OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe: analysis of 1999–2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey	70
A pioneer of hormonal contraception: Joseph W. Goldzieher	46
Correction	43
Practical training of health care providers in insertion of contraceptive implants: findings from two Brazilian centres	26
Statement of Retraction [Post-placental intrauterine device insertion vs puerperal insertion in women undergoing caesarean delivery in Egypt: a 1 year randomised controlled trial]	21
How often is oral contraception used for contraception? The need of benefit’s formalisation	18
Patient acceptability of intra-amniotic digoxin versus intracardiac lidocaine for inducing foetal demise prior to second trimester medical abortion: a prospective cohort	15
The use of long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods (LAPMs) among women who have completed childbearing in Indonesia: does informed choice matter?	15
The demand for family planning to limit childbearing satisfied with female permanent contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys	14
The prolonged-release oral formulations: a new era in hormonal contraception technology?	13
Prospective controlled cohort study on the safety of a monophasic oral contraceptive containing nomegestrol acetate (2.5mg) and 17β-oestradiol (1.5mg) (PRO-E2 study): risk of venous and arterial throm	13
Migration and newborn screening: time to build on the European Asylum, Integration and Migration Fund?	12
Labour induction for termination of pregnancy with severe fetal anomalies after 24 weeks’ gestation: a case series and systematic review of the literature	11
The far-reaching impact of abortion bans: reproductive care and beyond	11
Perception of oral contraception – do women think differently from gynaecologists?	11
Combination of mifepristone and misoprostol vs misoprostol monotherapy for treatment of second-trimester pregnancy loss	10
Sexual health knowledge and influencing factors among health science students at a state university in Turkey	10
Contraceptive switch and abandonment among women using the pill, condoms and injectables in Brazil	10
Knowledge of contraceptive methods among deaf women: a qualitative study	9
Intervening factors in health care professionals’ attitudes and behaviours towards comprehensive abortion care in the workplace: a comparative case study of Tanzania and Ethiopia	9
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on voluntary terminations of pregnancy in an Italian metropolitan area	9
Conservative management of a viable cervical ectopic pregnancy with systemic and multiple local methotrexate injections. A case report	8
Improvement of laboratory markers of anaemia in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding with a 19.5-mg intrauterine device: a pilot study	8
Women’s decision-making related to induced abortion – a cross sectional study during a period of Covid-19 pandemic, in Sweden	8
Factors affecting age at menopause and their relationship with ovarian reserve: a comprehensive review	8

The preferences of women in Australia for the features of long-acting reversible contraception: results of a discrete choice experiment	8
Statement of Retraction [Can Porphyromonas gingivalis be a novel aetiology for recurrent miscarriage?]	7
Evaluating the fidelity of AI-generated information on long-acting reversible contraceptive methods	7
“Better late than never but never late is better”, especially in young women. A multicenter Italian study on diagnostic delay for symptomatic endometriosis	6
Clinical and histopathological correlations in symptomatic patients with salpingectomy for Essure ^® implant removal: a cross-sectional study	6
The criminalisation of women’s healthcare in the post-Dobbs era: an analysis of the anti-abortion trigger law statutes	6
Statement of Retraction [Ultrasound-guided versus uterine sound-sparing approach during copper intrauterine device insertion: a randomised clinical trial]	6
Pain scores at the insertion of the 52 MG levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system among nulligravidas and parous women	5
Increasing access to immediate postpartum contraceptive implants: a prospective clinical trial among patients with opioid use disorder	5
Does change in the shape of intrauterine contraceptive device Cu 375 and Cu T 380A affect the expulsion after post-partum insertion – a prospective randomized control trial	5
Experiences and impacts of side effects among contraceptive users in the UK: exploring individual narratives of contraceptive side effects	5
The pre- Roe legal framework: a dissecting study of the evolution of abortion laws and their socio-legal implications	5
Retraction Notice	5
Messaging and access strategies for improving emergency contraceptive knowledge and uptake among Italians	5
Abortion: legislation and statistics in Europe	5
The love-shaper: role of the foetus in modulating mother-child attachment through stem cell migration to the maternal brain	5
Impact of abortion bans on pregnancies with severe life-limiting foetal anomalies in the United States: a cost-effectiveness analysis	4
Use of etonogestrel subcutaneous implant in Sardinia, Italy: women’s compliance and satisfaction	4
A pilot randomised study to compare sub-lingual and vaginal routes of low-dose misoprostol following two sequential doses of mifepristone for second-trimester medical abortion	4
Access to abortion in a cross-border region in the Eastern Pyrenees: the case of Hospital de Cerdanya, between Spanish and French legislation	4
Women's perspectives on impact on the post menopause of use of the 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device during the menopausal transition	4
We don´t have elements to scare women who use oral contraceptives based on nomegestrol or chlormadinone about the risk of meningioma. Let's be careful and honest!	4
Statement of Retraction: “Correlation between uterine artery Doppler indices and menstrual irregularities among levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users	4
Overnight pain and opioid use after osmotic cervical dilator placement for second trimester dilation and evacuation	4
Acceptance rate of post-placental plac ement of intrauterine devices during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic	4
Assessing the impact of hormonal contraceptive use on menstrual health among women of reproductive age – a systematic review	4
Pharmacist recommendations for emergency contraception in Belgium: a simulated user study	4
Retraction	4
Clinical improvement after Essure® devices removal: a systematic review	4
The impact of using the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device on the incidence of acne in adolescents and young women	4
Usage of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (postpartum-IUD) after an increase in the institutional delivery rate in India: time to re-visit the effect of timing of counselling on its accept	3
Correlation of sexual desire with sexual hormone binding globulin and free androgen index in women using combined contraceptives	3
Editors’ response	3
Real-world satisfaction and menstrual bleeding pattern with available LNG-IUD among Spanish young women	3
High-intensity focussed ultrasound and hysteroscopy endo-operative system cold device procedures for treating >4cm diameter FIGO Type 2 uterine myoma and ensuring successful pregnancy	3
From request to dispensation: how adolescent and young adult females experience access to emergency contraception in pharmacies	3
‘Do I want children later in life?’ Reproductive intentions of 1700 adolescents	3
Can transvaginal cervical length and cervical strain elastography predict mid-trimester medical induction to abortion intervals?	3
Detection of ectopic pregnancy and serum beta hCG levels in women undergoing very early medical abortion: a retrospective cohort study	3
Menstrual cycle abnormalities in women: characteristics, perceptions, and health-seeking behaviours	3
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and the potential risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of health care providers regarding the recommendation and use of long-acting reversible contraceptive devices for adolescent patients	3
Contraception among HIV-positive women in Latvia- knowledge, experience and factors influencing the choice	3
Views, attitudes and experiences of South Asian women concerning sexual health services in the UK: a qualitative study	3
Expression of Concern	3
Knowledge, professional attitudes, and training among health professionals regarding male contraceptive methods	3
Is women’s sexual function impaired by an abnormal pap smear?	3
A study of opinions about the Polish constitutional tribunal’s judgement strengthening Polish abortion laws	3
The role of combined oral contraceptives containing norgestimate for acne vulgaris treatment: a review	3
Medical termination of pregnancy: people’s expectations and experiences in the Netherlands	3

Correction	3
Legal abortion requests and outcomes for women when the law is restrictive – experience from a referral centre in south-eastern Brazil	3