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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Invasive ventilation at the boundary of viability: A respiratory pathophysiology study of infants born between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation	30
Impact of physical functional capacity on quality of life in patients with interstitial lung diseases	25
Editorial Board	21
Asthma induces psychiatric impairments in association with default mode and salience networks alteration: A resting-state EEG study	20
Evolution of vertebrate respiratory central rhythm generators	19
Examining the haemodynamic repercussions of ventilator hyperinflation in elderly patients: An explanatory study	19
Changes in phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats	19
Effects of CO2 on time-dependent changes in cardiorespiratory functions under sustained hypoxia	19
Editorial Board	17
The pre-Bötzinger complex is necessary for the expression of inspiratory and post-inspiratory motor discharge of the vagus	17
Phrenic-to-intercostal reflex activity in response to high frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS)	17
Preventive effects of hesperidin in an experimental model ofs acute lung inflammation	16
Modality of tracheal sensory inputs modulate swallowing reflexibility and discharge patterns of neurons of the dorsal swallowing group in rats	16
Vagal cardiac control in rats with LPS-induced lung injury	16
Pelvic floor muscle length changes with breathing in males: A preliminary report	15
Breathing pattern alteration from weanling to old age in male Sprague-Dawley rats	14
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Impaired diffusion at submaximal lung inflation in asthma and copd patients	13
Repeatability of dyspnea measurements during exercise in women with obesity	13
Axonal projection of the medullary expiratory neurons in the feline thoracic spinal cord	13
Modulating respiratory mechanics and inflammation in hepatopulmonary syndrome: Aerobic exercise as a therapeutic strategy	13
Differential inhibition of cough by GABAA and GABAB receptor antagonists in the nucleus of the solitary tract in cats	13
Impact of bronchial wall thickness on airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis	13
Cinnamaldehyde modulates oxidative stress and NF-κB signaling in OVA-induced asthmatic BALB/c mice	12
Prior self-control exertion decreases pre-frontal cortex oxygenation during a CO rebreathing challenge but does not affect perceptions of dyspnoea or tolerance time	12

Heat stress affects breathing and metabolism of chicks incubated at high temperature	12
Changes in cough motor output during repetitive mechanical stimulation of the tracheobronchial tree in cats	12
Effects of centipedic acid on acute lung injury: A dose-response study in a murine model	11
Prefrontal cortex activation during incremental inspiratory loading in healthy participants	11
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Influence of intrathoracic vagotomy on the cough reflex in the anesthetized cat	11
MiR-21 modulates proliferation and apoptosis of human airway smooth muscle cells by regulating autophagy via PARP-1/AMPK/mTOR signalling pathway	11
Lung function parameters are associated with acute mountain sickness and are improved at high and extreme altitude	11
Modelling the distribution of the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve in vivo: An observational study	11
Effects of lung volume and trigeminal nerve stimulation on diving response in breath-hold divers and non-divers	11
Optimising the Dyspnoea Challenge: exertional dyspnoea responses to changing treadmill gradients	11
Elevated risk of dyspnea in adults with obesity	11
Pathophysiology of hypoxemia in mechanically-ventilated patients with COVID-19: A computed tomography study	10
Tobacco smoking: A stimulus for blood volume expansion	10
Post-Exertion Rate of Reperfusion vs Point-by-Point analysis of skeletal tissue near-infrared spectroscopy during repeated fatigue recovery under normoxia and hypoxemia	10
Multiple sensor theory in airway mechanosensory units	10
Pulmonary stretch receptor modulation of synaptic inhibition shapes the discharge pattern of respiratory premotor neurons	10
The effect of stimulation and unloading of baroreceptors on cough in experimental conditions	10
Effects of inspiratory muscle training on thoracoabdominal volume regulation in older adults: A randomised controlled trial	10
Editorial Board	9
Stress stimulation promotes the injury repair process of airway epithelial cells through the [Cl−]i−FAK signaling axis	9
Low and sustained doses of erythropoietin prevent preterm infants from intraventricular hemorrhage	9
Disordered breathing in severe cerebral illness – Towards a conceptual framework	9
Serial fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements at and off work may help to identify immunologic occupational asthma in cases with complex exposures	9
