OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
The pontine Kölliker-Fuse nucleus gates facial, hypoglossal, and vagal upper airway related motor activity	114
Prediction of cough effectiveness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients assessed by ultrasuond of the diaphragm during the cough expiration phase	66
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Cardiorespiratory physiology, exertional symptoms, and psychological burden in post-COVID-19 fatigue	25
Cough response in specific pathogen-free guinea pig animal model	24
In silico investigation of inhalation condition impacts on hygroscopic growth and deposition of salbutamol sulphate in human airways	24
Obesity-related reduced spirometry and altered breathing pattern are associated with mechanical disadvantage of the diaphragm	23
Sensitivity of the airway smooth muscle in terms of force, shortening and stiffness	23
Analysis of inspiratory and expiratory muscles using ultrasound in rats: A reproducible and non-invasive tool to study respiratory function	22
Acute thoracoabdominal and hemodynamic responses to tapered flow resistive loading in healthy adults	17
The effects of NO on the urea cycle pathway in short-term intermittent hypobaric hypoxia in rats	17
Hypoxia and its preconditioning on cardiac and vascular remodelling in experimental animals	16
Dyspnea during exercise and voluntary hyperpnea in women with obesity	15
Identifying bronchoconstriction from the ratio of diaphragm EMG to tidal volume	15
SerpinA3n affects ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma in neonatal mice via the regulation of collagen deposition and inflammatory response	15
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Preventive effects of hesperidin in an experimental model ofs acute lung inflammation	14
Prelude Special Issue: Breathing and Evolution	13
Branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1 inhibition attenuates childhood asthma in mice by effecting airway remodeling and autophagy	13
Examining the repeatability of a novel test to measure exertional dyspnoea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	13
Methylene blue induced O2 consumption is not dependent on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation: Implications for salvage pathways during acute mitochondrial poisoning	13
Forced oscillatory parameters as predictors of COPD assessment test improvement in untreated COPD patients	13
Phrenic-to-intercostal reflex activity in response to high frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS)	12
Feasibility of a nasal breathing training during pulmonary rehabilitation. A pilot randomized controlled study	12
Pelvic floor muscle length changes with breathing in males: A preliminary report	11

Altering magnetic field strength impacts the assessment of diaphragmatic function using cervical magnetic stimulation	11
Oxidative stress and activation of H2A.X in lung alveolar epithelial cells (A549) by nanoparticulate carbon black	11
Regulation of vagally-evoked respiratory responses by the lateral parabrachial nucleus in the mouse	11
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Optogenetic activation of the tongue in spontaneously breathing mice	11
Lung inflammation and simulated airway resistance in infants with cystic fibrosis	11
Adipokines in interstitial lung diseases	10
Degree of convexity calculated from expiratory flow-volume curves for identifying airway obstruction in nonsedated and nonparalyzed ventilated patients	10
On pulse oximetry and hypoxia	10
How does cervical spinal cord injury impact the cardiopulmonary response to exercise?	10
Risk factors for depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10
Effects of high-intensity inspiratory muscle warm-up on inspiratory muscle strength and accessory inspiratory muscle activity	10
Vagal cardiac control in rats with LPS-induced lung injury	9
Effects of acetylcholine on hypoglossal and C4 nerve activity in brainstem-spinal cord preparations from newborn rat	9
Work of breathing and lung volume during forward leaning supported by the upper limbs	9
Changes in phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats	9
Impact of obesity and ovariectomy on respiratory function in female mice	9
Effect of induced acute metabolic alkalosis on the V̇E/V̇CO2 response to exercise in healthy adults	9
Adenosine A2a receptors modulate TrkB receptor-dependent respiratory plasticity in neonatal rats	9
A new technique to analyse threshold-intensities based on time dependent change-points in the ratio of minute ventilation and end-tidal partial pressure of carbon-dioxide production	8
Examining the haemodynamic repercussions of ventilator hyperinflation in elderly patients: An explanatory study	8
Airway epithelial cells promote in vitro airway smooth muscle cell proliferation by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	8
Neural mechanisms underlying respiratory regulation within the preBötzinger complex of the rabbit	8
