OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Thoracic Medicine 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2021 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children	34
The effectiveness of POST-DISCHARGE telerehabilitation practices in COVID-19 patients: Tele-COVID study-randomized controlled trial	22
Long-term COVID-19 effects on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and health status	21
Post-COVID-19 functional status: Relation to age, smoking, hospitalization, and previous comorbidities	20
Safety and efficacy of gefapixant, a novel drug for the treatment of chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	12
Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD: A narrative review and call for further implementation in Saudi Arabia	12
The recommended amount of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration for healthy Saudis: A joint consensus statement of the Saudi Public Health Authority	12
Post-COVID lung disease(s)	11
The effect of diagnostic assessment programs on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung cancer in Ontario, Canada	10
Clinical profiles associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications from coronavirus disease-2019 in children from a national registry in Saudi Arabia	9
Putative associations between inflammatory biomarkers, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea	9
The efficacy of airway pressure release ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome adult patients: A meta-analysis of clinical trials	8
Challenges and recommendations for the management of asthma in the Middle East and Africa	8
COVID-19 reinfection: A multicenter retrospective study in Saudi Arabia	8
Sleep quality and mental health in coronavirus disease 2019 patients and general population during the pandemic	8
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions and outpatient visits in Ontario, Canada	6
Acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease	6
COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: A review	6
Joint consensus statement of the Saudi Public Health Authority on the recommended amount of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration for healthy Saudis: Background, methodology, and d	6
Performance of semi-quantitative lung ultrasound in the assessment of disease severity in interstitial lung disease	5
The association of timing of pharmacological prophylaxis and venous thromboembolism in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study	5
Effects of transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation on respiratory function in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation	5
Prognostic utility of inflammation-based biomarkers, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and change in neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, in surgically resected lung cancers	5
Characteristics and outcome of tertiary care critically ill COVID-19 patients with multiple comorbidities admitted to the intensive care unit	4
Difficulties in the treatment of an infant survivor with inherited surfactant protein-B deficiency in Tunisia	4

The risk of coronavirus to healthcare providers during aerosol-generating procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Diagnostic yield of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy: A safety net community-based hospital experience in the United States	4
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	4
Acute chest syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease: A 19-year tertiary center experience	4
E-cigarettes: A novel therapy or a looming catastrophe	4
General rehabilitation for the Post-COVID-19 condition: A narrative review	4
A visual analog scale for the assessment of mild sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy participants	4
Diagnostic value of bronchoscopy in sputum-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients and its correlation with clinicoradiological features	4