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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Why is UIP peripheral?	102
Factors influencing participation in educational workshops as part of a pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study	101
A review of the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/formoterol fixed-dose combination	90
Burden and regional disparities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in India: Insights from the global burden of disease data and projections for future incidence	58
Vocal cord dysfunction/inducible laryngeal obstruction: novel diagnostics and therapeutics	41
Management of acute upper respiratory tract infection: the role of early intervention	41
Predicting the successful application of high-flow nasal oxygen cannula in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure: a retrospective analysis	30
A scoping review of longitudinal airway microbiota studies	29
Small airways disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	25
Current opinion and comparison of surgical procedures for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax	24
Outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxia, and a normal initial chest roentgenogram	23
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex - disease burden, unmet needs, and advances in treatment developments	23
Impact of aging on immune function in the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases: potential for therapeutic targets	23
Not all nebulizers are created equal: Considerations in choosing a nebulizer for aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation	22
Is COVID-19 masking the ongoing youth vaping crisis?	22
HIV TB coinfection - perspectives from India	20
How can we improve our use of allergen immunotherapy as a treatment option for asthma and severe asthma?	19
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: a narrative review of a clinical conundrum	18
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: application of a new diagnostic algorithm to a time series of the disease	18
Redox signaling and antioxidant therapies in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Outpatient management of pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis	17
Do all patients with cancer thrombosis have the same risk of bleeding and recurrence? Particularities of lung cancer	17
Dasatinib-related pleural effusion and lymphocytosis rates are different between adult and pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias: are age and comorbidities only to blame?	16
Indacaterol/glycopyrronium/mometasone fixed dose combination for uncontrolled asthma	16
Relationship between patient functionality impairment and caregiver burden: is there a cut off point for the severe COPD patient?	15

Current pharmacogenomic recommendations in chronic respiratory diseases: Is there a biomarker ready for clinical implementation?	15
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	15
Is the nicotine metabolite ratio a useful tool to improve the effectiveness, safety, and adherence to quitting smoking? Systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis	14
High-flow versus conventional nasal cannula oxygen supplementation therapy and risk of hypoxia in gastrointestinal endoscopies: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Some challenges in implementing updated European respiratory society (ERS)/American thoracic society (ATS)-2022 interpretive strategies for routine pulmonary function tests	14
An update on endobronchial valve therapy for severe emphysema: real world data and special indications	14
Challenges of symptom management in interstitial lung disease: dyspnea, cough, and fatigue	13
Current technological advancement in asthma care	13
Obstructive sleep apnea: personalizing CPAP alternative therapies to individual physiology	13
Advances in lung cancer surgery: the role of segmentectomy in early–stage management	12
Mild asthma is not mild: risk factors and predictive biomarkers for severe acute exacerbations and progression in mild asthma	12
Recommendations on scuba diving in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome	12
Understanding the pathophysiology of typical acute respiratory distress syndrome and severe COVID-19	12
Ibuprofen and COVID-19 disease: separating the myths from facts	12
Impact of patients’ attitudes and dynamics in needs and life experiences during their journey in COPD: an ethnographic study	12
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with COPD	12
Efficacy and safety of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	11
Multidisciplinary bronchopulmonary dysplasia care	11
Noninvasive ventilation in patients with COVID-19 from the perspective of the risk of contamination: a narrative review	11
Association of human Hedgehog interacting protein gene polymorphisms with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis	11
Should we be screening for COPD? – looking through the lens of lung cancer screening	11
Mendelian randomization study on the causal effect of herpes simplex virus infection on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	11
Central sleep apnea: emphasizing recognition and differentiation	11
An update on multiple breath washout in children with cystic fibrosis	10
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	10
What to do after immune-checkpoint inhibitors failure in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: an expert opinion and review	10
Ten things you need to know about intensive care unit management of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19	10
Correction	10
Long COVID: a consequence of chronic post-infectious inflammation!	10
Identification and management of interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD), and polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM-ILD): development of exp	9
Clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and adherence in patients with asthma on multiple inhaler triple therapy: a review of findings	9
Factors and mechanisms contributing to the development of preschool wheezing disorders	9
Respiratory disturbances in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case control studies	9
Severe pediatric asthma endotypes: current limits and future perspectives	9
Step-up and step-down approaches in the treatment of asthma	9
Safety and efficacy of glucocorticoids in the treatment of COVID-19: A meta-analysis of randomized control trials	9
Personalised management and supporting individuals to live with their asthma in a primary care setting	8
Understanding and managing respiratory infections in children and young adults with neurological impairment	8
CRISPR gene editing – what are the possibilities for respiratory medicine?	8
Tuberculosis in children with severe acute malnutrition	8
The potential of volatile organic compound analysis for pathogen detection and disease monitoring in patients with cystic fibrosis	8
Comparison of effectiveness and safety between baricitinib and tocilizumab in severe COVID-19: a retrospective study	8
Progress in genome-inspired treatment decisions for multifocal lung adenocarcinoma	8
Letter to the editor: “Clinical controversies in the management of acute pulmonary embolism”	8
COVID-19 Smart Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: all-in in Practice	7
Risk factors associated with mortality in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a meta-analysis	7
Time between endobronchial ultrasound needle passes as a metric to monitor progress of trainees	7
A critical review of the respiratory benefits and harms of orally administered opioids for dyspnea management in COPD	7
Vaccination and modern management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a narrative review	7
Non-invasive respiratory support in elderly hospitalized patients	7

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	7
Clinical examination practices and perceptions in the era of COVID-19	7
Intermittent abdominal pressure ventilation management in neuromuscular diseases: a Delphi panel Consensus	7
Developments in smoking cessation interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the past 5 years: a scoping review	7
Management of liver disease and portal hypertension in cystic fibrosis: a review	6
Overcoming challenges of managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle-income countries	6
Lung and diaphragm protective ventilation: a synthesis of recent data	6
Pharmacotherapy and immunotherapy of allergic rhinitis induced by house dust mite, grass, and birch pollen allergens: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	6
Practical approaches to the diagnosis of asthma in school-age children	6
Differential COVID-19 preventive behaviors among Asian subgroups in the United States	6
What is the future of inhaled antibiotics for bronchiectasis?	6
Role of radiation in oligometastases and oligoprogression in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: consensus and controversy	6
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: current therapy and emerging targets	6
The role of biomarkers in stage III non-small cell lung cancer	6
Vascular endothelial damage in COPD: current functional assessment methods and future perspectives	6
Is there cardiac autonomic dysfunction in children and adolescents with exercise-induced bronchospasm?	6
Polypharmacy in older patients with asthma: hidden risks and opportunities for improvement	6
Effective early diagnosis for NSCLC: an algorithm	6
The paradigm shift from polycythemia to anemia in COPD: the critical role of the renin–angiotensin system inhibitors	6
Mepolizumab prefilled syringe for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma: focus on the pediatric population	6
The ageing of Cystic Fibrosis patients with new modulators: current gaps and challenges	5
Medium-dose ICS-containing FDCs reduce all-cause mortality in COPD patients: an in-depth analysis of dual and triple therapies	5
Robotic bronchoscopy: potential in diagnosing and treating lung cancer	5
COVID-19 patients require multi-disciplinary rehabilitation approaches to address persisting symptom profiles and restore pre-COVID quality of life	5
IL-26 in asthma and COPD	5
What is personalized lung poromechanical modeling and how can it improve the understanding and management of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases?	5
Genetic underpinning of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the role of mucin	5
It is high time to discard a cut-off of 0.70 in the diagnosis of COPD	5
Interventional bronchoscopy in pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis	5
Adherence to inhaled antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis: insights from a virtual patient advisory board	5
Pyoderma gangrenosum with pulmonary involvement: a pulmonary special report and literature review	5
Criteria to evaluate efficacy of biologics in asthma: a Global Asthma Association survey	5
Leveraging “big data” in respiratory medicine – data science, causal inference, and precision medicine	5
Strategies for preventing and reducing the impact of acute respiratory failure from pneumonia	5
First-line immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: how to select and where to go	5
Effectiveness, safety and efficacy of INTELLiVENT–adaptive support ventilation, a closed–loop ventilation mode for use in ICU patients – a systematic review	5
Exploring the complex relationship between the lung microbiome and ventilator-associated pneumonia	5
Short-term effects of announcing spirometric lung-age on smokers’ attitudes: results from a Tunisian real-life pilot study	5
The bleeding risk and safety of repeated bronchoscopies with tissue sampling in patients with pulmonary lesions	5
Up-to-date guidance towards improving medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5
The use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis	5