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Most cited papers in Respiratory viral infections research

Respiratory viral infections research

What are the most cited papers in Respiratory viral infections research?

The most cited paper in Respiratory viral infections research is "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study" (Nanshan Chen, Min Zhou, Xuan Dong et al., 2020), with 22,766 citations. Next come "Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults" (6,286) and "SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients" (5,210).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,189 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study Nanshan Chen, Min Zhou, Xuan Dong et al. · The Lancet Open access 30 Jan 2020 22,766
2 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults Lionel A. Mandell, Richard G. Wunderink, Antonio Anzueto et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 3 Feb 2007 6,286
3 SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients Lirong Zou, Feng Ruan, Mingxing Huang et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 Feb 2020 5,210
4 Evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses Robert G. Webster, William J. Bean, Owen T. Gorman et al. · Microbiological Reviews Open access Mar 1992 4,271
5 Asthma and Wheezing in the First Six Years of Life Fernando D. Martínez, Anne L. Wright, Lynn M. Taussig et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Jan 1995 3,800
6 Mortality Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States W. Thompson, David K. Shay, Eric Weintraub et al. · JAMA Open access 8 Jan 2003 3,718
7 Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle Hongzhou Lu, Charles W. Stratton, Yi‐Wei Tang · Journal of Medical Virology Open access 17 Jan 2020 3,693
8 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Adults Seema Jain et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Jul 2015 3,456
9 Impaired type I interferon activity and inflammatory responses in severe COVID-19 patients Jérôme Hadjadj et al. · Science Open access 13 Jul 2020 3,200
10 Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study Angela Danielle Iuliano et al. · The Lancet Open access138 authors 13 Dec 2017 3,158
11 Pulmonary Disease Following Respirator Therapy of Hyaline-Membrane Disease William H. Northway, Robert C. Rosan, David Y. Porter · New England Journal of Medicine 16 Feb 1967 3,039
12 Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome JSM Peiris, ST Lai, LLM Poon et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2003 2,990
13 Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19 Nicole M. Racine, Brae Anne McArthur, Jessica E. Cooke et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Open access 9 Aug 2021 2,891
14 Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis Harish Nair et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access 17 Apr 2010 2,839
15 Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19 Mingfeng Liao, Yang Liu, Jing Yuan et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 12 May 2020 2,780
16 Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study Ting Shi et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access122 authors 7 Jul 2017 2,491
17 Clinical progression and viral load in a community outbreak of coronavirus-associated SARS pneumonia: a prospective study JSM Peiris, Chung‐Ming Chu, VCC Cheng et al. · The Lancet Open access May 2003 2,463
18 Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates Katherine L. O'Flynn O'Brien, Lara J. Wolfson, James Watt et al. · The Lancet Sep 2009 2,455
19 Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nancy Leung, Daniel K. W. Chu, Eunice Y. C. Shiu et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 3 Apr 2020 2,380
20 Human Infection with a Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Rongbao Gao et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Apr 2013 2,357
21 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults John Gilles Bartlett, Scott F. Dowell, Lionel A. Mandell et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access Aug 2000 2,300
22 The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Young Children Caroline Breese Hall, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Marika K. Iwane et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Feb 2009 2,297
23 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Elderly and High-Risk Adults Ann Regina Falsey, Patricia Hennessey, Maria A. Formica et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Apr 2005 2,271
24 Decline in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after the Introduction of Protein–Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine Cynthia G. Whitney, Monica M. Farley, James L. Hadler et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Apr 2003 2,249
25 Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in the United States W. Thompson · JAMA 14 Sep 2004 2,244
26 A newly discovered human pneumovirus isolated from young children with respiratory tract disease Bernadette G. van den Hoogen, Jan C. de Jong, Jan Groen et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Jun 2001 2,211
27 Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia Michael S. Niederman, Lionel A. Mandell, Antonio Anzueto et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Jun 2001 2,167
28 Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Christopher Troeger et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access144 authors 19 Sep 2018 2,095
29 Universal primer set for the full-length amplification of all influenza A viruses E. Hoffmann, Jürgen Stech, Yi Guan et al. · Archives of Virology Open access Dec 2001 2,086
30 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS DISEASE IN INFANTS DESPITE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION OF ANTIGENIC INACTIVATED VACCINE12 Hyun Wha Kim, Jose G. Canchola, Carl D. Brandt et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology Apr 1969 2,029
31 Community study of role of viral infections in exacerbations of asthma in 9-11 year old children Sebastian Lennox Johnston, Philip Pattemore, Gwen Sanderson et al. · BMJ Open access 13 May 1995 2,015
32 Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis You Li et al. · The Lancet Open access121 authors May 2022 2,013
33 Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation: the key to pneumococcal disease Debby Bogaert, Ronald de Groot, PWM Hermans · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 27 Feb 2004 1,989
34 The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America John S. Bradley, Carrie L. Byington, Samir S. Shah et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access Sep 2011 1,947
35 Fatal outcome of human influenza A (H5N1) is associated with high viral load and hypercytokinemia Menno D. de Jong, Cameron P. Simmons, Tran Tan Thanh et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 10 Sep 2006 1,917
36 Viral dynamics in mild and severe cases of COVID-19 Yang Liu, Li-Meng Yan, La‐Gen Wan et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 19 Mar 2020 1,912
37 MiXCR: software for comprehensive adaptive immunity profiling Dmitriy A. Bolotin, S. Poslavskii, Igor Mitrophanov et al. · Nature Methods 29 Apr 2015 1,898
38 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Children Seema Jain et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Feb 2015 1,889
39 Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis Michael T. Osterholm, Nicholas S. Kelley, Alfred H. Sommer et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Review 14 Nov 2011 1,824
40 Safety and Efficacy of an Attenuated Vaccine against Severe Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Guillermo M. Ruiz‐Palacios et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Jan 2006 1,819
41 The annual impact of seasonal influenza in the US: Measuring disease burden and costs Noelle‐Angelique Molinari, Ismael R. Ortega‐Sanchez, Mark L. Messonnier et al. · Vaccine 21 Apr 2007 1,751
42 Development of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Type A Influenza Virus and the Avian H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin Subtypes Erica Spackman, Dennis A. Senne, Thomas J. Myers et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access 29 Aug 2002 1,743
43 Influenza Virus Transmission Is Dependent on Relative Humidity and Temperature Anice C. Lowen, Samira Mubareka, John Steel et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access 15 Oct 2007 1,738
44 Psychological Stress and Susceptibility to the Common Cold Sheldon Cohen, David A. J. Tyrrell, Andrew Paul Smith · New England Journal of Medicine 29 Aug 1991 1,731
45 Hospitalized Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza in the United States, April–June 2009 Seema Jain et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 8 Oct 2009 1,719
46 Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets Sander Herfst, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Martin Linster et al. · Science Open access 21 Jun 2012 1,716
47 Two-, six-, and 12-minute walking tests in respiratory disease. R. J. A. Butland, J. A. C. K. Pang, E R Gross et al. · BMJ Open access 29 May 1982 1,698
48 Pattern recognition receptors TLR4 and CD14 mediate response to respiratory syncytial virus Evelyn A. Kurt‐Jones, L. G. Popova, Laura Kwinn et al. · Nature Immunology Nov 2000 1,686
49 SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Genetics Reveals a Variable Infection Gradient in the Respiratory Tract Yixuan Jacob Hou et al. · Cell Open access 26 May 2020 1,680
50 Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness David Michael Morens, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Anthony S. Fauci · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 18 Aug 2008 1,662

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