferation by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	10
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Degree of convexity calculated from expiratory flow-volume curves for identifying airway obstruction in nonsedated and nonparalyzed ventilated patients	10
Effects of vitamin E and selenium on allergic rhinitis and asthma pathophysiology	10
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On pulse oximetry and hypoxia	10
Dyspnea during exercise and voluntary hyperpnea in women with obesity	10
Effect of induced acute metabolic alkalosis on the V̇E/V̇CO2 response to exercise in healthy adults	9
Examining the repeatability of a novel test to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	9
Altering magnetic field strength impacts the assessment of diaphragmatic function using cervical magnetic stimulation	9
Methylene blue induced O2 consumption is not dependent on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation: Implications for salvage pathways during acute mitochondrial poisoning	9
A new technique to analyse threshold-intensities based on time dependent change-points in the ratio of minute ventilation and end-tidal partial pressure of carbon-dioxide production	9
Asthma induces psychiatric impairments in association with default mode and salience networks alteration: A resting-state EEG study	9
Phrenic-to-intercostal reflex activity in response to high frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS)	9
Impact of physical functional capacity on quality of life in patients with interstitial lung diseases	9
Optogenetic activation of the tongue in spontaneously breathing mice	9
Evolution of vertebrate respiratory central rhythm generators	9
Lung inflammation and simulated airway resistance in infants with cystic fibrosis	9
How does cervical spinal cord injury impact the cardiopulmonary response to exercise?	9
Arginine vasopressin potentiates inspiratory bursting in hypoglossal motoneurons of neonatal mice	9
Simvastatin attenuates inflammatory process on LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice	9
Changes in phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats	8
Effects of TRPV4 channel blocker on airway inflammation and airway defense reflexes in experimentally induced model of allergic asthma	8
Effects of CO2 on time-dependent changes in cardiorespiratory functions under sustained hypoxia	8
Cough response in specific pathogen-free guinea pig animal model	8
Disinhibition does not play a role in endomorphin-2-induced changes in inspiratory motoneuron output produced by in vitro neonatal rat preparations	8
An evolutionary medicine perspective on the cetacean pulmonary immune system — The first identification of SP-D and LBP in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	8
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to metal working fluids: Detection of specific IgG antibodies to microbial antigens	7
Oxidative stress and activation of H2A.X in lung alveolar epithelial cells (A549) by nanoparticulate carbon black	7
Dynamic hyperinflation on exercise and its relationship with lung mechanics at rest in adults with central obesity	7
The role of oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of high-altitude cerebral edema in rats	7
Regulation of vagally-evoked respiratory responses by the lateral parabrachial nucleus in the mouse	7
The MC4R agonist, setmelanotide, is associated with an improvement in hypercapnic chemosensitivity and weight loss in male mice	7
Recovery of ventilatory and metabolic responses to hypoxia in neonatal rats after chronic hypoxia	7
Glycolytic metabolism modulation on spinal neuroinflammation and vital functions following cervical spinal cord injury	7
Vagal cardiac control in rats with LPS-induced lung injury	7
Age influences the specific force and fatigability of the external abdominal obliques but not pectoralis major muscles	7
Role of the pontine respiratory group in the suppression of cough by codeine in cats	7
Sensitivity of the airway smooth muscle in terms of force, shortening and stiffness	7
Association between Interleukin-6 and vitamin D serum levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and impact of long-term continuous positive airway pressure therapy on biomarker levels	6
How important is V̇O2max when climbing Mt. Everest (8,849 m)?	6
A randomized placebo-control trial of the acute effects of oxygen supplementation on exercise hemodynamics, autonomic modulation, and brain oxygenation in patients with pulmonary hypertension	6
Impact of bronchial wall thickness on airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis	6
Effects of acetylcholine on hypoglossal and C4 nerve activity in brainstem-spinal cord preparations from newborn rat	6
Role of endogenous nerve growth factor in laryngeal airway hyperreactivity and laryngeal inflammation induced by intermittent hypoxia in rats	6
High flow nasal oxygen and awake prone positioning – Two allies against COVID-19: A systematic review	6
Perinatal inflammation and gestational intermittent hypoxia disturbs respiratory rhythm generation and long-term facilitation in vitro: Partial protection by acute minocycline	6

The steady motion of microbubbles in bifurcating airways: Role of shear-thinning and surface tension	6
Ventilatory function and oxygen delivery at high altitude in the Himalayas	6
Alterations in pulmonary vasomotor modulators post aerobic exercise training in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	6
Neural mechanisms underlying respiratory regulation within the preBötzinger complex of the rabbit	6
