Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Lancet Respiratory Medicine is 2. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Savolitinib in NSCLC: progress in the MET exon 14 journey535
Broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants without antigen matching330
European Respiratory Society International Congress 2022268
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) LIVES 35th Annual Congress264
Opioids bring peace to patients with IPF cough248
Impact of Myanmar's earthquake on respiratory health245
Predatory publishers appear in PubMed (and your inbox)240
FLiRTing with danger as SARS-CoV-2 variants evolve232
Thoracentesis: an old story and some new sources217
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 10 years of precision-guided success214
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2024; 12: 129–40208
Interstitial lung disease: a decade of progress and hope202
Concerns about PRISm201
The burden of tuberculosis in Libya201
Rituximab for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease198
Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets198
Rethinking the role of procalcitonin in suspected sepsis190
Major gaps in childhood pneumonia research priorities remain190
Top ten research priorities for breathlessness research: UK James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership188
US Senate committee investigates asthma inhaler prices187
Australia bans engineered stone to prevent silicosis178
Video laryngoscopy is not the nemesis of direct laryngoscopy177
Predicted bodyweight—a misleading metric for tidal volume titration?174
Bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid with or without moxifloxacin for tuberculosis168
Predictors and associations of the persistent airflow limitation phenotype in asthma: a post-hoc analysis of the ATLANTIS study167
Optimising trial design for cardiogenic shock: insights from the sixth Critical Care Clinical Trialists Workshop162
Concerns regarding a suggested long COVID paradigm – Authors' reply159
First results from the international paediatric bronchiectasis registry (Child-BEAR-Net Registry) describing multicountry variations in childhood bronchiectasis and its management: a multicentre, cros158
Effect of dupilumab on exhaled nitric oxide, mucus plugs, and functional respiratory imaging in patients with type 2 asthma (VESTIGE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 4 trial154
Safety and efficacy of vanzacaftor–tezacaftor–deutivacaftor in adults with cystic fibrosis: randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 2 trials149
Risk factors for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis148
Chronic respiratory diseases in Asia: time for action147
Challenges of modulating the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in clinical trials138
Overcoming barriers to scaling up tuberculosis preventive treatment for household contacts137
Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after open abdominal surgery versus usual care in the USA (PRIME-AIR): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial136
Health effects of gas fuels: interpreting evidence from a comprehensive meta-analysis134
Sarcoidosis and fatigue: there is a useful cognitive treatment? – Authors' reply132
Claudio Castanos—leader in cystic fibrosis care in Argentina131
Nasally delivered SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: future promise and challenges128
Solid and semi-solid perspectives in thoracic surgery127
Patient with cystic fibrosis not diagnosed until age 23 years now treated with the new triple therapy Trikafta126
Genetic associations and lung function in IPF: unexpected answers, persistent questions123
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: not why, but how122
Furmonertinib (AST2818) versus gefitinib as first-line therapy for Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (FURLONG): a multicentre, doub119
Trump administration decimates worker health oversight118
Endotracheal surfactant for infants with life-threatening bronchiolitis (BESS): a randomised, blinded, sham-controlled, phase 2 trial115
Preoxygenation strategies for intubation of patients who are critically ill: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials115
First-line serplulimab plus chemotherapy with or without HLX04 versus chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (ASTRUM-002): a randomised, double-blind, m115
Efficacy and safety of first-line lorlatinib versus crizotinib in patients with advanced, ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer: updated analysis of data from the phase 3, randomised, open-label CRO114
Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute brain injury: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, assessor-masked superiority trial110
Comparative vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 over time in US hospital administrative data: a case-control study110
Sphaerosymphony: turning air quality data into music110
Effectiveness of preventive treatment among different age groups and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis of contact tracing s109
Phenotyping of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a registry analysis109
Transbronchial cryobiopsy followed by as-needed surgical lung biopsy versus immediate surgical lung biopsy for diagnosing interstitial lung disease (the COLD study): a randomised controlled trial109
Early Th2 inflammation in the upper respiratory mucosa as a predictor of severe COVID-19 and modulation by early treatment with inhaled corticosteroids: a mechanistic analysis108
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10: 972–84107
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2021; 9: 1275–87105
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 244–55102
Evaluation of the effect of multimorbidity on difficult-to-treat asthma using a novel score (MiDAS): a multinational study of asthma cohorts101
Non-invasive respiratory supports and criteria for intubation in randomised trials of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis101
