OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Women & Health is 3. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and gender roles in postpartum women	26
Regulatory mechanism of GPER in the invasion and migration of ectopic endometrial stromal cells in endometriosis	15
Affective cognition in response to infant stimuli in pregnant compared with non-pregnant women	15
The importance of resident training in menopause	13
Dysmenorrhea: a public health challenge demanding urgent attention	13
The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women	12
Self-reported exercise or physical activity level: what matters to a better quality of life in the third trimester of pregnancy?	11
Association of physical activity self-worth perceptions and physical activity levels in female nursing students: cross-sectional study	11
Experience of women with multiple sclerosis during the period of compulsory home confinement due to COVID-19 in Spain	11
Sexual function and sexual quality of life in women affected by endometriosis and adenomyosis compared to healthy women	10
Why is the human ovary aging faster than other organs?	10
Cognitive function with changing hormonal milieu across menopausal transition stages and related symptoms in midlife and beyond	10
Women’s health claims in modern magazines: information accuracy and the role of experts	9
The influence of the menstrual cup on female pelvic floor muscles variables: a prospective case series	9
Examining the role of significant others in shaping family planning decisions and utilization patterns among ever-married women in Nigeria	8
Rational drug use and associated factors in pregnant women	8
Pathways to publishing a scientific article: listen to the editor	8
Sexuality during pregnancy: attitudes, self-efficacy and self-consciousness	8
Do Body Mass Index classes define our self-perceptions? Analysis of global, multidimensional, and physical self-esteem in women	8
The best-worse scaling approach: prioritizing burdensome menopause symptoms among Cambodian women	8
Responding to the needs of survivors of intimate partner violence in Lithuania: perceptions of mental health and social care professionals	7
“The COVID 19 pandemic worsened my living and working conditions”. A qualitative research study of female Brazilian immigrants in Oporto	7
The predictors of sexual quality of life and relationship happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a sample of Turkey	7
Effect of Tinospora cordifolia on gestational diabetes mellitus and its complications	7
Association of lower extremity lymphedema with pelvic floor functions, sleep quality, kinesiophobia, body image in patients with gynecological cancers	7

Do postpartum insomnia, fatigue and depression affect the maternal role of primiparous women?	7
Similar prognosis, different decisions: understanding parents about the possibility of termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomalies	7
Inequities between rural and urban realities: young Hispanic women’s pregnancy intentions and birth outcomes	7
Are COVID-19 lockdowns associated with a change in sexual desire? Results from an online survey of Australian women	6
A global systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of repeat induced abortion and correlated risk factors	6
The compounding effects of income loss and change in living arrangement on emerging adult women’s mental health during COVID’s onset	6
Artificial intelligence in scientific writing: sailing fair winds or between the devil and the deep blue sea?	6
Acceptance, distress tolerance and sexual adjustment among women with breast cancer	6
Outpatient maternity care and telemedicine use perceptions in the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2020 CERA survey	6
Spirituality and women’s health: The evidence calls to action	6
The Pregnant Smoker Stigma Scale - Self Stigma (P3S-SS): development and validation in pregnant smoking women in France	6
Pain coping strategies and related factors including demographics, pain characteristics, functional mobility in postmenopausal women with chronic musculoskeletal pain	6
Sleep disturbances are associated with cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women	6
Effects of Turkish fathers’ gender role attitudes, marital adjustment, and maternal attachment on prenatal paternal attachment in third trimester	6
Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and premenstrual syndrome in Turkish university students	6
The effects of women’s insight levels on breast cancer prevention behaviors: a cross-sectional study	5
Investigation of the relationship between sexual and pelvic floor dysfunction in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome	5
Women’s health in 2024: change now for tomorrow will be too late	5
The effect of logotherapy-based, nurse-guided meaning attribution conversations on women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer: A Turkish pilot study	5
Intrauterine hydatidiform mole complicated with tubal ectopic pregnancy: a case report	5
Pelvic floor dysfunction in rural postpartum mothers in the United States: prevalence, severity, and psychosocial correlates	5
Effects of eHealth literacy on maternal and neonatal outcomes	5
Feminine voices: what are the main challenges faced by women living with HTLV-1?	5
Knowledge of breast and cervical cancer symptoms and perceived barriers to seek treatment among urban underserved women	5
Pelvic health in female military personnel: Broadening the conversation	5
