OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of BMJ Open Respiratory Research is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluation of the Norwegian version of the Dyspnoea-12 questionnaire in patients with COPD	85
Bagasse dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among workers in the Metehara and Wonji sugar factories in Ethiopia: a longitudinal study design	80
Genomic testing for children with interstitial and diffuse lung disease (chILD): parent satisfaction, understanding and health-related quality of life	60
Differences in risk indicators associated with electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking among adolescents and young people in Nigeria	52
Differences in uni-dimensional breathlessness measures and thresholds for clinical response in a randomised controlled trial in people with chronic breathlessness: an exploratory study	46
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 emulation	44
Comparison of the efficacy of novel two covering methods for spontaneous pneumothorax: a multi-institutional study	40
Protection conferred by SARS-CoV-2 infection across a spectrum of reinfection symptoms and severities	39
Association between birth weight and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study	35
Methamphetamine-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: data from the national biological sample and data repository for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH Biobank)	35
Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients’ experience by gender: findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire	33
Effect of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme on functional capacity in postdischarged patients with long COVID: the InsCOVID trial	31
Exploring the predictors and barriers to accepting smoking cessation support within a targeted lung health check setting	30
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a risk factor for non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a population-based matched cohort study	29
Withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids from patients with COPD with mild or moderate airflow limitation in primary care: a feasibility randomised trial	25
Serum KL-6 levels predict clinical outcomes and are associated with MUC1 polymorphism in Japanese patients with COVID-19	25
Hospital-level variation in practices and outcomes for patients with severe acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study	24
Temperature synchronisation of circadian rhythms in primary human airway epithelial cells from children	23
Impact of early caffeine administration on respiratory outcomes in very preterm infants initially receiving invasive mechanical ventilation	23
Antibody responses and risk factors associated with impaired immunological outcomes following two doses of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases	23
Association of high-sensitivity CRP and FEV1%pred: a study on non-pulmonary disease in a population in Beijing, China	22
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 Study	22
What if… your research is suddenly affiliated with a tobacco manufacturing company?	22
Contribution of collagen XIII to lung function and development of pulmonary fibrosis	21
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in cystic fibrosis before and after initiation of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor: now is not the time to lower the guard	20

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 Eng	20
COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare services provided to patients with COPD: a qualitative study	20
Influencing factors of sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review	20
Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland’s flagship lung cancer screening trial	19
Association between mental health disorders and asthma exacerbations in adults: a retrospective cohort study in UK primary care	19
Elucidating the risk of cardiopulmonary consequences of an exacerbation of COPD: results of the EXACOS-CV study in Germany	19
IPDMA – RADICAL – NSCLC: individual participant data meta-analysis and systematic review of radical local therapy for oligometastatic NSCLC	19
Impact of COVID-19 on people with asthma: a mixed methods analysis from a UK wide survey	18
Diagnostic delay in IPF impacts progression-free survival, quality of life and hospitalisation rates	18
Haemoglobin value and red blood cell transfusions in prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation: a retrospective observational study	17
Therapeutic effects of fatty acid binding protein 1 in mice with pulmonary fibrosis by regulating alveolar epithelial regeneration	17
Assessing the health impacts of parenthood on people with cystic fibrosis: the HOPeCF prospective cohort protocol	17
Pragmatic randomised controlled trials in COPD and asthma: how to guide clinical practice	17
Performance evaluation of human cough annotators: optimal metrics and sex differences	16
Effect of stellate ganglion block on perioperative myocardial injury following thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer (SGBMI): protocol for a single-centre, randomised controlled trial	16
Pulmonary hypertension survival and hospitalisations in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Hospitalisations and fatality due to respiratory diseases according to a national database in Brazil: a longitudinal study	15
Factors associated with undiagnosed COPD in patients hospitalised for severe COPD exacerbation	15
Perinatal and early life factors and asthma control among preschoolers: a population-based retrospective cohort study	15
Correlation of programmed death-ligand 1 expression in tumour cells between diagnostic small biopsies performed by radial EBUS and surgical specimens of peripheral lung cancer	15
Design of a phase III, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of BI 1015550 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRONEER-IPF)	15
Chemical exposure and alveolar macrophages responses: ‘the role of pulmonary defense mechanism in inhalation injuries’	15
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 disease	15
Under the weather: an epidemic thunderstorm asthma event in Leicester, June 2023	14
Bicarbonate from arterial blood gas analysis as predictor of sleep-related hypoventilation: a diagnostic accuracy study	14
Clustering-based COPD subtypes have distinct longitudinal outcomes and multi-omics biomarkers	14
Comparison of stability of the GOLD and STAR lung function classification for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	14
Assessment of peak inspiratory flow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicentre, observational, prospective, real-life study	13
Pleural fluid C-C class chemokines 22 and pleural effusion due to heart failure: a prospective and double-blind diagnostic accuracy test	13
Evaluating the performance of a video expert panel in assessing respiratory rate from recorded videos for the diagnosis of non-severe paediatric pneumonia	13
Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey	13
The advance care planning in respiratory rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients	13
Global, regional and national burden of asthma from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021	13
