Pulmonology

Papers
(The TQCC of Pulmonology is 6. 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
Effect of elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor modulator on lung structure in cystic fibrosis63
Exposed posters45
Smoking exposure trajectories and pulmonary function in early adulthood in a Brazilian cohort41
Mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the bronchus41
“ Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres ”: Is it time to divide Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis in three different forms?39
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
Intensity of exercise in people with COPD enrolled in community-based physical activities34
Impact of an early follow-up visit on adherence and adherence trajectories after initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea33
Urinary incontinence is common among people attending pulmonary rehabilitation, yet pulmonary rehabilitation has a small effect on urinary symptoms: A multicenter prospective cohort study33
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal31
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up31
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma30
Flow-controlled ventilation may reduce mechanical power and increase ventilatory efficiency in severe coronavirus disease-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome28
High-dose inhaled NO for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: A proof-of-concept prospective randomised study28
Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity25
Blood pressure and sleep during a 12-month stay at Concordia Station (3233 m), Antarctica25
Regarding the prognostic factors in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib25
Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy of isolated anterior mediastinal masses25
What do we know about macrolides immunomodulatory therapeutic potential in respiratory disease in 202325
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study23
Risk of hospitalisation and mortality among patients with interstitial lung disease and COVID-19: A French multicentre prospective cohort22
Diaphragm thickening fraction and inspiratory effort in patients with SARS-COV II pneumonia receiving different non-invasive respiratory supports21
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations21
Prevascular mediastinal angyomiolipoma. A case report21
The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose's prevention strategies21
Letter to the editor – dual-correction robotic bronchoscopy system with ultra-thin catheter for diagnosing challenging peripheral pulmonary nodules21
Effects of asymmetric nasal high-flow cannula on carbon dioxide in hypercapnic patients: A randomised crossover physiological pilot study20
A study of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire20
A contribution towards a world without tobacco – The TabacoPed study20
Comparative diagnostic performance of advanced endoscopic techniques in suspected sarcoidosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis19
The London chest activity of daily living revisited19
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review19
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis19
Increased plasma interleukin-1β is associated with accelerated lung function decline in non-smokers18
Methodological considerations regarding AAT threshold analysis in the AVATAR cohort17
Letter to the editor: Methodological considerations on the longitudinal changes of obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular outcomes17
COPD treatment – a conceptual review based on critical endpoints16
IMAGES: Nocardia pneumonia – A surprising and rare pulmonary infection mimicking lung cancer16
The diagnostic performance and optimal strategy of cone beam CT-assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Oral Communications15
Correspondence: “Maintaining pulmonary rehabilitation benefits: Key factors in COPD patient recovery”15
Should there be a tailored guided management plan for children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiectasis?15
In pursuit of personalized medicine in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. Divide and conquer15
Reliability and validity of the Chester step test in patients with interstitial lung disease14
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
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure14
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and early atherosclerosis: The role of microbiota and EVs14
Commented posters14
High altitudes and partial pressure of arterial oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease14
Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror14
Images: Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in brucellosis14
Baseline dependent minimally important differences for clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD13
Clustering patients with COVID-19 according to respiratory support requirements, and its impact on short- and long-term outcome (RECOVID study)13
Helmet continuous positive airway pressure for patients’ transport using a single oxygen cylinder: A bench study13
Is there any physiological reason to train expiratory muscles in people with mild COPD?13
From bench to bedside: Exploring the role of sCD25 in melanoma and lung cancer among sleep apnea patients13
Effectiveness of a remote simulation training in mechanical ventilation among trainees13
Exacerbation history as a predictor of future exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A real-world study from a Portuguese integrated care health unit 2013–201813
Performance of helmet CPAP using different configurations: Turbine-driven ventilators vs Venturi devices12
Posttransplant screening and short-course treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in kidney transplant recipients: A prospective observational study in Taiwan12
Effect of exercise training on modulating the TH17/TREG imbalance in individuals with severe COPD: A randomized controlled trial12
Influence of inhalation device, active substance, and drug formulation on the compliance of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases. A physicians’ perspective12
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis–a case-control study in northern India12
Abstracts from the Congresso de Pnemologia do Norte 2025: E-posters12
Can we rely on single use bronchoscopes in central airway obstruction management? A preliminary, open label randomised controlled trial12
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Duke Activity Status Index in patients with pulmonary hypertension12
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants12
