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Concepts (393)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
52
2026
292
10.740
Why?
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
43
2025
210
7.710
Why?
Connective Tissue Diseases
18
2026
75
4.240
Why?
Autoimmune Diseases
10
2017
255
2.440
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
20
2024
2585
2.000
Why?
Pulmonary Fibrosis
10
2024
152
1.930
Why?
Pyridones
6
2024
66
1.820
Why?
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
7
2024
43
1.760
Why?
Indoles
6
2024
303
1.600
Why?
Respiration Disorders
2
2022
42
1.310
Why?
Bronchiectasis
3
2017
14
1.300
Why?
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
8
2026
183
1.300
Why?
Occupational Exposure
2
2022
87
1.290
Why?
Occupational Health
2
2021
40
1.260
Why?
Asthma
7
2025
1039
1.220
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
9
2023
990
1.160
Why?
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
6
2022
29
1.140
Why?
Lung
20
2024
1366
1.070
Why?
Humans
116
2026
93515
1.040
Why?
Precision Medicine
2
2023
456
1.020
Why?
Aged
55
2025
20434
0.980
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
2
2019
249
0.940
Why?
Registries
8
2024
990
0.920
Why?
Respiratory Function Tests
12
2024
155
0.900
Why?
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
3
2025
93
0.900
Why?
Disease Progression
19
2026
1531
0.900
Why?
Male
74
2025
44557
0.850
Why?
Autoimmunity
6
2018
189
0.840
Why?
Sjogren's Syndrome
3
2021
34
0.820
Why?
Middle Aged
50
2025
27573
0.820
Why?
Female
67
2025
48702
0.810
Why?
Retrospective Studies
30
2024
10164
0.710
Why?
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
1
2021
6
0.700
Why?
Proteomics
6
2025
264
0.690
Why?
Survival Analysis
6
2024
1524
0.680
Why?
Time-to-Treatment
2
2019
140
0.670
Why?
Inhalation Exposure
1
2021
33
0.660
Why?
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
2
2026
234
0.630
Why?
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary
3
2016
22
0.620
Why?
Hernia, Hiatal
2
2018
35
0.620
Why?
Bronchial Thermoplasty
1
2019
6
0.620
Why?
Prevalence
10
2024
1321
0.610
Why?
Pregnancy Complications
2
2025
352
0.610
Why?
Aspergillus
2
2017
9
0.570
Why?
Hospitalization
3
2021
937
0.570
Why?
Cohort Studies
17
2024
3054
0.560
Why?
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary
3
2017
7
0.550
Why?
Tacrolimus
2
2017
372
0.550
Why?
Esophagus
1
2018
113
0.530
Why?
Azathioprine
2
2023
122
0.530
Why?
Biological Products
1
2019
178
0.510
Why?
Scleroderma, Systemic
5
2025
59
0.500
Why?
Antifungal Agents
2
2014
122
0.490
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
2
2019
603
0.480
Why?
Enzyme Inhibitors
2
2016
641
0.480
Why?
Hematologic Neoplasms
2
2017
372
0.470
Why?
Prospective Studies
12
2025
4560
0.450
Why?
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
1
2014
4
0.440
Why?
Prognosis
13
2024
3911
0.430
Why?
Diagnosis, Differential
9
2024
1546
0.430
Why?
Lung Transplantation
6
2024
367
0.430
Why?
Telomere
5
2023
120
0.430
Why?
Referral and Consultation
3
2024
375
0.420
Why?
Biomarkers
8
2025
1910
0.420
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
5
2020
353
0.410
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
5
2025
289
0.400
Why?
Vital Capacity
6
2022
73
0.390
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
5
2024
1713
0.390
Why?
Muscle, Smooth
6
1996
300
0.380
Why?
Sputum
1
2012
36
0.370
Why?
Adult
21
2023
27918
0.370
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
2
2024
1053
0.370
Why?
Biopsy
4
2022
1175
0.360
Why?
United States
12
2024
7622
0.350
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
8
2025
889
0.350
Why?
Self Care
1
2012
167
0.350
Why?
Bronchodilator Agents
4
2025
70
0.340
Why?
