Pulmonology

Papers
(The TQCC of Pulmonology 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up64
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma59
Intra- and interobserver agreement of inspiratory capacity during cardio pulmonary exercise test42
Exposed posters40
Effect of elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor modulator on lung structure in cystic fibrosis40
Mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the bronchus39
Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution”. Part 2): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Italy and some other GARD countries34
“ Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres ”: Is it time to divide Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis in three different forms?32
Intensity of exercise in people with COPD enrolled in community-based physical activities31
High-dose inhaled NO for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: A proof-of-concept prospective randomised study31
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal30
Smoking exposure trajectories and pulmonary function in early adulthood in a Brazilian cohort29
Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity28
Regarding the prognostic factors in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib28
Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy of isolated anterior mediastinal masses28
The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose's prevention strategies27
Prevascular mediastinal angyomiolipoma. A case report26
What do we know about macrolides immunomodulatory therapeutic potential in respiratory disease in 202326
Differences in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life according to the body mass index in patients with COPD25
Diaphragm thickening fraction and inspiratory effort in patients with SARS-COV II pneumonia receiving different non-invasive respiratory supports24
Risk of hospitalisation and mortality among patients with interstitial lung disease and COVID-19: A French multicentre prospective cohort24
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations24
Effects of asymmetric nasal high-flow cannula on carbon dioxide in hypercapnic patients: A randomised crossover physiological pilot study23
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study22
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis20
Blood pressure and sleep during a 12-month stay at Concordia Station (3233 m), Antarctica20
A contribution towards a world without tobacco – The TabacoPed study20
Flow-controlled ventilation may reduce mechanical power and increase ventilatory efficiency in severe coronavirus disease-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome20
A study of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire20
COPD treatment – a conceptual review based on critical endpoints19
The London chest activity of daily living revisited19
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review18
Increased plasma interleukin-1β is associated with accelerated lung function decline in non-smokers18
Should there be a tailored guided management plan for children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiectasis?17
Oral Communications17
IMAGES: Nocardia pneumonia – A surprising and rare pulmonary infection mimicking lung cancer17
Reliability and validity of the Chester step test in patients with interstitial lung disease17
In pursuit of personalized medicine in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. Divide and conquer16
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease16
Baseline dependent minimally important differences for clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD15
The diagnostic performance and optimal strategy of cone beam CT-assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure15
Correspondence: “Maintaining pulmonary rehabilitation benefits: Key factors in COPD patient recovery”15
High altitudes and partial pressure of arterial oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis15
An extremely rare case of Langerhans cell hyperplasia in the thymus14
Factors associated with non-completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A non-matched case control study14
Is there any physiological reason to train expiratory muscles in people with mild COPD?14
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and early atherosclerosis: The role of microbiota and EVs14
Commented posters14
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Duke Activity Status Index in patients with pulmonary hypertension13
Effectiveness of a remote simulation training in mechanical ventilation among trainees13
Virtual reality for COPD rehabilitation: a technological perspective13
Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror13
Vocal cord palsy in interstitial lung disease: Involvement of architectural distortion by pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis13
Helmet continuous positive airway pressure for patients’ transport using a single oxygen cylinder: A bench study13
Images: Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in brucellosis13
Influence of inhalation device, active substance, and drug formulation on the compliance of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases. A physicians’ perspective12
Abstracts from the Congresso de Pnemologia do Norte 2025: E-posters12
From bench to bedside: Exploring the role of sCD25 in melanoma and lung cancer among sleep apnea patients12
Can we rely on single use bronchoscopes in central airway obstruction management? A preliminary, open label randomised controlled trial12
Effect of exercise training on modulating the TH17/TREG imbalance in individuals with severe COPD: A randomized controlled trial12
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis–a case-control study in northern India12
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease12
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants12
Clustering patients with COVID-19 according to respiratory support requirements, and its impact on short- and long-term outcome (RECOVID study)12
Performance of helmet CPAP using different configurations: Turbine-driven ventilators vs Venturi devices12
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?11
Daily digital biomarkers in the follow-up and clustering of patients with asthma11
Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude11
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study11
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients11
Intermittent versus equivalent constant-load cycle training in COVID-19 patients11
Low tumour interleukin-1β expression predicts a limited effect of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinoma: An identification and validation study11
Corrigenda 2 to Oral Communications11
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade11
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors’ reply11
Endotoxin exposure associated with respiratory health among European schoolchildren: The SINPHONIE study11
How COVID-19 changed our bronchoscopy procedures: A comparison with the Portuguese Pulmonology Society Recommendations11
Comparison of thoracic surgery training in the Iberian Peninsula: A call for European uniformity10
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score10
Association between respiratory distress time and invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients: A multicentre regional cohort study10
Unraveling the resurgence of pertussis: Insights into epidemiology and global health strategies10
Association of the methionine sulfoxide reductase A rs10903323 gene polymorphism with functional activity and oxidative modification of alpha-1-antitrypsin in COPD patients10
Posteres10
Primary pleural lymphoma – A rare diagnosis10
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-1910
Impact of the 2022 ATS/ERS update criteria on the bronchodilator responsiveness test result10
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Author's reply10
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?10
Relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma: An impressive response to Nivolumab monotherapy10
Redundancy in sarcoidosis granulomas9
Impact of CFTR large deletions and insertions on the clinical and laboratory severity of cystic fibrosis: a serial case report9
Dynamic hyperinflation in patients with severe asthma compared to healthy adults9
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea9
Non-invasive ventilation in post-extubation respiratory failure due to Reinke's edema9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations’ management in Portuguese hospitals – EvaluateCOPDpt, a multicentre, observational, prospective study9
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study9
Handgrip strength and respiratory disease mortality: Longitudinal analyses from SHARE9
Impact of treating obesity hypoventilation syndrome on body mass index8
Epidemic after pandemic: Dengue surpasses COVID-19 in number of deaths8
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the ICU: Views from both sides of the barrier8
The benefit of macrolide therapy in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia is only present in patients with bacteremia8
Correspondence: Synergistic effect of public health and social work in the pre-detection of tuberculous pleurisy8
The “serial switcher” in severe asthma8
Validity and reliability of the one-minute sit-to-stand test for the measurement of cardio-respiratory responses in children with cystic fibrosis8
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided cryobiopsy of a rare epicardial tumour8
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of central sleep apnea in heart failure – the role of adaptive servo-ventilation. A statement of the Portuguese society of pulmonology and the Portuguese sleep asso8
A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health for Pulmonology: Why it is important and who should read it8
Letter to the editor: High-dose inhaled NO for preventing nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass7
Letter to the editor: Commentary on ‘development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude’7
A potentially life-threatening complication of lung metastasis thermal-ablation7
Pregnancy in patients with Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and the role of intravenous AAT therapy. Authors’ reply7
Will smoking on beaches become a thing of the past? Bibione: The first smoke-free beach in Italy7
Diaphragm ultrasound for muscle strength assessment: A systematic literature review7
Defective exercise-related expiratory muscle recruitment in patients with PHOX2B mutations: A clue to neural determinants of the congenital central hypoventilation syndrome7
Why not a 95-95-95 strategy for influenza by 2030?7
Coffee shops, a hub for TB clusters?7
Cycling biologic therapy for severe asthma7
Reference values for six-minute walk distance and six-minute walk work in Caucasian adults7
In memoriam of Jordi Mancebo7
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure. Authors´reply7
Back to the roots of medicine: It's severe asthma patient-reported symptoms that matter!7
Transcutaneous capnometry-guided exercise in respiratory settings7
Utility of solar-powered oxygen delivery in a resource-constrained setting7
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