The acute effect of slow deep breathing variation techniques on ventilatory capacity and inspiratory muscle endurance	9
Difference in expiratory flow limitations development in normoxia and hypoxia in healthy individuals	8
Roflumilast, a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor, induces respiratory frequency plasticity that is resistant to inflammation in neonatal rat in vitro preparations	8
Commentary on Luu et al.	8
Low level CO2 supplementation maintains isocapnia and reveals ventilatory long-term facilitation in rats	8
Impact of trigeminal nerve and/or olfactory nerve stimulation on activity of human brain regions involved in the perception of breathlessness	8
The influence of different spontaneous breathing trials on regional ventilation distribution in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation	8
Efficiency of exogenous surfactant combined with intravenous N-acetylcysteine in two-hit rodent model of ARDS	8
Effects of DNA methylase inhibitors in a murine model of severe BPD	8
Using the gli spirographic prediction equations to revisit the allometric relationships between lung volumes, height and age in adults	8
Breath-hold diving as a tool to harness a beneficial increase in cardiac vagal tone	8
Indoor air quality – An overview of methods for measuring odor detection thresholds of single substances	8
Relationship between respiratory muscle endurance and dyspnea during high-intensity exercise in trained distance runners	8
Chemogenetic activation of the diaphragm after spinal cord injury in rats	8
Skeletal muscle oxygenation and exercise intolerance in hemodialysis: Navigating toward promising horizons?	8
Ganoderma modulates allergic asthma pathologic features via anti-inflammatory effects	7
Lung function responses to cold water ingestion: A randomised controlled crossover trial	7
Effects of sildenafil on gas exchange, ventilatory, and sensory responses to exercise in subjects with mild-to-moderate COPD: A randomized cross-over trial	7
Differential neuromotor control of the vertical and longitudinal genioglossus muscle fibers: An overlooked tongue retractor	7
GAA replacement improves respiratory muscle, neural, and alveolar pathology in the pompe mouse	7
End-tidal CO2 and ventilation: Novel markers for assessing performance levels in elite long-distance runners	7
Respiratory characterization of a humanized Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model	7
Sensitivity of the airway smooth muscle in terms of force, shortening and stiffness	7
High concentration of hydrogen ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in a sirt1-dependent manner	7
Two-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in long COVID post-exertional malaise diagnosis	7
Cough and swallow after laparotomy in anesthetized cats	7

Age influences the specific force and fatigability of the external abdominal obliques but not pectoralis major muscles	6
Regulation of vagally-evoked respiratory responses by the lateral parabrachial nucleus in the mouse	6
Adipokines in interstitial lung diseases	6
High flow nasal oxygen and awake prone positioning – Two allies against COVID-19: A systematic review	6
In silico investigation of inhalation condition impacts on hygroscopic growth and deposition of salbutamol sulphate in human airways	6
Revisiting Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ventilation management: Time for a paradigm shift focusing on tidal volume	6
Airway epithelial cells promote in vitro airway smooth muscle cell proliferation by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	6
Simvastatin attenuates inflammatory process on LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice	6
Disinhibition does not play a role in endomorphin-2-induced changes in inspiratory motoneuron output produced by in vitro neonatal rat preparations	6
Effects of TRPV4 channel blocker on airway inflammation and airway defense reflexes in experimentally induced model of allergic asthma	6
On pulse oximetry and hypoxia	6
Respiratory effects of obesity on the ventilatory response to exercise in older adults: the impact of a shift in operational lung volumes	6
Effectiveness of selective NaV1.7 blocker PF-05089771 in reducing cough associated with allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs	5
Noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure by covid-19: A retrospective study of the feasibility, safety and outcomes	5
Computational fluid dynamics assessed changes of nasal airflow after inferior turbinate surgery	5
Editorial Board	5
Quantification of shunt fraction using contrast ultrasound and indicator dilution in an in vitro model	5
Nasal cycling effects in intranasal drug delivery efficiency to the olfactory cleft	5
