BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Papers
(The TQCC of BMJ Open Respiratory Research is 7. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Protection conferred by SARS-CoV-2 infection across a spectrum of reinfection symptoms and severities76
Extracorporeal CO2 removal in acute exacerbation of COPD unresponsive to non-invasive ventilation74
Effect of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme on functional capacity in postdischarged patients with long COVID: the InsCOVID trial73
Comparing the impact of targeting limited driving pressure to low tidal volume ventilation on mortality in mechanically ventilated adults with COVID-19 ARDS: an exploratory target trial emulation66
Genomic testing for children with interstitial and diffuse lung disease (chILD): parent satisfaction, understanding and health-related quality of life65
Evaluation of the Norwegian version of the Dyspnoea-12 questionnaire in patients with COPD56
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a risk factor for non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a population-based matched cohort study48
Differences in risk indicators associated with electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking among adolescents and young people in Nigeria41
Methamphetamine-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: data from the national biological sample and data repository for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH Biobank)40
Differences in uni-dimensional breathlessness measures and thresholds for clinical response in a randomised controlled trial in people with chronic breathlessness: an exploratory study39
Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients’ experience by gender: findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire34
Comparison of the efficacy of novel two covering methods for spontaneous pneumothorax: a multi-institutional study33
Association between birth weight and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study33
Bagasse dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among workers in the Metehara and Wonji sugar factories in Ethiopia: a longitudinal study design32
Contribution of collagen XIII to lung function and development of pulmonary fibrosis30
Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland’s flagship lung cancer screening trial28
Rate of severe exacerbations, healthcare resource utilisation and clinical outcomes in patients with COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the EXACOS International Study28
Elucidating the risk of cardiopulmonary consequences of an exacerbation of COPD: results of the EXACOS-CV study in Germany27
IPDMA – RADICAL – NSCLC: individual participant data meta-analysis and systematic review of radical local therapy for oligometastatic NSCLC26
Influencing factors of sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review25
Serum KL-6 levels predict clinical outcomes and are associated with MUC1 polymorphism in Japanese patients with COVID-1923
Defining hypoxaemia from pulse oximeter measurements of oxygen saturation in well children at low altitude in Bangladesh: an observational study22
Impact of early caffeine administration on respiratory outcomes in very preterm infants initially receiving invasive mechanical ventilation21
Characterisation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease initiating single-device inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β2-agonist dual therapy in a primary care setting in Eng21
Withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids from patients with COPD with mild or moderate airflow limitation in primary care: a feasibility randomised trial20
Association of high-sensitivity CRP and FEV1%pred: a study on non-pulmonary disease in a population in Beijing, China20
Temperature synchronisation of circadian rhythms in primary human airway epithelial cells from children20
Therapeutic effects of fatty acid binding protein 1 in mice with pulmonary fibrosis by regulating alveolar epithelial regeneration19
What if… your research is suddenly affiliated with a tobacco manufacturing company?19
Hospital-level variation in practices and outcomes for patients with severe acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study18
Chemical exposure and alveolar macrophages responses: ‘the role of pulmonary defense mechanism in inhalation injuries’18
Diagnostic delay in IPF impacts progression-free survival, quality of life and hospitalisation rates18
Impact of COVID-19 on people with asthma: a mixed methods analysis from a UK wide survey18
Antibody responses and risk factors associated with impaired immunological outcomes following two doses of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases18
Global, regional and national burden of asthma from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 202116
Assessing the health impacts of parenthood on people with cystic fibrosis: the HOPeCF prospective cohort protocol16
Pragmatic randomised controlled trials in COPD and asthma: how to guide clinical practice16
Haemoglobin value and red blood cell transfusions in prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation: a retrospective observational study16
Pulmonary hypertension survival and hospitalisations in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Perinatal and early life factors and asthma control among preschoolers: a population-based retrospective cohort study15
Breathlessness dimensions association with physical and mental quality of life: the population based VASCOL study of elderly men15
Hospitalisations and fatality due to respiratory diseases according to a national database in Brazil: a longitudinal study15
Comparison of stability of the GOLD and STAR lung function classification for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease15
Effect of stellate ganglion block on perioperative myocardial injury following thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer (SGBMI): protocol for a single-centre, randomised controlled trial15
Inhaled corticosteroid dose is associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in severe COPD15
Performance evaluation of human cough annotators: optimal metrics and sex differences15
Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey15
Clustering-based COPD subtypes have distinct longitudinal outcomes and multi-omics biomarkers14
Reliability and responsiveness of the D12 and validity of its scores as a measure of dyspnoea severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease14
Pleural fluid C-C class chemokines 22 and pleural effusion due to heart failure: a prospective and double-blind diagnostic accuracy test13
Factors associated with undiagnosed COPD in patients hospitalised for severe COPD exacerbation13
Clinical manifestations and prognostic factors analysis of patients hospitalised with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases13
Correlation of programmed death-ligand 1 expression in tumour cells between diagnostic small biopsies performed by radial EBUS and surgical specimens of peripheral lung cancer13