Dermatomyositis
4
2019
20
0.330
Why?
Muscle Contraction
6
1996
256
0.320
Why?
Mucin-5B
3
2019
12
0.300
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
2012
484
0.300
Why?
Time Factors
7
2024
5410
0.290
Why?
Myositis
2
2020
18
0.290
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
8
2024
1917
0.290
Why?
Treatment Outcome
10
2024
9099
0.280
Why?
Trachea
5
1996
245
0.270
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
4
2023
1762
0.260
Why?
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
3
2020
392
0.260
Why?
Quality of Life
5
2025
1780
0.250
Why?
Acetylcysteine
2
2018
73
0.240
Why?
Respiration, Artificial
2
2021
423
0.240
Why?
Fibrosis
4
2022
230
0.240
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
3
2024
1922
0.230
Why?
Environmental Exposure
2
2019
355
0.220
Why?
Hypertension, Pulmonary
3
2018
369
0.200
Why?
Telomerase
2
2020
67
0.200
Why?
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
1
2023
56
0.190
Why?
Emphysema
1
2023
24
0.190
Why?
Risk Factors
7
2024
5899
0.190
Why?
Pulmonary Emphysema
1
2023
43
0.190
Why?
Hypothyroidism
2
2016
275
0.190
Why?
Patient Readmission
2
2024
412
0.190
Why?
Phenotype
5
2020
2544
0.190
Why?
Gastroesophageal Reflux
3
2023
121
0.190
Why?
Risk Assessment
5
2026
2441
0.180
Why?
Mediastinum
2
2019
43
0.180
Why?
Europe
4
2026
337
0.180
Why?
Patient Compliance
2
2020
237
0.180
Why?
Rheumatoid Factor
1
2021
26
0.180
Why?
Societies, Medical
5
2026
621
0.180
Why?
Acetylcholine
5
1996
158
0.180
Why?
Minority Groups
1
2023
149
0.180
Why?
Mediastinal Diseases
1
2021
22
0.180
Why?
Lymphadenopathy
1
2021
20
0.170
Why?
Polymyositis
2
2013
7
0.170
Why?
Pneumonia
1
2023
193
0.170
Why?
Survival Rate
5
2020
1948
0.170
Why?
Leukotriene Antagonists
1
2001
24
0.170
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
3
2018
985
0.170
Why?
Mycophenolic Acid
2
2023
85
0.170
Why?
Machine Learning
1
2024
341
0.170
Why?
Blood Proteins
2
2024
145
0.170
Why?
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
1
2001
83
0.160
Why?
Hematology
1
2020
31
0.160
Why?
Carcinoma, Small Cell
1
2001
115
0.160
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
3
2018
876
0.160
Why?
Peroxidase
2
2019
54
0.160
Why?
Societies
1
2019
14
0.160
Why?
Fever
1
2020
122
0.150
Why?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
1
2020
54
0.150
Why?
Sexism
1
2020
56
0.150
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
1
2020
204
0.150
Why?
Aging
1
2024
727
0.150
Why?
Delayed Diagnosis
1
2019
40
0.150
Why?
Myeloblastin
1
2019
5
0.150
Why?
Killer Cells, Natural
1
2021
286
0.150
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
8
2024
7061
0.150
Why?
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
1
2019
23
0.150
Why?
Lung Diseases
1
2021
283
0.140
Why?
Cellular Senescence
1
2019
106
0.140
Why?
Antibodies, Antinuclear
3
2018
94
0.140
Why?
Lymph Nodes
2
2019
548
0.140
Why?
MicroRNAs
1
2023
580
0.140
Why?
Eosinophils
3
1993
194
0.140
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2024
1007
0.140
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
4
2020
2465
0.140
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2019
1243
0.140
Why?
Free Radical Scavengers
1
2018
59
0.130
Why?
Observer Variation
2
2017
570
0.130
Why?
Propensity Score
1
2018
178
0.130
Why?
Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein
1
2017
19
0.130
Why?
Interleukin-5
1
2017
36
0.130
Why?
Chicago
2
2024
1464
0.130
Why?
