European Respiratory Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of European Respiratory Journal is 14. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Tricuspid regurgitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a right ventricular volumetric and functional analysis980
The right ventricle tamed706
Haemodynamic phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease: a moving target600
Unravelling the “frequent exacerbator” phenotype in cystic fibrosis355
Fibroblast heterogeneity in pulmonary fibrosis: a new target for therapeutics development?325
Similarity network fusion for the integration of multi-omics and microbiomes in respiratory disease232
Chymase-1: a “MAST”-er switch in COPD?196
Salivary polyreactive antibodies andHaemophilus influenzaeare associated with respiratory infection severity in young children with recurrent respiratory infections191
The Cochrane review of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: remaining focused on the evidence155
If your patient with asthma wheezes when sitting or lying quietly, lung function testing may reveal small airway disease149
Missing airways, ventilation defects and conductive airway physiology in asthma144
Moving the needle on proteasome inhibitor-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: a definite maybe137
Epigenome-wide association studies: the exposures of yesterday form the methylations of tomorrow137
Natural decline in pulmonary function following bilateral lung transplantation: a single-centre study125
The lung that rules the heart118
A breath of the future: a novel human model for COPD and beyond118
Randomised controlled trials utilisingFENOto manage asthma: is it time to acknowledge that “one size does not fit all”?118
Repositioning of ezetimibe for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis114
Prenatal exposure to greenness and early childhood pneumonia: a nationwide study in Japan114
Plasma cells: a feasible therapeutic target in pulmonary fibrosis?113
The NIVO score: can it help to improve noninvasive ventilation in daily clinical practice?111
“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 al106
Collaboration between explainable artificial intelligence and pulmonologists improves the accuracy of pulmonary function test interpretation105
Mortality trends in pulmonary arterial hypertension in Canada: a temporal analysis of survival per ESC/ERS guideline era105
Arousal threshold modifies the effect of CPAP on executive function among individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea104
Revisiting asthma pharmacotherapy: where do we stand and where do we want to go?96
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 COPD90
Characterisation of paediatric pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease from the PPHNet Registry87
The novel bronchodilator navafenterol: a phase 2a, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in COPD87
Pirfenidone in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRO-COVID): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial86
Circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies in COVID-19 survivors predict long-COVID symptoms85
Socioeconomic biases in asthma control and specialist referral of possible severe asthma81
Long-term radiological and pulmonary function abnormalities at 3 years after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a longitudinal cohort study80
Pleural fluid proteomics from patients with pleural infection shows signatures of diverse neutrophilic responses: The Oxford Pleural Infection Endotyping Study (TORPIDS-2)79
A patient-tailored approach for corticosteroid treatment in COVID-19: still not there yet78
The environmental impact of inhaled therapy: making informed treatment choices77
A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis77
Invisibility of breathlessness in clinical consultations: a cross-sectional, national online survey77
Cystic fibrosis macrophage function and clinical outcomes after elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor76
Epidemiological cut-off values for a 96-well broth microdilution plate for high-throughput research antibiotic susceptibility testing ofM. tuberculosis76
Extensive acute and sustained changes to neutrophil proteomes post-SARS-CoV-2 infection75
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: three-dimensional computed tomography assessment of upper-lobe lung volume75
Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension74
Combining rituximab with mycophenolate for the treatment of interstitial lung disease73
Inhaled seralutinib exhibits potent efficacy in models of pulmonary arterial hypertension72
Associations of hiatus hernia with CT-based interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study72
Genomic classifier for usual interstitial pneumonia combined with bronchoalveolar lavage cellular profile: potential use in the clinical management of new onset ILD?72
Impact of hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates and the role of angiogenesis71
The association between immunosuppressants and outcomes of COVID-1971
Inhaled recombinant GM-CSF reduces the need for whole lung lavage and improves gas exchange in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis patients71
Cystic fibrosis in Europe: improved lung function and longevity – reasons for cautious optimism, but challenges remain70
Nasopharyngeal metatranscriptome profiles of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study70
Lunsekimig's bispecific targeting of IL-13 and TSLP in asthma: dual targets for synergistic effects?69
Intracellular hydroxyproline imprinting following resolution of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis69
Real-world monitoring of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor trough concentrations in adults with cystic fibrosis69
Vitamin D deficiency, a potential cause for insufficient response to sildenafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension69
The limits of normal of pulmonary arterial wedge pressure68
Are intravenous corticosteroid pulses superior to low dose corticosteroids in patients with severe COVID-19?67
Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK66
Clean air for healthy lungs – an urgent call to action: European Respiratory Society position on the launch of the WHO 2021 Air Quality Guidelines65
Selexipag for inoperable CTEPH: why meeting a primary endpoint simply isn't enough65
A phase 2 multiple ascending dose study of the inhaled pan-JAK inhibitor nezulcitinib (TD-0903) in severe COVID-1962
Screening asymptomaticBMPR2mutation carriers: a new frontier for pulmonary hypertension physicians?59
Single-inhaler tripleversusdual bronchodilator therapy for GOLD group E and other exacerbating patients with COPD: real-world comparative effectiveness and safety58
Trends in COVID-19-associated mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a COMPERA analysis58
Pleural mesothelioma: surgery questioned again?57
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202356
Response from the authors: As-needed ICS/formoterol or as-needed SABA in mild asthma?56
“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: 2300011.55
The efficacy of singingversusexercise training: do the data really support the authors’ conclusions?55
The coming-of-age of bedaquiline: a tale with an open ending54
Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures54
Prognostic phenotypes of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma54
FEV1Q: what (even) is normal lung function?54
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis53
Immunogenicity and safety of coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination53
Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma by previous biologic use and key clinical subgroups: real-world XALOC-1 programme53
CPAP recall and cancer risk: should we be concerned?52
Is tezepelumab more than just an anti-eosinophil drug?52
The association of eicosanoids and eicosanoid-related metabolites with pulmonary hypertension52
Childhood asthma: pathogenesis and phenotypes52
Prolonged higher dose methylprednisoloneversusconventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial (MEDEAS)51
Impact of the expanded label for elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis with no F508del variant in the USA51
Indoor microbiome, microbial and plant metabolites, chemical compounds, and asthma symptoms in junior high school students: a multicentre association study in Malaysia51
Metabolomics in pulmonary medicine: extracting the most from your data51
European Respiratory Society guidelines on transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases50
Flavonoid intakes inversely associate with COPD in smokers49
Transcriptomic clustering of critically ill COVID-19 patients48
Sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: PULSAR open-label extension48
Vocal cord paralysis as a rare complication of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: a case series of five patients47
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
Air pollution and COPD: GOLD 2023 committee report47
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and CFTR: the paradox of going forward by tacking sideways!46
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and adaptive servo-ventilation: questions remain46
Right ventricular–pulmonary arterial coupling and its relationship to exercise haemodynamics in a continuum of patients with pulmonary vascular disease due to chronic thromboembolism45
Treat-and-repair: a simple but powerful term for a complex multimodal approach in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease45
Oral corticosteroids in asthma and beyond: moving forward44
Oxygen therapy target ranges: finding the balance44
“Bronchial thermoplasty decreases airway remodelling by blocking epithelium-derived heat shock protein-60 secretion and protein arginine methyltransferase-1 in fibroblasts.” Qingzhu Sun, Lei Fang, Mic44
Reply to: Cause or consequence?43
An attack of asthma is not an attack of the heart: clarifying causal links between asthma and incident coronary heart disease43
Unravelling the unmet needs of patients with severe dyspnoea: a case for palliative oxygen43
Skewed adaptive immune responses are involved in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema43
Less is more? Antibiotic treatment duration for exacerbations of bronchiectasis43
ERJPodcast October 2023: ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma42
Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in adults born very preterm42
Contributions to simplifying the global interpretation of spirometry: high quality spirometry data from Asia42
Heart Rate response and cardiovascular risk during OSA: an easy biomarker derived from pulse oximetry42
Evaluation of the PADIS score stratifying risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence after a first unprovoked pulmonary embolism: results from the REVERSE study42
Bronchoconstriction with inhaled ATP in healthy volunteers41
MK-5475, an inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the INSIGNIA-PAH study41
Liver cancer in severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: who is at risk?41
Reply: The new ERS/ATS standards on lung function test interpretation: some extant limitations40
COVID-19 changed the world – without changing CTEPH40
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken: predicting pulmonary hypertension using echocardiography40
Multitasking within the airway epithelium40
Risk assessment of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: cardiac indexversusstroke volume index40
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in adults39
Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with chronic kidney/liver disease39
Tailored approaches facilitate high completion of tuberculosis infection treatment among migrants39
ERJPodcast January 2024: The microbiome in early life and childhood asthma39
The dawn of the omics era in human precision-cut lung slices38
Novel mechanisms of action contributing to benralizumab's potent anti-eosinophilic activity38
Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system38
