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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Key recommendations for primary care from the 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) update	109
Are smokers protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19)? The origins of the myth	52
Pulmonary function testing in COPD: looking beyond the curtain of FEV1	40
Systematic review of clinical effectiveness, components, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in low-resource settings	33
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in COVID-19	33
Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies	27
Does diagnostic uncertainty increase antibiotic prescribing in primary care?	26
COPD awareness in the urban slums and rural areas around Pune city in India	21
Medication availability and economic barriers to adherence in asthma and COPD patients in low-resource settings	19
Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot	17
The complexity of mental health care for people with COPD: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives	17
The Timed Up and Go test predicts frailty in patients with COPD	16
Smoking cessation during COVID-19: the top to-do list	16
Accelerating tobacco control at the national level with the Smoke-free Generation movement in the Netherlands	15
Impact of bronchiolitis guidelines publication on primary care prescriptions in the Italian pediatric population	14
The prevalence and outcome of short-acting β2-agonists overuse in asthma patients in Taiwan	14
Addressing sex and gender to improve asthma management	13
Anticipated barriers and facilitators for implementing smart inhalers in asthma medication adherence management	13
1-year radiological, functional and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia - A prospective observational study	13
When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis	13
Child and caregiver experiences and perceptions of asthma self-management	13
The 1-minute sit-to-stand test to detect desaturation during 6-minute walk test in interstitial lung disease	12
A systematic review of the effects of e-cigarette use on lung function	12
Factors associated with health status and exacerbations in COPD maintenance therapy with dry powder inhalers	12
Care-seeking and delay of care during COPD exacerbations	11

Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, trajectories, and clinical outcomes for frailty in COPD	11
Comparing LAMA with LABA and LTRA as add-on therapies in primary care asthma management	11
Lung cancer and Covid-19: lessons learnt from the pandemic and where do we go from here?	11
Accuracy of portable spirometers in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A meta-analysis	11
Barriers to implementing asthma self-management in Malaysian primary care: qualitative study exploring the perspectives of healthcare professionals	10
Understanding relationships between asthma medication use and outcomes in a SABINA primary care database study	10
Critical inhaler technique errors in Swedish patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study analysing video-recorded demonstrations	10
Effectiveness of individualized inhaler technique training on low adherence (LowAd) in ambulatory patients with COPD and asthma	10
Work absence in patients with asthma and/or COPD: a population-based study	9
A systematic review on the effectiveness and impact of clinical decision support systems for breathlessness	9
Outpatient prescribing pattern for acute bronchitis in primary healthcare settings in China	9
A meta-analysis on the structure of pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance programmes on COPD patients’ functional capacity	9
A predictive score for progression of COVID-19 in hospitalized persons: a cohort study	9
Cost-effectiveness analysis of COPD screening programs in primary care for high-risk patients in China	8
Single-inhaler fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) triple therapy versus tiotropium monotherapy in patients with COPD	8
Assessment and diagnosis of chronic dyspnoea: a literature review	8
Accessibility and quality of medical care for patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases during COVID-19 pandemic	8
Cutting through complexity: the Breathing, Thinking, Functioning clinical model is an educational tool that facilitates chronic breathlessness management	8
Clinical recommendations for dry powder inhaler use in the management of COPD in primary care	7
Specialist respiratory outreach: a case-finding initiative for identifying undiagnosed COPD in primary care	7
Understanding the feasibility and environmental effectiveness of a pilot postal inhaler recovery and recycling scheme	7
A population-based study on social inequality and barriers to healthcare-seeking with lung cancer symptoms	7
Rational use of inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COPD	7
Qualitative study of user perspectives and experiences of digital inhaler technology	7
A systematic review on the association of sleep-disordered breathing with cardiovascular pathology in adults	7
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