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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Examining the haemodynamic repercussions of ventilator hyperinflation in elderly patients: An explanatory study	132
Preventive effects of hesperidin in an experimental model ofs acute lung inflammation	71
Editorial Board	28
Changes in phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats	28
Phrenic-to-intercostal reflex activity in response to high frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS)	25
Vagal cardiac control in rats with LPS-induced lung injury	24
Asthma induces psychiatric impairments in association with default mode and salience networks alteration: A resting-state EEG study	21
Effects of CO2 on time-dependent changes in cardiorespiratory functions under sustained hypoxia	19
Pelvic floor muscle length changes with breathing in males: A preliminary report	18
Impact of physical functional capacity on quality of life in patients with interstitial lung diseases	18
Invasive ventilation at the boundary of viability: A respiratory pathophysiology study of infants born between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation	18
Evolution of vertebrate respiratory central rhythm generators	17
The pre-Bötzinger complex is necessary for the expression of inspiratory and post-inspiratory motor discharge of the vagus	17
Editorial Board	17
Axonal projection of the medullary expiratory neurons in the feline thoracic spinal cord	16
Differential inhibition of cough by GABAA and GABAB receptor antagonists in the nucleus of the solitary tract in cats	16
Editorial Board	16
Heat stress affects breathing and metabolism of chicks incubated at high temperature	15
Impact of bronchial wall thickness on airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis	14
Breathing pattern alteration from weanling to old age in male Sprague-Dawley rats	14
Repeatability of dyspnea measurements during exercise in women with obesity	13
Prefrontal cortex activation during incremental inspiratory loading in healthy participants	13
Impaired diffusion at submaximal lung inflation in asthma and copd patients	13
MiR-21 modulates proliferation and apoptosis of human airway smooth muscle cells by regulating autophagy via PARP-1/AMPK/mTOR signalling pathway	12
Low serum erythropoietin levels are associated with fatal COVID-19 cases at 4,150 meters above sea level	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	11
Effects of inspiratory muscle training on thoracoabdominal volume regulation in older adults: A randomised controlled trial	11
Post-Exertion Rate of Reperfusion vs Point-by-Point analysis of skeletal tissue near-infrared spectroscopy during repeated fatigue recovery under normoxia and hypoxemia	11
Lung function parameters are associated with acute mountain sickness and are improved at high and extreme altitude	11
Influence of intrathoracic vagotomy on the cough reflex in the anesthetized cat	11
Elevated risk of dyspnea in adults with obesity	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
Modelling the distribution of the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve in vivo: An observational study	10
Predictive capacity of the brain natriuretic peptide in the screening of heart failure in a high altitude population	10
Effects of centipedic acid on acute lung injury: A dose-response study in a murine model	10
Computational model of trachea-alveoli gas movement during spontaneous breathing	10
Pathophysiology of hypoxemia in mechanically-ventilated patients with COVID-19: A computed tomography study	10
Editorial Board	10
Serial fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements at and off work may help to identify immunologic occupational asthma in cases with complex exposures	10
5-HT neurons of the medullary raphe contribute to respiratory control in toads	9
Editorial Board	9
Respiratory activity of the cricopharyngeus muscle in the neonatal period	9
Impact of trigeminal nerve and/or olfactory nerve stimulation on activity of human brain regions involved in the perception of breathlessness	9
Disordered breathing in severe cerebral illness – Towards a conceptual framework	9
Respiratory mechanics during methacholine bolus and continuous infusion protocols in asthma model	9
Multiple sensor theory in airway mechanosensory units	9
The effect of stimulation and unloading of baroreceptors on cough in experimental conditions	9
Using the gli spirographic prediction equations to revisit the allometric relationships between lung volumes, height and age in adults	9
Skeletal muscle oxygenation and exercise intolerance in hemodialysis: Navigating toward promising horizons?	9
Commentary on Luu et al.	9
Editorial Board	9
Low and sustained doses of erythropoietin prevent preterm infants from intraventricular hemorrhage	9
Stress stimulation promotes the injury repair process of airway epithelial cells through the [Cl−]i−FAK signaling axis	9
Breath-hold diving as a tool to harness a beneficial increase in cardiac vagal tone	9
Efficiency of exogenous surfactant combined with intravenous N-acetylcysteine in two-hit rodent model of ARDS	9
Indoor air quality – An overview of methods for measuring odor detection thresholds of single substances	8
The influence of different spontaneous breathing trials on regional ventilation distribution in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation	8
Relationship between respiratory muscle endurance and dyspnea during high-intensity exercise in trained distance runners	8
Difference in expiratory flow limitations development in normoxia and hypoxia in healthy individuals	8
Low level CO2 supplementation maintains isocapnia and reveals ventilatory long-term facilitation in rats	8
Effects of different levels of hypoxia and hypercarbia on ventilation and gas exchange in Boa constrictor amaralis and Crotalus durissus (Squamata: Serpentes)	8
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
Continuous estimation of airway resistance in non-invasive ventilation	7
Cough and swallow after laparotomy in anesthetized cats	7
Pulmonary function and functional capacity in COVID-19 survivors with persistent dyspnoea	7
Effects of DNA methylase inhibitors in a murine model of severe BPD	7
Two-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in long COVID post-exertional malaise diagnosis	7
End-tidal CO2 and ventilation: Novel markers for assessing performance levels in elite long-distance runners	7
Analysis of miRNA expression profile in lung tissues of an intermittent hypoxia rat model	7
Respiratory characterization of a humanized Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model	7
