Journal of Sex Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Sex Research is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes41
Feasibility Cues during a Sexual Encounter Impact the Strength of Heterosexual Women’s Orgasm Goal Pursuit40
“It’s Almost Boring When It Should Be Enjoyable and Fun”: College Students’ Definitions of Bad Sex40
Religiosity, Sex Frequency, and Sexual Satisfaction in Britain: Evidence from the Third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)39
Exploring the Orgasm Gap Across Racial/Ethnic Groups: A Descriptive Analysis36
What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Perinatal Sexual Education Is Linked with Couples’ Sexual Well-Being in Pregnancy and the Postpartum34
The Sexual Identity Development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Adults: Diverse Profiles and Their Sociodemographic Correlates31
Expansive Intimacies: Celebrating the Intimacy of Asexual and Aromantic People30
Partner Knowledge of Solitary Pornography Use: Daily and Longitudinal Associations with Relationship Quality29
Are Motivations and Consequences for Sexting with Boys and Men the Same for Sexually Diverse and Heterosexual Girls?26
Sexual Consent, Alcohol Use, and Greek Membership: Testing Measurement Invariance and Group Mean Differences of Two Sexual Consent Measures26
“We’re Not Trained … and We’re the First Point of Contact”: The Emotional Overtime of Faculty Responding to Student Disclosures of Sexual Assault26
Context Matters: Moderating Effects in the Associations between Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Relationship Well-being24
What do States Recommend We Teach Adolescents about Sexual Consent? A Content Analysis of K-12 Health Education Standards in the US23
‘Feminism Has Saved Me’: Agency and Consent in the Face of Mainstream Pornography’s Influence on Spanish Young Adults23
Large Language Models in an App: Conducting a Qualitative Synthetic Data Analysis of How Snapchat’s “My AI” Responds to Questions About Sexual Consent, Sexual Refusals, Sexual Assault, and Sexting22
The Explanatory Three-Layer Model of Post-Treatment Sexual Adjustment: A Qualitative Study of Breast Cancer Survivors21
Exploring How Large Language Models Understand Sexual Communication in Hypothetical Sexual Situations21
The Role of Alcohol-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies in the Relationship Among Facets of Trait Impulsivity, Alcohol Use Severity, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among College Students20
Navigating Conflicting Ideals of Masculinity: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Male Partners of Women with Vulvodynia20
Understanding Relationship Boredom: A Thematic Analysis of Its Dimensions and Links to Sexual Boredom20
Public Stigmatizing Reactions Toward Nonoffending Pedophilic Individuals Seeking to Relieve Sexual Arousal19
Sexual Identity and Condomless Sex Among Mexican MSM: The Overlooked Role of Heterosexual-Identified MSM18
Any Port in a Storm? Assessment of the Effects of Type and Brand of Condom in Safe-Sex Practices Through a Field Experiment in an Hostal in Lima18
Motivation, Appearance Focus, and Exclusion on Gay Dating App “Blued” in China: Content and Network Analysis of Textual Self-Presentation18
Sexual Risk Taking among Survivors of U.S. Military Sexual Assault: Associations with PTSD Symptom Severity and Alcohol Use18
Fisting Subjectivity: Narratives of Sexual Subjectivity Among Gay Fist-Fuckers18
A Psychometric Study of a Trait and State Assessment of Sexual Pleasure – The Amsterdam Sexual Pleasure Inventory17
“No Asians” Because “No Femmes”? Racial Preferences in Gay White Australian Men and Their Relationship with Preferences for Masculinity and Femininity17
Multidimensional Perfectionism and Sexual Difficulties Among Adult Couples: A Dyadic Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study17
A Longitudinal Examination of Sexual Functioning and Relationship Adjustment in Couples with Infertility17
Receipt of Coercive Condom Use Resistance: A Scoping Review17
Exploring the Validity of a Modified Version of the SES-SFV with Students Attending Northern Irish Universities16
Meta-Analyzing People’s Self-Disclosure of Sexual Information to Romantic Partners16
Bisexual People Experience Worse Health Outcomes in England: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Primary Care15
