Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Respiratory Medicine is 13. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Savolitinib in NSCLC: progress in the MET exon 14 journey1157
US Senate committee investigates asthma inhaler prices528
Concerns regarding a suggested long COVID paradigm – Authors' reply425
Broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants without antigen matching327
European Respiratory Society International Congress 2022276
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) LIVES 35th Annual Congress264
Opioids bring peace to patients with IPF cough249
Video laryngoscopy is not the nemesis of direct laryngoscopy246
Impact of Myanmar's earthquake on respiratory health239
Predatory publishers appear in PubMed (and your inbox)232
Risk factors for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis220
FLiRTing with danger as SARS-CoV-2 variants evolve213
Thoracentesis: an old story and some new sources207
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 10 years of precision-guided success205
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2024; 12: 129–40201
Interstitial lung disease: a decade of progress and hope200
Australia bans engineered stone to prevent silicosis200
The burden of tuberculosis in Libya194
Safety and efficacy of vanzacaftor–tezacaftor–deutivacaftor in adults with cystic fibrosis: randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 2 trials192
Rethinking the role of procalcitonin in suspected sepsis191
First results from the international paediatric bronchiectasis registry (Child-BEAR-Net Registry) describing multicountry variations in childhood bronchiectasis and its management: a multicentre, cros189
Chronic respiratory diseases in Asia: time for action185
Predicted bodyweight—a misleading metric for tidal volume titration?185
Major gaps in childhood pneumonia research priorities remain182
Bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid with or without moxifloxacin for tuberculosis177
Top ten research priorities for breathlessness research: UK James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership172
Rituximab for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease172
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 trial163
Optimising trial design for cardiogenic shock: insights from the sixth Critical Care Clinical Trialists Workshop158
Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets158
Concerns about PRISm156
Predictors and associations of the persistent airflow limitation phenotype in asthma: a post-hoc analysis of the ATLANTIS study156
Challenges of modulating the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in clinical trials147
Overcoming barriers to scaling up tuberculosis preventive treatment for household contacts147
Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute brain injury: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, assessor-masked superiority trial143
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, m143
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 s134
Association of SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence with long COVID134
Preoxygenation strategies for intubation of patients who are critically ill: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials132
Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after open abdominal surgery versus usual care in the USA (PRIME-AIR): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial132
Endotracheal surfactant for infants with life-threatening bronchiolitis (BESS): a randomised, blinded, sham-controlled, phase 2 trial131
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 trial128
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, doub127
Non-invasive respiratory supports and criteria for intubation in randomised trials of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis126
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, co123
Health effects of gas fuels: interpreting evidence from a comprehensive meta-analysis120
Sarcoidosis and fatigue: there is a useful cognitive treatment? – Authors' reply119
Claudio Castanos—leader in cystic fibrosis care in Argentina114
Solid and semi-solid perspectives in thoracic surgery113
Priorities for NICE in health and social care113
Nasally delivered SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: future promise and challenges113
Genetic associations and lung function in IPF: unexpected answers, persistent questions112
Patient with cystic fibrosis not diagnosed until age 23 years now treated with the new triple therapy Trikafta112
Comparative vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 over time in US hospital administrative data: a case-control study111
Trump administration decimates worker health oversight109
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: not why, but how109
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10: 972–84107
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2021; 9: 1275–87107
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 244–55106
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 analysis104
Phenotyping of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a registry analysis103
Evaluation of the effect of multimorbidity on difficult-to-treat asthma using a novel score (MiDAS): a multinational study of asthma cohorts103
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 CRO100
Lung epithelial and myeloid innate immunity in influenza-associated or COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an observational study100
Chronic cough as a disease: implications for practice, research, and health care99
Health effects from climate-driven events: lessons learnt98
Choice overload for RSV prevention—how to form your opinion97
Spirometry in female individuals – Authors' reply97
Unavailability of varenicline: a global tragedy for the fight against the tobacco epidemic96
Developments and priorities in bronchiectasis research95
Pre-COPD: an evolving concept with practice potential94
The Ramp to Nowhere: When hope slips through the cracks in care93
Realignment of clinical research after the COVID-19 era93
Management after combined BPA and medical therapy in CTEPH: time for cardiopulmonary exercise testing93
NICE guidance on nivolumab plus ipilimumab for untreated, unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma91
Tackling tuberculosis: what lies beneath the surface?91
Determinants of long-term outcomes in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO90
Underappreciated causes of obstructive lung disease89
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world89
COPD: a complex, multifactorial, but preventable disease?88
Liberal or restrictive transfusion for VV ECMO88
Clean air, climate targets, and respiratory health in Europe88
Trouble with promoting lung cancer screening in never-smokers88