RETRACTED: Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High Altitude Cerebral Edema: A view from the High Andes	7
Week to week variability of pulmonary capillary blood volume and alveolar membrane diffusing capacity in patients with heart failure	7
Ganoderma modulates allergic asthma pathologic features via anti-inflammatory effects	7
High concentration of hydrogen ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in a sirt1-dependent manner	7

Lung function responses to cold water ingestion: A randomised controlled crossover trial	7
In silico investigation of inhalation condition impacts on hygroscopic growth and deposition of salbutamol sulphate in human airways	6
Disinhibition does not play a role in endomorphin-2-induced changes in inspiratory motoneuron output produced by in vitro neonatal rat preparations	6
Differential neuromotor control of the vertical and longitudinal genioglossus muscle fibers: An overlooked tongue retractor	6
On pulse oximetry and hypoxia	6
Quantification of shunt fraction using contrast ultrasound and indicator dilution in an in vitro model	6
Acute intermittent hypoxia evokes ventilatory long-term facilitation and active expiration in unanesthetized rats	6
High flow nasal oxygen and awake prone positioning – Two allies against COVID-19: A systematic review	6
Adipokines in interstitial lung diseases	6
Effects of acetylcholine on hypoglossal and C4 nerve activity in brainstem-spinal cord preparations from newborn rat	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
Editorial Board	6
Sensitivity of the airway smooth muscle in terms of force, shortening and stiffness	6
Regulation of vagally-evoked respiratory responses by the lateral parabrachial nucleus in the mouse	6
Effects of TRPV4 channel blocker on airway inflammation and airway defense reflexes in experimentally induced model of allergic asthma	6
Identifying bronchoconstriction from the ratio of diaphragm EMG to tidal volume	6
Age influences the specific force and fatigability of the external abdominal obliques but not pectoralis major muscles	6
Lung inflammation and simulated airway resistance in infants with cystic fibrosis	6
Editorial Board	6
Analysis of nasal air conditioning in subjects with unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity	6
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
Magnetic twitch assessment of diaphragm and quadriceps weakness in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients	5
Early effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells on lung and kidney in experimental sepsis	5
Hemodynamic response to positive end-expiratory pressure and prone position in COVID-19 ARDS	5
Editorial Board	5
Influence of combined voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7 and NaV1.8 inhibitors on cough in a guinea pig model	5
Fentanyl and neostigmine delivered to mouse prefrontal cortex differentially alter breathing	5
Role of IL-33 receptor (ST2) deletion in diaphragm contractile and mitochondrial function in the Sugen5416/hypoxia model of pulmonary hypertension	5
Characterisation of the acute hypoxic response using breathing variability parameters: A pilot study in humans	5
Rhythmic air-puff into nasal cavity modulates activity across multiple brain areas: A non-invasive brain stimulation method to reduce ventilator-induced memory impairment	5
Respiratory physiological exploration during self-induced cognitive trance	5
Swallowing disorder – A possible therapeutic target for preventing COPD exacerbations	5
Altered renin-angiotensin system gene expression in airways of antigen-challenged mice: ACE2 downregulation and unexpected increase in angiotensin 1–7	5
Rib cage distortion and dynamic hyperinflation during two exercise intensities in people with COPD	5
Fenofibrate attenuates asthma features in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model via suppressing NF-κB binding activity	5
Numerical simulation of unsteady airflow in a nasal cavity for various sizes of maxillary sinus opening in a virtual endoscopic surgery	5
Regional differences in cerebrovascular reactivity in response to acute isocapnic hypoxia in healthy humans: Methodological considerations	5
Airway mechanics alters generation of cough motor pattern	5
Pulmonary recovery directly after COVID-19 and in Long-COVID	5
Computational fluid dynamics assessed changes of nasal airflow after inferior turbinate surgery	5
Influence of chronic hypoxia on the hypoxic ventilatory response of juvenile and adult rats	5
Exosomes derived from LPS-induced MHs cells prompted an inflammatory response in sepsis-induced acute lung injury	5
Lung mechanics during recovery of a non-invasively ventilated patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia	5
Dynamic characteristics of heat capacity of the human nasal cavity during a respiratory cycle	4
Combination of acute intermittent hypoxia and intermittent transcutaneous electrical stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled crossover trial	4
TRPA1 contributes to respiratory depression from tobacco aerosol	4
Editorial Board	4
Airway stability in sleep apnea: Assessing continuous positive airway pressure efficiency	4
Editorial Board	4
Cumulative hypoxia, socioeconomic deprivation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants	4
Increased Gene expression of CCL2/CCR2 axis in bronchial smooth muscles of allergen-challenged mice	4
Effectiveness of selective NaV1.7 blocker PF-05089771 in reducing cough associated with allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs	4
Diaphragm stimulation elicits phrenic afferent-induced neuromuscular plasticity	4
Mechanisms and consequences of excess exercise ventilation in fibrosing interstitial lung disease	4
Pediatric patients diagnosed as overweight and obese have an elevated risk of dyspnea	4
Electrical impedance tomography detects changes in ventilation after airway clearance in spinal muscular atrophy type I	4
Numerical study of the impact of glottis properties on the airflow field in the human trachea using V-LES	4
Apnea behavior in early- and late-stage mouse models of Parkinson's disease: Cineradiographic analysis of spontaneous breathing, acute stress, and swallowing	4
Budesonide associated with exogenous pulmonary surfactant in a novel formulation to improve the delivery to the lung	4
Inhalation and deposition of spherical and pollen particles after middle turbinate resection in a human nasal cavity	4
Permissive hypercapnia and oxygenation impairment in premature ventilated infants	4
Editorial Board	4
Evaluation of sex-based differences in central control of breathing in American bullfrogs	4