OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Human Fertility 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
The future of sperm: a biovariability framework for understanding global sperm count trends	26
COVID-19 and hypogonadism: secondary immune responses rule-over endocrine mechanisms	21
Management of recurrent implantation failure: British Fertility Society policy and practice guideline	19
Relationships between infertility-related stress, family sense of coherence and quality of life of couples with infertility	17
Socioeconomic status and fertility treatment outcomes in high-income countries: a review of the current literature	16
The microbiome and male infertility: looking into the past to move forward	14
Seminal inflammasome activity in the adult varicocele	14
Construction and cryopreservation of an artificial ovary in cancer patients as an element of cancer therapy and a promising approach to fertility restoration	13
Meeting multiple same-donor offspring: psychosocial challenges	12
In vitro rescue immature oocytes – a literature review	12
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility care: a qualitative systematic review	11
What do Sunni Muslims think about religiously forbidden reproductive options?	10
Occupational health issues experienced by UK embryologists: informing improvements in clinical reproductive science practice	10
Changes in the T-helper 1 and 2 cell populations during pregnancy in tacrolimus-treated women with repeated implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss	10
Hysteroscopy and female infertility: a fresh look to a busy corner	10
Role of endometriosis in defining cardiovascular risk: a gender medicine approach for women’s health	9
Risk of embryo aneuploidy is affected by the increase in sperm DNA damage in recurrent implantation failure patients under ICSI-CGH array cycles	9
The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women	9
The link between infertility-related distress and psychological distress in couples awaiting fertility treatment: a dyadic approach	8
‘Battery hens’ or ‘nuggets of gold’: a qualitative study on the barriers and enablers for altruistic egg donation	8
The effect of obesity on human reproductive health and foetal life	8
Maternal and child-health outcomes in different endometrial preparation methods for frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a retrospective study	7
The impact of emotional health on assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
‘Womb for work' experiences of Thai women and gestational surrogacy practice in Thailand	6
Identification of potential key genes related to idiopathic male infertility using RNA-sequencing data: an in-silico approach	6

Fertility preservation decisions in young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ views and experiences	6
The pros and cons of fertility awareness and information: a generational, Swedish perspective	6
Endometrial compaction is associated with the increased live birth rate in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	6
The relationship between endometriosis and diet	6
Effectiveness of a video-based education on fertility awareness: a randomized controlled trial with partnered women	6
Motivations for egg donation to previously unknown recipients: donation as a personal, relational act of giving	5
SARS-CoV-2 effects on male reproduction: should men be worried??	5
Identification of long non-coding RNA biomarkers and signature scoring, with competing endogenous RNA networks- targeted drug candidates for recurrent implantation failure	5
Reproductive health education in the schools of the four UK nations: is it falling through the gap?	5
Is low anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level a risk factor of miscarriage in women <37 years old undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)?	5
Prevalence of subtle distal Fallopian tube abnormalities and their association with endometriosis in infertility patients: a prospective cohort study	5
Retrospective analysis of the endometrial preparation protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfers in women with endometrial polyps	5
Gene pathway analysis of the endometrium at the start of the window of implantation in women with unexplained infertility and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: is unexplained recurrent pregnancy l	5
Make our wellbeing a priority: donor-conceived adults call for ongoing support and conversation about their donor conception	5
Exploring fertility knowledge amongst healthcare professional and lay population groups in the UK: a mixed methods study	5
The first 25 years of Human Fertility	5
Sperm DNA fragmentation on the day of fertilisation is not associated with assisted reproductive technique outcome independently of gamete quality	5
Endometrial scratching in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (UK): a follow-up survey	5
Maternal spindle transfer for mitochondrial disease: lessons to be learnt before extending the method to other conditions?	5
Genetic andin silicoanalysis show a role ofSMAD3on recurrent pregnancy loss	4
Research funding for male reproductive health and infertility in the UK and USA [2016 – 2019]	4
MicroRNA-16 represses granulosa cell proliferation in polycystic ovarian syndrome through inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway by downregulation of Apelin13	4
Fertility knowledge and its related factors among married men and women in Zanjan, Iran	4
Application of artificial intelligence in gametes and embryos selection	4
Management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in females	4
Adjuvants to prevent reformation of adhesions following adhesiolysis for Asherman syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The effects of tobacco and cannabis use on semen and endocrine parameters in infertile males	4
Parenthood intentions of 16–18-year-olds in England: a survey of school students	4
Survey of fertility counselling provision in UK licensed treatment centres during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	4
CFTR gene variants as a reason for impaired spermatogenesis: a pilot study and a Meta-analysis of published data	4
Elective single versus double blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in women aged 36 years or older: a retrospective cohort study	4
Sexual function and quality of life in Chinese couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment: a prospective cohort study	3
Impact of the duration of oestradiol treatment on live birth rate in Hormonal Replacement Therapy cycle before frozen blastocyst transfer	3
The case for reframing known donation	3
Assisted reproductive technology and imprinting errors: analyzing underlying mechanisms from epigenetic regulation	3
Zooming in on the endometrial factor of recurrent implantation failure	3
The effect of testicular trauma on male infertility	3
Fertility preservation discussions, referral and follow-up in male-to-female and female-to-male adolescent transgender patients	3
Investigation of the risk of paternal cell contamination in PGT and the necessity of intracytoplasmic sperm injection	3
The Effect of CoQ10 supplementation on ART treatment and oocyte quality in older women	3
A review of the pathophysiology and evidence-based management of varicoceles and pelvic congestion syndrome	3
Multiple pregnancy rate in patients undergoing treatment with clomifene citrate for WHO group II ovulatory disorders: a systematic review	3
Ambivalence experienced by infertile couples undergoing IVF: a qualitative study	3
How do IVF patients interpret claims about fertility treatments? A randomised survey experiment	3
A thank you to Jane Denton!	3
Sperm donors versus long-term mates: a comparison of preferences of heterosexual and lesbian women	3
Non-identified and directed embryo donation: a questionnaire study on donor and recipient perspectives	3
Chinese herbal medicines as complementary therapy to in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer in women with infertility: protocols and applications	3
Evidence based management of patients with endometriosis undergoing assisted conception: British fertility society policy and practice recommendations	3
MACS-DGC sperm preparation method resulted in high-quality sperm, top-quality embryo, and higher blastocyst rate in male factor infertile couples with high DNA fragmented sperm	3

Motherhood and motivations for bariatric surgery – a qualitative study	3
‘How did you cope with such concerns?’: insights from a monitored online infertility peer support forum	3