Chronic Disease
2
2017
960
0.130
Why?
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
1
2020
219
0.130
Why?
Medical Order Entry Systems
1
2017
27
0.130
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2019
240
0.130
Why?
Cause of Death
1
2018
273
0.130
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
2
2018
2365
0.130
Why?
Radiography
2
2016
790
0.130
Why?
Prednisone
1
2017
242
0.130
Why?
Pathology, Clinical
1
2017
38
0.130
Why?
Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
1
2016
24
0.130
Why?
Clinical Studies as Topic
1
2016
4
0.130
Why?
Multiple Chronic Conditions
1
2016
5
0.120
Why?
Respiratory Tract Infections
1
2017
110
0.120
Why?
Acute Lung Injury
1
2017
68
0.120
Why?
Granuloma
1
2016
64
0.120
Why?
Statistics as Topic
1
2017
228
0.120
Why?
Point-of-Care Systems
1
2017
150
0.120
Why?
Total Lung Capacity
1
2016
11
0.120
Why?
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
1
2017
122
0.120
Why?
Polylysine
1
1996
32
0.120
Why?
Leukocytes
3
2023
210
0.120
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2017
150
0.120
Why?
Glucocorticoids
2
2010
362
0.120
Why?
Phospholipases A
2
1993
45
0.120
Why?
Cross-Over Studies
1
2016
390
0.120
Why?
Pneumonia, Viral
1
2020
338
0.120
Why?
Transcriptome
1
2021
762
0.120
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2020
438
0.120
Why?
Ribonucleases
1
1996
92
0.110
Why?
Physician's Role
1
2017
176
0.110
Why?
Carrier Proteins
1
2018
663
0.110
Why?
Pregnancy
2
2025
3147
0.110
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
7
2020
1914
0.110
Why?
Pulmonary Artery
1
2017
333
0.110
Why?
Lymphocytes
1
2017
454
0.110
Why?
Radiography, Thoracic
2
2018
327
0.110
Why?
Antigens
1
2016
224
0.110
Why?
Pulmonary Medicine
1
2015
51
0.110
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
1
2020
1001
0.110
Why?
Guinea Pigs
5
1996
163
0.110
Why?
Monitoring, Physiologic
1
2016
262
0.110
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2018
2715
0.110
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
1
2019
1103
0.100
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
1
2017
373
0.100
Why?
Respiratory Insufficiency
1
2016
202
0.100
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
1
2016
759
0.100
Why?
Macrolides
1
2013
30
0.100
Why?
Antifibrinolytic Agents
1
2014
44
0.100
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2018
482
0.100
Why?
Adalimumab
1
2014
92
0.100
Why?
Phenylpropionates
1
2013
7
0.100
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2017
456
0.100
Why?
Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists
1
2013
9
0.100
Why?
Pyridazines
1
2013
21
0.100
Why?
Bronchi
2
2013
225
0.100
Why?
Exercise Therapy
1
2013
94
0.100
Why?
Airway Management
1
2013
48
0.090
Why?
Sarcoidosis
1
2013
92
0.090
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
3
2022
1161
0.090
Why?
Peptides
1
1996
656
0.090
Why?
Rheumatology
2
2025
39
0.090
Why?
Canada
2
2023
194
0.090
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
1
2001
1660
0.090
Why?
Serotonin
1
1993
209
0.090
Why?
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
1
2001
1133
0.090
Why?
Child
1
2023
7355
0.090
Why?
Palliative Care
1
2013
269
0.080
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2012
199
0.080
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
5
1996
948
0.080
Why?
Voriconazole
1
2010
19
0.080
Why?
Models, Genetic
1
2015
970
0.080
Why?
Young Adult
3
2017
6930
0.080
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
1
2015
1518
0.080
Why?
Immunoglobulin E
1
2010
148
0.080
Why?
Case-Control Studies
3
2020
1931
0.080
Why?
Triazoles
1
2010
110
0.080
Why?
T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
1
2010
149
0.070
Why?
Disease Susceptibility
1
2010
220
0.070
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2024
1105
0.070
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
2
2021
2802
0.070
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
2
2014
1395
0.070
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2023
3169
0.070
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2013
836
0.070
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2010
384
0.070
Why?
