OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is 2. 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
Accuracy of portable spirometers in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A meta-analysis	175
Implementation of a primary care asthma management quality improvement programme across 68 general practice sites	49
How to make Asthma Right Care ‘easy’ in primary care: learnings from the 2023 Asthma Right Care Summit	42
The self-management abilities test (SMAT): a tool to identify the self-management abilities of adults with bronchiectasis	41
The feasibility and impact of implementing a computer-guided consultation to target health inequality in Asthma	25
Factors associated with health status and exacerbations in COPD maintenance therapy with dry powder inhalers	23
Breathless and awaiting diagnosis in UK lockdown for COVID-19…We’re stuck	23
Real-world severe COVID-19 outcomes associated with use of antivirals and neutralising monoclonal antibodies in Scotland	21
Deploying an asthma dashboard to support quality improvement across a nationally representative sentinel network of 7.6 million people in England	21
Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study	19
Temporal trends in the prevalence of GP registrars’ long-term paediatric asthma control medications prescription	19
Reducing short-acting beta-agonist use in asthma: Impact of national incentives on prescribing practices in England and the findings from SENTINEL Plus early adopter sites	18
School-based self-management interventions for asthma among primary school children: a systematic review	18
COVID-19 assessment in family practice—A clinical decision rule based on self-rated symptoms and contact history	18
Spirometry practice by French general practitioners between 2010 and 2018 in adults aged 40 to 75 years	17
Uncovering patterns of inhaler technique and reliever use: the value of objective, personalized data from a digital inhaler	17
Acute respiratory infections in an adult refugee population: an observational study	17
Use and acceptability of an asthma diagnosis clinical decision support system for primary care clinicians: an observational mixed methods study	16
Does multimorbidity result in de-prioritisation of COPD in primary care?	15
The relationship between prescription rates of oral corticosteroids for respiratory diseases and deprivation in England	15
Effective respiratory management of asthma and COPD and the environmental impacts of inhalers	14
Romanian young adult perceptions on using heated tobacco products following exposure to direct marketing methods	14
Multi-disciplinary community respiratory team management of patients with chronic respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Effectiveness of individualized inhaler technique training on low adherence (LowAd) in ambulatory patients with COPD and asthma	14
Inhalation technique-related errors after education among asthma and COPD patients using different types of inhalers – systematic review and meta-analysis	13

The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents’ exposure to tobacco and air pollution in disadvantaged populations	13
Understanding the feasibility and environmental effectiveness of a pilot postal inhaler recovery and recycling scheme	13
Qualitative insights into planning implementation of FeNO-guided asthma management in primary care	12
When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis	12
Assessment and diagnosis of chronic dyspnoea: a literature review	12
The interactions among factors associated with the risk of lung cancer among diabetes patients: a survival tree analysis	11
Influence of the first wave of COVID-19 on asthma inhaler prescriptions	11
IPCRG is committed to lower cost, lower environmental impact and improved social impact: the triple bottom line in global primary care	10
Key recommendations for primary care from the 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) update	10
Cutting through complexity: the Breathing, Thinking, Functioning clinical model is an educational tool that facilitates chronic breathlessness management	10
Practical tips in bronchiectasis for Primary Care	9
Smoking status, symptom significance and healthcare seeking with lung cancer symptoms in the Danish general population	9
Prioritising primary care respiratory research needs: results from the 2020 International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) global e-Delphi exercise	9
Assessing competence of primary care respiratory healthcare professionals to deliver a psychologically-based intervention for people with COPD: results from the TANDEM study	9
Estimation of lung age via a spline method and its application in chronic respiratory diseases	8
Patient uptake and outcomes following pharmacist-initiated referrals to general practitioners for asthma review	8
Tackling antibiotic resistance—insights from eHealthResp’s educational interventions	8
The journey of lung cancer patients from symptoms to diagnosis in Greece. A mixed methods approach	8
Association of asthma with low serum vitamin D and its related musculoskeletal and psychological symptoms in adults: a case-control study	8
A meta-analysis on the structure of pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance programmes on COPD patients’ functional capacity	7
Improving allergy management and treatment: a proposed algorithm and curriculum for prescribing allergen immunotherapy in the primary care setting	7
The effects of medications for treating COPD and allied conditions on stroke: a population-based cohort study	7
Modelling 30-day hospital readmission after discharge for COPD patients based on electronic health records	7
A population-based cohort study on the risk of obstructive lung disease after bilateral oophorectomy	7
A systematic review on the effectiveness and impact of clinical decision support systems for breathlessness	7
Breathlessness without borders: a call to action for global breathlessness research	7
Predictive and prognostic value of leptin status in asthma	7
Development and validation of a multivariable mortality risk prediction model for COPD in primary care	6