Bicarbonate from arterial blood gas analysis as predictor of sleep-related hypoventilation: a diagnostic accuracy study13
Assessment of peak inspiratory flow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicentre, observational, prospective, real-life study13
Estimated costs of tuberculosis services in Brazil, 202313
Design of a phase III, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of BI 1015550 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRONEER-IPF)13
Under the weather: an epidemic thunderstorm asthma event in Leicester, June 202313
DIGIPREDICT: physiological, behavioural and environmental predictors of asthma attacks—a prospective observational study using digital markers and artificial intelligence—study protocol13
National trend in the prevalence and mortality of COPD in South Korea from 2008 to 201713
Design of a phase III, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of BI 1015550 in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRONEER-ILD)12
PD-1 inhibitor plus chemotherapy versus bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer: a pooled analysis of three randomised trials12
Liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation: a nationwide survey among intensive care units in the Netherlands12
Considerations for the use of inhaled antibiotics for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis receiving CFTR modulator therapy12
Impact of patient support programmes among patients with severe asthma treated with biological therapies: a systematic literature review and indirect treatment comparison12
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled molgramostim in healthy people12
T2*-weighted oxygen-enhanced pulmonary MRI in COPD is linked to resting and exertional functional measurements12
Reference equations for pulmonary diffusing capacity using segmented regression show similar predictive accuracy as GAMLSS models11
Treatment patterns and frequency of key outcomes in acute severe asthma in children: a Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) multicentre cohort study11
Single and multiple breath nitrogen washout compared with the methacholine test in patients with suspected asthma and normal spirometry11
Self-management programme of activity coping and education—SPACE for COPD(C)—in primary care: a pragmatic randomised trial11
Characteristics of pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease11
Bronchial smooth muscle cell in asthma: where does it fit?11
Randomised controlled trial of perinatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent early-onset acute respiratory infections among Australian First Nations children: the ‘D-Kids’ study protocol11
Identifying the population to be targeted in a lung cancer screening programme in Denmark11
Sociodemographic factors associated with time to discharge for hospitalised patients with asthma and asthma exacerbation using the Ghana Health Service District Information Management System 2 (DHIMS-11
Evaluation of CPAP mask performance during 3 years of mask usage: time for reconsideration of renewal policies?11
Incidence and prevalence of interstitial lung diseases worldwide: a systematic literature review11
Real-world impact of the fixed-dose combination on improving treatment outcomes of drug-susceptible tuberculosis: a comparative study using multiyear national tuberculosis patient data11
Towards codesign in respiratory care: development of an implementation-ready intervention to improve guideline-adherent adult asthma care across primary and secondary care settings (The SENTINEL Proje11
Twelve barriers to COPD diagnosis in France: a comparative qualitative study11
Bidirectional relationship between sleep problems and long COVID: a longitudinal analysis of data from the COVIDENCE UK study11
Integrating specialist palliative care to improve care and reduce suffering: cystic fibrosis (InSPIRe:CF) – study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial11
Right ventricular functional recovery assessment with stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing after pulmonary embolism: a pilot prospective multicentre study10
Promoting early diagnosis and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic in lung cancer through public awareness campaigns: learning from patient and public insight work10
Non-invasive surrogate markers of pulmonary hypertension are associated with poor survival in patients with cancer10
What is the true target population for biologics in real-life COPD or asthma-COPD overlap patients?10
Estimating rate of lung function change using clinical spirometry data10
Reducing exacerbations in children and adults with primary ciliary dyskinesia using erdosteine and/or azithromycin therapy (REPEAT trial): study protocol for a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy,10
Effect of high-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation after extubation on successful extubation in obese patients: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database10
Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in a high tuberculosis burden context10
Clinical features and 1-year outcomes of chronic bronchitis in participants with normal spirometry: results from the ECOPD study in China10
Reduced tidal volume-inflection point and elevated operating lung volumes during exercise in females with well-controlled asthma10
Understanding facilitators and barriers to oxygen therapy for patients with interstitial lung disease10
Feasibility of completing Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile and Dyspnea-12 over the telephone in patients with oxygen-dependent disease10
Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya10
Prevalence and burden of COPD misclassification in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)10
Phase-resolved MRI for measurement of pulmonary perfusion and ventilation defects in comparison with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and 129Xe MRI9
Robust positive association between serum urate and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: hospital-based cohort and Mendelian randomisation study9
Improving the early identification of COVID-19 pneumonia: a narrative review9
Respiratory function and CT abnormalities among survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia: a nationwide follow-up study9
Association of C-reactive protein with cause, duration and severity of lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort study9
Exercise oxygen desaturation is a predictor of cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection9
Incidence and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension in the Ireland9
Rehabilitation outcomes for people with lung cancer (UNITE): protocol for the development of a core outcome set9
Childhood ‘bronchitis’ and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years9
Prevalence of pre-existing lung diseases and their association with income level among patients with lung cancer: a nationwide population-based case-control study in South Korea9
