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Papers

(The median citation count of Rhinology is 1. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of COVID-19 and common cold chemosensory dysfunction	87
High prevalence of long-term olfactory, gustatory, and chemesthesis dysfunction in post-COVID-19 patients: a matched case-control study with one-year follow-up using a comprehensive psychophysical ev	51
Six month follow-up of self-reported loss of smell during the COVID-19 pandemic	46
EPOS/EUFOREA update on indication and evaluation of Biologics in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps 2023	46
A follow-up on quantitative and qualitative olfactory dysfunction and other symptoms in patients recovering from COVID-19 smell loss	41
Predominance of an altered sense of smell or taste among long-lasting symptoms in patients with mildly symptomatic COVID-19	40
Efficacy of corticosteroid therapy in the treatment of long- lasting olfactory disorders in COVID-19 patients	23
State-of-the-art overview on biological treatment for CRSwNP	23
EUFOREA treatment algorithm for allergic rhinitis	22
Position paper on olfactory dysfunction: 2023	17
ACE2, TMPRSS2, and Furin expression in the nose and olfactory bulb in mice and human	17
Achieving the best method to classify Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis: a systematic review	17
The COVANOS trial – insight into post-COVID olfactory dysfunction and the role of smell training	16
Dupilumab reduces systemic corticosteroid use and sinonasal surgery rate in CRSwNP	15
The EUFOREA pocket guide for chronic rhinosinusitis	14
Does time from previous surgery predict subsequent treatment failure in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps?	12
Real-world-effectiveness of biological treatment for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	12
Outcomes of microdebrider-assisted versus radiofrequency-assisted inferior turbinate reduction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional randomised studies	12
Factors associated with relevant olfactory recovery after olfactory training: a retrospective study including 601 participants	11
Endoscopic sinus surgery improves Eustachian tube function in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: a multicenter prospective study	11
Association between olfactory function and quality of life in patients with olfactory disorders: a multicenter study in over 760 participants	11
Is postoperative nasal packing after septoplasty safe? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies	9
Occupational exposure influences control of disease in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis	9
Prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in D614G, alpha, delta and omicron waves: a psychophysical case-control study	9
Anxiety and depression risk in patients with allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9

Subepithelial neutrophil infiltration as a predictor of the surgical outcome of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	9
Factors associated with relevant olfactory recovery after olfactory training: a retrospective study including 601 participants	9
Effect of the tongue-in-groove technique on the smile form	8
Biologic treatment for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
A systematic review of olfactory related questionnaires and scales	8
Individual importance of olfaction decreases with duration of smell loss	8
Leukotriene receptor antagonist addition to intranasal steroid: systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Meta-analyses of the efficacy of pharmacotherapies and sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablets for allergic rhinitis in adults and children	7
Correlation of polyp grading scales with patient symptom scores and olfaction in chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Parosmia is prevalent and persistent amongst those with COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction	7
Mucin 5AC is significantly upregulated in exosomes from the nasal lavage fluid and may promote the expression of COX-2, VEGF and MMP-9: an implication in nasal polyp pathogenesis	7
Increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national health screening cohort	7
Intralymphatic immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Twelve-year long-term postoperative outcomes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	6
Usefulness of bilateral mucoplasty plus reboot surgery in severe type-2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	6
Trigeminal impairment in treatment-refractory chronic nasal obstruction	6
Discordance of chronic rhinosinusitis disease control between EPOS guidelines and patient perspectives identifies utility of patient-rated control assessment	6
Consensus criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis disease control: an international Delphi Study	6
Efficacy and safety of retrobulbar amphotericin B injection in invasive fungal rhinosinusitis with orbital invasion patients	5
EPOS 4 Patients	5
Add-on effect of clarithromycin to oral steroids as post- operative therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a randomised controlled trial	5
Individual symptom visual analogue scale severity scores for determining EPOS guideline-based chronic rhinosinusitis disease control	5
Differences and similarities between the upper and lower airway: focusing on innate immunity	5
Dupilumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: real-life retrospective 12-month effectiveness data	5
Efficacy and safety of switching between biologics in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps or N-ERD	5
