OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aging Male is 4. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Recommendations on the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of testosterone deficiency in men	28
Impact of COVID 19 on erectile function	25
Long-term testosterone therapy improves liver parameters and steatosis in hypogonadal men: a prospective controlled registry study	19
Correlates of testosterone change as men age	19
Levels of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-17, IL-37 cytokines in patients with active vitiligo	17
Zinc improves sexual and erectile function in HAART-treated rats via the upregulation of erectogenic enzymes and maintenance of redox balance	16
Clarifying the relationship between sarcopenia and depression in geriatric outpatients	16
Comparison of standardversuspopulation-specific handgrip strength cut-off points in the detection of probable sarcopenia after launch of EWGSOP2	15
Age-related degeneration of lumbar muscle morphology in healthy younger versus older men	15
Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in Chinese middle-aged and elderly population: a national cross-sectional study	14
The role of Rezūm ™ team ablation of the prostate in the treatment of patients with acute urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. A single center, single surgeon case series and l	14
Primary cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer treatment	13
Liquid biopsy in prostate cancer: current status and future challenges of clinical application	12
The association between histological prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a single-center retrospective study	12
Feasibility of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in men at senior age ≥75 years: perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes of a high-volume center	11
Androgen deprivation therapy and depression in the prostate cancer patients: review of risk and pharmacological management	11
Erectile dysfunction: the non-utilized role of exercise rehabilitation for the most embarrassing forgotten post-COVID complication in men	10
Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era?	10
Lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with clinically relevant depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms	10
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Lower thiol, glutathione, and glutathione peroxidase levels in prostate cancer: a meta-analysis study	10
Primary, secondary and compensated male biochemical hypogonadism in people living with HIV (PLWH): relevance of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) measurement and comparison between liquid chromatogr	10
Apoptosis in hippocampal tissue induced by oxidative stress in testosterone deprived male rats	10
Impact of seminal low-risk human papillomavirus infection on sperm parameters of adult men	9
The HEAT-Registry (HEmatopoietic Affection by Testosterone): comparison of a transdermal gel vs long-acting intramuscular testosterone undecanoate in hypogonadal men	9

Obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and risk of kidney stone disease: a national cross-sectional study	8
Zinc protects against lead-induced testicular damage via modulation of steroidogenic and xanthine oxidase/uric acid/caspase 3-mediated apoptotic signaling in male Wistar rats	8
LASSO-based machine learning algorithm to predict the incidence of diabetes in different stages	6
Complementary role of Benson’s relaxation technique in post orgasmic illness syndrome	6
Reduced sleep duration increases the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in middle-aged and elderly males: a national cross-sectional study	6
Identification of a cancer-associated fibroblast signature for predicting prognosis and immunotherapeutic responses in bladder urothelial carcinoma	5
Survival outcomes and prognostic nutritional index in very elderly small-cell lung cancer patients: importance of active treatment and nutritional support	5
The efficacy and tolerability of ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy in low-intermediate risk prostate cancer patients: single center experience	5
Laparoscopic nephrectomy for giant benign renal schwannoma: a case report and review of literature	4
Solitary fibrous tumors in prostate: a case report with review of the literature	4
The effects of long-term testosterone treatment on endocrine parameters in hypogonadal men: 12-year data from a prospective controlled registry study	4
The relationship of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, visceral fat accumulation, and other age-related diseases with the prevalent vertebral fractures in elderly men with castration-naïve pros	4
Is erectile dysfunction an early clinical symptom of chronic kidney disease?	4
KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA mutation frequency of radical prostatectomy samples and review of the literature	4
Cross-sectional associations of adipokines and abdominal fat distribution with aging in men	4
Efficacy of pelvic floor muscle exercise or therapy with or without duloxetine: a systematic review and network Meta-analysis	4
Usefulness of routine assessment of free testosterone for the diagnosis of functional male hypogonadism	4
Integrative exploration of the mutual gene signatures and immune microenvironment between benign prostate hyperplasia and castration-resistant prostate cancer	4
Risk analysis of metformin use in prostate cancer: a national population-based study	4
The number of androgen receptor CAG repeats and mortality in men	4
Impact of testosterone therapy on bone turnover markers in obese males with type 2 diabetes and functional hypogonadism	4
Low free testosterone level as a predictor of cardiovascular events in Japanese men with coronary risk factors	4