OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Climacteric 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Low thrombin generation in postmenopausal women using estetrol	120
Safety and acceptability of intravaginal rings releasing estradiol and progesterone	73
Scientific insights into brain fog during the menopausal transition	59
Peer reviewers for Climacteric in 2024	45
Pregnancy-associated risk factors for future cardiovascular disease – early prevention strategies warranted	36
Association of bilateral oophorectomy and menopause hormone therapy with mild cognitive impairment: the REDLINC X study	32
Effects of jazz dance and concurrent training on physical variables in postmenopausal women	32
Expanding knowledge across medical specialties in menopause research and practice: why it is so important for women’s health	32
Recent advances in the management of postmenopausal women with non-atypical endometrial hyperplasia	28
Relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and incidence of fractures in postmenopausal women	23
Update on bone health: the International Menopause Society White Paper 2021	23
Peer reviewers for Climacteric in 2022	23
Association between coronary artery vitamin D receptor expression and select systemic risks factors for coronary artery atherosclerosis	22
Influence of estradiol deficiency on the mineralocorticoid receptor response in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study	22
The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause	22
Pharmacokinetics, safety and preliminary pharmacodynamic evaluation of DARE-VVA1: a soft gelatin capsule containing tamoxifen for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy	22
John Studd (4th March 1940–17th August 2021)	20
Quo vadis?	20
Satisfaction and medication adherence in women with vulvovaginal atrophy: the CRETA	18
Association of serum uric acid with handgrip strength and dynapenia in postmenopausal women	17
Ultra-low-dose estradiol and dydrogesterone for treatment of vasomotor symptoms in Europe and China	16
Menopausal hormone therapy: what are the problems in the perception of Chinese physicians?	16
Does climacteric status impact regulation of the autonomic nervous system at the age of 46 years?	15
Good night and good luck	14
The impact of ovarian aging on muscle strength and life quality in various reproductive aging stages	14

Depression in midlife women attending a menopause clinic is associated with a history of childhood maltreatment	14
Ellen Theresia Maria Laan (April 3, 1962–January 22, 2022)	13
A bibliometric analysis of primary ovarian insufficiency from 2010 to 2020	13
Effect of estrogen on vaginal complications of pessary use: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
VDRgeneApaI polymorphism and risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a meta-analysis from 22 studies	12
Urinary incontinence as a marker of temporality in women: a qualitative study	12
What is the evidence for the effect of physical exercise on bone health in menopausal women? An umbrella systematic review	12
Not just sex: other roles for testosterone in women	12
The LADY study: epidemiological characteristics of prevalent and new genitourinary syndrome of menopause cases in Greece	12
Progesterone and not estrogens or androgens causes breast cancer	11
Factors influencing seogeulpeum among middle-aged Korean women	11
Osteoanabolic therapy for osteoporosis in women	11
Low-dose and ultra-low-dose estradiol and dydrogesterone in postmenopause: an analysis by body mass index	11
Resveratrol promotes bone mass in ovariectomized rats and the SIRT1 rs7896005 SNP is associated with bone mass in women during perimenopause and early postmenopause	11
Thank you	11
NK3 receptor antagonist alters the centrally controlled perception of menopausal flushing – a pilot study	11
Impact of overweight and obesity in postmenopausal women	10
COVID-19-related premature ovarian insufficiency: case report and literature review	10
Reproductive milestones across the lifespan and cardiovascular disease risk in women	10
Menopausal age and cardiovascular disease risk in American women: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	10
Impact of non-hip fractures in elderly women: a narrative review	10
Postmenopausal women’s adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercises over 2 years	10
The next chapter	10
Effects of exercise on vasomotor symptoms in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Early decrease in lean mass and bone mass in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study	9
Are we assessing genitourinary syndrome of menopause properly?	9
Systemic hormone therapy after breast and gynecological cancers: an Italian expert group consensus opinion	9
Neuroprotective effect of hormone replacement therapy: a review of the literature	9
FNDC5/Irisin polymorphisms are associated with osteopenia in postmenopausal Mayan-Mestizo women	9
POESIT recommendations on management of body-identical hormones in menopausal symptoms	9
Management of obesity in menopause	9
Hormone therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis management	9
Management of menopause: a survey of physicians from the Middle East and Africa	8
Estrogen as a guardian of auditory health: Tsp1–CD47 axis regulation and noise-induced hearing loss	8
The role of medications in successful aging	8
New insights into the diagnosis and management of bone health in premature ovarian insufficiency	8
Use of aromatase inhibitors in menopausal deep endometriosis: a case report and literature review	8
Menopausal hormone therapy: why we should no longer be afraid of the breast cancer risk	8
Safety of prasterone in breast cancer survivors treated with aromatase inhibitors: the VIBRA pilot study	7
Therapeutic effects of curculigoside on cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian failure in mice	7
Selective estrogen receptor modulators and bone health	7
Menopause hormone treatment after cancer	7
The yin and yang of GSM and low sexual desire	7
A research primer for studies of cognitive changes across the menopause transition	7
Reflections	7
Three-dimensional bioprinting of artificial ovaries by an extrusion-based method using gelatin-methacryloyl bioink	7
Prevalence, impact and management of postmenopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women in Rwanda	7
In search of a well-balanced narrative of the menopause momentum	7
Testosterone for women: certainties and uncertainties	7
Is it possible that menopause is associated with telomere length? Findings of an integrative review	6

The mediating role of socioeconomic status on the relationship between pregnancy history and later-life cognition	6
Corneal thickness, contrast sensitivity and binocular vision in menopausal and non-menopausal women	6
Bone-friendly lifestyle and the role of calcium or vitamin D supplementation	6
Psychosomatic and medical experiences of menopause in Chinese women: a social media study	6
Higher testosterone is associated with higher HDL-cholesterol and lower triglyceride concentrations in older women: an observational study	6
First live birth in China after cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation to prevent premature ovarian insufficiency	6
Using menopausal hormone therapy to prevent fracture recurrence in older women: is it time to change our opinion?	6
Pulmonary embolism in menopausal hormone therapy: a population-based register study	6
Effect of hormone therapy on personality traits: preliminary evidence in older men and women	6
First pregnancy in China after ovarian tissue transplantation to prevent premature ovarian insufficiency	6
The impact of menopause education on quality of life among menopausal women: a systematic review with meta-analysis	6
Does the environment affect menopause? A review of the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on menopause	6
Increasing climacteric symptoms in untreated perimenopausal Finnish women: a 10-year cohort study	5
Endocrine consequences of breast cancer therapy and survivorship	5
Analysis of multimorbidity patterns in perimenopausal women based on medical examination data	5
Updated premature ovarian insufficiency guideline	5
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal mood disorder: a randomized controlled trial	5
The effects of hormone replacement therapy on the microbiomes of postmenopausal women	5
Relation between blood pressure and genito-urinary symptoms in the years across the menopausal age	5
Hysteroscopic laser ablation of symptomatic uterine fibroids: insights from a prospective study	5
BRCA carriers after risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: menopausal hormone therapy knowledge gaps, and the impact of physicians’ recommendations	5
Peer reviewers for Climacteric in 2023	5
Effect of resistance training combined with β-glucan ingestion on bone of ovariectomized mice	5
Medical management of obesity: unlocking the potential	5