Lymphocyte Activation
1
2010
797
0.060
Why?
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
2
2011
306
0.060
Why?
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
1
2013
939
0.060
Why?
3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases
1
2006
9
0.060
Why?
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
1
2006
30
0.060
Why?
Postoperative Complications
1
2016
2562
0.060
Why?
Nitriles
1
2006
154
0.060
Why?
California
1
2025
158
0.060
Why?
Administration, Inhalation
1
2025
203
0.050
Why?
Life Style
1
2025
183
0.050
Why?
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
1
2023
22
0.050
Why?
Pregnancy Outcome
1
2025
268
0.050
Why?
Proprotein Convertases
1
2023
27
0.050
Why?
Double-Blind Method
3
2014
1729
0.050
Why?
Carbon Monoxide
1
2023
98
0.050
Why?
Tobacco Smoking
1
2023
31
0.050
Why?
Patient-Centered Care
1
2025
220
0.050
Why?
Australasia
1
2023
4
0.050
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
1
2026
449
0.050
Why?
Churg-Strauss Syndrome
1
2003
9
0.050
Why?
Lung Volume Measurements
1
2022
24
0.050
Why?
Serine Endopeptidases
1
2023
148
0.050
Why?
Antacids
1
2022
4
0.050
Why?
Genetic Variation
2
2019
1415
0.050
Why?
North America
1
2023
195
0.050
Why?
Cough
1
2022
56
0.040
Why?
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
1
2021
27
0.040
Why?
Pulmonologists
1
2021
7
0.040
Why?
Receptors, Interleukin-6
1
2020
18
0.040
Why?
Radiologists
1
2021
53
0.040
Why?
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
1
2001
48
0.040
Why?
Consensus
1
2023
368
0.040
Why?
Early Diagnosis
1
2021
135
0.040
Why?
Biology
1
2020
51
0.040
Why?
Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
1
2020
9
0.040
Why?
Matrix Metalloproteinase 7
1
2020
11
0.040
Why?
CA-125 Antigen
1
2020
21
0.040
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D
1
2020
7
0.040
Why?
Chemokine CXCL13
1
2020
17
0.040
Why?
Drug Monitoring
1
2020
119
0.040
Why?
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2020
58
0.040
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2020
66
0.040
Why?
Animals
8
2017
28155
0.040
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C
1
2019
3
0.040
Why?
Exoribonucleases
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
1
2020
361
0.040
Why?
Telomere-Binding Proteins
1
2019
14
0.040
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A
1
2019
4
0.040
Why?
Vasculitis
1
2019
40
0.040
Why?
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
1
2019
62
0.040
Why?
Ireland
1
2019
12
0.040
Why?
GTPase-Activating Proteins
1
2019
68
0.040
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2019
89
0.040
Why?
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
1
2019
140
0.040
Why?
Hospital Mortality
1
2021
482
0.040
Why?
Patient Discharge
1
2021
356
0.040
Why?
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
1
2020
215
0.040
Why?
Antirheumatic Agents
1
2019
59
0.030
Why?
United Kingdom
1
2019
190
0.030
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
1
2020
409
0.030
Why?
Signal Transduction
2
2020
3502
0.030
Why?
Drug Labeling
1
2017
41
0.030
Why?
Bleomycin
1
2017
99
0.030
Why?
Microscopic Angioscopy
1
2016
1
0.030
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2017
292
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin B
2
1993
19
0.030
Why?
N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
2
1993
38
0.030
Why?
Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
2
1993
36
0.030
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2017
391
0.030
Why?
Syndrome
1
2017
437
0.030
Why?
Th2 Cells
1
2017
149
0.030
Why?
Eosinophil Granule Proteins
1
1996
19
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2019
962
0.030
Why?
Cations
1
1996
29
0.030
Why?
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
1
1996
38
0.030
Why?
Atropine
1
1996
53
0.030
Why?
Algorithms
1
2024
1953
0.030
Why?
Phospholipases A2
2
1993
44
0.030
Why?