An evolutionary medicine perspective on the cetacean pulmonary immune system — The first identification of SP-D and LBP in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	8
Invasive ventilation at the boundary of viability: A respiratory pathophysiology study of infants born between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation	8
Asthma induces psychiatric impairments in association with default mode and salience networks alteration: A resting-state EEG study	8
The role of oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of high-altitude cerebral edema in rats	8
Animal models of cough	8
Differential neuromotor control of the vertical and longitudinal genioglossus muscle fibers: An overlooked tongue retractor	8
Altitude and COVID-19 in Colombia: An updated analysis accounting for potential confounders	7
High flow nasal oxygen and awake prone positioning – Two allies against COVID-19: A systematic review	7
Role of endogenous nerve growth factor in laryngeal airway hyperreactivity and laryngeal inflammation induced by intermittent hypoxia in rats	7
V̇O2 (non-)linear increase in ramp-incremental exercise vs. V̇O2 slow component in constant-power exercise: Underlying mechanisms	7
The MC4R agonist, setmelanotide, is associated with an improvement in hypercapnic chemosensitivity and weight loss in male mice	7
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to metal working fluids: Detection of specific IgG antibodies to microbial antigens	7
Ethanol abolishes ventilatory long-term facilitation and blunts the ventilatory response to hypoxia in female rats	7
Reproducibility and responsiveness of airway impedance measures derived from the forced oscillation technique across different operating lung volumes	7
Dynamic hyperinflation on exercise and its relationship with lung mechanics at rest in adults with central obesity	7
Evolution of vertebrate respiratory central rhythm generators	7
Association between Interleukin-6 and vitamin D serum levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and impact of long-term continuous positive airway pressure therapy on biomarker levels	7
The pre-Bötzinger complex is necessary for the expression of inspiratory and post-inspiratory motor discharge of the vagus	7
Arginine vasopressin potentiates inspiratory bursting in hypoglossal motoneurons of neonatal mice	7
Effects of TRPV4 channel blocker on airway inflammation and airway defense reflexes in experimentally induced model of allergic asthma	6
Disinhibition does not play a role in endomorphin-2-induced changes in inspiratory motoneuron output produced by in vitro neonatal rat preparations	6
Simvastatin attenuates inflammatory process on LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice	6
Role of the pontine respiratory group in the suppression of cough by codeine in cats	6
Parasympathetic modulation withdrawal improves functional capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension	6
Impact of bronchial wall thickness on airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis	6

Effects of CO2 on time-dependent changes in cardiorespiratory functions under sustained hypoxia	6
Effects of vitamin E and selenium on allergic rhinitis and asthma pathophysiology	6
Recovery of ventilatory and metabolic responses to hypoxia in neonatal rats after chronic hypoxia	6
Age influences the specific force and fatigability of the external abdominal obliques but not pectoralis major muscles	6
Influence of muscular contraction on vascular conductance during exercise above versus below critical power	6
Does wearing a facemask decrease arterial blood oxygenation and impair exercise tolerance?	6
Impact of physical functional capacity on quality of life in patients with interstitial lung diseases	6
Spinally delivered ampakine CX717 increases phrenic motor output in adult rats	6
Glycolytic metabolism modulation on spinal neuroinflammation and vital functions following cervical spinal cord injury	6
Perinatal inflammation and gestational intermittent hypoxia disturbs respiratory rhythm generation and long-term facilitation in vitro: Partial protection by acute minocycline	6
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Insights into exercise-induced rhinitis based on nasal aerodynamics induced by airway morphology	6
Corrigendum to “The course of lung inflation alters the central pattern of tracheobronchial cough in cat – The evidence for volume feedback during cough” [Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 229 (2016) 43–50]	6
Correlation of cervical-inspiratory-muscle electromyography and oxygen uptake during treadmill walking	5
Cardiorespiratory coupling is associated with exercise capacity in athletes: A cross-sectional study	5
Use of exogenous pulmonary surfactant in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): Role in SARS-CoV-2-related lung injury	5
Respiratory activity during seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole	5
Fentanyl and neostigmine delivered to mouse prefrontal cortex differentially alter breathing	5
Inhalation airflow and ventilation efficiency in subject-specific human upper airways	5
