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#	Title	Journal	Year	Citations
1	Medication adherence issues in patients treated for COPD	International Journal of COPD	2008	325
2	Epidemiology and clinical impact of major comorbidities in patients with COPD	International Journal of COPD	2014	274
3	Comparison of World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific body mass index classifications in COPD patients	International Journal of COPD	2017	267
4	Particulate matter air pollution exposure: role in the development and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2009	238
5	Oxidative stress and free radicals in COPD – implications and relevance for treatment	International Journal of COPD	2014	232
6	Lung function decline in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2012	227
7	Hypoxemia in patients with COPD: cause, effects, and disease progression	International Journal of COPD	2011	222
8	Pathogenic triad in COPD: oxidative stress, protease–antiprotease imbalance, and inflammation	International Journal of COPD	2011	222
9	Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a literature review	International Journal of COPD	2012	212
10	Management of COPD in the UK primary-care setting: an analysis of real-life prescribing patterns	International Journal of COPD	2014	210
11	Role of inflammatory cells in airway remodeling in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2018	201
12	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity	International Journal of COPD	2009	195
13	Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	International Journal of COPD	2016	180
14	<p>Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Systematic Literature Review</p>	International Journal of COPD	2020	173
15	Chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors in 12 regions of the Russian Federation	International Journal of COPD	2014	163
16	Impact and prevention of severe exacerbations of COPD: a review of the evidence	International Journal of COPD	2017	162
17	Disease burden of COPD in China: a systematic review	International Journal of COPD	2018	161
18	Exacerbation rate, health status and mortality in COPD – a review of potential interventions	International Journal of COPD	2009	156
19	The pathophysiology of bronchiectasis	International Journal of COPD	2009	156
20	COPD: balancing oxidants and antioxidants	International Journal of COPD	2015	149
21	A telehealth program for self-management of COPD exacerbations and promotion of an active lifestyle: a pilot randomized controlled trial	International Journal of COPD	2014	148
22	Gender-specific estimates of COPD prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis	International Journal of COPD	2018	147
23	Managing comorbidities in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2015	139
24	Exacerbation frequency and course of COPD	International Journal of COPD	2012	138
25	Predicting high risk of exacerbations in bronchiectasis: the E-FACED score	International Journal of COPD	2017	138
26	Sarcopenia correlates with systemic inflammation in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2017	137
27	Skeletal muscle dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2008	136
28	Examining the relationship between anxiety and depression and exacerbations of COPD which result in hospital admission: a systematic review	International Journal of COPD	2014	135
29	Lung inflammation caused by inhaled toxicants: a review	International Journal of COPD	2016	135
30	Roles for proteinases in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2008	132
31	The association between COPD and heart failure risk: a review	International Journal of COPD	2013	132
32	Pilot study of a cell phone-based exercise persistence intervention post-rehabilitation for COPD	International Journal of COPD	2009	130
33	Peripheral blood eosinophils: a surrogate marker for airway eosinophilia in stable COPD	International Journal of COPD	2016	130
34	Eosinophilic airway inflammation in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2006	128
35	Beyond FEV1 in COPD: a review of patient-reported outcomes and their measurement	International Journal of COPD	2012	123
36	Depression and anxiety predict health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis	International Journal of COPD	2014	122
37	Life expectancy and years of life lost in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Findings from the NHANES III Follow-up Study	International Journal of COPD	2009	121
38	Impact of exacerbations on health care cost and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis from a predominantly Medicare population	International Journal of COPD	2012	120
39	Roflumilast: a review of its use in the treatment of COPD	International Journal of COPD	2016	119
40	Once-daily NVA237 improves exercise tolerance from the first dose in patients with COPD: the GLOW3 trial	International Journal of COPD	2012	118
41	Improving adherence with inhaler therapy in COPD	International Journal of COPD	2010	117
42	Alpha-1 antitrypsin PiZ gene frequency and PiZZ genotype numbers worldwide: an update	International Journal of COPD	2017	117
43	Overview of the prevalence, impact, and management of depression and anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2014	115
44	Defining and targeting health disparities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2016	114
45	Nasal highflow improves ventilation in patients with COPD	International Journal of COPD	2016	114
46	Prognostic role of neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and platelet–lymphocyte ratio for hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD	International Journal of COPD	2017	112
47	Knowledge and attitudes of family physicians coming to COPD continuing medical education	International Journal of COPD	2008	109
48	LABA/LAMA combinations versus LAMA monotherapy or LABA/ICS in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis	International Journal of COPD	2017	109
49	Role of eosinophils in airway inflammation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	International Journal of COPD	2018	108
50	Barriers to adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines by primary care physicians	International Journal of COPD	2011	107

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