OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine is 6. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Do all patients with cancer thrombosis have the same risk of bleeding and recurrence? Particularities of lung cancer	48
Multidisciplinary bronchopulmonary dysplasia care	40
The effects of physical activity tele-counseling intervention on physical activity, functional performance, and quality of life in post-COVID-19 conditions: a randomized controlled trial	39
Moderate sedation with dexmedetomidine–remifentanil is safer than deep sedation with propofol–remifentanil for endobronchial ultrasound while providing comparable quality: a randomized double-blind tr	33
Breastfeeding, lung development and asthma	32
Evaluation of exacerbation severity in patients with COPD exacerbations according to the GOLD 2023 report	30
How can we improve our use of allergen immunotherapy as a treatment option for asthma and severe asthma?	26
Treatment options for children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	24
Relationship between patient functionality impairment and caregiver burden: is there a cut off point for the severe COPD patient?	24
The safety of asthma treatment and management strategies in pregnancy	24
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: a narrative review of a clinical conundrum	23
First-line immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: how to select and where to go	21
The bleeding risk and safety of repeated bronchoscopies with tissue sampling in patients with pulmonary lesions	21
Clinical controversies in the management of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation of four important but controversial aspects of acute pulmonary embolism management that are still subject of debate and	20
Intermittent abdominal pressure ventilation management in neuromuscular diseases: a Delphi panel Consensus	20
Role of radiation in oligometastases and oligoprogression in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: consensus and controversy	18
Adherence to inhaled antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis: insights from a virtual patient advisory board	18
Adult asthma in Greece: prevalence, comorbidities, and risk factors	18
Management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated with connective tissue disease	17
Is there cardiac autonomic dysfunction in children and adolescents with exercise-induced bronchospasm?	17
Sleep apnea is associated with the increase of certain genera of Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae in the gut microbiome of hypertensive patients	17
Assessing accuracy of testing and diagnosis in cystic fibrosis	17
Developments in smoking cessation interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the past 5 years: a scoping review	17
Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions in adults with moderate-to-severe asthma: an extended systematic review	16
The double threat: bacterial and fungal co-/superinfection in viral pneumonia	16

What is the future of inhaled antibiotics for bronchiectasis?	16
What is personalized lung poromechanical modeling and how can it improve the understanding and management of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases?	16
Pulmonary tuberculosis in non-HIV adults: an evergreen old-fashioned disease in high-income countries. A narrative review	15
Clinical trials on acute exacerbations of interstitial lung diseases	15
The potential of volatile organic compound analysis for pathogen detection and disease monitoring in patients with cystic fibrosis	15
The value of perioperative physical activity in older patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer	15
Diagnostic accuracy of interleukin-2 receptor in sarcoidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Lung ultrasound in children with asthma exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Optimizing asthma care in low-to-middle income countries through multisectoral collaboration: recommendation report of the first Philippine Asthma Assembly	14
Demystification of artificial intelligence for respiratory clinicians managing patients with obstructive lung diseases	14
Viral community-acquired pneumonia: what’s new since COVID-19 emerged?	13
Humidification insights in mechanical ventilation and respiratory support. A narrative review	13
The argument for utilising magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for monitoring lung structure and function in pediatric patients	13
Consensus-based standardization of procedural steps for indwelling pleural catheter placement: a modified Delphi study	13
Acute respiratory failure in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia	13
Isolated lung perfusion for targeted therapies: applications in acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, and transplantation	13
Can humidified high flow reverse mucus plugging?	12
Application of artificial intelligence for the detection of obstructive sleep apnea based on clinical and demographic data: a systematic review	12
Respiratory training effects in Long COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Bayesian or frequentist: there is no question when comparing single-inhaler triple therapies via network meta-analysis. Focus on fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol fixed-dose combination in c	12
Clinical perspective on non-sleepy obstructive sleep apnea; to treat or not to treat?	12
Antifibrotic therapy in progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a review of recent advances	12
Elevated serum tumor-associated antigens in patients with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study on clinical features and prognosis	12
An update on targeting airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis	12
The use of biologic therapies in pediatric severe asthma	11
Diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis by multi-targeted loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay based on SYBR Green I reaction: comparison with GeneXpert® MTB/RIF assay	11
Recent advances in the use of liquid biopsy for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer	11
The right interface for the right patient in noninvasive ventilation: a systematic review	11
Respiratory manifestations of sickle cell disease in children: a comprehensive review for the pediatrician	11