Investigation of the dual-task performance and affecting factors in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome	5
Lower urinary tract symptoms and toileting behaviors in Turkish adult women	5
Assessing menopause symptoms in women with traumatic brain injury: the development and initial testing of a new scale	5
Associations of body shape dissatisfaction before and during pregnancy with perinatal depressive symptoms among Japanese women	5
Improving menstrual health knowledge among girls from Iran: the effectiveness of educational health belief model	5
The psychometric properties and validity of the Turkish version of the Body Image in Pregnancy Scale (BIPS-Turkish)	5
Behavioral and hormonal effects of prenatal and maternal separation stresses in postpartum rats	5
The effect of the training provided to primiparous pregnant women based on the model on pregnancy risk perception and health literacy	5
Infertility: the elephant in the room	5
Healthcare utilization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among mothers and birthing parents with elevated levels of postpartum depression symptoms	5
Severe maternal morbidity, maternal mortality and health-care quality: time to face the moment of truth	5
Clinical significance of serum Th1/Th2 cytokines in patients with endometriosis	4
Estrogen in female health: friend or foe?	4
The effect of an abdominal binder on pain, bleeding and breastfeeding success after cesarean delivery: A randomized controlled trial	4
Self-esteem, stress, and depressive symptoms among Jordanian pregnant women: social support as a mediating factor	4
Health-related quality of life in women with various levels of spiritual health	4
Estrogen hormone therapy and postmenopausal osteoporosis: does it really take two to tango?	4
Patient preferences regarding the cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes at the time of hysterectomy: a qualitative study	4
Should gynecologists approach obesity? A survey analysis	4
Comparison of body size perception of young women in Korea and the United States	4
The experiences and coping mechanisms of mothers caring for a child with cerebral palsy	4
The hidden tales menstruation may tell: time to break the silent spell	4
Why women continue to smoke during pregnancy: a qualitative study among smoking pregnant women	4
Effect of auriculotherapy on labor duration: systematic review and meta-analysis	4
A bioinformatics analysis of gene expression in endometrial cancer, endometriosis and obesity	4

Sexual function after childbirth: a meta-analysis based on mode of delivery	4
HPV vaccine reporting in Taiwan: media and politics, 2005–2018	4
Attributes of multiple concurrent functional gastrointestinal disorders in female university students in South Korea	3
Benign gynecological diseases and women’s health burden: time to remove the invisibility cloak	3
Prevalence and determinants of anemia among resident female university students from Southern Punjab, Pakistan	3
The Pregnant Smoker Stigma Scale – Public Stigma (P3S-PS): development and validation in general French population	3
Depressive symptoms, but not moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, impacts sexual well-being and menopause-specific quality of life in middle-aged women	3
Contraceptive utilization at publicly funded clinics before and after introduction of low-cost levonorgestrel intrauterine system: a retrospective case study analysis	3
Development, validation, and pilot testing of the physical activity promotion program booklet for women with gestational diabetes mellitus	3
Not only diet quality and physical activity but also snacking and skipping meals could be related with menstrual disorders in PCOS	3
Does the immigration affect prenatal attachment levels?	3
Correction	3
An exploratory study of mothers engaging in physical activity in rural communities	3
Violence against pregnant women and adverse maternal/ fetal outcomes in the United States: racial/ethnic disparities	3
Concern about contagion and distress in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Motherhood as moderator	3
Effects of HypnoBirthing education and oxytocin massage on labor and postpartum period in primiparous pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial	3
Lactobacillus rhamnosus has no beneficial effect on anthropometric parameters, carbohydrate metabolism and androgen status in women with polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Gender disparity among ophthalmologists awarded Canadian institute of health research grants	3
The effect of prenatal anxiety on prenatal attachment in high-risk pregnant women and related factors: a cross-sectional study	3
Pattern of infection and genotypes of human papillomavirus in Zhengzhou City based on a four–year (2015-2018) epidemiological study	3
Association between rational drug use and health literacy among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study	3
The association between anthropometric factors and anti-Müllerian hormone levels in premenopausal women	3
An investigation of women’s hygiene habits and the affecting factors during the Covid-19 pandemic	3
Effects of scapulothoracic stabilization exercises on scapular function, posture, and balance in lymphedema after mastectomy: a randomized controlled trial	3
Profile of women choosing mixed-sex, women-only, and home-based cardiac rehabilitation models and impact on utilization	3
Physical performance and severity of menopausal symptoms in Brazilian climacteric women	3