OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Lung 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Recurrent Cough in the Elderly: A Forgotten Entity	408
Cough in the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic	98
Diagnostic Performance of the Herder Model in Veterans Undergoing PET Scans for Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation	70
Feasibility and Outcomes of a Standardized Management Protocol for Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease	54
Corticosteroid-Sparing Drugs in Sarcoidosis: How Should We Assess Them?	46
Cyclophilin D Contributes to Airway Epithelial Mitochondrial Damage in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Hyperresponsiveness to Extracellular Acidification-Mediated Contraction in Isolated Bronchial Smooth Muscles of Murine Experimental Asthma	32
Diaphragm Ultrasonography: Reference Values and Influencing Factors for Thickness, Thickening Fraction, and Excursion in the Seated Position	31
Cone Beam CT Guidance Improves Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Safety	28
Type 2 Biomarkers and Bronchiectasis	27
Poly I:C Exacerbates Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Mice	25
Serum Free Fatty Acid Concentration Predicts ARDS after Off-Pump CABG: A Prospective Observational Study	24
Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds Detection in Pneumonia Screening: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis	23
The Effect of Long-Term Azithromycin on Objective and Subjective Cough in Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Noncomparative Studies	23
ETS1 Ameliorates Hyperoxia-Induced Alveolar Epithelial Cell Injury by Regulating the TGM2-Mediated Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway	23
The Value of a Patient Global Assessment in Management of Sarcoidosis	22
Humoral Immune Status in Relation to Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	22
Deep Inspiration-Provoked Cough: A Sign of Cough Reflex Arc Hypersensitivity	19
Bronchodilators in bronchiectasis: we urgently need more trials	18
Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	18
Transcriptomic Expression of T2-Inflammation Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Longitudinal Clinical Outcomes in Asthma: Insights from the COREA Study	18
Predictive Value of CT Biomarkers in Lung Transplantation Survival: Preliminary Investigation in a Diverse, Underserved, Urban Population	18
Missing Nuts and Bolts: Translating Pulmonary Fibrosis from Preclinical Murine Models to Human Clinical Trials	17
Genetic Testing Goes Beyond Imaging and Histological Evaluation in Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis	17
Management of Chronic Cough in Adult Primary Care: A Qualitative Study	16

Sulfated Glycans Recognized by S1 Monoclonal Antibody can Serve as a Diagnostic Marker for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma	15
Effect of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty on Homogenization of Lung Perfusion Blood Volume by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	15
Multiple Correspondence Analysis and HLA-Associations of Organ Involvement in a Large Cohort of African-American and European-American Patients with Sarcoidosis	14
Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cell Dysfunction in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	14
Cough Presentation and Cough-Related Healthcare Utilization in Tertiary Care: Analysis of Routinely Collected Academic Institutional Database	13
Factors Affecting Domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation Compliance	13
Feasibility and Utility of a Smartphone Application-Based Longitudinal Cough Monitoring in Chronic Cough Patients in a Real-World Setting	13
The Association Between Asthma and Risk of Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	13
Dysphagia as a Missing Link Between Post-surgical- and Opioid-Related Pneumonia	13
Forced Vital Capacity and Low Frequency Reactance Area Measurements Are Associated with Asthma Control and Exacerbations	13
Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	13
Lung Cancer in Never Smokers: Delving into Epidemiology, Genomic and Immune Landscape, Prognosis, Treatment, and Screening	12
Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio as a Predictor of In-hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Tidal Breathing Analysis as a Prognostic Index for Airway Obstruction Trajectory and Asthma in Preterm Infants	11
Lung Cancer Screening Penetration in an Urban Underserved County	11
Elevated Eosinophil Counts in Acute Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis: Unveiling a Distinct Clinical Phenotype	11
Impact of Biologic Therapy on the Small Airways Asthma Phenotype	10
Increase in Blood Eosinophil Count Over Time and Sputum IL8 are Associated with FEV1 Decline in Asthma	10
Examination of Firefighting as an Occupational Exposure Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening	10
Correction to: Lung Transplantation in the United States for COVID-19 Related Lung Disease During the Pandemic	10
Methotrexate Polyglutamate Concentrations as a Possible Predictive Marker for Effectiveness of Methotrexate Therapy in Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Pilot Study	10
The Associations of Long-Term Temperature and Precipitation with Chronic Respiratory Symptoms: Projections for the Changing Climate	10
Nebulized Tranexamic Acid in the Management of Hemoptysis: An Integrative Review	9
Ventilation Rates Achieved in Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea Challenge and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Diagnosis in Young Patients with Asthma	9
Identifying Patients with Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with COPD or ILD Using an Administrative Claims Database	9
Authors' Response: COVID-19 in Children with Asthma	9
Continued Treatment with Nintedanib in Patients with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Data from INBUILD-ON	9
Performance of the FORD Versus Other Available Models for the Noninvasive Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease	9
Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated with Development of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction	9
Melatonin Protects Against Hyperoxia-Induced Apoptosis in Alveolar Epithelial type II Cells by Activating the MT2/PI3K/AKT/ETS1 Signaling Pathway	9
Lung Microbiome as a Treatable Trait in Chronic Respiratory Disorders	9
Diagnostic Accuracy of Breath Tests to Detect Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review	9
Impact of High-Grade Patterns in Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicentric Analysis	9
Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations	9
Update 2021: Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer	9
Left Upper Lobectomy for Lung Cancer as a Risk Factor for Cerebral Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
The Relationship Between Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Level and the Decision to Escalate Treatment of Sarcoidosis	8
Early Exacerbation Relapse is Increased in Patients with Asthma and Bronchiectasis (a Post hoc Analysis)	8
Characterization of Patients With Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough Participating in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of the P2X3-Receptor Antagonist Gefapixant	8
Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Including Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease after Stratification by the Degree of Static Hyperinflation	8
Abstracts from the 2023 American Cough Conference	8
Social Determinants of Emergency Department Visits in Mild Compared to Moderate and Severe Asthma	8
Whole Genome Sequencing in Advanced Lung Cancer can be Performed Using Diff-Quik Cytology Smears Derived from Endobronchial Ultrasound, Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS TBNA)	8
Fatigue in Patients with Sarcoidosis in Denmark	8
Abstracts from the 2021 American Cough Conference	8
4D Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy for the Sampling of Pulmonary Lesions: First European Real-Life Experience	7
Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is Highly Prevalent in Patients Referred for Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography with Shortness of Breath	7
Plasma Lipid Profiling Identifies Phosphatidylcholine 34:3 and Triglyceride 52:3 as Potential Markers Associated with Disease Severity and Oxidative Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Safety and Diagnostic Yield of Transthoracic Needle Aspiration of the Lung in Elderly Patients	7
Is Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Phenotype the Commonest Presentation Amongst Patients with Refractory Chronic Cough?	7

Illuminating Airway Nerve Structure and Function in Chronic Cough	7
CT Scan Using a Dynamic PEEP Protocol to Assess Optimal PEEP Level in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Few Unresolved Issues	7
Lessons from Pharmacovigilance: Pulmonary Immune-Related Adverse Events After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy	7
Shortened Telomere Length in Sputum Cells of Bronchiectasis Patients is Associated with Dysfunctional Inflammatory Pathways	7
The Characteristics of the Concavity of Descending Limb of Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves Generated by Spirometry	7
A Retrospective Multi-Site Academic Center Analysis of Pneumothorax and Associated Risk Factors after CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy	7
ADAMTS7 Attenuates House Dust Mite-Induced Airway Inflammation and Th2 Immune Responses	7
Prone Chest Radiographs: Distinguishing Features and Identification of Support Devices	7
Exogenous and Endogenous Triggers Differentially Stimulate Pigr Expression and Antibacterial Secretory Immunity in the Murine Respiratory Tract	7
Targeting CDH17 with Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Cells in Small Cell Lung Cancer	7
Mucus Transpiration as the Basis for Chronic Cough and Cough Hypersensitivity	6
Prognostic Impact of Cancer Inflammation Prognostic Index for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	6
Clinical and Radiologic Differences in Lung Involvement Between IgG4-Related Disease and Plasma Cell-Type Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease	6
Surgical and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Severe Emphysema: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis	6
Trajectories of Severe Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Relationship with Mortality Risk	6
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis With and Without Autoimmune Features: A Clinical Comparative Analysis	6
Modified Reflux Scintigraphy Detects Pulmonary Microaspiration in Severe Gastro-Esophageal and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease	6
Predictors of Early and Late Lung Function Improvement in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma on Type2-Biologics in the PRISM Study	6
Diagnostic Application of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis in Cases of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in which Diagnosis Cannot Be Confirmed by High-Resolution Computed Tomography	6
Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and PD-L1 Yields	6
Machine Learning from Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Identifies Factors Associated with Neurological Outcomes	6
Neutralization of CX3CL1 Attenuates TGF-β-Induced Fibroblast Differentiation Through NF-κB Activation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Airway Fibrosis	6
Characterization of Codeine Treatment Responders Among Patients with Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough: A Prospective Real-World Cohort Study	6
Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour Due to Cough in Finnish Elderly: Too Much and Too Little	6
Genetic Spectrum and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: a Belgian Single Center Study	6
Risk Factors, Prognosis, and a New Nomogram for Predicting Cancer-Specific Survival Among Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastasis: A Retrospective Study Based on SEER	6
Inhaled Corticosteroids for Chronic Cough: Yes or FeNO?	6