OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Womens Health is 30. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Precancerous lesion determinants in women attending cervical cancer screening at public health facilities in North Shoa Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study	130
Translation and validation of Persian version of sexual function: vaginal changes questionnaire (SVQ) for women with gynecologic cancers	112
Characteristics of submucosal leiomyomas that could cause severe hemorrhage with relugolix: an observational study	85
Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory	71
Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism due to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumour causing elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate: a case report	56
Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine device in early pregnancy	55
Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda	52
‘I was eager to do anything I could to improve the situation’: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences and views of prehabilitation for ovarian cancer surgery	51
The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on behavioral responses of premenopausal women in prevention of osteoporosis	47
Continuous chains: childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization among displaced women in a war context	45
Performance of Aptima-HPV in the cervical cancer screening program of Portugal: a cost-analysis	43
Polymorphism of the Insulin Resistin (RETN) gene in susceptibility to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in an Iranian population	42
Primary yolk sac tumor of the endometrium combined with situs inversus totalis: a case report and literature review	41
Lived experiences of refugee women with vaginal fistula in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements, Isingiro District, Uganda	40
Changes of bone turnover markers and bone mineral density among postmenopausal Thai women with osteoporosis receiving generic risedronate	38
Establishment and validation of a simple nomogram for predicting early postpartum stress urinary incontinence among women with vaginal delivery: a retrospective study	36
Role Of Ovarian Metastases In Colorectal Cancer (ROMIC): a Dutch study protocol to evaluate the effect of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy in postmenopausal women	36
Primary ovarian carcinoid arising in associated mature cystic teratoma	35
Are physicians creating a barrier to pre-conception care access? A qualitative study exploring patients’ experiences and perspectives around pre-conception care	34
‘I don’t want to be a guinea pig’ - Swedish women’s experiences of breast abscess treatment	34
Spatial patterns and the associated factors for breast cancer hospitalization in the rural population of Fujian Province, China	34
Increased use of analgesics in midlife women but no association with mental stress: observations from the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg	33
Is hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) more tolerable in terms of pain and anxiety than hysterosalpingography (HSG)? A prospective real-world setting multicentre study	32
A novel prognostic score of recurrence for endometrial cancer patients with staging surgery	31
Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review	31

Understanding maternal Ethnomedical Folklore in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study of herbal remedies for managing Postpartum hemorrhage, inducing uterine contractions and abortion in Najjembe su	31
Agency and role models: do they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health?	30
Exploring sexual life enrichment: a journey into strengthening well-being for women post- menopause through qualitative study	30
Unmet need for family planning among married women in Zambia: lessons from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey	30
Mothers with depressed mood: help-seeking from husbands and child-rearing behaviors	30
HIV status and knowledge of cervical cancer among women in Ghana	30
Cervical cancer screening: a comparative study of TruScreen vs. Pap Smear	30
Psycho-social experience of oocyte recipient women: a qualitative study	30
Proportion of stillbirth and associated factors among women who deliver at public hospitals in Bahir Dar city, north-West Ethiopia	30
Significant increased isolation of Escherichia coli in Iranian women with endometriosis: a case control – study	30