OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Redox signaling and antioxidant therapies in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	104
A review of the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/formoterol fixed-dose combination	61
Relationship between patient functionality impairment and caregiver burden: is there a cut off point for the severe COPD patient?	45
Evaluation of exacerbation severity in patients with COPD exacerbations according to the GOLD 2023 report	32
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: a narrative review of a clinical conundrum	29
The effects of physical activity tele-counseling intervention on physical activity, functional performance, and quality of life in post-COVID-19 conditions: a randomized controlled trial	28
Multidisciplinary bronchopulmonary dysplasia care	26
Do all patients with cancer thrombosis have the same risk of bleeding and recurrence? Particularities of lung cancer	26
How can we improve our use of allergen immunotherapy as a treatment option for asthma and severe asthma?	26
Moderate sedation with dexmedetomidine–remifentanil is safer than deep sedation with propofol–remifentanil for endobronchial ultrasound while providing comparable quality: a randomized double-blind tr	26
What is personalized lung poromechanical modeling and how can it improve the understanding and management of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases?	25
Diagnostic accuracy of interleukin-2 receptor in sarcoidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Assessing accuracy of testing and diagnosis in cystic fibrosis	20
What is the future of inhaled antibiotics for bronchiectasis?	20
The bleeding risk and safety of repeated bronchoscopies with tissue sampling in patients with pulmonary lesions	20
Vaccination and modern management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a narrative review	20
Developments in smoking cessation interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the past 5 years: a scoping review	19
Management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated with connective tissue disease	18
The potential of volatile organic compound analysis for pathogen detection and disease monitoring in patients with cystic fibrosis	18
Adherence to inhaled antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis: insights from a virtual patient advisory board	17
Clinical controversies in the management of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation of four important but controversial aspects of acute pulmonary embolism management that are still subject of debate and	17
Intermittent abdominal pressure ventilation management in neuromuscular diseases: a Delphi panel Consensus	16
Sleep apnea is associated with the increase of certain genera of Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae in the gut microbiome of hypertensive patients	16
First-line immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: how to select and where to go	16
Is there cardiac autonomic dysfunction in children and adolescents with exercise-induced bronchospasm?	16

Lung transplantation for COVID-19 associated ARDS: patience is a virtue	15
Role of radiation in oligometastases and oligoprogression in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: consensus and controversy	15
Viral community-acquired pneumonia: what’s new since COVID-19 emerged?	14
Pulmonary tuberculosis in non-HIV adults: an evergreen old-fashioned disease in high-income countries. A narrative review	14
Can humidified high flow reverse mucus plugging?	14
Lung ultrasound in children with asthma exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Demystification of artificial intelligence for respiratory clinicians managing patients with obstructive lung diseases	13
Contemporary management and treatment strategies for asthma during pregnancy	12
The value of perioperative physical activity in older patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer	12
Antifibrotic therapy in progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a review of recent advances	12
Clinical, radiologic, and physiologic features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with and without emphysema	12
Acute respiratory failure in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia	12
Bayesian network meta-analysis of the efficacy of 22 ventilation strategies in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome	12
The argument for utilising magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for monitoring lung structure and function in pediatric patients	12
Optimizing asthma care in low-to-middle income countries through multisectoral collaboration: recommendation report of the first Philippine Asthma Assembly	12
The right interface for the right patient in noninvasive ventilation: a systematic review	11
Respiratory training effects in Long COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Pathophysiology and clinical evaluation of the patient with unexplained persistent dyspnea	11
Bayesian or frequentist: there is no question when comparing single-inhaler triple therapies via network meta-analysis. Focus on fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol fixed-dose combination in c	11
Elevated serum tumor-associated antigens in patients with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study on clinical features and prognosis	11
Recent advances in the use of liquid biopsy for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer	11
Diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis by multi-targeted loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay based on SYBR Green I reaction: comparison with GeneXpert® MTB/RIF assay	11
Respiratory manifestations of sickle cell disease in children: a comprehensive review for the pediatrician	11
Stratification of patients with KRAS-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer: improving prognostics	10
Type 2 severe asthma: pathophysiology and treatment with biologics	10
How to recognize patients at risk of self-inflicted lung injury	10
Interactions between calcium regulatory pathways and mechanosensitive channels in airways	10
Pharmacotherapy for obstructive sleep apnea: targeting specific pathophysiological traits	10