Fixed or Fluid? Sexual Identity Fluidity in a Large National Panel Study of New Zealand Adults15
LGBTQI Sexual Well-Being and Embodiment After Cancer: A Mixed-Methods Study15
Romeo & Juliet Laws: Investigating UK Public Perceptions of Young Consensual Sex and the Effects of Age Gaps and Perpetrator and Respondent Gender14
Virtual Reality Could Help Assess Sexual Aversion Disorder14
The Role of Dyadic Sexual Desire Similarity in Predicting Sexual Behaviors in Cohabitating Couples: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study14
“The Shop Is Not Closed”: Sex and Sexuality Among Older Adult Daters14
Being Responsive and Self-Determined When it Comes to Sex: How and Why Sexual Motivation is Associated with Satisfaction and Desire in Romantic Relationships14
Behavioral Measures to Assess Adolescent Sexual Communication with Partners: A Scoping Review and Call for Further Studies14
“I Was Worshiped and in Control”: Sugar Arrangements Involving Transactional Sex from the Perspective of Both Sugar Babies and Sugar Benefactors13
Correction13
Sex or Socialization? Replicating Heterosexual Couples’ Gender Differences in the Association between Orgasm and Satisfaction in Same-Gender/Sex Couples13
Masturbation Trajectories from Late Adolescence into Mid-Adulthood: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study13
Disclosure of Sexually Transmitted Infections to Sexual Partners: A Systematic Critical Literature Review13
Trajectories of Sexual Self-Efficacy in Middle and Later Life: Do Gender and Time-Varying Contexts of Marital and Menopausal Transitions Matter?13
Preliminary Evidence of Validity for the Verbally Pressured and Illegal Sexual Exploitation Modules of the Sexual Experiences Survey-Victimization13
The Interrelationships Between Sexual Problems and Sexual Satisfaction: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study with Dyads13
From the U.S. to Denmark and Beyond: It’s Time to Reimagine the Use of Control Variables in Observational Research13
Why Do You Watch This Rough Stuff? Assessing Predictors of Female Pornography Preferences12
Epistemic Exclusion and Invisibility in Sex Research: Revisiting the WEIRD Dichotomy12
Communicating Sex Work Online: A Content Analysis of Client and Provider Discourse in r/SexWorkers12
Correction12
An Event-Level Investigation of Young Men’s Condom Use Resistance: Associations with Global Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies and Daily Drinking and Sex Motives12
Examining Sexual Exploitation in a National US Sample of LGBTQ+ Individuals Using the Revised Sexual Experiences Survey-Victimization12
Sexual Education as a Dynamic Multisource Process: A Qualitative Examination of Sexual Education Experiences in a Sample of U.S. College Students12
The Role of Ageist Sexual Stereotypes in the Network of Sexual Difficulties, Sex and Relationship Satisfaction Among Adults Aged 50+12
Racial Preferences in the Intimate Sphere Elicit Negative Reactions in Heterosexual Racial Minority and Majority Group Members11
Looking Beyond the Chair: Psycho-Perceptual Predictors of Sexual Distress and Sexual Satisfaction in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury11
Examining How Internal and External Consent Relate to Sexual Satisfaction and Pleasure11
Changing Sexual Attitudes in China, 2010 to 2021: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis11
The Relationship Between Internalized Sexual Prejudice and Sexualized Substance Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis11
Pornography and Sociosexual Attitudes and Behaviors in a Nationally Representative Survey: Potential Pandemic and Method Effects11
Intoxication, Sexual Consent and Masculine Performances11
Is Spontaneous Sex Ideal? Beliefs and Perceptions of Spontaneous and Planned Sex and Sexual Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships11
Generational Differences in Sexual Health Education Experiences Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents and Adults: Findings from a U.S. National Probability Sample11
Sexual Health Education Experiences and Recommendations from the Perspective of LGBTQ+ Youth11
A Dyadic Analysis of Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Outcomes in Adolescent Romantic Relationships11
“We’re Just Tired”: Influences on Sexual Activity Among Male-Partnered Women in Midlife; A Mixed Method Study11
Proxemic Behaviors During Gay/Straight Interactions: An Automated Analysis Through Kinect Depth-Sensing Camera11
