Most cited papers in Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

What are the most cited papers in Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases?

The most cited paper in Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases is "Phase III Study of Pemetrexed in Combination With Cisplatin Versus Cisplatin Alone in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma" (Nicholas J. Vogelzang, James J. Rusthoven, James Thomas Symanowski et al., 2003), with 3,089 citations. Next come "A Randomized Trial Comparing Lung-Volume–Reduction Surgery with Medical Therapy for Severe Emphysema" (2,082) and "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Prevailing and Evolving Hypotheses about Its Pathogenesis and Implications for Therapy" (1,814).

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Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 546 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Phase III Study of Pemetrexed in Combination With Cisplatin Versus Cisplatin Alone in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Nicholas J. Vogelzang, James J. Rusthoven, James Thomas Symanowski et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology	14 Jul 2003	3,089
2	A Randomized Trial Comparing Lung-Volume–Reduction Surgery with Medical Therapy for Severe Emphysema National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	21 May 2003	2,082
3	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Prevailing and Evolving Hypotheses about Its Pathogenesis and Implications for Therapy Moisés Selman, Talmadge E. King, Annie Pardo · Annals of Internal Medicine	16 Jan 2001	1,814
4	Pleural Effusions: The Diagnostic Separation of Transudates and Exudates Richard W. Light, M. ISABELLE MACGREGOR, PETER C. LUCHSINGER et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine	Oct 1972	1,794
5	Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Andrew MacDuff, A G Arnold, J. Harvey et al. · Thorax Open access	Aug 2010	1,502
6	A 10-year review of a minimally invasive technique for the correction of pectus excavatum Donald L. Nuss, Robert E. Kelly, Daniel P. Croitoru et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery	Apr 1998	1,291
7	Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Michael H. Baumann, Charlie Strange, John E. Heffner et al. · CHEST Journal	Feb 2001	1,269
8	Alveolar epithelial cell mesenchymal transition develops in vivo during pulmonary fibrosis and is regulated by the extracellular matrix Kevin K. Kim, Matthias Christian Kugler, Paul J. Wolters et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	21 Aug 2006	1,255
9	First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab in unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (CheckMate 743): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial Paul Baas et al. · The Lancet Open access	2021	1,226
10	Silicosis Chi Chiu Leung, Ignatius Tak Sun Yu, Weihong Chen · The Lancet	23 Apr 2012	1,223
11	The Role of CT Pulmonary Angiography in the Investigation of Unilateral Pleural Effusions Clare E. Hooper, Isabel Laurence, John Harvey et al. · Respiration Open access	29 Jun 2013	1,187
12	Postoperative pain and quality of life after lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or anterolateral thoracotomy for early stage lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial Morten Bendixen, Ole Dan Jørgensen, Christian Kronborg et al. · The Lancet Oncology	8 May 2016	1,142
13	Establishing the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer M. Patricia Rivera, Atul C. Mehta, Momen M. Wahidi · CHEST Journal	May 2013	1,094
14	Advances in Malignant Mesothelioma Bruce W.S. Robinson, Richard Lake · New England Journal of Medicine	12 Oct 2005	1,077
15	Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy: Experience With 1,100 Cases Robert Joseph McKenna, Ward V. Houck, Clark Beeman Fuller · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Open access	23 Jan 2006	1,062
16	Breast Tumor Cell Lines From Pleural Effusions2 Relda Cailleau, Russell K. Young, Matilde Olivé et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute Open access	Sep 1974	1,029
17	Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: a distinct underrecognised entity Vincent Cottin, Hilario Nunès, Pierre‐Yves Brillet et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access	Oct 2005	1,018
18	Resection margins, extrapleural nodal status, and cell type determine postoperative long-term survival in trimodality therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 183 patients David J. Sugarbaker, Raja Michael Flores, Michael T. Jaklitsch et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open access	1999	990
19	Bevacizumab for newly diagnosed pleural mesothelioma in the Mesothelioma Avastin Cisplatin Pemetrexed Study (MAPS): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial Gérard Zalcman et al. · The Lancet	22 Dec 2015	980
20	Circulating fibrocytes traffic to the lungs in response to CXCL12 and mediate fibrosis Roderick J. Phillips, Marie D. Burdick, Kurt M. Hong et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access	Aug 2004	958
21	Acute Pain after Thoracic Surgery Predicts Long-Term Post-Thoracotomy Pain Joel D Katz, Marla Jackson, Brian P. Kavanagh et al. · Clinical Journal of Pain Open access	Mar 1996	932
22	Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium: a review and the hypothesis regarding the role of long fibre retention in the parietal pleura, inflammation and mesothelioma Ken Donaldson, Fiona A Murphy, Rodger Duffin et al. · Particle and Fibre Toxicology Open access	2010	906
23	Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jonathan D. Cooper, Elbert P. Trulock, Anastasios N. Triantafillou et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open access	1995	903
