OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Reproduction and Development is 5. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Update about the disrupting‐effects of phthalates on the human reproductive system	32
Selection of competent oocytes by morphological criteria for assisted reproductive technologies	29
Capacitation increases glucose consumption in murine sperm	28
Transzonal projections: Essential structures mediating intercellular communication in the mammalian ovarian follicle	28
First pregnancy after in vitro culture of early antral follicles in goats: Positive effects of anethole on follicle development and steroidogenesis	27
Pathways coordinating oocyte attrition and abundance during mammalian ovarian reserve establishment	26
Adult stem cells in endometrial regeneration: Molecular insights and clinical applications	25
Relationship between the metabolic and lipid profile in follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization	21
Characterization of rodent Sertoli cell primary cultures	18
Bisphenol A‐induced mechanistic impairment of decidualization	17
In vitro ameliorative effects of ellagic acid on vitality, motility and DNA quality in human spermatozoa	17
Feeding the modern sow to sustain high productivity	17
Dysfunction in Sertoli cells participates in glucocorticoid‐induced impairment of spermatogenesis	17
The effects of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals on ovarian‐ and ovulation‐related fertility outcomes	16
Sperm chromatin integrity and DNA methylation in Norwegian Red bulls of contrasting fertility	16
Paternal contributors in recurrent pregnancy loss: Cues from comparative proteome profiling of seminal extracellular vesicles	16
Metabolic pathways utilized by the porcine conceptus, uterus, and placenta	15
TSSK3, a novel target for male contraception, is required for spermiogenesis	15
Genetic causes of preimplantation embryo developmental failure	15
Cytokines and pregnancy: Potential regulation by histone deacetylases	15
STRA8 induces transcriptional changes in germ cells during spermatogonial development	15
Biological roles of l‐carnitine in oocyte and early embryo development	15
Oviduct epithelial cells‐derived extracellular vesicles improve preimplantation developmental competence of in vitro produced porcine parthenogenetic and cloned embryos	14
Nanoparticle‐mediated transgene expression of insulin‐like growth factor 1 in the growth restricted guinea pig placenta increases placenta nutrient transporter expression and fetal glucose conc	14
Sirtuins in female meiosis and in reproductive longevity	13

Domestication modulates the expression of genes involved in neurogenesis in high‐quality eggs of Sander lucioperca	13
Seeing is believing: Current methods to observe sperm acrosomal exocytosis in real time	13
Benefits and challenges of nanomaterials in assisted reproductive technologies	12
Heat stress on oocyte or zygote compromises embryo development, impairs interferon tau production and increases reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in bovine embryos produced in vitro	12
Dendrobium nobile Lindl polysaccharides improve testicular spermatogenic function in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats	12
Small extracellular vesicles derived from in vivo‐ or in vitro‐produced bovine blastocysts have different miRNAs profiles—Implications for embryo‐maternal recognition	12
Atlas of receptor genes expressed by the bovine morula and corresponding ligand‐related genes expressed by uterine endometrium	12
Activation of cAMP‐dependent phosphorylation pathways is independent of ROS production during mouse sperm capacitation	11
Managing prolific sows in tropical environments	11
Adoptive transfers of CD4⁺CD25⁺ Tregs partially alleviate mouse premature ovarian insufficiency	11
miR‐221‐3p regulates apoptosis of ovarian granulosa cells via targeting FOXO1 in older women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)	11
Strategies for managing Asherman's syndrome and endometrial atrophy: Since the classical experimental models to the new bioengineering approach	11
Metformin improves epigenetic modification involved in oocyte growth and embryo development in polycystic ovary syndrome mice model	11
Loss of POLR1D results in embryonic lethality prior to blastocyst formation in mice	10
Upregulated microRNA‐423‐5p promotes oxidative stress through targeting glutathione S‐transferase mu 1 in asthenozoospermia	10
Global analysis of FSH‐regulated gene expression and histone modification in mouse granulosa cells	10
Regulation of oocyte maturation: Role of conserved ERK signaling	10
Offspring of hyper prolific sows: Immunity, birthweight, and heterogeneous litters	9
Immunolocalization of melatonin receptor type 1 in the sheep ovary and involvement of the PI3K/Akt/FOXO3a signaling pathway in the effects of melatonin on survival and in vitro activation of primordia	9
Genome‐wide chromatin occupancy of BRDT and gene expression analysis suggest transcriptional partners and specific epigenetic landscapes that regulate gene expression during spermatogenesis	9
Toll‐like receptor 2 mediates the immune response of the bovine oviductal ampulla to sperm binding	9
Meiotic synapsis of homeologous chromosomes and mismatch repair protein detection in the parthenogenetic rock lizard Darevskia unisexualis	9
