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About the The Lancet Respiratory Medicine format

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms. Over its lifetime it has published 4,098 papers, which have received 255,247 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
ISSN2213-2600
Citation impact (2-yr)9.66
h-index254
i10-index1,604
Article processing charge$6,300
Top institutions publishing hereImperial College London
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine per year

295
2014
336
2015
342
2016
290
2017
309
2018
287
2019
354
2020
387
2021
307
2022
272
2023
241
2024
265
2025

Citation impact of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by publication year

22K
2014
18.9K
2015
19.2K
2016
16.9K
2017
21.2K
2018
21.1K
2019
68.8K
2020
25.9K
2021
13.7K
2022
7.7K
2023
3.9K
2024
2.2K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis

Adam Benjafield, Najib Ayas, Peter R. Eastwood et al. · 9 Jul 2019

BACKGROUND: There is a scarcity of published data on the global prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea, a disorder associated with major neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. We used publicly available data and contacted key opinion leaders to estimate the global prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea. METHODS: We searched PubMed and Embase to identify published studies reporting…

4,108 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Joan B. Soriano, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir, Kalkidan Hassen Abate et al. · 16 Aug 2017

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common diseases with a heterogeneous distribution worldwide. Here, we present methods and disease and risk estimates for COPD and asthma from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2015 study. The GBD study provides annual updates on estimates of deaths, prevalence, and disability-adjusted…

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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The Lancet Respiratory Medicine format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the The Lancet Respiratory Medicine template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Clinical & Medical Journals format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does The Lancet Respiratory Medicine use?
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 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. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Clinical & Medical Journals-ready The Lancet Respiratory Medicine document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is The Lancet Respiratory Medicine?
Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
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