Vocal cord palsy in interstitial lung disease: Involvement of architectural distortion by pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis12
How COVID-19 changed our bronchoscopy procedures: A comparison with the Portuguese Pulmonology Society Recommendations11
Endotoxin exposure associated with respiratory health among European schoolchildren: The SINPHONIE study11
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors’ reply11
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade11
Daily digital biomarkers in the follow-up and clustering of patients with asthma11
High flow nasal cannula versus conventional oxygen therapy during bronchoscopy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis11
Corrigenda 2 to Oral Communications11
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?11
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
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study10
Comparison of thoracic surgery training in the Iberian Peninsula: A call for European uniformity10
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations’ management in Portuguese hospitals – EvaluateCOPDpt, a multicentre, observational, prospective study10
Intermittent versus equivalent constant-load cycle training in COVID-19 patients10
Association of the methionine sulfoxide reductase A rs10903323 gene polymorphism with functional activity and oxidative modification of alpha-1-antitrypsin in COPD patients10
Association between respiratory distress time and invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients: A multicentre regional cohort study10
Prevalence, type, and clinical implications of CFTR variants in bronchiectasis10
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients10
Letter to editor: Low-dose theophylline in mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized clinical trial in China10
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score10
Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude10
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?9
Impact of the 2022 ATS/ERS update criteria on the bronchodilator responsiveness test result9
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Author's reply9
Unraveling the resurgence of pertussis: Insights into epidemiology and global health strategies9
Posteres9
Dynamic hyperinflation in patients with severe asthma compared to healthy adults8
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea8
Primary pleural lymphoma – A rare diagnosis8
Letter to editor: Urinary incontinence in pulmonary rehabilitation: A common but insufficiently addressed comorbidity8
Impact of treating obesity hypoventilation syndrome on body mass index8
Redundancy in sarcoidosis granulomas8
Correspondence to ‘Blood eosinopenia (≤30/µL) as an early predictor of respiratory failure in community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective multicentre study’8
Non-invasive ventilation in post-extubation respiratory failure due to Reinke's edema8
Correspondence: Synergistic effect of public health and social work in the pre-detection of tuberculous pleurisy8
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study8
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided cryobiopsy of a rare epicardial tumour8
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-198
Epidemic after pandemic: Dengue surpasses COVID-19 in number of deaths8
Letter to Editor: Beyond pulmonary rehabilitation: Can the PICk UP programme fill the gap? A randomised trial in COPD8
Impact of CFTR large deletions and insertions on the clinical and laboratory severity of cystic fibrosis: a serial case report8
Handgrip strength and respiratory disease mortality: Longitudinal analyses from SHARE8
Pregnancy in patients with Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and the role of intravenous AAT therapy. Authors’ reply7
Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution” Part 1): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: A general update and a Portuguese perspective7
The benefit of macrolide therapy in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia is only present in patients with bacteremia7
Defective exercise-related expiratory muscle recruitment in patients with PHOX2B mutations: A clue to neural determinants of the congenital central hypoventilation syndrome7
High-flow oxygen therapy in comparison with low-level pressure support ventilation for spontaneous breathing trials: A two-center, non-inferiority, randomized controlled study7
Letter to the editor: Electrovest®: A novel portable electro-vibratory device for airway clearance in chronic hypersecretory lung disease7
Back to the roots of medicine: It's severe asthma patient-reported symptoms that matter!7
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 asso7
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure. Authors´reply7
Letter to the editor: Commentary on ‘development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude’7
A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health for Pulmonology: Why it is important and who should read it7
Letter to the editor: High-dose inhaled NO for preventing nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass7
The “serial switcher” in severe asthma7
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the ICU: Views from both sides of the barrier7
Why not a 95-95-95 strategy for influenza by 2030?7
Minimum clinically important difference for the Urinary Symptom Profile questionnaire in people attending pulmonary rehabilitation7
Results of surgery versus stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer6
Bronchoscopic sampling techniques in the era of technological bronchoscopy6
Will smoking on beaches become a thing of the past? Bibione: The first smoke-free beach in Italy6
Low-dose theophylline in mild to moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A randomized clinical trial in China6
Utility of solar-powered oxygen delivery in a resource-constrained setting6
A potentially life-threatening complication of lung metastasis thermal-ablation6
Diaphragm ultrasound for muscle strength assessment: A systematic literature review6
Coffee shops, a hub for TB clusters?6
Comparison of cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy for the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: A randomised clinical trial6
Images: Rare bronchiolar adenoma transforming to squamous cell carcinoma6
In memoriam of Jordi Mancebo6
Transcutaneous capnometry-guided exercise in respiratory settings6
Reference values for six-minute walk distance and six-minute walk work in Caucasian adults6
EBUS-guided cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of thoracic disorders6
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