OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Paediatric Respiratory Reviews is 4. 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
Regional oxygenation, perfusion and body and/or head position: Are preterm infants adversely impacted? A systematic review	31
Comparison of video laryngoscopy and direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation in newborn infants: A meta-analysis	23
Post viral bronchiolitis obliterans in children: A rare and potentially devastating disease	21
Beyond the score: advancing quantitative lung ultrasound in the early postnatal period	18
Complicated intrathoracic tuberculosis: Role of therapeutic interventional bronchoscopy	17
Addition of long‐acting beta‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for asthma in preschool children: A systematic review	17
Narrative review of clinical prediction models for paediatric community acquired pneumonia	17
Characterising the lifelong consequences of bronchopulmonary dysplasia	15
Socioeconomic determinants of outcomes in childhood asthma	15
Cough medicines for children- time for a reality check	13
Learning from cystic fibrosis: How can we start to personalise treatment of Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD)?	12
The management of upper airway obstruction in Pierre Robin Sequence	12
Editorial: Difficult to treat asthma in vulnerable populations	12
Approaches to the management of haemoptysis in young people with cystic fibrosis	11
Year in review: “Best” papers in pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine in 2025	11
Respiratory oscillometry in infants: present challenges and future opportunities	11
A Review Of Host-Specific Diagnostic And Surrogate Biomarkers In Children With Pulmonary Tuberculosis	10
Microbiology and management of respiratory infections in children with tracheostomy	10
Unintended impacts of COVID-19 on the epidemiology and burden of paediatric respiratory infections	9
Editorial Board	8
Towards standardized and clinically relevant definitions of hypoxemia and hyperoxemia in preterm infants: A systematic review	8
Cystic Fibrosis screen positive, inconclusive diagnosis (CFSPID) to Cystic Fibrosis: Detecting disease with serial assessments	8
Exercise capacity and the psychosocial effect in preterm born infants – Should we do more?	8
Respiratory infections in low and middle-income countries	8
Post-tuberculosis lung disease in children and adolescents: A scoping review of definitions, measuring tools, and research gaps	8

Lung trajectories into adulthood of preterm born survivors and the influence of sex	8
Update on paediatric lung transplantation: an overview of a challenging therapeutic	8
A review of imaging in the diagnosis and management of complicated paediatric pneumonia	8
Health disparities in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing	7
Artificial intelligence in paediatric respiratory medicine	7
Insulin-like growth factor-1 replacement therapy after extremely premature birth: An opportunity to optimize lifelong lung health by preserving the natural sequence of lung development	6
Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes: Clinical approach and knowledge gaps	6
Necrotizing Pneumonia In Children: A Review	6
Severe childhood asthma in low and middle-income countries	6
Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children	6
Face masks and protection against COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections: Assessment of benefits and harms in children	6
Immunologic evaluation by a pediatric pulmonologist	5
Variable and evolving degrees of CFTR dysfunction: Implications for diagnosis and clinical management	5
Editorial Board	5
Should an inhaled corticosteroid accompany each dose of fast-acting beta2-agonist for relief of asthma symptoms?	5
Non-invasive respiratory support in preterm infants	5
Cheyne-stokes respiration in children with heart failure	5
A review of post COVID syndrome pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management in children and young people	5
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome: Approaches to assessment and management	5
Exercise testing for young athletes	5
The potential effects of climate change on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in children	5
Safety and extrapulmonary effects of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Non-invasive ventilation in pediatrics: a narrative review. Part 1: conventional non-invasive ventilation	4
Physical activity and exercise training in cystic fibrosis	4
Editorial Board	4
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to transplant in neonates with fatal pulmonary conditions: A review	4
Race, bias, disparities, and pulmonary medicine	4
Climate change and children’s respiratory health	4
Imaging in neonatal respiratory disease	4
Long-acting muscarinic antagonists as add-on treatment for asthma in children under age 12: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
In modulators we trust	4
Diagnostic and interventional paediatric bronchoscopy in low and middle-income countries	4
The potential of bacteriophage therapy in the treatment of paediatric respiratory infections	4
Fetal growth restriction and neonatal-pediatric lung diseases: Vascular mechanistic links and therapeutic directions	4