Influence of combined voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7 and NaV1.8 inhibitors on cough in a guinea pig model	5
Hemodynamic response to positive end-expiratory pressure and prone position in COVID-19 ARDS	5
Combination of acute intermittent hypoxia and intermittent transcutaneous electrical stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled crossover trial	5
Role of IL-33 receptor (ST2) deletion in diaphragm contractile and mitochondrial function in the Sugen5416/hypoxia model of pulmonary hypertension	5
Lung mechanics during recovery of a non-invasively ventilated patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia	5
Analysis of the structure and surfactant activity of formulations with exogenous pulmonary surfactant as an antibiotic carrier	5
Acrolein-induced oxidative and nitrosative stress and its impact on respiratory mechanics in mice assessed using the forced oscillation technique	5
Swallowing disorder – A possible therapeutic target for preventing COPD exacerbations	5
Magnetic twitch assessment of diaphragm and quadriceps weakness in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients	5
Respiratory physiological exploration during self-induced cognitive trance	5
Pi-based mechanism of muscle fatigue during all-out exercise in humans	5
Fentanyl and neostigmine delivered to mouse prefrontal cortex differentially alter breathing	5
Characterisation of the acute hypoxic response using breathing variability parameters: A pilot study in humans	5
Fenofibrate attenuates asthma features in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model via suppressing NF-κB binding activity	5
Influence of chronic hypoxia on the hypoxic ventilatory response of juvenile and adult rats	5
Altered renin-angiotensin system gene expression in airways of antigen-challenged mice: ACE2 downregulation and unexpected increase in angiotensin 1–7	5
Pediatric patients diagnosed as overweight and obese have an elevated risk of dyspnea	4
Effect of prolonged mechanical ventilation on cough function and TRPV1 expression	4
Obituary Fulvia Bongianni 1960–2023	4
Systemic 8-OH-DPAT challenge causes hyperventilation largely via activating pre-botzinger complex 5-HT1A receptors	4
Airway stability in sleep apnea: Assessing continuous positive airway pressure efficiency	4
Numerical study of the impact of glottis properties on the airflow field in the human trachea using V-LES	4
TRPA1 contributes to respiratory depression from tobacco aerosol	4
Budesonide associated with exogenous pulmonary surfactant in a novel formulation to improve the delivery to the lung	4
Corrigendum to “Ethanol abolishes ventilatory long-term facilitation and blunts the ventilatory response to hypoxia in female rats” [Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 332 (2024) 104373]	4
Cumulative hypoxia, socioeconomic deprivation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants	4
Permissive hypercapnia and oxygenation impairment in premature ventilated infants	4
Muscle oxygenation and local blood volume difference between intercostal and deltoid during dry static apnea in breath-hold divers	4
Airway hyperresponsiveness induced by intermittent hypoxia in rats	4
Effect of positive allosteric modulation and orthosteric agonism of dopamine D2-like receptors on respiration in mouse models of Rett syndrome	4
Editorial Board	4
Effect of desflurane on changes in regional cerebral oxygenation in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation is equivalent to the effect of propofol	4
Mechanisms and consequences of excess exercise ventilation in fibrosing interstitial lung disease	4
Diaphragm stimulation elicits phrenic afferent-induced neuromuscular plasticity	4
The change in phase shift between respiratory oscillations of mean arterial pressure and heart rate in head-up tilt test: The effect of simulated microgravity	4
Airway mechanics alters generation of cough motor pattern	4
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Evaluation of sex-based differences in central control of breathing in American bullfrogs	4
Sex- and age-adjusted reference values for dynamic inspiratory constraints during incremental cycle ergometry	4
Post-exercise accumulation of interstitial lung water is greater in hypobaric than normobaric hypoxia in adults born prematurely	4
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Eupneic respiratory pattern and ventilatory responses to environmental CO2 in a small lizard, Anolis carolinensis	4
Pulmonary recovery directly after COVID-19 and in Long-COVID	4
Dysanapsis is a determinant of expiratory flow limitation during exercise in master athletes	4
Early effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells on lung and kidney in experimental sepsis	4
Apnea behavior in early- and late-stage mouse models of Parkinson's disease: Cineradiographic analysis of spontaneous breathing, acute stress, and swallowing	4