Inhaler use and their carbon footprint in Germany: a 10-year analysis (2013–2022)	13
Epigenomic study of the lower airway reveals COPD-associated methylation patterns and potential microbiota links	13
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled molgramostim in healthy people	12
Twelve barriers to COPD diagnosis in France: a comparative qualitative study	12
Identifying the population to be targeted in a lung cancer screening programme in Denmark	12
Clinical manifestations and prognostic factors analysis of patients hospitalised with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases	12
Integrating specialist palliative care to improve care and reduce suffering: cystic fibrosis (InSPIRe:CF) – study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial	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 trials	12
Estimated costs of tuberculosis services in Brazil, 2023	12
Characteristics of pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease	12
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 Proje	12
Single and multiple breath nitrogen washout compared with the methacholine test in patients with suspected asthma and normal spirometry	12
DIGIPREDICT: physiological, behavioural and environmental predictors of asthma attacks—a prospective observational study using digital markers and artificial intelligence—study protocol	12
National trend in the prevalence and mortality of COPD in South Korea from 2008 to 2017	12
Patients’ research priorities and participation in primary ciliary dyskinesia research	12
Liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation: a nationwide survey among intensive care units in the Netherlands	12
Impact of patient support programmes among patients with severe asthma treated with biological therapies: a systematic literature review and indirect treatment comparison	12

Self-management programme of activity coping and education—SPACE for COPD(C)—in primary care: a pragmatic randomised trial	12
Considerations for the use of inhaled antibiotics for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis receiving CFTR modulator therapy	12
Design of a phase III, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of BI 1015550 in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRONEER-ILD)	12
Incidence and prevalence of interstitial lung diseases worldwide: a systematic literature review	11
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of non-malignant CT detected incidental findings in the SUMMIT lung cancer screening cohort	11
Clinical features and 1-year outcomes of chronic bronchitis in participants with normal spirometry: results from the ECOPD study in China	11
Bidirectional relationship between sleep problems and long COVID: a longitudinal analysis of data from the COVIDENCE UK study	11
Reference equations for pulmonary diffusing capacity using segmented regression show similar predictive accuracy as GAMLSS models	11
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,	11
T ₂ *-weighted oxygen-enhanced pulmonary MRI in COPD is linked to resting and exertional functional measurements	11
Real-world impact of the fixed-dose combination on improving treatment outcomes of drug-susceptible tuberculosis: a comparative study using multiyear national tuberculosis patient data	11
Reduced tidal volume-inflection point and elevated operating lung volumes during exercise in females with well-controlled asthma	11
Exercise oxygen desaturation is a predictor of cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection	10
What is the true target population for biologics in real-life COPD or asthma-COPD overlap patients?	10
Non-invasive surrogate markers of pulmonary hypertension are associated with poor survival in patients with cancer	10
Randomised controlled trial of perinatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent early-onset acute respiratory infections among Australian First Nations children: the ‘D-Kids’ study protocol	10
Right ventricular functional recovery assessment with stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing after pulmonary embolism: a pilot prospective multicentre study	10
Correction: Post-COVID-19 assessment in a specialist clinical service: a 12-month, single-centre, prospective study in 1325 individuals	10
Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in a high tuberculosis burden context	10
Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya	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 database	10
Treatment patterns and frequency of key outcomes in acute severe asthma in children: a Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) multicentre cohort study	10
Previously treated latent tuberculosis infection is associated with less severe acute COVID-19: a cohort study	10
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 tr	10
Prevalence and burden of COPD misclassification in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)	10
Understanding facilitators and barriers to oxygen therapy for patients with interstitial lung disease	10
Estimating rate of lung function change using clinical spirometry data	10
Bronchial smooth muscle cell in asthma: where does it fit?	10
Incidence and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension in the Ireland	10
CC-90001, a c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, in patients with pulmonary fibrosis: design of a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled trial	10
Real-life effects of benralizumab on airway oscillometry in severe eosinophilic asthma	9
Association of C-reactive protein with cause, duration and severity of lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort study	9
Registry-based study in people with cystic fibrosis and an R117H variant treated with ivacaftor	9
Exploring barriers and facilitators for implementation of novel image-guided minimally invasive procedures: nationwide experiences on navigation bronchoscopy	9
Rehabilitation outcomes for people with lung cancer (UNITE): protocol for the development of a core outcome set	9
Phase-resolved MRI for measurement of pulmonary perfusion and ventilation defects in comparison with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and ¹²⁹Xe MRI	9
Robust positive association between serum urate and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: hospital-based cohort and Mendelian randomisation study	9
Deep learning with test-time augmentation for radial endobronchial ultrasound image differentiation: a multicentre verification study	9
Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in Taiwan	9
Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa	9
Respiratory function and CT abnormalities among survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia: a nationwide follow-up study	9
Socioeconomic burden of cystic fibrosis in Canada	9
Childhood ‘bronchitis’ and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years	9
Frequency and severity of COPD exacerbations and future risk of exacerbations and mortality: an observational cohort study in Canada	9
Why do patients with DR-TB do not complete their treatment? Findings of a qualitative study from Pakistan	9
Renin–angiotensin–system inhibitors and the risk of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide registry study	9
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 Korea	9
Asthma control in severe asthma and occupational exposures to inhalable asthmagens	9