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of non-malignant CT detected incidental findings in the SUMMIT lung cancer screening cohort9
Correction: Post-COVID-19 assessment in a specialist clinical service: a 12-month, single-centre, prospective study in 1325 individuals9
Exploring barriers and facilitators for implementation of novel image-guided minimally invasive procedures: nationwide experiences on navigation bronchoscopy9
Effect of a home-based inspiratory muscular training programme on functional capacity in patients with chronic COVID-19 after a hospital discharge: protocol for a randomised control trial (InsCOVID tr9
Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa8
ARDS during haematopoietic reconstruction after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in non-child patients: based on the new global definition8
Trends and determinants of unfavourable outcomes in paediatric tuberculosis: insights from a 20-year cohort in Cameroon8
Developing an intrasalivary gland botox service for patients receiving long-term non-invasive ventilation at home: a single-centre experience8
Phenotyping the Responses to Systemic Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma Attacks (PRISMA): protocol for an observational and translational pilot study8
Transitioning from hospital to home with non-invasive ventilation: who benefits? Results of a cohort study8
Relationship between body composition, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis8
Early experiences of the Your COVID Recovery® digital programme for individuals with long COVID8
Real-life effects of benralizumab on airway oscillometry in severe eosinophilic asthma8
Frequency and severity of COPD exacerbations and future risk of exacerbations and mortality: an observational cohort study in Canada8
Socioeconomic burden of cystic fibrosis in Canada8
Reductions in inhaler greenhouse gas emissions by addressing care gaps in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an analysis8
Pim1 inactivating induces RUNX3 upregulation that improves/alleviates airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in vitro and in vivo8
Compensatory function change by segment-counting method in predicted postoperative pulmonary function at 1 year after surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis8
Association of socioeconomic status with respiratory mortality and hospitalisations in COPD: a nationwide cohort study8
Lower geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study from the National Health and Nutri8
CC-90001, a c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, in patients with pulmonary fibrosis: design of a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled trial8
Deep learning with test-time augmentation for radial endobronchial ultrasound image differentiation: a multicentre verification study8
Asthma control in severe asthma and occupational exposures to inhalable asthmagens8
Surveillance towards preventing paediatric incidence of respiratory syncytial virus attributable respiratory tract infection in primary and secondary/tertiary healthcare settings in Merseyside, Cheshi8
Digitally recorded and remotely classified lung auscultation compared with conventional stethoscope classifications among children aged 1–59 months enrolled in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Chil8
Comparing the CO2 emissions of metered dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers: a cross-sectional environmental impact analysis of asthma and COPD therapies in South Tyrol, Italy8
Vitamin D status: a U-shaped relationship for SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in UK healthcare workers8
Exploration of therapists’ views of practice within critical care8
Renin–angiotensin–system inhibitors and the risk of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide registry study8
Registry-based study in people with cystic fibrosis and an R117H variant treated with ivacaftor8
Why do patients with DR-TB do not complete their treatment? Findings of a qualitative study from Pakistan8
Temporal complexity in missed doses of rifampicin-sensitive anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania7
Effect of a postoperative home-based exercise and self-management programme on physical function in people with lung cancer (CAPACITY): protocol for a randomised controlled trial7
Characteristics of new adult users of mepolizumab with asthma in the USA7
Trajectory of inhaled cadmium ultrafine particles in smokers7
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential of therapeutic interventions effective in treating progression from COVID-19 to treat progression from other illnesses—a systematic review7
Comorbidities associated with adult asthma: a population-based matched cohort study in Finland7
Automated audit of hospital oxygen use devised during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Effect modification by age of the association between obstructive lung diseases, smoking, and COVID-19 severity7
Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and associated factors among high school students in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study7
Phase 2 study design and analysis approach for BBT-877: an autotaxin inhibitor targeting idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis7
Adherence to application technique of inhaled corticosteroid in patients with asthma and COVID-19 improves outcomes7
Scoping review of exposure questionnaires and surveys in interstitial lung disease7
Association between serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratios and lung function in the general American population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007–20127
Isolated small airways obstruction predicts future chronic airflow obstruction: a multinational longitudinal study7
Radiological abnormalities persist following COVID-19 and correlate with impaired health-related quality of life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalised patients7
Cone beam CT-guided navigation bronchoscopy: a cost-effective alternative to CT-guided transthoracic biopsy for diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules7
Managing moderate-to-severe paediatric asthma: a scoping review of the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol7
Hospital-based multidisciplinary lung cancer care in Australia: a survey of the landscape in 20217
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a risk factor for cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Prospectively evaluating maternal and fetal outcomes in the era of CFTR modulators: the MAYFLOWERS observational clinical trial study design7
Beyond direct costs: individual and societal financial burden of asthma in young adults in a Danish nationwide study7
The physiology of singing and implications for ‘Singing for Lung Health’ as a therapy for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease7
Pulmonary fibrosis followed by severe pneumonia in patients with COVID-19 infection requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective multicentre study7
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