OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Womens Health is 37. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Translation and validation of Persian version of sexual function: vaginal changes questionnaire (SVQ) for women with gynecologic cancers	191
Are physicians creating a barrier to pre-conception care access? A qualitative study exploring patients’ experiences and perspectives around pre-conception care	144
‘I don’t want to be a guinea pig’ - Swedish women’s experiences of breast abscess treatment	93
Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine device in early pregnancy	66
Global burden, regional disparities, and decomposition analysis of metabolic risk-attributable diseases among women of reproductive age: GBD 2021	63
Changes of bone turnover markers and bone mineral density among postmenopausal Thai women with osteoporosis receiving generic risedronate	63
Intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes among ever-married women in Mozambique	61
Recurrence rates and associated risk factors after conservative surgery for adenomyosis: a retrospective study	60
Relationship between premenstrual syndrome symptoms, anthropometric measurements, and eating behaviors in women of childbearing age: Turkish sample	58
Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism due to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumour causing elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate: a case report	56
Continuous chains: childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization among displaced women in a war context	55
Role Of Ovarian Metastases In Colorectal Cancer (ROMIC): a Dutch study protocol to evaluate the effect of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy in postmenopausal women	54
Prevalence and associated factors of primary dysmenorrhea among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	54
The levels of women’s awareness, experience, acceptability and preference for Vaginal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in three provinces of China: a cross-sectional study	53
The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on behavioral responses of premenopausal women in prevention of osteoporosis	49
Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review	47
Breast carcinoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and huge plexiform neurofibroma of the contralateral breast: a case report	46
Primary yolk sac tumor of the endometrium combined with situs inversus totalis: a case report and literature review	44
Exploring adolescent girls and young women’s lived experiences of post abortion care at Thyolo district Hospital, Malawi	44
Dietary quality index and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study	44
Psychometric evaluation of the endometriosis impact questionnaire (EIQ) in an Iranian population	43
Muslim women’s views and experiences of family planning in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study	43
Socioeconomic inequalities in modern contraceptive use among women in Benin: a decomposition analysis	43
Prevalence and factors associated with early childbearing in sub-saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys of 31 countries	42
Performance of Aptima-HPV in the cervical cancer screening program of Portugal: a cost-analysis	42

Exploring diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the U.S. healthcare system: a qualitative investigation	42
Effect of mentorship and a mHealth application in updating provider skills and knowledge in maternal and newborn care in two informal settlements of Nairobi	40
Women’s experiences of living with involuntary childlessness in Uganda: a qualitative phenomenological study	40
Uptake of and adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women at high risk of HIV-infection in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative study of experiences, facilitators and b	39
Polymorphism of the Insulin Resistin (RETN) gene in susceptibility to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in an Iranian population	39
Contraceptive uptake and associated factors among women in the immediate postpartum period at Kawempe Hospital	39
Menstrual characteristics and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-rated health in Spain: a cross-sectional study	38
Cervical cancer screening: a comparative study of TruScreen vs. Pap Smear	38
Barriers to physical activity in women from ethnic minority groups: a systematic review	38
A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	37
School-based comprehensive sexuality education for prevention of adolescent pregnancy: a scoping review	37
Prevalence and associated factors of early sexual initiation among youth female in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys	37
Women’s knowledge and attitudes to the menopause: a comparison of women over 40 who were in the perimenopause, post menopause and those not in the peri or post menopause	37