OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Womens Health is 28. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

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	120
Translation and validation of Persian version of sexual function: vaginal changes questionnaire (SVQ) for women with gynecologic cancers	93
Characteristics of submucosal leiomyomas that could cause severe hemorrhage with relugolix: an observational study	81
Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory	55
Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism due to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumour causing elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate: a case report	52
Significant increased isolation of Escherichia coli in Iranian women with endometriosis: a case control – study	47
Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine device in early pregnancy	47
Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda	45
Effect of mentorship and a mHealth application in updating provider skills and knowledge in maternal and newborn care in two informal settlements of Nairobi	43
‘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	41
The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on behavioral responses of premenopausal women in prevention of osteoporosis	39
Continuous chains: childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization among displaced women in a war context	37
Polymorphism of the Insulin Resistin (RETN) gene in susceptibility to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in an Iranian population	37
Performance of Aptima-HPV in the cervical cancer screening program of Portugal: a cost-analysis	37
Primary yolk sac tumor of the endometrium combined with situs inversus totalis: a case report and literature review	36
Lived experiences of refugee women with vaginal fistula in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements, Isingiro District, Uganda	35
Changes of bone turnover markers and bone mineral density among postmenopausal Thai women with osteoporosis receiving generic risedronate	34
Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana	34
The association between violence against women and chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Role Of Ovarian Metastases In Colorectal Cancer (ROMIC): a Dutch study protocol to evaluate the effect of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy in postmenopausal women	32
Women’s experiences of psychological treatment and psychosocial interventions for postpartum depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis	31
Spatial patterns and the associated factors for breast cancer hospitalization in the rural population of Fujian Province, China	31
Establishment and validation of a simple nomogram for predicting early postpartum stress urinary incontinence among women with vaginal delivery: a retrospective study	31
Primary ovarian carcinoid arising in associated mature cystic teratoma	30
Women’s experiences of living with involuntary childlessness in Uganda: a qualitative phenomenological study	30

Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with late stage cervical cancer diagnosis in Botswana	30
‘I don’t want to be a guinea pig’ - Swedish women’s experiences of breast abscess treatment	29
A novel prognostic score of recurrence for endometrial cancer patients with staging surgery	28
Increased use of analgesics in midlife women but no association with mental stress: observations from the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg	28
Psycho-social experience of oocyte recipient women: a qualitative study	28
Is hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) more tolerable in terms of pain and anxiety than hysterosalpingography (HSG)? A prospective real-world setting multicentre study	28
Are physicians creating a barrier to pre-conception care access? A qualitative study exploring patients’ experiences and perspectives around pre-conception care	28