OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is 7. 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
Key recommendations for primary care from the 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) update	75
Are smokers protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19)? The origins of the myth	48
Interventions to improve medication adherence in tuberculosis patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled studies	48
Are COPD self-management mobile applications effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Impact of comorbid conditions on asthmatic adults and children	39
Pulmonary function testing in COPD: looking beyond the curtain of FEV1	31
Systematic review of clinical effectiveness, components, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in low-resource settings	28
Bringing asthma care into the twenty-first century	26
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in COVID-19	23
Does diagnostic uncertainty increase antibiotic prescribing in primary care?	22
COVID-19 poses novel challenges for global primary care	20
Improving primary care management of asthma: do we know what really works?	19
COPD awareness in the urban slums and rural areas around Pune city in India	17
Estimating mortality among inpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using registry data	17
Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot	16
Perception and control of allergic rhinitis in primary care	16
Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies	16
Monitoring of inhaler use at home with a smartphone video application in a pilot study	16
The complexity of mental health care for people with COPD: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives	15
Smoking cessation during COVID-19: the top to-do list	15
Quality of spirometry and related diagnosis in primary care with a focus on clinical use	14
Impact of bronchiolitis guidelines publication on primary care prescriptions in the Italian pediatric population	13
Activating primary care COPD patients with multi-morbidity through tailored self-management support	13
1-year radiological, functional and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia - A prospective observational study	12
Promising peak flow diary compliance with an electronic peak flow meter and linked smartphone app	12

Association of low-dosage systemic corticosteroid use with disease burden in asthma	11
Data-driven questionnaire-based cluster analysis of asthma in Swedish adults	11
Comparing LAMA with LABA and LTRA as add-on therapies in primary care asthma management	11
The prevalence and outcome of short-acting β2-agonists overuse in asthma patients in Taiwan	10
Child and caregiver experiences and perceptions of asthma self-management	10
Medication availability and economic barriers to adherence in asthma and COPD patients in low-resource settings	10
Factors associated with health status and exacerbations in COPD maintenance therapy with dry powder inhalers	10
Care-seeking and delay of care during COPD exacerbations	10
Barriers to implementing asthma self-management in Malaysian primary care: qualitative study exploring the perspectives of healthcare professionals	9
The Timed Up and Go test predicts frailty in patients with COPD	9
A predictive score for progression of COVID-19 in hospitalized persons: a cohort study	9
Predictive values of lung cancer alarm symptoms in the general population: a nationwide cohort study	9
The use of a direct bronchial challenge test in primary care to diagnose asthma	9
When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis	9
Associations of sense of coherence and self-efficacy with health status and disease severity in COPD	8
The 1-minute sit-to-stand test to detect desaturation during 6-minute walk test in interstitial lung disease	8
Cutting through complexity: the Breathing, Thinking, Functioning clinical model is an educational tool that facilitates chronic breathlessness management	8
Work absence in patients with asthma and/or COPD: a population-based study	8
Accuracy of portable spirometers in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A meta-analysis	8
Diagnostic differentiation between asthma and COPD in primary care using lung function testing	7
Clinical characteristics and factors associated with triple therapy use in newly diagnosed patients with COPD	7
Effectiveness of individualized inhaler technique training on low adherence (LowAd) in ambulatory patients with COPD and asthma	7
Outpatient prescribing pattern for acute bronchitis in primary healthcare settings in China	7
Completing asthma action plans by screen-sharing in video-consultations: practical insights from a feasibility assessment	7
A systematic review on the effectiveness and impact of clinical decision support systems for breathlessness	7
Critical inhaler technique errors in Swedish patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study analysing video-recorded demonstrations	7
Specialist respiratory outreach: a case-finding initiative for identifying undiagnosed COPD in primary care	7
Assessment and diagnosis of chronic dyspnoea: a literature review	7
Accelerating tobacco control at the national level with the Smoke-free Generation movement in the Netherlands	7