European Respiratory Review

Papers
(The median citation count of European Respiratory Review is 7. 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
Reply to: “Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?”292
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2022190
Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is not the sole reason for hypoxaemia in early stage COVID-19 patients151
European Respiratory Review, list of peer reviewers 2023144
Lost in translation: a neglected mTOR target for lymphangioleiomyomatosis130
Smouldering fire or conflagration? An illustrated update on the concept of inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension127
Health disparities and associated social determinants of health in interstitial lung disease: a narrative review121
Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review117
The role of telemonitoring in patients on home mechanical ventilation115
Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review102
Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis96
ERS/EAACI statement on adherence to international adult asthma guidelines87
Exacerbations of bronchiectasis85
Treatable traits in asthma during pregnancy: a call for a shift towards a precision-based management approach82
The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma82
Global respiratory health priorities at the beginning of the 21st century80
Epidemiology of severe asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis75
Recovery of lung function during the first year after COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis75
Advance care planning in patients with respiratory failure73
Right-sided heart failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome73
Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation70
Multiple breath washout and oscillometry after allogenic HSCT: a scoping review67
Toll-like receptor-agonist-based therapies for respiratory viral diseases: thinking outside the cell67
Lung stem cells and respiratory epithelial chimerism in transplantation67
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-1965
Air pollution as an early determinant of COPD63
Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools62
Diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening fraction: commonality and conflict62
Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review60
Sarcopenia in interstitial lung disease60
WASOG statement on the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension58
The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now?57
Sex and gender in interstitial lung diseases55
Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma54
Mucolytics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis53
Recreating chronic respiratory infectionsin vitrousing physiologically relevant models52
Prognostic biomarkers for the development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a systematic review51
Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review48
Nonpharmacological interventions in COPD46
Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications45
Pathophysiology and genomics of bronchiectasis45
A pulmonologist's guide to perform and analyse cross-species single lung cell transcriptomics45
Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis44
Smoking cessation and vaccination43
Diagnostic yield and safety of diagnostic techniques for pulmonary lesions: systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis43
Methods to assess COPD medications adherence in healthcare databases: a systematic review43
Sex and gender in respiratory physiology43
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea43
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-guided drug discovery for post-viral and related types of lung disease42
Antibiotic resistance in chronic respiratory diseases: from susceptibility testing to the resistome42
Pro: Clinical remission in asthma – implications for asthma management41
Clinical utility of WHO-recommended screening tools and development and validation of novel clinical prediction models for pulmonary tuberculosis screening among outpatients living with HIV: an indivi41
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis41
Airway ciliated cells in adult lung homeostasis and COPD41
Clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute exacerbations of COPD: present and future40
Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis39
Advanced imaging techniques and artificial intelligence in pleural diseases: a narrative review39
Recovering from a pandemic: pulmonary fibrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection38
Sex and gender in pulmonary arterial hypertension38
Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of prevalence and scoping review of definitions, prevalence and clinical characteristics37
The oesophageal balloon for respiratory monitoring in ventilated patients: updated clinical review and practical aspects37
Bronchiolar disorders in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases36
Extrapulmonary effects of lung volume reduction in severe emphysema: a systematic review36
Adherence-enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: a systematic review and component network meta-analyses36
Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours35
Sex and gender in lung health and disease: more than just Xs and Ys35
COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens34
Interplay between respiratory viruses and cilia in the airways34
The epithelial era of asthma research: knowledge gaps and future direction for patient care34
The persistent inflammation in COPD: is autoimmunity the core mechanism?34
Pathogenesis-driven treatment of primary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis34
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression33
Preclinical models of maternal asthma and progeny outcomes: a scoping review33
“Exercise intolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: insight into central and peripheral pathophysiological mechanisms.” S. Malenfant, M. Lebret, É. Breton-Gagnon,et al.Eur Respir Rev31
Natural killer cells in the lung: potential role in asthma and virus-induced exacerbation?31
Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review31
New trends in pulmonary hypertension30
Molecular monitoring of lung allograft health: is it ready for routine clinical use?30
Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis29
Phage therapy for pulmonary infections: lessons from clinical experiences and key considerations29
Polyphenols, flavonoids and inflammasomes: the role of cigarette smoke in COPD29
Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD29
Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review28
Medication adherence to CFTR modulators in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review28
Parasitic lung diseases28
Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis28
Association between air pollution and allergic upper respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis27
Evidence-based management of symptoms in serious respiratory illness: what is in our toolbox?27
From treatable traits to GETomics in airway disease: moving towards clinical practice26