Bronchomotor tone imbalance evokes airway hyperresponsiveness	10
Investigational approaches for unmet need in severe asthma	10
Inhaled immunosuppressants after lung transplantation –real potential to enhance patient outcomes	9
Imagining the severe asthma decision trees of the future	9
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: diagnosis and management	9
Demystifying idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: time for more etiology-focused nomenclature in interstitial lung disease	9
Respiratory management in the premature neonate	9
Improving access to non-pharmacological treatment for chronic respiratory disease: what? Why? How?	9
So we now have RSV vaccines. What’s our next steps?	9
Thoracic ultrasound-guided real-time pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
A narrative review of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management challenges	8
Home-based treatment of biologics for asthma: who, what, where, when and why	8
Diagnosis and management of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease	8
Demographic and clinical profile of patients suffering prolonged severe hypoxia in COVID-19	8
Reorganizing the respiratory high dependency unit for pandemics	8
Current insights into the clinico-pathologic characteristics of lung cancer in women	8
Optimal diagnostic strategies for pleural diseases and identifying high-risk patients	8
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and vaccine escape, from Alpha to Omicron and beyond	8
Current opinion and comparison of surgical procedures for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax	7
Correction	7
An update on endobronchial valve therapy for severe emphysema: real world data and special indications	7
Mendelian randomization study on the causal effect of herpes simplex virus infection on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	7

Some challenges in implementing updated European respiratory society (ERS)/American thoracic society (ATS)-2022 interpretive strategies for routine pulmonary function tests	7
Improving diagnostic strategies in bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions	7
Current technological advancement in asthma care	7
Should we be screening for COPD? – looking through the lens of lung cancer screening	7
Sex steroid hormones and asthma in males: a state-of-the-art review	6
COVID-19 patients require multi-disciplinary rehabilitation approaches to address persisting symptom profiles and restore pre-COVID quality of life	6
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex - disease burden, unmet needs, and advances in treatment developments	6
Association between sarcoidosis and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Strategies for preventing and reducing the impact of acute respiratory failure from pneumonia	6
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
Predicting the successful application of high-flow nasal oxygen cannula in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure: a retrospective analysis	6
Up-to-date guidance towards improving medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6
Personalised management and supporting individuals to live with their asthma in a primary care setting	6
Pyoderma gangrenosum with pulmonary involvement: a pulmonary special report and literature review	6
Differential COVID-19 preventive behaviors among Asian subgroups in the United States	6
Exploring the complex relationship between the lung microbiome and ventilator-associated pneumonia	6
Ibuprofen and COVID-19 disease: separating the myths from facts	6
Impact of aging on immune function in the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases: potential for therapeutic targets	6
The use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis	6
Efficacy and safety of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	6
Pulmonary endoscopy – central to an interventional pulmonology program	6
Practical approaches to the diagnosis of asthma in school-age children	6
What’s new in the management of pulmonary complications in allogeneic stem cell transplantation?	5
What’s next for direct bronchoprovocation test methods?	5
A reappraisal of inspiratory capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical correlates and role of long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting β2 agonists	5
Asthma and COVID-19: lessons learned and questions that remain	5
Analysis and prediction of the burden of COPD in original BRICS countries from 1990 to 2050	5
Risk factors of chronic cough in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Optimizing protective ventilation in adults with acute brain injury—challenging misconceptions and prioritizing neuromonitoring	5
Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for chronic lung diseases: experimental and clinical evidence	5
Targeting respiratory microbiomes in COPD and bronchiectasis	5
Predictors of invasive mechanical ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study from Jordan	5
Interaction between occupational radon exposure and tobacco smoke: a systematic review	5
An update on the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in lung cancer management	5
Value-based outcome measures in cough	5
Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a new landscape for extensive stage small cell lung cancer treatment	5
Pulmonary embolism: a practical approach to update risk stratification and treatment decisions based on the guidelines	5
Towards the integrated care of COPD, asthma and bronchiectasis: description and objectives of a treatable trait-based complex obstructive airway disease unit	5
Multiple etiologies explain the association between sarcoidosis and diabetes mellitus	5
Convalescent plasma therapy in COVID-19: Unravelling the data using the principles of antibody therapy	5
Roles of vitamins and nutrition in obstructive sleep apnea	5
Harnessing music therapy and music medicine in chronic respiratory disease management	5
Strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COPD in low- and middle- income countries: the importance of primary care	5
Mortality of patients with COPD	5
Pulmonary gas exchange and ventilatory efficiency during exercise in health and diseases	5
Impact of indoor environment on children’s pulmonary health	5