OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reproductive Medicine and Biology is 6. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals and male reproductive health	82
Oxidative stress and male infertility	71
The role of pituitary gonadotropins and intraovarian regulators in follicle development: A mini‐review	48
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2018 by the Ethics Committee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology	35
Extra‐pelvic endometriosis: A review	32
Analysis of vaginal and endometrial microbiota communities in infertile women with a history of repeated implantation failure	30
Mesenchymal stem cells for restoring endometrial function: An infertility perspective	28
Genetic disorders and male infertility	27
Pre‐implantation genetic testing: Past, present, future	22
Intrauterine administration of platelet‐rich plasma improves embryo implantation by increasing the endometrial thickness in women with repeated implantation failure: A single‐arm self‐controlled trial	19
How does the extent of fibrosis in adenomyosis lesions contribute to heavy menstrual bleeding?	17
Hypoxia: Role of SIRT1 and the protective effect of resveratrol in ovarian function	17
Pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome revisited: Current understanding and perspectives regarding future research	16
Higher fibrotic content of endometriotic lesions is associated with diminished prostaglandin E2 signaling	15
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2019 by the Ethics Committee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology	15
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2020 by the ethics Committee of the Japan Society of obstetrics and gynecology	14
Saturated fatty acids accelerate linear motility through mitochondrial ATP production in bull sperm	13
Ovarian reserve after three‐step laparoscopic surgery for endometriomas utilizing dienogest: A pilot study	13
The regulation of trophoblast invasion and decidual reaction by matrix metalloproteinase‐2, metalloproteinase‐7, and metalloproteinase‐9 expressions in the rat endometrium	12
The prevalence of celiac disease in women with infertility—A systematic review with meta‐analysis	12
Mitochondrial replacement by genome transfer in human oocytes: Efficacy, concerns, and legality	11
A novel PCOS rat model and an evaluation of its reproductive, metabolic, and behavioral phenotypes	11
Increased risk of obstetric complications in patients with adenomyosis: A narrative literature review	11
Trophoblast lineage specification in the mammalian preimplantation embryo	11
Mechanobiology of the female reproductive system	11

Changing prostaglandin E2 (PGE₂) signaling during lesional progression and exacerbation of endometriosis by inhibition of PGE₂ receptor EP2 and EP4	10
A gene network of uterine luminal epithelium organizes mouse blastocyst implantation	10
Kisspeptin neurons as an integration center of reproductive regulation: Observation of reproductive function based on a new concept of reproductive regulatory nervous system	10
Effect of hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity on the ovarian reserve: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Histopathological evaluation of cesarean scar defect in women with cesarean scar syndrome	10
Meta‐analysis of the embryo freezing transfer interval	10
Clinical relevance of a newly developed endometrial receptivity test for patients with recurrent implantation failure in Japan	10
Resveratrol enhanced mitochondrial recovery from cryopreservation‐induced damages in oocytes and embryos	10
Exposure to cigarette smoke affects endometrial maturation including angiogenesis and decidualization	10
Assisted reproductive technique outcomes in patients with endometrioma undergoing sclerotherapy vs laparoscopic cystectomy: Prospective cross‐sectional study	10
Unique features and emerging in vitro models of human placental development	9
Ovarian tissue grafting: Lessons learnt from our experience with 55 grafts	9
Effects of low energy availability on female reproductive function	9
Chromosomal copy number analysis of products of conception by conventional karyotyping and next‐generation sequencing	9
3D reconstruction and histopathological analyses on murine corporal body	9
Novel approaches to the management of recurrent pregnancy loss: The OPTIMUM (OPtimization of Thyroid function, Thrombophilia, Immunity, and Uterine Milieu) treatment strategy	9
Abundance of cell‐free mitochondrial DNA in spent culture medium associated with morphokinetics and blastocyst collapse of expanded blastocysts	9
A novel system based on artificial intelligence for predicting blastocyst viability and visualizing the explanation	8
Molecular basis of the morphogenesis of sperm head and tail in mice	8
A controlled clinical trial comparing potent progestins, LNG‐IUS and dienogest, for the treatment of women with adenomyosis	8
Cumulative live birth rate according to the number of receiving governmental subsidies for assisted reproductive technology in Saitama Prefecture, Japan: A retrospective study using individual data fo	8
Occurrence of chronic endometritis in different types of human adenomyosis	8
Genetic counseling prior to assisted reproductive technology	8
Clinical outcome of intrauterine infusion of platelet‐rich plasma in patients with recurrent implantation failure	8
Effects of estradiol on in vitro maturation of buffalo and goat oocytes	7
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of macrophage polarization and metabolic reprogramming in endometriosis: A narrative review	7
The effect of repeated cryopreservation and thawing using cryotip on the clinical outcomes of embryos	7
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy and chromosomal structural rearrangement: A summary of a nationwide study by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology	7
Therapeutic effect of prolonged testosterone pretreatment in women with poor ovarian response: A randomized control trial	7
Single‐cell profiling of transcriptomic changes during in vitro maturation of human oocytes	7
An assessment of the efficacy and safety of dydrogesterone in women with ovarian endometrioma: An open‐label multicenter clinical study	7
Endometrial polyps with increased plasma cells are associated with chronic endometritis in infertility patients: Hysteroscopic findings and post‐polypectomy pregnancy rates	7
Testicular volume in non‐obstructive azoospermia with a history of bilateral cryptorchidism may predict successful sperm retrieval by testicular sperm extraction	7
Microbiome analysis in women with endometriosis: Does a microbiome exist in peritoneal fluid and ovarian cystic fluid?	7
Three‐dimensional reconstruction of testis cords/seminiferous tubules	7
Relationship between follicular size and developmental capacity of oocytes under controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in assisted reproductive technologies	7
Effect of equilibration time on clinical and neonatal outcomes in human blastocysts vitrification	7
Development of an automated two pronuclei detection system on time‐lapse embryo images using deep learning techniques	7
Maca extracts and estrogen replacement therapy in ovariectomized rats exposed at high altitude	6
Laser‐assisted hatching on clinical and neonatal outcomes in patients undergoing single vitrified Blastocyst transfer: A propensity score–matched study	6
Impact of subchorionic hematoma in early pregnancy on obstetric complications: A retrospective cohort study in women who had live births after frozen‐thawed embryo transfer	6
Improvement of early developmental competence of postovulatory‐aged oocytes using metaphase II spindle injection in mice	6
The impact of endometrial injury on reproductive outcomes: results of an updated meta‐analysis	6
The effects of differences in trophectoderm biopsy techniques and the number of cells collected for biopsy on next‐generation sequencing results	6
Effect of early rescue ICSI and split IVF‐ICSI in preventing low fertilization rate during the first ART cycle: A real‐world retrospective cohort study	6
The impact of phthalate on reproductive function in women with endometriosis	6