OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reproduction 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Recombinant FSH induced progesterone via partially regulating let-7 expression in human and mouse granulosa cells	98
The CASR antagonist NPS2143 induces loss of acrosomal integrity and proteolysis of SPACA1 in boar spermatozoa	93
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE PATIENTS: Psychosocial counseling of transgender and gender-diverse individuals in fertility and reproductive medicine: a narrative review	61
Investigation of infertility using endometrial organoids	58
Specc1l deficiency leads to abnormal oocyte meiosis and reduced blastocyst development in mouse	57
How, where and when is SPINK3 bound and removed from mouse sperm?	43
Consistency and synchronization of AMPK-glycogen in endometrial epithelial cells are critical to the embryo implantation	39
Xenograft model of heterotopic transplantation of human ovarian cortical tissue and its clinical relevance	36
Expression and role of resistin on steroid secretion in the porcine corpus luteum	30
A long non-coding RNA essential for early embryonic development improves somatic cell nuclear transfer somatic cell nuclear transfer efficiency in goats	29
FSH promotes immature porcine Sertoli cell proliferation by activating the CCR7/Ras-ERK signaling axis	29
IFNT stimulates lysosomal function via type I IFN signaling pathway in pregnant bovine leukocytes	28
New allele of mouse DNA/RNA helicase senataxin causes meiotic arrest and infertility	27
Reproductive Health in Trans and Gender Diverse Patients: Fertility related knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making among gender diverse youth – A narrative review	26
Gene editing to investigate the role of conceptus factors in the establishment of pregnancy in the pig	26
Omne vivum ex ovo: the oocyte reprogramming and remodeling activities	25
BMAL1 positively correlates with genes regulating steroidogenesis in human luteinized granulosa cells	23
Does single-strand DNA break repair capacity influence oocyte maintenance and quality?	21
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: The male mammary gland: a novel target of endocrine-disrupting chemicals	21
Anxiety and depression-like behaviours are more frequent in aged male mice conceived by ART compared with natural conception	21
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Reactive oxygen species in the mammalian pre-implantation embryo	21
Prenatal cadmium exposure has inter-generational adverse effects on Sertoli cells through the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor pathway	21
Scientific and technological approaches to improve SCNT efficiency in farm animals and pets	20
Metabolism-driven post-translational modifications of H3K9 in early bovine embryos	19
Formation of fibrin at sites of conceptus adhesion in the ewe	19

The interaction between seminal plasma, sperm, and endometrium in inter- and intra-species breeding in equids	18
Visfatin increases the invasive potential of ovarian granulosa tumor spheroids by reprogramming glucose metabolism	18
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: Reproductive toxicology: emerging toxicants and cellular targets	17
The potential role of the E SRRG pathway in placental dysfunction	17
TEAD4 regulates KRT8 and YAP in preimplantation embryos in mice but not in cattle	17
Maternal age, obesity and hyperglycaemia are associated with a delay in preimplantation embryo development in mouse	17
dmrtb1 is involved in the testicular development in Larimichthys crocea	17
Naked mole rat ovaries allow investigation of ovarian reserve, in vitro germ cell expansion, and oocyte in vitro maturation within a single sample	17
Differentiation of fetal sertoli cells in the adult testis	17
Oviduct and endometrial epithelium improve in vitro produced bovine embryo developmental kinetics	17
Manipulating bovine granulosa cell energy metabolism limits inflammation	15
Progesterone induces porcine sperm release from oviduct glycans in a proteasome-dependent manner	15
CRISPR/Cas13d-mediated efficient KDM5B mRNA knockdown in porcine somatic cells and parthenogenetic embryos	15
Regional abundances of binder of sperm (BSP) proteins are negatively associated with the quality of frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa	15
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: Environmental exposures, fetal testis development and function: phthalates and beyond	15
Differences in human placental mesenchymal stromal cells may impair vascular function in FGR	14
Mesenchymal stem cell secretome alters gene expression and upregulates motility of human endometrial stromal cells	14
WISP2/IGF1 promotes the survival of DSCs and impairs the cytotoxicity of decidual NK cells	14