Identification and characterization of sex‐biased and differentially expressed miRNAs in gonadal developments of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis	9
Integrated analysis of phosphoproteome and ubiquitylome in epididymal sperm of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)	9
Expression and localization of retinoid receptors in the testis of normal and infertile men	9
Structures and functions of cilia during vertebrate embryo development	9
Procyanidin B1 promotes in vitro maturation of pig oocytes by reducing oxidative stress	9
Suggestions on cleavage embryo and blastocyst vitrification/transfer based on expression profile of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in current COVID‐19 pandemic	8
Mitophagy is involved in the mitochondrial dysfunction of vitrified porcine oocytes	8
A relaxin‐like gonad‐stimulating peptide identified from the starfish Astropecten scoparius	8
The antioxidant dieckol reduces damage of oxidative stress‐exposed porcine oocytes and enhances subsequent parthenotes embryo development	8
Update on artificial insemination: Semen, techniques, and sow fertility	8
Open questions on the functional biology of the yolk granules during embryo development	8
Novel insights into conceptus–maternal signaling during pregnancy establishment in pigs	8
Different dietary combinations of folic acid and vitamin B12 in parental diet results in epigenetic reprogramming of IGF2R and KCNQ1OT1 in placenta and fetal tissues in mice	8
Downregulation of gene expression and the outcome of ICSI in severe oligozoospermic patients: A preliminary study	8
Testes of DAZL null neonatal sheep lack prospermatogonia but maintain normal somatic cell morphology and marker expression	8
Science‐based quality control in boar semen production	8
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) system as a key regulator of ovarian follicle angiogenesis and growth	7
Follicle development in pigs: State of the art	7
Sperm chromatin condensation and single‐ and double‐stranded DNA damage as important parameters to define male factor related recurrent miscarriage	7
Follicular microenvironment: Oxidative stress and adiponectin correlated with steroids hormones in women undergoing in vitro fertilization	7
Ankyrin‐repeat and SOCS box‐containing protein 9 (ASB9) regulates ovarian granulosa cells function and MAPK signaling	7
Thyroid hormones: Metabolism and transportation in the fetoplacental unit	7
The role of mtDNA in oocyte quality and embryo development	7
Human oocyte meiotic maturation is associated with a specific profile of alternatively spliced transcript isoforms	7
Oocyte‐secreted factor TGFB2 enables mouse cumulus cell expansion in vitro	7
Reproductive health of the sow during puerperium	6
State of the art of nuclear transfer technologies for assisting mammalian reproduction	6
Expression of sirtuins in ovarian follicles of postnatal mice	6

IZUMO family member 3, IZUMO3, is involved in male fertility through the acrosome formation	6
Postnatal developmental expression and localization of apelin and apelin receptor protein in the ovary and uterus of mice	6
Transcriptome analyses to reveal the dynamic change mechanism of pigeon magnum during one egg‐laying cycle	6
FOXL2 regulates the expression of the Col4a1 collagen gene in chicken granulosa cells	6
Characterization of histone lysine β‐hydroxybutyrylation in bovine tissues, cells, and cumulus–oocyte complexes	6
Using machine learning to study protein–protein interactions: From the uromodulin polymer to egg zona pellucida filaments	6
Canine induced pluripotent stem cell maintenance under feeder‐free and chemically‐defined conditions	6
Proteome profiling of chicken ovarian follicles immediately before and after cyclic recruitment	6
Reconsidering “low‐dose”—Impacts of oral estrogen exposure during preimplantation embryo development	5
Inducing somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells is an important platform to study the mechanism of early embryonic development	5
Generation and analysis of Prss28 and Prss29 deficient mice using CRISPR‐Cas9 genome‐editing	5
Differential regulation of Hippo signaling pathway components between 8‐cell and blastocyst stages of bovine preimplantation embryogenesis	5
Transcriptomic responses of porcine cumulus cells to heat exposure during oocytes in vitro maturation	5
Regulation of Trpm activation and calcium wave initiation during Drosophila egg activation	5
Preweaning performance in intrauterine growth‐restricted piglets: Characteristics and interventions	5
Low‐density lipoproteins protect sperm during cryopreservation in buffalo: Unraveling mechanism of action	5
FLACC1 is testis‐specific but dispensable for fertility in mice	5
High level of thyroid peroxidase antibodies as a detrimental risk of pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women undergoing ART: A meta‐analysis	5
Litter‐of‐origin traits and their association with lifetime productivity in sows and boars	5
Follicular‐fluid proteomics during equine follicle development	5
Mouse Sertoli cells isolation by lineage tracing and sorting	5
Transcriptional dynamics of the circulating chicken primordial germ cells revealing key genes in cell adhesion and proliferation prior to gonad colonization	5
A new hemizygous missense mutation, c.454T＞C (p.S152P), in AKAP4 gene is associated with asthenozoospermia	5