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2023; 11: 1064–7486
Unveiling a hidden phenotype of early tuberculosis86
Russell Winwood: “COPD Athlete” defying views on lung disease81
Real-time subphenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a step towards precision medicine79
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in an African general population: The Benin Society and Sleep (BeSAS) study79
Pulmonary hydatid disease in children: a neglected burden hidden in plain sight76
Pooled testing for TB: revisiting a cost-saving innovation73
Opioid use and sleep apnoea72
Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials71
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 collaboration68
US lung cancer report suggests years of encouraging progress under threat from health agency cuts67
Individualised, perioperative open-lung ventilation strategy during one-lung ventilation (iPROVE-OLV): a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial67
Early-life respiratory syncytial virus disease and long-term respiratory health66
The role of small airway dysfunction in asthma control and exacerbations: a longitudinal, observational analysis using data from the ATLANTIS study66
Azithromycin therapy for prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity (AZTEC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial66
Treating acute respiratory illness: the need to be proactive65
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 ot65
The recent explosion in snortable energy powder consumption65
Collateral caring65
SIMPLIFYing cystic fibrosis treatment in a post-modulator era65
US EPA backs industry lawsuit to undo its own work on air pollution rule64
Breathing barriers: bridging lung health, research, and awareness63
Assessing the reversibility of bronchiectasis with deep learning63
A benchmarking study and roadmap for sepsis: who dies from septic shock?63
Wildfires in southern California: concerns for lung health62
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults receiving haematopoietic cell transplantation: an international expert statement61
Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress 202361
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2022; published online Feb 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00045-561
E-cigarette company tactics in sports advertising61
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 (PR59
COVID-19—an infectious disease in the top five causes of death in Australia59
Combined SHP2 and KRASG12C inhibitor therapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer59
Beyond the ventilator: rethinking daily evaluation of respiratory drive and effort59
Managing tuberculosis before the onset of symptoms58
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 trial58
Core outcome measurement instruments for use in clinical and research settings for adults with post-COVID-19 condition: an international Delphi consensus study57
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 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 trial56
Pioneering a paradigm shift in asthma management: remission as a treatment goal56
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
Trial emulation with observational data in cystic fibrosis55
Type 2 inflammation biomarkers and their association with response to dupilumab in COPD (BOREAS): an analysis of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial55
Sanjay Ramakrishnan—several lucky turns to arrive at COPD55
Continuing ECMO with no possible transition to recovery or transplant55
Home monitoring in interstitial lung diseases55
NUTRIREA-3: where to next?55
Clarithromycin for early anti-inflammatory responses in community-acquired pneumonia in Greece (ACCESS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial55
Global, regional, and national prevalence of, and risk factors for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2019: a systematic review and modelling analysis55
Tackling the global burden of lung disease through prevention and early diagnosis54
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 800–0854
Cardiac and vascular serious adverse events following tixagevimab–cilgavimab53
Common and rare variants and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis53
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 trial53
Moving forward in IPF: lessons learned from clinical trials52
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, multicent50
Rise in group A streptococcal infections in England48
EVEREST and the eosinophil paradox – Authors' reply48
What is adequate preoxygenation? – Authors' reply47
The importance of post-tuberculosis morbidity in high-income countries47
Remission in chronic cough: an achievable target?47
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, multi46
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 c45
JCOG0802 and CALGB140503: the gap between trial design and clinical application45
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (RACE): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial and45
Safety and efficacy of the intranasal spray SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dNS1-RBD: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial44
Reframing sepsis immunobiology for translation: towards informative subtyping and targeted immunomodulatory therapies44
Non-invasive respiratory support improves outcomes in high-income countries44
Weaning from mechanical ventilation in intensive care units across 50 countries (WEAN SAFE): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study43
Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after abdominal surgery42
European Lung Cancer Congress 202442
Perioperative tislelizumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (RATIONALE-315): an interim analysis of a randomised clinical trial42
Reflections 5 years on from the approval of ETI therapy42
General population-based lung function trajectories over the life course: an accelerated cohort study42
Use of lung-cancer trends for global and public health priorities41
Flavia Machado—a Latin American leader in sepsis40
Stubble: the Farmer's Bane40
Determinants of long-term outcomes in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO – Authors' reply39
Guidelines might help reduce the burden of asthma in African children39
The upcoming influenza season and protection from vaccines37
Lifting the veil on humour and anaesthetics37
US Senate announces planned gun reforms after latest school shooting37
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2023; published online Feb 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00491-X36
Neomi Shah—cracking the conundrum of sleep disorders36
Patient in her 70s with COPD and asthma improving significantly since using monoclonal antibody dupilumab36