The Timed Up and Go test predicts frailty in patients with COPD	6
One-minute sit-to-stand test as a quick functional test for people with COPD in general practice	6
Clinical inertia in asthma	6
Description and characterization of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia (CAP) among radiologically confirmed CAP in outpatients	6
Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts	6
Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review and Meta-analysis	5
Best practice advice for asthma exacerbation prevention and management in primary care: an international expert consensus	5
Targeting exertional breathlessness to improve physical activity: the role of primary care	5
Measuring burden of disease in both asthma and COPD by merging the ACQ and CCQ: less is more?	5
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	5
Comparison of COPD primary care in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland	5
The complexity of mental health care for people with COPD: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives	5
Referral to pulmonary rehabilitation and palliative care services in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in England, 2010–2019	5
Trends in low global warming potential inhaler prescribing: A UK-wide cohort comparison from 2018–2024	5
Publisher Correction: School-based self-management interventions for asthma among primary school children: a systematic review	5
Mixed-methods evaluation of an enhanced asthma biologics clinical pathway in the West Midlands UK	5
Feasibility of supported self-management with a pictorial action plan to improve asthma control	5
Qualitative study on perceptions of use of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in asthma reviews	4
Living with COPD and its psychological effects on participating in community-based physical activity in Brazil: a qualitative study. Findings from the Breathe Well group	4
Author Correction: Reducing short-acting beta-agonist use in asthma: Impact of national incentives on prescribing practices in England and the findings from SENTINEL Plus early adopter sites	4
Documentation of comorbidities, lifestyle factors, and asthma management during primary care scheduled asthma contacts	4
A service evaluation following the implementation of computer guided consultation software to support primary care reviews for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4

Understanding relationships between asthma medication use and outcomes in a SABINA primary care database study	4
Annual decline rate in FEV1s in community-dwelling older adults diagnosed with mild to moderate COPD	4
Application of an algorithm to analyze patterns of intermittent oral corticosteroid use in asthma	4
Tobacco control policies and respiratory conditions among children presenting in primary care	4
Qualitative study of user perspectives and experiences of digital inhaler technology	4
A systematic review of interventions to recognise, refer and diagnose patients with lung cancer symptoms	4
Clinically-enhanced digital health program for respiratory care associated with better medication use and retention	4
A predictive score for progression of COVID-19 in hospitalized persons: a cohort study	4
Publisher Correction: Development and validation of a multivariable mortality risk prediction model for COPD in primary care	4
Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections	3
Anticipated barriers and facilitators for implementing smart inhalers in asthma medication adherence management	3
Change is in the air: key questions on the ‘Treatable Traits’ model for chronic airway diseases in primary care	3
A systematic review of the effects of e-cigarette use on lung function	3
The effect of allergic rhinitis treatment on asthma control: a systematic review	3
Influenza colloidal gold method and blood routine tests combination for rapid diagnosis of influenza: a decision tree-based analysis	3
Usability and feasibility of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit in daily clinical practice: The BANANA study	3
Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies	3
Age- and gender-based comorbidity categories in general practitioner and pulmonology patients with COPD	3
The availability of drugs for stable COPD treatment in China: a cross-sectional survey	3
Cost-of-illness comparison between clinical judgment and molecular point-of-care testing for influenza-like illness patients in Germany	3
Child and caregiver experiences and perceptions of asthma self-management	3
Asthma prescribing trends, inhaler adherence and outcomes: a Real-World Data analysis of a multi-ethnic Asian Asthma population	3
How different combinations of comorbidities affect healthcare use by elderly patients with obstructive lung disease	2
Implementing asthma management guidelines in public primary care clinics in Malaysia	2
Care-seeking and delay of care during COPD exacerbations	2
“I know this is on my chest, let’s act”: a qualitative study exploring self-management of acute COPD exacerbations with a sputum colour chart to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use	2
Care by general practitioners for patients with asthma or COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Diagnostic differentiation between asthma and COPD in primary care using lung function testing	2
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients and healthcare professionals regarding oral health and COPD in São Paulo, Brazil: a qualitative study	2
Improvement in symptom-related disruptions is associated with fewer days of short-acting beta-agonist use in asthma	2
Community lung health service design for COPD patients in China by the Breathe Well group	2
1-year radiological, functional and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia - A prospective observational study	2
Evaluation of telehealth support in an integrated respiratory clinic	2
Pharmacological smoking cessation of adults aged 30–50 years with COPD	2
Can we measure whether asthma guidelines lead to improved care?	2
Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot	2
Asthma medication adherence and exacerbations and lung function in children managed in Leicester primary care	2