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Respiratory Research Template

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About the Respiratory Research format

Respiratory Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Over its lifetime it has published 5,346 papers, which have received 201,541 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Respiratory Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
ISSN1465-9921
Citation impact (2-yr)5.22
h-index158
i10-index3,644
Article processing charge$2,440
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereInserm
Journal websiterespiratory-research.com
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Papers published in Respiratory Research per year

163
2014
156
2015
167
2016
218
2017
262
2018
294
2019
331
2020
323
2021
382
2022
320
2023
448
2024
389
2025

Citation impact of Respiratory Research by publication year

9.5K
2014
6.6K
2015
7.7K
2016
10.3K
2017
13.3K
2018
13.6K
2019
14.5K
2020
9.7K
2021
8.3K
2022
5.2K
2023
4.4K
2024
1.4K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Respiratory Research

Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE cohort

the Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints (ECLIPSE) investigators, Àlvar Agustí, Peter M.A. Calverley et al. · 10 Sep 2010

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex condition with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary manifestations. This study describes the heterogeneity of COPD in a large and well characterised and controlled COPD cohort (ECLIPSE). METHODS: We studied 2164 clinically stable COPD patients, 337 smokers with normal lung function and 245 never smokers. In these individuals, we…

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TGF-β1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT)

Hidenori Kasai, Jeremy Allen, Roger M. Mason et al. · 9 Jun 2005

BACKGROUND: Fibroblastic foci are characteristic features in lung parenchyma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). They comprise aggregates of mesenchymal cells which underlie sites of unresolved epithelial injury and are associated with progression of fibrosis. However, the cellular origins of these mesenchymal phenotypes remain unclear. We examined whether the potent fibrogenic cytokine TGF-beta1 could…

Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited

Heinz Fehrenbach · 15 Jan 2001

In 1977, Mason and Williams developed the concept of the alveolar epithelial type II (AE2) cell as a defender of the alveolus. It is well known that AE2 cells synthesise, secrete, and recycle all components of the surfactant that regulates alveolar surface tension in mammalian lungs. AE2 cells influence extracellular surfactant transformation by regulating, for…

From SARS and MERS to COVID-19: a brief summary and comparison of severe acute respiratory infections caused by three highly pathogenic human coronaviruses

Zhixing Zhu, Xihua Lian, Xiaoshan Su et al. · 27 Aug 2020

Within two decades, there have emerged three highly pathogenic and deadly human coronaviruses, namely SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The economic burden and health threats caused by these coronaviruses are extremely dreadful and getting more serious as the increasing number of global infections and attributed deaths of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. Unfortunately, specific medical countermeasures for these…

Global incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Toby M. Maher, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Louis Dron et al. · 7 Jul 2021

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive debilitating lung disease with considerable morbidity. Heterogeneity in epidemiologic studies means the full impact of the disease is unclear. METHODS: A targeted literature search for population-based, observational studies reporting incidence and/or prevalence of IPF from January 2009 to April 2020 was conducted. Identified studies were aggregated by…

Respiratory Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Respiratory Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Respiratory Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Respiratory Research use?
Respiratory Research uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Respiratory Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Respiratory Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Respiratory Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Respiratory Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Respiratory Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Respiratory Research?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready Respiratory Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Respiratory Research template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Respiratory Research template cost?
You can start writing in the Respiratory Research template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Respiratory Research PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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