24	The European mesothelioma epidemic Julian Peto, Adriano Decarli, Carlo La Vecchia et al. · British Journal of Cancer Open access	14 Jan 1999	903
25	Management of a malignant pleural effusion: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Mark Roberts, E Neville, Richard G Berrisford et al. · Thorax Open access	Aug 2010	893
26	Comparison of Computed Density and Macroscopic Morphometry in Pulmonary Emphysema Pierre Alain Gevenois, Viviane De Maertelaer, Paul De Vuyst et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine	Aug 1995	889
27	Interstitial lung disease guideline Athol Umfrey Wells, Nik Hirani · Thorax Open access	29 Aug 2008	869
28	Intrapleural Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and DNase in Pleural Infection Najib Mahboob Rahman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine	10 Aug 2011	867
29	NADPH oxidase-4 mediates myofibroblast activation and fibrogenic responses to lung injury Louise Hecker, Ragini Vittal, Tamara R. Jones et al. · Nature Medicine Open access	23 Aug 2009	859
30	Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary Alvar G.N. Agustí et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Open access	Mar 2023	855
31	U.K. Controlled Trial of Intrapleural Streptokinase for Pleural Infection Nicholas A. Maskell, Christopher W.H. Davies, Andrew Nunn et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	2 Mar 2005	850
32	Revised ESTS guidelines for preoperative mediastinal lymph node staging for non-small-cell lung cancer Paul De Leyn, Christophe Dooms, J. Kuzdzal et al. · European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Open access	26 Feb 2014	846
33	Investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Clare E. Hooper, Gary Lee, Nick A. Maskell et al. · Thorax Open access	Aug 2010	837
34	Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: A propensity-matched analysis from the STS database Subroto Paul, Nasser Khaled Altorki, Shubin Sheng et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open access	28 Jan 2010	804
35	“Density Mask” N L Müller, Catherine A. Staples, Roberta R. Miller et al. · CHEST Journal	Oct 1988	802
36	Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Tom Havelock, Richard Teoh, D. Laws et al. · Thorax Open access	Aug 2010	797
37	A Bedside Ultrasound Sign Ruling Out Pneumothorax in the Critically III Daniel A. Lichtenstein, Y. Menu · CHEST Journal	Nov 1995	791
38	Peritoneal Dialysis and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition of Mesothelial Cells María Yáñez‐Mó, Enrique Lara‐Pezzi, Rafael Selgas et al. · New England Journal of Medicine	29 Jan 2003	783
39	Randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with N0 or N1 (less than hilar) non–small cell carcinoma: Results of the American College of Surgery Oncology Group Z0030 Trial Gail Elizabeth Darling, Mark S. Allen, Paul A. Decker et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open access	17 Feb 2011	778
40	Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic Chinese Critical Care Ultrasound Study Group (CCUSG), Qianyi Peng, Xiaoting Wang et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access	12 Mar 2020	769
41	Complication rates of CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy: meta-analysis Wouter J. Heerink, Geertruida H. de Bock, Gonda J. de Jonge et al. · European Radiology Open access	23 Apr 2016	760
42	The British Thoracic Society guidelines on the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules David Baldwin, Matthew E.J. Callister · Thorax Open access	Jul 2015	749
43	American College of Chest Physicians/La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française Statement on Competence in Critical Care Ultrasonography Paul H. Mayo, Yannick Beaulieu, Peter Doelken et al. · CHEST Journal Open access	3 Feb 2009	745
44	Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials on Safety and Efficacy of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy for Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Tristan D. Yan, Deborah Ann Black, Paul Gerard Bannon et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Review	16 Mar 2009	741
45	Real-time Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Nodes Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Masako Chiyo, Yasuo Sekine et al. · CHEST Journal	Jul 2004	723
46	Hand-Held Thoracic Sonography for Detecting Post-Traumatic Pneumothoraces: The Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography For Trauma (EFAST) Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Marco Sirois, Kevin B. Laupland et al. · The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care	Aug 2004	722
47	The effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on colonisation and infection rate in multiple trauma patients Ch. P. Stoutenbeek, HENDRIK K. F. VAN SAENE, Dinis Reis Miranda et al. · Intensive Care Medicine	Jul 1984	718
48	Extra-pleural pneumonectomy versus no extra-pleural pneumonectomy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical outcomes of the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery (MARS) randomised feasibility study Tom Treasure, Loı̈c Lang-Lazdunski, David A. Waller et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access	5 Jul 2011	716
49	Improved management of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in neutropenic patients using early thoracic computed tomographic scan and surgery. Denis Caillot, Olivier Casasnovas, Alain L. Bernard et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology	1997	708
50	The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax Daniel Lichtenstein, Gilbert A. Mezière, Philippe Biderman et al. · Intensive Care Medicine	Oct 2000	702

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