Computed tomography-based radiomics decodes prognostic and molecular differences in interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis38
What can lockdowns tell us about the underlying causes of asthma exacerbations? A retrospective cohort study37
Presenting clinical data for the hazard classification of chemical respiratory sensitisers37
Saliva molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2: simplifying the diagnosis without losing accuracy37
Moving the dial on identifying endotypes of asthma from early life37
Lung structure and longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function: the MESA COPD Study37
Aspergillussensitisation: an underappreciated treatable trait in airway disease36
Inhaled treprostinil for interstitial lung disease-associated pulmonary hypertension: a silver lining on a very dark cloud36
The role of precision medicine in interstitial lung disease36
Ex vivodelivery of regulatory T-cells for control of alloimmune priming in the donor lung36
Spirometry forced expiratory time is driven by airflow limitation in asthmatic children36
I love you with all my lungs: a viewpoint on communicating effectively and positively about lung health36
Mechanical ventilation promotes lung tumour spread by modulation of cholesterol cell content36
Antigen identification and avoidance on outcomes in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis36
Evolving diagnostic techniques in mediastinal lymphadenopathy: is mediastinal cryobiopsy the new kid on the block?35
Combining digital adherence technology and therapeutic drug monitoring for personalised tuberculosis care35
Lung transplantation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective European cohort study35
Dupilumab efficacy and safety in patients with asthma and blood eosinophils ≥500 cells·µL−135
Lung function during and after acute respiratory infection in COVID-19 positive and negative outpatients34
ERJPodcast January 2025: Treatment response to mepolizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma34
Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry and bronchodilator response cut-offs34
Tracing the origins of fibrotic fibroblasts: does the name matter? Look at the genes!34
Respiratory support and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born at 22–26 weeks gestation in Sweden, 2004–2007 and 2014–201634
Interalveolar pore morphology in (pre-)COPD stages and associations with small airways34
Reducing the pressure in pulmonary arterial hypertension: sotatercept, haemodynamics and the right ventricle34
The COVID-19 pandemic and pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy: adaptation, outcomes and valuable lessons learned33
Pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease33
Health effects of exposure to residential air pollution in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a cohort study in Belgium33
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: does size matter?33
Incidence of interstitial lung abnormalities: the MESA Lung Study33
Measurement of hypoxia in the lung in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an F-MISO PET/CT study33
Relieving dyspnoea through the brain32
Pathogenic variants inCFAP46,CFAP54,CFAP74andCFAP221cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with a defective C1d projection of the central apparatus32
Now we know: chronic exposure to air pollutants is a risk factor for the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis32
Asthma, COPD and their overlap: coexistence or something more?31
The longitudinal microbial and metabolic landscape of infant cystic fibrosis: the gut–lung axis31
Dyspnoea in acutely ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: an ERS/ESICM statement31
Leukotriene receptor antagonists and risk of neuropsychiatric events in children, adolescents and young adults: a self-controlled case series31
Impact of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy on lung clearance index and magnetic resonance imaging in children with cystic fibrosis and one or twoF508delalleles31
Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in adults: a novel type of pulmonary vascular disease with a strong genetic background31
Nasal airway microRNA profiling of infants with severe bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study30
Pirfenidone and risk of lung cancer development in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide population-based study30
A range of 30–62% of functioning multiciliated airway cells is sufficient to maintain ciliary airway clearance30
Developing, validating, updating and judging the impact of prognostic models for respiratory diseases30
Management of pulmonary hypertension in special conditions30
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
Quantifying COPD as a risk factor for cardiac disease in a primary prevention cohort30
List ofEuropean Respiratory Journalpeer reviewers 202230
Opioids for dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease: does the sequence and timing of therapy matter?29
ERJPodcast July 2023: The HISTORIC study29
NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, dupilumab and aspirin tolerance29
An electrocardiogram-based AI algorithm for early detection of pulmonary hypertension29
Nebulised liposomal amphotericin-B: a promising strategy for preventing ABPA relapse29
“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
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 bedside29
The evidence base for ICS/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in severe asthma29
The identification of prevalent tuberculosis disease through infection screening among high-risk migrants in the Netherlands29
ERJPodcast December 2023: Year in review29
Extracorporeal photopheresis for the prevention of rejection after lung transplantation: a prospective randomised controlled trial29
Integrating hot topics and implementation of treatable traits in asthma29
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
Predicting asthma exacerbations: is there utility in noninvasive assessment of distal airway inflammation using multiple flowFENO?28