Lung cancer occurrence after an episode of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis26
Bronchiectasis in Asia: a review of current status and challenges26
A scoping review on the risk of tuberculosis in specific population groups: can we expand the World Health Organization recommendations?26
Patient-reported outcome measures for cough used in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review26
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung disease: a review26
E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials25
Predictors of sleep disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis25
Fixed-intensity exercise tests to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic heart and lung populations: a systematic review25
Nitrogen single and multiple breath washout test and lung imaging to detect treatment-related pulmonary toxicity in paediatric cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review24
The association between alcohol consumption and pulmonary function: a scoping review24
“Targeting interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin pathways for novel pulmonary therapeutics in asthma and COPD”. Ariel A. Calderon, Colin Dimond, David F. Choy, Rajita Pappu, Michele A. Grimb24
Impact of climate change on paediatric respiratory health: pollutants and aeroallergens24
Hypoxaemia in the early stage of COVID-19: prevalence of physical or biochemical factors?24
Supplemental oxygen for symptomatic relief in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Physical activity measurements in individuals with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Global birth prevalence of Robin sequence in live-born infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Biologics in severe asthma: the role of real-world evidence from registries23
Stem cell therapy in pulmonary hypertension: current practice and future opportunities23
Managing an ageing cystic fibrosis population: challenges and priorities23
The role of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy: a review from the ESGMYC study group22
Prognostic value of echocardiography-derived right ventricular dysfunction in haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Digital twins for chronic lung diseases22
Determining the minimum important differences for field walking tests in adults with long–term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Clinical utility of diagnostic biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Protected characteristics reported in pulmonary rehabilitation: a scoping review21
Lung transplantation for COPD/pulmonary emphysema21
Lack of diversity in antifibrotic trials for pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review21
Antibody-mediated protection against respiratory syncytial virus in children21
Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults and children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
Inhaledversussystemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
The 2025 European Cystic Fibrosis Society position statement on physical activity assessment in cystic fibrosis20
Clinical remission in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps with biologics: a premature promise?20
Cytokine-targeted therapies for asthma and COPD20
The impact of child and adolescent health on adult respiratory health: the evidence, gaps and priorities19
Nebulised granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
Diaphragmatic palsy following lung transplantation19
Risk factors for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis18
Neutrophil dynamics in pulmonary fibrosis: pathophysiological and therapeutic perspectives18
Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis18
The guardians of pulmonary harmony: alveolar macrophages orchestrating the symphony of lung inflammation and tissue homeostasis18
Clinimetric properties of field exercise tests in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review17
How inhaled corticosteroids target inflammation in COPD17
Mediastinal tumours and pseudo-tumours: a comprehensive review with emphasis on multidisciplinary approach17
Sex and gender in asthma17
Reporting of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions in physical rehabilitation for long COVID: a scoping review17
Ventilation in the obese: physiological insights and management17
The effect of graded exercise therapy on fatigue in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review17
The 6-min walk test as a primary end-point in interstitial lung disease17
Biomarkers in lower respiratory tract samples in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review17
In vivodetection of pulmonary mucociliary clearance: present challenges and future directions16
“Strength of association between comorbidities and asthma: a meta-analysis” Paola Rogliani, Rossella Laitano, Josuel Ora, Richard Beasley and Luigino Calzetta.Eur Respir Rev2023; 32: 22020216
A narrative review of chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 and their role in acute respiratory distress syndrome16
The role of evidence-based medicine in the media: misinformation and the COVID-19 lesson16
Pulmonary rehabilitation and physical interventions15
Performance-based outcome measures to assess functionality in hospitalised patients with COPD exacerbations: a systematic review of the measurement properties15
Biochemical shunt: where and how?15
Forbearance with endobronchial stenting: cognisance before conviction15
Role of air pollutants in airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in asthma and COPD15
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 inhibition: a potential treatment target for pulmonary fibrosis15
Understanding the pathogenesis of occupational coal and silica dust-associated lung disease14
The flare of care for rare: per aspera ad astra for rare lung diseases!14
End-point definition and trial design to advance tuberculosis vaccine development14
Beyond classical collagen: basement membrane collagen IV in age-associated lung diseases14
Opioids for the palliation of symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Multicomponent services for symptoms in serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
CDK4/6 inhibitors in lung cancer: current practice and future directions14
Obesity and asthma during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Immune responses of different hosts to Pneumocystis infection14
Predicting the pulmonary effects of long-term e-cigarette use: are the clouds clearing?14
The evolution ofin vitromodels of lung fibrosis: promising prospects for drug discovery14
Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis14
Towards early detection and disease interception of COPD across the lifespan14
Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibitors in bronchiectasis13
Airway epithelium in lung transplantation: a potential actor for post-transplant complications?13
“How will lung cancer screening and lung nodule management change the diagnostic and surgical lung cancer landscape?”. G. Hardavella, A. Frille, R. Chalela, K.B. Sreter, R.H. Petersen, N. Novoa and H.13