How to recognize patients at risk of self-inflicted lung injury	10
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: review of 81 cases	10
Stratification of patients with KRAS-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer: improving prognostics	10
Respiratory management in the premature neonate	10
Racial/ethnic disparities in environmental respiratory allergies among cancer patients: national health interview survey analysis	10
Interactions between calcium regulatory pathways and mechanosensitive channels in airways	10
Respiratory health in a changing environment: environment-adaptive therapies and revised dosing strategies	10
Bronchomotor tone imbalance evokes airway hyperresponsiveness	10
Pharmacotherapy for obstructive sleep apnea: targeting specific pathophysiological traits	10
Demographic and clinical profile of patients suffering prolonged severe hypoxia in COVID-19	9
Management of COPD exacerbations in hospital emergency departments	9
Gut–lung axis and microbiome interplay in type 2 high asthma	9
A clinicians’ guide to non-invasive ventilation for exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	9
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: diagnosis and management	9
Type 2 severe asthma: pathophysiology and treatment with biologics	9
Imagining the severe asthma decision trees of the future	9
Effects of strength training in patients with COPD: a systematic review	9
Inhaled immunosuppressants after lung transplantation –real potential to enhance patient outcomes	9
The relation between visceral fat and lung function in the general population is in part mediated by CRP and leptin	9
Current insights into the clinico-pathologic characteristics of lung cancer in women	9
Inhaled argon for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: current knowledge and future clinical potential	9

Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis	8
Diagnosis and management of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease	8
Improving diagnostic strategies in bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions	8
Improving access to non-pharmacological treatment for chronic respiratory disease: what? Why? How?	8
Optimal diagnostic strategies for pleural diseases and identifying high-risk patients	8
A narrative review of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management challenges	8
Health disparities in cystic fibrosis in the context of the exposome: recent developments and future directions	8
Sex differences in clinical and radiographic features of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a Chinese population	8
Thoracic ultrasound-guided real-time pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Impact of aging on immune function in the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases: potential for therapeutic targets	7
Should we be screening for COPD? – looking through the lens of lung cancer screening	7
Correction	7
Personalised management and supporting individuals to live with their asthma in a primary care setting	7
The promise of blue light in combating ventilator-associated pneumonia	7
Current technological advancement in asthma care	7
Efficacy and safety of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	7
So we now have RSV vaccines. What’s our next steps?	7
Minimally invasive surgical approaches for pneumothorax: evolution and current perspectives	7
Predicting the successful application of high-flow nasal oxygen cannula in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure: a retrospective analysis	7
An overview of central sleep apnea with heart failure	7
Traditional biomarkers and clinical hallmarks in the frame of epithelial driven airways inflammation	7
Vitamin D deficiency and severity of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a systematic review	7
Mendelian randomization study on the causal effect of herpes simplex virus infection on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	7
An update on endobronchial valve therapy for severe emphysema: real world data and special indications	7
Some challenges in implementing updated European respiratory society (ERS)/American thoracic society (ATS)-2022 interpretive strategies for routine pulmonary function tests	7
Extreme temperature and airway dehydration: current understanding and integrative insights into respiratory vulnerability	7
What’s next for direct bronchoprovocation test methods?	6
Targeting respiratory microbiomes in COPD and bronchiectasis	6
What’s new in the management of pulmonary complications in allogeneic stem cell transplantation?	6
Impairment of neural mechanosensitivity in the Long COVID haulers	6
Exploring the complex relationship between the lung microbiome and ventilator-associated pneumonia	6
Differential COVID-19 preventive behaviors among Asian subgroups in the United States	6
Spatially resolved airway niches: mapping epithelial–immune microenvironments in asthma	6
Role of myositis autoantibodies in diagnosing interstitial lung disease in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a retrospective analysis	6
Interaction between occupational radon exposure and tobacco smoke: a systematic review	6
Predictors of invasive mechanical ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study from Jordan	6
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
Strategies for preventing and reducing the impact of acute respiratory failure from pneumonia	6
Sex steroid hormones and asthma in males: a state-of-the-art review	6
Airway clearance techniques – a proposed classification based on definitions?	6
Practical approaches to the diagnosis of asthma in school-age children	6
Convalescent plasma therapy in COVID-19: Unravelling the data using the principles of antibody therapy	6
Pulmonary endoscopy – central to an interventional pulmonology program	6
Unlocking the secrets of success: enhancing non-invasive respiratory support therapies for improved patient outcomes	6
The role of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension and imaging methods for non-invasive evaluation	6
The use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis	6
Up-to-date guidance towards improving medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6
A review of the safety of antibody therapy in severe eosinophilic asthma	6
MicroRNAs in exhaled breath condensate and plasma for diagnosis of asbestos-related interstitial lung diseases	6