OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Reproduction and Development 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative analyses of insulin-like peptide 3 and sex steroid hormones in dominant follicles and corpora lutea during the estrus cycle and in follicular cysts in beef heifers	36
Central δ/κ opioid receptor signaling pathways mediate chronic and/or acute suckling-induced LH suppression in rats during late lactation	17
Perilipin2 depletion causes lipid droplet enlargement in the ovarian corpus luteum in mice	11
<i>Cpne1</i> deficiency preserves sperm motility under Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel blockade	9
Autophagy in the corpus luteum correlates with tissue growth in pregnant rats	9
Amount of Cas9 protein introduced into mouse embryos via electroporation affects the genome-editing rate	8
[The role of reproductive biology in SDGs] Global warming and cattle reproduction: Will increase in cattle numbers progress to global warming?	8
Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in follicular fluid is associated with the follicular inflammatory status and granulosa cell steroidogenesis in dairy cows	8
Evaluation of bovine uterine gland functions in 2D and 3D culture system	7
Chromatin structure in totipotent mouse early preimplantation embryos	7
Impaired placentomal interferon signaling as the possible cause of retained fetal membrane in parturition-induced cows	6
Involvement of linker histone variant H1a in the regulation of early preimplantation development in mice	6
Lipid droplets synthesized during luteinization are degraded after pregnancy	6
Comparative characteristics between calyculin A-induced and thimerosal-induced hyperactivation of cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa	6
Generation of viable calves derived from developmentally mature blastocysts produced by on-gel culture	6
Establishment of embryo transfer in the musk shrew (<i>Suncus murinus</i>)	6
A possible function of <i>Nik-related kinase</i> in the labyrinth layer of delayed delivery mouse placentas	6
The fertility of dairy heifers and cows is not influenced by the follicular wave of the ovulatory follicle	6
Nucleus reprogramming/remodeling through selective enucleation (SE) of immature oocytes and zygotes: a nucleolus point of view	6
Chloroquine inhibits artificial oocyte activation induced by ethanol or Sr²⁺ but not by sperm in mice	5
Application of bovine progesterone intravaginal controlled-release formulation for estrus synchronization treatment in goats	5
Leptin receptor expression and its change in association with the normalization of EGF profile after seminal plasma treatment in repeat breeder dairy cows	5
<i>Ccdc152</i> is not necessary for male fertility, but contributes to maintaining sperm morphology	5
Serum concentrations of anti-Müllerian hormone modulate ovarian response to different doses of follicle-stimulating hormone in Japanese Black donors	5
Polarized epithelium-sperm co-culture system reveals stimulatory factors for the secretion of mouse epididymal quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase 1	5

Artificial insemination of bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>): a trial with simple instruments based on criteria for estrous behaviors linked to changes in estradiol levels an	5
Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality	5
Apoptosis, autophagic cell death, and necroptosis: different types of programmed cell death in bovine corpus luteum regression	4
Resveratrol intake by males increased the mitochondrial DNA copy number and telomere length of blastocysts derived from aged mice	4
In memory of Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi (Yana) (1928–2023)	4
The large cytoplasmic volume of oocyte	4
Assisted reproductive techniques for canines: preservation of genetic material in domestic dogs	4
Busulfan administration replicated the characteristics of the epididymal initial segment observed in mice lacking testis-epididymis lumicrine signaling	4
Progesterone increases the success of <i>in vitro</i> fertilization via enhanced sperm hyperactivation in mice	4
Effects of different cyclooxygenase inhibitors on prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> production, steroidogenesis and ovulation of bovine preovulatory follicles	4
Disruption of piRNA machinery by deletion of ASZ1/GASZ results in the expression of aberrant chimeric transcripts in gonocytes	4
Estradiol enhances T-type calcium channel activation in human myometrium telocytes	3
Insights into the NAD<sup>+</sup> biosynthesis pathways involved during meiotic maturation and spindle formation in porcine oocytes	3
Progesterone modulates HSD11B1-mediated cortisol production in luteinized bovine granulosa cells	3
Hatchability evaluation of bovine IVF embryos using OCT-based 3D image analysis	3
Time-lapse monitoring technologies for the selection of bovine <i>in vitro</i> fertilized embryos with high implantation potential	3
High survival of bovine mature oocytes after nylon mesh vitrification, as assessed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection	3
Transcriptome analysis reveals transforming growth factor-β1 prevents extracellular matrix degradation and cell adhesion during the follicular-luteal transition in cows	3
Effects of heat stress on the endometrial epidermal growth factor profile and fertility in dairy cows	3
Oocyte activation with <i>phospholipase Cζ</i> mRNA induces repetitive intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> rises and improves the quality of pig embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm	3
A combined treatment with progesterone, anti-inhibin serum, and equine chorionic gonadotropin improves number of ovulated oocytes in young C57BL/6J mice	3
Effects of hypercaloric diet-induced hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia on the ovarian follicular development in mice	3
Can thermoregulatory response to heat stress be improved in lactating dairy cows? Insights from counter-current heat transfer systems impacting reproduction	3
Seasonality in resumption of ovarian activity and reproductive performance of postpartum Holstein cows	3
Dairy cow parity affects relationships among nutritional parameters in the blood of dams, umbilical cords, and calves and placental development at calving	3
Effects of short-term dietary supplementation on the number of ovarian follicles, quantity and quality of oocytes, and <i>in vitro</i> embryo production in Japanese Black cows	3
Effect of ovarian stimulation on developmental speed of preimplantation embryo in a mouse model	3