Community-acquired pneumonia: the best candidates for clarithromycin36
When evidence is not enough: making videolaryngoscopy the default for tracheal intubation35
International guideline recommendations and eligibility criteria for home oxygen therapy35
Surviving sepsis with multiple serious complications34
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
ECMO: more than just a bridge over troubled waters?34
Glecirasib plus sitneprotafib in patients with KRASG12C-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer in China: an open-label, multicentre, single-arm, phase 1/2a trial34
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2024; 12: 544–5534
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 cohorts34
Chronic respiratory disease in Indigenous peoples: a framework to address inequity and strengthen respiratory health and health care globally33
Effect of non-invasive ventilation after extubation in critically ill patients with obesity in France: a multicentre, unblinded, pragmatic randomised clinical trial33
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in healthy term-born infants in Europe: a prospective birth cohort study32
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 trial32
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 controlle31
Management of prematurity-associated lung disease from infancy through to adulthood31
Ventilation during surgery: moving away from one-size-fits-all31
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: realising the potential of multimodal management31
Fighting sepsis: still a long way to go30
Oral corticosteroids for acute preschool wheeze30
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, 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
How early should CFTR modulators be initiated to prevent structural cystic fibrosis lung disease?30
C-reactive protein-guided treatment in pneumonia: charting a personalised approach – Authors’ reply29
Correction Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10: 937–4829
Discussions on VT4COVID29
Concerns regarding a suggested long COVID paradigm29
Time to escalate quality assurance in small-cell lung cancer radiotherapy trials – Authors' reply29
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,29
The carbon footprint of inhaled medications in Australia28
Correction to Lancet Respir Med 2025; 13: 318–2628
Arrival of biosimilars in respiratory medicine: towards improved access to biologics for patients27
Understanding clinical and biological heterogeneity to advance precision medicine in paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome27
Lockdown as the mother of invention: disruptive technology in a disrupted time27
The passage of Ireland's Human Tissue Act: challenges, consequences, and cross-border cooperation27
Preoxygenation strategies for intubation: a closer look at inclusion criteria and patient heterogeneity – Authors' reply26
Unseen collateral damage: tackling preventable morbidity and mortality in family members of ICU decedents26
Knowledge gaps in fibrotic interstitial lung disease in pan-Asian populations: data not missing at random?26
High-dose rifampicin to treat tuberculosis infection: potential and pitfalls25
Continued resuscitation at the scene versus early transport for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest25
Air pollution, climate change, and lung health in Europe25
How Glasgow's 1957 tuberculosis screening programme could help countries today24
Home-based monitoring in chronic respiratory diseases: in search of Panacea24
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 study24
Tuberculosis prevalence: beyond the tip of the iceberg24
Neurofilament light chain in post-cardiac arrest prognostication: from signal to strategy24
US EPA strengthens PM2·5 air pollution limits24
Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis (TIRED): a randomised controlled trial23
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 tria23
Remdesivir saves lives. Were 3 years needed to learn that?23
Ambulatory oxygen for treatment of exertional hypoxaemia in pulmonary fibrosis (PFOX): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial23
Taladegib for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (ENV-IPF-101): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a trial23
Clinical remission attainment, definitions, and correlates among patients with severe asthma treated with biologics: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Concerning the use of aminoglycosides in ventilator-associated pneumonia – Authors' reply22
Living with spinal muscular atrophy while working in critical care22
European Respiratory Society International Congress 202422
Confounding undermines inferences of preventive therapy effectiveness among subgroups of tuberculosis contacts22
Treatment strategy for EGFR mutated NSCLC21
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, rando21
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: new therapies and old needs21
Navigating uncertainty: asthma biologics during pregnancy21
Opportunities and challenges of COPD tertiary prevention21
What is next for BCG revaccination to prevent tuberculosis?20
Add-on LAMA therapy in asthma: an underused strategy for exacerbation prevention20
Phenotypes of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension20
Supporting families with tuberculosis during COVID-19 in Khayelithsa, South Africa20
Tuberculosis, conflict, and displacement20
Implementing endotoxin adsorption for septic shock into clinical practice20
Trouble with promoting lung cancer screening in never-smokers – Authors' reply20
Can the positive findings from POD1UM-304 improve patient care worldwide?19
Sedative medications: an avoidable cause of asthma and COPD exacerbations?19
The future of paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome19
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 trials19
The Wuhan lockdown19
Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise18
Foritinib in advanced ROS1-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer in China: a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study18
Baseline characteristics of patients in the Chinese Bronchiectasis Registry (BE-China): a multicentre prospective cohort study18
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies related lung disease in adults18
Addressing the origins and health effects of small lungs18
Azurocidin-1 as a mediator of bronchiectasis severity, epithelial defence, and target of dipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibition: an international, multicohort study18
D-dimer thresholds in pulmonary embolism: avoiding one-size-fits-all18
European Lung Cancer Congress 202317
Mild hypothermia for expanded criteria kidney donors: balancing evidence and uncertainty17
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