Discontinuation versus continuation of hypertonic saline or dornase alfa in modulator treated people with cystic fibrosis (SIMPLIFY): results from two parallel, multicentre, open-label, randomised, co101
Association of SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence with long COVID100
Chronic cough as a disease: implications for practice, research, and health care99
Lung epithelial and myeloid innate immunity in influenza-associated or COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an observational study98
Health effects from climate-driven events: lessons learnt97
Spirometry in female individuals – Authors' reply96
Choice overload for RSV prevention—how to form your opinion96
The Ramp to Nowhere: When hope slips through the cracks in care95
Developments and priorities in bronchiectasis research95
US lung cancer report suggests years of encouraging progress under threat from health agency cuts94
Consensus definition of stage III non-small-cell lung cancer technical resectability to standardise inclusion criteria for clinical trials: a multisocietal EORTC-Lung Cancer Group collaboration92
Management after combined BPA and medical therapy in CTEPH: time for cardiopulmonary exercise testing92
Realignment of clinical research after the COVID-19 era92
Tackling tuberculosis: what lies beneath the surface?90
NICE guidance on nivolumab plus ipilimumab for untreated, unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma89
Determinants of long-term outcomes in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO88
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world87
Liberal or restrictive transfusion for VV ECMO84
Underappreciated causes of obstructive lung disease84
Clean air, climate targets, and respiratory health in Europe79
Russell Winwood: “COPD Athlete” defying views on lung disease79
Real-time subphenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a step towards precision medicine77
Pooled testing for TB: revisiting a cost-saving innovation73
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2023; 11: 1064–7472
Unveiling a hidden phenotype of early tuberculosis72
Opioid use and sleep apnoea70
Unavailability of varenicline: a global tragedy for the fight against the tobacco epidemic69
Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials69
Individualised, perioperative open-lung ventilation strategy during one-lung ventilation (iPROVE-OLV): a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial69
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in an African general population: The Benin Society and Sleep (BeSAS) study68
Trouble with promoting lung cancer screening in never-smokers68
Predicting the future risk of lung cancer: development, and internal and external validation of the CanPredict (lung) model in 19·67 million people and evaluation of model performance against seven ot68
Early-life respiratory syncytial virus disease and long-term respiratory health67
Pre-COPD: an evolving concept with practice potential67
Azithromycin therapy for prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity (AZTEC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial67
The role of small airway dysfunction in asthma control and exacerbations: a longitudinal, observational analysis using data from the ATLANTIS study66
Pulmonary hydatid disease in children: a neglected burden hidden in plain sight66
Collateral caring66
The recent explosion in snortable energy powder consumption64
Treating acute respiratory illness: the need to be proactive64
Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress 202364
E-cigarette company tactics in sports advertising63
COVID-19—an infectious disease in the top five causes of death in Australia62
SIMPLIFYing cystic fibrosis treatment in a post-modulator era62
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2022; published online Feb 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00045-562
Breathing barriers: bridging lung health, research, and awareness62
Combined SHP2 and KRASG12C inhibitor therapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer61
Beyond the ventilator: rethinking daily evaluation of respiratory drive and effort61
Wildfires in southern California: concerns for lung health60
Long-term outcomes of early exposure to repeated general anaesthesia in children with cystic fibrosis (CF-GAIN): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled phase 4 trial60
Home monitoring in interstitial lung diseases60
Efficacy and safety of intramuscular administration of tixagevimab–cilgavimab for early outpatient treatment of COVID-19 (TACKLE): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial59
Clarithromycin for early anti-inflammatory responses in community-acquired pneumonia in Greece (ACCESS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial59
Pioneering a paradigm shift in asthma management: remission as a treatment goal59
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults receiving haematopoietic cell transplantation: an international expert statement57
Where fresh air fails: COPD and the hidden burden of coastal living57
Type 2 inflammation biomarkers and their association with response to dupilumab in COPD (BOREAS): an analysis of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial57
The effect of inhaled hypertonic saline on lung structure in children aged 3–6 years with cystic fibrosis (SHIP-CT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled trial57
Core outcome measurement instruments for use in clinical and research settings for adults with post-COVID-19 condition: an international Delphi consensus study57
Biological subphenotypes in severe acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome using rapid prospective classification (SPARC) in the USA: a multicentre, observational,57
A benchmarking study and roadmap for sepsis: who dies from septic shock?56
Managing tuberculosis before the onset of symptoms56
US EPA backs industry lawsuit to undo its own work on air pollution rule56
Vanzacaftor–tezacaftor–deutivacaftor versus elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor in individuals with cystic fibrosis aged 12 years and older (SKYLINE Trials VX20-121-102 and VX20-121-103): results from tw56