Clinical effectiveness of house dust mite immunotherapy in mono- versus poly-sensitised patients with allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Multi-institutional minimal clinically important difference of the 22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test in medically managed chronic rhinosinusitis	4
EPOS2020/EUFOREA expert opinion on defining disease states and therapeutic goals in CRSwNP	4
Re-evaluating the nasal cycle by long-term rhinoflowmetry: most individuals demonstrate a “mixed” nasal cycle	4
Patient-reported chronic rhinosinusitis disease control is a valid measure of disease burden	4
Prevalence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in Catalonia (Spain): a retrospective, large-scale population-based study	4
Ratings of trigeminal stimulation in patients with olfactory loss	4
Microarray analysis of primary epithelial and fibroblast cells in chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps	4
Omalizumab for the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Disease control in chronic rhinosinusitis: a qualitative study of patient perspectives	3
As-needed intranasal corticosteroid spray for allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Sniffin’ Sticks Screening 12 test: Presentation of odours on filter paper improves the recognition rate	3
miRNA-205-5p can be related to T2-polarity in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps	3
Predicting difficult-to-treat chronic rhinosinusitis by noninvasive biological markers	3
Omega-3 supplementation in postviral olfactory dysfunction: a pilot study	3
The association between allergic rhinitis and airway dysfunction and nasal endothelial damage and oxidative stress	3
Viral stimulation modulates endotype-related ACE2 expression in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis	3
The effect of coronaviruses on olfaction: systematic review	3
Ethical dilemmas associated with the introduction of biologic treatments in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	3
Development and multicenter validation of a novel radiomics-based model for identifying eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	3
Latent class analysis of structured histopathology in prognosticating surgical outcomes of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in Singapore	3
Eosinophil-derived TGFβ1 controls the new bone formation in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	3
Nasopharyngeal versus nasal swabs for detection of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review	3
The relationship of sinus opacification, olfaction and dupilumab efficacy in patients with CRSwNP	3
Matrix metalloproteinases and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Unravelling a puzzle through a systematic review	3

Elective neck irradiation in the management of esthesioneuroblastoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Measuring control of disease in Chronic Rhinosinusitis; assessing the correlation between SinoNasal Outcome Test-22 and Visual Analogue Scale item scores	3
Treating objective outcome measures of chronic rhinosinusitis: are we making the patient or ourselves feel better?	3
Endoscopic grading systems for nasal polyps: are we comparing apples to oranges?	3
The Olfactory Cleft Endoscopy Scale: a multi-institutional validation study in chronic rhinosinusitis	3
Midline olfactory implantation: a cadaveric study of endoscopic transseptal transcribriform approach	3
Reliability and validity of a brief version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (brief QOD) in patients with olfactory dysfunction	3
Assessment of the anterior superior alveolar nerve and its impact on surgery of the lateral nasal wall	3
Evaluation of MMP-12 expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis	3
Outcomes of intubation and endoscopic DCR in functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction	3
Change in olfactory function after septoplasty. A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Fluticasone propionate suppresses the SARS-CoV-2 induced increase in respiratory epithelial permeability in vitro	2
Prolonged breastfeeding and protective effects against the development of allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Olfactory stimulation may modulate the sensation of nasal patency	2
Enhanced phylogenetic insights into the microbiome of chronic rhinosinusitis through the novel application of long read 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing	2
Towards a new epidemiological definition of chronic rhinitis: prevalence of nasal complaints in the general population	2
Nasal polyp load determines the recovery of olfaction after surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis	2
Rhinology in review: from COVID-19 to biologicals	2
Association between air pollution and chronic rhinosinusitis: a nested case-control study using meteorological data and national health screening cohort data	2
Dose-dependent relationship between nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux and chronic rhinosinusitis in a middle-aged population: results from the SCAPIS pilot	2
Global airways – a novel Standard Tests for Asthma, allergic Rhinitis, and chronic Rhinosinusitis (STARR-15)	2
Hypereosinophilia during dupilumab treatment in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	2
Intranasal antihistamines in the treatment of idiopathic non-allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Investigating the secondary care system burden of CRSwNP in sinus surgery patients with clinically relevant comorbidities using the HES database	2
Gendered differences in relative ACE2 expression in the nasal epithelium	2