Medication Therapy Management
1
2016
18
0.030
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2020
1301
0.030
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2019
893
0.030
Why?
Acetophenones
2
1993
27
0.030
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
1
2021
1847
0.030
Why?
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
1
2019
537
0.030
Why?
Evidence-Based Practice
1
2016
51
0.030
Why?
Inflammation
1
2021
1050
0.030
Why?
RNA
1
2019
573
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
1
2015
208
0.030
Why?
Cells, Cultured
2
2017
2850
0.030
Why?
Regression Analysis
1
2015
579
0.030
Why?
Risk
1
2015
657
0.030
Why?
Disease Management
1
2016
358
0.030
Why?
Autoantibodies
1
2015
277
0.030
Why?
Kinetics
2
1993
1492
0.030
Why?
Illinois
1
2015
520
0.030
Why?
Blood Cells
1
1993
32
0.030
Why?
Muscle Tonus
1
1993
16
0.020
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2015
691
0.020
Why?
Phenyl Ethers
1
1993
13
0.020
Why?
Acetamides
1
1993
26
0.020
Why?
Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
1
1993
122
0.020
Why?
Fetal Blood
1
1993
95
0.020
Why?
Erythropoietin
1
1993
90
0.020
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2013
96
0.020
Why?
Administration, Oral
1
2014
657
0.020
Why?
Advance Care Planning
1
2013
44
0.020
Why?
4,5-Dihydro-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-amine
1
1992
4
0.020
Why?
Eicosanoids
1
1992
17
0.020
Why?
Receptors, Muscarinic
1
1992
42
0.020
Why?
Epithelium
1
1993
316
0.020
Why?
Electric Stimulation
1
1993
344
0.020
Why?
Mice, Knockout
1
2017
2121
0.020
Why?
Bronchial Hyperreactivity
1
1992
73
0.020
Why?
Health Care Surveys
1
2013
285
0.020
Why?
Manometry
1
2011
42
0.020
Why?
Terminal Care
1
2013
146
0.020
Why?
Platelet Activating Factor
1
1991
53
0.020
Why?
Pulmonary Circulation
1
1991
92
0.020
Why?
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
1
2011
493
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2017
2495
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2017
3435
0.020
Why?
Genomics
1
2015
848
0.020
Why?
Body Water
1
1989
35
0.020
Why?
Body Temperature Regulation
1
1989
59
0.020
Why?
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
1
1989
49
0.020
Why?
Mutation
1
2020
4272
0.020
Why?
Health Services Accessibility
1
2013
481
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
1
2017
1985
0.020
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
1
2015
2484
0.020
Why?
Decision Making
1
2013
674
0.020
Why?
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
1
2006
17
0.010
Why?
Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4
1
2006
10
0.010
Why?
Carboxylic Acids
1
2006
16
0.010
Why?
Forced Expiratory Volume
1
2006
136
0.010
Why?
Mice
1
2017
12269
0.010
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2006
3830
0.010
Why?
Leukotriene C4
1
1993
21
0.010
Why?
Methacholine Chloride
1
1993
61
0.010
Why?
Quinacrine
1
1993
10
0.010
Why?
Eosinophil Peroxidase
1
1993
14
0.010
Why?
SRS-A
1
1993
27
0.010
Why?
Centrifugation, Density Gradient
1
1993
94
0.010
Why?
Peroxidases
1
1993
34
0.010
Why?
Arachidonic Acid
1
1993
62
0.010
Why?
Superoxides
1
1993
75
0.010
Why?
Cell Separation
1
1993
200
0.010
Why?
Tachyphylaxis
1
1991
14
0.010
Why?
Pyridinium Compounds
1
1991
9
0.010
Why?
Blood
1
1991
68
0.010
Why?
Rats, Inbred Strains
1
1991
304
0.010
Why?
Regional Blood Flow
1
1991
186
0.010
Why?
Homeostasis
1
1993
460
0.010
Why?
Perfusion
1
1991
260
0.000
Why?
Respiratory System
1
1989
117
0.000
Why?
Dogs
1
1989
634
0.000
Why?
Rats
1
1991
4072
0.000
Why?
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