The pre-Bötzinger complex is necessary for the expression of inspiratory and post-inspiratory motor discharge of the vagus	6
Preventive effects of hesperidin in an experimental model ofs acute lung inflammation	6
Does wearing a facemask decrease arterial blood oxygenation and impair exercise tolerance?	6
Impaired diffusion at submaximal lung inflation in asthma and copd patients	6
In mice of both sexes, repeated contractions of smooth muscle in vivo greatly enhance the response of peripheral airways to methacholine	6
Adenosine A2a receptors modulate TrkB receptor-dependent respiratory plasticity in neonatal rats	6
Animal models of cough	6
Spinally delivered ampakine CX717 increases phrenic motor output in adult rats	6
Corrigendum to “The course of lung inflation alters the central pattern of tracheobronchial cough in cat – The evidence for volume feedback during cough” [Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 229 (2016) 43–50]	6
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Reflex vs. volitional cough differences amongst head and neck cancer survivors characterized by time since treatment and aspiration status	5
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Increased CTGF expression in alveolar epithelial cells by cyclic mechanical stretch: Its mechanism and the therapeutic effect of pirfenidone	5
The pulmonary oxygen toxicity index	5
Test-retest reliability of lung diffusing capacity for nitric oxide during light to moderate intensity cycling exercise	5
Epidural electrical spinal cord stimulation of the thoracic segments (T2-T5) facilitates respiratory function in patients with complete spinal cord injury	5
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The role of NADPH oxidase in chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory plasticity in adult male mice	5
Study of mesenchymal stem cells derived from lung-resident, bone marrow and chorion for treatment of LPS-induced acute lung injury	5
Fenofibrate attenuates asthma features in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model via suppressing NF-κB binding activity	5
Integrative assessment of cerebral blood regulation in COPD patients	5
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Neurokinin 1 and 2 receptors are involved in PGE2- and citric acid-induced cough and ventilatory responses	5
Thoracic configuration in patients ageing with cystic fibrosis: A retrospective single-blinded cohort study	5
Quantification of shunt fraction using contrast ultrasound and indicator dilution in an in vitro model	5
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Danshensu methyl ester attenuated LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB pathway	5
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Effect of the NLRP3 inflammasome on increased hypoxic ventilation response after CIH exposure in mice	5
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Four weeks of repetitive acute hypoxic preconditioning did not alleviate allergen-induced airway dysfunction in rats	5
Heat stress affects breathing and metabolism of chicks incubated at high temperature	4
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Repeatability of dyspnea measurements during exercise in women with obesity	4
Lesioning of the pedunculopontine nucleus reduces rapid eye movement sleep, but does not alter cardiorespiratory activities during sleep, under hypoxic conditions in rats	4
Use of exogenous pulmonary surfactant in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): Role in SARS-CoV-2-related lung injury	4
Breathing patterns and CO2 production in adult spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)	4
A comparative study of dynamic lung hyperinflation and tidal volume to total lung capacity ratios during exercise in patients with chronic respiratory disease and healthy individuals	4
Lung function and respiratory muscle strength and their relationship with weightlifting strength and body composition in non-athletic males	4
Trypsin may induce cytokine storm in M1 macrophages, resulting in critical coronavirus disease	4
KCNK3 channel is important for the ventilatory response to hypoxia in rats	4
Analysis of nasal air conditioning in subjects with unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity	4
Characterisation of the acute hypoxic response using breathing variability parameters: A pilot study in humans	4
J receptor activity in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension and its expected change in the presence of pulmonary bed vasodilators	4
Exosomes derived from LPS-induced MHs cells prompted an inflammatory response in sepsis-induced acute lung injury	4
Peripheral neuroplasticity of respiratory chemoreflexes, induced by prenatal nicotinic exposure: Implication for SIDS	4
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Differential inhibition of cough by GABAA and GABAB receptor antagonists in the nucleus of the solitary tract in cats	4
Parasympathetic modulation withdrawal improves functional capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension	4
Acute intermittent hypoxia evokes ventilatory long-term facilitation and active expiration in unanesthetized rats	4
Menstrual phase does not influence ventilatory responses to group III/IV afferent signaling in eumenorrheic young females	4
Ventilatory limitations in patients with HFpEF and obesity	4
New technique to quantify phospolipids in disordered phase in lung surfactant by electron spin resonance	4
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