SPERM FACTORS AND EGG ACTIVATION: The structure and function relationship of sperm PLCZ1	14
The role of steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) in steroidogenic cell function of the testes and ovaries of mature mice	13
Placental adaptation to maternal malnutrition	13
ZNF146 regulates cell cycle progression via TFDP1 and DEPDC1B in ovarian cancer cells	13
Creatine promotes endometriosis progression by inducing M2 polarization of peritoneal macrophages	13
Development of polarity-reversed endometrial epithelial organoids	13
Equine maternal aging affects oocyte lipid content, metabolic function and developmental potential	12
The impact of antisperm antibodies on human male reproductive function: an update	12
Immunomodulation for unexplained recurrent implantation failure: where are we now?	12
Emodin improves glucose metabolism and ovarian function in PCOS mice via the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB molecular pathway	12
m6A methyltransferase METTL3 inhibits endometriosis by regulating alternative splicing of MIR17HG	11
Hypoxia-mediated chemotaxis and residence of macrophage in decidua by secreting VEGFA and CCL2 during normal pregnancy	11
Early ovarian differentiation in the tammar wallaby and the effects of exposure to bisphenol A	11
Genesis of clinical and subclinical endometritis in dairy cows	11
Human sperm tsRNA as potential biomarker and therapy target for male fertility	11
An attempt to search for the common cellular mechanism of ovulation across all metazoans	11
OONO–/MMP2/MMP9 pathway-mediated apoptosis of porcine granulosa cells is associated with DNA damage	11
Investigations into the role of platelet-activating factor in the peri-conception period of the mare	11
A proposed model of a clock that governs the length of human pregnancy	11
NPR3 is regulated by gonadotropins and modulates bovine cumulus cell expansion	11
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: Impact of endocrine disruptors on neurons expressing GnRH or kisspeptin and pituitary gonadotropins	10
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: Pregnancy exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: implications for women’s health	10
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Sperm telomeres, oxidative stress, and infertility	10
I W Rowlands, Barbara J Weir and the biology of the hystricomorph rodents	10
Pendimethalin exposure disrupts mitochondrial function and impairs processes related to implantation	10
A field guide to Aurora kinase inhibitors: an oocyte perspective	10
Melatonin ameliorates ovarian dysfunction by regulating autophagy in PCOS via the PI3K-Akt pathway	10
Involvement of chemerin and CMKLR1 in the progesterone decrease by PCOS granulosa cells	10
Trophectoderm formation: regulation of morphogenesis and gene expressions by RHO, ROCK, cell polarity, and HIPPO signaling	10
YAP1 and WWTR1 are required for murine pregnancy initiation	10
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Oxidative stress in polycystic ovary syndrome	10
Vascular biology of uterine fibroids: connecting fibroids and vascular disorders	9

Cordycepin suppresses steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression by reducing SP1 in human granulosa-lutein cells	9
Decreased level of Eomes+dCD8+ T cells with altered function might be associated with miscarriage	9
Reproductive Ageing: Current insights and a potential role of NAD in the reproductive health of aging fathers and their children	9
The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal–fetal homeostasis	9
Impact of Real-life Environmental Exposures on Reproduction: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, reproductive aging, and menopause	9
MEK signalling pathway is required for hypoblast specification and migration in ovine	9
Oocyte activation is a cytoplasm-confined event so far: what about the nucleus?	9
Finasteride interferes with prostaglandin-induced CatSper signalling in human sperm	9
Exogenous melatonin ameliorates embryo–maternal cross-talk in early pregnancy in sheep	9
TORC2/3-mediated DUSP1 upregulation is essential for human decidualization	9
Decreased NSD2 impairs stromal cell proliferation in human endometrium via reprogramming H3K36me2	9
Endoplasmic reticulum stress promotes endometrial fibrosis through the TGF-β/SMAD pathway	8
Causative mechanisms and functional correlates of MTT reduction in stallion spermatozoa	8
Plasma progesterone secretion during gestation of the captive short-beaked echidna	8
Homeostatic regulation of lipid droplet content in mammalian oocytes and embryos	8
Dysregulation of intracellular pH is a cause of impaired capacitation in Slc22a14-deficient mice	8
Cells responding to hedgehog signaling contribute to the theca of ovarian follicles	8
Dolly at 25… is she ‘… still goin’ strong?’	8
