OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pulmonology is 5. 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
Respiratory function in patients post-infection by COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	301
Evaluating the massive underreporting and undertesting of COVID-19 cases in multiple global epicenters	215
Tuberculosis and COVID-19 interaction: A review of biological, clinical and public health effects	192
The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 immunopathology – Current perspectives	137
Rationale and evidence on the use of tocilizumab in COVID-19: a systematic review	112
COVID-19 Pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU	54
COVID-19 effects on tuberculosis care in Sierra Leone	49
Applicability of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 diagnosis and evaluation of the disease progression: A systematic review	46
Measures of physical performance in COVID-19 patients: a mapping review	42
Use of Helmet CPAP in COVID-19 – A practical review	41
Classification of cardiorespiratory fitness using the six-minute walk test in adults: Comparison with cardiopulmonary exercise testing	39
Efficacy of Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) guided transbronchial cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL...s): A systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Practical considerations for spirometry during the COVID-19 outbreak: Literature review and insights	36
Outcome of treatment of MDR-TB or drug-resistant patients treated with bedaquiline and delamanid: Results from a large global cohort	35
Different disease, same challenges: Social determinants of tuberculosis and COVID-19	35
Non-invasive respiratory support paths in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: proposal of an algorithm	33
Virtual reality for COPD rehabilitation: a technological perspective	32
Early awake proning in critical and severe COVID-19 patients undergoing noninvasive respiratory support: A retrospective multicenter cohort study	29
Feasibility of tele-rehabilitation in survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia	29
Bronchoscopic sampling techniques in the era of technological bronchoscopy	28
Predictors of intubation in COVID-19 patients treated with out-of-ICU continuous positive airway pressure	27
Plasmapheresis reduces cytokine and immune cell levels in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	26
Retraction in the era of COVID-19 and its influence on evidence-based medicine: is science in jeopardy?	26
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease	26
Functional impairment during post-acute COVID-19 phase: Preliminary finding in 56 patients	25

Ventilatory associated barotrauma in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter observational case control study (COVI-MIX-study)	24
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services	23
Host factors associated to false negative and indeterminate results in an interferon‐γ release assay in patients with active tuberculosis	22
The “Big Five” Lung Diseases in CoViD-19 Pandemic – a Google Trends analysis	21
Issue 1 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution”. Part 1): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: A general update and an Italian perspective	21
Predictors of reduced 6-minute walk distance after COVID-19: a cohort study in Mexico	21
Point-of-care COVID-19 antigen testing in German emergency rooms – a cost-benefit analysis	20
First clinical evaluation of the QIAreachTM QuantiFERON-TB for tuberculosis infection and active pulmonary disease	19
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Authors' reply	18
Nasal high flow oxygen in acute respiratory failure	18
Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and hospital admission: Consensus on pros and cons based on a review of the evidence	18
Pulmonary telerehabilitation: An international call for action	17
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations	16
Home mechanical ventilation: the Dutch approach	16
Risk factors for early mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to the emergency room	16
The misunderstood link between SARS-CoV-2 and angiogenesis. A narrative review	16
Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection with pulmonary and renal involvement: A rare complication of BCG immunotherapy. A case report and narrative review	16
Issue 1 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution” Part 2): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Angola, Brazil, Canada, Iran, Mozambique and Portu	15
The role of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of post-intubation tracheal stenosis: A 20-year experience	15
Impact of acute exacerbations of COPD on patients' health status beyond pulmonary function: A scoping review	15
Pulmonary tuberculosis in intensive care setting, with a focus on the use of severity scores, a multinational collaborative systematic review	14
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review	14
Frequency of alleles and genotypes associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in clinical and general populations: Revelations about underdiagnosis	14
Smoking behavior and secondhand smoke exposure among university students in northern Portugal: Relations with knowledge on tobacco use and attitudes toward smoking	13
A qualitative study of patient and carer experiences with home respiratory therapies: Long-term oxygen therapy and home mechanical ventilation	13
A snapshot of exhaled nitric oxide and asthma characteristics: experience from high to low income countries	13
Pathophysiology of light phenotype SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia: from histopathological features to clinical presentations	13
The role of non-invasive ventilation in weaning and decannulating critically ill patients with tracheostomy: A narrative review of the literature	13
The validity of surface EMG of extra-diaphragmatic muscles in assessing respiratory responses during mechanical ventilation: A systematic review	13
Recommendations for interventional pulmonology during COVID-19 outbreak: a consensus statement from the Portuguese Pulmonology Society	13
Effects of prone and lateral position in non-intubated patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia	12
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis...a case-control study in northern India	12
The scientific production during 2009 swine flu pandemic and 2019/2020 COVID-19 pandemic	12
Predicting lung nodules malignancy	12
The COVID-19 impact on the scientific production on the 25 main death causes according to world region	12
Continuous noninvasive ventilatory support outcomes for patients with neuromuscular disease: a multicenter data collaboration	11
Identification by cluster analysis of patients with asthma and nasal symptoms using the MASK-air® mHealth app	11
The effect of different treatment modalities on survival in elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	10
“Tricks and tips for home mechanical ventilation” Home mechanical ventilation: set-up and monitoring protocols	10
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?	10
Severe asthma in the era of COVID-19: A narrative review	10
Tuberculosis and its future in the COVID-19 era: The Pulmonology series 2021	10
