OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is 69. 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.)

Article	Citations
Constructing Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Another Brick from the Wall	1509
Biological Age, Chronological Age, and Survival in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Causal Mediation Analysis	338
Assessing Pretomanid for Tuberculosis (APT), a Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Pretomanid-Containing Regimens for Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis: 12-Week Results	301
COVID-19 and Risk of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Respiratory Failure: A National Cohort Study	278
Targeting Autotaxin and Lysophosphatidic Acid in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Admilparant’s Positive Results Show Continued Promise	273
October 1 Highlight	243
Daily Exposure to Mild Intermittent Hypoxia Reduces Blood Pressure in Male Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension	234
Drug Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Are We There Yet?	231
Regulating the Regulators: Epigenetic Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Hypertension	199
Reply to Jankowich: PRISm: What?s in a Name?	195
Determinants of Lung Fissure Completeness	183
Outdoor Air Pollution and Your Health	180
Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Putting the Cart Before the Horse	169
Good’s Syndrome: Thymoma with Acquired Immunodeficiency	163
Systemic Air Embolism and Mediastinal Emphysema after Pneumonia	159
Lessons from the North: CanCOLD, Exercise, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	156
Lipofibroblasts in Structurally Normal, Fibrotic, and Emphysematous Human Lungs	151
Use FEV₁/FVC Z-Score Staging to Minimize Sex and Age Bias in Staging Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	150
In Case of Invasive Nodule, Break Ground Glass	148
Electrical Impedance Tomography to Evaluate Sigh Effects in Unilateral Lung Injury	140
Endobronchial Clear-Cell Sugar Tumor	139
The 4DPRR Index and Mechanical Power: A Step Ahead or Four Steps Backward?	134
Why Home Noninvasive Ventilation Should Begin in the Hospital, Not at Home	129
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	128
Be the Change: Advancing Lung Health and Closing the Global Healthcare Gap	126

Crossing Kingdoms: Host–Microbial Endotyping and the Quest to Understand Treatable Traits in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	126
Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Pathogen That Can Hold Its Breath a Long Time	122
Air Pollution and Bronchitis: Childhood Exposure, Lifelong Consequences	122
CFTR Modulators to the Rescue of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis and Advanced Lung Disease	121
Reply to Wendel-Garcia et al.: Low-Dose Anticoagulation to Prevent Intracranial Hemorrhage in COVID-19 Patients under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support	119
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transport for Severe COVID-19: Why We Can and Should!	115
Addressing the Use of the CAPTURE (a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Decisions	112
Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Clinical Implications of Early Interstitial Lung Disease	111
COPD Detection: Hurdles and Struggles	110
Stop the Asthma Treatment Elevator, We Need to Get Off!	109
Genetically Identifying the “Thromboembolic” in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	102
Clinical Guidelines: Asking the Right Questions to Guide Fungal Infection Management	102
Alveolar Collapse Is a Threat in Injured Lungs, but What About the Airway Opening Pressure?	99
Does Autoimmune Response Against Surfactant Protein Cause Interstitial Lung Disease?	97
Uncontrollable Hemoptysis owing to Pseudoangiosarcomatous Carcinoma of the Lung	93
Reply to Kasugai et al.: The Mystery of Futility of Appropriate Antibiotics for Coinfection in COVID-19	92
Significant Airway Obstruction by Carbonaceous Fibrin Casts in a Child with Smoke Inhalation Injury	90
Pulmonary Embolus and Hemoptysis Revealing Rare Intralobar Sequestration	90
Race-based Reference Equation for Lung Function Testing in African Americans	89
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	88
Impaired Lung Function in Extremely Preterm–Born Adults in Their Fourth Decade of Life	87
Mediastinal Lymph Node Silicotic Nodules and Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: A Controlled Study in Patients with Lung Cancer	86
Managing Your Asthma: Avoiding Irritants	86
Extending the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation to New Groups: Reply to Anidi et al.	84
Diaphragm Dysfunction as a Contributor to Breathlessness after COVID-19 Infection	84
Access to Medically Necessary Reproductive Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Hypertension	84
Reply to Hsiao and Chen: Refining the Concept of Disease Stability in COPD: Bridging Complexity and Clinical Practice	83
Antimicrobial Exposures in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	83
Nasal High Flow to Modulate Dyspnea in Orally Intubated Weanable Patients	81
Impact of Ambient Ultrafine Particles on Cause-Specific Mortality in Three German Cities	81
Histological Chorioamnionitis Increases the Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia	81
Trikafta Rescues CFTR and Lowers Monocyte P2X7R-induced Inflammasome Activation in Cystic Fibrosis	78
The Many Roles of Cholesterol in Sepsis: A Review	77
Viral Infection, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Long COVID	77
Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults	77
CD4⁺T-Cell Dysfunction in Severe COVID-19 Disease Is Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1–Dependent	77
A Novel Protective Role for Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 in the Pulmonary Vasculature	74
Interventions Relieving Dyspnea in Intubated Patients Show Responsiveness of the Mechanical Ventilation–Respiratory Distress Observation Scale	73
Pulmonary FABP4 Is an Inverse Biomarker of Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children and Adults	72
Epigenetic Modification of the von Willebrand Factor Promoter Drives Platelet Aggregation on the Pulmonary Endothelium in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	72
Radiographic Graft Surveillance in Lung Transplantation: Prognostic Role of Parametric Response Mapping	71
Evaluation of Droplet Countermeasures by a Particle Visualization System in Simulated Bronchoscopy	71
Risks and Benefits of Ultra–Lung-Protective Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Strategies with a Focus on Extracorporeal Support	70
Anti-acid Therapies in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Premature to Dismiss?	69