European Respiratory Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of European Respiratory Journal is 13. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
The right ventricle tamed1169
Unravelling the “frequent exacerbator” phenotype in cystic fibrosis882
Fibroblast heterogeneity in pulmonary fibrosis: a new target for therapeutics development?741
Chymase-1: a “MAST”-er switch in COPD?359
If your patient with asthma wheezes when sitting or lying quietly, lung function testing may reveal small airway disease229
Missing airways, ventilation defects and conductive airway physiology in asthma221
Moving the needle on proteasome inhibitor-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: a definite maybe199
Epigenome-wide association studies: the exposures of yesterday form the methylations of tomorrow181
A breath of the future: a novel human model for COPD and beyond158
The lung that rules the heart149
Randomised controlled trials utilisingFENOto manage asthma: is it time to acknowledge that “one size does not fit all”?146
Plasma cells: a feasible therapeutic target in pulmonary fibrosis?144
Prenatal exposure to greenness and early childhood pneumonia: a nationwide study in Japan142
Natural decline in pulmonary function following bilateral lung transplantation: a single-centre study137
The novel bronchodilator navafenterol: a phase 2a, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in COPD129
Pirfenidone in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRO-COVID): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial124
“The Noninvasive Ventilation Outcomes (NIVO) score: prediction of in-hospital mortality in exacerbations of COPD requiring assisted ventilation.” Tom Hartley, Nicholas D. Lane, John Steer,et al123
Pleural fluid proteomics from patients with pleural infection shows signatures of diverse neutrophilic responses: The Oxford Pleural Infection Endotyping Study (TORPIDS-2)123
A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis123
Combining rituximab with mycophenolate for the treatment of interstitial lung disease116
Tricuspid regurgitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a right ventricular volumetric and functional analysis108
Haemodynamic phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease: a moving target105
Long-term radiological and pulmonary function abnormalities at 3 years after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a longitudinal cohort study103
Collaboration between explainable artificial intelligence and pulmonologists improves the accuracy of pulmonary function test interpretation101
Extensive acute and sustained changes to neutrophil proteomes post-SARS-CoV-2 infection98
Epidemiological cut-off values for a 96-well broth microdilution plate for high-throughput research antibiotic susceptibility testing ofM. tuberculosis94
Cystic fibrosis macrophage function and clinical outcomes after elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor93
Circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies in COVID-19 survivors predict long-COVID symptoms93
Soteria: deliverance from harm?91
RIPK1 kinase-dependent inflammation and cell death contribute to the pathogenesis of COPD91
Antiviral CD8+T-cell immune responses are impaired by cigarette smoke and in COPD89
Repositioning of ezetimibe for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis88
Salivary polyreactive antibodies andHaemophilus influenzaeare associated with respiratory infection severity in young children with recurrent respiratory infections86
Mortality trends in pulmonary arterial hypertension in Canada: a temporal analysis of survival per ESC/ERS guideline era84
Arousal threshold modifies the effect of CPAP on executive function among individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea81
Invisibility of breathlessness in clinical consultations: a cross-sectional, national online survey80
Revisiting asthma pharmacotherapy: where do we stand and where do we want to go?80
Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension80
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: three-dimensional computed tomography assessment of upper-lobe lung volume80
The environmental impact of inhaled therapy: making informed treatment choices79
A patient-tailored approach for corticosteroid treatment in COVID-19: still not there yet79
Small packages but big insights: extracellular vesicles as biomarkers in interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis78
Lunsekimig's bispecific targeting of IL-13 and TSLP in asthma: dual targets for synergistic effects?78
Genomic classifier for usual interstitial pneumonia combined with bronchoalveolar lavage cellular profile: potential use in the clinical management of new onset ILD?78
Single-inhaler tripleversusdual bronchodilator therapy for GOLD group E and other exacerbating patients with COPD: real-world comparative effectiveness and safety76
Cystic fibrosis in Europe: improved lung function and longevity – reasons for cautious optimism, but challenges remain74
Immunogenicity and safety of coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination72
Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma by previous biologic use and key clinical subgroups: real-world XALOC-1 programme71
The impact of oral anticoagulants on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk and prognosis: a population study69
Sputum metagenomics in bronchiectasis reveals pan-European variation: an EMBARC-BRIDGE study67
Childhood asthma: pathogenesis and phenotypes66
Prognostic phenotypes of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma65
Inhaled seralutinib exhibits potent efficacy in models of pulmonary arterial hypertension65
Are intravenous corticosteroid pulses superior to low dose corticosteroids in patients with severe COVID-19?64
The limits of normal of pulmonary arterial wedge pressure64
Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK63
Trends in COVID-19-associated mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a COMPERA analysis63
Selexipag for inoperable CTEPH: why meeting a primary endpoint simply isn't enough63
Pleural mesothelioma: surgery questioned again?62
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202360
Response from the authors: As-needed ICS/formoterol or as-needed SABA in mild asthma?60
FEV1Q: what (even) is normal lung function?58
The efficacy of singingversusexercise training: do the data really support the authors’ conclusions?58
“Age-related changes in plasma biomarkers and their association with mortality in COVID-19.” E.H.A. Michels, B. Appelman, J. de Brabander,et al.Eur Respir J2023; 62: 2300011.58
The association between immunosuppressants and outcomes of COVID-1958
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis57
The risk of hypoventilation during bronchoscopy under oxygen and procedural sedation56
Particulate matter–related ITIH4 deficiency is associated with an emphysema phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through JNK-dependent and JNK-independent signaling56
Real-world monitoring of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor trough concentrations in adults with cystic fibrosis55
CPAP recall and cancer risk: should we be concerned?55
Associations of hiatus hernia with CT-based interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study52
Nasopharyngeal metatranscriptome profiles of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study52
Risk of rifampicin resistance emergence after incomplete first-line tuberculosis treatment51
WHO online guide on the use of digital technologies for tuberculosis programmes51
Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures51
Impact of hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates and the role of angiogenesis50
Clean air for healthy lungs – an urgent call to action: European Respiratory Society position on the launch of the WHO 2021 Air Quality Guidelines50
The association of eicosanoids and eicosanoid-related metabolites with pulmonary hypertension49
Intracellular hydroxyproline imprinting following resolution of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis49
Inhaled recombinant GM-CSF reduces the need for whole lung lavage and improves gas exchange in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis patients49
Early-life exposure to mixture of phenols and respiratory health in pre-school children48
Theratyping in cystic fibrosis: filling the knowledge gaps48
Comment on: Combination therapy with long-acting bronchodilators and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis47
Small extracellular vesicles and induction of epithelial to mesenchymal transition in lymphangioleiomyomatosis47
Risk assessment of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: cardiac indexversusstroke volume index47
Vocal cord paralysis as a rare complication of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: a case series of five patients46
Oral corticosteroids in asthma and beyond: moving forward45
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and CFTR: the paradox of going forward by tacking sideways!45
Unravelling the unmet needs of patients with severe dyspnoea: a case for palliative oxygen45
Treat-and-repair: a simple but powerful term for a complex multimodal approach in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease45
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and adaptive servo-ventilation: questions remain45
Oxygen therapy target ranges: finding the balance45
Reply to: Cause or consequence?44
Less is more? Antibiotic treatment duration for exacerbations of bronchiectasis44
An attack of asthma is not an attack of the heart: clarifying causal links between asthma and incident coronary heart disease44
Evaluation of the PADIS score stratifying risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence after a first unprovoked pulmonary embolism: results from the REVERSE study43
Contributions to simplifying the global interpretation of spirometry: high quality spirometry data from Asia43
Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in adults born very preterm43
MK-5475, an inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the INSIGNIA-PAH study43
ERJPodcast October 2023: ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma43
