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| 1 | Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE cohort | Respiratory Research | 2010 | 976 |
| 2 | TGF-β1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT) | Respiratory Research | 2005 | 661 |
| 3 | Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 629 |
| 4 | IL-17 mRNA in sputum of asthmatic patients: linking T cell driven inflammation and granulocytic influx? | Respiratory Research | 2006 | 496 |
| 5 | From SARS and MERS to COVID-19: a brief summary and comparison of severe acute respiratory infections caused by three highly pathogenic human coronaviruses | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 467 |
| 6 | Role of TNFα in pulmonary pathophysiology | Respiratory Research | 2006 | 463 |
| 7 | Proinflammatory cytokine responses induced by influenza A (H5N1) viruses in primary human alveolar and bronchial epithelial cells | Respiratory Research | 2005 | 451 |
| 8 | Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on pulmonary function in early convalescence phase | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 432 |
| 9 | Role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of COPD and pulmonary emphysema | Respiratory Research | 2006 | 428 |
| 10 | Epithelial antimicrobial peptides in host defense against infection | Respiratory Research | 2000 | 417 |
| 11 | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management | Respiratory Research | 2018 | 383 |
| 12 | The pathophysiology of ‘happy’ hypoxemia in COVID-19 | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 368 |
| 13 | The clinical features of the overlap between COPD and asthma | Respiratory Research | 2011 | 365 |
| 14 | Tumor necrosis factor-α and muscle wasting: a cellular perspective | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 364 |
| 15 | Th2 cytokines and asthma — Interleukin-4: its role in the pathogenesis of asthma, and targeting it for asthma treatment with interleukin-4 receptor antagonists | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 355 |
| 16 | Treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome with allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study | Respiratory Research | 2014 | 353 |
| 17 | The lung as a route for systemic delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 344 |
| 18 | Exhaled volatile organic compounds in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: cross sectional and nested short-term follow-up study | Respiratory Research | 2005 | 336 |
| 19 | Muscarinic receptor signaling in the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD | Respiratory Research | 2006 | 331 |
| 20 | Measuring the lung function in the mouse: the challenge of size | Respiratory Research | 2003 | 328 |
| 21 | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an epithelial/fibroblastic cross-talk disorder | Respiratory Research | 2002 | 325 |
| 22 | Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Respiratory Research | 2014 | 322 |
| 23 | Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to busy roads are associated with COPD in women | Respiratory Research | 2005 | 319 |
| 24 | Understanding the impact of symptoms on the burden of COPD | Respiratory Research | 2017 | 294 |
| 25 | Efficacy of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate by GOLD stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis from the randomised, placebo-controlled TORCH study | Respiratory Research | 2009 | 290 |
| 26 | The molecular basis of resistance to isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 282 |
| 27 | Matrix metalloproteinases in lung biology | Respiratory Research | 2000 | 265 |
| 28 | Impact of interleukin-6 on hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension and lung inflammation in mice | Respiratory Research | 2009 | 260 |
| 29 | Critical inhaler errors in asthma and COPD: a systematic review of impact on health outcomes | Respiratory Research | 2018 | 257 |
| 30 | Human lung cancer cells express functionally active Toll-like receptor 9 | Respiratory Research | 2005 | 253 |
| 31 | Sialic acid receptor detection in the human respiratory tract: evidence for widespread distribution of potential binding sites for human and avian influenza viruses | Respiratory Research | 2007 | 253 |
| 32 | Analysis of clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of 95 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a retrospective analysis | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 248 |
| 33 | Reduction of exacerbations by the PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast - the importance of defining different subsets of patients with COPD | Respiratory Research | 2011 | 247 |
| 34 | Macrophages: friend or foe in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? | Respiratory Research | 2018 | 241 |
| 35 | Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis | Respiratory Research | 2011 | 240 |
| 36 | Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Respiratory Research | 2016 | 240 |
| 37 | Prolonged cigarette smoke exposure alters mitochondrial structure and function in airway epithelial cells | Respiratory Research | 2013 | 237 |
| 38 | Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 235 |
| 39 | The roles and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, intermediate filaments and microtubules in smooth muscle cell migration | Respiratory Research | 2017 | 230 |
| 40 | Prognostic value of NT-proBNP in patients with severe COVID-19 | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 230 |
| 41 | Global incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Respiratory Research | 2021 | 230 |
| 42 | Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: mechanisms and best diagnostic approaches | Respiratory Research | 2012 | 228 |
| 43 | Differential effects of cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and in a variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells | Respiratory Research | 2006 | 221 |
| 44 | Epidemiology, genetics, and subtyping of preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in COPDGene | Respiratory Research | 2014 | 217 |
| 45 | Impaired immune responses in the lungs of aged mice following influenza infection | Respiratory Research | 2009 | 216 |
| 46 | State of the Art: Why do the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis become infected and why can't they clear the infection? | Respiratory Research | 2003 | 214 |
| 47 | The European IPF registry (eurIPFreg): baseline characteristics and survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Respiratory Research | 2018 | 209 |
| 48 | Therapeutic effect of subcutaneous injection of low dose recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on pulmonary alveolar proteinosis | Respiratory Research | 2020 | 209 |
| 49 | Th2 cytokines and asthma. The role of interleukin-5 in allergic eosinophilic disease | Respiratory Research | 2001 | 208 |
| 50 | Anti-fibrotic effects of nintedanib in lung fibroblasts derived from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Respiratory Research | 2014 | 208 |