Up-regulated matrix metalloproteinase activity in soil-transmitted helminth–tuberculosis co-infection is associated with increased lung pathology28
Dexamethasone for preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: is timing everything?28
Ensuring availability of respiratory medicines in times of European drug shortages28
Targeting AMPK and the Nrf2/HO-1 axis: a promising therapeutic strategy in acute lung injury28
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 Trial28
“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 Respir28
All roads lead to COPD… or not?28
Improved survival albeit with persistent disparities in prognosis for people with cystic fibrosis in European countries27
Decoding the complexity: mechanistic insights into comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis27
Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-1927
Neutrophil elastase-dependent cleavage of LTA4H alters its aminopeptidase activity in cystic fibrosis27
R-scale for pulmonary fibrosis: a simple, visual tool for the assessment of health-related quality of life27
Eligibility criteria from pharmaceutical randomised controlled trials of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a registry-based study27
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial27
Phenotyping the Responses to Systemic Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma Attacks (PRISMA)27
A randomised trial of prednisoloneversusprednisolone and itraconazole in acute-stage allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating asthma27
Impact of baseline patient characteristics on dupilumab efficacy in type 2 asthma27
ERS technical standards for using type III devices (limited channel studies) in the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in adults and children27
Protease activity sensors enable real-time treatment response monitoring in lymphangioleiomyomatosis27
Reply to: Risk factors for disease progression in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis26
Sleep apnoea in the elderly: a great challenge for the future26
Gut microbiota-derived succinate aggravates acute lung injury after intestinal ischaemia/reperfusion in mice26
Gauging the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services: a global study26
Clinical trial design, end-points, and emerging therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension26
ERS statement on paediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support26
Low smoking exposure and development and prognosis of COPD over four decades: a population-based cohort study26
Sequential multimodal therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with mixed anatomical lesions: a proof of concept26
Association of blood trihalomethane concentrations with asthma in US adolescents: nationally representative cross-sectional study26
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia26
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: an expert group consensus statement26
The interface in home non-invasive ventilation: is the nasal mask better?25
Helmet noninvasive ventilation compared to facemask noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula in acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis25
The rat takes the cheese: a novel model of CFTR-dependent chronic bacterial airway infection25
Mycoplasma pneumoniaecarriage evades induction of protective mucosal antibodies25
Genome-wide association study of susceptibility toPseudomonas aeruginosainfection in cystic fibrosis25
Uncovering early COPD? The T-slope as a novel CT biomarker for evaluating airway narrowing25
Heart or lungs? Why not both!24
Vulnerability to acid reflux of the airway epithelium in severe asthma24
Phenotype and severity of asthma determines bronchial epithelial immune responses to a viral mimic24
“Post tuberculosis”: the urgent need for inclusion of lung health outcomes in tuberculosis treatment trials24
Right heart function during and after pregnancy in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension24
Reply to: Insights on the ERS/ESTS statement on the management of pleural infection in adults24
Inhaled corticosteroids for outpatients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis24
Endothelial cells in pulmonary fibrosis: more than a bystander24
Drug-induced lung disease: unwanted collateral damage24
TB or not TB: does AI have an answer for children?23
“Spatial transcriptomics for respiratory research and medicine.” S. Curras-Alonso, J. Soulier, T. Walter,et al.Eur Respir J2021; 58: 200431423
AMR-Lung: a European Clinical Research Collaboration on antimicrobial resistance in chronic lung disease23
Tailored psychological intervention for anxiety or depression in COPD (TANDEM): a randomised controlled trial23
Latent COPD: a proposed new term in the disease nomenclature23
The paradox of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Italy in the COVID-19 era: is risk of disease progression around the corner?23
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
Reversible carfilzomib-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: don't take your eyes off the ball!23
Cancer risk associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: only large registries will give us the answer23
“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
MRI pulmonary artery flow detects lung vascular pathology in preterms with lung disease23
Comment on: Inflammatory plasma protein levels are elevated years before sarcoidosis diagnosis: a nested case–control study in Sweden23
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis22
Characteristics and outcomes of patients developing pulmonary hypertension associated with proteasome inhibitors22
Associations of combined phenotypic ageing and genetic risk with incidence of chronic respiratory diseases in the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study22
ERS/ESTS/ESTRO/ESR/ESTI/EFOMP statement on management of incidental findings from low dose CT screening for lung cancer22
The causal relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomisation study22
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