A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health for Pulmonology: Why it is important and who should read it	10
Challenges for the female health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for protection beyond the mask	10
A pilot study on the use of the super dimension navigation system for optimal cryobiopsy location in interstitial lung disease diagnostics	9
Telomere length across different UIP fibrotic-Interstitial Lung Diseases: a prospective Greek case-control study	9
Portuguese adaptation of the S3-non-invasive ventilation (S3-NIV) questionnaire for home mechanically ventilated patients	9
Practice of tracheostomy in patients with acute respiratory failure related to COVID–19 – Insights from the PRoVENT–COVID study	9
Clinical and radiological improvement of protracted COVID-19 and Good syndrome secondary to advanced thymoma	9
COPD: How can evidence from randomised controlled trials apply to patients treated in everyday clinical practice?	9

Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror	8
Molecular analysis in cytological samples obtained by endobronchial or oesophageal ultrasound guided needle aspiration in non-small cell lung cancer	8
The addition of a humidifier device to a circuit and its impact on home ventilator performance: a bench study	8
Comparison of different field tests to assess the physical capacity of post-COVID-19 patients	8
Severe exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A retrospective analysis of the database of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund	8
Predictive equations of maximum respiratory mouth pressures: A systematic review	8
Advantages and limitations of the ROX index	8
Tuberculosis and risk of Parkinson's disease: A nationwide cohort study	8
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients	8
Inspiratory Effort and Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis: A Preliminary Matched Control Study	7
The function of miR-637 in non-small cell lung cancer progression and prognosis	7
Infections in lung transplanted patients: A review	7
Reversibility of venous dilatation and parenchymal changes density in Sars-Cov-2 pneumonia: toward the definition of a peculiar pattern	7
Evaluation of reproducible and transparent research practices in pulmonology	7
Making IGRA testing easier: First performance report of QIAreach QFT for tuberculosis infection diagnosis	7
Translating Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis guidelines into clinical practice	7
Low dose computed tomography of the lung for detection and grading of interstitial lung disease: A systematic simulation study	7
Lung cancer survival and sex-specific patterns in Portugal: A population-based analysis	7
Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: A pitfall in solitary pulmonary nodule	7
Durability of COVID-19 vaccine induced T-cell mediated immune responses measured using the QuantiFERON SARS-CoV-2 assay	7
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade	7
Reducing oral corticosteroids in severe asthma (ROSA Project): a nationwide Portuguese consensus	7
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients living at high altitude	7
Clusters of individuals recovering from an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and response to in-hospital pulmonary rehabilitation	6
Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine – A position paper of the Portuguese Pulmonology Society	6
Will the COVID tsunami be able to impose tele-rehabilitation as a system opportunity?	6
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6
Correlation between levels of adipokines and inflammatory mediators with spirometric parameters in individuals with obesity and symptoms of asthma: Cross-sectional study	6
Tidal volume and helmet: Is the never ending story coming to an end?	6
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and PiS and PiZ SERPINA1 variants are associated with asthma exacerbations	6
Prevalence of exercise-induced oxygen desaturation after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and use of lung ultrasound to predict need for pulmonary rehabilitation	6
SARS-CoV-2 as a trigger of eosinophilic pneumonia	6
Effect of a viral filter on cardiopulmonary exercise testing	6
The influence of the non-invasive ventilation mask interface on the upper airway of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	6
Feasibility and efficacy of a multidisciplinary palliative approach in patients with advanced interstitial lung disease. A pilot randomised controlled trial	6
Cost-effectiveness of omalizumab in real world uncontrolled allergic asthma patients	6
Effectiveness of different treatments in obesity hypoventilation syndrome	6
Airway stents in malignant central airway obstruction	6
Exercise capacity, lung and respiratory muscle function in substance use disorders	6
Markers of cardiovascular risk and their reversibility with acute oxygen therapy in Kyrgyz highlanders with high altitude pulmonary hypertension	6
Pharmacogenetics of advanced lung cancer: Predictive value of functional genetic polymorphism AGXT Pro11Leu in clinical outcome?	6
Wearing masks and the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)	6
Impact of self-reported environmental mould exposure on COPD outcomes	6
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin levels as potential biomarkers of aspiration pneumonia	6
Daytime non-invasive ventilatory support via intermittent abdominal pressure for a patient with Pompe disease	6
Cystic tuberculosis: a very unusual aspect of a common disease	6
Cycling biologic therapy for severe asthma	5
Tracheostomy decannulation in severe acquired brain injury patients: The role of flexible bronchoscopy	5
Unsupervised physical activity interventions for people with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The lung microbiome and pneumonia: Where precision medicine meets pulmonology	5
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction causing Acute Respiratory Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	5
Rehabilitative practice in Europe: Roles and competencies of physiotherapists. Are we learning something new from COVID-19 pandemic?	5
Rationale and evidence on the use of tocilizumab in COVID-19: A systematic review. Authors’ reply	5
Predictors of lung entrapment in malignant pleural effusion	5
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes	5
Treatment interruption patterns and adverse events among patients on bedaquiline containing regimen under programmatic conditions in India	5
Asthma hospitalizations: A call for a national strategy to fight health inequities	5
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in COVID-19 patients	5
Validity and reliability of the one-minute sit-to-stand test for the measurement of cardio-respiratory responses in children with cystic fibrosis	5
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists in asthma: A MASK-air study	5
Reversed halo sign in radiation induced organizing pneumonia: natural course of the underlying pathophysiology	5
Diffuse cystic lung disease as the primary tomographic manifestation of bronchiolitis: A case series	5
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants	5
Rituximab for the treatment of acute onset Interstitial Lung Disease in primary Sjogren's syndrome	5