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. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-11-01 to 2023-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The future of sperm: a biovariability framework for understanding global sperm count trends	20
COVID-19 and hypogonadism: secondary immune responses rule-over endocrine mechanisms	20
Microsurgical varicocelectomy effect on sperm telomere length, DNA fragmentation and seminal parameters	16
Management of recurrent implantation failure: British Fertility Society policy and practice guideline	16
Live birth rate following undisturbed embryo culture at low oxygen in a time-lapse incubator compared to a high-quality benchtop incubator	14
Seminal oxidation–reduction potential and sperm DNA fragmentation index increase among infertile men with varicocele	13
Probiotic effects on sperm parameters, oxidative stress index, inflammatory factors and sex hormones in infertile men	13
Seminal inflammasome activity in the adult varicocele	12
Relationships between infertility-related stress, family sense of coherence and quality of life of couples with infertility	12
Women’s vitamin D levels and IVF results: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis, considering three categories of vitamin status (replete, insufficient and deficient)	11
The importance of the junctional zone of the endometrium in human reproduction	10
Effectiveness of the flexible progestin primed ovarian stimulation protocol compared to the flexible GnRH antagonist protocol in women with decreased ovarian reserve	10
Experiences of involuntary childlessness and treatment in the UK: what has changed in 20 years?	10
Thyroid autoimmunity markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls	10
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility care: a qualitative systematic review	9
Meeting multiple same-donor offspring: psychosocial challenges	9
Changes in the T-helper 1 and 2 cell populations during pregnancy in tacrolimus-treated women with repeated implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss	9
Infertility and perceived stress: the role of identity concern in treatment-seeking men and women	9
Should artificial shrinkage be performed prior to blastocyst vitrification? A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis	8
Hysteroscopy and female infertility: a fresh look to a busy corner	8
In vitro rescue immature oocytes – a literature review	8
Endometrial miRNome profile according to the receptivity status and implantation failure	8
Construction and cryopreservation of an artificial ovary in cancer patients as an element of cancer therapy and a promising approach to fertility restoration	7
Socioeconomic status and fertility treatment outcomes in high-income countries: a review of the current literature	7
The microbiome and male infertility: looking into the past to move forward	6

Risk of embryo aneuploidy is affected by the increase in sperm DNA damage in recurrent implantation failure patients under ICSI-CGH array cycles	6
Pronuclear and blastocyst morphology are associated age-dependently with embryo ploidy in in vitro fertilization cycles	6
Two-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography compared to three/four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography for the assessment of tubal occlusion in women with infertility/subfertility:	6
‘Battery hens’ or ‘nuggets of gold’: a qualitative study on the barriers and enablers for altruistic egg donation	6
The link between infertility-related distress and psychological distress in couples awaiting fertility treatment: a dyadic approach	6
The pros and cons of fertility awareness and information: a generational, Swedish perspective	6
Endometrial scratching in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (UK): a follow-up survey	5
Quality of life and related constructs in a group of infertile Hungarian women: a validation study of the FertiQoL	5
‘Doing it in the right order’: childless men’s intentions regarding family formation	5
A review of varicocele treatment and fertility outcomes	5
Taking fertility for granted – a qualitative exploration of fertility awareness among young, childless men in Denmark and Sweden	5
The intrauterine perfusion of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) before frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with two or more implantation failures	5
The effect of obesity on human reproductive health and foetal life	5
Role of endometriosis in defining cardiovascular risk: a gender medicine approach for women’s health	5
The novel use of fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) treatment subscale to assess treatment acceptability in social egg freezing	5
‘Womb for work' experiences of Thai women and gestational surrogacy practice in Thailand	5
Previous caesarean section is associated with lower subsequent in vitro fertilization live birth rates	5
What do Sunni Muslims think about religiously forbidden reproductive options?	5
SARS-CoV-2 effects on male reproduction: should men be worried??	5
Fertility awareness and parenting intentions among Mexican undergraduate and graduate university students	5
Prevalence of subtle distal Fallopian tube abnormalities and their association with endometriosis in infertility patients: a prospective cohort study	4
Sperm DNA fragmentation on the day of fertilisation is not associated with assisted reproductive technique outcome independently of gamete quality	4
Strictly selected Mono- and non-pronuclear blastocysts could result in appreciable clinical outcomes in IVF cycles	4
Endometrial compaction is associated with the increased live birth rate in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	4
All aboard the ARCS	4
The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women	4
Survey of fertility counselling provision in UK licensed treatment centres during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	4
The relationship between endometriosis and diet	4
Is low anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level a risk factor of miscarriage in women <37 years old undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)?	4
Motivations for egg donation to previously unknown recipients: donation as a personal, relational act of giving	4
Does the ultrasound appearance of the endometrium during treatment with assisted reproductive technologies influence pregnancy outcomes?	4
Maternal and child-health outcomes in different endometrial preparation methods for frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a retrospective study	4
Elective single versus double blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in women aged 36 years or older: a retrospective cohort study	4
Maternal spindle transfer for mitochondrial disease: lessons to be learnt before extending the method to other conditions?	4
Fertilisation and early embryonic development of immature and rescue in vitro-matured sibling oocytes	3
Identification of long non-coding RNA biomarkers and signature scoring, with competing endogenous RNA networks- targeted drug candidates for recurrent implantation failure	3
‘How did you cope with such concerns?’: insights from a monitored online infertility peer support forum	3
The first 25 years of Human Fertility	3
Performance of ovarian response prediction index (ORPI) in predicting ovarian response and livebirth in the in-vitro fertilisation cycle using a standard stimulation with corifollitropin alpha in a Gn	3
Fertility knowledge and its related factors among married men and women in Zanjan, Iran	3
CFTR gene variants as a reason for impaired spermatogenesis: a pilot study and a Meta-analysis of published data	3
Effectiveness of a video-based education on fertility awareness: a randomized controlled trial with partnered women	3
A thank you to Jane Denton!	3
Diagnostic value of miR-199a and miR-21 in the plasma of infertile women with dysregulated AMH levels	3
Multiple pregnancy rate in patients undergoing treatment with clomifene citrate for WHO group II ovulatory disorders: a systematic review	3
Anogenital distance and anti-Müllerian hormone combined improves the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Pregnancy and birth outcomes of single versus multiple embryo transfer in gestational surrogacy arrangements: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The effects of tobacco and cannabis use on semen and endocrine parameters in infertile males	3
Genetic variants in varicocele-related male infertility: a systematic review and future directions	3
Fertility preservation decisions in young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ views and experiences	3

Management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in females