“I’ll Be That One Cockblocking Friend”: Understanding Student Experiences of Bystander Intervention in Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault11
Gender Differences in Sexual Violence Perpetration Behaviors and Validity of Perpetration Reports: A Mixed-Method Study10
Genitopelvic Pain: A Scoping Review of Studies in Minoritized Samples10
Publisher’s Note10
Prevalence and Correlates of Condom Use Resistance Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Reporting Recent Heavy Alcohol Use and Condomless Sex10
Why Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and Its Short Form (PUMS-8)10
Perceptions of A-Spec Individuals: Evidence of Emotional Devaluation Across Romantic and Sexual Dimensions10
Trends and the Gender Gap in the Reporting of Sexual Initiation Among 15-Year-Olds: A Comparison of 33 European Countries10
Sex Surveys in Europe: Reflections on over Four Decades of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Health Surveillance10
But Do Porn Sites Get More Traffic than TikTok, OpenAI, and Zoom?10
Conceptualizing Sexual Wellbeing: A Qualitative Investigation to Inform Development of a Measure (Natsal-SW)10
The Association Between Internalized Sexualization and Peer Victimization: The Moderating Role of Sexist Beliefs9
Negative Sexual Experiences Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Using GPS-Enabled Hook-Up Apps and Websites9
Been There, Done That: The Impact of the Novelty of Penile Vaginal Intercourse (PVI) and Participants’ Sex on Delay and Probability Discounting of PVI9
Sexual Activity as Self-Injury: A Scoping Review9
The Communicative Construction of Care: Evidence for Subjectively Reciprocal Relations Between Humans and Machines9
Development and Validation of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Rejection Sensitivity Scale Short Form9
Correlates of Mpox Vaccination among Sexual Minority Men in the United States: Sexual Behavior, Substance Use, and Main Partner Relationships9
“The Nurse Told Her to Get Checked More Regularly Because She is Having Sex with Black Men”: An Exploration of the Sexual Health Experiences of Black Heterosexual Men in London9
A Content Analysis of Reasons for Disclosing Sexual Fantasies and Partner Responses9
Validating the Anal Sex Stigma Scale among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV9
Longitudinal Associations Between Problematic Pornography Use and Types of Rumination9
An International Survey of BDSM Practitioner Demographics: The Evolution of Purpose for, Participation in, and Engagement with, Kink Activities9
Rose Colored Glasses: An Exploration of the Relationship between Sexual Nostalgia and Sexual Satisfaction9
Gayzing Women’s Bodies: Criticisms of Labia Depend on the Gender and Sexual Orientation of Perceivers9
Both Hostile and Benevolent Sexism Predict Men’s Infidelity9
‘They’re Much Too young’: The Entanglement of Porn, Pleasure and Age in Sex Education9
How Do Women and Men Negotiate Sex in Later Life Relationships? A Qualitative Analysis of Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging9
The Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment on Role-In-Sex in Gay and Bisexual Men: Mixed Methods Results from the Restore-1 and Restore-2 Studies9
Mindfulness and Sex Education for Sexual Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors: Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Outcome8
The Question of Moral Worth in a Controversial Market: Moral Justification Regimes and Boundary Work Among Israeli Men Who Pay for Sex Abroad8
Changes in Older Adults’ Sexual Expression: A Latent Transition Analysis8
An Agent-Based Model of Sex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Short-Term Mating Behaviors as a Result of Mating Preferences8
Fluidity in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Identity in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth8
“Female Top, Male Bottom”: Gendered Power Dynamics in Sexual and Romantic Relationships within “Fourth Love” Community in China8
“It’s a Beautiful Feeling”: Exploring Embodied, Psychological, and Gendered Motivations for Sex Under the Influence of Cannabis Among Young Adults8
Which Came First, the Money or the Sex? Bidirectional, Indirect Associations between Financial Management Behaviors and Sexual Satisfaction among Newlywed Couples8