“Noninvasive respiratory support after extubation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis”. A. Boscolo, T. Pettenuzzo, N. Sella, M. Zatta, M. Salvagno, M. Tassone, C. Pretto, A. Peralta, L. Mur13
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: illustrative cases and literature review13
The role of vascularity and the fibrovascular interface in interstitial lung diseases13
Phosphodiesterase 4B inhibition: a potential novel strategy for treating pulmonary fibrosis13
The impact of therapeutics on mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analyses informing the European Respiratory Society living guideline12
State-of-the-art review of lung imaging in cystic fibrosis with recommendations for pulmonologists and radiologists from the “iMAging managEment of cySTic fibROsis” (MAESTRO) consortium12
Clinical–radiological–pathological correlation in pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms12
Sex, gender and the pulmonary physiology of exercise12
Patient-reported outcomes to assess dyspnoea in interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension: a systematic literature review of measurement properties12
Initiation of antifibrotic treatment in fibrosing interstitial lung disease: is the clock ticking till proven progression?12
No smoke without fire: the impact of cigarette smoking on the immune control of tuberculosis12
“Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis”. P. Weeratunga, D.R. Moller and L-P. Ho.Eur Respir Rev2022; 31: 22017811
The impact of long-acting muscarinic antagonists on mucus hypersecretion and cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review11
Montelukast in paediatric asthma and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: systematic and structured literature reviews11
Lung volumes, gas transfer and oscillometry after preterm birth: systematic review and meta-analysis11
Transient tachypnoea: new concepts on the commonest neonatal respiratory disorder11
Platelets: a potential role in chronic respiratory diseases?11
A beginner's guide to using personalised three-dimensional airway stents11
Phage therapy: breathing new tactics into lower respiratory tract infection treatments11
EMBARCing on a new era for bronchiectasis: a review series for the Seventh World Bronchiectasis Conference11
A systematic review of procedural and sampling techniques for cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease11
Particulate matter-induced epigenetic modifications and lung complications10
Airborne indoor allergen serine proteases and their contribution to sensitisation and activation of innate immunity in allergic airway disease10
Treating central sleep apnoea in heart failure: is positive airway pressure and adaptive servo-ventilation in particular the gold standard?10
Nocturnal oxygen therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Fine particulate matter manipulates immune response to exacerbate microbial pathogenesis in the respiratory tract10
Severe COVID-19versusmultisystem inflammatory syndrome: comparing two critical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection10
Physical activity promotion interventions in chronic airways disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Exploring the translational landscape of the long noncoding RNA transcriptome in acute respiratory distress syndrome: it is a long way to the top10
Neutrophil serine proteases in cystic fibrosis: role in disease pathogenesis and rationale as a therapeutic target10
Managing respiratory muscle weakness during weaning from invasive ventilation10
Unsupervised home spirometryversussupervised clinic spirometry for respiratory disease: a systematic methodology review and meta-analysis10
Strength of association between comorbidities and asthma: a meta-analysis10
Nine controversial questions about augmentation therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a viewpoint10
Moderate-to-late prematurity: understanding respiratory consequences and modifiable risk factors9
Respiratory management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease9
The impact of smoking on lung cancer patients9
Thank you from the Chief Editor (2022–2024)9
Respiratory muscle dysfunction in acute and chronic respiratory failure: how to diagnose and how to treat?9
Pulmonary capillary recruitment and distention in mammalian lungs: species similarities9
Air pollution, metabolites and respiratory health across the life-course9
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review, Bayesian meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis8
Pulmonary aspergillosis: diagnosis and treatment8
The deadly dance of alveolar macrophages and influenza virus8
Animal models of silicosis: fishing for new therapeutic targets and treatments8
Atypical imaging patterns during lung invasive mould diseases: lessons for clinicians8
Assessing adherence to inhaled therapies in asthma and the emergence of electronic monitoring devices8
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Multiple breath washout in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a systematic review of the literature8
Home mechanical ventilation in children: evolving indications in an era of new treatment options8
Medication adherence, related factors and outcomes among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review8
A role for club cells in smoking-associated lung adenocarcinoma8
The effects of COVID-19 on respiratory muscle performance: making the case for respiratory muscle testing and training8
Con: clinical remission in asthma – not yet there8
Noncoding RNAs in asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells8
Neutrophilic inflammation in bronchiectasis8
Ear and upper airway clinical outcome measures for use in primary ciliary dyskinesia research: a scoping review7
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 in Europe: a review7
Revisiting the role of pulmonary surfactant in chronic inflammatory lung diseases and environmental exposure7
Exertional ventilation/carbon dioxide output relationship in COPD: from physiological mechanisms to clinical applications7
The world of rare interstitial lung diseases7
Non-typeableHaemophilus influenzaeairways infection: the next treatable trait in asthma?7
Multidisciplinary management of tracheobronchial injury7
Peripheral blood monocyte count and outcomes in patients with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: challenges and controversies7
Surgical and bronchoscopic pulmonary function-improving procedures in lung emphysema7
The cystic fibrosis lung microenvironment alters antibiotic activity: causes and effects7
Efficacy and safety of gefapixant for chronic cough: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials7
Rare genetic interstitial lung diseases: a pictorial essay7
“Sex and gender differences during the lung lifespan: unveiling a pivotal impact” P. Tondo, C. Meschi, M. Mantero, G. Scioscia, M. Siciliano, M. Bradicich and G.M. Stella, on behalf of the Italian Res7
Correction to subglottic secretion drainage for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an overview of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis7
20 years of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in COPD7
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