OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Basic and Clinical Andrology is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Human testis-expressed (TEX) genes: a review focused on spermatogenesis and male fertility	27
D-chiro-inositol, an aromatase down-modulator, increases androgens and reduces estrogens in male volunteers: a pilot study	25
Contribution of serum anti-Müllerian hormone in the management of azoospermia and the prediction of testicular sperm retrieval outcomes: a study of 155 adult men	19
Decline of semen quality over the last 30 years in Uruguay	15
Effects of Covid-19 vaccination on different semen parameters	14
Male cancer patient sperm cryopreservation for fertility preservation: 10-year monocentric experience	12
Is ferroptosis involved in ROS-induced testicular lesions in a varicocele rat model?	11
Will whole-genome sequencing become the first-line genetic analysis for male infertility in the near future?	11
The NLRP3 inflammasome: molecular activation and regulation in spermatogenesis and male infertility; a systematic review	10
The association between plant-based diet and erectile dysfunction in Chinese men	10
Long-term outcomes after penile prosthesis placement for the Management of Erectile Dysfunction: a single-Centre experience	10
Temperature is not a major factor in the differentiation of gonocytes into ad spermatogonia and fertility outcome in congenitally cryptorchid boys	10
d-Chiro-Inositol improves testosterone levels in older hypogonadal men with low-normal testosterone: a pilot study	9
Extra-cellular vesicles of the male genital tract: new actors in male fertility?	9
ICSI outcomes for infertile men with severe or complete asthenozoospermia	8
Male obesity is associated with sperm telomere shortening and aberrant mRNA expression of autophagy-related genes	8
Use of penile shear wave elastosonography for the diagnosis of Peyronie’s Disease: a prospective case–control study	8
Lipopolysaccharide-preconditioned allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells improve erectile function in a rat model of bilateral cavernous nerve injury	7
Effects of vitamin D supplementation in extender on sperm kinematics and apoptosis following the freeze-thaw process in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic Holstein bulls	7
Resveratrol ameliorates bisphenol A-induced testicular toxicity in adult male rats: a stereological and functional study	7
Viruses, bacteria and parasites: infection of the male genital tract and fertility	6
Azoospermia and reciprocal translocations: should whole-exome sequencing be recommended?	6
LRWD1 expression is regulated through DNA methylation in human testicular embryonal carcinoma cells	5
Morphometric analysis and redox state of the testicles in nandrolone decanoate and swimming treated adult male rats	5
Epigenetic markers in the embryonal germ cell development and spermatogenesis	5

Dnali1 is required for sperm motility and male fertility in mice	5
Hormonal response after masturbation in young healthy men – a randomized controlled cross-over pilot study	5
Micronutrient supplements as antioxidants in improving sperm quality and reducing DNA fragmentation	5
Human seminal virome: a panel based on recent literature	5
Management of Fournier’s gangrene during the Covid-19 pandemic era: make a virtue out of necessity	5
For patients with non-obstructive azoospermia, the outcome of testicular sperm extraction correlates with self-esteem, sexual health and the quality of the couple’s relationship	5
Effect of androgens on Sertoli cell maturation in human testis from birth to puberty	4
Effect of oral alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on sperm parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Is there a relationship between serum vitamin D and semen parameters? A cross-sectional sample of the Iranian infertile men	4
miR-122-5p regulates the tight junction of the blood-testis barrier of mice via occludin	4
Beneficial effects of hypotaurine supplementation in preparation and freezing media on human sperm cryo-capacitation and DNA quality	4
Risk factors of premature ejaculation and its influence on sexual function of spouse	4
Microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy for testicular pain: a retrospective study on outcomes and predictors of pain relief	4
Vitamin D levels and human sperm DNA fragmentation: a prospective, cohort study	4
Causal association between JAK2 and erectile dysfunction: a Mendelian randomization study	3
Long-term effect of sleeve gastrectomy surgery on Hormonal Profile, Semen Parameters and sexual functions of obese infertile men; a prospective observational study	3
Semen quality changes during infection and recovery phases of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in reproductive-aged patients: a prospective case series	3
Seminal plasma biomarkers for predicting successful sperm retrieval in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia: a narrative review of human studies	3
Mild COVID-19 has no detrimental effect on semen quality	3
A novel role for CFTR interaction with LH and FGF in azoospermia and epididymal maldevelopment caused by cryptorchidism	3
Prevalence and factors associated with erectile dysfunction among adult men in Moshi municipal, Tanzania: community-based study	3
Revised manuscript R2, clean version are serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D reduced following orchiectomy in testicular cancer patients?	3
Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA®) and flow cytometry-assisted TUNEL assay provide a concordant assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation as a function of age in a large cohort of approximately 10,00	2
Sarcoidosis of the spermatic cord – case report and literature review	2
External quality assessment program for biochemical assays of human seminal plasma: a French 6-years experience	2
Motivational stimuli to donate sperm among non-donor students	2
Psychological status of infertile men during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in China: a cross-sectional investigation	2
Predictive factors for orchiectomy in adult’s spermatic cord torsion: a case‐control study	2
Non-obstructive idiopathic azoospermia vs azoospermia with antecedents of cryptorchidism: ways and probabilities of becoming parents	2
The role of male hypogonadism, aging, and chronic diseases in characterizing adult and elderly men with erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study	2
Testicular impairment in Primary Adrenal Insufficiency caused by Nicotinamide Nucleotide Transhydrogenase (NNT) deficiency - a case report: implication of oxidative stress and importance of fertility	2
Nrf2 enhances the therapeutic efficiency of adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of neurogenic erectile dysfunction in a rat model	2
Is BRD7 associated with spermatogenesis impairment and male infertility in humans? A case-control study in a Han Chinese population	2
Association between metabolic disorders and seminal plasma miRNA levels: a pilot study	2
Molecular clues in the regulation of mini‐puberty involve neuronal DNA binding transcription factor NHLH2	2
Efficacy of acupuncture for psychogenic erectile dysfunction: a randomized, sham-controlled trial	2
Nose size indicates maximum penile length	2