Liver cancer in severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: who is at risk?43
Multitasking within the airway epithelium42
COVID-19 changed the world – without changing CTEPH42
Bronchoconstriction with inhaled ATP in healthy volunteers42
Tailored approaches facilitate high completion of tuberculosis infection treatment among migrants41
ERJPodcast January 2024: The microbiome in early life and childhood asthma41
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken: predicting pulmonary hypertension using echocardiography41
Heart rate response and cardiovascular risk during obstructive sleep apnoea: an easy biomarker derived from pulse oximetry40
Skewed adaptive immune responses are involved in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema40
Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with chronic kidney/liver disease40
Epigenetic age among US adults with chronic respiratory diseases: results from NHANES 1999–200240
Filters used for pulmonary function testing40
Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system39
Reply: The new ERS/ATS standards on lung function test interpretation: some extant limitations39
Is tezepelumab more than just an anti-eosinophil drug?38
Transcriptomic clustering of critically ill COVID-19 patients38
Computed tomography-based radiomics decodes prognostic and molecular differences in interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis38
Impact of the expanded label for elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis with no F508del variant in the USA38
Flavonoid intakes inversely associate with COPD in smokers38
Metabolomics in pulmonary medicine: extracting the most from your data37
Air pollution and COPD: GOLD 2023 committee report37
Indoor microbiome, microbial and plant metabolites, chemical compounds, and asthma symptoms in junior high school students: a multicentre association study in Malaysia37
Sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: PULSAR open-label extension37
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in adults36
Prolonged higher dose methylprednisoloneversusconventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial (MEDEAS)36
European Respiratory Society guidelines on transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases36
Mechanical ventilation promotes lung tumour spread by modulation of cholesterol cell content35
Presenting clinical data for the hazard classification of chemical respiratory sensitisers35
Right ventricular–pulmonary arterial coupling and its relationship to exercise haemodynamics in a continuum of patients with pulmonary vascular disease due to chronic thromboembolism35
Inhaled treprostinil for interstitial lung disease-associated pulmonary hypertension: a silver lining on a very dark cloud35
What can lockdowns tell us about the underlying causes of asthma exacerbations? A retrospective cohort study35
Spirometry forced expiratory time is driven by airflow limitation in asthmatic children35
Moving the dial on identifying endotypes of asthma from early life35
Dupilumab efficacy and safety in patients with asthma and blood eosinophils ≥500 cells·µL−134
Lung function during and after acute respiratory infection in COVID-19 positive and negative outpatients34
Asthma, COPD and their overlap: coexistence or something more?34
Reducing the pressure in pulmonary arterial hypertension: sotatercept, haemodynamics and the right ventricle34
Aspergillussensitisation: an underappreciated treatable trait in airway disease34
Lung structure and longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function: the MESA COPD Study34
Tracing the origins of fibrotic fibroblasts: does the name matter? Look at the genes!34
Interalveolar pore morphology in (pre-)COPD stages and associations with small airways34
Relieving dyspnoea through the brain34
A range of 30–62% of functioning multiciliated airway cells is sufficient to maintain ciliary airway clearance33
Lung transplantation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective European cohort study33
The COVID-19 pandemic and pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy: adaptation, outcomes and valuable lessons learned33
The role of precision medicine in interstitial lung disease33
Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in adults: a novel type of pulmonary vascular disease with a strong genetic background33
Leukotriene receptor antagonists and risk of neuropsychiatric events in children, adolescents and young adults: a self-controlled case series33
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: does size matter?33
Saliva molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2: simplifying the diagnosis without losing accuracy33
ERJPodcast January 2025: Treatment response to mepolizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma33
I love you with all my lungs: a viewpoint on communicating effectively and positively about lung health32
Impact of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy on lung clearance index and magnetic resonance imaging in children with cystic fibrosis and one or twoF508delalleles32
Now we know: chronic exposure to air pollutants is a risk factor for the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis32
Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry and bronchodilator response cut-offs32
Pathogenic variants inCFAP46,CFAP54,CFAP74andCFAP221cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with a defective C1d projection of the central apparatus32
The longitudinal microbial and metabolic landscape of infant cystic fibrosis: the gut–lung axis32
Antigen identification and avoidance on outcomes in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis31
Pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease31
Respiratory support and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born at 22–26 weeks gestation in Sweden, 2004–2007 and 2014–201631
Ex vivodelivery of regulatory T-cells for control of alloimmune priming in the donor lung31
Evolving diagnostic techniques in mediastinal lymphadenopathy: is mediastinal cryobiopsy the new kid on the block?31
Quantifying COPD as a risk factor for cardiac disease in a primary prevention cohort31
Health effects of exposure to residential air pollution in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a cohort study in Belgium30
Clinical response and on-treatment clinical remission with tezepelumab in a broad population of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma: results over 2 years from the NAVIGATOR and DESTINATION studi30
Incidence of interstitial lung abnormalities: the MESA Lung Study30
Developing, validating, updating and judging the impact of prognostic models for respiratory diseases30
Combining digital adherence technology and therapeutic drug monitoring for personalised tuberculosis care30
Dyspnoea in acutely ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: an ERS/ESICM statement30
The identification of prevalent tuberculosis disease through infection screening among high-risk migrants in the Netherlands29
The evidence base for ICS/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in severe asthma29
Decoding the complexity: mechanistic insights into comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis29
Association of blood trihalomethane concentrations with asthma in US adolescents: nationally representative cross-sectional study29
NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, dupilumab and aspirin tolerance29
Nebulised liposomal amphotericin-B: a promising strategy for preventing ABPA relapse29
Opioids for dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease: does the sequence and timing of therapy matter?29
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202229
Nasal airway microRNA profiling of infants with severe bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study29
“From pre-COPD to COPD: a Simple, Low cost and easy to IMplement (SLIM) risk calculator.” M.J. Divo, C. Liu, F. Polverino,et al.Eur Respir J2023; 62: 2300806.29
ERJPodcast December 2023: Year in review28
Up-regulated matrix metalloproteinase activity in soil-transmitted helminth–tuberculosis co-infection is associated with increased lung pathology28
Predicting asthma exacerbations: is there utility in noninvasive assessment of distal airway inflammation using multiple flowFENO?28
ERJPodcast July 2023: The HISTORIC study28
Dexamethasone for preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: is timing everything?28
Ensuring availability of respiratory medicines in times of European drug shortages28
How bad is your cough? The McMaster Cough Severity Questionnaire as a new tool to measure chronic cough28
Reply: Cognitive behavioural therapy sessions approach ineffective for anxiety and depression in COPD: is the door closed for good?28
Development and validation of a predictive 6-minute walk score in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis27
Clinical trial design, end-points, and emerging therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension27
Genetic associations between Serotonin Receptor 1F (HTR1F) regulatory variation and sleep apnea in non-obese individuals: Insights from GWAS and eQTL analyses27
Protease activity sensors enable real-time treatment response monitoring in lymphangioleiomyomatosis27
All roads lead to COPD… or not?27
Management of pulmonary hypertension in special conditions26
Sleep apnoea in the elderly: a great challenge for the future26
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial26
Tofacitinib in anti-MDA5-positive dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease: a new standard of care emerges26
An electrocardiogram-based AI algorithm for early detection of pulmonary hypertension26
Extracorporeal photopheresis for the prevention of rejection after lung transplantation: a prospective randomised controlled trial25
Low smoking exposure and development and prognosis of COPD over four decades: a population-based cohort study25
ERS statement on paediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support25
Integrating hot topics and implementation of treatable traits in asthma25
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to lung transplantation strategy in anti-MDA5+ rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease is life-saving but with persistent difficulties at the bedside25