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 Nutri	8
Association of socioeconomic status with respiratory mortality and hospitalisations in COPD: a nationwide cohort study	8
Compensatory function change by segment-counting method in predicted postoperative pulmonary function at 1 year after surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Developing an intrasalivary gland botox service for patients receiving long-term non-invasive ventilation at home: a single-centre experience	8
Bronchial hyper-reactivity in young adults after hospitalisation for bronchiolitis in infancy	8
Impact of dynapenia, presarcopenia and sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study	8
ARDS during haematopoietic reconstruction after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in non-child patients: based on the new global definition	8
Pim1 inactivating induces RUNX3 upregulation that improves/alleviates airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in vitro and in vivo	8
Vitamin D status: a U-shaped relationship for SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in UK healthcare workers	8
Early experiences of the Your COVID Recovery^® digital programme for individuals with long COVID	8
Unravelling the exposome of severe exacerbations of obstructive respiratory diseases in France	8
Surveillance towards preventing paediatric incidence of respiratory syncytial virus attributable respiratory tract infection in primary and secondary/tertiary healthcare settings in Merseyside, Cheshi	8
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 Chil	8
Trends and determinants of unfavourable outcomes in paediatric tuberculosis: insights from a 20-year cohort in Cameroon	8
Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and associated factors among high school students in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	7
Adherence to application technique of inhaled corticosteroid in patients with asthma and COVID-19 improves outcomes	7
Managing moderate-to-severe paediatric asthma: a scoping review of the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol	7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a risk factor for cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Phenotyping the Responses to Systemic Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma Attacks (PRISMA): protocol for an observational and translational pilot study	7
Reductions in inhaler greenhouse gas emissions by addressing care gaps in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an analysis	7
Sublobar resection or lobectomy for stage Ia non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
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 trial	7
Association between serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratios and lung function in the general American population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007–2012	7
Cone beam CT-guided navigation bronchoscopy: a cost-effective alternative to CT-guided transthoracic biopsy for diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules	7
Transitioning from hospital to home with non-invasive ventilation: who benefits? Results of a cohort study	7
Comparing the CO ₂ emissions of metered dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers: a cross-sectional environmental impact analysis of asthma and COPD the	7
Assessment of the clinical prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using combined blood and sputum eosinophil counts	7
Beyond direct costs: individual and societal financial burden of asthma in young adults in a Danish nationwide study	7
Scoping review of exposure questionnaires and surveys in interstitial lung disease	7
Prospectively evaluating maternal and fetal outcomes in the era of CFTR modulators: the MAYFLOWERS observational clinical trial study design	7
Adapting global guidelines to local contexts: optimising community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) specific prescribing in Pakistan to counter antimicrobial resistance	7
Hospital-based multidisciplinary lung cancer care in Australia: a survey of the landscape in 2021	7

Employment of artificial intelligence for early lung cancer diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study	7
Real-world impact of ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis and select ivacaftor-responsive mutations	6
Factors associated with asthma attack recurrence in Ecuadorian children: longitudinal study of potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown	6
Phase 2 study design and analysis approach for BBT-877: an autotaxin inhibitor targeting idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	6
Aetiological agents of adult community-acquired pneumonia in Japan: systematic review and meta-analysis of published data	6
Breathlessness intensity recorded in general practice is associated with shorter times to unplanned hospital admissions and longer lengths of stay: a UK cohort study	6
Isolated small airways obstruction predicts future chronic airflow obstruction: a multinational longitudinal study	6
Risk of long covid in patients with pre-existing chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Comorbidities associated with adult asthma: a population-based matched cohort study in Finland	6
Temporal complexity in missed doses of rifampicin-sensitive anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania	6
Use of supplemental oxygen therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an observational real-life study in 16 003 patients	6
Association between antibiotics and asthma risk among adults aged over 40 years: a nationally representative retrospective cohort study	6
Current practices, perceptions and future challenges in the management of moderate to severe COPD: a cross-sectional survey of respiratory consultants in the Republic of Ireland	6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trajectory: severe exacerbations and dynamic change in health-related quality of life	6
Investigating a structured diagnostic approach for chronic breathlessness in primary care: a mixed-methods feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial	6
Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality of COPD in young people in the USA: results from a population-based retrospective cohort	6
Multidisciplinary tuberculosis care: leveraging the role of hospital pharmacists	6
Diagnostic testing patterns for lung cancer-related symptoms in primary care: a retrospective cohort study	6
The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): study protocol for a randomised controlled	6
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential of therapeutic interventions effective in treating progression from COVID-19 to treat progression from other illnesses—a systematic review	6
Increased risk of acute exacerbation in obstructive airway disease: the impact of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and small airway dysfunction	6
Pulmonary fibrosis followed by severe pneumonia in patients with COVID-19 infection requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective multicentre study	6
Radiological abnormalities persist following COVID-19 and correlate with impaired health-related quality of life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalised patients	6
Automated audit of hospital oxygen use devised during the COVID-19 pandemic	6