Put Me in Your Shoes: Does Perspective-Taking Inoculate Against the Appeal of Alternative Partners?8
Definitions of Having Sex in Older Men and Women and Their Relationship with Sexual Well-Being8
Navigating and Negotiating Sexual Identity and Attraction: A Queer Analysis of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men8
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer+ Patients’ Preferences for Contraceptive Counseling and Experiences of Coercion in Contraceptive Care8
College Students’ Experiences of Dating App Facilitated Sexual Violence and Associations with Mental Health Symptoms and Well-Being8
Commentary on “Same-Sex Marriage and Common Mental Health Diagnoses: A Sibling Comparison and Adoption Approach”8
Critical Consciousness and Sex Positivity: Opinions on Race Play within Alternate Sexuality Communities8
Exploring Sexual Attraction to Animals: A Qualitative Analysis of Zoophile Experiences8
Examining Attentional Biases Elicited by Sexual Stimuli Using MouseView.js: An Online Paradigm to Mimic Eye Movements8
The Link Between Sexual Disagreements and Separation Proneness: Differences Between Men and Women in a Culturally Diverse Sample8
Young Adults’ Perceptions of Sexual Consent and Its Role in Romantic Relationships – An Indian Perspective8
I’m Sexy and I Know it: Exploring the Moderating Role of Sexual Motivations in the Relationship Between Sexual Self-Esteem and Sexual Functioning in Israeli Adults8
Non-Consensual Sex and Help-Seeking Behavior Among PrEP Users in Belgium: Findings from an Online Survey8
Annual Review of Sex Research 2022: Editor’s Introduction8
Particularly in Highly Developed and More Gender Egalitarian Societies: Sex Differences in Attitudes Towards Homosexuality7
Adults’ Understandings and Experiences of the Capacity to Consent to Substance-Involved Sexual Activity7
“ How Do You Manage It? I Couldn’t; I’m Way Too Jealous !” A Qualitative Research on How Polyamorous People Deal with Their Partners’ Relationships7
Navigating the Role of LGBTQ+ Identity in Self-Disclosure and Strategies Used for Uncertainty Reduction in Online Dating7
Sanctioning Sex Work: Examining Generational Differences and Attitudinal Correlates in Policy Preferences for Legalization7
Condomless Sex Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: App-Facilitated Versus Non-App-Facilitated Relationships7
Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies and Condomless Sex: A Scoping Review of Quantitative Studies7
“More Dangerous Than Cocaine”: Bacha Bazi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan7
Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance in Dysregulated Sexuality and the Role of Mentalizing Ability7
A Naturalistic Test of Minority Stress Theory: Examining Social and Psychological Well-Being Trends Across Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adults from 2009 to 20227
Sexual Behavior, App Use, and Venue Comfort During COVID-19: A Global Study of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men7
Is Sexting More of a Virtual or Gender Challenge? Factors Behind Non-Consensual Forwarding Among Adolescents7
“I Feel More Masculine Having Sex with a Woman Than Being Fucked by a Man”: Masculinity and Bisexual Men's Experiences of Sex with Women and Men7
“They Might Be Wondering Why I Didn’t Set My Sights Higher”: Associative Stigma in Sexual and Romantic Relationships with Fat Partners7
Humor in Sexual Communication and Sexual Well-Being Outcomes Among Mother–Daughter Dyads7
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression in Adolescent Research: Two Decades in Review7
The Experience of Chemsex and Accessing Medical Care for Gay, Bisexual and Other MSM in Russia: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis7
The Role of Men’s Sexual Beliefs on Sexual Function/Dysfunction: A Systematic Review7
“I’ve Learned to Convert My Sensations into Sounds”: Understanding During-Sex Sexual Communication7
Dominants, Submissives, and Bottom-up Text Analysis: Exploring BDSM Roles Through Romantic and Erotic Narratives7
Emotional Reactions to High-Risk Sex among Sexual Minority Men: Exploring Potential Opportunities for Just-In-Time Intervention7
Comparing Responses to Sexual Rejection and Sexual and Relationship Well-Being in Couples Coping with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder and Community Couples7
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