Assessing the reversibility of bronchiectasis with deep learning56
Procalcitonin testing combined with NEWS2 evaluation compared with usual care based on NEWS2 for identification of sepsis and antibiotic initiation in the emergency department in England and Wales (PR55
Trial emulation with observational data in cystic fibrosis54
NUTRIREA-3: where to next?54
Sanjay Ramakrishnan—several lucky turns to arrive at COPD54
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 800–0853
Cardiac and vascular serious adverse events following tixagevimab–cilgavimab51
Moving forward in IPF: lessons learned from clinical trials50
EVEREST and the eosinophil paradox – Authors' reply50
What is adequate preoxygenation? – Authors' reply48
The importance of post-tuberculosis morbidity in high-income countries48
Rethinking bronchiectasis through a metabolic lens47
Rise in group A streptococcal infections in England47
Tackling the global burden of lung disease through prevention and early diagnosis47
Comparative outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 delivered in experienced European centres during successive SARS-CoV-2 variant outbreaks (ECMO-SURGES): an international, multi47
Non-invasive respiratory support improves outcomes in high-income countries47
Remission in chronic cough: an achievable target?47
Safety and efficacy of the intranasal spray SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dNS1-RBD: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial46
Continuing ECMO with no possible transition to recovery or transplant45
Common and rare variants and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis45
Reframing sepsis immunobiology for translation: towards informative subtyping and targeted immunomodulatory therapies44
JCOG0802 and CALGB140503: the gap between trial design and clinical application44
General population-based lung function trajectories over the life course: an accelerated cohort study44
2026 GINA report for asthma44
Safety and efficacy of the epithelial sodium channel blocker idrevloride in people with primary ciliary dyskinesia (CLEAN-PCD): a multinational, phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled c43
Continued enteral nutrition until extubation compared with fasting before extubation in patients in the intensive care unit: an open-label, cluster-randomised, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial42
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (RACE): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial and42
Weaning from mechanical ventilation in intensive care units across 50 countries (WEAN SAFE): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study41
Sunvozertinib for patients in China with platinum-pretreated locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation (WU-KONG6): single-arm, open-label, multicent40
Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after abdominal surgery39
Perioperative tislelizumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (RATIONALE-315): an interim analysis of a randomised clinical trial39
Use of lung-cancer trends for global and public health priorities38
European Lung Cancer Congress 202438
Reflections 5 years on from the approval of ETI therapy38
Guidelines might help reduce the burden of asthma in African children37
Flavia Machado—a Latin American leader in sepsis37
Stubble: the Farmer's Bane37
Determinants of long-term outcomes in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO – Authors' reply37
Community-acquired pneumonia: the best candidates for clarithromycin36
US Senate announces planned gun reforms after latest school shooting36
Neomi Shah—cracking the conundrum of sleep disorders36
Lifting the veil on humour and anaesthetics36
Patient in her 70s with COPD and asthma improving significantly since using monoclonal antibody dupilumab36
The upcoming influenza season and protection from vaccines36
Safety and immunogenicity of heterologous boost immunisation with an orally administered aerosolised Ad5-nCoV after two-dose priming with an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Chinese adults: a randomi34
International guideline recommendations and eligibility criteria for home oxygen therapy34
Surviving sepsis with multiple serious complications34
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2023; published online Feb 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00491-X34
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2024; 12: 544–5534
Ventilation during surgery: moving away from one-size-fits-all32
Fighting sepsis: still a long way to go32
Chronic respiratory disease in Indigenous peoples: a framework to address inequity and strengthen respiratory health and health care globally32
How early should CFTR modulators be initiated to prevent structural cystic fibrosis lung disease?32
Oral corticosteroids for acute preschool wheeze32
Long-term efficacy and safety of two short standardised regimens for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (STREAM stage 2): extended follow-up of an open-label, multicentre, randomised, 31
Combination lurbinectedin and doxorubicin versus physician's choice of chemotherapy in patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (ATLANTIS): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial31
Glecirasib plus sitneprotafib in patients with KRASG12C-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer in China: an open-label, multicentre, single-arm, phase 1/2a trial31
Development of an asthma health-care burden score as a measure of severity and predictor of remission in SARP III and U-BIOPRED: results from two major longitudinal asthma cohorts31
ECMO: more than just a bridge over troubled waters?31
Management of prematurity-associated lung disease from infancy through to adulthood31
When evidence is not enough: making videolaryngoscopy the default for tracheal intubation30
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: realising the potential of multimodal management30
Rituximab versus intravenous cyclophosphamide in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease in the UK (RECITAL): a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, controlled,30