Association of the human papillomavirus infection with the recurrence of sinonasal inverted papilloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
The toll of noninfected CRS patients to the COVID-19 pandemic	2
P-glycoprotein inhibition with verapamil overcomes mometasone resistance in Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal Polyps	2
Face masks during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and self-reported seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms	2
Transcriptional analysis of nasal polyps fibroblasts reveals a new source of pro-inflammatory signaling in CRSwNP	2
p120 regulates E-cadherin expression in nasal epithelial cells in chronic rhinosinusitis	2
Predictive factors for identifying macrolide responder in treating chronic rhinosinusitis	2
Tissue eosinophilia and computed tomography features in paediatric chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps requiring revision surgery	2
Olfaction in COPD	2
Dual and triple modulator therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis patients	2
Epidemiological, clinical and endoscopic features of epistaxis severity and quality of life in Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: a cross-sectional study	2
Endoscopic endonasal surgery to treat intrinsic brainstem lesions: correlation between anatomy and surgery	2
Fire simulator exposure alters the innate epithelial response and inflammatory status in the airways of firefighters	2
Septoplasty versus septoplasty with turbinate reduction for nasal obstruction due to deviated nasal septum: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Habitual cold-water swimming and upper respiratory tract infection	1
Smell is the sense of memory and desire	1
Therapeutic options of post-COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
The burden of olfactory dysfunction during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom	1
Variations of olfactory function with circadian timing and chronotype	1
Impaired local Vitamin D3 metabolism contributes to IL-36g overproduction in epithelial cells in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	1
Clinical manifestations, management, and outcomes of primary silent sinus syndrome: a systematic review	1
Effectiveness of the lateral pedicled endonasal flap for prevention of restenosis in frontal sinus drillouts	1
Diagnostic value of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1 for sinonasal inverted papilloma: an exploratory study	1
Blood eosinophils to direct oral corticosteroid treatment for patients with nasal polyps – an open label, non-inferiority, randomized control trial	1
What’s in a name - is CCAD really PPAR?	1
Elevated MIF identified by multiple cytokine analyses facilitates macrophage M2 polarization contributing to postoperative recurrence in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	1
Maturation of odour identification ability and related factors in children	1
Nasal hyperreactivity in allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps: a role for neuronal pathways	1
Development of a Self-reported Olfactory Dysfunction Questionnaire (SODQ) to screen olfactory disorders in China	1
Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: patient characteristics in pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 period	1
Odor perception depends on airflow, odor solubility and intranasal application site	1
The potential role of biological treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a nationwide cohort study	1
Association between the use of electronic cigarettes and the prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis: a nationwide cross-sectional study	1
Increased risk of chronic otitis media in chronic rhinosinusitis patients: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national health screening cohort	1
Recurrence rates of de-novo versus inverted papilloma-transformed sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis	1
The role of TAS2R38 genotype in surgical outcomes and culturable bacteria in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps	1
Mepolizumab for eosinophilic chronic sinusitis with nasal polyposis: real-life experience	1
Nonpharmacological interventions to reduce respiratory viral transmission: an evidence-based review with recommendations	1
Locally advanced nasal pyramid squamous cell carcinoma: our 15 years’ experience in a series of 35 total rhinectomies	1
Olfaction after endoscopic surgery for sellar and parasellar disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Biologicals in severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: translation to clinical practice while waiting for head-to-head studies	1
Determining a cut-off value for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis	1
Peak nasal inspiratory flow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1
Ciliary function and sinonasal mucosal cytology in pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis during a year after functional endoscopic sinus surgery	1
Comparison of nasal valve dysfunction treatment outcomes for temperature-controlled radiofrequency and functional rhinoplasty surgery: a systematic review and meta-analyses	1
Novel oral anticoagulation treatment is not associated with recurrent or severe epistaxis	1
Sleep impairment in patients with empty nose syndrome	1
Gustatory dysfunction in patients with olfactory dysfunction and the associated factors	1
Skin Prick Automated Test device offers more reliable allergy test results compared to a manual skin prick test	1
Low pH nasal rinse solution enhances mupirocin antimicrobial efficacy	1