Heat stress affects breathing and metabolism of chicks incubated at high temperature	5
Menstrual phase does not influence ventilatory responses to group III/IV afferent signaling in eumenorrheic young females	5
Exosomes derived from LPS-induced MHs cells prompted an inflammatory response in sepsis-induced acute lung injury	5
Advancing cough research: Methodological insights into cough challenge in guinea pig models using double chamber vs whole-body plethysmography	5
Axonal projection of the medullary expiratory neurons in the feline thoracic spinal cord	5
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Reflex vs. volitional cough differences amongst head and neck cancer survivors characterized by time since treatment and aspiration status	5
Alterations in pulmonary vasomotor modulators post aerobic exercise training in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	5
Ventilatory function and oxygen delivery at high altitude in the Himalayas	5
Effects of acute resistance exercise on exhaled nitric oxide levels in non-asthmatic male	5
Analysis of nasal air conditioning in subjects with unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity	5
Fenofibrate attenuates asthma features in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model via suppressing NF-κB binding activity	5
Danshensu methyl ester attenuated LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB pathway	5
Study of mesenchymal stem cells derived from lung-resident, bone marrow and chorion for treatment of LPS-induced acute lung injury	5
The role of NADPH oxidase in chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory plasticity in adult male mice	5
In mice of both sexes, repeated contractions of smooth muscle in vivo greatly enhance the response of peripheral airways to methacholine	5
Effect of the NLRP3 inflammasome on increased hypoxic ventilation response after CIH exposure in mice	4
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Lesioning of the pedunculopontine nucleus reduces rapid eye movement sleep, but does not alter cardiorespiratory activities during sleep, under hypoxic conditions in rats	4
J receptor activity in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension and its expected change in the presence of pulmonary bed vasodilators	4
Quantification of shunt fraction using contrast ultrasound and indicator dilution in an in vitro model	4
A short course of high-resistance, low-volume breathing exercise extends respiratory endurance and blunts cardiovascular responsiveness to constant load respiratory testing in healthy young adults	4
Test-retest reliability of lung diffusing capacity for nitric oxide during light to moderate intensity cycling exercise	4
New technique to quantify phospolipids in disordered phase in lung surfactant by electron spin resonance	4
Characterisation of the acute hypoxic response using breathing variability parameters: A pilot study in humans	4
Lung function and respiratory muscle strength and their relationship with weightlifting strength and body composition in non-athletic males	4
Thoracic configuration in patients ageing with cystic fibrosis: A retrospective single-blinded cohort study	4
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Amelioration of airway inflammation and pulmonary edema by Teucrium stocksianum via attenuation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and up-regulation of AQP1 and AQP5	4
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Integrative assessment of cerebral blood regulation in COPD patients	4
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Lung mechanics during recovery of a non-invasively ventilated patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia	4
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Differential inhibition of cough by GABAA and GABAB receptor antagonists in the nucleus of the solitary tract in cats	4
The pulmonary oxygen toxicity index	4
Four weeks of repetitive acute hypoxic preconditioning did not alleviate allergen-induced airway dysfunction in rats	4
Neural oscillations underlying the neural gating of respiratory sensations in generalized anxiety disorder	4
Epidural electrical spinal cord stimulation of the thoracic segments (T2-T5) facilitates respiratory function in patients with complete spinal cord injury	4
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A comparative study of dynamic lung hyperinflation and tidal volume to total lung capacity ratios during exercise in patients with chronic respiratory disease and healthy individuals	4
Neurokinin 1 and 2 receptors are involved in PGE2- and citric acid-induced cough and ventilatory responses	4
Breathing patterns and CO2 production in adult spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)	4
Exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia in female masters athletes	4
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Chronic intermittent hypoxia impaired collagen synthesis in mouse genioglossus via ROS accumulation: A transcriptomic analysis	4