Symptoms, risk of future exacerbations, and response to long-term macrolide treatment in bronchiectasis: an observational study30
Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study30
Quantifying immune dysregulation in pneumonia and sepsis with a parsimonious machine-learning model: a multicohort analysis across care settings and reanalysis of a hydrocortisone randomised controlle29
Effect of non-invasive ventilation after extubation in critically ill patients with obesity in France: a multicentre, unblinded, pragmatic randomised clinical trial29
Time to escalate quality assurance in small-cell lung cancer radiotherapy trials – Authors' reply28
C-reactive protein-guided treatment in pneumonia: charting a personalised approach – Authors’ reply28
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in healthy term-born infants in Europe: a prospective birth cohort study28
Concerns regarding a suggested long COVID paradigm27
Discussions on VT4COVID27
The carbon footprint of inhaled medications in Australia26
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 318–2626
Lockdown as the mother of invention: disruptive technology in a disrupted time26
Correction Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10: 937–4826
The passage of Ireland's Human Tissue Act: challenges, consequences, and cross-border cooperation25
Continued resuscitation at the scene versus early transport for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest25
Preoxygenation strategies for intubation: a closer look at inclusion criteria and patient heterogeneity – Authors' reply25
Arrival of biosimilars in respiratory medicine: towards improved access to biologics for patients25
Remdesivir saves lives. Were 3 years needed to learn that?25
Unseen collateral damage: tackling preventable morbidity and mortality in family members of ICU decedents25
High-dose rifampicin to treat tuberculosis infection: potential and pitfalls25
Outcome predictors and patient progress following delivery in pregnant and postpartum patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis in intensive care units in Israel (OB-COVICU): a nationwide cohort study25
Taladegib for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (ENV-IPF-101): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a trial24
US EPA strengthens PM2·5 air pollution limits24
Knowledge gaps in fibrotic interstitial lung disease in pan-Asian populations: data not missing at random?24
Home-based monitoring in chronic respiratory diseases: in search of Panacea24
Air pollution, climate change, and lung health in Europe24
Tuberculosis prevalence: beyond the tip of the iceberg23
Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis (TIRED): a randomised controlled trial23
How Glasgow's 1957 tuberculosis screening programme could help countries today23
Understanding clinical and biological heterogeneity to advance precision medicine in paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome22
Ambulatory oxygen for treatment of exertional hypoxaemia in pulmonary fibrosis (PFOX): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial22
Clinical remission attainment, definitions, and correlates among patients with severe asthma treated with biologics: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IA–IIA non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer identified as molecular high-risk by a 14-gene expression profile (AIM-HIGH): an international, randomised, phase 3 tria22
Concerning the use of aminoglycosides in ventilator-associated pneumonia – Authors' reply21
Neurofilament light chain in post-cardiac arrest prognostication: from signal to strategy21
Living with spinal muscular atrophy while working in critical care21
European Respiratory Society International Congress 202420
What is next for BCG revaccination to prevent tuberculosis?20
Confounding undermines inferences of preventive therapy effectiveness among subgroups of tuberculosis contacts20
Treatment strategy for EGFR mutated NSCLC20
Navigating uncertainty: asthma biologics during pregnancy20
Add-on LAMA therapy in asthma: an underused strategy for exacerbation prevention20
Addressing the origins and health effects of small lungs20
Sedative medications: an avoidable cause of asthma and COPD exacerbations?19
D-dimer thresholds in pulmonary embolism: avoiding one-size-fits-all19
The Wuhan lockdown19
Opportunities and challenges of COPD tertiary prevention19
Supporting families with tuberculosis during COVID-19 in Khayelithsa, South Africa19
Can the positive findings from POD1UM-304 improve patient care worldwide?19
Phenotypes of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension19
Tuberculosis, conflict, and displacement19
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: new therapies and old needs18
Safety and immunogenicity of aerosolised Ad5-nCoV, intramuscular Ad5-nCoV, or inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac given as the second booster following three doses of CoronaVac: a multicentre, open18
Implementing endotoxin adsorption for septic shock into clinical practice18
The future of paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome18
Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise18
Azurocidin-1 as a mediator of bronchiectasis severity, epithelial defence, and target of dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibition: an international, multicohort study18
Early postnatal high-dose fat-soluble enteral vitamin A supplementation for moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in extremely low birthweight infants (NeoVitaA): a multicentre, rando17
Effects of Janus kinase inhibitors in adults admitted to hospital due to COVID-19: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials17
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies related lung disease in adults17
Baseline characteristics of patients in the Chinese Bronchiectasis Registry (BE-China): a multicentre prospective cohort study17
Systematic endoscopic staging of mediastinum in locally advanced NSCLC: a SEISMIC change?17
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