“Mendelian randomisation and experimental medicine approaches to interleukin-6 as a drug target in pulmonary arterial hypertension.” Mark Toshner, Colin Church, Lars Harbaum,et al.Eur Respir25
Eligibility criteria from pharmaceutical randomised controlled trials of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a registry-based study25
Targeting AMPK and the Nrf2/HO-1 axis: a promising therapeutic strategy in acute lung injury25
Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-1925
Gut microbiota-derived succinate aggravates acute lung injury after intestinal ischaemia/reperfusion in mice25
Improved survival albeit with persistent disparities in prognosis for people with cystic fibrosis in European countries25
Neutrophil elastase-dependent cleavage of LTA4H alters its aminopeptidase activity in cystic fibrosis25
Pirfenidone and risk of lung cancer development in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide population-based study25
A randomised trial of prednisoloneversusprednisolone and itraconazole in acute-stage allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating asthma25
ERS technical standards for using type III devices (limited channel studies) in the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in adults and children25
Phenotyping the responses to systemic corticosteroids in the management of asthma attacks (PRISMA)25
Uncovering early COPD? The T-slope as a novel CT biomarker for evaluating airway narrowing24
The rat takes the cheese: a novel model of CFTR-dependent chronic bacterial airway infection24
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia24
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: an expert group consensus statement24
The interface in home non-invasive ventilation: is the nasal mask better?24
Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial24
Reply to: Risk factors for disease progression in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis24
Heart or lungs? Why not both!24
Drug-induced lung disease: unwanted collateral damage23
Cancer risk associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: only large registries will give us the answer23
Building translational bridges in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research: from epithelial dysfunction to dysregulated macrophage polarisation and fibrogenesis23
“Spatial transcriptomics for respiratory research and medicine.” S. Curras-Alonso, J. Soulier, T. Walter,et al.Eur Respir J2021; 58: 200431423
“Interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with decreased mean telomere length.” R.K. Putman, G.T. Axelsson, S.Y. Ash,et al.Eur Respir J2022; 60: 210181423
Reversible carfilzomib-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: don't take your eyes off the ball!23
Latent COPD: a proposed new term in the disease nomenclature23
MRI pulmonary artery flow detects lung vascular pathology in preterms with lung disease23
“Post tuberculosis”: the urgent need for inclusion of lung health outcomes in tuberculosis treatment trials23
Comment on: Inflammatory plasma protein levels are elevated years before sarcoidosis diagnosis: a nested case–control study in Sweden23
The ERS PROFILE.net Clinical Research Collaboration is dedicated to the set-up of an academic network to enhance imaging-based management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis23
Mycobacterium aviumcomplex genomics and transmission in a London hospital23
How do people with COPD walk? A European study on digitally measured real-world gait22
AMR-Lung: a European Clinical Research Collaboration on antimicrobial resistance in chronic lung disease22
Right heart function during and after pregnancy in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension22
Deep phenotyping of unaffected carriers of pathogenicBMPR2variants screened for pulmonary arterial hypertension22
Impact of a rare respiratory diseases reference centre set-up on primary ciliary dyskinesia care pathway22
Saline at lower tonicity in cystic fibrosis (SALTI-CF) trial comparing 0.9%versus3%versus6% nebulised saline22
Genome-wide association study of susceptibility toPseudomonas aeruginosainfection in cystic fibrosis22
Phenotype and severity of asthma determines bronchial epithelial immune responses to a viral mimic22
CPAP resumption after a first termination and impact on all-cause mortality in France22
Characteristics and outcomes of patients developing pulmonary hypertension associated with proteasome inhibitors22
Reply to: Insights on the ERS/ESTS statement on the management of pleural infection in adults22
Vulnerability to acid reflux of the airway epithelium in severe asthma22
The causal relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomisation study22
Increasing physical activity in severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
The paradox of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy in the COVID-19 era: is risk of disease progression around the corner?22
Is long COVID an autoimmune disease?21
Cytokines as prognostic biomarkers in pulmonary arterial hypertension21
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