OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Pulmonary Medicine is 30. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study	106
Anti-synthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease possibly caused by atezolizumab in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma: a case report	82
Endobronchial biopsies in patients receiving clopidogrel and aspirin treatment	79
Clinical significance and potential pathogenesis of VCAN in adult non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective study	63
Concordance between transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the same patients	60
Evaluating the impact of altitudinal variations on COVID-19 mortality rates: a comprehensive analysis	56
Establishment of a prognosis prediction model for lung squamous cell carcinoma related to PET/CT: basing on immunogenic cell death-related lncRNA	55
What is the optimal first-line regimen for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	55
Development and validation of a nomogram for assessing survival in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	55
Association of metabolic syndrome and prognosis in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia	48
Associations of different combinations of moderate-vigorous physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity with mortality among US lung cancer survivors	47
Cost effectiveness of a novel swallowing and respiratory sensation assessment and a modelled intervention to reduce acute exacerbations of COPD	46
Silicone ventilation catheter for high-frequency jet ventilation in interventional pulmonology; a new approach	46
Predicting mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: an early model utilizing clinical symptoms	45
Longitudinal lung function trajectories in response to azithromycin therapy for chronic lung disease in children with HIV infection: a secondary analysis of the BREATHE trial	45
Correction: Perfusion-only Q-SPECT as a rule-out tool for CTEPH in resource-limited settings: a feasibility study on reducing unnecessary referrals to tertiary centers	44
Real-time ultrasound-guided laryngeal mask assisted percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy versus bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in critically ill patients: a randomized co	44
Changing dynamics of tuberculosis incidence in Northwest Iran (East Azerbaijan): 15-Year joinpoint time trend analysis	40
Identification of serum MiRNAs as candidate biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis	40
Hospital admission rates and related outcomes among adult Aboriginal australians with bronchiectasis – a ten-year retrospective cohort study	39
Pulmonary rehabilitation with balance training for fall reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial	39
Rare case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with ANCA positivity	38
Periodontal disease increases the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Mendelian randomization study	37
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study	37
Unraveling the mediation role of frailty and depression in the relationship between social support and self-management among Chinese elderly COPD patients: a cross-sectional study	36

Modulatory roles of the vagus nerve and nicotine in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats	35
Nitric oxide exacerbates systemic inflammation in adults with severe acute respiratory	35
Publisher Correction: Factors associated with overdiagnosis of benign pulmonary nodules as malignancy: a retrospective cohort study	34
Clinical significance of high monocyte counts for the continuous treatment with nintedanib	34
Importance of physician history taking in complementing patient-reported interstitial lung disease questionnaire	33
Silicone stent versus fully covered metallic stent in tracheoesophageal fistula: a single-center retrospective study	30
Biomarkers trajectories in critically ill patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from latent class growth analysis	30
Circulating choline levels are associated with prognoses in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a cohort study	30
Long-term multicenter comparison shows equivalent efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in severe asthma therapy	30
Parenteral prostacyclin utilization in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the intermediate-risk strata: a retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey	30
Climate skepticism, natural hazards, and community vulnerability in COPD mortality among US counties	30
Optimal first-line treatment for EGFR-mutated NSCLC: a comparative analysis of osimertinib and second-generation EGFR-TKIs	30