Normotensive rats with PCOS exhibit the hypertensive pattern: focus on oxidative stress	8
Negative effects of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A on ovarian granulosa cells and the protective role of folic acid	8
Coumestrol induces oxidative stress and impairs migration and embryonic growth	8
L-Carnitine sustainably affects bioenergetic profile of bovine blastocysts and transcriptome profile of elongation-stage embryos	8
Twenty-five years after Dolly – How far have we come?	8
The concentration of glucose in the media influences the susceptibility of stallion spermatozoa to ferroptosis	8
REPRODUCTIVE AGEING: BGP-15 mitigates adverse impacts of aging on sperm quality, fertility, and offspring health in male mice	8
Whole-genome DNA methylation analysis of the sperm in relation to bull fertility	8
Zinc as a non-hormonal contraceptive: an alternative to the copper intrauterine device (IUD)	8
High-lipid nutritional environment in different ontogenetic periods induce developmental programming of rat prostate at aging	8
Is seminal nerve growth factor-induced luteinizing hormone release in camelids mediated at the hypothalamus?	7
A sexually dimorphic murine model of IUGR induced by embryo transfer	7
Gankyrin has a potential role in embryo implantation via activation of STAT3	7
Maternal exposure to an enriched environment promotes uterine vascular remodeling and prevents embryo loss in mice	7
Desmoplakin (Dsp) conditional knockout in NR5A1+ somatic cells affects germ cell survival in developing mouse gonads	7
Spermatogonial depletion and a spermatogenesis defect in the Dp(16)1Yey mouse model of Down syndrome	7
Markers of equine placental differentiation: insights from gene expression studies	7
High-throughput phenotypic screening of the human spermatozoon	7
Synthetic embryos: a new venue in ethical research	7
Exosomes of mesenchymal stem cells and PRP restore spermatogenesis in the rat model of non-obstructive azoospermia	7
Sire modulates developmental kinetics and transcriptome of the bovine embryo	7
Peptidylarginine deiminase 2 regulates expression of DGCR8 affecting miRNA biogenesis in gonadotrope cells	7
PPAR-gamma influences developmental competence and trophectoderm lineage specification in bovine embryos	7
Maternal restricted- and over- feeding during gestation perturb offspring sperm epigenome in sheep	7
The role of stem cells in uterine involution	7
NR2C2 of macrophages promotes inflammation via NF-κB in LPS-induced orchitis in mice	7
miRNA-novel-216 regulated fatty acid composition and progesterone synthesis in goat granulosa cells by targeting the TPD52	6
PP1γ1 is unable to substitute for the mammal-specific PP1γ2 isoform to support male fertility and sperm function	6
Seminal proteoforms from bulls with contrasting semen freezability: a story deciphered by top-down mass spectrometry	6
Subfertility in young male mice mutant for chromatin remodeller CECR2	6
Identification of circular RNAs as regulators and noninvasive biomarkers for placenta accreta spectrum	6
PCSK9 involves in the high-fat diet-induced abnormal testicular function of male mice	6
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor stimulates hypothalamic and gonadal reproductive hormones and oocyte maturation in zebrafish	6
Scientific contributions of Professor Sir Ian Wilmut	6
IMPACT OF REAL-LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES ON REPRODUCTION: Phthalates disrupt female reproductive health: a call for enhanced investigation into mixtures	6
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE PATIENTS: Effects of feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy on testicular function and reproductive capacity: review of data from clinical and expe	6
Gene expression profile analysis of subregions of the adult female reproductive tract in the brown anole, Anolis sagrei	6
Inhibition of HSP90AA1 induces abnormalities in bovine oocyte maturation and embryonic development	6
Current applications of SCNT in advanced breeding and genome editing in livestock	6
Testosterone regulation on quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase 2 synthesis in the epididymis	6
Key glycometabolism during oocyte maturation and early embryonic development	6
Age-associated changes in miRNA profile of bovine follicular fluid	6
Hypoxia-inducible factor inhibition affects luteal function with no effect on fertility in mice	6
Ectopic pregnancy and epithelial to mesenchymal transition: is there a link?	6
Temporal trends in equine sperm progressive motility: a systematic review and meta-regression	6
Genome-wide profiling of the epigenetic landscape of histone variant TH2B in murine oocytes and pre-implantation embryos	6
Cell type markers indicate distinct contributions of decidual stromal cells and natural killer cells in preeclampsia	6