OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is 73. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Emergency Intubation: A High-Stakes Procedure with Critical Gaps in Understanding Team Impact	712
Use FEV1/FVC Z -Score Staging to Minimize Sex and Age Bias in Staging Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	676
Interventions Relieving Dyspnea in Intubated Patients Show Responsiveness of the Mechanical Ventilation–Respiratory Distress Observation Scale	475
Emerging Investigators Highlight	418
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	385
Reply to Wendel-Garcia et al .: Low-Dose Anticoagulation to Prevent Intracranial Hemorrhage in COVID-19 Patients under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenatio	375
Addressing the Use of the CAPTURE (a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Decisions	282
Race-based Reference Equation for Lung Function Testing in African Americans	218
Extending the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation to New Groups: Reply to Anidi et al .	194
October 1 Highlight	168
Genetically Identifying the “Thromboembolic” in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	165
Access to Medically Necessary Reproductive Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Hypertension	160
No One Left Behind: Access to Prevention and Treatment for All: Message on World Lung Day from M. Patricia Rivera, M.D. President of the American Thoracic Society	159
Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults	152
Clinical Guidelines: Asking the Right Questions to Guide Fungal Infection Management	148
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Detection: Hurdles and Struggles	142
Targeting Autotaxin and Lysophosphatidic Acid in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Admilparant’s Positive Results Show Continued Promise	142
Mediastinal Lymph Node Silicotic Nodules and Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: A Controlled Study in Patients with Lung Cancer	141
Rituximab Induced Organizing Pneumonia; A Signal of Immunosuppression Gone Too Far	140
Clinical Phenotyping of Asthma in the ATLANTIS Cohort: The Role of Sputum Eosinophils in Patients With Low Blood Eosinophils	138
A Delicate Connection: A Case of Tracheal Bleeding Uncovered	138
'Worsening Respiratory Failure in a Middle Aged Healthy Female'	135
The Great Masquerader: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Camouflaging as Asthma Exacerbation	134
Sarcoidosis Unmasked Upon Discontinuation of Infliximab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis	132
Lung to Gut: A Rare Occurrence of Pulmonary Manifestation of Crohn's Disease	124

Insights Into Transcriptomic Variation Between Pericytes in Lung and Skin	123
Organizing Pneumonia Secondary to COVID-19 Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient	119
Radiographic Riddle: Atypical Presentation of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia	115
Turn & Face the Strange: When Clinical Evolution Should Prompt Re-evaluation of a Malignant Pleural Effusion	114
Descriptive Analysis of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Respiratory Support (RS) With Follow-up in the Pulmonology Department	114
The Effect of Advanced Interventional Approaches on Patient Outcomes After Pulmonary Embolism	112
A Team-based Patient Engagement Approach to Selexipag Initiation and Maintenance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (TEAM PAH): Interim Analysis of a Real-world Retrospective Study	111
Seeing the Light: Reflections on an Uncertain Lung Cancer Diagnosis	110
Responsiveness of the Short Physical Performance Battery to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People Living With COPD and Frailty: Secondary Analysis of a Single-centre Cohort Study	109
Foreign Body Granulomatous Reaction Disguising as a Recurrent Lymphocytic Exudative Pleural Effusion	108
Unplugging the Pipe: Troubleshooting an Accidental One-Way Valve	104
Comprehensive Evaluation of Biologic Therapies in Severe Asthma: A Meta-analysis on Exacerbation Reduction, Lung Function Improvement, and Quality of Life Enhancement	101
Changes in Cardiac Effort in Pulmonary Hypertension-Interstitial Lung Disease: Insights from the Ascent Trial	97
Antifibrotic Therapy Combined With Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy May Improve Survival in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or Other Fibrotic ILD and Pulmonary Hypertension	96
Incidental Finding of Left Intra-atrial Tumor in Transit Seen on Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy	93
Microplastics in Human Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid	92
Proximal Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Improves Sleep-disordered Breathing in Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Osprey Randomized, Controlled Trial	92
Call to Action: Addressing Low Rates of Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) in Asian Americans	91
Lung Entrapment Syndrome From Multiloculated Empyema Necessitating Pleural Decortication	90
Centralizing Community Care Referrals at a VA Lung Cancer Screening Program	90
Tezepelumab Reduces and Eliminates OCS Use in OCS-Dependent Patients With Severe Asthma: Primary Results from the Phase 3b WAYFINDER Study	90
An Epigenetic Association Between Heightened Airway Hyperreactivity and Maternal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution	89
Snap, Crackle, and Pop! First Described Tracheal Diverticulum Causing Severe Pneumomediastinum in MDA5 Dermatomyositis	88
You GATA Follow Up Pulmonary Nodules	87
Malignancy Masquerading as Amyopathic Dermatomyositis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease	87
Clinical Manifestations and Management of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome	87
COPD Complications: Analyzing Outcomes in a Rural Environment	86
"They Were Really Useless": The Impact of Healthcare Providers on Experiences of Financial Toxicity among Individuals with COPD	85
An Analysis of Pulse Oximetry and Arterial Oxygen Content in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	83
Understanding Nebulizer Utilization in Clinical Practice: A COPD Foundation Nebulizer Consortium Survey Study	83
CT-based Discrimination of CTEPH Using Deep Learning Clot Vessel Radiomics and Machine Learning	82
Transcriptomic Signature-guided Depletion of Intermediate Alveolar Epithelial Cells Ameliorates Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice	82
Characteristics Associated With Regular Attendance and Quality of Asthma Annual Reviews in Adults With Asthma in England	81
Exploring Human Respiratory Organoids for Insights Into Influenza and Coronavirus Pathogenesis	80
Collateral Damage: Hemoptysis in a Child With Fontan Physiology	80
Association of the Q223R Leptin Receptor Polymorphism With Bacterial Pneumonia in the Michigan Genomics Initiative	78
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	77
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Causing Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension in a 79 Year Old Male	77
Altered Peripheral γδT Cell Profiles With Increased IL-17A Secretion in Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis	76
A Tale of Two Effusions: Management of Pericardial Effusions in Two Patients With Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension	76
Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviors Among Adults With Versus Without Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: The C4R Study	76
Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Outpatient Inhalers at Stanford Medicine	75
Relative Risk of Death in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations	75
The Predictive Factors for Major Pathological Response in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients With Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy	74
Differential Gene Expression in Preterm Compared to Term-born Children Hospitalized With Rhinovirus Infection: Insights From RNA Sequencing	74
Survival Outcomes in Clinico-Radiologic Diagnosis of Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study Revealing Unexpected Mortality Patterns in Younger Patients	73
A Breathe of Uncertainty: Rare Cystic Lung Disease in Neurofibromatosis	73
Intensive Care Unit Implementation Climate is Associated With Use of Lung Protective Ventilation	73