OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of Thoracic Medicine is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2021 Update	41
The effectiveness of POST-DISCHARGE telerehabilitation practices in COVID-19 patients	29
Long-term COVID-19 effects on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and health status	26
Post-COVID-19 functional status	24
Challenges and recommendations for the management of asthma in the Middle East and Africa	19
The recommended amount of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration for healthy Saudis	17
Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD	14
Post-COVID lung disease(s)	14
The effect of diagnostic assessment programs on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung cancer in Ontario, Canada	12
Safety and efficacy of gefapixant, a novel drug for the treatment of chronic cough	12
Clinical profiles associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications from coronavirus disease-2019 in children from a national registry in Saudi Arabia	10
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions and outpatient visits in Ontario, Canada	10
COVID-19 reinfection	10
Putative associations between inflammatory biomarkers, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea	10
Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: An ongoing concern	9
COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia	9
Sleep quality and mental health in coronavirus disease 2019 patients and general population during the pandemic	9
Acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease	8
The association of timing of pharmacological prophylaxis and venous thromboembolism in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury	8
The efficacy of airway pressure release ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome adult patients	8
Acute chest syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease	7
Performance of semi-quantitative lung ultrasound in the assessment of disease severity in interstitial lung disease	7
Effects of transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation on respiratory function in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation	7
A visual analog scale for the assessment of mild sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy participants	7
Joint consensus statement of the Saudi Public Health Authority on the recommended amount of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration for healthy Saudis	7

Nintedanib and pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh	6
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy suppresses inflammatory cytokines and improves glucocorticoid responsiveness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and asthma	6
Diagnostic yield of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy	6
Point-of-care diagnostic lung ultrasound is highly applicable to the practice of medicine in Saudi Arabia but the current skills gap limits its use	6
General rehabilitation for the Post-COVID-19 condition	5
Diagnostic value of bronchoscopy in sputum-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients and its correlation with clinicoradiological features	5
Prognostic utility of inflammation-based biomarkers, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and change in neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, in surgically resected lung cancers	5
Difficulties in the treatment of an infant survivor with inherited surfactant protein-B deficiency in Tunisia	5
The implications of Vitamin E acetate in E-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury	4
Efficacy of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness	4
Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with severe asthma	4
Pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoid tumors	4
Molecular detection of plasmid-derived AmpC β-lactamase among clinical strains of Enterobacteriaceae in Bahrain	4
Measurement of the awareness of venous thromboembolism in the Saudi population	4
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease	4
E-cigarettes	4
Characteristics and outcome of tertiary care critically ill COVID-19 patients with multiple comorbidities admitted to the intensive care unit	4
Framework for obstetrics and gynecology department change management in response to COVID-19 pandemic	4
The risk of coronavirus to healthcare providers during aerosol-generating procedures	4
Demographic and clinical patterns of severe asthma in the Middle East	4
The impact of pulmonary cachexia on inpatient outcomes	3
Characteristics of pleural effusion due to amyloidosis	3
The prevalence of rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea in a sample of Saudi population	3
A pilot study of intraoperative intercostal nerve block during uniportal thoracoscopic wedge resection of the lung	3
The Saudi initiative for asthma – 2024 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children	3
The optimal oral body temperature cutoff and other factors predictive of sepsis diagnosis in elderly patients	3
Comparison of radial endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy with distance measurement versus with guide sheath in diagnosing peripheral pulmonary lesions with a diameter ≥3 cm by t	2
Application of aerosol therapy in respiratory diseases in children	2
Bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation for non-COPD acute hypercapnic respiratory failure patients	2
Pathophysiology and rehabilitation management of exercise intolerance in COVID-19 patients	2
Application of single-port laparoscopic retrograde gastric mobilization during McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer	2
Sodium bicarbonate buffer for weaning from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure and acute renal failure	2
Comparison of typical and atypical computed tomography patterns regarding reversibility and fibrosis in pulmonary sarcoidosis	2
When single-inhaler triple therapy is a preferred option in asthma management?	2
Comparing the characteristics of positional and nonpositional sleep apnea patients among the Jordanian population	2
A pulmonary rehabilitation program reduces hospitalizations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A cost-effectiveness study	2
Methylphenidate causes chronic eosinophilic pneumonia	2
The impact of unsupervised and unconsented switch of inhalers in patients with controlled asthma – A targeted literature review	2
Fibrinolysis versus thoracoscopy	2
Childhood interstitial lung disease	2
Small-airway disease and its reversibility in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy	1
Systematic literature review of treatments used for refractory or unexplained chronic cough in adults	1
Surgical and mediastinal emphysema in critically ill COVID-19 patients	1
The most common pulmonary diseases length of stay, and characteristics of patients admitted to pulmonary service	1
Incidence and profile of severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to biomass smoke or tobacco	1
Drug susceptibility profiling of pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii and its correlation with treatment outcome	1
Clinicodemographic characteristics and prognostic role of myasthenia gravis in thymoma: Experience from a Saudi population	1
Clinical and physiological characteristics of, medically treated, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients in Saudi Arabia	1
Need for a systems integration methodology for effective implementation of simulation-based training	1
Artificial intelligence in respiratory care: Current scenario and future perspective	1

Humidification during mechanical ventilation to prevent endotracheal tube occlusion in critically ill patients	1
Optimal positive airway pressure requirement and polysomnography indices of obstructive sleep apnea severity in the Saudi population	1
Coinfection of pulmonary tuberculosis with other lower respiratory tract infections	1
Increased airway resistance among exclusive waterpipe smokers detected using impulse oscillometry	1
Management of pulmonary nodules in women with pregnant intention: A review with perspective	1
The effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on severe asthma in patients taking biologic therapy and air pollution in Riyadh	1
Fatal rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis	1
Prolonged viral shedding following COVID-19 infection in a rheumatoid patient on rituximab treatment	1
Lung cancer screening in the gulf	1
Delaying school and office timings during Ramadhan	1